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James A. Allen (b. 1871) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Chenaultt, Breckinridge
County, Ky., June 1,
1871.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 9th District, 1902; defeated
(Republican), 1903; Republican candidate for New York
state senate 16th District, 1905; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York; Independence League candidate for judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1910.
Disciples of Christ.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of A. S. Allen and Letitia (Gilliland) Allen; married, October
31, 1900, to Lula Pearl Jeffers. |
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Julia Hoge Spencer Ardery (1889-1977) —
also known as Julia Hoge Spencer; Mrs. W. B.
Ardery —
of Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky.
Born in Richmond,
Va., September
16, 1889.
Democrat. Kentucky historian;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1936
(alternate), 1956;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Kentucky; member of Democratic
National Committee from Kentucky, 1956-60.
Female.
Disciples of Christ. Member, Delta
Delta Delta; Daughters of the
American Revolution; Colonial
Dames; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Died in March, 1977
(age 87
years, 0 days).
Interment somewhere
in Paris, Ky.
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Philip Pendleton Ardery (1914-2012) —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., March 6,
1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1946; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1956.
Disciples of Christ; later Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., July 26,
2012 (age 98 years, 142
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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William Breckinridge Ardery (1887-1967) —
also known as William B. Ardery —
of Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky.
Born near Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky., August
11, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 73rd District, 1930-31; candidate
for nomination for Governor of
Kentucky, 1931; circuit judge in Kentucky 14th District, 1936-67.
Disciples of Christ. Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Judicature Society; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died of a heart
attack, in Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky., July 25,
1967 (age 79 years, 348
days).
Interment at Paris
Cemetery, Paris, Ky.
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Joseph Bentley Bennett (1859-1923) —
also known as Joseph B. Bennett —
of Greenup, Greenup
County, Ky.
Born in Greenup
County, Ky., April
21, 1859.
Republican. County judge in Kentucky, 1898-1904; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1905-11.
Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Greenup, Greenup
County, Ky., November
7, 1923 (age 64 years, 200
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Greenup, Ky.
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Andrew Graham Beshear (b. 1977) —
also known as Andy Beshear —
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., November
29, 1977.
Democrat. Lawyer; Kentucky
state attorney general, 2016-19; Governor of
Kentucky, 2019-.
Disciples of Christ.
Still living as of 2019.
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Robert E. Lee Blackburn (1870-1935) —
also known as Robert Blackburn —
of Stanton, Powell
County, Ky.; Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born near Furnace, Estill
County, Ky., April 9,
1870.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
merchant;
insurance
business; stockbroker;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1904-05; Powell
County Clerk, 1906-10; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1929-31; defeated,
1930 (7th District), 1932 (at-large).
Disciples of Christ. Member, Junior
Order; United
Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons.
Died in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., September
20, 1935 (age 65 years, 164
days).
Interment at Stanton
Cemetery, Stanton, Ky.
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Jesse Bledsoe (1776-1836) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Culpeper
County, Va., April 6,
1776.
Democrat. Secretary
of state of Kentucky, 1808-12; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1812; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1813-14; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1817-20; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Kentucky; state court judge in Kentucky, 1822.
Disciples of Christ.
Slaveowner.
Died near Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches
County, Tex., June 25,
1836 (age 60 years, 80
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Monroe Leer Buckley (1905-1979) —
also known as Leer Buckley —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Bourbon
County, Ky., February
2, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 76th District, 1932-33; member of
Kentucky
state senate 27th District, 1936-39; chair of
Fayette County Republican Party, 1946.
Disciples of Christ; later Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the Revolution; Phi
Delta Phi; Kappa
Alpha Order; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Junior
Order; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in January, 1979
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Franklin Buckley and Corday (Leer) Buckley; married, April
20, 1933, to Amelia Pickrell King. |
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Tom Buford (b. 1949) —
of Jessamine
County, Ky.
Born in Fayette
County, Ky., May 23,
1949.
Republican. Member of Kentucky
state senate 22nd District, 1991-; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 2004.
Disciples of Christ. Member, Rotary;
Humane
Society.
Still living as of 2004.
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Morgan Chandler (1827-1897) —
of Indiana.
