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William Venoid Banks (1903-1985) —
also known as William V. Banks —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Geneva, Henderson
County, Ky., May 6,
1903.
Lawyer;
ordained minister; candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1941; candidate in Democratic
primary for Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1942; founder and president of WGPR-FM
radio
and WGPR-TV television
station (in 1975, the first
Black-owned and operated television station in the U.S.); candidate
in Democratic primary for Michigan
state house of representatives 10th District, 1966; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1976.
Baptist.
African
ancestry.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
24, 1985 (age 82 years, 110
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Jefferson Breckinridge (1800-1871) —
of Kentucky.
Born near Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., March 8,
1800.
Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1825-28; ordained
minister; president,
Jefferson College (now Washington and Jefferson College), 1845-47; Kentucky
superintendent of public instruction, 1849-53; candidate for delegate
to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Danville, Boyle
County, Ky., December
22, 1871 (age 71 years, 289
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of John
Breckinridge and Mary Hopkins (Cabell) Breckinridge; brother of
Letitia Preston Breckinridge (who married Peter
Buell Porter and Alfred
William Grayson) and Joseph
Cabell Breckinridge; married, March
11, 1823, to Ann Sophronisba Preston; married, April 1,
1847, to Virginia Hart Shelby; married, November
5, 1868, to Margaret F. White; father of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William
Campbell Preston Breckinridge; uncle of John
Cabell Breckinridge and Peter
Augustus Porter (1827-1864); grandfather of Levin
Irving Handy, Desha
Breckinridge and Henry
Skillman Breckinridge; grandnephew of William
Preston and William
Cabell; granduncle of Clifton
Rodes Breckinridge and Peter
Augustus Porter (1853-1925); first cousin of James
Douglas Breckinridge and Benjamin
William Sheridan Cabell; first cousin once removed of William
Cabell Jr., William
Henry Cabell, James
Patton Preston, Carter
Henry Harrison, William
Lewis Cabell and George
Craighead Cabell; first cousin twice removed of Benjamin
Earl Cabell and Carter
Henry Harrison II; first cousin thrice removed of Earle
Cabell; second cousin of William
Campbell Preston, James
McDowell, Frederick
Mortimer Cabell, John
Buchanan Floyd, John
Smith Preston, George
Rogers Clark Floyd and Edward
Carrington Cabell; second cousin once removed of John
William Leftwich. |
| | | Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd
family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Walker-Randolph
family of Huntsville, Alabama (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Samuel Brenton (1810-1857) —
of Indiana.
Born in Gallatin
County, Ky., November
22, 1810.
Minister; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1838-39, 1840-41; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1851-53, 1855-57;
defeated, 1852; died in office 1857.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., March
29, 1857 (age 46 years, 127
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Abner McDonald Bryant (1838-1896) —
also known as A. M. Bryant —
of Fort Branch, Gibson
County, Ind.; Wahoo, Saunders
County, Neb.; Gettysburg, Graham
County, Kan.; Republican City, Harlan
County, Neb.; Falls City, Polk
County, Ore.
Born in Ohio
County, Ky., March 1,
1838.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; minister; school teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; member of Nebraska
state senate 16th District, 1877; president,
McPherson Normal College, Republican City, Neb., 1886-87.
Presbyterian.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died, of asthma,
in Falls City, Polk
County, Ore., June 4,
1896 (age 58 years, 95
days).
Interment at Falls
City Cemetery, Falls City, Ore.
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Napoleon H. Carlisle (b. 1840) —
of Independence, Kenton
County, Ky.; Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Kenton
County, Ky., 1840.
Democrat. Minister; postmaster at Covington,
Ky., 1893-97.
Baptist.
Mysteriously
disappeared in Covington, Ky., December 24, 1928, after sending a
Christmas package at the Sixth Street bus terminal; his fate is
unknown.
Cenotaph at Linden
Grove Cemetery, Covington, Ky.
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Porter Clay (1779-1850) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Hanover
County, Va., 1779.
Minister; Kentucky
auditor of public accounts, 1810.
Died in Camden, Ouachita
County, Ark., February
16, 1850 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Camden, Ark.
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John O. Crittenden —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Republican. Pastor; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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James Logan Delk (1887-1963) —
also known as James L. Delk —
of Missouri; Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky.
