NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Augustus O. Stanley

Augustus Owsley Stanley (May 21, 1867 - August 12, 1958) was governor of Kentucky from 1915 to 1918. A Democrat, Stanley served the Bluegrass State as a presidential elector and U.S. representative before winning the governorship in 1915. Born in 1867 in Shelbyville, Kentucky, he later served as U.S. senator from 1919 - 1925; he died in Washington, D.C., in August 1958 and is buried in Frankfort, KY. May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... State nickname: Bluegrass State Other U.S. States Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Governor Ernie Fletcher (R) Senators Mitch McConnell (R) Jim Bunning (R) Official languages English Area 104,749 kmÂ² (37th) - Land 102,989 kmÂ² - Water 1,760 kmÂ² (1. ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Shelbyville is a city located in Shelby County, Kentucky. ... Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States of America. ... Frankfort is the capital of Kentucky, a state of the United States of America. ...

Category: ‪Governors of Kentucky‬ This is a list of Governors of Kentucky: See also Kentucky Categories: Lists of United States governors | Governors of Kentucky | Government of Kentucky ... State Flag of Kentucky Ratio 10:19 491 × 260 pixels 7518 bytes File links The following pages link to this file: Kentucky Jim Bunning Mitch McConnell Ed Whitfield Ron Lewis Anne Northup Hal Rogers Flags of the U.S. states Flag of Kentucky Ben Chandler 2004 Little League World Series... Isaac Shelby Isaac Shelby (December 11, 1750-July 18, 1826) was an officer in the American Revolutionary War and the first Governor of Kentucky, serving from 1792 to 1796 and from 1812 to 1816. ... James Garrard was the Governor of Kentucky from 1796 to 1804. ... Christopher Greenup (1750–April 1818) was an American politician who was Governor of Kentucky from 1804 to 1808. ... Charles Scott was the Governor of Kentucky from 1808 to 1812. ... Isaac Shelby Isaac Shelby (December 11, 1750-July 18, 1826) was an officer in the American Revolutionary War and the first Governor of Kentucky, serving from 1792 to 1796 and from 1812 to 1816. ... George Madison was the Governor of Kentucky in 1816. ... John Adair John Adair (January 9, 1757 – May 19, 1840) was an American pioneer, soldier and statesman of Mercer County, Kentucky. ... John Breathitt (1786â€“1834) was a 19th century politician who served as the Governor of Kentucky from 1832â€“1834, dying in office. ... Charles A. Wickliffe, politician, born in Bardstown, Kentucky, 8 June 1788; died in Howard county, Maryland, 31 October 1869. ... William Owsley (1782 – December 1862) was an American politician and jurist. ... John Jordan Crittenden (September 10, 1786–July 26, 1863) was an American statesman. ... Lazarus W. Powell was the Governor of Kentucky from 1851 to 1855, and later a United States Senator from Kentucky. ... Beriah Magoffin was the Governor of Kentucky from 1859 to 1862. ... James B. McCreary McCreary ( July 8, 1838-Oct. ... Luke p. ... James Proctor Knott (1830 - June 18, 1911) was the Attorney General of Missouri at the outset of the American Civil War and Governor of Kentucky from 1883 to 1887. ... Simon Bolivar Buckner, Sr. ... William Goebel (January 4, 1856–February 3, 1900) was an American politician who served as Governor of Kentucky for a few days in 1900. ... John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham (August 5, 1869 - January 9, 1940) served as both Governor of Kentucky and in the United States Senate. ... James B. McCreary McCreary ( July 8, 1838-Oct. ... Ruby Laffoon (15th January, 1869 - 01 March 1941) was a Democratic Governor of Kentucky from 1931 - 1935. ... Albert Chandler Albert Benjamin Chandler I (commonly known as A. B. Happy Chandler) (July 14, 1898â€“June 15, 1991) was a governor of Kentucky, a U.S. Senator and Baseball Commissioner. ... Keen Johnson (January 12, 1896 - February 7, 1970) served as Governor of Kentucky 1939-1943. ... Earle Chester Clements (October 22, 1896 - March 12, 1985) served as Governor of Kentucky and as a member of the United States Senate from Kentucky. ... Albert Chandler Albert Benjamin Chandler I (commonly known as A. B. Happy Chandler) (July 14, 1898â€“June 15, 1991) was a governor of Kentucky, a U.S. Senator and Baseball Commissioner. ... Bert T. Combs (August 13, 1911-December 4, 1991),born in Clay County, Kentucky, was the Democratic Governor of Kentucky from 1959 through 1963. ... Edward Thompson Ned Breathitt Jr. ... Louie Broady Nunn Governor of Kentucky 1967-1971 b. ... Wendell Hampton Ford (born September 8, 1924) is an American politician from Kentucky who belongs to the Democratic Party. ... Julian Morton Carroll (born April 16, 1931) was Governor of the U.S. state of Kentucky from 1974 to 1979 as a Democrat. ... John Y. Brown, Jr. ... Martha Layne Collins Martha Layne Collins (born December 7, 1936 in Bagdad, Kentucky) was Governor of the U.S. State of Kentucky from 1983 through 1987; she is a member of the Democratic Party. ... Wallace G. Wilkinson (May 23, 1928â€“July 5, 2002) was a Kentucky businessman who made a fortune with college bookstores. ... Brereton Jones Brereton Chandler Jones (born June 27, 1939) is an American political figure. ... Paul E. Patton Paul E. Patton (born May 26, 1937) served as Democratic governor of Kentucky from 1995 to 2003. ... Ernest Lee Fletcher (born November 12, 1952) has served as governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky since 2003. ...