Certificates of appointment : records, 1855-1907.

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Certificates of appointment : records, 1855-1907.

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This collection contains various individuals' personal copies of their Certificate of Appointment to a bureaucratic position in the State of Kentucky. These appointments were made by all of the governors from Morehead (1855-1859) to Beckham (1900-1907), except for William Goebel who was assassinated during his swearing in ceremony. There are, however, two appointments made by William S. Taylor. Taylor, using Governor Bradley's certificates, scratched out his predessessor's name and wrote in his own.

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Republican William S. Taylor only served as Governor of Kentucky from December 12, 1899 to January 31, 1900, after the General Assembly challenged and overturned his victory. In turn, the governorship was awarded to Taylor's Democratic rival William Goebel. After Goebel's death, Taylor was indicted as an accessory to the shooting. He fled to Indiana where he was granted exile by that state's governor, who refused to extradite Taylor back to Kentucky. Taylor was pardoned by Republican Governor Au...