Born in Fentress
County, Tenn., September
21, 1887.
Democrat. Pastor; candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1959.
Pentecostal.
Died in Fentress
County, Tenn., April 9,
1963 (age 75 years, 200
days).
Interment at Davis
Cemetery, Fentress County, Tenn.
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Ernest L. Fletcher (b. 1952) —
also known as Ernie Fletcher; "Big
Ern" —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Mt. Sterling, Montgomery
County, Ky., November
12, 1952.
Republican. Physician;
pastor; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1994-96; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1999-2003; defeated,
1996; Governor of
Kentucky, 2003-07; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 2004;
in 2005-06, an investigation
of hiring practices in violation
of the state's merit system law led to grand jury indictments
of the Governor and some of his staff; Fletcher pardoned his staff
members to protect them from prosecution; ultimately he admitted
wrong-doing and agreed to reorganize the Kentucky Personnel Board.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2014.
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E. H. Foster (1840-1919) —
of Salem, Dent
County, Mo.
Born in Logan
County, Ky., December
11, 1840.
Minister; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Dent County, 1919; died in
office 1919.
Baptist.
Died October
22, 1919 (age 78 years, 315
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Elmer Everett Gabbard (1890-1960) —
also known as Elmer E. Gabbard —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.; Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Buckhorn, Perry
County, Ky.
Born in Ricetown, Owsley
County, Ky., October
9, 1890.
Republican. Pastor; president,
Witherspoon College, Buckhorn, Ky., 1935-56; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1942, 1944; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1944,
1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died July 17,
1960 (age 69 years, 282
days).
Interment at Berea
Cemetery, Berea, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of John L. Gabbard and Jaley (Reynolds) Gabbard; married, June 30,
1910, to Myrtle Ward. |
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(need first name) Hammond —
of Fulton, Fulton
County, Ky.
Minister; candidate for Presidential Elector for Kentucky.
Burial location unknown.
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Harold Overton Hatcher (1907-2003) —
also known as Harold O. Hatcher —
of Illinois; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Greensburg, Green
County, Ky., March 7,
1907.
Socialist. Congregationalist minister; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1934.
Died in Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C., August
6, 2003 (age 96 years, 152
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of Overton Hatcher and Edna Mitchell Hatcher; married 1930 to
Josephine Timmerman. |
| | | Books about Harold Hatcher: Mike
Hembree, The
Seasons of Harold Hatcher |
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Nathan Thomas Hopkins (1852-1927) —
also known as Nathan T. Hopkins —
of Floyd
County, Ky.; Yeager, Pike
County, Ky.
Born in Ashe
County, N.C., October
27, 1852.
Republican. Ordained minister; merchant;
lumberman;
farmer;
Floyd
County Assessor, 1878-90; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1893-94, 1923-24; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1895-97; defeated,
1894.
Baptist.
Died in Piketon (now Pikeville), Pike
County, Ky., February
11, 1927 (age 74 years, 107
days).
Interment at Potter
Cemetery, Yeager, Ky.
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John Jameson (1802-1857) —
of Missouri.
Born near Mt. Sterling, Montgomery
County, Ky., March 6,
1802.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1830-36; Speaker of
the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1834-36; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1839-41, 1843-45, 1847-49 (at-large
1839-41, 1843-45, 2nd District 1847-49); ordained minister.
Slaveowner.
Died in Fulton, Callaway
County, Mo., January
24, 1857 (age 54 years, 324
days).
Interment a private or family graveyard, Callaway County, Mo.
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John Telemachus Johnson (1788-1856) —
also known as John T. Johnson —
of Georgetown, Scott
County, Ky.
Born in Great Crossings, Scott
County, Ky., October
5, 1788.
Minister; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1810; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1821-25 (3rd District 1821-23, 5th
District 1823-25); Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1826.
Christian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., December
17, 1856 (age 68 years, 73
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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P. H. Kennedy —
of Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky.
Republican. Minister; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kentucky, 1896,
1912.
Burial location unknown.
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Ron Lewis (b. 1946) —
of Cecilia, Hardin
County, Ky.
Born in McKell, Greenup
County, Ky., September
14, 1946.
Republican. Baptist minister; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1994-.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Darius H. Muller (1838-1909) —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.; Erie, Erie
County, Pa.; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., October, 1838.
