Selected officials of Christian County

(not intended to be complete)

James Breathitt (Probate Judge, 1905-07) Frank Houston Bassett (Court Clerk, 1922-34)

Politicians who were born in Christian County

• No city given: Dann Lynn 1782 Magnus T. Carnahan 1803 Adlai E. Stevenson 1835 Austin Peay IV 1876 James Breathitt, Jr. 1890
• Bennettstown: James A. McKenzie 1840 J. McKenzie Moss 1868
• Hopkinsville: William Hester Patton 1808 James Breathitt 1852 Henry Ide Eager 1895 Frank H. Bassett, Jr. 1906 Ben S. Adams 1914 Edward T. Breathitt 1924 Sherry Jeffers 1938 W. Edward Whitfield 1943
• Near Hopkinsville: John Pierce Campbell, Jr. 1820
• See also Ky. birthplaces not assigned to counties.

Politicians who lived in Christian County

• No city given: Thomas S. Bryan
• Hopkinsville:
  • Lived in Hopkinsville, 1800-1849: David Banks
  • Lived in Hopkinsville, 1850-1899: Benjamin H. Bristow - A. H. Clark - F. W. Dabney - Walter Evans - S. B. Greenfield - Joseph I. Landes - Peter Postell - Burwell C. Ritter
  • Lived in Hopkinsville, 1900-1949: A. H. Anderson - Frank Houston Bassett - Frank H. Bassett, Jr. - Gilmer Bell - James Breathitt - James Breathitt, Jr. - Phil H. Brown - Lucien M. Cayce - Claude R. Clark - R. A. Cook - A. H. Eckles - Mrs. J. G. Gaither - Mrs. Vitus L. Gates - Jouett Hendy - Charles M. Meacham - John J. Metcalfe - John W. Richards - Walter Robinson - H. S. Smith - H. W. Southall - Herman Southall - Robert T. Stowe - Mrs. T. C. Underwood - V. M. Williamson - Frank K. Yost
  • Lived in Hopkinsville, 1950-1999: Ben S. Adams - George L. Atkins - Edward T. Breathitt - James E. Bruce - Josh Cooper - James L. Delk - Rosetta Embry - Mildred Hancock - John O. Hardin, Jr. - Nyla H. Higgins - John O. Hill - Sherry Jeffers - Eloise Jervis - A. S. Koon - Dutch Lackey - Lewis P. McHenry - H. Ramsey Morris, Jr. - Joey Pendleton - Chester A. Porta - Betty H. Robertson - Norris Robertson - Al C. Rutland, Jr. - Mary Snorton - W. Edward Whitfield
  • Lived in Hopkinsville, 2000-2010: Wilma W. Cooper - Joey Pendleton - W. Edward Whitfield - Diane Wood
• Newstead: John D. Clardy
• Pembroke: Pat M. McCuiston
• See also Ky. areas not assigned to counties.

Politicians who died in Christian County

• No city given: James A. McKenzie 1904
• Hopkinsville: Henry C. Burnett 1866 John Pierce Campbell, Jr. 1888 Willis B. Machen 1893 Frank Houston Bassett 1950
• Near Hopkinsville: John D. Clardy 1918
• See also Ky. deathplaces not assigned to counties.

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Christian County

• Bells Clardy's County Cemetery
• Bennettstown La Fayette Cemetery
• Hopkinsville Pioneer Cemetery
• Hopkinsville Riverside Cemetery

Politicians buried here:

• John Daniel Clardy (1828-1918) — also known as John D. Clardy — of Newstead, Christian County, Ky. Born in Smith County, Tenn., August 30, 1828. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1895-99. Died near Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky., August 20, 1918. Interment at Clardy's County Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  

Politicians buried here:

• John McKenzie Moss (1868-1929) — also known as J. McKenzie Moss — of Bowling Green, Warren County, Ky. Born in Bennettstown, Christian County, Ky., January 3, 1868. Nephew of James Andrew McKenzie. Republican. U.S. Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1902-03; state court judge in Kentucky, 1909-21; Judge of U.S. Court of Claims, 1926. Died June 11, 1929. Interment at La Fayette Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  

Politicians buried here:

• Robert Pryor Henry (1788-1826) — of Kentucky. Born in Kentucky, 1788. U.S. Representative from Kentucky 12th District, 1823-26; died in office 1826. Died in 1826. Interment at Pioneer Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  

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Politicians buried here:

• George Post Wheeler (1869-1956) — also known as Post Wheeler — Born in Owego, Tioga County, N.Y., August 6, 1869. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Minister to Paraguay, 1930-33; Albania, 1933-34; poet. Member, Loyal Legion; Freemasons. Died in 1956. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
  
  
• Edward Thompson Breathitt, Jr. (1924-2003) — also known as Edward T. Breathitt; Ned Breathitt — of Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky. Born in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky., November 26, 1924. Nephew of James Breathitt, Jr.. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives 9th District, 1952-57; Governor of Kentucky, 1963-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1964, 1972, 1980; counsel and vice-president, Southern Railway System. Methodist. Member, Jaycees; Kiwanis; Elks; Omicron Delta Kappa; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died October 11, 2003. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
  • See also Breathitt-Marmaduke-Jackson family of Kentucky
  • See also: National Governors Association biography; NNDB dossier; Find-A-Grave memorial.
  
  
• Burwell Clark Ritter (1810-1880) — also known as Burwell C. Ritter — of Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky. Born in Kentucky, 1810. Uncle of Walter Evans. Member of Kentucky state legislature; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1865-67. Died in 1880. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Pierce Campbell, Jr. (1820-1888) — of Kentucky. Born near Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky., December 8, 1820. Member of Kentucky state legislature; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1855-57. Died in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky., October 29, 1888. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James Streshly Jackson (1823-1862) — of Kentucky. Born in Fayette County, Ky., September 27, 1823. U.S. Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1861; general in the Union Army during the Civil War. Killed by rifle shot in the Battle of Perryville, Boyle County, Ky., October 8, 1862. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Frank Houston Bassett, Jr. (1906-1985) — also known as Frank H. Bassett, Jr. — of Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky. Born in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky., August 15, 1906. Son of Frank Houston Bassett and Mamie Elizabeth (Thompson) Bassett; married, December 2, 1928, to Sara Belle McPherson. Democrat. Accountant; member of Kentucky state house of representatives 9th District, 1944-47; member of Kentucky state senate 6th District, 1958-61. Died in 1985. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
  • See also Bassett family of Kentucky
  
  

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