Kenneth H. Tuggle | |
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| 39th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky | |
| In office December 7, 1943 – December 9, 1947 | |
| Governor | Simeon S. Willis |
| Preceded by | Rodes K. Myers |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence Wetherby |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kenneth Herndon Tuggle (1904-06-12)June 12, 1904 Barbourville, Kentucky |
| Died | February 17, 1978(1978-02-17) (aged 73) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Mary Vivian Shifley |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Kentucky |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Kenneth H. Tuggle (June 12, 1904 – February 17, 1978[1]), a Republican, served as the 39thLieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1943–1947.[2] It was 53 years before another Republican was electedLieutenant Governor of Kentucky.
Admitted to the Kentucky Bar in 1926, Tuggle maintained a private law practice up to his appointment to theInterstate Commerce Commission in 1953.[3] In 1939 he was the Republican nominee forAttorney General of Kentucky but lost the general election. In 1943 he was nominated forlieutenant governor and was narrowly elected, withSimeon S. Willis at the top of the ticket. Tuggle won by a count of 265,833 votes to 264,793; he had won just barely half of the vote against Democratic nominee William H. May.
In 1953 PresidentDwight Eisenhower appointed Tuggle to theInterstate Commerce Commission, was reappointed by President Kennedy in 1961 and Tuggle remained on it until he retired on December 31, 1975.[3][4] He developed a reputation as one of the nation's leading experts on therailroad industry.
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| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky 1943–1947 | Succeeded by |
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