The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels also known as "Kentucky Colonels" or "HOKC" is a charitable, non-profit 501 organization engaged in collective philanthropy for Kentuckians on the behalf of th
Dr. Rajkumar, the only Asian actor to be bestowed a Kentucky Colonel
Ruby Laffoon
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Ruby Laffoon was an American attorney and politician who served as the 43rd governor of Kentucky from 1931 to 1935. A Kentucky native, at age 17, Laffoon moved to Washington, D.C., to live with his un
Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels
…at the Kentucky Derby each May in Louisville all persons holding Kentucky colonels and other honorary military commissions". Pettijohn announced that Governor Laffoon of Kentucky would serve as Commander in Chief; Admiral Louis McHenry Howe in Washington was in-charge of water activities; Colonel Will Rogers was…
Born in this log cabin, now in downtown Madisonville
Happy Chandler, Laffoon's lieutenant governor, opposed his call for a state sales tax.