Appointments by the governor - military appointments, 1840.
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Kentucky. Militia
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Historical note: In 1792 the Kentucky General Assembly established the Kentucky Militia. The act required that all white males between the ages of eighteen and forty-five be enrolled in the militia, form companies, and participate in several musters each year. These companies could be called to active duty by the governor in case of war, insurrection, or danger to public safety. In 1860 the militia was reorganized into the State Guard, the Enrolled Militia, and the Militia of the Reserve. ...
Wickliffe, C. A. (Charles Anderson), 1788-1869
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Charles Anderson Wickliffe was born near Springfield, Kentucky, June 8, 1788. During the War of 1812, Wickliffe served as a private but was eventually promoted to aide-de-camp to Gen. Samuel Caldwell. He served as soldier and officer at the Battle of the Thames where an army of Kentuckians under congressman Richard M. Johnson defeated British and Indian forces and where the great Indian leader, Tecumseh, was killed. Wickliffe became commonwealth's attorney, state representative, and U.S. represe...
Kentucky. Governor (1839-1840 : Wickliffe)
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Charles Anderson Wickliffe, a member of Whig party, became governor of Kentucky in 1839 upon the death of Governor James Clark, and completed the final year of Clark's term. Wickliffe was born June 8, 1788 near Springfield, Kentucky. He read law in Bardstown and began his career as an attorney in 1809. He held the office of commonwealth's attorney for a time, and then was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1812. He served in the War of 1812 at the Battle...
