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Fayette County
Kentucky

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Fayette County

Richard Hickman Menefee (1809-1841) — of Kentucky. Born in Kentucky,1809.Member of Kentucky state legislature, 1836-37;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 11th District, 1837-39.Died in1841(ageabout32 years).Original interment at in a private or family graveyard; reintermentin 1893 atCaveHill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.

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  • LexingtonCabell's Dale Cemetery
  • LexingtonHillcrest Memorial Park
  • LexingtonLexington Cemetery
  • LexingtonOld Baptist Cemetery
  • LexingtonOld Episcopal Cemetery

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    Fayette County, Kentucky
    German Baxter Miller (d. 1928) — also known asGerman B. Miller — of Spears,FayetteCounty, Ky.Republican.Physician;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1908.Died, ofcerebralapoplexy, inJeffersonCounty, Ky.,January20, 1928.Interment somewhere.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     

    Private or familygraveyard
    Fayette County, Kentucky
    Samuel South (c.1767-1832) — ofMadisonCounty, Ky.Born in Maryland, about 1767. General in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1810; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1810;Kentuckystate treasurer, 1818-24.Died inFayetteCounty, Ky.,August24, 1832 (ageabout 65years).Interment in a private or family graveyard.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: SonofJohnSouth; brother-in-law ofAaronLewis; father ofJeremiahWeldon South; great-grandfather ofSouthTrimble,JerryCurtis South andJohnGlover South; second great-grandfather ofEleanorHume Offutt.
     Political family:Cockrell-Southfamily of Kentucky.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle
    • Politicians formerlyburied here:
     
     Menifee County,Ky. is named for him.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

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    Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
    Iola Kelley Banks (1933-2002) — also known asIola Banks — of Fairbanks,FairbanksNorth Star Borough, Alaska; Kenai,KenaiPeninsula Borough, Alaska.Born in Arcadia,BienvilleParish, La.,August10, 1933.Democrat.Schoolteacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska,1976,1980,2000.Female.BaptistorMethodist.Member,DeltaKappa Gamma;PhiBeta Kappa.Diedinthe ambulance en route to a hospital, near Soldotna,KenaiPeninsula Borough, Alaska,June 26,2002 (age68 years, 320days).Interment somewhere.
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     Relatives:Married to Lovell Banks.

    Cabell's DaleCemetery
    Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
    John Breckinridge (1760-1806) — of Kentucky. Born near Staunton,AugustaCounty, Va.,December2, 1760.Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the RevolutionaryWar;lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Kentucky, 1793-94;Kentuckystate attorney general, 1793-97; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1798-1801;Speaker ofthe Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1799-1801;delegateto Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1799;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1801-05;U.S.Attorney General, 1805-06; died in office 1806.Presbyterian.Slaveowner. Died, from astomachinfection, in near Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,December14, 1806 (age46 years, 12days).Original interment at Cabell's Dale Cemetery; reinterment in 1884 atLexington Cemetery.
    Politicians formerlyburied here:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Robert Breckenridge and Letitia 'Lettice' (Preston) Breckenridge;half-brother ofRobertBreckinridge; brother ofJamesBreckinridge; married,June 28,1785, to Mary Hopkins Cabell (sister-in-law ofWilliamJ. Lewis; aunt ofBenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell); father of Letitia Preston Breckinridge(who marriedPeterBuell Porter andAlfredWilliam Grayson),JosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823) andRobertJefferson Breckinridge; nephew ofWilliamPreston; uncle ofJamesDouglas Breckinridge; grandfather ofJohnCabell Breckinridge (who marriedMaryCyrene Burch), Mary Cabell Breckinridge (who marriedPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864)),RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr. andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; great-grandfather ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),LevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; second great-grandfather ofJohnBayne Breckinridge; cousin *** ofJohnBrown andJamesBrown; first cousin ofFrancisSmith Preston andJamesPatton Preston; first cousin once removed ofWilliamCampbell Preston,JamesMcDowell,JohnBuchanan Floyd,JohnSmith Preston andGeorgeRogers Clark Floyd.
     Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia;Brown-Breckinridgefamily of Lexington, Kentucky (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     BreckinridgeCounty, Ky. is named for him.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1788-1823) — also known asCabell Breckinridge — of Kentucky. Born inAlbemarleCounty, Va.,July 24,1788.Major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;Speaker ofthe Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1817-18;secretaryof state of Kentucky, 1820-23; died in office 1823.Presbyterian.Died in anepidemic,in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,September1, 1823 (age35 years, 39days).Original interment at Cabell's Dale Cemetery; reinterment in 1884 atLexington Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofJohnBreckinridge and Mary Hopkins (Cabell) Brecinridge; brother ofLetitia Preston Breckinridge (who marriedPeterBuell Porter andAlfredWilliam Grayson) andRobertJefferson Breckinridge; married to Mary Clay Smith; father ofJohnCabell Breckinridge (who marriedMaryCyrene Burch); uncle ofPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864),RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr. andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; grandfather ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906) andCliftonRodes Breckinridge; grandnephew ofWilliamPreston andWilliamCabell; granduncle ofPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),LevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; first cousin ofJamesDouglas Breckinridge andBenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell; first cousin once removed ofWilliamCabell Jr.,FrancisSmith Preston,WilliamHenry Cabell,JamesPatton Preston,CarterHenry Harrison,WilliamLewis Cabell,GeorgeCraighead Cabell andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; first cousin twice removed ofBenjaminEarl Cabell andCarterHenry Harrison II; first cousin thrice removed ofEarleCabell; second cousin ofWilliamCampbell Preston,JamesMcDowell,FrederickMortimer Cabell,JohnBuchanan Floyd,JohnSmith Preston,GeorgeRogers Clark Floyd andEdwardCarrington Cabell; second cousin once removed ofJohnWilliam Leftwich.
     Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     Epitaph: "The Righteous Shall Be InEverlasting Remembrance."
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail

    HillcrestMemorial Park
    Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
    William Abner Stanfill (1892-1971) — of Kentucky. Born in Barbourville,KnoxCounty, Ky.,January16, 1892.Republican.KentuckyRepublican state chair, 1945;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1945-46.Died in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,June 12,1971 (age79 years, 147days).Interment at Hillcrest Memorial Park.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     W. L. Kash — of Jackson,BreathittCounty, Ky.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromKentucky,1932.Interment at Hillcrest Memorial Park.
    LexingtonCemetery
    833 W. Main St.
    Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
    Founded 1849
    Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1976
    John Cabell Breckinridge (1821-1875) — also known asJohn C. Breckinridge — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born near Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,January16, 1821.Democrat.Lawyer;major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1849-51;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1851-55; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Kentucky,1856;VicePresident of the United States, 1857-61; Southern Democraticcandidate forPresidentof the United States, 1860;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1861; general in the Confederate Armyduring the Civil War;ConfederateSecretary of War, 1865.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Expelledfrom the U.S. Senate on December 4, 1861 for his participation in theConfederatemilitary.Fledto Cuba at the end of the war, and lived in England and Canada until1869.Slaveowner. Died, fromlungdisease andlivercirrhosis, in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,May 17,1875 (age54 years, 121days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
    Henry ClayHenry Clay (1777-1852) — also known as"The Sage of Ashland";"TheGreat Compromiser" —of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born inHanoverCounty, Va.,April12, 1777.Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1803;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1806-07, 1810-11, 1831-42, 1849-52; diedin office 1852;U.S.Representative from Kentucky, 1811-14, 1815-21, 1823-25 (5thDistrict 1811-13, at-large 1813-14, 2nd District 1815-21, 3rdDistrict 1823-25);Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1811-14, 1815-20, 1823-25; candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1824, 1832 (National Republican), 1844(Whig);U.S.Secretary of State, 1825-29; candidate for Whig nomination forPresident, 1839.Member,Freemasons.In 1809, he fought aduelwithHumphreyMarshall, in which both men were wounded. Elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1900.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,June 29,1852 (age75 years, 78days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.
