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Henry Scott Baesler (b. 1941) —
also known as Scotty Baesler —
of Kentucky.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., July 9,
1941.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Kentucky, 1979-81; mayor
of Lexington, Ky., 1982-92; defeated, 1977; candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1991; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1993-99; defeated,
2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1996;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1998.
Still living as of 2000.
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John Pierson Baird (1830-1881) —
also known as John P. Baird —
of Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Spencer
County, Ky., January
5, 1830.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1859; colonel in the Union Army
during the Civil War; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1868.
Was commander at Fort Granger in Tennessee in June 1863, when he was
required to execute by hanging Lawrence Orton Williams and Walter
Peter as Confederate spies; an engraving of the execution was on the
front page of Harper's Weekly. Both spies were related to
Gen. Robert E. Lee's wife and were descendants of Martha Washington.
Baird was severely affected by this episode, and had a mental
breakdown in 1875.
Died in the Indiana Hospital for
the Insane, Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March 7,
1881 (age 51 years, 61
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Howard Henry Baker (1902-1964) —
also known as Howard H. Baker —
of Huntsville, Scott
County, Tenn.
Born in Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky., January
12, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1929-30; candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960
(delegation chair); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1940; board chairman, First National Bank of
Oneida; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1951-64; died in
office 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Fort Sanders Presbyterian Hospital,
Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., January
7, 1964 (age 61 years, 360
days).
Interment at Sherwood
Memorial Gardens, Alcoa, Tenn.
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Jehu Baker (1822-1903) —
of Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born near Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., November
4, 1822.
Republican. Lawyer; St.
Clair County Master in Chancery, 1861-65; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1865-69, 1887-89, 1897-99 (12th
District 1865-69, 18th District 1887-89, 21st District 1897-99); U.S.
Minister to Venezuela, 1878-81, 1882-85; U.S. Consul General in Caracas, as of 1882-85.
Died in Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill., March 1,
1903 (age 80 years, 117
days).
Interment at Walnut
Hill Cemetery, Belleville, Ill.
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Leander Evans Baker (d. 1909) —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Lawyer; mayor
of Covington, Ky., 1869-74.
Died in 1909.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Arnold Baker (b. 1937) —
also known as Walter A. Baker —
of Glasgow, Barren
County, Ky.
Born in Columbia, Adair
County, Ky., February
20, 1937.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 23rd District, 1968-71; member of
Kentucky
state senate 9th District, 1972-81; resigned 1981; defeated,
1983; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1976.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Still living as of 1988.
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Relatives: Son
of Herschel Tate Baker and Mattie (Barger) Baker; married, April
24, 1965, to Jane Stark Helm. |
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Thomas Austin Ballantine Jr. (1926-1992) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., September
22, 1926.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1964-77; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, 1977-91;
took senior status 1991.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Urban
League; American Bar
Association.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., February
18, 1992 (age 65 years, 149
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas A. Ballantine and Marie (Peiffer) Ballantine; married, June 10,
1953, to Nancy Adair Armstrong. |
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Bland Ballard (1819-1879) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Shelby
County, Ky., September
4, 1819.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Kentucky, 1861-79; died in office 1879.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., July 29,
1879 (age 59 years, 328
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Thomas Lavan Baltzell (1804-1866) —
also known as Thomas Baltzell —
of Jackson
County, Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., July 11,
1804.
Lawyer; member
Florida territorial council, 1832; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from Jackson County,
1838-39; member of Florida
territorial senate, 1844-46; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1846-50, 1854-60; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1862-63; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from Leon County, 1865.
About 1832, he wounded James
D. Westcott in a duel.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., January
14, 1866 (age 61 years, 187
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Leon County, Fla.
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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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Alben William Barkley (1877-1956) —
also known as Alben W. Barkley; Willie Alben Barkley;
"Dear Alben"; "Little Alby";
"Veep" —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in a log
cabin near Lowes, Graves
County, Ky., November
24, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; McCracken
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-09; county judge in Kentucky,
1909-13; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1913-27; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944
(speaker),
1948
(Temporary
Chair; chair, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1952;
candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1923; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1927-49, 1955-56; died in office 1956;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1944;
Vice
President of the United States, 1949-53.
Methodist.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died of a heart
attack while speaking at the Washington and Lee University Mock
Democratic Convention,
Lexington,
Va., April
30, 1956 (age 78 years, 158
days).
Interment at Mt.
Kenton Cemetery, Near Paducah, McCracken County, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wilson Barkley and Electra Eliza (Smith) Barkley; married, June 23,
1903, to Dorothy Brower; married, November
18, 1949, to Jane Hadley and Jane
Hadley (1911-1964); father of Laura Louise Barkley (who married
Douglas
MacArthur II); grandfather of Alben
W. Barkley II. |
| | | Political family: Barkley-MacArthur
family (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | C. V. Whitney's thoroughbread racehorse
"The Veep" (born 1948), was named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Alben W. Barkley: Polly Ann
Davis, Alben
W. Barkley, Senate Majority Leader and Vice
President — James K. Libbey, Dear
Alben : Mr. Barkley of Kentucky — Jane Hadley Barkley,
I
Married the Veep |
| | | Image source: Truman
Library |
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Marshall Barnes (1897-1985) —
of Hartford, Ohio
County, Ky.; Beaver Dam, Ohio
County, Ky.; Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky.
Born in Beaver Dam, Ohio
County, Ky., March 2,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
banker;
insurance
business; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 21st District, 1932-35; defeated,
1935.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Phi
Kappa Tau; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in December, 1985
(age 88
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Garland Hale Barr IV (b. 1973) —
also known as Andy Barr —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., July 24,
1973.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 2008
(alternate), 2012;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 2013-; defeated, 2010.
Still living as of 2018.
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John Watson Barr (1826-1907) —
also known as John W. Barr —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky., December
17, 1826.
Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
District Judge for Kentucky, 1880-99; retired 1899.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., December
31, 1907 (age 81 years, 14
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of William Barr and Ann (Watson) Barr. |
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Dan R. Bartley (b. 1948) —
of Louisa, Lawrence
County, Ky.
