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William Huston Natcher (1909-1994) —
also known as William H. Natcher —
of Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky.
Born in Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky., September
11, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer; Warren
County Attorney, 1938-50; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1940;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; commonwealth attorney,
8th District, 1951-53; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1953-94; died in
office 1994.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Kiwanis;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March
29, 1994 (age 84 years, 199
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Bowling Green, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of J. M. Natcher and Blanche (Hays) Natcher; married, June 17,
1937, to Virginia Reardon. |
| | | The William H. Natcher Federal
Building and U.S.
Courthouse, in Bowling
Green, Kentucky, is named for
him. — The William H. Natcher Parkway
(opened 1972 as the Green River Parkway; renamed 1994; redesignated
2018 as Interstate 165, without the Natcher name), which ran through
Warren,
Butler,
Ohio,
and Daviess
counties, Kentucky, was named for
him. — The William H. Natcher Bridge
(opened 2002), which takes U.S. Highway 231 over the Ohio River,
between Daviess
County, Kentucky and Spencer
County, Indiana, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier |
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Joseph Harrington Nathan (1856-1955) —
also known as Joseph H. Nathan —
of Sheffield, Colbert
County, Ala.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., January
7, 1856.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Alabama, 1906; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1912,
1916.
Died in Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala., July 21,
1955 (age 99 years, 195
days).
Interment at Winston
Family Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Ala.
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Gerald A. Neal (b. 1945) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born September
22, 1945.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state senate 33rd District, 1989-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 2004,
2008.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, National
Bar Association; Urban
League.
Still living as of 2008.
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Robert William Nelson (1845-1927) —
also known as Robert W. Nelson —
of Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Alexandria, Campbell
County, Ky., April 3,
1845.
Democrat. Lawyer; president and owner of the Georgetown Water, Gas,
Electric and Power Company; one of the founders of the Latonia
race track (once a famed horse racing venue) and the German National
Bank of
Newport; Campbell
County Attorney, 1869-73; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1877-78; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1880;
mayor
of Newport, Ky., 1900-04.
Died January
9, 1927 (age 81 years, 281
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Southgate, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of John Hayden Nelson and Marie Ellen Sallie Nelson. |
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Anthony New (1747-1833) —
of Elkton, Todd
County, Ky.
Born in Gloucester
County, Va., 1747.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1793-1805 (12th District 1793-97,
at-large 1797-1805); U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1811-13, 1817-19, 1821-23 (1st
District 1811-13, 5th District 1817-19, 1821-23).
Slaveowner.
Died near Elkton, Todd
County, Ky., March 2,
1833 (age about 85
years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Todd County, Ky.
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Henry Wirt Newkirk (b. 1854) —
also known as H. Wirt Newkirk —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Kentucky; Luther, Lake
County, Mich.; Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
1, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; Bay
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1881; Lake
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1889-92; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1892;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1893-94, 1907-10, 1917-18
(Osceola District 1893-94, Washtenaw County 1st District 1907-10,
1917-18); Washtenaw
County Probate Judge, 1897-1900; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1931-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1880 to
Eleanor J. Birkett. |
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Benjamin Sedgwick Noble (1805-1837) —
of Franklin
County, Ind.
Born in Campbell
County, Ky., April
19, 1805.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1829-30, 1831-32, 1833-34;
defeated, 1834.
Died in Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind., January
26, 1837 (age 31 years, 282
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Spencer D. Noe (b. 1943) —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Danville, Boyle
County, Ky., January
8, 1943.
Lawyer; Democratic candidate for Kentucky
state house of representatives 78th District, 1973; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 2004.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi.
Still living as of 2004.
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Edwin Lee Norris (1865-1924) —
also known as Edwin L. Norris —
of Dillon, Beaverhead
County, Mont.; Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.
Born in Cumberland
County, Ky., August
15, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Montana
state senate from Beaverhead County, 1897-1900; Lieutenant
Governor of Montana, 1905-08; Governor of
Montana, 1908-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Montana, 1912,
1916
(Honorary
Vice-President).
Died in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., April
25, 1924 (age 58 years, 254
days).
Original interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Bowling Green, Ky.; reinterment at Highland
Cemetery, Great Falls, Mont.
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Clement Singleton Nunn (1870-1935) —
also known as Clemm S. Nunn —
of Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky.
Born in Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky., February
1, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1914; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1920.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died June 19,
1935 (age 65 years, 138
days).
Interment at Mapleview
Cemetery, Marion, Ky.
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Louis Broady Nunn (1924-2004) —
also known as Louie B. Nunn —
of Glasgow, Barren
County, Ky.; Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Park City, Barren
County, Ky., March 8,
1924.
Republican. Lawyer; state court judge in Kentucky, 1953;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1960
(alternate), 1972;
Governor
of Kentucky, 1967-71; defeated, 1979; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1972.
Died January
29, 2004 (age 79 years, 327
days).
