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Governors of Kentucky
Thomas Metcalfe
served in both houses of the
Kentucky General Assembly
, in both houses of the
U.S. Congress
, and as
Governor of Kentucky
?
although he failed to win the office himself in 1883,
Thomas Z. Morrow
's
brother-in-law
and
son
were both elected
governor of Kentucky
in 1895 and 1919, respectively?
political opponents of
Kentucky governor
Thomas Metcalfe
nicknamed him "Old Stone Hammer" because they felt his previous work as a
stonemason
was a background unbecoming a governor?
Parker Watkins Hardin
became the first
Democrat
to be defeated in a
Kentucky gubernatorial election
against a
Republican
candidate, losing to
William O'Connell Bradley
in 1895?
Kentucky governor
William S. Taylor
was implicated in the
assassination
of
William Goebel
, his political rival, and fled to
Indiana
to avoid
indictment
?
Kentucky Governor
Joseph Desha
pardoned his son Isaac after he had twice been convicted of murder?
Kentucky governor
Flem D. Sampson
declined the
Du Pont family
's offer to purchase
Cumberland Falls
and donate it to the state for a state park?
Kentucky governor
Ruby Laffoon
bestowed the honorary title of "
Kentucky colonel
" the most times in the state's history, including
KFC
founder
"Colonel" Harland Sanders
?
Ernie Fletcher
became the first
Republican
Governor of Kentucky
in thirty-two years after winning the
2003 Kentucky gubernatorial election
?
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Preston Leslie
the
territorial governor of Montana
Preston Leslie
pardoned a
prostitute
convicted of
grand larceny
because the
penitentiary
was not equipped to accommodate women?
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