The Political Graveyard: Lewis County, Ky.

Lewis County
Kentucky

Lewis County information:

Population: 14,092 (2000); 13,029 (1990)
Land area 485 square miles.
County seat: Vanceburg
Capital Impact: Lewis County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
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The Political Graveyard:

Selected officials of Lewis County
Politicians who were born in Lewis County
Politicians who lived in Lewis County
Politicians who died in Lewis County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Lewis County

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Selected officials of Lewis County

(not intended to be complete)

Samuel J. Pugh (County Attorney, 1878-86) Samuel J. Pugh (County Judge, 1886-90) George M. Plummer (Court Clerk, 1942-70) George M. Plummer (Judge Executive, 1994-2003)

Mt. Tabor Cemetery
Ribolt, Lewis County, Kentucky

Politicians buried here:

Lewis E. Fite (1888-1965) — of McDowell County, W.Va. Born in Fite Hollow, Lewis County, Ky., October 31, 1888. Married to Cora Marie Logan. Democrat. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County; elected 1934. Died in Hayswood Hospital, Maysville, Mason County, Ky., June 25, 1965. Interment at Mt. Tabor Cemetery.

Greenlawn Cemetery
Vanceburg, Lewis County, Kentucky

Lewis County Memory Gardens
Vanceburg, Lewis County, Kentucky

Politicians buried here:

George Martin Plummer (1912-1970) — also known as George M. Plummer — of Vanceburg, Lewis County, Ky. Born in Vanceburg, Lewis County, Ky., 1912. Son of Oscar Mitchell Plummer (1882-1958) and Stella (Burriss) Plummer (1890-1968); married to Mary Catheryn Pollitt (died 1964); brother of Luther Karl Plummer; uncle of George Mark Plummer. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lewis County Court Clerk, 1942-70; member of Kentucky Republican State Central Committee; member of Kentucky state senate 18th District, 1970; died in office 1970. Methodist. Member, Lions. Died, from a heart attack, in Vanceburg, Lewis County, Ky., January 17, 1970. Interment at Lewis County Memory Gardens.
- See also Plummer family of Kentucky
Luther Karl Plummer (1923-1980) — also known as Luther K. Plummer — of Vanceburg, Lewis County, Ky. Born in Vanceburg, Lewis County, Ky., March 25, 1923. Son of Oscar Mitchell Plummer (1882-1958) and Stella Lee (Burriss) Plummer (1890-1968); brother of George Martin Plummer; married, July 28, 1945, to Joan Grey Chapman (1927-1997); father of George Mark Plummer. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Kentucky state senate 18th District, 1970-73; defeated, 1973. Methodist. Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners. Died, of heart disease, in Mercy Hospital, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, December 29, 1980. Interment at Lewis County Memory Gardens.
- See also Plummer family of Kentucky

Woodland Cemetery
Vanceburg, Lewis County, Kentucky

Politicians buried here:

Samuel Johnson Pugh (1850-1922) — also known as Samuel J. Pugh — of Vanceburg, Lewis County, Ky. Born in Greenup County, Ky., January 28, 1850. Son of Samuel B. Pugh and Mary A. Pugh. Republican. Lawyer; Lewis County Attorney, 1878-86; Lewis County Judge, 1886-90; delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1890-91; member of Kentucky state senate, 1893-94; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1895-1901. Died in Vanceburg, Lewis County, Ky., April 17, 1922. Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
George Morgan Thomas (1828-1914) — also known as George M. Thomas — of Vanceburg, Lewis County, Ky. Born near Poplar Flat, Lewis County, Ky., November 23, 1828. Son of Elijah H. Thomas and Mary Arminta (Boggs) Thomas. Republican. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1859-63, 1872-73; county judge in Kentucky, 1868; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1871; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1874-80; U.S. Attorney for Kentucky, 1881-85; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1884; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1887-89; defeated, 1870. Died, reportedly from angina pectoris, in Vanceburg, Lewis County, Ky., January 7, 1914. Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

McEldowney Cemetery
Near Vanceburg, Lewis County, Kentucky

Politicians buried here:

Clark Esham — of Vanceburg, Lewis County, Ky. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1936. Interment at McEldowney Cemetery.

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Selected officials of Lewis County

Politicians who were born in Lewis County

Politicians who lived in Lewis County

Politicians who died in Lewis County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Lewis County