Born in Owen
County, Ky., September
20, 1827.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1881-83; member of Indiana
state senate, 1891-93; candidate for Indiana
state treasurer, 1894.
Disciples of Christ.
Died in Greenfield, Hancock
County, Ind., January
21, 1897 (age 69 years, 123
days).
Interment at Park
Cemetery, Greenfield, Ind.
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Virgil Munday Chapman (1895-1951) —
also known as Virgil Chapman —
of Irvine, Estill
County, Ky.; Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky.
Born in Middleton, Simpson
County, Ky., March
15, 1895.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1925-29, 1931-49 (7th District
1925-29, 1931-33, at-large 1933-35, 6th District 1935-49); defeated,
1928; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1949-51; died in office 1951.
Disciples of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Delta Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Woodmen;
Maccabees;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans.
Died, from injuries received in an automobile
accident, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 8,
1951 (age 55 years, 358
days).
Interment at Paris
Cemetery, Paris, Ky.
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Charles I. Dawson (b. 1881) —
of Pineville, Bell
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Logan
County, Ky., February
13, 1881.
Republican. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1906; Bell
County Attorney, 1910-20; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1920-23; candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1923; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1924,
1936,
1952
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker);
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1950.
Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of S. N. Dawson and Frances Dawson; married 1905 to
Eleanor Hopson. |
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Delana R. Eckels (1806-1888) —
Born in Fleming
County, Ky., August
19, 1806.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1836-37; served in the U.S. Army
during the Mexican War; circuit judge in Indiana, 1851-52, 1864-70;
chief
justice of Utah territorial supreme court, 1857-60; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Indiana.
Disciples of Christ.
Died in Greencastle, Putnam
County, Ind., October
29, 1888 (age 82 years, 71
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Steven Richard Gold (b. 1973) —
also known as Steve Gold —
of Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky.
Born in a hospital,
at Richmond, Madison
County, Ky., July 5,
1973.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
Democratic State Central Committee, 2000-04; Kentucky
Democratic state chair, 2003-04.
Disciples of Christ. Member, Sigma
Chi.
Still living as of 2004.
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J. Dudley Goodlette (b. 1948) —
of Florida.
Born in Hazard, Perry
County, Ky., 1948.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 76th District, 1999-.
Disciples of Christ.
Still living as of 1999.
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Elwood Hamilton (1883-1945) —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Benson, Franklin
County, Ky., February
22, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1912;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1912-14; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, 1935-38; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1938-45; died in
office 1945.
Disciples of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died September
19, 1945 (age 62 years, 209
days).
Interment somewhere
in Frankfort, Ky.
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Robert Kennedy (1788-1855) —
of Indiana.
Born in Garrard
County, Ky., November
17, 1788.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1823-24.
Presbyterian;
later Disciples of Christ.
Died in Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind., November
19, 1855 (age 67 years, 2
days).
Interment at Old
Pioneer Cemetery, Kokomo, Ind.
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Ruby Laffoon (1869-1941) —
also known as "The Terrible Turk from
Madisonville" —
of Madisonville, Hopkins
County, Ky.
Born in Madisonville, Hopkins
County, Ky., January
15, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Kentucky
state treasurer, 1907; candidate for Kentucky
auditor of public accounts, 1911; circuit judge in Kentucky,
1921-31; Governor of
Kentucky, 1931-35; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1932,
1940;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Kentucky, 1936.
Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died, from a stroke,
in Madisonville, Hopkins
County, Ky., March 1,
1941 (age 72 years, 45
days).
Interment at Grapevine
Cemetery, Madisonville, Ky.
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Higgins Lane (1812-1877) —
of Indiana.
Born in Montgomery
County, Ky., July 9,
1812.
Major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1849-50, 1861, 1865.
Disciples of Christ.
Died in Bainbridge, Putnam
County, Ind., March 4,
1877 (age 64 years, 238
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Russell Maxwell (1793-1835) —
of Indiana.
Born in Garrard
County, Ky., May 19,
1793.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1831-32.
Disciples of Christ.
Died in Hanover, Jefferson
County, Ind., July 15,
1835 (age 42 years, 57
days).
Interment at Hanover
Cemetery, Hanover, Ind.