     Relatives: Sonof John Clay and Elizabeth (Hudson) Clay; brother ofPorterClay; married,April11, 1799, to Lucretia (Hart) Erwin; father ofThomasHart Clay,HenryClay Jr. andJamesBrown Clay; grandfather ofHenryClay (1849-1884); granduncle of Ellen Hart Ross (who marriedJamesReily); first cousin once removed ofMatthewClay (1754-1815) andGreenClay; second cousin ofMatthewClay (c.1795-1827),BrutusJunius Clay (1808-1878) andCassiusMarcellus Clay; second cousin once removed ofGreenClay Smith andBrutusJunius Clay (1847-1932); second cousin thrice removed ofOliverCarroll Clay; second cousin four times removed ofArcherWoodford; third cousin ofClementComer Clay; third cousin once removed ofClementClaiborne Clay Jr..
     Political family:Clayfamily of Kentucky (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     Clay counties inAla.,Fla.,Ga.,Ill.,Ind.,Kan.,Minn.,Miss.,Mo.,Neb.,N.C.,S.Dak.,Tenn.,Tex. andW.Va. arenamed for him.
     MountClay (also called Mount Reagan), in the White Mountains,CoosCounty, New Hampshire, isnamed forhim.  — The World War IILibertyshipSS Henry Clay (built 1941-42 atMobile,Alabama; scrapped 1967) wasnamed forhim.
     Other politicians named for him:HenryClay Longnecker—HenryClay Dean—H.Clay Dickinson—HenryC. Brockmeyer—HenryClay Sexton—H.Clay Cockerill—HenryClay Ewing—HenryClay Caldwell—HenryClay Hall—HenryClay Gooding—HenryClay Naill—HenryC. Myers—HenryC. Peabody—HenryC. Cole—HenryC. Platt—H.Clay Harris—HenryC. Hines—HenryC. Miner—HenryC. Warmoth—HenryClay Cleveland—HenryC. Erman—H.Clay Evans—HenryC. Payne—HenryC. Bates—H.Clay Foster—HenryC. McCormick—HenryC. Ide—HenryClay Williams—HenryC. Simms—HenryClay Ferguson—HenryC. Glover—H.Clay Park—HenryC. Hansbrough—HenryC. Snodgrass—H.Clay Maydwell—HenryC. Gleason—HenryC. Loudenslager—H.Clay Van Voorhis—HenryC. Smith—HenryC. Clippinger—H.Clay Crawford—H.Clay Bascom—H.Clay Michie—H.Clay Chisolm—H.Clay Howard—HenryC. Hall—HenryClay McDowell—HenryC. Truesdell—H.Clay Jones—H.Clay Heather—H.Clay Day—HenryClay Hines—HenryClay Meacham—HenryClay Calloway—H.Clay Suter—H.Clay Hall—H.Clay Warth—HenryClay Elwood—H.Clay Kennedy—H.Clay Davis—H.Clay Needham—H.Clay Pence—HenryClay Etherton—H.Clay Mace—H.Clay Armstrong—H.Clay Baldwin—H.Clay Haynes—H.Clay Burkholder—Mrs.H. Clay Kauffman—H.Clay Bentley—HenryC. Greenberg—H.Clay Gardenhire, Jr.—HenryClay Cox—H.Clay Myers, Jr.—H.Clay Johnson—HenryClay Dennison
     Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on some U.S. currency issued in the 19th and early 20thcenturies.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Books about Henry Clay: Robert VincentRemini,HenryClay: Statesman for the Union — Maurice G. Baxter,HenryClay the Lawyer — Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney,KingsOf The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of AmericanHistory — Merrill D. Peterson,TheGreat Triumvirate: Webster, Clay, and Calhoun — ScottFarris,AlmostPresident: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed theNation — David S. Heidler & Jeanne T. Heidler,HenryClay: The Essential American — Fergus M. Bordewich,America'sGreat Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise ThatPreserved the Union
     Image source: James Smith NoelCollection, Louisiana State University in Shreveport
     
     Relatives: Sonof Mary Clay (Smith) Breckinridge andJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823); married1840 toElizabeth Lucas; married,December12, 1843, to Mary Cyrene Burch (1826-1907) andMaryCyrene Burch (1826-1907); father ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906) andCliftonRodes Breckinridge; nephew ofRobertJefferson Breckinridge; grandson ofJohnBreckinridge; great-grandson ofJohnWitherspoon; great-grandnephew ofWilliamPreston andWilliamCabell; first cousin ofPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864),RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr. andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; first cousin once removed ofJamesDouglas Breckinridge,BenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),LevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; first cousin twice removed ofWilliamCabell Jr.,FrancisSmith Preston,WilliamHenry Cabell andJamesPatton Preston; second cousin ofCarterHenry Harrison,WilliamLewis Cabell,GeorgeCraighead Cabell andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second cousin once removed ofWilliamCampbell Preston,JamesMcDowell,FrederickMortimer Cabell,JohnBuchanan Floyd,JohnSmith Preston,GeorgeRogers Clark Floyd,EdwardCarrington Cabell,BenjaminEarl Cabell andCarterHenry Harrison II; second cousin twice removed ofEarleCabell; third cousin ofJohnWilliam Leftwich.
     Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     ThecityofBreckenridge,Missouri, isnamed forhim.  — ThecityofBreckenridge,Colorado, isnamed forhim.  — The World War IILibertyshipSS John C. Breckinridge (built 1943 atSavannah,Georgia; scrapped 1960) wasnamed forhim.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —BillionGravesburial record —OurCampaignscandidate detail
     Books about John C. Breckinridge:William C. Davis,AnHonorable Defeat: The Last Days of the ConfederateGovernment — Frank Hopkins Heck,ProudKentuckian, John C. Breckinridge, 1821-1875 — WilliamC. Davis,Breckinridge: Statesman, Soldier, Symbol
     John Breckinridge (1760-1806) — of Kentucky. Born near Staunton,AugustaCounty, Va.,December2, 1760.Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the RevolutionaryWar;lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Kentucky, 1793-94;Kentuckystate attorney general, 1793-97; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1798-1801;Speaker ofthe Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1799-1801;delegateto Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1799;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1801-05;U.S.Attorney General, 1805-06; died in office 1806.Presbyterian.Slaveowner. Died, from astomachinfection, in near Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,December14, 1806 (age46 years, 12days).Original interment atCabell's Dale Cemetery;reinterment in 1884 at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Robert Breckenridge and Letitia 'Lettice' (Preston) Breckenridge;half-brother ofRobertBreckinridge; brother ofJamesBreckinridge; married,June 28,1785, to Mary Hopkins Cabell (sister-in-law ofWilliamJ. Lewis; aunt ofBenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell); father of Letitia Preston Breckinridge(who marriedPeterBuell Porter andAlfredWilliam Grayson),JosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823) andRobertJefferson Breckinridge; nephew ofWilliamPreston; uncle ofJamesDouglas Breckinridge; grandfather ofJohnCabell Breckinridge (who marriedMaryCyrene Burch), Mary Cabell Breckinridge (who marriedPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864)),RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr. andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; great-grandfather ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),LevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; second great-grandfather ofJohnBayne Breckinridge; cousin *** ofJohnBrown andJamesBrown; first cousin ofFrancisSmith Preston andJamesPatton Preston; first cousin once removed ofWilliamCampbell Preston,JamesMcDowell,JohnBuchanan Floyd,JohnSmith Preston andGeorgeRogers Clark Floyd.
     Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia;Brown-Breckinridgefamily of Lexington, Kentucky (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     BreckinridgeCounty, Ky. is named for him.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
    James B. BeckJames Burnie Beck (1822-1890) — also known asJames B. Beck — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born in Dumfriesshire (now Dumfries and Galloway),Scotland,February13, 1822.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1860;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1867-75;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1877-90; died in office 1890.Slaveowner. Died suddenly, in the Baltimore & Potomactrainstation,Washington,D.C.,May 3,1890 (age68 years, 79days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Ebenezer Patterson Beck and Sophia R. (Burnie) Beck; married toJane Washington Augusta Thornton (great-grandniece ofGeorgeWashington); father of Bettie Buckner Beck (sister-in-law ofWilliamCassius Goodloe) andGeorgeWashington Thornton Beck; grandfather of Jane Augusta WashnigtonThornton Beck (who marriedNelsonTrusler Johnson).
     Political family:Clayfamily of Kentucky (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: James G. Blaine, TwentyYears of Congress, vol. 2 (1886)
     Randall Lee Gibson (1832-1892) — also known asRandall L. Gibson — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in Spring Hill,WoodfordCounty, Ky.,September10, 1832.Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 1st District, 1875-83;U.S.Senator from Louisiana, 1883-92; died in office 1892.Slaveowner. Died in Hot Springs,GarlandCounty, Ark.,December15, 1892 (age60 years, 96days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
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     Leslie Combs (1852-1940) — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born in Little Compton,NewportCounty, R.I.,July 31,1852.Republican.Farmer;rancher;delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1896(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1904;KentuckyRepublican state chair, 1900; U.S. Minister toHonduras, 1902-06;Guatemala, 1903-07;Peru, 1907-11.DiedNovember18, 1940 (age88 years, 110days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Gen. Leslie Combs and Mary Elizabeth (Brownell) Combs; married,October18, 1876, to Mary C. Swigert.
     See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Thomas Hart Clay (1803-1871) — also known asThomas H. Clay — of Kentucky. Born inFayetteCounty, Ky.,September22, 1803.Farmer;U.S. Minister toNicaragua, 1863;Honduras, 1863.Died near Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,March18, 1871 (age67 years, 177days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofHenryClay (1777-1852) and Lucretia (Hart) Clay; brother ofHenryClay Jr. andJamesBrown Clay; married,October5, 1837, to Maria Russell Mentelle; father of Lucretia Clay (whomarriedWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge); nephew ofPorterClay; uncle ofHenryClay (1849-1884); first cousin twice removed ofMatthewClay (1754-1815) andGreenClay; second cousin once removed ofMatthewClay (c.1795-1827),BrutusJunius Clay (1808-1878) andCassiusMarcellus Clay; third cousin ofGreenClay Smith andBrutusJunius Clay (1847-1932); third cousin once removed ofClementComer Clay; third cousin twice removed ofOliverCarroll Clay; third cousin thrice removed ofArcherWoodford; fourth cousin ofClementClaiborne Clay Jr..
     Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Clayfamily of Kentucky (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Clifton Rodes Breckinridge (1846-1932) — also known asClifton R. Breckinridge — of Pine Bluff,JeffersonCounty, Ark.; Fort Smith,SebastianCounty, Ark.Born in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,November22, 1846.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;planter;U.S.Representative from Arkansas, 1883-89, 1890-95 (at-large 1883-85,2nd District 1885-89, 1890-95); U.S. Minister toRussia, 1894-97;delegateto Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1917.Died in Wendover,LeslieCounty, Ky.,December3, 1932 (age86 years, 11days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofJohnCabell Breckinridge andMaryBreckinridge; brother ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906); married,November21, 1876, to Catherine B. Carson; grandson ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823); grandnephew ofRobertJefferson Breckinridge; great-grandson ofJohnBreckinridge; second great-grandson ofJohnWitherspoon; second great-grandnephew ofWilliamPreston andWilliamCabell; first cousin once removed ofPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864),RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr. andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; first cousin twice removed ofJamesDouglas Breckinridge andBenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell; first cousin thrice removed ofWilliamCabell Jr.,FrancisSmith Preston,WilliamHenry Cabell andJamesPatton Preston; second cousin ofPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),LevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; second cousin once removed ofCarterHenry Harrison,WilliamLewis Cabell,GeorgeCraighead Cabell andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second cousin twice removed ofWilliamCampbell Preston,JamesMcDowell,FrederickMortimer Cabell,JohnBuchanan Floyd,JohnSmith Preston,GeorgeRogers Clark Floyd andEdwardCarrington Cabell; third cousin ofBenjaminEarl Cabell andCarterHenry Harrison II; third cousin once removed ofJohnWilliam Leftwich andEarleCabell.
     Political family:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —U.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Joseph Smith Fowler (1820-1902) — also known asJoseph S. Fowler — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.;Washington,D.C.Born in Steubenville,JeffersonCounty, Ohio,August31, 1820.Republican.Collegeprofessor;president,Howard Female College, Gallatin, Tenn., 1856-61;lawyer;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1866-71; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Tennessee, 1866-68; Presidential Electorfor Tennessee,1872.Died inWashington,D.C.,April 1,1902 (age81 years, 213days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Mary Breckinridge (1826-1907) — also known asMary Cyrene Burch — Born in Georgetown,ScottCounty, Ky.,August16, 1826.SecondLady of the United States, 1857-61.Female.Died in Bronx, New York County (nowBronxCounty), N.Y.,October8, 1907 (age81 years, 53days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives:Daughter of Clifton Rodes Burch and Althea (Viley) Burch; married,December12, 1843, toJohnCabell Breckinridge (son ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823); grandson ofJohnBreckinridge); mother ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906) andCliftonRodes Breckinridge.
     Political family:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoWikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
     William Cassius Goodloe (1841-1889) — also known asW. Cassius Goodloe — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born inMadisonCounty, Ky.,June 27,1841.Republican.Lawyer;newspaperpublisher; delegate to Republican National Convention fromKentucky,1868,1872(delegation chair),1884,1888;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1871; defeated, 1867; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Kentucky, 1872-; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1873; candidate forKentuckystate attorney general, 1875; U.S. Minister toBelgium, 1878-80.Episcopalian.Member,LoyalLegion.During a violent encounter in the lobby of the LexingtonPostOffice, herepeatedlystabbed and ultimately killed a political enemy, Col. ArmisteadSwope, who meanwhileshot andbadlywounded him; before anyprosecutioncould ensue, he died of his own wounds two days later, in the PhoenixHotel,Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,November8, 1889 (age48 years, 134days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof David Short Goodloe and Sally Anne Lewis Clay (Smith) Goodloe;brother of Gen. Green Clay Goodloe (son-in-law ofJamesBurnie Beck); married1865 to MaryElizabeth Mann; nephew ofCassiusMarcellus Clay; grandfather ofWilliamCassius Goodloe III.
     Political family:Clayfamily of Kentucky (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Thomas Rust Underwood (1898-1956) — also known asThomas R. Underwood — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born in Kentucky,1898.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1948,1952;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1949-51; resigned1951;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1951-52.Died in1956(ageabout58 years).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     George Robertson (1790-1874) — of Kentucky. Born inMercerCounty, Ky.,November18, 1790.U.S.Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1817-21; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1822-27, 1848, 1851-52;Speaker ofthe Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1823, 1825-27,1851-52;secretaryof state of Kentucky, 1828; state court judge in Kentucky,1829-34.Slaveowner. Died in1874(ageabout83 years).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     John Young Brown Sr. (1900-1985) — also known asJohn Y. Brown, Sr. — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born near Geigers Lake,UnionCounty, Ky.,February1, 1900.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;schoolprincipal;athleticcoach;lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1930-33, 1946-47, 1954-55,1962-63, 1966-67 (76th District 1930-31, 75th District 1932-33, 49thDistrict 1946-47, 1954-55, 1962-63, 56th District 1966-67); defeatedin primary, 1973;U.S.Representative from Kentucky at-large, 1933-35; defeated inprimary, 1980; Democratic candidate forU.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1936 (primary), 1942 (primary), 1946, 1948(primary), 1960 (primary), 1966; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Kentucky,1936,1948,1964(alternate),1980;candidate forGovernor ofKentucky, 1939.Methodist;laterChristian.Member,American BarAssociation;Elks;PhiKappa Tau;PhiAlpha Delta;Kiwanis;Freemasons.Badly injured in anautomobileaccident, which paralyzed his lower body, and died six monthslater frompneumonia,in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,June 16,1985 (age85 years, 135days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Jesse C. Brown and Lucy (Keeper) Brown; married,March 4,1928, to Dorothy Inman; father ofJohnYoung Brown Jr.; grandfather ofJohnYoung Brown III.
