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Bourbon County, Kentucky
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  James Garrard (1749-1822) — Born inStaffordCounty, Va.,January14, 1749.Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1779;delegateto Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1792;Governor ofKentucky, 1796-1804.Baptist.Died inBourbonCounty, Ky.,January19, 1822 (age73 years, 5days).Interment in a private or family graveyard. | | John Edwards (1748-1837) — of Kentucky. Born inStaffordCounty, Va.,1748.Planter;miller;served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1781-85;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1792-95; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1795; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1796-1800.Member,Freemasons.Slaveowner. Died near Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.,1837(ageabout89 years).Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Curtis Pendleton Smith (1863-1919) — also known asCurtis P. Smith — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.BornOctober21, 1863.Mayorof Dallas, Tex., 1906-07.DiedFebruary20, 1919 (age55 years, 122days).Interment somewhere. | | James William Zevely (1861-1927) — also known asJ. W. Zevely — of Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.;Washington,D.C.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Linn,OsageCounty, Mo.,October8, 1861.Democrat.Librarian;secretaryof Missouri Democratic Party, 1888; Inspector in Charge for U.S.Department of the Interior;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,1912,1916;as attorney for the Sinclair ConsolidatedOilCorporation, and for Harry F. Sinclair, he was a figure in the TeapotDome scandal of the 1920s.Died, ofperniciousanemia andlivercirrhosis, in East Hampton,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,June 10,1927 (age65 years, 245days).Interment somewhere.| |  Relatives: Sonof Thaddeus Zevely and Mary A. Zevely; married,June 23,1908, to Janie C. Clay. | | | | The championracehorse"Zev" (1920-1943) wasnamed forhim by Harry F. Sinclair. |
| | Julia Hoge Spencer Ardery (1889-1977) — also known asJulia Hoge Spencer;Mrs. W. B.Ardery —of Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.Born inRichmond,Va.,September16, 1889.Democrat. Kentuckyhistorian;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1936(alternate),1956;Democratic Presidential Elector for Kentucky,1944;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Kentucky, 1956-60.Female.Disciplesof Christ. Member,DeltaDelta Delta;Daughters of theAmerican Revolution;ColonialDames;AmericanLegion Auxiliary.Died in March,1977(age87years, 0 days).Interment somewhere.
AuvergneCemetery
Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Brutus Junius Clay (1808-1878) — of Kentucky. Born in Richmond,MadisonCounty, Ky.,July 1,1808.Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1840, 1860;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1863-65.Slaveowner. Died near Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.,October11, 1878 (age70 years, 102days).Interment at Auvergne Cemetery.
ParisCemetery
Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Robert Trimble (1776-1828) — of Kentucky. Born inAugustaCounty, Va.,November17, 1776.Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1802; state court judge inKentucky, 1807;U.S.Attorney for Kentucky, 1813-16;federaljudge, 1817;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1826-28.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.DiedAugust25, 1828 (age51 years, 282days).Interment at Paris Cemetery. | | Garrett Davis (1801-1872) — of Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.Born in Mt. Sterling,MontgomeryCounty, Ky.,September10, 1801.Member of Kentucky state legislature, 1830;U.S.Representative from Kentucky, 1839-47 (12th District 1839-43, 8thDistrict 1843-47);U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1861-72; died in office 1872.Slaveowner. Died in Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.,September22, 1872 (age71 years, 12days).Interment at Paris Cemetery. | | Virgil Munday Chapman (1895-1951) — also known asVirgil Chapman — of Irvine,EstillCounty, Ky.; Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.Born in Middleton,SimpsonCounty, Ky.,March15, 1895.