Born in Pikeville, Pike
County, Ky., August
21, 1948.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Kentucky
state house of representatives 99th District, 1973, 1975.
Still living as of 1975.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert E. Bartley and Anna R. Bartley. |
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Emile B. Beatty (1892-1982) —
also known as Emil Beatty —
of Beattyville, Lee
County, Ky.
Born in Beattyville, Lee
County, Ky., October
11, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1936,
1940;
circuit judge in Kentucky 23rd District, 1946-52.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Kiwanis;
Phi
Delta Theta.
Died in 1982
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of James M. Beatty and Josephine (Blount) Beatty; married, January
20, 1951, to Genevieve Spurrier. |
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Campbell Eben Beaumont (1883-1954) —
also known as Campbell E. Beaumont —
of Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.
Born in Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky., August
27, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; Fresno
County District Attorney, 1918-21; superior court judge in
California, 1921-39; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1939-54;
died in office 1954.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died November
19, 1954 (age 71 years, 84
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edgar Samuel Beaumont and May Viola (Wortham) Beaumont; married,
December
6, 1915, to Lucy Madden Hughes. |
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James Burnie Beck (1822-1890) —
also known as James B. Beck —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Dumfriesshire (now Dumfries and Galloway), Scotland,
February
13, 1822.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1867-75; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1877-90; died in office 1890.
Slaveowner.
Died suddenly, in the Baltimore & Potomac train
station, Washington,
D.C., May 3,
1890 (age 68 years, 79
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham (1869-1940) —
also known as J. C. W. Beckham —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Bardstown, Nelson
County, Ky., August
5, 1869.
Democrat. School
principal; lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1894-98; Speaker of
the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1898; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1900; Governor of
Kentucky, 1900-07; defeated, 1927; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1900,
1904
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1908,
1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1916,
1920,
1936;
U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1915-21; defeated, 1920, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., January
9, 1940 (age 70 years, 157
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Leslie Thompson Bennett (1910-1977) —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Richmond, Madison
County, Ky., August
10, 1910.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate
for Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1959.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in August, 1977
(age about
66 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Neale Bennett and Mary (Thomson) Bennett; married, January
12, 1946, to Doris Christine Emery. |
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Mortimer Murray Benton (1807-1885) —
also known as Mortimer M. Benton —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Benton, Yates
County, N.Y., January
21, 1807.
Lawyer; mayor
of Covington, Ky., 1834-35; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1840; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1840.
Died in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., March 5,
1885 (age 78 years, 43
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky.
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Theodore Moody Berry (1905-2000) —
also known as Theodore M. Berry; Ted Berry —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Maysville, Mason
County, Ky., November
5, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer; associate general counsel, Dunbar Life
Insurance Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Ohio, 1972;
mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1972-75.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
NAACP;
Urban
League; Alpha
Phi Alpha; Sigma
Pi Phi.
First
Black mayor of Cincinnati.
Died October
15, 2000 (age 94 years, 345
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Odis William Bertelsman (1900-1991) —
also known as Odis W. Bertelsman —
of Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.; Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Newport, Campbell
County, Ky., May 14,
1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; county judge in Kentucky, 1938-50; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1940,
1944,
1948.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Freemasons.
Died July 13,
1991 (age 91 years, 60
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Southgate, Ky.
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William Odis Bertelsman (b. 1936) —
of Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, January
31, 1936.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1979-.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 2000.
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Elza Bertram (b. 1868) —
of Monticello, Wayne
County, Ky.
Born in Albany, Clinton
County, Ky., September
25, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1910; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1910-12; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1933.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alvin Bertram and Rose Bruton (Young) Bertram; married, July 16,
1896, to Maggie Ballenger. |
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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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Steven Lynn Beshear (b. 1944) —
also known as Steve Beshear —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Dawson Springs, Hopkins
County, Ky., September
21, 1944.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 76th District, 1974-79; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1979-83; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1983-87; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1996; Governor of
Kentucky, 2007-15; defeated in primary, 1987; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 2008.
Still living as of 2015.
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George Mortimer Bibb (1776-1859) —
also known as George M. Bibb —
of Yellow Banks (now Owensboro), Daviess
County, Ky.
Born in Prince
Edward County, Va., October
30, 1776.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1806, 1817; U.S.
Attorney for Kentucky, 1807-08, 1819-24; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1808-10, 1828; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1811-14, 1829-35; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1844-45.
Slaveowner.
Died in Georgetown, Washington,
D.C., April
14, 1859 (age 82 years, 166
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Robert Worth Bingham (1871-1937) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Glenview, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Orange
County, N.C., November
8, 1871.
Lawyer; publisher of Louisville Courier-Journal newspaper;
mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1907; Republican candidate for Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1910; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1911;
U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1933-37.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Society
of Colonial Wars; Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., December
18, 1937 (age 66 years, 40
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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James Gillespie Birney (1792-1857) —
also known as James G. Birney —
of Danville, Boyle
County, Ky.; Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Lower Saginaw, Saginaw County (now Bay City, Bay
County), Mich.
Born in Danville, Boyle
County, Ky., February
4, 1792.
Lawyer; studied law in the office of Alexander
J. Dallas in Philadelphia; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1816-18; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1819-20; solicitor general of
Alabama, 1823-26; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama; mayor
of Huntsville, Ala., 1829; abolitionist; Liberty candidate for President
of the United States, 1840, 1844; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1843, 1845.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Anti-Slavery Society.
While traveling in 1845, the horse he
was riding bucked; he fell and
was injured; his condition worsened over time, leading to tremors and
paralysis, and he died as a result, in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., November
25, 1857 (age 65 years, 294
days).
Interment at Williamsburgh
Cemetery, Groveland, N.Y.
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James Conquest Cross Black (1842-1928) —
also known as James C. C. Black —
of Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga.
Born in Stamping Ground, Scott
County, Ky., May 9,
1842.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1873-77; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 10th District, 1893-95, 1895-97;
resigned 1895.
