| LC control no. | n 2005078678 |
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| Personal name heading | Stanley, Augustus Owsley, 1867-1958 |
| Variant(s) | Stanley, A. O. (Augustus Owsley), 1867-1958 |
| See also | Kentucky. Governor (1915-1919 : Stanley) |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Lexington (Ky.) Danville (Ky.) Henderson (Ky.) Washington (D.C.) |
| Birth date | 1867-05-21 |
| Death date | 1958-08-12 |
| Place of birth | Shelbyville (Ky.) |
| Place of death | Washington (D.C.) |
| Affiliation | Democratic Party (U.S.) Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky Centre College (Danville, Ky. : 1819-1901) United States. Congress. House United States. Congress. Senate Kentucky. Governor |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators Lawyers Governors |
| Found in | Cunningham, B. A distant light, c2005: cover p. 4 (Governor A.O. Stanley) p. 251 (Augustus Owsley Stanley; governor, senator, statesman) LC data base, Oct. 21, 2005 (hdg.: Stanley, Augustus Owsley, 1867-1958) Political graveyard website, Oct. 21, 2005 (Stanley, Augustus Owsley (1867-1958); also known as Augustus O. Stanley; of Henderson, Henderson Co., Ky.; b. in Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Ky., May 21, 1867; Democrat; presidential elector for Ky., 1900; U.S. rep. from Ky., 2nd District, 1903-15; del. to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1912, 1916, 1920, 1928; governor of Ky., 1915-19; U.S. senator from Ky., 1919-25; d. in Washington, D.C., Aug. 12, 1958; buried at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.) Kentucky encyclopedia, ©1992: pages 846-847 (Augustus Owsley Stanley; born in Shelbyville, Ky. on May 21, 1867; attended Kentucky Agricultural and Mechanical College in Lexington, Ky. and graduated from Centre College in 1889. Taught at several schools, then read law and was admitted to the bar in 1894. Moved to Henderson, Ky., and was elected to the first of six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives (March 4, 1903-March 3, 1915). Served as Kentucky's governor from 1915 to 1919. Elected to U.S. Senate, serving from May 19, 1919 to March 3, 1925. Opened a law practice in Washington D. C. where he later died in August 12, 1958.) Wikipedia, viewed February 28, 2019 (under Augustus Owsley Stanley: political party: Democratic; served as governor of Kentucky December 7, 1915 to May 19, 1919) |
| Associated language | eng |
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