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Governors from Logan County

Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky

Marker Inscription

Governors from Logan. Seven residents of Logan County became governors in four states: KY. John Breathitt James T. Morehead John J. Crittenden Charles S. Morehead 1832-34 1834-36 1848-50 1855-59 FLA. ILL. TEX. Richard Call Ninian Edwards Fletcher Stockdale 1836-39, 41-44 1826-30 1865

Erected by Kentucky Historical Society

The Story

This marker records a remarkable political export: seven residents of Logan County went on to serve as governors of four different states—Kentucky, Florida, Illinois, and Texas—between the 1820s and 1865. Among them were John Breathitt, John J. Crittenden, and Ninian Edwards.

Why it matters

It captures how leaders seasoned on the Kentucky frontier fanned out to govern the young and expanding states of the republic.

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Related people

  • · John Breathitt
  • · James T. Morehead
  • · John J. Crittenden
  • · Charles S. Morehead
  • · Richard Call
  • · Ninian Edwards
  • · Fletcher Stockdale

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