Died in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., October
1, 1928 (age 86 years, 145
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.
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James Dixon Black (1849-1938) —
also known as James D. Black —
of Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky.
Born in Knox
County, Ky., September
24, 1849.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1876-77; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 11th District, 1896; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1915-19; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1916
(member, Credentials
Committee); Governor of
Kentucky, 1919; defeated, 1919.
Methodist.
French
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky., August
4, 1938 (age 88 years, 314
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Barbourville
Cemetery, Barbourville, Ky.
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William Perkins Black (1842-1916) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Woodford
County, Ky., November
11, 1842.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; received the
Medal
of Honor for action at Pea Ridge, Ark., March 7, 1862;
lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1886.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died January
3, 1916 (age 73 years, 53
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. John Black and Josephine (Culbertson) Black; married 1869 to
Hortensia M. MacGreal. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles Milton Blackburn (1912-1982) —
also known as Charles Blackburn —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.
Born in Woodford
County, Ky., May 31,
1912.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
chair
of Woodford County Democratic Party, 1952-55; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died in Lee
County, Fla., August
19, 1982 (age 70 years, 80
days).
Interment at Coral Ridge Cemetery, Cape Coral, Fla.
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Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn (1838-1918) —
also known as Joseph C. S. Blackburn —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.
Born near Spring Station, Woodford
County, Ky., October
1, 1838.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1871-75; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1875-85; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1885-97, 1901-07; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1896,
1900,
1904
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
12, 1918 (age 79 years, 346
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Mitchell Blackburn and Lavinia St. Clair (Bell) Blackburn;
brother of Luke
Pryor Blackburn; married, February
10, 1858, to Therese Graham; married, December
11, 1901, to Mary E. Blackburn; father of Corinne Blackburn (who
married William
Holt Gale); granduncle of Smith
Alford Blackburn; great-granduncle of Charles
Milton Blackburn; first cousin twice removed of Gabriel
Slaughter; third cousin of Charles
Rice Slaughter; third cousin once removed of Robert
Pryor Henry, John
Flournoy Henry and Gustavus
Adolphus Henry. |
| | | Political families: Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madison
family of Kentucky; Pendleton-Lee
family of Maryland (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Mount
Blackburn, the highest peak of the Wrangell Mountains, in the Copper
River Census Area, Alaska, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS Joe C. S. Blackburn (built 1943 at Brunswick,
Georgia; sold for scrap 1967) was named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: The Parties and The Men
(1896) |
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Walter A. Blackburn (1874-1949) —
of Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky.; Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Fredonia, Caldwell
County, Ky., October
1, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; county judge in Kentucky, 1906-10;
president, People's National Bank,
Paducah, 1926-31; candidate in primary for mayor
of Paducah, Ky., 1935; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1936.
Baptist.
Died, in Illinois Central Hospital,
Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., October
30, 1949 (age 75 years, 29
days).
Interment at Maplelawn
Park Cemetery, Paducah, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Elisha Bell Blackburn and Mary Jane (McGough) Blackburn;
married 1898 to Cora
C. Hurley. |
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William O'Rear Blackerby (b. 1853) —
of Brooksville, Bracken
County, Ky.
Born in Brick, Bracken
County, Ky., September
20, 1853.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1882-83; Bracken
County Attorney.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Jeduthan O'Rear Blackerby and Sarah Jane (Linn) Blackerby;
married, November
23, 1881, to Louise Cecelia Gilmore; father of Irene Buckner
Blackerby (who married Albert
W. Ross). |
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Francis Preston Blair Jr. (1821-1875) —
also known as Francis P. Blair, Jr. —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., February
19, 1821.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S.
Attorney for New Mexico, 1846; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1852-56; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1857-59, 1860,
1861-62, 1863-64; resigned 1860; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1860;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Democratic candidate
for Vice
President of the United States, 1868; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1871-73.
Slaveowner.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., July 8,
1875 (age 54 years, 139
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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James Blair (1762-1837) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., December
22, 1762.
Lawyer; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1797-1820.
Died in Kentucky, January
7, 1837 (age 74 years, 16
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Gorrall Blair (1825-1904) —
also known as James G. Blair —
of Monticello, Lewis
County, Mo.; Canton, Lewis
County, Mo.
Born near Blairville (unknown
county), Ky., January
1, 1825.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1871-73.
Slaveowner.
Died in Monticello, Lewis
County, Mo., March 1,
1904 (age 79 years, 60
days).
Interment at Forest
Grove Cemetery, Canton, Mo.
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Montgomery Blair (1813-1883) —
of Missouri; Maryland.
Born in Franklin
County, Ky., May 10,
1813.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Missouri, 1840-44; common pleas court judge in
Missouri, 1843-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1844,
1852;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1860;
U.S.
Postmaster General, 1861-64; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1878; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1882.
Episcopalian.
Died in Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md., July 27,
1883 (age 70 years, 78
days).
Entombed at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Richard Parks Bland (1835-1899) —
also known as Richard P. Bland; "Silver
Dick" —
of Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev.; Lebanon, Laclede
County, Mo.
Born near Hartford, Ohio
County, Ky., August
19, 1835.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1873-95, 1897-99 (5th District
1873-83, 11th District 1883-93, 8th District 1893-95, 1897-99);
defeated, 1894; died in office 1899; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1896.
Author of the Bland bill in 1878, for the coinage of silver.
Died in Lebanon, Laclede
County, Mo., June 15,
1899 (age 63 years, 300
days).
Interment at Lebanon
Cemetery, Lebanon, Mo.
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Joe F. Bosworth (b. 1866) —
also known as "Father of Good Roads" —
of Middlesboro, Bell
County, Ky.
Born in Fayette
County, Ky., October
3, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1906, 1920-25, 1932-33, 1940-41
(Bell County 1906, 1920-25, 84th District 1932-33, 1940-41); member
of Kentucky
state senate, 1908-17.
Baptist.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benijah Bosworth and Mary (Cloud) Bosworth; married, August
28, 1890, to Elizabeth Veal. |
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Alexander Botkin (1801-1857) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Kentucky, March 4,
1801.
