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  Frederic Moseley Sackett Jr. (1868-1941) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., December 17, 1868. Republican. Lawyer; president, Louisville Gas Co. and Louisville Lighting Co., 1907-12; president, Pioneer Coal Co. and Black Star Coal Co.;; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1925-30; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1928 (chair, Committee on Permanent Organization); U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 1930-33. Unitarian. Died in Baltimore, Md., May 18, 1941 (age 72 years, 152 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Frederic Moseley Sackett and Emma Louisa (Paine) Sackett; married, April 12, 1898, to Olive Speed (fourth great-granddaughter of Joshua Fry).
  Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Bullitt-Speed-Fry-Henry family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Frederick Sackett: Bernard V. Burke, Ambassador Frederick Sackett and the Collapse of the Weimar Republic, 1930-1933
  James Rodes Saltonstall (1825-1902) — also known as James R. Saltonstall — of Slater, Saline County, Mo. Born near Georgetown, Scott County, Ky., January 28, 1825. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state senate 15th District, 1885-88. Died January 16, 1902 (age 76 years, 353 days). Interment at Slater City Cemetery, Slater, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Gurdon Flower Saltonstall and Mary Ragland (Thomson) Saltonstall; second great-grandnephew of Gurdon Saltonstall (1708-1785); third great-grandson of Gurdon Saltonstall (1666-1724); third cousin once removed of Watson Merrick Rogers; third cousin twice removed of Leverett Saltonstall (1783-1845); fourth cousin once removed of Leverett Saltonstall (1825-1895).
  Political families: Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts; Saltonstall-Weeks family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Cecil Carlton Sanders (1914-2007) — of Lancaster, Garrard County, Ky. Born in Garrard County, Ky., March 2, 1914. Democrat. School teacher; athletic coach; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1953-55; member of Kentucky state senate, 1955-59. Disciples of Christ. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons; American Legion; Rotary; American Academy of Political and Social Science. Died, in St. Joseph's Hospital, Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., January 13, 2007 (age 92 years, 317 days). Interment at Lancaster Cemetery, Lancaster, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of James Blythe Sanders and Suella (Jones) Sanders; married to Viola Layton and Mary Elizabeth Gulley.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Larry Saunders (b. 1939) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born August 1, 1939. Democrat. Lawyer; realtor; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1968-88; member of Kentucky state senate 37th District, 1993-; chair of Jefferson County Democratic Party, 2000. Catholic. Still living as of 2004.
  Ernesto Scorsone (b. 1952) — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born February 15, 1952. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1980; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1985-96; member of Kentucky state senate 13th District, 1996-; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1998. Catholic. Still living as of 2004.
  George F. Shannon (c.1785-1836) — also known as "Peg Leg" — of St. Charles, St. Charles County, Mo. Born in a log cabin in Washington County, Pa., about 1785. Youngest member of the Lewis and Clark expedition, 1804-06; wounded in a skirmish with Indians in 1807 and lost a leg; lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1820-24; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1820; U.S. Attorney for Missouri, 1829-34. Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died, in a hotel at Palmyra, Marion County, Mo., August 30, 1836 (age about 51 years). Interment at Massey Mill Cemetery, Near Palmyra, Marion County, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of George David Shannon and Jane (Milligan) Shannon; brother of Thomas Shannon, James Shannon and Wilson Shannon; married, September 18, 1813, to Ruth Snowden Price; granduncle of Isaac Charles Parker.
  Political family: Shannon-Shelby family.
  Shannon County, Mo. is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  James Shannon (c.1791-1832) — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born in Claysville, Washington County, Pa., about 1791. Lawyer; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Central America, 1832, died in office 1832. Irish ancestry. Died, of yellow fever, 1832 (age about 41 years). Interment somewhere in Frankfort, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of George David Shannon and Jane (Milligan) Shannon; brother of George F. Shannon, Thomas Shannon and Wilson Shannon; married to Susanna Hart Shelby (daughter of Isaac Shelby); granduncle of Isaac Charles Parker.
  Political family: Shannon-Shelby family.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Roy Mahlon Shelbourne (1890-1974) — also known as Roy M. Shelbourne — of Paducah, McCracken County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Bardwell, Carlisle County, Ky., November 12, 1890. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; delegate to Kentucky convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1944 (member, Credentials Committee); U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, 1946-64; took senior status 1964. Christian. Member, Kappa Sigma; Rotary. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., December 29, 1974 (age 84 years, 47 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Moreau Thomas Shelbourne and Jenny Lind (Dennis) Shelbourne; married, October 8, 1914, to Edith Richardson.
