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Nelson County, Kentucky
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Thomas Speed (1768-1842) — of Bardstown,NelsonCounty, Ky.Born inCharlotteCounty, Va.,October25, 1768.U.S.Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1817-19; member ofKentucky state legislature, 1820.Slaveowner. Died near Bardstown,NelsonCounty, Ky.,February20, 1842 (age73 years, 118days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.
BardstownCemetery
Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Anderson Wickliffe (1788-1869) — also known asCharles A. Wickliffe — of Bardstown,NelsonCounty, Ky.Born near Springfield,WashingtonCounty, Ky.,June 8,1788.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1812-13, 1822-23, 1833-35;U.S.Representative from Kentucky, 1823-33, 1861-63 (9th District1823-33, 5th District 1861-63);LieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1836-39;Governor ofKentucky, 1839-40;U.S.Postmaster General, 1841-45;delegateto Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Kentucky,1856,1864.Presbyterian.Slaveowner. Died near Ilchester,HowardCounty, Md.,October31, 1869 (age81 years, 145days).Interment at Bardstown Cemetery. | | John Rowan (1773-1843) — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born near York,YorkCounty, Pa.,July 12,1773.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1799;secretaryof state of Kentucky, 1804-08;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1807-09; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1813-17, 1822-24;Judge,Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1819-21;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1825-31.Built the mansion "Federal Hill", later made famous by his cousin,the songwriter Stephen Foster, in the song "My Old Kentucky Home."Fought aduelabout 1801 with an acquaintance, James Chambers, in which the latterwas killed;arrestedandtried onmurdercharges,but acquitted.Slaveowner. Died in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,July 13,1843 (age70 years, 1days).Interment at Bardstown Cemetery. | | Robert Charles Wickliffe (1819-1895) — also known asRobert C. Wickliffe — of Bayou Sara,WestFeliciana Parish, La.Born in Bardstown,NelsonCounty, Ky.,January6, 1819.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofLouisianastate senate, 1850;LieutenantGovernor of Louisiana, 1854-56;Governor ofLouisiana, 1856-60; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Louisiana,1876,1884.Presbyterian.Died in Bardstown,NelsonCounty, Ky.,April18, 1895 (age76 years, 102days).Interment at Bardstown Cemetery.
St. Joseph'sCemetery
Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Ben Johnson (1858-1950) — of Bardstown,NelsonCounty, Ky.Born near Bardstown,NelsonCounty, Ky.,May 20,1858.Democrat. Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1885; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1905;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1907-27; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Kentucky,1912(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee;speaker),1920.DiedJune 4,1950 (age92 years, 15days).Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.  | Sheridan Talbott (1890-1952) — of Bardstown,NelsonCounty, Ky.Born in Bardstown,NelsonCounty, Ky.,September29, 1890.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul inHavana, 1923-24, 1925;Nassau, 1924-25;Nueva Gerona, 1925-28; U.S. Consul inKobe, 1928;Bluefields, 1928-32;Leghorn, as of 1938.Died inBrowardCounty, Fla.,1952(ageabout61 years).Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery. | | | John Daniel Talbott (1883-1950) — also known asJ. Dan Talbott — of Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.; Bardstown,NelsonCounty, Ky.Born in Bardstown,NelsonCounty, Ky.,February10, 1883.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1936,1940.Died in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,May 17,1950 (age67 years, 96days).Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
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