Whig. Lawyer; candidate for delegate
to Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1846; member of Wisconsin
state senate 9th District, 1849-50; defeated, 1850; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Dane County, 1852.
Died in Sun Prairie, Dane
County, Wis., March 5,
1857 (age 56 years, 1
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Ollie James Bowen (1906-1989) —
also known as Ollie J. Bowen —
of Lawrenceburg, Anderson
County, Ky.
Born in Sinai, Anderson
County, Ky., May 20,
1906.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 45th District, 1934-37; member of
Kentucky
state senate 20th District, 1938-41; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II.
Christian.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died December
16, 1989 (age 83 years, 210
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Green Calvin Bowen and Nettie (Shryock) Bowen; married 1941 to Louise
Peek. |
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Berl Boyd (1896-1988) —
of Graves
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Farmington, Graves
County, Ky., March
15, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1922.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta; Order of
the Coif; Alpha
Delta Sigma.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., October
25, 1988 (age 92 years, 224
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of William Ether Boyd and Virginia Emma (Dulaney) Boyd; married to
Bettye Wolfe. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Boyle (1774-1834) —
of Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky.
Born in Botetourt
County, Va., October
28, 1774.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1800; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1803-09; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1809-26; U.S.
District Judge for Kentucky, 1827-34; died in office 1834.
Slaveowner.
Died near Danville, Boyle
County, Ky., January
28, 1834 (age 59 years, 92
days).
Interment at Bellevue
Cemetery, Danville, Ky.
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Joshua C. Bradley (b. 1854) —
of Goldsberry, Macon
County, Mo.
Born in Kentucky, March 9,
1854.
Democrat. Farmer; merchant;
postmaster;
lawyer; justice of the peace; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Macon County, 1913-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Victor Anderville Bradley (b. 1885) —
also known as Victor Bradley —
of Georgetown, Scott
County, Ky.
Born in Georgetown, Scott
County, Ky., June 30,
1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; attorney for railroads
and utilities;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1920.
Christian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Victor F. Bradley and Mary (Craig) Bradley; married, May 30,
1908, to Sophia Willoit. |
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William O'Connell Bradley (1847-1914) —
also known as William O. Bradley —
of Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born near Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky., March
18, 1847.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1872, 1876; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Kentucky; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kentucky, 1880,
1884,
1888
(speaker),
1892,
1900,
1904,
1912;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1888;
member of Republican
National Committee from Kentucky, 1890-96; Governor of
Kentucky, 1895-99; defeated, 1887; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1909-14; died in office 1914.
Baptist;
later Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 23,
1914 (age 67 years, 66
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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William Francis Bradshaw (b. 1878) —
also known as William F. Bradshaw —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., September
17, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; president, Mechanics Trust and Savings Bank,
Paducah; president, First National Bank;
vice-president, Paducah Newspapers,
Inc.; vice-president, Paducah Hosiery
Mills; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1928.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Francis Bradshaw and Virginia (Wheeler) Bradshaw;
married, June 21,
1905, to Rosena Ashton White. |
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Louis Dembitz Brandeis (1856-1941) —
also known as Louis D. Brandeis —
of Dedham, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., November
13, 1856.
Lawyer; law clerk to Justice Horace
Gray, 1879-80; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1916-39; took senior status 1939.
Jewish.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
5, 1941 (age 84 years, 326
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at University
of Louisville Law School, Louisville, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Adolph Brandeis and Fredericka (Dembitz) Brandeis; brother of
Fannie Brandeis (who married Charles
Nagel) and Alfred Brandeis (brother-in-law of Walter
M. Taussig); married, March
23, 1891, to Alice Goldmark. |
| | | Political family: Taussig
family of St. Louis, Missouri. |
| | | Cross-reference: Dean
Acheson — James
M. Landis — Calvert
Magruder |
| | | Brandeis University,
in Waltham,
Massachusetts, is named for
him. — The Louis D. Brandeis School
of Law, in Louisville,
Kentucky, is named for
him. |
| | | See also federal
judicial profile — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Louis D. Brandeis: Lewis J.
Paper, Brandeis:
An Intimate Biography of One of America's Truly Great Supreme Court
Justices — Stephen W. Baskerville, Of
Laws and Limitations : An Intellectual Portrait of Louis Dembitz
Brandeis — Philippa Strum, Louis
D. Brandeis: Justice for the People — Robert A. Burt,
Two
Jewish Justices: Outcasts in the Promised Land |
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Clifton Rhodes Bratcher (1917-1977) —
also known as Rhodes Bratcher —
of Morgantown, Butler
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Morgantown, Butler
County, Ky., December
23, 1917.
Republican. School
teacher; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1952;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1964; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, 1970-77;
died in office 1977.
Baptist.
Member, Lions; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Woodmen.
Died July 25,
1977 (age 59 years, 214
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of A. J. Bratcher and Fannie (Pharris) Bratcher; married, August
12, 1946, to Martha Guffey. |
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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.
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Desha Breckinridge (1867-1935) —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., August
5, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; director, the First National Bank of
Lexington; director, Fayette Home Telephone
Company; director, Phoenix Hotel
Company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1920,
1928,
1932.
Presbyterian.