  See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  John Simpson (d. 1813) — of Shelby County, Ky. Born in Virginia. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1806-11; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. Killed in the Battle of River Raisin, in Frenchtown (now Monroe), Monroe County, Mich., January 22, 1813. Original interment somewhere in Monroe, Mich.; reinterment in 1834 at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
  Simpson County, Ky. is named for him.
  The city of Simpsonville, Kentucky, is named for him.
  John Thaxter Sims (d. 1978) — also known as J. Thaxter Sims — of Mt. Olivet, Robertson County, Ky.; Cynthiana, Harrison County, Ky. Democrat. Lawyer; Robertson County Attorney, 1930-33; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1932 (alternate), 1960, 1964. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Fayette County, Ky., October 17, 1978. Interment at Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana, Ky.
  Relatives: Married to Sallie Worthington.
  Ben Dodge Smith (1891-1977) — also known as B. D. Smith — of Somerset, Pulaski County, Ky. Born in Somerset, Pulaski County, Ky., June 20, 1891. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1944. Died in Pulaski County, Ky., January 16, 1977 (age 85 years, 210 days). Interment at Somerset Cemetery, Somerset, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Ben V. Smith and Jennie Smith; married to Niola Colyer.
  George Weissinger Smith (1864-1931) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., October 10, 1864. Republican. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1898; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1917-21. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., January 28, 1931 (age 66 years, 110 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Green Clay Smith (1826-1895) — also known as Green C. Smith — of Covington, Kenton County, Ky. Born in Richmond, Madison County, Ky., July 4, 1826. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1861; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1863-66; Governor of Montana Territory, 1866-68; Prohibition candidate for President of the United States, 1876. Baptist. Died in Washington, D.C., June 29, 1895 (age 68 years, 360 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Speed Smith; grandson of Green Clay.
  Political family: Clay family of Kentucky (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Walker Smith Jr. (b. 1874) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Covington, Kenton County, Ky., November 21, 1874. Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives from Hamilton County, 1902-05; U.S. Consul General in Santo Domingo, as of 1914. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Walker Smith.
  Marion Eugene Snyder (1928-2007) — also known as Gene Snyder — of Brownsboro Farms, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., January 26, 1928. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1963-65, 1967-87 (3rd District 1963-65, 4th District 1967-87); defeated, 1964. Lutheran. Member, Optimist Club. Died in Naples, Collier County, Fla., February 16, 2007 (age 79 years, 21 days). Interment at Duncan Memorial, Oldham County, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Marion Hustavus Snyder and Lois E. Snyder; married 1961 to Mary Louise Hodges.
  The Gene Snyder U.S. Courthouse and Custom House (opened 1932, renamed 1986), in Louisville, Kentucky, is named for him.  — The Gene Snyder Freeway (I-265 and Ky-841), in Louisville, Kentucky, is named for him.  — The Gene Snyder Airport (general aviation), in Pendleton County, Kentucky, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Jerry Curtis South (1867-1930) — also known as Jerry C. South — of Mountain Home, Baxter County, Ark. Born in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., March 24, 1867. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Arkansas state legislature, 1891-1901; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1892, 1896, 1904 (speaker), 1908, 1912 (member, Credentials Committee), 1916 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee); served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War. Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., September 24, 1930 (age 63 years, 184 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son-in-law of Thomas Frazier Hargis; brother-in-law of Enoch Edgar Hume and Christine Bradley South; brother of John Glover South; uncle of Eleanor Hume Offutt; grandson of Jeremiah Weldon South; great-grandson of Samuel South; first cousin of South Trimble; first cousin once removed of South Strong; first cousin twice removed of Harrison Cockrill and Jeremiah Vardaman Cockrell.
  Political family: Cockrell-South family of Kentucky.
  William Wright Southgate (1800-1849) — of Covington, Kenton County, Ky. Born in Newport, Campbell County, Ky., November 27, 1800. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1827; mayor of Covington, Ky., 1835-36; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 13th District, 1837-39. Slaveowner. Died in Covington, Kenton County, Ky., December 26, 1849 (age 49 years, 29 days). Interment at Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington, Ky.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Cresap Sprigg (1802-1852) — of Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ky. Born in Frostburg, Allegany County, Md., 1802. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1830-34, 1837-40, 1852; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1841-43. Died in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ky., October 3, 1852 (age about 50 years). Interment at Grove Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville, Ky.
