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Politician members in Kentucky

  Harold Bryan Barton (b. 1926) — also known as Harold B. Barton — of Corbin, Whitley County, Ky. Born in Madison County, Ky., November 1, 1926. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; physician; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1964, 1968, 1972 (alternate). Christian. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons; Lions; Jaycees; Farm Bureau. Still living as of 1973.
  Relatives: Son of Clyde Tye Barton and Lula Marie (Brown) Barton; brother of Donald Clyde Barton; married, May 11, 1951, to Nelda Lambert.
  Walter Blevins Jr. (b. 1950) — also known as "Doc" — of Morehead, Rowan County, Ky. Born March 29, 1950. Democrat. Dentist; member of Kentucky state house of representatives 71st District, 1982-92; member of Kentucky state senate 27th District, 1992-; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1994. Baptist. Member, Jaycees; Optimist Club. Still living as of 2004.
  Edward Thompson Breathitt Jr. (1924-2003) — also known as Edward T. Breathitt; Ned Breathitt — of Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky. Born in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky., November 26, 1924. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives 9th District, 1952-57; Governor of Kentucky, 1963-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1964, 1972, 1980; counsel and vice-president, Southern Railway System. Methodist. Member, Jaycees; Kiwanis; Elks; Omicron Delta Kappa; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Collapsed while making a speech at Lexington Community College, and died a few days later, from heart disease, in the University of Kentucky Hospital, Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., October 14, 2003 (age 78 years, 322 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Thompson Breathitt and Mary Josephine (Wallace) Breathitt; nephew of James Breathitt Jr.; grandson of James Breathitt; second great-grandnephew of John Breathitt; second cousin twice removed of John Sappington Marmaduke; second cousin thrice removed of Isaac Breathed Snodgrass; third cousin once removed of Erasmus L. Pearson.
  Political family: Henshaw-Breathitt-Snodgrass-Sappington family of West Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Owen Cowger (1922-1971) — also known as William O. Cowger — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Hastings, Adams County, Neb., January 1, 1922. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; banker; candidate for Kentucky state house of representatives, 1948; member of Kentucky Republican State Central Committee, 1956-71; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1961-65; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1967-71; defeated, 1970. Presbyterian. Member, Jaycees; Urban League; American Legion. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., October 2, 1971 (age 49 years, 274 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. R. H. Cowger and Catherine (Combs) Cowger; married 1945 to Cynthia Thompson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Gilliam (b. 1929) — of Logan, Logan County, W.Va. Born in Sandy Hook, Elliott County, Ky., March 19, 1929. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; plumber; member of West Virginia state house of delegates; elected 1970, 1972, 1974. Methodist. Member, Disabled American Veterans; American Legion; Moose; Jaycees. Still living as of 1975.
  Relatives: Son of Merida Gilliam and Esther (William) Gilliam; married, May 15, 1947, to Virginia Adkins.
  William I. May Jr. (b. 1959) — of Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky. Born in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., March 19, 1959. Mayor of Frankfort, Ky., 1996-. Member, Rotary; Jaycees. Still living as of 2002.
  Jack A. Nuckols (b. 1912) — of Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va.; Walnut Cove, Stokes County, N.C. Born in Pineville, Bell County, Ky., July 3, 1912. Democrat. Insurance and real estate business; member of West Virginia state senate 9th District, 1952-61; appointed 1952; resigned 1961; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1956. Christian. Member, Elks; Moose; Farm Bureau; Lions; Jaycees; Odd Fellows; Fraternal Order of Police. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of J. Leon Nuckols and Chesney (Asher) Nuckols; married, July 9, 1938, to Mary Emyl Stanley.
  Frederick Bernard Wachs (1897-1974) — also known as Fred B. Wachs — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born in Covington, Kenton County, Ky., October 22, 1897. Republican. Newspaper editor; treasurer of Kentucky Republican Party, 1930-67; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1960. Presbyterian. Member, Jaycees; Omicron Delta Kappa; Sigma Delta Chi; Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis; Newcomen Society. Died in 1974 (age about 76 years). Interment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Selmar Wachs and Emma (Niemeyer) Wachs; married, October 15, 1919, to Jeanne Faulkner.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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