Died in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., February
18, 1935 (age 67 years, 197
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of William
Campbell Preston Breckinridge and Issa (Desha) Breckinridge;
married, November
17, 1898, to Madeline McDowell; nephew of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge Jr.; grandson of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge; grandnephew of Joseph
Cabell Breckinridge, William
Campbell Preston and John
Smith Preston; great-grandson of John
Breckinridge, Francis
Smith Preston and Joseph
Desha; great-grandnephew of James
Patton Preston; second great-grandson of William
Preston and William
Campbell; second great-grandnephew of William
Cabell and Patrick
Henry; first cousin of Levin
Irving Handy and Henry
Skillman Breckinridge; first cousin once removed of John
Cabell Breckinridge and Peter
Augustus Porter (1827-1864); first cousin twice removed of James
Douglas Breckinridge, Benjamin
William Sheridan Cabell, James
McDowell, John
Buchanan Floyd and George
Rogers Clark Floyd; first cousin thrice removed of William
Cabell Jr. and William
Henry Cabell; second cousin of Clifton
Rodes Breckinridge and Peter
Augustus Porter (1853-1925); second cousin once removed of Carter
Henry Harrison, William
Lewis Cabell and George
Craighead Cabell; second cousin twice removed of Valentine
Wood Southall, Frederick
Mortimer Cabell, Samuel
Meredith Garland (1802-1880) and Edward
Carrington Cabell; third cousin of Benjamin
Earl Cabell and Carter
Henry Harrison II; third cousin once removed of John
William Leftwich, Stephen
Valentine Southall and Earle
Cabell; fourth cousin of Samuel
Meredith Garland (1861-1945). |
| | | 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 (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Epitaph: "Our boast of you is that we
found you brave." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Henry Skillman Breckinridge (1886-1960) —
also known as Henry Breckinridge; Henry
Breckenridge —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Fresh Meadows, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 25,
1886.
Democrat. Assistant Secretary of War, 1913-16; served in the U.S.
Army during World War I; lawyer; attorney for Charles A.
Lindbergh, 1932; Constitutional candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1934; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Military
Order of the World Wars; American
Legion; Loyal
Legion; Navy
League.
Died, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 3,
1960 (age 73 years, 344
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1842-1921) and Louise Ludlow (Dudley)
Breckinridge; married, July 7,
1910, to Ruth (Bradley) Woodman; married, August
5, 1927, to Aida (de Acosta) Root; married, March
27, 1947, to Margaret Lucy Smith; nephew of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William
Campbell Preston Breckinridge; grandson of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge; grandnephew of Joseph
Cabell Breckinridge (1788-1823), William
Campbell Preston and John
Smith Preston; great-grandson of John
Breckinridge and Francis
Smith Preston; great-grandnephew of James
Patton Preston; second great-grandson of William
Preston and William
Campbell; second great-grandnephew of William
Cabell and Patrick
Henry; first cousin of Levin
Irving Handy and Desha
Breckinridge; first cousin once removed of John
Cabell Breckinridge and Peter
Augustus Porter (1827-1864); first cousin twice removed of James
Douglas Breckinridge, Benjamin
William Sheridan Cabell, James
McDowell, John
Buchanan Floyd and George
Rogers Clark Floyd; first cousin thrice removed of William
Cabell Jr. and William
Henry Cabell; second cousin of Clifton
Rodes Breckinridge and Peter
Augustus Porter (1853-1925); second cousin once removed of Carter
Henry Harrison, William
Lewis Cabell and George
Craighead Cabell; second cousin twice removed of Valentine
Wood Southall, Frederick
Mortimer Cabell, Samuel
Meredith Garland (1802-1880) and Edward
Carrington Cabell; third cousin of Benjamin
Earl Cabell and Carter
Henry Harrison II; third cousin once removed of John
William Leftwich, Stephen
Valentine Southall and Earle
Cabell; fourth cousin of Samuel
Meredith Garland (1861-1945). |
| | | 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; Monroe-Grayson-Roosevelt-Breckinridge
family of Virginia and Kentucky (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James Douglas Breckinridge (1781-1849) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Woodville, Jefferson
County, Ky., 1781.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1809-11; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1821-23; defeated,
1822.
Slaveowner.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., May 6,
1849 (age about 67
years).
Original interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.; reinterment in 1867 at St.
Louis Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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John Breckinridge (1760-1806) —
of Kentucky.
Born near Staunton, Augusta
County, Va., December
2, 1760.
Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Kentucky, 1793-94; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1793-97; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1798-1801; Speaker of
the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1799-1801; delegate
to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1799; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1801-05; U.S.
Attorney General, 1805-06; died in office 1806.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died, from a stomach
infection, in near Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., December
14, 1806 (age 46 years, 12
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Fayette County, Ky.; reinterment at
Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Breckenridge and Letitia 'Lettice' (Preston) Breckenridge;
half-brother of Robert
Breckinridge; brother of James
Breckinridge; married, June 28,
1785, to Mary Hopkins Cabell; father of Letitia Preston
Breckinridge (who married Peter
Buell Porter and Alfred
William Grayson), Joseph
Cabell Breckinridge and Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge; nephew of William
Preston; uncle of James
Douglas Breckinridge; grandfather of John
Cabell Breckinridge (who married Mary
Cyrene Burch), Mary Cabell Breckinridge (who married Peter
Augustus Porter (1827-1864)), Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William
Campbell Preston Breckinridge; great-grandfather of Clifton
Rodes Breckinridge, Peter
Augustus Porter (1853-1925), Levin
Irving Handy, Desha
Breckinridge and Henry
Skillman Breckinridge; second great-grandfather of John
Bayne Breckinridge; cousin *** of John
Brown and James
Brown; first cousin of Francis
Smith Preston and James
Patton Preston; first cousin once removed of William
Campbell Preston, James
McDowell, John
Buchanan Floyd, John
Smith Preston and George
Rogers Clark Floyd. |
| | | 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; Monroe-Grayson-Roosevelt-Breckinridge
family of Virginia and Kentucky (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Breckinridge
County, Ky. is named for him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Bayne Breckinridge (1913-1979) —
also known as John B. Breckinridge —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
29, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
II; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 49th District, 1956-59; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1960-64, 1968-72; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1960;
Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1971; defeated, 1963; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1973-79; defeated in
primary, 1978.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., July 29,
1979 (age 65 years, 242
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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John Cabell Breckinridge (1821-1875) —
also known as John C. Breckinridge —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born near Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., January
16, 1821.
Democrat. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican
War; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1849-51; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1851-55; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1856;
Vice
President of the United States, 1857-61; Southern Democratic
candidate for President
of the United States, 1860; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1861; general in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War; Confederate
Secretary of War, 1865.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Expelled
from the U.S. Senate on December 4, 1861 for his participation in the
Confederate
military. Fled
to Cuba at the end of the war, and lived in England and Canada until
1869.
