Monday, July 3, 2017

First Officers of KY 1792

Thought it might be of interest to list the very first folks who helped this state to get going.  This list includes the administrative, legislative, and judicial branches of government.  Each branch will be given in a separate post.

Administrative:

                             Governor................................................Isaac Shelby

                             Secretary of State..................................James Brown

                             Attorney-General..................................George Nicholas

                             State Treasure........................................John Logan

                             Auditor..................................................William McDowell

                             Adjutant-General...................................Percival Butler

                             Register of Land Office.........................Baker Ewing

                             Public Printer..........................................John Bradford

                             Speaker of Senate...................................Alexander S. Bullit

                             Speaker of House of Representatives.....Robert Breckinridge

The above names, and those yet to listed are taken from (p. xi - xii) :


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