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Kentucky, 1925-29, 1931-49 (7th District1925-29, 1931-33, at-large 1933-35, 6th District 1935-49); defeated,1928;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1949-51; died in office 1951.Disciplesof Christ. Member,American BarAssociation;AlphaDelta Sigma;PhiAlpha Delta;TauKappa Alpha;Order ofthe Coif;Freemasons;Shriners;OddFellows;Elks;Woodmen;Maccabees;Sonsof Confederate Veterans.Died, from injuries received in anautomobileaccident, inBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,March 8,1951 (age55 years, 358days).Interment at Paris Cemetery. | | John Thomas Croxton (1836-1874) — also known asJohn T. Croxton — of Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.Born near Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.,November20, 1836.Republican.Lawyer;general in the Union Army during the Civil War;KentuckyRepublican state chair, 1868; U.S. Minister toBolivia, 1873-74, died in office 1874.Member,Freemasons.Died, fromconsumption(tuberculosis),in La Paz,Bolivia,April16, 1874 (age37 years, 147days).Interment at Paris Cemetery. | | William Emmett Simms (1822-1898) — also known asWilliam E. Simms — of Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.Born near Cynthiana,HarrisonCounty, Ky.,January2, 1822.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1849-51;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1859-61; colonel inthe Confederate Army during the Civil War;Senatorfrom Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.Slaveowner. Died near Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.,June 25,1898 (age76 years, 174days).Interment at Paris Cemetery. | | Alexander Dalrymple Orr (1761-1835) — of Kentucky. Born in Virginia,1761.Member of Kentucky state legislature, 1790;U.S.Representative from Kentucky at-large, 1791-97.Slaveowner. Died in1835(ageabout74 years).Interment at Paris Cemetery. | | Richard Hawes (1797-1877) — of Winchester,ClarkCounty, Ky.Born near Bowling Green,CarolineCounty, Va.,February6, 1797.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1828;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1837-41; Confederateprovisional governor of Kentucky, 1862-65.Slaveowner. Died in Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.,May 25,1877 (age80 years, 108days).Interment at Paris Cemetery. | | William Breckinridge Ardery (1887-1967) — also known asWilliam B. Ardery — of Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.Born near Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.,August11, 1887.Democrat.Lawyer;newspapereditor; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives 73rd District, 1930-31; candidatefor nomination forGovernor ofKentucky, 1931; circuit judge in Kentucky 14th District, 1936-67.Disciplesof Christ. Member,PhiDelta Theta;Societyof the Cincinnati;Sons ofthe American Revolution;AmericanJudicature Society;Societyof Colonial Wars.Died of aheartattack, in Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.,July 25,1967 (age79 years, 348days).Interment at Paris Cemetery. | | Archer Woodford (1899-1955) — of Kentucky. Born in Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.,June 11,1899.U.S. Vice Consul inSao Paulo, as of 1924;Rio de Janeiro, as of 1927;Puerto Cortes, as of 1929;Berlin, as of 1932; U.S. Consul inBerlin, as of 1935;Maracaibo, 1936-39;Hamburg, 1940-41;Luanda, as of 1943-44.DiedSeptember10, 1955 (age56 years, 91days).Interment at Paris Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Benjamin Walker Woodford and Alice (Brooks) Woodford; married,July 29,1936, to Edith M. Pauli; first cousin five times removed ofJohnWalker,MatthewClay,GreenClay andFrancisWalker; first cousin six times removed ofGeorgeWashington; second cousin four times removed ofMeriwetherLewis,HenryClay,PorterClay andCassiusMarcellus Clay; second cousin five times removed ofBushrodWashington; third cousin once removed ofOliverCarroll Clay; third cousin thrice removed ofThomasWalker Gilmer,ThomasHart Clay,HenryClay Jr.,JamesBrown Clay andGreenClay Smith. | | | | Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians.. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Edward Fretwell Prichard Jr. (1915-1984) — also known asE. F. Prichard, Jr.;"Prich" —of Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.; Versailles,WoodfordCounty, Ky.Born in Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.,January21, 1915.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1948,1960,1964;in 1949, he wasconvictedofvotefraud in federal court, overballot-boxstuffing in Bourbon County, Kentucky; served five months inprison.Member,Americansfor Democratic Action.Died in Kentucky,December23, 1984 (age69 years, 337days).Interment at Paris Cemetery. | | John V. Lovely (1815-1895) — of Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.Born in1815.Postmaster atParis,Ky., 1887-89.DiedJanuary20, 1895 (ageabout 79years).Interment at Paris Cemetery.
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