     Political family:Brown #3family of Lexington, Kentucky.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article
     John Bayne Breckinridge (1913-1979) — also known asJohn B. Breckinridge — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born inWashington,D.C.,November29, 1913.Democrat.Lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives 49th District, 1956-59;Kentuckystate attorney general, 1960-64, 1968-72; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Kentucky,1960;LieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1971; defeated, 1963;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1973-79; defeated inprimary, 1978.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;KappaAlpha Order.Died in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,July 29,1979 (age65 years, 242days).Cremated;ashes interred at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives:Grandnephew ofWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; second great-grandson ofJohnBreckinridge; second great-grandnephew ofJamesBreckinridge.
     Political family:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     William Campbell Preston Breckinridge (1837-1904) — also known asWilliam C. P. Breckinridge — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born inBaltimore,Md.,August28, 1837.Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1876,1880;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1885-95; defeated(Gold Democratic), 1896.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.In 1894, he was successfully sued for breach of promise by aformermistress; he acknowledged the affair, affair, but thescandalended his political career.Slaveowner. Died, ofapoplexy,in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,November18, 1904 (age67 years, 82days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofRobertJefferson Breckinridge and Ann Sophonisba (Preston) Breckinridge;brother ofRobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr.; married,March17, 1859, to Lucretia Hart Clay (daughter ofThomasHart Clay); married,September19, 1861, to Issa Desha (granddaughter ofJosephHolmes Desha); married to Louisa Rucks (Scott) Wing; father ofDeshaBreckinridge; nephew ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823),WilliamCampbell Preston andJohnSmith Preston; uncle ofLevinIrving Handy andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; grandson ofJohnBreckinridge andFrancisSmith Preston; grandnephew ofJamesPatton Preston; granduncle ofJohnBayne Breckinridge; great-grandson ofWilliamPreston andWilliamCampbell; great-grandnephew ofWilliamCabell andPatrickHenry; first cousin ofJohnCabell Breckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); first cousin once removed ofJamesDouglas Breckinridge,BenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell,JamesMcDowell,JohnBuchanan Floyd,GeorgeRogers Clark Floyd,JosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); first cousin twice removed ofWilliamCabell Jr. andWilliamHenry Cabell; second cousin ofCarterHenry Harrison,WilliamLewis Cabell,GeorgeCraighead Cabell andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second cousin once removed ofValentineWood Southall,FrederickMortimer Cabell,SamuelMeredith Garland (1802-1880),EdwardCarrington Cabell,BenjaminEarl Cabell andCarterHenry Harrison II; second cousin twice removed ofEarleCabell; third cousin ofJohnWilliam Leftwich andStephenValentine Southall; third cousin once removed ofSamuelMeredith Garland (1861-1945).
     Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Clayfamily of Kentucky;Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Arthur Blythe Rouse (1874-1956) — also known asArthur B. Rouse — of Burlington,BooneCounty, Ky.; Erlanger,KentonCounty, Ky.Born in Burlington,BooneCounty, Ky.,June 20,1874.Democrat. Member ofKentuckyDemocratic State Executive Committee, 1903-10;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1911-27.Died in1956(ageabout82 years).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     John Telemachus Johnson (1788-1856) — also known asJohn T. Johnson — of Georgetown,ScottCounty, Ky.Born in Great Crossings,ScottCounty, Ky.,October5, 1788.Minister;lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1810;U.S.Representative from Kentucky, 1821-25 (3rd District 1821-23, 5thDistrict 1823-25);Judge,Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1826.Christian.Slaveowner. Died in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,December17, 1856 (age68 years, 73days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Robert 'Robin' Johnson and Jemima (Suggett) Johnson; brother ofJamesJohnson,RichardMentor Johnson andBenjaminJohnson; married,October9, 1811, to Sophie E. Lewis; uncle ofRobertWard Johnson.
     Political family:Johnson#1 family of Kentucky (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     George Madison Adams (1837-1920) — of Winchester,ClarkCounty, Ky.Born in Barbourville,KnoxCounty, Ky.,December20, 1837.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Kentucky, 1867-75 (8th District 1867-73, 9thDistrict 1873-75); defeated, 1874; Clerk of the U.S. House ofRepresentatives, 1875-1881;secretaryof state of Kentucky, 1887-91.Slaveowner. DiedApril 6,1920 (age82 years, 108days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives:Nephew ofGreenAdams.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
    King SwopeKing Swope (1893-1961) — of Danville,BoyleCounty, Ky.; Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born in Danville,BoyleCounty, Ky.,August10, 1893.Republican.Lawyer;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Kentucky,1916;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1919-21; defeated,1920; state court judge in Kentucky, 1931; candidate forGovernor ofKentucky, 1935, 1939; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Kentucky,1936(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1940(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1944.Disciplesof Christ. Member,PhiDelta Theta;Elks.Died in1961(ageabout67 years).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof James H. Swope and Mary Jessie (King) Swope; married,March22, 1917, to Mary Margaret Richards.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Image source: Library ofCongress
     Thomas Alexander Marshall (1794-1871) — also known asThomas A. Marshall — of Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.Born near Versailles,WoodfordCounty, Ky.,January15, 1794.Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1827;U.S.Representative from Kentucky, 1831-35 (2nd District 1831-33, 12thDistrict 1833-35); state court judge in Kentucky, 1835.Slaveowner. DiedApril17, 1871 (age77 years, 92days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofHumphreyMarshall; nephew and first cousin once removed ofJohnMarshall,JamesMarkham Marshall andAlexanderKeith Marshall (1770-1825); first cousin and second cousin ofEdwardColston,ThomasFrancis Marshall,AlexanderKeith Marshall (1808-1884),CharlesAlexander Marshall andEdwardColston Marshall.
     Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     James Brown Clay (1817-1864) — of Kentucky. Born inWashington,D.C.,November9, 1817.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S. Charge d'Affaires toPortugal, 1849-50;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1857-59.Slaveowner. Died oftuberculosis,in Montreal,Quebec,January26, 1864 (age46 years, 78days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofHenryClay (1777-1852) and Lucretia (Hart) Clay; brother-in-law ofCharlesDonald Jacob; brother ofThomasHart Clay andHenryClay Jr.; married,October12, 1843, to Susanna Maria Jacob; father ofHenryClay (1849-1884); nephew ofPorterClay; first cousin twice removed ofMatthewClay (1754-1815) andGreenClay; second cousin once removed ofMatthewClay (c.1795-1827),BrutusJunius Clay (1808-1878) andCassiusMarcellus Clay; third cousin ofGreenClay Smith andBrutusJunius Clay (1847-1932); third cousin once removed ofClementComer Clay; third cousin twice removed ofOliverCarroll Clay; third cousin thrice removed ofArcherWoodford; fourth cousin ofClementClaiborne Clay Jr..
