april april senator kentucky represented houses elected 12th lieutenant governor kentucky serving governor nominated governor lost law partner represented kentucky constitutional convention capacity ensured strong slave property included kentucky constitution later general_assembly chose fill senate term served september march stand election short tenure major accomplishment convincing include language kansas nebraska act explicitly repealed prohibition slavery north latitude despite pro slavery views loyal union civil war represented county state number failed conventions sought resolve upcoming conflict began joined kentucky governor audience president abraham_lincoln protesting recruitment slaves union soldiers kentucky died april personal life born near north_carolina april son captain father grandfather fought revolutionary war enlisting age sixteen grandfather colonel commended light horse harry lee service battle later killed battle springs captain lost property moved family henderson kentucky educated mother attended common schools henderson began study law office admitted bar commenced practice henderson known skilled defense attorney employed number cases kentucky indiana married couple children second wife future kentucky governor daughter married representative virginia son henry elected state senator kentucky respected doctor henderson died october married paternal granddaughter lieutenant governor kentucky maternal granddaughter surveyor state kentucky additional children political career elected represent kentucky house representatives served consecutive year terms leaving house following returned law practice partnered represented henderson counties kentucky senate year returned kentucky house serving chosen whig nominee lieutenant governor ticket defeated opponent votes term whig party considered governor instead chose experienced defeated law partner voters chose represent state constitutional convention nominated chair convention lost democratic nominee vote large introduced numerous measures protect rights new constitution slave property property rights property constitutional absolute power property exist republic ideas challenged eventually found way kentucky constitution nominated governor democrats countered friends earlier days law partners traveled campaign entered contest representing wing clay drew votes won election small majority senate december submitted letter resignation seat effective september following year clay announcement came session intentional majority assembly whig clay knew resigned assembly session majority elect whig successor contrast waited september announce resignation assembly closed session governor democrat appoint temporary successor legislature convened years later assembly acted according clay plans vote chose democrat assume clay seat effective september clay died june commission stipulated effective date september governor proceeded clay successor period september chose democrat served months respect original commission issued legislature simply returning senate commencement session effectively relinquished seat lengthy senate debate validity commission having issued prior clay death effective date subsequent executive appointment successor sworn december served remainder clay term stand reelection major issue tenure senate admission union specifically question issue slavery allowed state slavery prohibited territory southern states opposed admission attempt southern fears introduced bill january included provision questions pertaining slavery territories new states formed left people residing appropriate representatives douglas hoped language allowed possibility slavery potential state specifically addressing issue saw douglas attempt unlikely result slavery allowed nebraska determine slavery legal state slavery forbidden missouri compromise long remained territory allowed territory unlikely state voters allow slavery constitution following line thought drafted amendment douglas bill repeal section section prohibited slavery north latitude promise support tennessee senator introduced amendment january forced douglas confront issue outright days later visited discuss position douglas reluctant repeal compromise ultimately convinced logic concluded interview god sir right incorporate bill know raise hell storm days douglas incorporated suggestion pro slavery measures kansas nebraska act president signed law later life june henderson met kentucky elected president company served resignation spring despite pro slavery views supported union lead civil war sons confederate sympathies home county henderson counties kentucky express feelings crisis county called assembly county courthouse november elected chair meeting immediately expressed sentiment committee appointed draft resolutions stating position second meeting week later chaired committee reported resolutions approved attempt civil war participated convention border states peace convention kentucky conventions unsuccessful outset war elected recommend course action commonwealth represented pro union position kentucky governor represented southern met men defeated proposal sovereignty convention recommended position neutrality general_assembly adopted march accompanied kentucky governor state attorney general audience president lincoln protest recruitment blacks ranks union_army governor eventually agreed allow practice whites failed meet draft recruitment blacks taking place commonwealth months concession little face saving gesture following end civil war retired public life died henderson april buried legacy namesake kentucky
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