John W. Stevenson
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John White Stevenson was an American politician and attorney who was the 25th governor of Kentucky and represented the state in both houses of the U.S. Congress. The son of former Speaker of the House
John Stevenson
John J. Crittenden proposed a compromise advocated by Stevenson.
John L. Helm's death elevated Stevenson to governor.
Thomas C. McCreery
John L. Helm
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John LaRue Helm was the 18th and 24th governor of Kentucky, although his service in that office totaled less than fourteen months. He also represented Hardin County in both houses of the Kentucky Gene
John W. Stevenson
…life during the war and was consequently able to avoid being imprisoned, as many other Confederate sympathizers were. In 1867, just five days after John L. Helm and Stevenson were elected governor and lieutenant governor, respectively, Helm died and Stevenson became acting governor. Stevenson subsequently won…
John La Rue Helm, by Klauber
Benjamin Hardin Helm
Helm Place, built by John L. Helm in 1832
John J. Crittenden, whom Helm succeeded as governor on July 31, 1850, as painted by Ferdinand G. Walke in 1909