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Luke P. Blackburn

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Gender Male
Death136 years ago
Date of birth June 16,1816
Zodiac sign Gemini
Born Woodford County
KY
Date of died September 14,1887
DiedFrankfort
KY
Place of burialKentucky, United States
Frankfort State Hospital and School Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky, United States
Previous officeGovernor of Kentucky (1879–1883)
SpouseJulia Churchill
Ella Boswell
Party Whig Party
Education Transylvania University
Previous positionGovernor of Kentucky (1879–1883), Kentucky State Representative (1843–1844)
Year of servic1862-1864
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID727108
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Luke P. Blackburn Life story


Luke Pryor Blackburn was an American physician, philanthropist, and politician from Kentucky. He was elected the 28th governor of Kentucky, serving from 1879 to 1883. Until the election of Ernie Fletcher in 2003, Blackburn was the only physician to serve as governor of Kentucky.

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