History of Montgomery County Kentucky United States of America

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Samuel McKee, representative, was born in Montgomery county, Ky., Nov. 5, 1833. He was graduated at Miami university in 1857, and at the Cincinnati Law school in 1858; and practised at Mount Sterling, Ky., 1858-62. In July, 1862, He entered the Federal army as captain in the 14th Kentucky cavalry. On March 22, 1863, he was captured and placed in Libby Prison, from where He was released, April 30, 1864, and mustered out of the service. He was a Republican representative from Kentucky in the 39th and 40th congresses, 1865-69. He was a delegate to the Loyalists' convention at Philadelphia, 1866, and U.S. pension agent at Louisville, Ky., 1869-71. He resumed the practice of law in Louisville, Ky., in 1871, and subsequently removed to Dayton, Ohio. He died at Louisville, Ky., Dec. 11, 1898.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Josephus Hopwood, educator, was born in Montgomery county, Ky., April 18, 1843; son of William Combs and Permelia (Fox) Hopwood. His parents were natives of Kentucky. His father was descended from the Virginia Hopwoods of Fairfax county, and his mother's family were natives of Loudoun county, Va. He was taken by his parents to McDonough county, Ill., in 1853 and in September, 1861, joined the 7th Illinois cavalry. After three years' service, including four months' confinement in the Confederate prison on Belle Island, Va., he was discharged in 1864. He taught school in Iowa and Missouri, 1864-67; attended Abingdon college, Ill., four years between 1867 and 1873, and the University of Kentucky the intervening years. He was graduated from Abingdon college, A.B., 1873; A.M., 1883. He was licensed to preach in 1873; was principal of an academy at Sneedville, Tenn., 1873-74; and of Buffalo academy, near Johnson City, Tenn., 1875-82. He obtained for it a college charter as Milligan college in May, 1882, when he was made president and business manager. He was editor and manager of the Pilot at Nashville, Tenn., 1804-96; and the prohibition candidate for governor of Tennessee in 1896. In canvassing the state he advocated prohibition, public ownership of all national monopolies and a final Christian social commonwealth. He was elected a member of the Civic Federation in 1890. He was married, Aug. 19, 1874, to Sarah Eleanor La Rue, of Hardin county, Ky.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

John Jameson, representative, was born in Montgomery county, Ky., near the close of the eighteenth century. He was educated in the common schools; removed to Fulton, Mo., in 1825, and was admitted to the bar in 1826. He was a state representative from Calloway county, 1830-36, and served as speaker, 1834 and 1836. He was elected to the 26th congress to fill the term of Albert G. Harrison, who died, Sept. 7, 1839, and was re-elected to the 28th and 30th congresses, serving, 1839-41, 1843-45 and 1847-49. He died before the close of the 80th congress and was succeeded by James K. Sheely.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

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