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Scotch-Irish ancestry Politicians in Kentucky

William Kyle Anderson (b. 1847) — also known as William K. Anderson — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born near Owensboro, Daviess County, Ky., March 24, 1847. Republican. U.S. Consul in Hanover, 1897-98. Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish and English ancestry. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married, January 26, 1877, to Cornelia M. Cook.   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.   Relatives: Son of Rev. John Brown and Margaret (Preston) Brown; brother of James Brown; married, February 21, 1799, to Margaretta Mason; father of Mason Brown; grandfather of Benjamin Gratz Brown; granduncle of Emily Todd Helm; cousin *** of John Breckinridge, James Breckinridge and Francis Smith Preston.   Political families: Brown-Breckinridge family of Lexington, Kentucky; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   George Calhoon — of Kentucky; Madison County, Miss. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1836. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Father of Solomon Saladin Calhoon.   Political family: Calhoon-McWillie family of Mississippi and Kentucky.   Solomon Saladin Calhoon (1838-1908) — also known as S. S. Calhoon — of Yazoo City, Yazoo County, Miss.; Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips County, Ark.; Canton, Madison County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds County, Miss. Born near Brandenburg, Meade County, Ky., January 2, 1838. Democrat. Lawyer; private secretary to Gov. William McWillie, 1857; newspaper editor; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; circuit judge in Mississippi, 1876-82; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1888 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization); delegate to Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1890; justice of Mississippi state supreme court, 1900-08; appointed 1900; died in office 1908. Episcopalian. Scotch-Irish and German ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died November 10, 1908 (age 70 years, 313 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of George Calhoon and Louisiana (Brandenburg) Calhoon; married, December 21, 1865, to Margaret McWillie (daughter of William McWillie).   Political family: Calhoon-McWillie family of Mississippi and Kentucky.   W. Godfrey Hunter Jr. (c.1880-1912) — of Kentucky. Born in Burkesville, Cumberland County, Ky., about 1880. U.S. Vice Consul General in Guatemala City, 1898-99. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died, from heart disease, in Washington, D.C., March 25, 1912 (age about 32 years). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Whiteside Godfrey Hunter (1841-1917) — also known as W. Godfrey Hunter — of Burkesville, Cumberland County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born near Belfast, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), December 25, 1841. Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1874; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1880, 1892, 1896 (Convention Vice-President); U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1887-89, 1895-97, 1903-05 (3rd District 1887-89, 1895-97, 11th District 1903-05); defeated, 1892, 1896; U.S. Minister to Guatemala, 1897-1903; Honduras, 1897. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., November 2, 1917 (age 75 years, 312 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.   Relatives: Married to Susan Josephine Alexander.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial   Beriah Magoffin (1815-1885) — of Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Ky. Born in Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Ky., April 18, 1815. Democrat. State court judge in Kentucky, 1840; member of Kentucky state senate, 1850; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1856; Governor of Kentucky, 1859-62; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1867. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died in Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Ky., February 28, 1885 (age 69 years, 316 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Ky.   Relatives: Son of Beriah Magoffin (1773-1843) and Jane 'Jenny' (McAfee) Magoffin; married, April 21, 1840, to Anna Nelson Shelby (granddaughter of Isaac Shelby); father of Beriah Magoffin Jr..   Political family: Shannon-Shelby family.   Magoffin County, Ky. is named for him.   See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial 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 Wilson (1796-1864) — of Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind. Born in Lancaster, Garrard County, Ky., November 29, 1796. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1840-41. Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind., March 25, 1864 (age 67 years, 117 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.   Relatives: Son of James Wilson (1765-1802) and Agnes Nancy (McKee) Wilson; married 1824 to Margaret Cochrane; father of James Wilson (1825-1867); uncle of Samuel Campbell Dunn, William McKee Dunn and David Maxwell Dunn; grandfather of John Lockwood Wilson and Henry Lane Wilson; second great-grandfather of William Cassius Goodloe III.   Political family: Wilson-Dunn family of Kentucky (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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