     Political family:Clayfamily of Kentucky (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —U.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. (1833-1915) — also known asRobert J. Breckinridge, Jr. — of Danville,BoyleCounty, Ky.Born inBaltimore,Md.,September14, 1833.Democrat.Lawyer;colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;delegateto Kentucky secession convention, 1861;Representativefrom Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Kentucky,1868;common pleas court judge in Kentucky, 1876; member ofKentuckystate senate 18th District, 1889-90;Kentuckystate attorney general, 1900-02.Died, fromchronicbronchitis, in Danville,BoyleCounty, Ky.,March13, 1915 (age81 years, 180days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofRobertJefferson Breckinridge and Ann Sophonisba (Preston) Breckinridge;brother ofWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; married1856 to KateMorrison; married1889 to LillaMorrison; nephew ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823),WilliamCampbell Preston andJohnSmith Preston; uncle ofLevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; grandson ofJohnBreckinridge andFrancisSmith Preston; grandnephew ofJamesPatton Preston; great-grandson ofWilliamPreston andWilliamCampbell; great-grandnephew ofWilliamCabell andPatrickHenry; first cousin ofJohnCabell Breckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); first cousin once removed ofJamesDouglas Breckinridge,BenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell,JamesMcDowell,JohnBuchanan Floyd,GeorgeRogers Clark Floyd,JosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); first cousin twice removed ofWilliamCabell Jr. andWilliamHenry Cabell; second cousin ofCarterHenry Harrison,WilliamLewis Cabell,GeorgeCraighead Cabell andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second cousin once removed ofValentineWood Southall,FrederickMortimer Cabell,SamuelMeredith Garland (1802-1880),EdwardCarrington Cabell,BenjaminEarl Cabell andCarterHenry Harrison II; second cousin twice removed ofEarleCabell; third cousin ofJohnWilliam Leftwich andStephenValentine Southall; third cousin once removed ofSamuelMeredith Garland (1861-1945).
     Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoWikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1788-1823) — also known asCabell Breckinridge — of Kentucky. Born inAlbemarleCounty, Va.,July 24,1788.Major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;Speaker ofthe Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1817-18;secretaryof state of Kentucky, 1820-23; died in office 1823.Presbyterian.Died in anepidemic,in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,September1, 1823 (age35 years, 39days).Original interment atCabell's Dale Cemetery;reinterment in 1884 at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofJohnBreckinridge and Mary Hopkins (Cabell) Brecinridge; brother ofLetitia Preston Breckinridge (who marriedPeterBuell Porter andAlfredWilliam Grayson) andRobertJefferson Breckinridge; married to Mary Clay Smith; father ofJohnCabell Breckinridge (who marriedMaryCyrene Burch); uncle ofPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864),RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr. andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; grandfather ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906) andCliftonRodes Breckinridge; grandnephew ofWilliamPreston andWilliamCabell; granduncle ofPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),LevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; first cousin ofJamesDouglas Breckinridge andBenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell; first cousin once removed ofWilliamCabell Jr.,FrancisSmith Preston,WilliamHenry Cabell,JamesPatton Preston,CarterHenry Harrison,WilliamLewis Cabell,GeorgeCraighead Cabell andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; first cousin twice removed ofBenjaminEarl Cabell andCarterHenry Harrison II; first cousin thrice removed ofEarleCabell; second cousin ofWilliamCampbell Preston,JamesMcDowell,FrederickMortimer Cabell,JohnBuchanan Floyd,JohnSmith Preston,GeorgeRogers Clark Floyd andEdwardCarrington Cabell; second cousin once removed ofJohnWilliam Leftwich.
     Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     Epitaph: "The Righteous Shall Be InEverlasting Remembrance."
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
     Elisha I. Winter (1781-1849) — ofClintonCounty, N.Y.;FayetteCounty, Ky.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 15,1781.Miningbusiness;U.S.Representative from New York 12th District, 1813-15;planter;merchant;president, Lexington & OhioRailroad.Slaveowner. Died in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,June 30,1849 (age67 years, 350days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married to Virginia Carr.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Aylette Buckner (1806-1869) — of Kentucky. Born in Greensburg,GreenCounty, Ky.,July 21,1806.Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1842;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1847-49.Died in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,July 3,1869 (age62 years, 347days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Elizabeth Lewis (Buckner) Buckner andRichardAylett Buckner; first cousin twice removed ofKeyPittman andVailMontgomery Pittman; second cousin once removed ofJamesFrancis Buckner Jr.; second cousin twice removed ofJohnWalker andFrancisWalker; third cousin once removed ofRobertBrooke,GeorgeMadison,MeriwetherLewis andAylettHawes Buckner; fourth cousin ofZacharyTaylor,RobertPryor Henry,FrancisTaliaferro Helm,JohnFlournoy Henry,ThomasWalker Gilmer,GustavusAdolphus Henry andThomasStanhope Flournoy; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnSpeed Smith,JohnStrother Pendleton,AlbertGallatin Pendleton,JamesSpeed,CharlesJohn Helm,RobertThomas Brooke,HubbardDozier Helm andGeorgeWashington Thornton Beck.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Alexander Keith Marshall (1808-1884) — of Nicholasville,JessamineCounty, Ky.Born near Versailles,WoodfordCounty, Ky.,February11, 1808.Physician;delegateto Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1855-57; defeated,1847.Slaveowner. Died near East Hickman,FayetteCounty, Ky.,April28, 1884 (age76 years, 77days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives:Brother ofThomasFrancis Marshall andEdwardColston Marshall; nephew ofJohnMarshall,JamesMarkham Marshall andAlexanderKeith Marshall (1770-1825); first cousin and second cousin ofThomasAlexander Marshall; first cousin ofEdwardColston andCharlesAlexander Marshall; first cousin once removed and nephew bymarriage ofHumphreyMarshall.
     Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     John Crepps Wickliffe (1830-1913) — also known asJohn C. Wickliffe — of Bardstown,NelsonCounty, Ky.Born inNelsonCounty, Ky.,July 11,1830.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1857; colonel in the ConfederateArmy during the Civil War; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1874;U.S.Attorney for Kentucky, 1885-89.Died in Attalla,EtowahCounty, Ala.,January3, 1913 (age82 years, 176days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Margaret (Crepps) Wickliffe andCharlesAnderson Wickliffe; brother ofRobertCharles Wickliffe (1819-1895); married,November2, 1853, to Eleanor Curd; uncle ofJohnCrepps Wickliffe Beckham andRobertCharles Wickliffe (1874-1912); first cousin twice removed ofRobertWickliffe Woolley.
     Political family:Wickliffe-Holtfamily of Bardstown, Kentucky.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     George Sea Shanklin (1807-1883) — also known asGeorge S. Shanklin — of Nicholasville,JessamineCounty, Ky.Born in Kentucky,December23, 1807.Democrat. Member of Kentucky state legislature, 1840;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1865-67.Slaveowner. DiedApril 1,1883 (age75 years, 99days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     William Preston Kimball (1857-1926) — also known asWilliam P. Kimball — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born near East Hickman,FayetteCounty, Ky.,November4, 1857.Democrat. Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1883;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1907-09.DiedFebruary24, 1926 (age68 years, 112days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
    Jouett ShouseJouett Shouse (1879-1968) — of Kinsley,EdwardsCounty, Kan.Born in Midway,WoodfordCounty, Ky.,December10, 1879.Democrat. Member ofKansasstate senate, 1913-15;U.S.Representative from Kansas 7th District, 1915-19; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Kansas,1920,1924.Died inWashington,D.C.,June 2,1968 (age88 years, 175days).Cremated;ashes interred at Lexington Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NNDBdossier
     Image source: Detroit Free Press,October 1932
     Leslie Combs (1793-1881) — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born in1793.Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate toWhig National Convention from Kentucky, 1839 (member, Committee onPermanent Organization; member, Balloting Committee);Speaker ofthe Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1846-47; candidateforU.S.Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1851.Died in1881(ageabout88 years).Interment at Lexington Cemetery. Madison Conyers Johnson (1806-1886) — also known asM. C. Johnson — of Kentucky. Born inScottCounty, Ky.,September21, 1806.Kentuckystate attorney general, 1849;lawprofessor;banker.Died in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,December7, 1886 (age80 years, 77days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof William Johnson and Elizabeth 'Betsey' (Payne) Johnson; brother ofGeorgeWashington Johnson; married,December23, 1828, to Sally Ann (Clay) Irvine (daughter ofGreenClay).
