| LC control no. | no2014085663 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Helm, John L. (John Larue), 1802-1867 |
| See also | Kentucky. Governor (1850-1851 : Helm) Kentucky. Governor (1867-1867 : Helm) |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1802-07-04 |
| Death date | 1867-09-08 |
| Place of birth | Elizabethtown (Ky.) |
| Place of death | Elizabethtown (Ky.) |
| Affiliation | Democratic Party (U.S.) Whig Party (U.S.) Kentucky. General Assembly. House of Representatives Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate Kentucky. Governor Kentucky. Governor |
| Profession or occupation | Governors Lawyers Politicians |
| Found in | Biographical sketch of the Hon. John L. Helm, late governor of Kentucky, 1868 National Governors Association, via WWW, June 20, 2014 (Kentucky Governor John Larue Helm; office dates: July 31, 1850-September 2, 1851, September 3, 1867-September 8, 1867; Died in office; John L. Helm was born near Elizabethtown, Kentucky on July 4, 1802; his early education was attained through a private tutor and in the rural schools of his native state; he later studied law, and in 1823 was admitted to the bar; he established a successful legal career, serving as the Meade County attorney in 1824; Helm entered politics in 1826, serving as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, a position he held again in 1827, 1830, 1833 to 1837, 1839, 1842, 1843, and in which he also served as speaker in the 1835, 1836, 1839, 1842, and 1843 sessions; he served as a member of the Kentucky State Senate from 1844 to 1848, and was elected on the Whig ticket as lieutenant governor of Kentucky, a position he held from 1848 to 1850; on July 31, 1850, Governor John Crittenden resigned from office, and Helm, who was lieutenant governor at the time, assumed the duties of the governorship; during his tenure, he advocated for election reform, but was critical of a tax-supported school system; helm left office on September 2, 1851; he later served as president of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad from 1854 to 1860, and was reelected to the Kentucky State Senate, serving from 1865 to 1867; Helm won the 1866 Democratic gubernatorial nomination and was elected governor by a popular vote in 1867; after being sworn into office on September 3, 1867, Governor John L. Helm passed away five days later). Find A Grave, via WWW, June 20, 2014 (John Larue Helm; born July 4, 1802; died September 8, 1867 in Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky; politician; served in the Kentucky House of Representatives (1826), Kentucky State Senate (1844), Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky (1848-1850) and Governor of Kentucky (1850-1851, 1867)) |
| Associated language | eng |
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