Republican. Minister; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1876.
Methodist.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., July 21,
1909 (age 70 years, 0
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Carl Christopher Perkins (b. 1954) —
also known as Carl C. Perkins; Chris
Perkins —
of Leburn, Knott
County, Ky.
Born in Washington,
D.C., August
6, 1954.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1981-84; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1985-93; pleaded
guilty in 1994 to bank
fraud in connection with the House banking scandal;
he wrote overdrafts totaling about $300,000 (covered by the House
bank) and made false statements to obtain
loans from commercial banks; also pleaded
guilty to charges of filing false statements with the Federal
Election Commission and false financial
disclosure reports; sentenced
to 21 months in prison;
in March 2000, pleaded
guilty to criminal
contempt of court for lying to a federal probation officer about
his income; minister.
Baptist;
later Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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A. D. Roberts —
of Owsley
County, Ky.
Minister; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1898-1901.
Burial location unknown.
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John E. Rouse —
of Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky.
Democrat. Minister; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Samuel Sale (1854-1937) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., October
29, 1854.
Rabbi; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1896 ; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1904.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; Freemasons.
Died in University City, St. Louis
County, Mo., May 19,
1937 (age 82 years, 202
days).
Interment at New
Mt. Sinai Cemetery, Affton, Mo.
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William Preston Taulbee (1851-1890) —
also known as William P. Taulbee —
of Salyersville, Magoffin
County, Ky.
Born in Morgan
County, Ky., October
22, 1851.
Democrat. Ordained minister; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1885-89.
Shot
and mortally
wounded, by Charles E. Kincaid, a journalist with whom he had
quarreled, in the U.S.
Capitol Building, and died eleven days later at Providence Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., March
11, 1890 (age 38 years, 140
days). Kincaid pleaded self-defense and was found not guilty of
murder in 1891.
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Morgan County, Ky.
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Charles Taylor (1819-1897) —
of Millersburg, Bourbon
County, Ky.; Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
15, 1819.
Democrat. Minister; missionary; president,
Kentucky Wesleyan College, 1866-70; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1880.
Methodist.
Died in Courtland, Lawrence
County, Ala., February
5, 1897 (age 77 years, 143
days).
Interment at Courtland Cemetery, Courtland, Ala.
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Worley Oscar Vaught Jr. (1911-1989) —
also known as W. O. Vaught —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky., January
11, 1911.
Republican. Baptist minister; vice-president, Southern Baptist
Convention; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1960.
Southern
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., December
25, 1989 (age 78 years, 348
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Frances Bostick. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Baptist and Reflector
(Nashville, Tenn.), January 8, 1959 |
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Aaron Sherman Watkins (1863-1941) —
also known as Aaron S. Watkins —
of Wilmore, Jessamine
County, Ky.; Van Wert, Van Wert
County, Ohio; Columbus Grove, Putnam
County, Ohio; Germantown, Montgomery
County, Ohio; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Rushsylvania, Logan
County, Ohio, November
29, 1863.
School
teacher; lawyer;
Methodist minister; university
professor; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1904; Prohibition
candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1905, 1922, 1932; Prohibition candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1908, 1912; president,
Asbury College, 1909-10; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1916; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1920.
Methodist.
Died in Rushsylvania, Logan
County, Ohio, February
9, 1941 (age 77 years, 72
days).
Interment at Equality
Cemetery, Rushsylvania, Ohio.
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Baker Ewing Watkins (1800-1876) —
of Colquitt
County, Ga.
Born in Meadow Creek, Whitley
County, Ky., August
18, 1800.
Minister; physician;
delegate
to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1865.
Methodist.
Died in Colquitt
County, Ga., November
26, 1876 (age 76 years, 100
days).
Interment at Greenfield
Cemetery, Moultrie, Ga.
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Charles Edward Woodcock (1854-1940) —
also known as Charles E. Woodcock —
of Ansonia, New Haven
County, Conn.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; St. Matthews, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn., June 12,
1854.
Republican. Episcopal priest; Bishop of the Episcopal
Diocese of Kentucky, 1905-35; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1920.
Episcopalian.
Suffered a heart
attack in Naples, Fla., and died soon after, in a hospital
at Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla., March
12, 1940 (age 85 years, 274
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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