     Political families:Clayfamily of Kentucky;Johnson#2 family of Kentucky (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Henry Skillman Breckinridge (1886-1960) — also known asHenry Breckinridge;HenryBreckenridge —of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Fresh Meadows, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 25,1886.Democrat. Assistant Secretary of War, 1913-16; served in the U.S.Army during World War I;lawyer;attorney for Charles A. Lindbergh, 1932; Constitutional candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1934; candidate for Democratic nominationfor President,1936.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe American Revolution;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;AmericanLegion;LoyalLegion;NavyLeague.Died, in St. Vincent'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 3,1960 (age73 years, 344days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1842-1921) and Louise Ludlow (Dudley)Breckinridge; married,July 7,1910, to Ruth (Bradley) Woodman; married,August5, 1927, to Aida (de Acosta) Root; married,March27, 1947, to Margaret Lucy Smith; nephew ofRobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr. andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; grandson ofRobertJefferson Breckinridge; grandnephew ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823),WilliamCampbell Preston andJohnSmith Preston; great-grandson ofJohnBreckinridge andFrancisSmith Preston; great-grandnephew ofJamesPatton Preston; second great-grandson ofWilliamPreston andWilliamCampbell; second great-grandnephew ofWilliamCabell andPatrickHenry; first cousin ofLevinIrving Handy andDeshaBreckinridge; first cousin once removed ofJohnCabell Breckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); first cousin twice removed ofJamesDouglas Breckinridge,BenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell,JamesMcDowell,JohnBuchanan Floyd andGeorgeRogers Clark Floyd; first cousin thrice removed ofWilliamCabell Jr. andWilliamHenry Cabell; second cousin ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); second cousin once removed ofCarterHenry Harrison,WilliamLewis Cabell,GeorgeCraighead Cabell andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second cousin twice removed ofValentineWood Southall,FrederickMortimer Cabell,SamuelMeredith Garland (1802-1880) andEdwardCarrington Cabell; third cousin ofBenjaminEarl Cabell andCarterHenry Harrison II; third cousin once removed ofJohnWilliam Leftwich,StephenValentine Southall andEarleCabell; fourth cousin ofSamuelMeredith Garland (1861-1945).
     Political family:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Robert Jefferson Breckinridge (1800-1871) — Born near Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,March 8,1800.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1825-28;ordainedminister;president,Jefferson College (now Washington and Jefferson College), 1845-47;Kentuckysuperintendent of public instruction, 1849-53; candidate fordelegateto Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Danville,BoyleCounty, Ky.,December22, 1871 (age71 years, 289days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofJohnBreckinridge and Mary Hopkins (Cabell) Breckinridge; brother ofLetitia Preston Breckinridge (who marriedPeterBuell Porter andAlfredWilliam Grayson) andJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823); married,March11, 1823, to Ann Sophronisba Preston; married,April 1,1847, to Virginia Hart Shelby; married,November5, 1868, to Margaret F. White; father ofRobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr. andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; uncle ofJohnCabell Breckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); grandfather ofLevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; grandnephew ofWilliamPreston andWilliamCabell; granduncle ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); first cousin ofJamesDouglas Breckinridge andBenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell; first cousin once removed ofWilliamCabell Jr.,WilliamHenry Cabell,JamesPatton Preston,CarterHenry Harrison,WilliamLewis Cabell,GeorgeCraighead Cabell andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; first cousin twice removed ofBenjaminEarl Cabell andCarterHenry Harrison II; first cousin thrice removed ofEarleCabell; second cousin ofWilliamCampbell Preston,JamesMcDowell,FrederickMortimer Cabell,JohnBuchanan Floyd,JohnSmith Preston,GeorgeRogers Clark Floyd andEdwardCarrington Cabell; second cousin once removed ofJohnWilliam Leftwich.
     Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Mitchell Cary Alford (1855-1914) — of Kentucky. Born inFayetteCounty, Ky.,1855.Democrat.Lawyer;LieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1891-95.DiedDecember9, 1914 (ageabout 59years).Interment at Lexington Cemetery. William Russell (1758-1825) — ofFayetteCounty, Ky.Born inCulpeperCounty, Va.,March 6,1758.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1790-91; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1792, 1796-1800, 1802, 1823;colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812.Died inFayetteCounty, Ky.,July 3,1825 (age67 years, 119days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Tabitha (Adams) Russell andWilliamRussell (1735-1793); married to Anne 'Nancy' Price; grandfatherofCarterHenry Harrison; great-grandfather ofCarterHenry Harrison II.
     Political family:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     Russell County,Ky. is named for him.
     See alsoWikipedia article
     James Reily (1811-1863) — of Texas. Born in Hamilton,ButlerCounty, Ohio,July 3,1811.Lawyer;major in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; memberofTexasRepublic House of Representatives, 1840-41; Texas RepublicMinister to the United States, 1841-42; member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1853-54; U.S. Consul inSt. Petersburg, as of 1856; colonel in the Confederate Armyduring the Civil War.Presbyterian;laterEpiscopalian.Member,Freemasons.Slaveowner.Killedin the Battle of Camp Bisland, on Bayou Teche, near Franklin,St. MaryParish, La.,April14, 1863 (age51 years, 285days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof John Reily and Nancy (Hunter) Reily; married,March 4,1834, to Ellen Hart Ross (grandniece ofHenryClay).
     Political family:Clayfamily of Kentucky (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     Daniel Carmichael Wickliffe (1810-1870) — also known asD. C. Wickliffe — of Kentucky. Born in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,March15, 1810.Democrat.Secretaryof state of Kentucky, 1862-63.DiedMay 3,1870 (age60 years, 49days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Charles H. Wickliffe and Susannah Carmichael (Nelson) Wickliffe;married to Virginia Cooper.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Joseph Campbell Anderson (1830-1891) — also known asJoseph C. Anderson — of Kansas. Born inJessamineCounty, Ky.,1830.Lawyer;member ofKansasterritorial legislature, 1855;arrestedandimprisonedduring the Civil War forrefusingto sign an oath of allegiance to the Union.Died in1891(ageabout61 years).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Oliver Anderson and Mary (Campbell) Anderson; married to DoveyBlythe.
     Anderson County,Kan. is named for him.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Thomas Hart Shelby (1829-1895) — also known asThomas H. Shelby — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born inFayetteCounty, Ky.,February28, 1829.Democrat.U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Lexington, Kentucky, 1893-95;died in office 1895.Presbyterian.Died, fromdiseaseof the throat, in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,February19, 1895 (age65 years, 356days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Thomas Hart Shelby (1789-1869) and Mary A. (Bullock) Shelby;married,December18, 1849, to Frances Stuart Todd (first cousin ofMaryTodd Lincoln); married,November26, 1856, to Florence McDowell; nephew ofWilliamFontaine Bullock; grandson ofIsaacShelby andEdmundBullock; first cousin once removed ofBeriahMagoffin Jr.; third cousin twice removed ofDanielFrench Slaughter; third cousin thrice removed ofDanielFrench Slaughter Jr..
