Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn (October 1, 1838 - September 12, 1918) was a Democratic Representative and Senator from Kentucky. October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... The Democratic Party, which traces its heritage back to 1792, is the longest-standing political party in the world (unless one considers the British Conservative Party to be an extension of the much older Tories). ... State nickname: Bluegrass State Official languages English Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Governor Ernie Fletcher (R) Senators Mitch McConnell (R) Jim Bunning (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 37th 104,749 km² 1. ...

He was born near Spring Station, Kentucky. He attended Sayres Institute in Frankfort and graduated from Centre College in Danville in 1857. He studied law in Lexington and was admitted to the bar in 1858. He practiced in Chicago until 1860 when he returned to Woodford County, Kentucky and entered the Confederate Army as a private in 1861. Frankfort is the capital of Kentucky, a state of the United States of America. ... Danville is a city located in Boyle County, Kentucky. ... City nickname: Horse Capital of the World Location in the state of Kentucky County Fayette Mayor Teresa Isaac Area  - Land  - Water 285. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... Woodford County is a county located in the state of Kentucky. ... This article is in need of attention. ...

By the end of the Civil War and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He settled in Arkansas in 1865, where he was engaged as lawyer and planter in Desha County until 1868 when he returned to Kentucky and opened law offices in Versailles. The American Civil War (1861–1865) was fought in North America within the United States of America, between twenty-four mostly northern states of the Union and the Confederate States of America, a coalition of eleven southern states that declared their independence and claimed the right of secession from the... State nickname: The Natural State Other U.S. States Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Governor Mike Huckabee (R) Senators Blanche Lincoln (D) Mark Pryor (D) Official language(s) English Area 137,732 km² (29th)  - Land 134,856 km²  - Water 2,876 km² (2. ... Desha County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Versailles is a city located in Woodford County, Kentucky. ...

He was a member of the State house of representatives from 1871 to 1875. He was then elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1875-March 3, 1885). He was the chairman of the Committee on the District of Columbia (Forty-fifth Congress) and the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War (Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth Congresses). 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ...

He was elected to the United States Senate in 1885, was reelected in 1890, and served from March 4, 1885, to March 3, 1897. He failed to be reelected in 1896. He was the chairman of the Committee on Rules (Fifty-third Congress). 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ...

He was once again elected to the United States Senate in 1900 and served from March 4, 1901, to March 3, 1907, but failed in his next election bid in 1906. 1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

He was appointed Governor of the Panama Canal Zone by President Theodore Roosevelt on April 1, 1907. He resigned in November 1909 and returned to his estate in Woodford County. The Panama Canal Zone was a 553 mile² (1,432 km²) territory inside of Panama, consisting of the Panama Canal and an area extending 5 mi (8. ... Theodore Roosevelt (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919) was the 26th (1901–09) President of the United States. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

He died in Washington, D.C. and was interred in the State Cemetery in Frankfort. Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States of America. ...

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