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Harvey Samuel Irwin (1844-1916) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Highland
County, Ohio, December
10, 1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1901-03.
Died in Vienna, Fairfax
County, Va., September
3, 1916 (age 71 years, 268
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Ollie Murray James (1871-1918) —
also known as Ollie M. James —
of Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky.
Born in Crittenden
County, Ky., July 27,
1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1896,
1904
(delegation chair; speaker),
1908
(delegation chair), 1912
(Permanent
Chair; chair, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker),
1916;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1903-13; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1913-18; died in office 1918.
Died in 1918
(age about
46 years).
Interment at Mapleview
Cemetery, Marion, Ky.
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John Jameson (1802-1857) —
of Missouri.
Born near Mt. Sterling, Montgomery
County, Ky., March 6,
1802.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1830-36; Speaker of
the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1834-36; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1839-41, 1843-45, 1847-49 (at-large
1839-41, 1843-45, 2nd District 1847-49); ordained
minister.
Slaveowner.
Died in Fulton, Callaway
County, Mo., January
24, 1857 (age 54 years, 324
days).
Interment a private or family graveyard, Callaway County, Mo.
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Joshua Husband Jewett (1815-1861) —
also known as Joshua Husband Jewitt —
of Elizabethtown, Hardin
County, Ky.
Born in Harford
County, Md., September
30, 1815.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1855-59.
Slaveowner.
Died in Elizabethtown, Hardin
County, Ky., July 14,
1861 (age 45 years, 287
days).
Interment at Elizabethtown
City Cemetery, Elizabethtown, Ky.
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George W. Johnson (1811-1862) —
of Georgetown, Scott
County, Ky.
Born in 1811.
Lawyer; delegate
to Kentucky secession convention, 1861; Confederate Governor of
Kentucky, 1861-62.
Shot
during a Civil War
battle, and died soon after, 1862
(age about
51 years).
Interment somewhere
in Georgetown, Ky.
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Henry V. Johnson (b. 1852) —
of Georgetown, Scott
County, Ky.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Scott
County, Ky., August
6, 1852.
Democrat. Lawyer; Scott
County Attorney; U.S.
Attorney for Colorado, 1893-97; mayor of
Denver, Colo., 1899-1901.
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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John Telemachus Johnson (1788-1856) —
also known as John T. Johnson —
of Georgetown, Scott
County, Ky.
Born in Great Crossings, Scott
County, Ky., October
5, 1788.
Minister;
lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1810; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1821-25 (3rd District 1821-23, 5th
District 1823-25); Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1826.
Christian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., December
17, 1856 (age 68 years, 73
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Richard Mentor Johnson (1780-1850) —
also known as Richard M. Johnson —
of Great Crossings, Scott
County, Ky.
Born in Jefferson
County, Ky., October
17, 1780.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1804; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1807-19, 1829-37 (4th District
1807-13, at-large 1813-15, 3rd District 1815-19, 5th District
1829-33, 13th District 1833-37); U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1819-29; Vice
President of the United States, 1837-41; defeated, 1840;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1844.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., November
19, 1850 (age 70 years, 33
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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George W. Jolly (born c.1849) —
of Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky.
Born about 1849.
Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1888;
U.S.
Attorney for Kentucky, 1889-94; Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1898.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
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Benjamin Franklin Jonas (1834-1911) —
also known as Benjamin F. Jonas —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Williamsport, Johnson
County, Ky., July 19,
1834.
Democrat. Lawyer; major in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1865, 1876-77; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1868,
1884;
U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1879-85; member of Democratic
National Committee from Louisiana, 1880.
Jewish.
Died December
21, 1911 (age 77 years, 155
days).
Interment at Dispersed
of Judah Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
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Charles Wesley Jones (1904-c.1957) —
also known as Charles W. Jones —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky., February
14, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1932; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1944,
1948
(alternate), 1952;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1952.
Methodist.
African
ancestry.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., about 1957 (age about 53
years).
Burial location unknown.
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James Garrard Jones (1814-1872) —
also known as James G. Jones —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky., July 3,
1814.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1847-53; Indiana
state attorney general, 1861; colonel in the Union Army during
the Civil War; circuit judge in Indiana, 1869.
Episcopalian.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., April 5,
1872 (age 57 years, 277
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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John Rice Jones (1759-1824) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind.; Kaskaskia, Randolph
County, Ill.; Potosi, Washington
County, Mo.
Born in Mallwyd, Gwynedd, Wales,
February
11, 1759.
Lawyer; member
Indiana territorial council, 1805-08; member of Missouri
territorial legislature, 1814; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention from Washington
County, 1820; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1820-24; appointed 1820; died in
office 1824.
Welsh
ancestry.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., February
1, 1824 (age 64 years, 355
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ray S. Jones II (b. 1969) —
of Pikeville, Pike
County, Ky.
Born October
6, 1969.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state senate 31st District, 2001-.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2004.
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John Joyes (1799-1877) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., January
8, 1799.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1827; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1834-36.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., May 31,
1877 (age 78 years, 143
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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David K. Karem (b. 1943) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born August
31, 1943.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 34th District, 1972-74; member of
Kentucky
state senate 35th District, 1976-.
Catholic.
Lebanese
ancestry.
Still living as of 2004.
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George John Kaufmann (b. 1913) —
also known as George J. Kaufmann —
of Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Newport, Campbell
County, Ky., May 20,
1913.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1952,
1956,
1960.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary;
Elks; Eagles;
Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George J. Kaufmann and Mary (Brown) Kaufmann; married, July 16,
1936, to Ann Bassmann. |
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James Riley Keaton (1861-1946) —
also known as James R. Keaton —
of Guthrie, Logan
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Carter
County, Ky., December
10, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Oklahoma territorial supreme court, 1896-98; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Oklahoma Territory, 1898.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Wesley Hospital,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., April 3,
1946 (age 84 years, 114
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Relatives: Son
of Nelson T. Keaton and Mary Ann (Huff) Keaton; married 1890 to
Lucille Johnston. |
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James Nicholas Kehoe (1862-1945) —
also known as James N. Kehoe —
of Maysville, Mason
County, Ky.
Born in Maysville, Mason
County, Ky., July 15,
1862.
Democrat. Printing
business; lawyer; banker; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1901-05; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1912
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); president, Hayswood Hospital.
Died June 16,
1945 (age 82 years, 336
days).
Interment at Maysville
Cemetery, Maysville, Ky.
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Dan Kelly (b. 1950) —
of Springfield, Washington
County, Ky.
Born August
29, 1950.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state senate 14th District, 1991-.
Still living as of 2004.
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William Louis Kelly (b. 1839) —
also known as William L. Kelly —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Springfield, Washington
County, Ky., August
27, 1839.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; newspaper
editor; lawyer; district judge in Minnesota 2nd District,
1887-1917.
Burial location unknown.
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John Kelsey (b. 1819) —
of Benton
County, Ore.
Born in Kentucky, 1819.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Benton County,
1857; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1868-70.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Kramer (1879-1943) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., April
18, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 13th District, 1933-43; defeated,
1942, 1943; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1936;
candidate in primary for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1941.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Cedar Lodge Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
20, 1943 (age 63 years, 277
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Calvary
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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