Madison County
Kentucky
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Madison County
Kentucky
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Madison County
Index to Locations BereaCemetery Berea, Madison County, Kentucky
RichmondCemetery E. Main St. Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1983
  Cassius Marcellus Clay (1810-1903) — also known asCassius M. Clay;"The Lion of WhiteHall" —ofMadisonCounty, Ky.Born inMadisonCounty, Ky.,October19, 1810.Probably the best-known Southern emancipationist; freed his ownslaves in 1844 and edited the only Southern antislaverynewspaperin 1845-47; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1835-37, 1840; delegate to WhigNational Convention from Kentucky, 1839 (speaker);shotpoint-blank during a speech in 1843, he used a Bowie knife to cut offthe attacker's ear and nose and cut out one eye;triedformayhemand found not guilty; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;candidate forGovernor ofKentucky, 1851; candidate for Republican nomination for VicePresident,1860;U.S. Minister toRussia, 1861-62, 1863-69; general in the Union Army during theCivil War.Died, ofkidneyfailure, inMadisonCounty, Ky.,July 22,1903 (age92 years, 276days).Interment at Richmond Cemetery. | Brutus Junius Clay (1847-1932) — also known asBrutus J. Clay — of Richmond,MadisonCounty, Ky.Born inMadisonCounty, Ky.,February20, 1847.Republican.Grocer;cottonplanter;delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1904;U.S. Minister toSwitzerland, 1905-10.Presbyterian.DiedJune 2,1932 (age85 years, 103days).Interment at Richmond Cemetery.
| Keen Johnson (1896-1970) — of Richmond,MadisonCounty, Ky.Born inLyonCounty, Ky.,January12, 1896.Democrat.LieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1935-39;secretary ofKentucky Democratic Party, 1937;Governor ofKentucky, 1939-43; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Kentucky,1940,1944(speaker),1948,1952;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Kentucky, 1940-48; candidate forU.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1960.Methodist.DiedFebruary7, 1970 (age74 years, 26days).Interment at Richmond Cemetery.
| Daniel Breck (1788-1871) — of Richmond,MadisonCounty, Ky.Born in Topsfield,EssexCounty, Mass.,February12, 1788.Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1824-27, 1834;justice ofKentucky state supreme court, 1843-49;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1849-51.Slaveowner. Died in Richmond,MadisonCounty, Ky.,February4, 1871 (age82 years, 357days).Interment at Richmond Cemetery.
| John Speed Smith (1792-1854) — of Kentucky. Born in Nicholasville,JessamineCounty, Ky.,July 1,1792.Democrat.Lawyer;major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1819, 1827, 1830, 1839-41, 1845;Speakerof the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1827;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1821-23; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1846-50.Slaveowner. Died in Richmond,MadisonCounty, Ky.,June 6,1854 (age61 years, 340days).Interment at Richmond Cemetery.
| William Luxon Wallace (1889-1974) — also known asWilliam L. Wallace — of Richmond,MadisonCounty, Ky.; Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born in Richmond,MadisonCounty, Ky.,January2, 1889.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Kentucky,1920,1948(alternate),1952,1956(member,CredentialsCommittee),1960(member,CredentialsCommittee); member ofKentuckystate senate 29th District, 1921-24; member ofKentuckyRepublican State Central Committee, 1936-69.Member,Elks;OddFellows;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Kiwanis;AmericanLegion;American BarAssociation.DiedDecember23, 1974 (age85 years, 355days).Interment at Richmond Cemetery.
White Hall FamilyCemetery Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky
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