september february 11th governor kentucky democrat hold office second kentucky governor die office shortly death kentucky created named honor early life appointed deputy surveyor return kentucky taught country school wise investments amassed wealth sustain studied law judge elected terms kentucky house representatives democratic nominee lieutenant governor running mate lost office governor defeated opponent lieutenant governor term lieutenant governor proposed candidates succeed united_states senate general_assembly appointment seat went assembly term gubernatorial election democratic nominee governor won whig candidate lieutenant governor defeated running mate initially enjoyed popularity public condemnation doctrine fare state politics controlled legislature died office tuberculosis february early life born near virginia september eldest sons daughters born william elizabeth immigrated maryland scotland settled virginia brother george private secretary president brother james commonwealth attorney state kentucky educated home public schools native state family moved kentucky continued education early adulthood appointed deputy surveyor returned kentucky teach country school invested income land purchases shortly amassed wealth sustain years financially stable resolved read law judge admitted bar kentucky opened practice married couple son daughter wife died married virginia daughter second wife died age survived wives political career elected represent kentucky house representatives elected year gubernatorial election democrats chose candidate governor initially offered nomination lieutenant governor judge declined chosen replacement barry lost governorship defeated running mate votes lieutenant governor promoted creation public schools state december elected president stated mission promote improvement popular education circulation information enlisting pulpit press delivery popular addresses subject 4th day july different neighborhoods means found president candidates general_assembly succeed united states senate received votes votes short majority unsuccessful nominees included votes votes votes ballots assembly chosen nominee postponed matter session session chosen fill seat governor kentucky democrats selected candidates governor lieutenant governor respectively faced whig national republican ticket hurt extremely religious ideals including opposition handling mail sunday failed garner support party newspapers defeated small margin defeated taylor little known running mate election marked time democrat ascended governorship kentucky election marred fraud number votes tallied represented eligible voters county votes broke favor concerned upcoming presidential election hoping whig native son defeat democrat state offices went whig candidates early term won favor democrats opposing south_carolina actions crisis following lead state legislature passed resolutions condemning doctrine february action particularly significant justification largely based kentucky resolutions fare state politics supported principles veto bills critical president jackson land policy supported jackson desire dissolve instead favored opening number state banks faced whig majority legislature succeeded favored completion lexington supported loan state purpose loan half approved railroad completed movement kentucky address blamed consumption alcohol high murder rate state formed meeting state house january chosen president served vice presidents died tuberculosis governor mansion february second sitting governor kentucky die office originally buried family cemetery later interred maple grove cemetery kentucky formed named honor march resolved erect monument grave
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