  Relatives: Brother of Michael Cresap Sprigg.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Drew William Standrod (1858-1942) — also known as Drew W. Standrod — of Malad City, Oneida County, Idaho; Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho. Born in Rockcastle County, Ky., August 12, 1858. Republican. Lawyer; banker; delegate to Idaho state constitutional convention, 1889; candidate for justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1896, 1898; candidate for Governor of Idaho, 1900; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1904; director, Idaho Power Company. Died in Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho, December 21, 1942 (age 84 years, 131 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Pocatello, Idaho.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Samuel Standrod and Elvira (Campbell) Standrod; married, September 24, 1888, to Eve Emma Van Wormer.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Brown Stansbury (1923-1985) — also known as William B. Stansbury — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Corydon, Harrison County, Ind., March 18, 1923. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; chair of Jefferson County Democratic Party, 1968-76; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1977-81; in 1978, during a firemen's strike, he left the city, saying that he was going to a conference in Atlanta; instead, he went to New Orleans for a tryst with his administrative assistant; the scandal led to an effort to impeach him; soon after, a city official pleaded guilty to extorting $16,000 from local businessmen; when questioned by a federal grand jury as to whether this money came to his campaign or to him personally, Stansbury refused to answer, claiming the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. Member, Delta Upsilon; American Bar Association. While crossing Bardstown Road to enter St. Francis of Assisi Church, he was hit by a car, and died soon after, in Humana Hospital-University, Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., April 4, 1985 (age 62 years, 17 days); His mother was killed in the same accident, and his wife was injured. Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of James Bernard Stansbury and Alliene (Brown) Stansbury; married 1983 to Mary Ellen Farmer.
  William B. Stansbury Park (established 1900, received current name 1985), in Louisville, Kentucky, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Richard Henry Stanton (1812-1891) — also known as Richard H. Stanton — of Maysville, Mason County, Ky. Born in Alexandria, D.C. (now Va.), September 9, 1812. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor; postmaster; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1844, 1852, 1868; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1849-55; defeated, 1855; candidate for Presidential Elector for Kentucky; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1868-74. Slaveowner. Died in Maysville, Mason County, Ky., March 20, 1891 (age 78 years, 192 days). Interment at Maysville Cemetery, Maysville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Stanton and Harriet (Perry) Stanton; brother of Frederick Perry Stanton; married 1833 to Asenath Throop.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Benjamin F. Stapleton (b. 1873) — of Denver, Colo. Born in Paintsville, Johnson County, Ky., November 12, 1873. Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; postmaster at Denver, Colo., 1915-21; oil business; mayor of Denver, Colo., 1923-31, 1935-47; Colorado state auditor, 1933-35; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1940. Member, Freemasons; Ku Klux Klan. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1917 to Mabel Freeland.
Adlai E. Stevenson Adlai Ewing Stevenson (1835-1914) — also known as Adlai E. Stevenson — of Metamora, Woodford County, Ill.; Bloomington, McLean County, Ill. Born in Christian County, Ky., October 23, 1835. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; U.S. Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1875-77, 1879-81; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1884, 1892; Vice President of the United States, 1893-97; defeated, 1900; candidate for Governor of Illinois, 1908. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Council on Foreign Relations; Phi Delta Theta. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 14, 1914 (age 78 years, 234 days). Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of John Turner Stevenson and Eliza Ann (Ewing) Stevenson; married, December 20, 1866, to Letitia Green; father of Lewis Green Stevenson; grandfather of Adlai Ewing Stevenson II; great-grandfather of Adlai Ewing Stevenson III; great-granduncle of McLean Stevenson; cousin *** of James Stevenson Ewing and Sydenham Benoni Alexander.
  Political family: Stevenson family of Bloomington, Illinois (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, September 1908
  John White Stevenson (1812-1886) — also known as John W. Stevenson — of Covington, Kenton County, Ky. Born in Richmond, Va., May 2, 1812. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1845-48; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1848, 1852, 1856, 1880 (Permanent Chair); delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1857-61; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1867; Governor of Kentucky, 1867-71; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1871-77. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association. Slaveowner. Died in Covington, Kenton County, Ky., August 10, 1886 (age 74 years, 100 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Stevenson; great-grandson of Carter Braxton.