     Political families:Lincoln#1 family of Kentucky;Shelby-Bullock-Magoffinfamily of Kentucky (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Charles Jacob Bronston (1848-1909) — also known asCharles J. Bronston;"The RedFox" —of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born in Richmond,MadisonCounty, Ky.,June 20,1848.Democrat.Lawyer;lawprofessor;delegateto Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1890-91; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Kentucky,1892(speaker);member ofKentuckystate senate, 1896-1900.Died in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,April15, 1909 (age60 years, 299days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Thomas Springer 'Tom' Bronston and Sally Ann (Bronston) Bronston;married,May 28,1874, to Susan Wallace 'Susie' Hughes; married,February13, 1897, to Belle Saffarrans Wisdom; father ofCharlesJacob Bronston (1884-1961).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Jacob Embry Allen (1868-1919) — also known asJ. Embry Allen — ofFayetteCounty, Ky.BornDecember31, 1868.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate senate 27th District, 1900-06.Died inFayetteCounty, Ky.,May 22,1919 (age50 years, 142days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofBenjaminR. Allen.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Richard Charles Stoll (1876-1949) — also known asRichard C. Stoll — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,March21, 1876.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1912,1916,1920;circuit judge in Kentucky, 1920-31.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;Order ofthe Coif;KappaAlpha Order;OmicronDelta Kappa.DiedJune 26,1949 (age73 years, 97days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofRichardPindell Stoll.
     Tucker Woodson (1804-1874) — ofJessamineCounty, Ky.Born near Nicholasville,JessamineCounty, Ky.,November4, 1804.Whig.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1830; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1840;JessamineCounty Judge.Died inJessamineCounty, Ky.,July 8,1874 (age69 years, 246days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofSamuelHughes Woodson (1777-1827) and Anna Randolph (Meade) Woodson;brother ofDavidMeade Woodson andSamuelHughes Woodson (1815-1881); married to Evelyn Harrison Byrd;uncle ofJohnMcDowell Woodson; first cousin once removed ofSilasWoodson; second cousin ofArchelausMarius Woodson.
     Political family:Woodsonfamily of Kentucky (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Robert Middleton Bagby (1878-1955) — also known asR. M. Bagby — of Grayson,CarterCounty, Ky.Born inGreenupCounty, Ky.,September21, 1878.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1932,1936,1940,1944,1948;member ofKentuckystate senate 32nd District, 1942-45.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Rotary.Died in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,May 31,1955 (age76 years, 252days).Entombed at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives:Second cousin ofThomasFrank Bagby.
     Emile B. Beatty (1892-1982) — also known asEmil Beatty — of Beattyville,LeeCounty, Ky.Born in Beattyville,LeeCounty, Ky.,October11, 1892.Republican.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1936,1940;circuit judge in Kentucky 23rd District, 1946-52.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;Kiwanis;PhiDelta Theta.Died in1982(ageabout89 years).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof James M. Beatty and Josephine (Blount) Beatty; married,January20, 1951, to Genevieve Spurrier.
     Frederick Bernard Wachs (1897-1974) — also known asFred B. Wachs — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born in Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.,October22, 1897.Republican.Newspapereditor;treasurer ofKentucky Republican Party, 1930-67; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Kentucky,1960.Presbyterian.Member,Jaycees;OmicronDelta Kappa;SigmaDelta Chi;Freemasons;Shriners;Kiwanis;NewcomenSociety.Died in1974(ageabout76 years).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Selmar Wachs and Emma (Niemeyer) Wachs; married,October15, 1919, to Jeanne Faulkner.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Samuel H. Caddy (c.1884-1959) — also known asSam Caddy;"The Grand Old Man ofKentucky Labor" —of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born in Staffordshire,England,about 1884.Democrat.Unionorganizer andlaborleader;districtpresident, United Mine Workers of America; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Kentucky,1936,1940,1952.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;UnitedMine Workers.Died, at Good SamaritanHospital,Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,January24, 1959 (ageabout 75years).Interment at Lexington Cemetery. Alfred William Grayson (1780-1810) — ofFayetteCounty, Ky.Born inPrinceWilliam County, Va.,April16, 1780.Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1809.DiedOctober10, 1810 (age30 years, 177days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofWilliamGrayson and Eleanor (Smallwood) Grayson; married,October28, 1804, to Letitia Preston Breckinridge (daughter ofJohnBreckinridge; sister ofJosephCabell Breckinridge andRobertJefferson Breckinridge; later married toPeterBuell Porter); nephew ofWilliamSmallwood; great-granduncle ofCarterHenry Harrison II; first cousin ofBeverlyRobinson Grayson; first cousin thrice removed ofJohnBrady Grayson; second cousin ofJamesMonroe (1758-1831); second cousin once removed ofThomasBell Monroe andJamesMonroe (1799-1870); second cousin twice removed ofJohnStrother Pendleton,AlbertGallatin Pendleton andVictorMonroe; second cousin four times removed ofTheodoreDouglas Robinson,SidneyFletcher Taliaferro andCorinneAlsop Cole; second cousin five times removed ofCorinneAlsop Chubb andJohndeKoven Alsop; third cousin ofSamuelNicholls Smallwood; third cousin thrice removed ofJamesLester Smallwood.
     Political family:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Henry Clay (1849-1884) — also known asHarry Clay — of Kentucky. Born in Lisbon,Portugal,November17, 1849.Candidate forKentuckystate house of representatives, 1883.Died in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,September22, 1884 (age34 years, 310days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofJamesBrown Clay and Susanna Maria (Jacob) Clay; nephew ofThomasHart Clay andHenryClay Jr.; grandson ofHenryClay (1777-1852); grandnephew ofPorterClay; first cousin thrice removed ofMatthewClay (1754-1815) andGreenClay; second cousin twice removed ofMatthewClay (c.1795-1827),BrutusJunius Clay (1808-1878) andCassiusMarcellus Clay; third cousin once removed ofGreenClay Smith andBrutusJunius Clay (1847-1932); third cousin twice removed ofClementComer Clay; fourth cousin once removed ofClementClaiborne Clay Jr. andOliverCarroll Clay.
     Political family:Clayfamily of Kentucky (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Richard Pindell Stoll (d. 1902) — also known asRichard P. Stoll — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1880,1884,1896(alternate),1900.Died in1902.Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives:Father ofRichardCharles Stoll.
     Basil W. Duke (1838-1916) — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born inScottCounty, Ky.,1838.General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1870.Died in1916(ageabout78 years).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.Emily T. HelmEmily Todd Helm (1836-1930) — also known asEmily T. Helm;Emilie ParietTodd —of Elizabethtown,HardinCounty, Ky.Born in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,November11, 1836.Her husband was offered a position as paymaster of the Union Army,but chose to become a Confederate general, and was killed at theBattle of Chickamauga in 1863; she was granted safe passage to cometo the White House and stay with PresidentAbrahamLincoln and his family, despite harsh criticism in the Northernpress for harboring a Confederate; postmaster atElizabethtown,Ky., 1883-96.Female.Member,UnitedDaughters of the Confederacy.Died in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,February20, 1930 (age93 years, 101days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives:Daughter of Robert Smith Todd and Elizabeth (Humphreys) Todd;half-sister of Elizabeth Parker Todd (who marriedNinianWirt Edwards) andMaryAnn Todd (who marriedAbrahamLincoln); sister of Elodie Breck Todd (who marriedNathanielHenry Rhodes Dawson); married1856 toBenjaminHardin Helm (son ofJohnLarue Helm); aunt ofRobertTodd Lincoln andMarthaDee Todd; grandniece ofJohnBrown; first cousin once removed ofMasonBrown; first cousin twice removed ofArthurRumney Ringwalt; second cousin ofBenjaminGratz Brown.
