| LC control no. | n 79004606 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Blackburn, Luke Pryor, 1816-1887 |
| See also | Kentucky. Governor (1879-1883 : Blackburn) |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Versailles (Ky.) Memphis (Tenn.) Florida Hickman (Ky.) |
| Located | Natchez (Miss.) |
| Birth date | 1816-06-16 |
| Death date | 1887-09-14 |
| Place of birth | Woodford County (Ky.) |
| Affiliation | Kentucky. Governor Transylvania University Kentucky. General Assembly. House of Representatives Whig Party (U.S.) Democratic Party (U.S.) |
| Profession or occupation | Governors Physicians Politicians |
| Found in | Baird, N.D. Luke Pryor Blackburn, 1979 (subj.) t.p. (Luke Pryor Blackburn, physician, governor, reformer [Kentucky]) CIP galleys (b. 6/16/1816; d. 9/14/1887) The confederate yellow fever conspiracy, 2019: t.p. (Luke Pryor Blackburn) p. 7 (b. June 16, 1816, Spring Station, Woodford County, Kentucky) p. 217 (d. Sept. 14, 1887) Kentucky encyclopedia, ©1992: page 84 (Luke Pryor Blackburn, born June 16, 1816 in Woodford County, Ky. Graduated from Transylvania University in 1835 with his medical degree and practiced medicine in Versailles, Ky. Served in the House of the General Assembly 1834-1844 as a Whig. Moved to Natchez, Mississippi where he worked to combat yellow fever there and in Memphis, Tennessee, Florida, and Hickman, Kentucky. Earned the Democratic nomination for governor of Kentucky in 1879; served as governor of Kentucky 1879-1883. During his governorship he worked to improve the prison system in the commonwealth. Died September 14, 1887 and was buried in the Frankfort, Ky. cemetery.) Wikipedia, viewed November 26, 2019 (Luke Pryor Blackburn; served as governor of Kentucky September 2, 1879 - September 5, 1883.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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