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McCreary, James B. (James Bennett), 1838-1918

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Personal name headingMcCreary, James B. (James Bennett), 1838-1918
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Variant(s)McCreary, Jas. B. (James Bennett), 1838-1918
McCreary, James Bennett, 1838-1918
McCreary, Mr. (James Bennett), 1838-1918
See alsoKentucky. Governor (1875-1879 : McCreary)
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Kentucky. Governor (1911-1915 : McCreary)
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Associated countryUnited States
Associated placeDanville (Ky.) Lebanon (Tenn.)
Birth date1838-07-08
Death date1918-10-08
Place of birthMadison County (Ky.)
AffiliationKentucky. Governor
Kentucky. Governor
Kentucky. General Assembly. House of Representatives
United States. Congress. Senate
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Profession or occupationGovernors Lawyers Politicians
Found inFederal control of elections : speech of Hon. James B. McCreary, of Kentucky ... 1890
RLIN, 01/17/95 (hdg: McCreary, James Bennett, 1838-1890; usage: James B. McCreary, Jas. B. McCreary)
Concise DAB (McCreary, James Bennett; b. 1838, Madison Co., Ky.; d. 1918, Richmond, Ky.; lawyer, Confederate soldier, congressman, governor of Kentucky, 1875-1879 and 1911-1915)
Affairs in Madagascar, 1888: p. 1 (Mr. McCreary)
Kentucky encyclopedia, ©1992: page 594 (James Bennett McCreary, born July 8, 1838 in Madison County, Ky. Graduated from Centre College and earned a law degree from Cumberland University. Elected to three terms in Kentucky House of Representatives; elected 1875 as Democratic governor of Kentucky; served in Kentucky House of Representatives again March 4, 1885 to March 3, 1897 and from March 4, 1904 to March 3, 1909 in the U. S. Senate. Elected as Kentucky governor again in 1911; died on October 8, 1918.)
Wikipedia, viewed February 15, 2018 (James B. McCreary; served as governor of Kentucky August 31, 1875 - September 2, 1879 and again December 12, 1911 - December 7, 1915)
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