The Political Graveyard: Politician Writers in Kentucky

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Politician Writers in Kentucky

Julia Hoge Spencer Ardery (1889-1977) — also known as Julia Hoge Spencer; Mrs. W. B. Ardery — of Paris, Bourbon County, Ky. Born in Richmond, Va., September 16, 1889. Democrat. Kentucky historian; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1936 (alternate), 1956; candidate for Presidential Elector for Kentucky; member of Democratic National Committee from Kentucky, 1956-60. Female. Disciples of Christ. Member, Delta Delta Delta; Daughters of the American Revolution; Colonial Dames; American Legion Auxiliary. Died in March, 1977 (age 87 years, 0 days). Interment somewhere in Paris, Ky.

		Relatives: Daughter of Rev. Isaac J. Spencer and Sally Louise (Pendleton) Spencer; married, April 14, 1910, to William Breckinridge Ardery; mother of Philip Pendleton Ardery.
		Political family: Tweedy family.

Andrew Jackson Brewer — also known as Andrew J. Brewer — of Kentucky. Born in Arkansas. Interpreter; U.S. Vice Consul in Amoy, 1917-18; Hankow, 1919; Changsha, 1919; Tientsin, 1919-20. Burial location unknown.

Presumably named for: Andrew Jackson

John Kenneth Caldwell (1881-1982) — also known as John K. Caldwell — of Berea, Madison County, Ky.; Washington, D.C. Born in Piketon, Pike County, Ohio, October 16, 1881. Republican. Interpreter; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Yokohama, 1909; U.S. Vice Consul in Dalny, 1911; U.S. Consul in Vladivostok, 1914-20; Kobe, 1920-21; U.S. Consul General in Sydney, 1932-35; Tientsin, 1935-38; U.S. Minister to Ethiopia, 1943-45. Presbyterian. Died in 1982 (age about 100 years). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of James Oscar Caldwell and Leila Ada (Cox) Caldwell; married, June 16, 1908, to Grace Colquhoun Thompson.
		See also U.S. State Dept career summary

Humphrey Marshall (1760-1841) — of Kentucky. Born in Orlean, Fauquier County, Va., 1760. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; delegate to Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Fayette County, 1788; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1793-94, 1807-09; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1795-1801. In 1809, he opposed Henry Clay's proposal to require all Kentucky legislators to wear domestic homespun instead of British broadcloth; this clash resulted in a duel in which both men were wounded. Author of the first history of Kentucky, published in 1812. Slaveowner. Died near Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., July 3, 1841 (age about 81 years). Interment in private or family graveyard.

		Relatives: Father of Thomas Alexander Marshall; grandfather of Humphrey Marshall (1812-1872); first cousin and brother-in-law of John Marshall, James Markham Marshall and Alexander Keith Marshall (1770-1825); first cousin once removed and uncle by marriage of Edward Colston, Thomas Francis Marshall, Alexander Keith Marshall (1808-1884), Charles Alexander Marshall and Edward Colston Marshall.
		Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Birney family of Danville, Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

George Post Wheeler (1869-1956) — also known as Post Wheeler — Born in Owego, Tioga County, N.Y., August 6, 1869. Newspaper editor; mining business; author; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Minister to Paraguay, 1930-33; Albania, 1933-34; poet. Member, Loyal Legion; Freemasons. Died in 1956 (age about 86 years). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Ky.

John A. Yarmuth (b. 1947) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., November 4, 1947. Democrat. Staff member, U.S. Sen. Marlow Cook, 1971-75; writer; television journalist; stockbroker; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 2007-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 2008. Jewish. Still living as of 2014.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier

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