Appointments by the governor - civil appointments, 1855-1859.

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Appointments by the governor - civil appointments, 1855-1859.

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These files document Governor Charles Morehead's use of the governor's power and privilege to grant appointments for civil offices. Items include nominations and appointments for civil positions, including commissioner of deeds, justice of the peace, and judge. Also included are resignations from various officials.

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Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives

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Kentucky. Governor (1855-1859 : Morehead)

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James Turner Morehead became the twelfth governor and the first native-born Kentuckian to hold that office after the death of Governor John Breathitt in February 1834. The succession of Lieutenant Governor Morehead to the governorship proved a sharp disappointment to the young Democratic party since Breathitt, a Democrat, and Morehead, a National Republican, had been elected on a split ticket. Morehead was born in 1797, in Bullitt County, Kentucky. He attended Transylvan...

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