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James Clark McReynolds (1862-1946) —
also known as James C. McReynolds —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Elkton, Todd
County, Ky., February
3, 1862.
Lawyer;
university
professor; U.S.
Attorney General, 1913-14; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1914-41; took senior status 1941.
Disciples of Christ.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
24, 1946 (age 84 years, 202
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Elkton, Ky.
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Charles Franklin Ogden (1873-1933) —
also known as Charles F. Ogden —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Anchorage, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Charlestown, Clark
County, Ind., February
4, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1898-99; served in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War; candidate for Kentucky
state senate, 1902; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1919-23.
Disciples of Christ.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., April
10, 1933 (age 60 years, 65
days).
Interment at Resthaven
Memorial Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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James Park (b. 1892) —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Madison
County, Ky., November
10, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1922-23; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kentucky, 1932,
1936;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1944; Kentucky
Republican state chair, 1948.
Disciples of Christ.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
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Lewis W. Purviance (1796-1874) —
of Huntington
County, Ind.
Born in Bourbon
County, Ky., April 8,
1796.
Farmer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1839-40.
Universalist;
later Disciples of Christ.
Died in Huntington
County, Ind., May 9,
1874 (age 78 years, 31
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Marshall Robsion (1873-1948) —
also known as John M. Robsion —
of Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky.
Born near Berlin, Bracken
County, Ky., January
2, 1873.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
1916,
1928
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1936
(alternate), 1940,
1944;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1919-30, 1935-48 (11th District
1919-30, 9th District 1935-48); died in office 1948; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1930; defeated, 1930.
Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died February
17, 1948 (age 75 years, 46
days).
Interment at Barbourville
Cemetery, Barbourville, Ky.
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Cecil Carlton Sanders (1914-2007) —
of Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky.
Born in Garrard
County, Ky., March 2,
1914.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1953-55; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1955-59.
Disciples of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Rotary;
American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died, in St. Joseph's Hospital,
Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., January
13, 2007 (age 92 years, 317
days).
Interment at Lancaster
Cemetery, Lancaster, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of James Blythe Sanders and Suella (Jones) Sanders; married to Viola
Layton and Mary Elizabeth Gulley. |
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Alvin Saunders (1817-1899) —
of Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa.
Born in Flemingsburg, Fleming
County, Ky., July 12,
1817.
Republican. Delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Henry County, 1846;
member of Iowa
state senate, 1854-56, 1858-60; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1860;
Governor
of Nebraska Territory, 1861-67; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1868;
U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1877-83.
Disciples of Christ.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., November
1, 1899 (age 82 years, 112
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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Jerry Curtis South (1867-1930) —
also known as Jerry C. South —
of Mountain Home, Baxter
County, Ark.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., March
24, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas state legislature, 1891-1901; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1892,
1896,
1904
(speaker),
1908,
1912
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War.
Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
24, 1930 (age 63 years, 184
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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King Swope (1893-1961) —
of Danville, Boyle
County, Ky.; Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Danville, Boyle
County, Ky., August
10, 1893.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Kentucky; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1919-21; defeated,
1920; state court judge in Kentucky, 1931; candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1935, 1939; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1940
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1944.
Disciples of Christ. Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Elks.
Died in 1961
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Smith Vawter (1806-1882) —
of Indiana.
Born in Scott
County, Ky., November
3, 1806.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1848-49, 1857, 1879-81;
candidate for Indiana
state senate, 1851; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1868.
Disciples of Christ.
Died in Vernon, Jennings
County, Ind., April
10, 1882 (age 75 years, 158
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Archibald Verbrike (1800-1876) —
of Indiana.
Born in Mercer
County, Ky., April 5,
1800.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1843-44; member of Indiana
state senate, 1845-48.
Disciples of Christ.
Died in Danville, Hendricks
County, Ind., June 14,
1876 (age 76 years, 70
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Stanley Webster (1877-1962) —
also known as J. Stanley Webster —
of Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Cynthiana, Harrison
County, Ky., February
22, 1877.
Republican. Superior court judge in Washington, 1909-16; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1916-18; U.S.
Representative from Washington 5th District, 1919-23; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, 1923-39.
Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., December
24, 1962 (age 85 years, 305
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oakesdale
Cemetery, Oakesdale, Wash.
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