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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 ...

Kentucky. Governor (1875-1879 : McCreary)

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James Bennett McCreary, a Democrat, served two terms as Governor of Kentucky during a political career that spanned nearly half a century. He was the only Kentucky chief executive to govern from both the Old State Capitol and from the present one. McCreary was born in 1838 in Madison County, Kentucky, and attended the common schools in Richmond. After receiving his bachelor's degree from Centre College and his law degree from Cumberland University in Tennessee, he was ad...