Appointments by the governor - Aides-de-camp appointments, 1875-1879.

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Appointments by the governor - Aides-de-camp appointments, 1875-1879.

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These files document Governor James B. McCreary's use of the governor's power and privilege to grant appointments to the honorary position of aide-de-camp to the governor. Included are recommendations and commissions for the rank of colonel given to aide-de-camps.

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Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives

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Kentucky Colonels.

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Kentucky. Governor (1875-1879 : McCreary)

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Historical note: Kentucky's first governor, Isaac Shelby, appointed his son-in-law to his staff with the rank of colonel, as an unpaid bodyguard. Later governors commissioned colonels as protective guards, who wore dress uniforms and appeared at official functions. Aide-de-camp appointments were usually handed out as reward for political support. The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, founded in 1932 as a charitable organization, was an outgrowth of this long-standing practice. Fr...

McCreary, James B. (James Bennett), 1838-1918

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James Bennett McCreary (July 8, 1838 - October 8, 1918) was born in Richmond, Kentucky, the son of Dr. Edmund R. and Sabrina (Bennett) McCreary. During the Civil War, McCreary served with John Hunt Morgan in the 11th Kentucky Cavalry. He served as Governor of Kentucky from 1875-1879 and 1911-1915. He served in the US House of Representatives from 1884-1897. He also served in the US Senate 1903-1909. In 1914, McCreary ran for the US Senate, but lost. He died in Richmond in 1918. From ...