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Floyd County
Kentucky

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Floyd County

Index to Locations DriftMartin Cemetery Middle CreekLangley Cemetery PrestonsburgDavidson Cemetery PrestonsburgMay Cemetery PrestonsburgMayo Cemetery MartinCemetery Drift, Floyd County, Kentucky Doug Hays (1877-1957) — of Hindman,KnottCounty, Ky.; McDowell,FloydCounty, Ky.Born in Hindman,KnottCounty, Ky.,1877.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromKentucky,1916;candidate forU.S.Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1926; member ofKentuckystate senate 29th District, 1944-56.Died in1957(ageabout80 years).Interment at Martin Cemetery. Politicians buriedhere:     Relatives:Grandfather ofJohnDoug Hays.

John Wesley Langley (1868-1932) — also known asJohn W. Langley — of Prestonsburg,FloydCounty, Ky.; Pikeville,PikeCounty, Ky.Born inFloydCounty, Ky.,January14, 1868.Republican. Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1886-90; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Kentucky,1888,1900,1916;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1907-26; defeated,1896; resigned 1926.Convictedin 1924 of conspiracy totransportand sell liquor re-elected while his appeal was pending, butresignedfrom Congress in 1926;sentencedto a term in federalprison. Granted clemency by PresidentCalvinCoolidge.Died, ofpneumonia,in Pikeville,PikeCounty, Ky.,January17, 1932 (age64 years, 3days).Interment at Langley Cemetery.

	Presumably namedfor:JohnWesley
		Relatives: Married toKatherineGudger (daughter ofJamesMadison Gudger Jr.).
		Political family:Gudger-Langleyfamily of Asheville, North Carolina.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Francis Alexander Hopkins (1853-1918) — also known asFrank Hopkins — of Prestonsburg,FloydCounty, Ky.Born in Jeffersonville,TazewellCounty, Va.,May 27,1853.Democrat.Delegateto Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1890;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1903-07.DiedJune 5,1918 (age65 years, 9days).Interment at Davidson Cemetery.

John Preston Martin (1811-1862) — also known asJohn P. Martin — of Prestonsburg,FloydCounty, Ky.Born in Jonesville,LeeCounty, Va.,October11, 1811.Democrat. Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1841-43;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1845-47; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1855-59; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Kentucky,1856.Slaveowner. Died in Prestonsburg,FloydCounty, Ky.,December23, 1862 (age51 years, 73days).Interment at May Cemetery.

	Relatives:Brother ofElbertSevier Martin; grandfather ofGeorgeBrown Martin.
		Political family:Martinfamily of Prestonsburg, Kentucky.
		Martin County,Ky. is named for him.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article

Andrew Jackson May (1875-1959) — also known asAndrew J. May — of Prestonsburg,FloydCounty, Ky.Born near Langley,FloydCounty, Ky.,June 24,1875.Democrat.Lawyer;FloydCounty Attorney, 1901-09;U.S.Representative from Kentucky, 1931-47 (10th District 1931-33,at-large 1933-35, 7th District 1935-47); defeated, 1928 (10thDistrict), 1946 (7th District).Baptist.Member,Freemasons.In 1943, he was briefed about the flaws in the Japaneseanti-submarine munitions; herevealedthis information to the press, and hence to the Japanese, whoquickly improved their depth charges. After the war, thisindiscretionwas estimated to have cost the U.S. ten submarines and 800 men.Convicted,on July 3, 1947, onchargesofacceptingbribes for hisinfluencein the award of munitions contracts during World War II; served ninemonths inprison;received a fullpardonfrom PresidentHarryS. Truman in 1952.Died in Prestonsburg,FloydCounty, Ky.,September6, 1959 (age84 years, 74days).Interment at Mayo Cemetery.

	Presumably namedfor:AndrewJackson
		Relatives: Son of Dorcus (Conley) Mayand John May; uncle ofWilliamHarvey May.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

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