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5 unusual facts about Governor of Kentucky


Edwin R. Denney

Edwin R. Denney was the Republican nominee for Governor of Kentucky in 1955.

Eldon S. Dummit

Eldon S. Dummit was the Republican nominee for Governor of Kentucky in 1947.

Henry Cornelius Burnett

It condemned President Lincoln for waging an unjust war, and praised Governor Beriah Magoffin for refusing Lincoln's call for troops.

Lee Sexton

In 1999 Kentucky governor Paul Patton presented Lee with the Governor's Award in the Arts.

Mike Storen

In April 1969, Storen and others including future Governor of Kentucky John Y. Brown, Jr., bought the American Basketball Association's Kentucky Colonels franchise.


1997 Benton, Arkansas tornado outbreak

Then-governor Paul E. Patton had initially declared 120 counties a state of emergency and deployed about 1100 National Guard Troops to the flood stricken-regions.

Cabell Breckinridge

In 1820, he was appointed Kentucky Secretary of State by Governor John Adair.

Clarence Gaines

Before a capacity crowd of 24,000, he received the designation of "Kentucky Colonel" from Governor Ernie Fletcher, the highest honor a native son of the State of Kentucky can receive.

Stephen G. Burbridge

After a falling out with Governor Thomas E. Bramlette, including an attempt to take control of his troops and arms in February 1865, Burbridge was dismissed from his role of overseeing operations in Kentucky.


see also

J. Campbell Cantrill

Cantrill was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-first and to the seven succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1909, until his death during his campaign as the Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky.

Judi Patton

In December 1995, Judi and her husband Paul Patton (59th Governor of Kentucky) entered the Governor’s Office in Frankfort, Kentucky.

Matthew Colin Bailey

During his time at the University of Kentucky, Bailey was awarded with a resolution by the Kentucky House of Representatives and by the Governor of Kentucky, Ernie Fletcher, Senator Joey Pendleton, and Mayor Scott Marshall for designs completed for the city of Guthrie, Kentucky.

William Thorne

William P. Thorne (1845–1928) Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky (1903–1907)