Governors

25
September 8, 1867 to February 3, 1871
Democratic

Governor John W. Stevenson

04 September 1812 —
10 August 1886

First Lady Sibella Winston Stevenson

02 January 1823 —
12 September 1904

26
February 13, 1871 to August 31, 1875
Democratic

Governor Preston H. Leslie

08 March 1819 —
07 February 1907
Kentucky Historical Society (Creator: Thomas E. Grove)

First Lady Mary Maupin Kuykendall Leslie

22 April 1833 —
03 September 1900

27
August 31, 1875 to September 2, 1879
Democratic

Governor James B. McCreary

08 July 1838 —
08 October 1918
Kentucky Historical Society

First Lady Sarah Catherine Hughes McCreary

15 April 1844 —
22 October 1908

28
September 2, 1879 to September 5, 1883
Democratic

Governor Luke P. Blackburn

16 June 1816 —
14 September 1887
Kentucky Historical Society

First Lady Julia M. Churchill Blackburn

30 September 1833 —
26 December 1922
Obituary Photo

29
September 5, 1883 to August 30, 1887
Democratic

Governor J. Proctor Knott

29 August 1830 —
18 June 1911
Kentucky Historical Society (Creator: Nicola Marshall)

First Lady Sarah Rosannah McElroy Knott

27 April 1834 —
16 July 1915

30
August 30, 1887 to September 2, 1891
Democratic

Governor Simon Bolivar Buckner

01 April 1823 —
08 January 1914
Kentucky Historical Society (Creator: Ferdinand G. Walker)

First Lady Delia Hayes Claiborne Buckner

27 July 1857 —
03 March 1932

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