Kentucky Government, Politics, and Public Policy

Appendix A. Kentucky Governors

Appendix A Kentucky Governors Name County of residence Political party Dates of office Education Occupation Religion Shelby, Isaac Lincoln County, KY JeffersonianRepublican 1792–1796 Rural education Military-Major General Colonial Army, Founding Board Chairman Centre College Church of England, later Presbyterian Garrard, James Stafford County, VA; Bourbon County, KY JeffersonianRepublican 1796–1804 **** Military, Minister Baptist Greenup, Christopher Loudoun County, VA; Fayette County, KY JeffersonianRepublican 1804–1808 Law Military, Clerk, U.S. House Rep **** Scott, Charles Goochland County, VA; Woodford County, KY JeffersonianRepublican 1808–1812 Rural education Military **** Shelby, Isaac Lincoln County, KY JeffersonianRepublican 1812–1816 Rural education Military-Major General Colonial Army, Founding Board Chairman Centre College; former Governor Church of England, later Presbyterian Madison, George Augusta County, VA; Lincoln County, KY JeffersonianRepublican 1816 Rural education Military Presbyterian Slaughter, Gabriel Culpeper County, VA; Mercer County, KY JeffersonianRepublican 1816–1820 Rural education Farmer, Military, KY House Rep, KY Senate, Lt. Gov Baptist Adair, John Chester County, SC; Mercer County, KY DemocraticRepublican 1820–1824 Public education in NC Military, KY House Rep, Speaker, U.S. Senate Protestant Desha, Joseph Monroe County, PA; Harrison County, KY JeffersonianRepublican 1824–1828 Rural education Military, KY House Rep, KY Senate, U.S. House Rep **** Metcalfe, Thomas Fauquier County, VA; Nicholas County, KY Whig 1828–1832 Rural education Stonecutter, Military, KY House Rep, U.S. House Rep **** Breathitt, John Henry County, VA; Logan County, KY JacksonianDemocrat 1832–1834 Rural education, Law Teacher, Surveyor, KY House Rep, Lt. Gov Presbyterian Morehead, James Turner Bullitt County, KY Whig 1834–1836 Transylvania University–Law Law, KY House Rep, Lt. Gov Baptist Clark, James Bedford County, VA; Clark County, KY Whig 1836–1839 Pisgah Academy, Woodford County, KY–Law Law, KY House Rep, U.S. House Rep, KY Senate, Circuit-Court Judge Protestant Wickliffe, Charles Anderson Washington County, KY Whig 1839–1840 Law KY House Rep, U.S. House Rep, Lt. Gov **** Letcher, Robert P. Goochland County, VA; Garrard County, KY Whig 1840–1844 Joshua Fry Academy–Law Masonry, KY House Rep, U.S. House Rep Presbyterian Owsley, William Lincoln County, KY Whig 1844–1848 Common schools, Law Teacher, Deputy Sheriff, KY House Rep, Court of Appeals Justice, KY Senate, Secretary of State Presbyterian Crittenden, John Jordan Woodford County, KY Whig 1848–1850 Pisgah Academy, Washington and Lee University, William and Mary College–Law Law, Attny Gen. of IL, KY House Rep, U.S. Senate, U.S. District Attny, U.S. Attny Gen. Presbyterian Helm, John L. Hardin County, KY Whig 1850–1851 Private tutor, Rural schools, Law Law, KY House Rep, Speaker, KY Senate, Lt. Gov **** Powell, Lazarus Henderson County, KY Democratic 1851–1855 St. Joseph College, Transylvania University–Law KY House Rep **** **** = No information available (cont.) Morehead, Charles Slaughter Nelson County, KY American (Know Nothing) 1855–1859 Transylvania College–Law KY House Rep, Speaker, Attny Gen of KY, U.S. House Rep **** Magoffin, Beriah Mercer County, KY Democratic 1859–1862 Centre College, Transylvania College–Law KY State Senate **** Robinson, James F. Scott County, KY Democratic 1862–1863 Forest Hill Academy, Transylvania University–Law Law, KY Senate, Senate President Baptist Bramlette, Thomas E. Cumberland County, KY Democratic 1863–1867 Law Judge 6th Judicial District, Military, U.S. Attny Gen of KY **** Helm, John L. Hardin County, KY Democratic 1867 Private tutor, Rural schools, Law Law, KY House Rep, Speaker, KY Senate, Lt. Gov **** Stevenson, John W. Richmond, VA; Kenton County, KY Democratic 1867–1871 Hampden-Sydney Academy, University of Virginia–Law Law, KY House Rep, U.S. House Rep, Lt. Gov Episcopalian Leslie, Preston H. Clinton County, KY Democratic 1871–1875 Rural schools, Law Law, KY House Rep, KY Senate, Senate President Baptist McCreary, James B. Madison County, KY Democratic 1875–1879 Centre College, Cumberland University–Law Military, KY House Rep, Speaker Presbyterian Blackburn, Luke P. Woodford County, KY Democratic 1879–1883 Public schools, Transylvania University–Medical KY House Rep, Health officer Episcopalian Knott, James Proctor Marion County, KY Democratic 1883–1887 Home, Public schooling, Law MO House Rep, Attny Gen of MO, U.S. House Rep Presbyterian Name County of residence Political party Dates of office Education Occupation Religion Buckner, Simon Bolivar Hart County, KY Democratic 1887–1891 West Point Academy Military Episcopalian Brown, John Young Harrison County, KY Democratic 1891–1895 Centre College–Law Law, U.S. House Rep, Military Presbyterian Bradley, William O. Garrard County, KY Republican 1895–1899 Private, Law Military, Prosecuting...