Appointments by the governor - aides-de-camp appointments, 1891-1895 (bulk 1891-1892, 1895).

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Appointments by the governor - aides-de-camp appointments, 1891-1895 (bulk 1891-1892, 1895).

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These files document Governor John Young Brown'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 aides-de-camp.

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Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives

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Brown, John Young, 1835-1904

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Governor of Kentucky and lawyer. From the description of John Young Brown correspondence, 1874. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451902 ...

Kentucky. Governor (1891-1895 : Brown)

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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 given as a 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. From ...

Kentucky Colonels.

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