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Charles D. Arnett (b. 1879) —
of West Liberty, Morgan
County, Ky.; Owsley
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Hendricks, Magoffin
County, Ky., March 9,
1879.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state senate, 1914-17; secretary
of state of Kentucky, 1936-39; candidate for nomination for Governor of
Kentucky, 1939.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Moose;
Junior Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Philip Arnett and Elizabeth Miranda (McQuinn) Arnett; married, April
18, 1898, to Amanda Helen Mann. |
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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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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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James William Cammack (b. 1869) —
also known as James W. Cammack —
of Owenton, Owen
County, Ky.
Born near English, Crawford
County, Ind., July 15,
1869.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state senate, 1904-07; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1907-16; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1927-31.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Junior Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Butler Cammack and Elizabeth (Franks) Cammack; married, April
27, 1898, to Nellie Allen. |
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Charles Finley (1865-1941) —
of Williamsburg, Whitley
County, Ky.
Born in Williamsburg, Whitley
County, Ky., March
26, 1865.
Republican. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1894; secretary
of state of Kentucky, 1896-1900; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 11th District, 1930-33.
Member, Junior Order; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Among those charged
in 1900 with the murder
of Gov. William
J. Goebel; pardoned
in 1909.
Died in Williamsburg, Whitley
County, Ky., March
18, 1941 (age 75 years, 357
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Williamsburg, Ky.
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