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Early life

Augustus Willson was born on October 13, 1846 in Maysville, Kentucky, the son of Hiram and Ann Colvin (Ennis) Willson. He was orphaned at age twelve, and went to live with relatives in New York and Massachusetts during his teenage years. He attended Alfred Academy in New York and received an A.B. from Harvard University in 1869. He also studied law there and was admitted to the bar the next year. He returned to Kentucky where he joined the practice of future Supreme Court justice John Marshall Harlan. Willson and Harlan became life-long friends.^[1] October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Russell Theater, Maysville Maysville is a city located in Mason County, Kentucky, along the Ohio River. ... “NY” redirects here. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... “NY” redirects here. ... A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years. ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. ... A bar association is a body of lawyers who, in some jurisdictions, are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession. ... Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States are the members of the Supreme Court of the United States other than the Chief Justice of the United States. ... This is about the pre-World-War-I US Supreme Court justice; for his grandson, the mid-20th-century holder of the same position, see John Marshall Harlan II. John Marshall Harlan (June 1, 1833 – October 14, 1911) was an American Supreme Court associate justice. ...

In 1877, Willson married Mary Elizabeth Ekin; their only child died as an infant.^[1]

Political career

Willson's political career began in 1875 when was appointed chief clerk of the U.S. Treasury Department; he served one year.^[2] He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1884, 1888, 1892, 1904, 1908, and 1916.^[2] A Republican in a predominantly Democratic state, Willson suffered several defeats in his canvasses for public office, including a bid for the Kentucky Senate in 1879 and bids for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1884, 1886, 1888, and 1892.^[3] The U.S. Treasury building today. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic... The Kentucky Senate is the upper house of the Kentucky General Assembly. ... The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. ...

Willson was the Republican candidate for governor in 1907. The primary campaign issues were temperance legislation and alleged scandals during the administration of William O. Bradley, Kentucky's first Republican governor. Both Willson and his opponent, Samuel Wilber Hager, favored the local option solution for the liquor question. Strong support from Jefferson County voters (particularly the city of [[Louisville, Kentucky}Louisville]]) carried Willson to an 8,000 vote victory. He was sworn in on December 10, 1907.^[3] A cartoon from Australia ca. ... William OC. Bradley William OConnel Bradley was a U.S. senator from Kentucky, born in Lancaster, Garrard County, Kentucky on March 18, 1847. ... Local option is the freedom in the United states whereby local political jurisdictions, typically counties or municipalities, can decide by popular vote certain controversial issues within their borders. ... Spirits redirects here. ... Jefferson County is a county located in the state of Kentucky. ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, 21 days before the next year. ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Willson deployed the National Guard and declared martial law in several western counties in response to the Black Patch War. He served as chair of the National Governors' Conference in 1908 and 1910. The most controversial action of his governorship was his pardon of former governor William S. Taylor, who had been indicted for complicity in the assassination of Governor William Goebel. Seal of the National Guard Bureau Seal of the Army National Guard Seal of the Air National Guard Seal of the National Guard Missile Defense The United States National Guard is a component of the United States Army (the Army National Guard) and the United States Air Force (the Air... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In the early years of the twentieth century, American tobacco planters formed a protectionist Dark Tobacco District Planters Protective Association of Kentucky and Tennessee. ... William Sylvester Taylor (1853-1928) was the Governor of Kentucky from December 1899 until January 1900. ... William J. Goebel (January 4, 1856 – February 3, 1900)[3] was a controversial American politician who served as Governor of Kentucky for a few days in 1900 before being assassinated. ...

Later life

Following his term as governor, Willson returned to his legal practice in Louisville, Kentucky. From 1910 to 1919, he served on the Harvard University Board of Overseers.^[2] He also lost a bid for a seat in the U.S. Senate to former governor J. C. W. Beckham in 1914. He died on August 24, 1931, and is buried in the Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville.^[3] “Louisville” redirects here. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Politics Portal      The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the bicameral United States Congress, the... John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham (August 5, 1869 - January 9, 1940) served as both Governor of Kentucky and in the United States Senate. ... is the 236th day of the year (237th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cave Hill Cemetery and Arboretum is a Victorian era National Cemetery and arboretum located at 701 Baxter Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. ...

References

• Harrison, Lowell H. (1992). "Willson, Augustus Everett", in Kleber, John E.: The Kentucky Encyclopedia, Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter, Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0813117720. 
• Kentucky Governor Augustus Everett Willson. National Governors Association. Retrieved on 2007-09-04.

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See also

• History of Kentucky