J. C. W. Beckham
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John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham was an American attorney and politician who served as the 35th governor of Kentucky and a United States senator from Kentucky. He was the state's first popularly-elected
Beckham, c. 1915
Funds were allocated for the construction of Kentucky's current capitol during Beckham's second term.
Beckham as a U.S. Senator
Wickland, Beckham's birthplace, is on the National Register of Historic Places
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
Official portrait, unknown date
Ben Johnson was head of the state Highway Department when Sampson took office