Slaveowner.
Died, from lung
disease and liver
cirrhosis, in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., May 17,
1875 (age 54 years, 121
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary Clay (Smith) Breckinridge and Joseph
Cabell Breckinridge; married 1840 to
Elizabeth Lucas; married, December
12, 1843, to Mary
Cyrene Burch; father of Clifton
Rodes Breckinridge; nephew of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge; grandson of John
Breckinridge; great-grandson of John
Witherspoon; great-grandnephew of William
Preston and William
Cabell; first cousin of Peter
Augustus Porter (1827-1864), Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William
Campbell Preston Breckinridge; first cousin once removed of James
Douglas Breckinridge, Benjamin
William Sheridan Cabell, Peter
Augustus Porter (1853-1925), Levin
Irving Handy, Desha
Breckinridge and Henry
Skillman Breckinridge; first cousin twice removed of William
Cabell Jr., Francis
Smith Preston, William
Henry Cabell and James
Patton Preston; second cousin of Carter
Henry Harrison, William
Lewis Cabell and George
Craighead Cabell; second cousin once removed of William
Campbell Preston, James
McDowell, Frederick
Mortimer Cabell, John
Buchanan Floyd, John
Smith Preston, George
Rogers Clark Floyd, Edward
Carrington Cabell, Benjamin
Earl Cabell and Carter
Henry Harrison II; second cousin twice removed of Earle
Cabell; third cousin 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). |
| | | The city
of Breckenridge,
Missouri, is named for
him. — The city
of Breckenridge,
Colorado, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS John C. Breckinridge (built 1943 at Savannah,
Georgia; scrapped 1960) was named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — BillionGraves
burial record — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about John C. Breckinridge:
William C. Davis, An
Honorable Defeat: The Last Days of the Confederate
Government — Frank Hopkins Heck, Proud
Kentuckian, John C. Breckinridge, 1821-1875 — William
C. Davis, Breckinridge
: Statesman, Soldier, Symbol |
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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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William Campbell Preston Breckinridge (1837-1904) —
also known as William C. P. Breckinridge —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., August
28, 1837.
Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1876,
1880;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1885-95; defeated
(Gold Democratic), 1896.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
In 1894, he was successfully sued for breach of promise by a former
mistress; he acknowledged the affair, affair, but the scandal
ended his political career.
Slaveowner.
Died, of apoplexy,
in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., November
18, 1904 (age 67 years, 82
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge and Ann Sophonisba (Preston) Breckinridge;
brother of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge Jr.; married, March
17, 1859, to Lucretia Hart Clay (daughter of Thomas
Hart Clay); married, September
19, 1861, to Issa Desha (granddaughter of Joseph
Desha); married to Louisa Rucks (Scott) Wing; father of Desha
Breckinridge; nephew of Joseph
Cabell Breckinridge, William
Campbell Preston and John
Smith Preston; uncle of Levin
Irving Handy and Henry
Skillman Breckinridge; grandson of John
Breckinridge and Francis
Smith Preston; grandnephew of James
Patton Preston; granduncle of John
Bayne Breckinridge; great-grandson of William
Preston and William
Campbell; great-grandnephew of William
Cabell and Patrick
Henry; first cousin of John
Cabell Breckinridge and Peter
Augustus Porter (1827-1864); first cousin once removed of James
Douglas Breckinridge, Benjamin
William Sheridan Cabell, James
McDowell, John
Buchanan Floyd, George
Rogers Clark Floyd, Clifton
Rodes Breckinridge and Peter
Augustus Porter (1853-1925); first cousin twice removed of William
Cabell Jr. and William
Henry Cabell; second cousin of Carter
Henry Harrison, William
Lewis Cabell and George
Craighead Cabell; second cousin once removed of Valentine
Wood Southall, Frederick
Mortimer Cabell, Samuel
Meredith Garland (1802-1880), Edward
Carrington Cabell, Benjamin
Earl Cabell and Carter
Henry Harrison II; second cousin twice removed of Earle
Cabell; third cousin of John
William Leftwich and Stephen
Valentine Southall; third cousin once removed of Samuel
Meredith Garland (1861-1945). |
| | | 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 congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — 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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Benjamin Helm Bristow (1832-1896) —
also known as Benjamin H. Bristow —
of Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Elkton, Todd
County, Ky., June 20,
1832.
Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil
War; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1863-65; U.S.
Attorney for Kentucky, 1866-70; law partner of John
M. Harlan, 1870; U.S. Solicitor General, 1870-72; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1874-76; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1876.
Member, American Bar
Association; Union
League.
Died, from appendicitis,
in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 22,
1896 (age 64 years, 2
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Elbridge Jackson Broaddus (1835-1918) —
also known as Elbridge J. Broaddus —
of Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo.
Born in Madison
County, Ky., June 19,
1835.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; mayor
of Chillicothe, Mo., 1871-72, 1890-91; defeated, 1891; circuit
judge in Missouri 7th Circuit, 1874-80, 1891-1900; appointed 1891;
Greenback candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1878; Judge, Missouri
Kansas City Court of Appeals, 1901-12.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Hobart, Kiowa
County, Okla., March 2,
1918 (age 82 years, 256
days).
Interment at Edgewood
Cemetery, Chillicothe, Mo.
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Hiram Montgomery Brock Jr. (1917-1999) —
also known as Hiram M. Brock, Jr. —
of Harlan, Harlan
County, Ky.
Born in London, Laurel
County, Ky., March 7,
1917.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 98th District, 1942-43; served in
the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Baptist.
Member, Lions.
Died in June, 1999
(age 82
years, 0 days).
Interment at Resthaven
Cemetery, Harlan, Ky.
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Henry Luesing Brooks (1905-1971) —
also known as Henry L. Brooks —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., December
9, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1946-48; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1948;
U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, 1954-69; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1969-71; died in
office 1971.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died December
30, 1971 (age 66 years, 21
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Benjamin Gratz Brown (1826-1885) —
also known as B. Gratz Brown; "Boozy
Gratz" —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., May 28,
1826.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1852-58; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1860;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1863-67; Governor of
Missouri, 1871-73; Democratic candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1872.