Interment at Cosby
Cemetery, Horse Cave, Ky.
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Charles Franklin Ogden (1873-1933) —
also known as Charles F. Ogden —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Anchorage, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Charlestown, Clark
County, Ind., February
4, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1898-99; served in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War; candidate for Kentucky
state senate, 1902; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1919-23.
Disciples
of Christ.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., April
10, 1933 (age 60 years, 65
days).
Interment at Resthaven
Memorial Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Woodson Ratcliffe Oglesby (1867-1955) —
also known as Woodson R. Oglesby —
of Tuckahoe, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ky., February
9, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 1st District, 1906; U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1913-17; defeated,
1916.
Died in Quincy, Gadsden
County, Fla., April
30, 1955 (age 88 years, 80
days).
Entombed at Eastern
Cemetery, Quitman, Ga.
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Mordecai Oliver (1819-1898) —
of Richmond, Ray
County, Mo.; Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Anderson
County, Ky., October
22, 1819.
Whig. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1853-57; secretary
of state of Missouri, 1861-65.
Died in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., April
25, 1898 (age 78 years, 185
days).
Interment at Hazelwood
Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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Emmet O'Neal (1887-1967) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., April
14, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1935-47; defeated,
1946; U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1947-48.
Baptist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 18,
1967 (age 80 years, 95
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Joseph Thomas O'Neal —
also known as Joseph T. O'Neal —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Lawyer; candidate for mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1905.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Clay O'Rear (1863-1961) —
also known as Edward C. O'Rear —
of Montgomery
County, Ky.; Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.
Born in Camargo, Montgomery
County, Ky., February
2, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Kentucky; Montgomery
County Judge, 1894-98; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1907-11; candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1911; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Died in Woodford
County, Ky., September
12, 1961 (age 98 years, 222
days).
Interment at Machpelah
Cemetery, Mt. Sterling, Ky.
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Charles Wilson Osenton (1865-1930) —
also known as Charles W. Osenton —
of Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.; Kanawha Falls, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., May 9,
1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1899-1902; Fayette
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-04; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1904,
1908,
1920;
member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1920-28.
Fell
off a cliff, suffered a skull fracture, and died, in Kanawha Falls,
Fayette
County, W.Va., August
6, 1930 (age 65 years, 89
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John McAuley Palmer (1817-1900) —
also known as John M. Palmer —
of Carlinville, Macoupin
County, Ill.; Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Eagle Creek, Scott
County, Ky., September
13, 1817.
Lawyer; probate judge in Illinois, 1843-47; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention from Macoupin County,
1847; county judge in Illinois, 1849-52; member of Illinois
state senate, 1852-56; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1856;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1859; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Illinois; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
Governor
of Illinois, 1869-73; defeated (Democratic), 1888; received 3
electoral votes for Vice-President, 1872;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1884;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1891-97; delegate to Gold Democrat
National Convention from Illinois, 1896; Gold Democratic candidate
for President
of the United States, 1896.
Died in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., September
25, 1900 (age 83 years, 12
days).
Interment at Carlinville
City Cemetery, Carlinville, Ill.
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James Park (b. 1892) —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Madison
County, Ky., November
10, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I;
lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1922-23; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kentucky, 1932,
1936;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1944; Kentucky
Republican state chair, 1948.
Disciples
of Christ.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Kentucky Post, November 2, 1944 |
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Thomas Hanson Paynter (1851-1921) —
also known as Thomas H. Paynter —
of Greenup, Greenup
County, Ky.; Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.
Born near Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky., December
9, 1851.
Democrat. Lawyer; Greenup
County Attorney, 1876-82; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1889-95; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1895-1906; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1907-13; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1908.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., March 8,
1921 (age 69 years, 89
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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John Lee Peak (1839-1910) —
also known as John L. Peak —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Scott
County, Ky., April 5,
1839.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1895-97.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., September
24, 1910 (age 71 years, 172
days).
Interment at Mt.
Washington Cemetery, Independence, Mo.
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Austin Peay IV (1876-1927) —
also known as "The Maker of Modern
Tennessee" —
of Clarksville, Montgomery
County, Tenn.
Born in Christian
County, Ky., June 1,
1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1901-05; Tennessee
Democratic state chair, 1905; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1916
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1924;
Governor
of Tennessee, 1923-27; died in office 1927.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, at the Governor's
Residence, Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., October
2, 1927 (age 51 years, 123
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Clarksville, Tenn.
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Fielding Jones Pentecost (1876-1951) —
of Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky.
Born in Corydon, Henderson
County, Ky., September
11, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1928.
Died in Benton, Marshall
County, Ky., August
6, 1951 (age 74 years, 329
days).
Interment at Fernwood
Cemetery, Henderson, Ky.
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Carl Dewey Perkins (1912-1984) —
also known as Carl D. Perkins —
of Hindman, Knott
County, Ky.