     Political families:Walker-Edwardsfamily of North Carolina and Georgia;Lincoln#1 family of Kentucky;Brown-Breckinridgefamily of Lexington, Kentucky (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: The LehrmanInstitute
     Desha Breckinridge (1867-1935) — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,August5, 1867.Democrat.Lawyer;newspapereditor and publisher; director, the First NationalBank ofLexington; director, Fayette HomeTelephoneCompany; director, PhoenixHotelCompany; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1920,1928,1932.Presbyterian.Died in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,February18, 1935 (age67 years, 197days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge and Issa (Desha) Breckinridge;married,November17, 1898, to Madeline McDowell; nephew ofRobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr.; grandson ofRobertJefferson Breckinridge; grandnephew ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823),WilliamCampbell Preston andJohnSmith Preston; great-grandson ofJohnBreckinridge,FrancisSmith Preston andJosephHolmes Desha; great-grandnephew ofJamesPatton Preston; second great-grandson ofWilliamPreston andWilliamCampbell; second great-grandnephew ofWilliamCabell andPatrickHenry; first cousin ofLevinIrving Handy andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; first cousin once removed ofJohnCabell Breckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); first cousin twice removed ofJamesDouglas Breckinridge,BenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell,JamesMcDowell,JohnBuchanan Floyd andGeorgeRogers Clark Floyd; first cousin thrice removed ofWilliamCabell Jr. andWilliamHenry Cabell; second cousin ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); second cousin once removed ofCarterHenry Harrison,WilliamLewis Cabell,GeorgeCraighead Cabell andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second cousin twice removed ofValentineWood Southall,FrederickMortimer Cabell,SamuelMeredith Garland (1802-1880) andEdwardCarrington Cabell; third cousin ofBenjaminEarl Cabell andCarterHenry Harrison II; third cousin once removed ofJohnWilliam Leftwich,StephenValentine Southall andEarleCabell; fourth cousin ofSamuelMeredith Garland (1861-1945).
     Political family:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     Epitaph: "Our boast of you is that wefound you brave."
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     John G. Stoll (d. 1959) — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1924.Died in1959.Interment at Lexington Cemetery. Charles Jacob Bronston (1884-1961) — also known asCharles J. Bronston;CharlieBronston —of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born in Richmond,MadisonCounty, Ky.,June 24,1884.Democrat. Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1940-41, 1948-51 (76th District1940-41, 49th District 1948-51).Died in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,May 20,1961 (age76 years, 330days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofCharlesJacob Bronston (1848-1909) and Susan Wallace 'Susie' (Hughes)Bronston; married to Sarah Edna Land.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
    Frazer D. LeBusFrazer Dunlap LeBus (1897-1962) — also known asFrazer D. LeBus — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born in Cynthiana,HarrisonCounty, Ky.,October11, 1897.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1956.Died in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,May 19,1962 (age64 years, 220days).Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Clarence LeBus and Mary Katherine (Frazer) LeBus; married toElvina Stoll; nephew ofOrieLeBus; grandson ofLewisMartin Lebus; first cousin ofClarencePrentice Lebus; second cousin ofWilliamFrank Lebus Jr..
     Political family:Lebusfamily of Cynthiana, Kentucky.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: U.S. passport application(1915)
     Robert D. Bolson (d. 1983) — also known asBob Bolson — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Democrat. Candidate forKentuckystate house of representatives 77th District, 1975.Died in1983.Interment at Lexington Cemetery. Frank D. Peterson (d. 1996) — of Campbellsville,TaylorCounty, Ky.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromKentucky,1940.Died in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,January23, 1996.Interment at Lexington Cemetery.

    Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: George Washington Thornton Beck (1856-1943) — also known asGeorge T. Beck — of Cody,ParkCounty, Wyo.Born in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,June 28,1856.Democrat.MemberWyoming territorial council, 1889; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Wyoming,1892(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1904(HonoraryVice-President; member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee; member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee),1912(alternate),1928;candidate forGovernor ofWyoming, 1902.Died in Cody,ParkCounty, Wyo.,December1, 1943 (age87 years, 156days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Cody, Wyo.; cenotaph at Lexington Cemetery.

     Presumably namedfor:GeorgeWashington
     Relatives: Son ofJamesBurnie Beck and Jane Washington Augusta (Thornton) Beck; marriedto Daisy Mae Sorrenson; father of Jane Augusta Thornton Beck (whomarriedNelsonTrusler Johnson); second great-grandnephew ofGeorgeWashington; first cousin thrice removed ofJohnWalker,BushrodWashington andFrancisWalker; second cousin twice removed ofMeriwetherLewis andJohnThornton Augustine Washington; second cousin four times removedofHowellLewis; third cousin once removed ofThomasWalker Gilmer; third cousin twice removed ofRobertBrooke,GeorgeMadison andRichardAylett Buckner; fourth cousin once removed ofZacharyTaylor,FrancisTaliaferro Helm,AyletteBuckner,DavidShelby Walker andHubbardT. Smith.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    Old BaptistCemetery
    Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
    Thomas Buck Reed (1787-1829) — of Mississippi. Born near Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,May 7,1787.Democrat.Mississippistate attorney general, 1821;U.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1826-27, 1829; died in office 1829.Slaveowner. DiedNovember26, 1829 (age42 years, 203days).Interment at Old Baptist Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

    Old EpiscopalCemetery
    Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
    John Fowler (1755-1840) — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born in Virginia,1755.Republican. Served in the Continental Army during the RevolutionaryWar; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1787;delegateto Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution from FayetteCounty, 1788;U.S.Representative from Kentucky, 1797-1807 (at-large 1797-1803, 5thDistrict 1803-07); postmaster atLexington,Ky., 1814-22.Slaveowner. Died in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,August22, 1840 (ageabout 85years).Interment at Old Episcopal Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     George Nicholas (1753-1799) — ofAlbemarleCounty, Va.Born inWilliamsburg,Va.,August11, 1753.Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1781;delegateto Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution from AlbemarleCounty, 1788;U.S.Attorney for Kentucky, 1789, 1793;delegateto Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1792;Kentuckystate attorney general, 1792.Died in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,July 25,1799 (age45 years, 348days).Interment at Old Episcopal Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofRobertCarter Nicholas (1729-1780) and Ann (Cary) Nicholas; brother ofElizabeth Nicholas (who marriedEdmundJenings Randolph),WilsonCary Nicholas andJohnNicholas; married to Mary Smith; father ofRobertCarter Nicholas (1787-1857) and Henrietta Morrison Nicholas (whomarriedRichardHawes); uncle ofPeytonRandolph; granduncle ofPeterMyndert Dox andEdmundRandolph; great-grandfather ofHarryBartow Hawes; great-granduncle ofEdmundRandolph Cocke; second great-granduncle ofFrancisBeverley Biddle; first cousin once removed ofBenjaminHarrison (1726-1791) andWilliamFitzhugh; first cousin twice removed ofThomasMarshall andJamesKeith Marshall; second cousin ofCarterBassett Harrison andWilliamHenry Harrison (1773-1841); second cousin once removed ofJohnScott Harrison (1804-1878); second cousin twice removed ofCarterHenry Harrison,BenjaminHarrison (1833-1901),WilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee,JohnBreckinridge Castleman andJohnScott Harrison (1844-1926); second cousin thrice removed ofConnallyFindlay Trigg,RussellBenjamin Harrison,CarterHenry Harrison II,RichardEvelyn Byrd andWilliamWelby Beverley; second cousin four times removed ofHarryFlood Byrd andWilliamHenry Harrison (1896-1990); second cousin five times removed ofHarryFlood Byrd Jr.; third cousin ofBurwellBassett; third cousin twice removed ofMontgomeryBlair andFrancisPreston Blair Jr.; third cousin thrice removed ofJamesLawrence Blair,FrancisPreston Blair Lee andGistBlair.
     Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     Nicholas County,Ky. is named for him.
     ThecityofNicholasville,Kentucky, isnamed forhim.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle

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