Showing posts with label first officers KY. Show all posts
Showing posts with label first officers KY. Show all posts

Friday, August 18, 2017

State Representatives for KY 1792

This post continues the listing of the first representatives for the State of Kentucky 1792:

Fayette County                                                            Bourbon County         
     William Russell                                                           George M. Bedinger
     John Hawkins                                                              John Waller
     Thomas Lewis                                                             Charles Smith
     Hubbard Taylor                                                           James Smith
     James Trotter                                                             John McKinney
     Joseph Crockett
     James McMillan                                                     Mercer County  
     John McDowell                                                            Samuel Taylor
     Robert Patterson                                                           John Jouett
                                                                                           Jacob Froman
Jefferson County                                                               Robert Mosby
     Richard Taylor
     Robert Breckinridge                                               Madison County  
     Benjamin Roberts                                                          Higgason Grubbs
                                                                                            Thomas Clay
Lincoln County                                                                   John Miller
     William Montgomery
     Henry Pawling                                                        Mason County  
     James Davis                                                                   Alexander D. Orr
     Jesse Cravens                                                                 John Wilson

Nelson County                                                             Woodford County   
     William King                                                                  John Grant
     William Abell                                                                 William Steele
     Matthew Walton                                                             John Watkins
     Edmund Thomas                                                            Richard Young
     Joseph Hobbs
     Joshua Hobbs

Anyone related to any of these folks?  Please leave a comment.

Thursday, July 27, 2017

State Senators KY 1792

The last post listed the names of the first officers of Kentucky 1792.  This post will give the list of State Senators for 1792


                                                              STATE SENATORS  

                            Peyton Short ......................................................Fayette County
                            Robert Todd .......................................................Fayette County
                            Alexander S. Bullitt ...........................................Jefferson County
                            John Campbell....................................................Jefferson County
                            John Logan .........................................................Lincoln County
                            John Caldwell ....................................................Nelson County
                            John Allen ..........................................................Bourbon County
                            William McDowell.............................................Mercer County
                            Thomas Kennedy ...............................................Madison County
                            Alexander D. Orr ...............................................Mason County
                            Robert Johnson ..................................................Woodford County

Say hello to these folks, their work had just begun.                      
      

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) :