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Frank Houston Bassett (1873-1950) —
of Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky.
Born in Stephensport, Breckinridge
County, Ky., November
1, 1873.
Democrat. Played and umpired professional baseball in the
Cotton and Southern leagues; dry goods
merchant; hardware
business; physician;
mayor
of Hopkinsville, Ky., 1918-21; Christian
County Court Clerk, 1922-34; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, American Medical
Association; Elks.
Died in Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., August
5, 1950 (age 76 years, 277
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Ky.
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John Young Brown Jr. (1933-2022) —
also known as John Y. Brown, Jr. —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., December
28, 1933.
Democrat. Governor of
Kentucky, 1979-83; defeated in primary, 1987; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1980.
Owner at various times of Buffalo Braves, Boston Celtics and Kentucky
Colonels basketball teams, and the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant
chain.
Died, from complications of Covid-19,
in a hospital
at Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., November
22, 2022 (age 88 years, 329
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Simeon Buford, Sr. (1756-1835) —
of Barren
County, Ky.; Warren
County, Ky.
Born in Culpeper
County, Va., December
19, 1756.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; farmer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1801-03; a founder of the
Kentucky horse racing industry.
French
and English
ancestry.
Died in 1835
(age about
78 years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Barren County, Ky.
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James Paul David Bunning (1931-2017) —
also known as Jim Bunning —
of Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky.; Southgate, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Southgate, Campbell
County, Ky., October
23, 1931.
Republican. Professional baseball player, 1950-71; member of
the Baseball Hall of
Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.; member of Kentucky
state senate 11th District, 1980-83; candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1983; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1987-99; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1999-; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 2004,
2008,
2012.
Catholic.
Died May 26,
2017 (age 85 years, 215
days).
Interment at St.
Stephen's Cemetery, Fort Thomas, Ky.
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Albert Benjamin Chandler (1898-1991) —
also known as Albert B. Chandler; Happy
Chandler —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.
Born in Corydon, Henderson
County, Ky., July 14,
1898.
Democrat. Athletic
coach; lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Kentucky
state senate 22nd District, 1930-31; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1931-35; Governor of
Kentucky, 1935-39, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1952,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1939-45; member of Democratic
National Committee from Kentucky, 1939; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1939; Commissioner of
Baseball 1945-51, during the time the sport was desegregated;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1956.
Episcopalian.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Omicron
Delta Kappa; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky., June 15,
1991 (age 92 years, 336
days).
Interment at Pisgah
Church Cemetery, Versailles, Ky.
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Walter Darlington Huddleston (1926-2018) —
also known as Walter Huddleston;
"Dee" —
of Elizabethtown, Hardin
County, Ky.
Born in Burkesville, Cumberland
County, Ky., April
15, 1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; radio disk
jokey and sportscaster; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1965-72; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1973-85; defeated, 1984; lobbyist.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Warsaw, Gallatin
County, Ky., October
16, 2018 (age 92 years, 184
days).
Burial location unknown.
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