  Political family: Brockenbrough-Stevenson-Braxton-Tyler family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Stevenson (built 1943 at Baltimore, Maryland; scrapped 1971) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Brady M. Stewart — of Paducah, McCracken County, Ky. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1940, 1948; county judge in Kentucky, 1947. Burial location unknown.
  Katie Kratz Stine (b. 1956) — of Fort Thomas, Campbell County, Ky. Born December 6, 1956. Republican. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1995-98; member of Kentucky state senate 24th District, 1999-. Female. Episcopalian. Member, Junior League; Daughters of the American Revolution. Still living as of 2004.
  Robert Stivers (b. 1961) — Born December 24, 1961. Republican. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state senate 25th District, 1998-. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Still living as of 2004.
  Richard Charles Stoll (1876-1949) — also known as Richard C. Stoll — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., March 21, 1876. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1912, 1916, 1920; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1920-31. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif; Kappa Alpha Order; Omicron Delta Kappa. Died June 26, 1949 (age 73 years, 97 days). Interment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Pindell Stoll.
  William Joel Stone (1848-1918) — also known as William J. Stone — of Nevada, Vernon County, Mo.; St. Louis, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo. Born near Richmond, Madison County, Ky., May 7, 1848. Democrat. Lawyer; Vernon County Prosecuting Attorney, 1873-74; candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri; U.S. Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1885-91; Governor of Missouri, 1893-97; member of Democratic National Committee from Missouri, 1896-1904; Vice-Chair of Democratic National Committee, 1900-04; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1903-18; died in office 1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1904, 1912 (speaker), 1916 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee). Died in Washington, D.C., April 14, 1918 (age 69 years, 342 days). Interment at Deepwood Cemetery, Nevada, Mo.
  Relatives: Married to Sarah Louise Winston; father of Kimbrough Stone.
  Cross-reference: John J. Cochran
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  South Strong (1880-1939) — of Jackson, Breathitt County, Ky. Born in Lost Creek, Breathitt County, Ky., July 23, 1880. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1912; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1912. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died, of pneumonia, at Jackson, Breathitt County, Ky., November 29, 1939 (age 59 years, 129 days). Interment at Combs Cemetery, Jackson, Ky.
  Relatives: Grandnephew of Isaac Newton Cardwell and Thomas Perrin Cardwell; great-grandson of Jeremiah Weldon South; first cousin once removed of Jerry Curtis South and John Glover South; first cousin thrice removed of Harrison Cockrill; second cousin of Eleanor Hume Offutt.
  Political family: Cockrell-South family of Kentucky.
  Sam B. Strother (1871-1929) — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born near Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., June 16, 1871. Lawyer; mayor of Kansas City, Mo., 1922. Died January 19, 1929 (age 57 years, 217 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
  John Todd Stuart (1807-1885) — also known as John T. Stuart — of Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill. Born near Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., November 10, 1807. Lawyer; law partner of Abraham Lincoln; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1833-37; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1839-43, 1863-65 (3rd District 1839-43, 8th District 1863-65); member of Illinois state senate 12th District, 1849-50. Died November 23, 1885 (age 78 years, 13 days). Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Greg Stumbo — of Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Ky. Born in Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Ky. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1984-2003; Kentucky state attorney general, 2004-. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 2006.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Karen Henderson.
  Mac Swinford (1899-1975) — Born in Cynthiana, Harrison County, Ky., December 23, 1899. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1926-29; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1933-37; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1937-75; died in office 1975; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, 1937-75; died in office 1975. Died, in Cincinnati General Hospital, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, February 3, 1975 (age 75 years, 42 days). Interment at Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of MaCalla C. Swinford and Alice Freeman 'Allie' (McKee) Swinford; married, November 17, 1927, to Minnie Bentgon Peterson; father of John McKee Swinford.
  Political family: Swinford family of Cynthiana, Kentucky.
  See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
King Swope King Swope (1893-1961) — of Danville, Boyle County, Ky.; Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born in Danville, Boyle County, Ky., August 10, 1893. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Kentucky; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1919-21; defeated, 1920; state court judge in Kentucky, 1931; candidate for Governor of Kentucky, 1935, 1939; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1936 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1940 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1944. Disciples of Christ. Member, Phi Delta Theta; Elks. Died in 1961 (age about 67 years). Interment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of James H. Swope and Mary Jessie (King) Swope; married, March 22, 1917, to Mary Margaret Richards.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Library of Congress
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