| LC control no. | n 87804945 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Crittenden, John J. (John Jordan), 1787-1863 |
| Variant(s) | Crittenden, John Jordan, 1787-1863 |
| See also | Kentucky. Governor (1848-1850 : Crittenden) |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Lexington (Va.) Williamsburg (Va.) |
| Located | Russellville (Ky.) Frankfort (Ky.) |
| Birth date | 1786-09-10 |
| Death date | 1863-07-26 |
| Place of birth | Woodford County (Ky.) |
| Affiliation | Washington College (Lexington, Va.) College of William and Mary Republican Party (U.S. : 1792-1828) Whig Party (U.S.) Kentucky. General Assembly. House of Representatives United States. Congress. Senate Kentucky. General Assembly. House of Representatives Kentucky. Secretary of State United States. Congress. Senate United States. Attorney-General United States. Congress. Senate Kentucky. Governor United States. Attorney-General United States. Congress. Senate |
| Profession or occupation | Governors Legislators Lawyers |
| Found in | nuc86-65279: His Speech of Hon. John J. Crittenden, of Kentucky ... [MI] 1862 (hdg. on LCP rept.: Crittenden, John Jordan, 1786-1863; usage: Hon. John J. Crittenden) LC data base, 01/29/87 (hdg.: Crittenden, John Jordan, 1787-1863; usage: John J. Crittenden) Kentucky encyclopedia, ©1992: pages 240-241 (John Jordan Crittenden; born September 10, 1786 in Woodford County, Ky., attended Washington College and graduated from William and Mary. Practiced law in Russellville, Ky., appointed attorney for the Illinois Territory in 1809; served in War of 1812; elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives for six consecutive terms starting in 1811, Elected to U.S. Senate in 1817, serving from March 4, 1817 to March 3, 1819. Moved to Frankfort, Ky. to practice law, then served in the Kentucky House of Representatives again 1829-1833. Served as Kentucky's secretary of state 1834, then again in the U.S. Senate March 4, 1835-March 3, 1841 when he resigned to become President Harrison's attorney general. Returned to U.S. Senate March 31, 1842-June 12, 1848. Elected governor of Kentucky in 1848 where he served until his resignation July 31, 1850 at which point he became President Fillmore's attorney general. Elected to U.S. Senate for a fourth time where he served March 4, 1855-March 3, 1861. Author of the Crittenden Compromise. Died July 26, 1863; buried in Frankfort, Ky.) Wikipedia, viewed February 27, 2019 (John J. Crittenden; John Jordan Crittenden; served as governor of Kentucky September 6, 1848-July 31, 1850; was a National Republican and later a Whig, later still a member of the Know Nothing Party; served as Kentucky's secretary of state April 1834-February 4, 1835; served as attorney general March 5, 1841-September 12, 1841 and again July 22, 1850-March 4, 1853.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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