june october representative kentucky served speaker 14th governor kentucky appointed president consistently identified politically independent differences opinion whig founder fellow received strong education public school private studied law debate club included future attorney general future governor florida elected vigorous supporter war served brief time aide camp american generals war elected consecutive terms returned state house elected tenth lieutenant governor kentucky governor died office october served governor remaining months clark term president tyler appointed following term governor aboard steamship stabbed man later found insane president sent secret mission report british french regard texas assess feasibility united_states undertaking action participation endeavor distanced elected serving single term tried civil war serving delegate peace conference war declared sided union cause sought office governor federal military forces interfered election resulting landslide victory later life crippled carriage accident went completely blind died october visiting daughter maryland early life born june log cabin near springfield kentucky youngest children born family emigrated kentucky virginia attained early education local schools springfield attended wilson academy year received private instruction acting president read law cousin mother admitted bar began practice prominent lawyers formed debate club called club included members cousins participated debates members club early life known cards friends considered gambling excessive judge devised scheme break habit knew collecting thousand dollars upcoming session court plotted invite play cards agreed secret system signals communicate strengths weaknesses cards hands way hoped win money return exchange promise vice night appointed won money despite schemes later learned designs friends agreed gambling married couple sons daughters notable children robert governor louisiana contracted architect construct residence dubbed later called home governors son grandson future governor kentucky occupied residence political career political career began elected represent kentucky house representatives tenure enthusiastically supported war served aide camp general august enlisted private company september chosen aide camp general served capacity october battle thames succeeded commonwealth attorney returned period controversy known controversy raging kentucky financial panic state citizens demanded debt relief debt relief measures passed legislature declared unconstitutional legislature attempted dissolve court replace sympathetic time courts claimed court resort kentucky supported court eventually prevailed service house_of_representatives elected served consecutive terms succeeded cousin friend whig disagreed positions party founder candidate received majority electoral votes presidential election constitution mandated election decided house clay advice vote instead voted choice kentucky legislature opined break party loyalty explain lack committee appointments early years house beginning chaired capacity attacked clay plan distribute surplus revenue states unfair younger states differed clay clay willingness limit slavery wrote clay concerning respond problem fugitive slaves clay responded loyal platform letter brother lamented jackson attacks publicly encouraged strengthen despite disagreements clay chosen colleagues managers proceedings judge candidates proposed succeed votes needed elected seat received candidates included votes votes votes days assembly unable fill seat allowed remain vacant session seek election seat house governor kentucky returned state legislature defeated speaker house elected lieutenant governor kentucky defeating democrat margin votes death governor october acting governor served remaining months clark term governor primary concern advocated raising property taxes offset spending climbed legislature borrowed money meet current expenses instead maintained state credit paying interest state areas called spending improvements river navigation preservation state archives public education aside concerns inundated requests service presidents tyler campaigned behalf whig ticket presidential election tyler friends having shared room congress harrison death elevated tyler office president tyler appointed choice angered clay supporters party served tyler administration march august daughters boarded steamship georgia traveling old point comfort virginia baltimore maryland route stabbed chest man wielding knife bounced damaging major internal organs officer prevented second blow hitting attacker disarmed arrested later night wrote letter apology seriously injured returned home days attack tried found insane later sent asylum supported annexation texas issue helped seal clay defeat presidential president sent envoy secret mission originally purpose british french attempts annexation texas later joined commodore lobbying leaders order military forces rio mexico believed provoke invasion mexico united_states stronger case texas ultimately failed convincing invade succeeded drumming support annexation position annexation willingness carry assignment distanced later political career february elected received votes contest chosen delegate state constitutional convention despite having opposed calling convention decade earlier political opponents including claimed showed political charge denied following year appointed committee charged state code laws january chaired state democratic convention louisville elected term congress serving union whig opposed idea member peace conference attempted civil war april attended secret meeting participants planned arm union supporters key areas state president lincoln supplied rifles nicknamed lincoln guns venture forces destroyed railroad near personally hired carry area mail private carriage rebuilt february need service near end term thrown carriage permanently crippled despite injury remained politically active ran governor peace democrat platform military authorities considered subversive interfered election lost landslide served delegate democratic national convention chicago casting vote final years life totally blind visiting daughter near maryland fell ill died october buried world war naval ship named honor
Charles A. Wickliffe