Kentucky Governors

29

Term: September 5, 1883 to August 30, 1887

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Governor J. Proctor Knott

Democratic

29 August 1830 — 18 June 1911

Sarah Rosannah McElroy Knott

First Lady Sarah Rosannah McElroy Knott

27 April 1834 — 16 July 1915

30

Term: August 30, 1887 to September 2, 1891

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Governor Simon Bolivar Buckner

Democratic

01 April 1823 — 08 January 1914

Delia Hayes Claiborne Buckner

First Lady Delia Hayes Claiborne Buckner

27 July 1857 — 03 March 1932

31

Term: September 2, 1891 to December 10, 1895

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Governor John Young Brown

Democratic

28 June 1835 — 11 January 1904

Rebecca Hart Dixon Young Brown

First Lady Rebecca Hart Dixon Young Brown

28 May 1839 — 15 March 1922

32

Term: December 10, 1895 to December 12, 1899

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Governor William O. Bradley

Republican

18 March 1847 — 23 May 1914

Margaret Robertson Duncan Bradley

First Lady Margaret Robertson Duncan Bradley

01 January 1846 — 08 September 1923

33

Term: December 12, 1899 to January 13, 1900

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Governor William S. Taylor

Republican

10 October 1853 — 02 August 1928

Sarah "Sallie" Belle Tanner Taylor

First Lady Sarah "Sallie" Belle Tanner Taylor

12 July 1861 — 09 July 1901

34

Term: January 31, 1900 to February 3, 1900

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Governor William Goebel

Democratic

04 January 1856 — 03 February 1900

35

Term: February 3, 1900 to February 10, 1907

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Governor J. C. W. Beckham

Democratic

5 August 1869 — 9 January 1940

Jean Raphael Fuqua Beckham

First Lady Jean Raphael Fuqua Beckham

19 August 1879 — 4 October 1962

Official Hostess Julia Tevis Wickliffe Beckham (Gov. Beckham's mother)

14 July 1835 — 1 August 1913

The Governor and Mrs. Beckham have no living direct descendants known to The Shelby Society. Julia Tevis Wickliffe Beckham, the mother of Governor Beckham and the daughter of Governor Charles Anderson Wickliffe, served as the official hostess in 1900 for Governor Beckham until his marriage to Miss Jean Raphael Fuqua. Julia Tevis Wickliffe Beckham does have living direct descendants known to The Shelby Society.