Died in Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo., December
13, 1885 (age 59 years, 199
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Kirkwood, Mo.
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Eli Huston Brown Jr. (1875-1945) —
of Bardstown, Nelson
County, Ky.; Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky., May 3,
1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; officer and general counsel to oil
companies; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1899-1906; Speaker of
the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1904-06.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died, from heart
disease, in Norton Infirmary,
Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., October
13, 1945 (age 70 years, 163
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Brown (1766-1835) —
of Kentucky; New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born near Staunton, Augusta
County, Va., September
11, 1766.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Kentucky, 1791; secretary
of state of Kentucky, 1792-96; secretary
of Orleans Territory, 1804; U.S.
Attorney for Louisiana, 1805-08; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1813-17, 1819-23; resigned 1823; U.S.
Minister to France, 1823-29.
Slaveowner.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 7,
1835 (age 68 years, 208
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
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John Brown (1757-1837) —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.
Born in Staunton,
Va., September
12, 1757.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;
lawyer; member of Virginia
state senate, 1784-88; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1787-88; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1789-92 (at-large 1789-91, 2nd
District 1791-92); U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1792-1805.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., August
29, 1837 (age 79 years, 351
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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John Young Brown Sr. (1900-1985) —
also known as John Y. Brown, Sr. —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born near Geigers Lake, Union
County, Ky., February
1, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
principal; athletic
coach; lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1930-33, 1946-47, 1954-55,
1962-63, 1966-67 (76th District 1930-31, 75th District 1932-33, 49th
District 1946-47, 1954-55, 1962-63, 56th District 1966-67); defeated
in primary, 1973; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky at-large, 1933-35; defeated in
primary, 1980; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1936 (primary), 1942 (primary), 1946, 1948
(primary), 1960 (primary), 1966; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1936,
1948,
1964
(alternate), 1980;
candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1939.
Methodist;
later Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Phi
Kappa Tau; Phi
Alpha Delta; Kiwanis;
Freemasons.
Badly injured in an automobile
accident, which paralyzed his lower body, and died six months
later from pneumonia,
in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., June 16,
1985 (age 85 years, 135
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Mason Brown (1799-1867) —
of Maysville, Mason
County, Ky.; Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
10, 1799.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1839-49; secretary
of state of Kentucky, 1855-59; Kentucky
state treasurer, 1865-67.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., January
27, 1867 (age 67 years, 78
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Ralph Milton Brown (1908-1966) —
also known as Ralph M. Brown —
of Modesto, Stanislaus
County, Calif.
Born in Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky., September
16, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of California
state assembly 30th District, 1942-61; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1959-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1960;
Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1962-66; died in office 1966.
Protestant.
Died April 9,
1966 (age 57 years, 205
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Joseph Brown (1873-1942) —
also known as Thomas J. Brown —
of Charleston, Mississippi
County, Mo.
Born in Hopkins
County, Ky., December
15, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Missouri; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 14th District, 1914; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 23rd District,
1922-23; resigned 1923.
Died in Charleston, Mississippi
County, Mo., September
15, 1942 (age 68 years, 274
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Charleston, Mo.
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Wallace Brown (b. 1874) —
of Bardstown, Nelson
County, Ky.
Born in Bloomfield, Nelson
County, Ky., October
11, 1874.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1912, 1934-37 (Nelson County
1912, 34th District 1934-37); county judge in Kentucky, 1914-25;
member of Kentucky
state senate, 1926-28.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Washington Brown and Margaret Ann (Greer) Brown; married,
April
28, 1904, to Nancy Jackson Williams. |
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John B. Bruner (1825-1878) —
of Hardinsburg, Breckinridge
County, Ky.
Born in 1825.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1849-50, 1857-61; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1865-69; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1872.
Died in 1878
(age about
53 years).
Burial location unknown.
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David Ezekiel Bryant (1849-1910) —
also known as David E. Bryant —
of Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex.
Born in Larue
County, Ky., October
19, 1849.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, 1890-1910; died
in office 1910.
Died in Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex., February
5, 1910 (age 60 years, 109
days).
Interment at West
Hill Cemetery, Sherman, Tex.
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Charles William Buck (1849-1930) —
also known as Charles W. Buck —
of Woodford
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss., March
17, 1849.
Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Peru, 1885-89.
Died in Jefferson
County, Ky., November
30, 1930 (age 81 years, 258
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, 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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Alexander Buckner (1785-1833) —
of Jackson, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.
Born in Jefferson
County, Ky., 1785.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention from Cape Girardeau
County, 1820; member of Missouri
state senate 13th District, 1822-25; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1831-33; died in office 1833.
Slaveowner.
Died of Asiatic cholera
during an epidemic, in Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo., June 6,
1833 (age about 47
years).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Cape Girardeau County, Mo.;
reinterment in 1897 at Old Lorimier Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
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James Francis Buckner Jr. (1849-1923) —
also known as James F. Buckner —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., May 6,
1849.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the
5th Kentucky District, 1879; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1880;
Honorary
Consul for Guatemala in Louisville,
Ky., 1896-99; Consul-General
for Central America in Louisville,
Ky., 1897-98; Consul-General
for Honduras in Louisville,
Ky., 1898-1907; Consul-General
for Nicaragua in Louisville,
Ky., 1899-1907.
Died, from angina
pectoris and cerebral
hemorrhage, in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., September
19, 1923 (age 74 years, 136
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Richard Aylett Buckner (1784-1847) —
also known as Richard A. Buckner —
of Greensburg, Green
County, Ky.
Born in Fauquier
County, Va., February
5, 1784.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1813-15, 1837-39; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1823-29; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1831; candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1832; candidate for Presidential Elector for Kentucky;
circuit judge in Kentucky, 1845.
Slaveowner.
Died in Greensburg, Green
County, Ky., December
8, 1847 (age 63 years, 306
days).
