The lieutenant governor of Kentucky was created under the state's second constitution, which was ratified in 1799. The inaugural officeholder was Alexander Scott Bullitt, who took office in 1800 follo
Kentucky's first governor's mansion served as the lieutenant governor's official residence for many years.
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
Born in this log cabin, now in downtown Madisonville
Happy Chandler, Laffoon's lieutenant governor, opposed his call for a state sales tax.