Born in Hindman, Knott
County, Ky., October
15, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1940; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1949-84; died in
office 1984.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., August
3, 1984 (age 71 years, 293
days).
Interment at Perkins
Cemetery, Leburn, Ky.
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George E. Philipps (1875-1928) —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Madison, Jefferson
County, Ind., 1875.
Lawyer; mayor
of Covington, Ky., 1912-15.
Died in 1928
(age about
53 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Elijah Conner Phister (1822-1887) —
also known as Elijah Phister —
of Maysville, Mason
County, Ky.
Born in Maysville, Mason
County, Ky., October
8, 1822.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Maysville, Ky., 1848; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1856-62;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1867-71; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1879-83.
Slaveowner.
Died in Maysville, Mason
County, Ky., May 16,
1887 (age 64 years, 220
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Maysville, Ky.
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Edward Jackson Picklesimer, Sr. (1874-1955) —
also known as Eddie Picklesimer —
of Pikeville, Pike
County, Ky.; Shelby Creek, Pike
County, Ky.
Born in Johnson
County, Ky., March
30, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; Pike
County Attorney, 1911-17; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kentucky, 1936.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Robinson Creek, Pike
County, Ky., March 1,
1955 (age 80 years, 336
days).
Interment at Johnson
Memorial Cemetery, Pikeville, Ky.
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John Pope (1770-1845) —
also known as "One-Arm Pope" —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.; Springfield, Washington
County, Ky.
Born in Prince
William County, Va., 1770.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Kentucky; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1802, 1806-07; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1807-13; secretary
of state of Kentucky, 1816-19; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1825-29; Governor
of Arkansas Territory, 1829-35; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1837-43.
Lost
his right arm as a youth.
Slaveowner.
Died in Springfield, Washington
County, Ky., July 12,
1845 (age about 75
years).
Interment at Springfield
Cemetery, Springfield, Ky.
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Edwin Monroe Porch (1852-1927) —
also known as Edwin M. Porch —
of Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky.
Born in Kentucky, February
4, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1888;
agent for Standard Oil Company.
Died April
18, 1927 (age 75 years, 73
days).
Interment at Somerset
Cemetery, Somerset, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Edwin Denton Porch and Elizabeth Jane (Cox) Porch; married, December
1, 1869, to Mary Harreitt Gossett. |
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Lazarus Whitehead Powell (1812-1867) —
also known as Lazarus W. Powell —
of Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky.
Born in Henderson
County, Ky., October
6, 1812.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1836; Governor of
Kentucky, 1851-55; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1859-65.
Slaveowner.
Died July 3,
1867 (age 54 years, 270
days).
Interment at Fernwood
Cemetery, Henderson, Ky.
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Caleb Powers (1869-1932) —
of Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky.
Born in Whitley
County, Ky., February
1, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer; secretary
of state of Kentucky, 1900; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 11th District, 1911-19; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1916.
Prosecuted
and thrice convicted
for the murder
of Gov. William
J. Goebel and spent eight years in prison;
pardoned
in 1908 by Gov. Augustus
E. Willson.
Died July 25,
1932 (age 63 years, 175
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Barbourville, Ky.
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William Preston (1816-1887) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born near Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., October
16, 1816.
Lawyer; delegate to Whig National Convention from Kentucky,
1839 (speaker); colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; delegate
to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1850, 1868-69; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1851-53; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1852-55; defeated,
1854; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1856,
1880
(speaker);
U.S. Minister to Spain, 1859-61; general in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War.
Slaveowner.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., September
21, 1887 (age 70 years, 340
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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James Allen Prewitt (b. 1862) —
also known as J. Allen Prewitt —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Henry
County, Ky., January
20, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; mayor
of Independence, Mo., 1906-07; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1917-22.
Burial location unknown.
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William Jennings Price (1873-1922) —
of Danville, Boyle
County, Ky.
Born in Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky., December
15, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Kentucky; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1908;
U.S. Minister to Panama, 1913-21.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Chi.
Died in 1922
(age about
48 years).
Burial location unknown.
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George H. Proffit (1807-1847) —
of Petersburg, Pike
County, Ind.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., September
7, 1807.
Merchant;
lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1831-33, 1836-39; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1839-43; U.S. Minister
to Brazil, 1843-44.
French
and English
ancestry.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., September
7, 1847 (age 40 years, 0
days).
Interment at Walnut
Hills Cemetery, Petersburg, Ind.
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Samuel Johnson Pugh (1850-1922) —
also known as Samuel J. Pugh —
of Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky.
Born in Greenup
County, Ky., January
28, 1850.
Republican. Lawyer; Lewis
County Attorney, 1878-86; Lewis
County Judge, 1886-90; delegate
to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1890-91; member of
Kentucky
state senate, 1893-94; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1895-1901.
Died in Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky., April
17, 1922 (age 72 years, 79
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Vanceburg, Ky.
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