J. C. S. Blackburn | |
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| Governor of Panama Canal Zone | |
| In office April 1, 1907 – December 4, 1909 | |
| Appointed by | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Richard Reid Rogers |
| Succeeded by | Maurice Thatcher |
| Chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus | |
| In office June 4, 1906 – March 4, 1907 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Pue Gorman |
| Succeeded by | Charles Allen Culberson |
| United States Senator fromKentucky | |
| In office March 4, 1901 – March 4, 1907 | |
| Preceded by | William Lindsay |
| Succeeded by | Thomas H. Paynter |
| In office March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1897 | |
| Preceded by | John S. Williams |
| Succeeded by | William J. Deboe |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromKentucky's7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1885 | |
| Preceded by | James B. Beck |
| Succeeded by | William Breckinridge |
| Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee | |
| In office 1878 | |
| Succeeded by | William A. Wallace |
| Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives fromWoodford County | |
| In office August 7, 1871 – March 4, 1875 | |
| Preceded by | James P. Ford |
| Succeeded by | John A. Steele |
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| Born | Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn (1838-10-01)October 1, 1838 Spring Station,Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | September 12, 1918(1918-09-12) (aged 79) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Relatives | Luke P. Blackburn (Brother)James W. Blackburn (Brother) |
| Education | Centre College (BA) |
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Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn (October 1, 1838 – September 12, 1918) was an American politician and lawyer who was aDemocraticU.S. Representative andSenator fromKentucky andGovernor of Panama Canal Zone. A skilled and spirited orator, he was a prominent trial lawyer known for his skill at swaying juries.[1]
Blackburn was born on October 1, 1838, nearSpring Station, Kentucky.[1] He was the younger brother ofKentucky governorLuke P. Blackburn.[2]
He attended Sayres Institute inFrankfort and graduated fromCentre College inDanville in 1857. He studied law inLexington and was admitted to the bar in 1858. He practiced inChicago until 1860 when he returned toWoodford County, Kentucky, and entered theConfederate Army as a private in 1861.[1]
A staff officer, by the end of theCivil War Blackburn had attained the rank of lieutenant colonel. After the war he settled inArkansas, where he was engaged as a lawyer and a planter inDesha County until 1868 when he returned to Kentucky and opened law offices inVersailles.[1]
He was a member of the State house of representatives from 1871 to 1875. He was then elected as aDemocrat to the Forty-fourth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1885). He was the chairman of theCommittee on the District of Columbia (Forty-fifth Congress) and theCommittee on Expenditures in the Department of War (Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth Congresses).
In 1885, U.S. Army Lt. Henry T. Allen named a mountain after Joseph Blackburn.Mount Blackburn is the highest peak in the Wrangell Mountains of the state of Alaska and the fifth highest peak in the United States.[1]
He was elected to the United States Senate in 1884, was reelected in 1890, and served from March 4, 1885, to March 3, 1897. He failed to be reelected in 1896. He was the chairman of theCommittee on Rules (Fifty-third Congress). He wasonce again elected to the United States Senate in 1900 and served from March 4, 1901, to March 3, 1907, but failed in his next election bid in 1906.[3] Loosely associated with the free-silver wing of the Democratic party, he was well known nationally and his name was placed in nomination for the presidency in 1896.[1]
He was appointed Governor of thePanama Canal Zone by PresidentTheodore Roosevelt on April 1, 1907. He resigned and returned to his estate in Woodford County.[1]
He died on September 12, 1918, inWashington, D.C. He was interred in theFrankfort Cemetery.[1]
Joseph C. S. Blackburn, former Senator from Kentucky and in recent years a Resident Commissioner of the Lincoln Memorial Commission, died early today at his home here. He was stricken shortly after arising with a recurrence of heart attack from which he was a chronic sufferer. ...
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromKentucky's 7th congressional district 1875–1885 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chair of the House District of Columbia Committee 1877–1879 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chair of the House War Department Expenditures Committee 1877–1881 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | U.S. Senator (Class 3) from Kentucky 1885–1897 Served alongside:James B. Beck,John G. Carlisle,William Lindsay | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chair of theSenate Rules Committee 1893–1895 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Kentucky 1901–1907 Served alongside:William Deboe,James B. McCreary | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Chair of theSenate Democratic Caucus 1906–1907 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Governor of Panama Canal Zone 1890–1899 | Succeeded by |
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