Kentucky. Governor (1848-1850 : Crittenden)

John Jordan Crittenden was elected in 1848 as Kentucky's fifteenth governor. A member of the Whig party, he served until his resignation in 1850.

Crittenden was born in 1787, in Woodford County, Kentucky. After his graduation from the College of William and Mary in 1807, he began a law practice in Logan County, and maintained a thriving legal practice throughout his career as a public official. Crittenden was appointed as attorney general of the Illinois Territory in 1809, and served at the Battle of the Thames in the War of 1812 under Governor Isaac Shelby.

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