Flem D. Sampson
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Flemon Davis "Flem" Sampson was the 42nd governor of Kentucky, serving from 1927 to 1931. He graduated from Valparaiso University in 1894 and opened a law practice in Barbourville, Kentucky. He formed
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Ben Johnson was head of the state Highway Department when Sampson took office
London, Kentucky
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London is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Laurel County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,053. London is home to the annual World Chicken Festival
Flem D. Sampson
…and was re-elected as a circuit court judge. He died May 25, 1967, and was buried in Barbourville Cemetery. Flem Sampson was born in a log cabin near London, Kentucky in Laurel County, the ninth of ten children born to Joseph and Emoline (née: Kellam)[a] Sampson. He was educated in the county's public schools and…
Downtown London (2008)
Laurel Country Court house (2007)
Federal building and US courthouse
First Christian Church London (2018)