Interment in private or family graveyard.
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Relatives: Son
of Aylette Buckner (1745-1807) and Judith Presley (Thornton) Buckner;
married, October
7, 1805, to Elizabeth Lewis Buckner; father of Aylette
Buckner (1806-1869); great-granduncle of Key
Pittman and Vail
Montgomery Pittman; first cousin twice removed of James
Francis Buckner Jr.; second cousin once removed of John
Walker and Francis
Walker; second cousin twice removed of Aylett
Hawes Buckner; third cousin of Robert
Brooke, George
Madison and Meriwether
Lewis; third cousin once removed of Zachary
Taylor, Robert
Pryor Henry, Francis
Taliaferro Helm, John
Flournoy Henry, Thomas
Walker Gilmer, Gustavus
Adolphus Henry and Thomas
Stanhope Flournoy; third cousin twice removed of John
Strother Pendleton, Albert
Gallatin Pendleton, James
Speed, Charles
John Helm and Hubbard
Dozier Helm; third cousin thrice removed of Hubbard
T. Smith. |
| | | Political families: Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg
family of Virginia; Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madison
family of Kentucky; Tyler
family of Virginia; Pendleton-Lee
family of Maryland (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Hugh Kennedy Bullitt (1898-1940) —
also known as Hugh K. Bullitt —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., December
17, 1898.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 55th District, 1934-35.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., September
1, 1940 (age 41 years, 259
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Marshall Bullitt (1873-1957) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., March 4,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1908,
1916;
U.S. Solicitor General, 1912-13; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1914; director of banks and
insurance
companies.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., October
3, 1957 (age 84 years, 213
days).
Interment at Oxmoor-Bullitt
Family Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Walker Bullitt and Annie Priscilla (Logan) Bullitt; brother
of Alexander
Scott Bullitt (1877-1932); married, May 31,
1913, to Nora
Iasigi (daughter of Oscar
Anthony Iasigi; niece of Joseph
Andrew Iasigi; granddaughter of Joseph
Iasigi); great-grandson of Alexander
Scott Bullitt (1761-1816) and William
Logan; great-grandnephew of John
Marshall, James
Markham Marshall and Alexander
Keith Marshall; second great-grandson of John
Fry and Cuthbert
Bullitt; second great-grandnephew of William
Christian; third great-grandson of Joshua
Fry; fourth great-grandnephew of Richard
Randolph; first cousin of William
Christian Bullitt (1856-1914); first cousin once removed of James
Speed and William
Christian Bullitt (1891-1967); first cousin twice removed of Thomas
Marshall and James
Keith Marshall; first cousin five times removed of Richard
Bland and Peyton
Randolph (1721-1775); second cousin once removed of John
Augustine Marshall; second cousin thrice removed of Thomas
Mann Randolph Jr.; second cousin four times removed of Theodorick
Bland, Thomas
Jefferson, Edmund
Jenings Randolph, Beverley
Randolph and John
Randolph of Roanoke; third cousin twice removed of Benjamin
Franklin Randolph, Meriwether
Lewis Randolph and George
Wythe Randolph; third cousin thrice removed of Henry
Lee, Charles
Lee, Edmund
Jennings Lee, Martha
Jefferson Randolph, Dabney
Carr, Peyton
Randolph (1779-1828) and Henry
St. George Tucker; fourth cousin of Hugh
Kennedy Bullitt; fourth cousin once removed of Thomas
Jefferson Coolidge. |
| | | Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Lee-Randolph
family; Biddle-Randolph
family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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David L. Bunning (b. 1966) —
of Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky., 1966.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 2002-.
Still living as of 2006.
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William Andrew Burkamp (1873-1929) —
also known as William A. Burkamp —
of Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Newport, Campbell
County, Ky., August
8, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1912,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928;
member of Kentucky
state senate, 1920.
German
ancestry.
Died, of lobar
pneumonia and acute
myocarditis, in Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky., November
6, 1929 (age 56 years, 90
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Southgate, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Burkamp and Mary (Underholz) Burkamp; married to Rose M.
Davidson. |
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Frank Welsh Burke (1920-2007) —
also known as Frank W. Burke —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., June 1,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 37th District, 1958-59; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1959-63; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1969-73; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., June 29,
2007 (age 87 years, 28
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Anthony Rollins Burnam (b. 1846) —
also known as A. R. Burnam —
of Richmond, Madison
County, Ky.
Born in Richmond, Madison
County, Ky., October
10, 1846.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the
8th Kentucky District, 1891; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1896,
1908;
Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1897-1903; member of Republican
National Committee from Kentucky, 1908.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Curtis F. Burnam and Sarah H. (Rollins) Burnam; married, November
5, 1874, to Margaret A. Summers. |
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Henry Cornelius Burnett (1825-1866) —
also known as Henry C. Burnett —
of Cadiz, Trigg
County, Ky.
Born in Essex
County, Va., October
5, 1825.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1855-61; delegate
to Kentucky secession convention, 1861; served in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War; Delegate
from Kentucky to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;
Senator
from Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.
Slaveowner.
Died in Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., October
1, 1866 (age 40 years, 361
days).
Interment at East
End Cemetery, Cadiz, Ky.
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Frank N. Burns (1879-1925) —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Clifton City, Wayne
County, Tenn., August
11, 1879.
Lawyer; merchant;
mayor
of Paducah, Ky., 1916-19; defeated, 1915; Kentucky
railroad commissioner, 1920-25; died in office 1925.
Died May 30,
1925 (age 45 years, 292
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Allan A. Burton (1820-1878) —
of Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky.
Born in Garrard
County, Ky., February
14, 1820.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1860;
U.S. Minister to Colombia, 1861-66; Consul
for Costa Rica in Louisville,
Ky., 1866-77; Consul
for Peru in Lancaster,
Ky., 1868-77; member of Republican
National Committee from Kentucky, 1868-72.
Died in Garrard
County, Ky., July 13,
1878 (age 58 years, 149
days).
Interment at Lancaster
Cemetery, Lancaster, Ky.
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