William Goebel
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William Justus Goebel was an American Democratic politician who served as the 34th governor of Kentucky for four days, having been sworn in on his deathbed one day after being shot by an assassin. Goe
William Goebel circa 1889
Goebel's portrait by George Debereiner
Coverage of Goebel's assassination on Anniston Hot Blast's cover page (February 4, 1900)
Monument in Frankfort Cemetery
The 1899 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1899, to elect the 33rd governor of Kentucky. Incumbent Republican governor William O'Connell Bradley was term-limited and ineligible t
William Goebel
…both men then drew their pistols, but no one was sure who fired first. Sandford was killed; Goebel pleaded self-defense and was acquitted. During the 1899 gubernatoral election, Goebel divided his party with his political tactics to win the nomination for governorship at a time when Republicans in Kentucky were gaining strength…
J. C. W. Beckham ascended to the governorship upon Goebel's death.