History of Trimble County Kentucky United States of America

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Charles Henry Hardin, governor of Missouri, was born in Trimble county, Ky., July 15, 1820; son of Charles and Hannah (Jewell) Hardin. His father, a native of Virginia, settled in Columbia, Mo., in 1821. His mother was a sister of Dr. William Jewell. Charles Henry was a student at Columbia, Mo., at the Indiana state university, and at Miami university, Miami, Ohio, where he was graduated A.B., 1841, A.M., 1844. He was admitted to the bar at Fulton, Mo., in 1843. He was state attorney for the 3d judicial circuit, 1848-52; a representative in the state legislature, 1852-60; a commissioner to revise and codify the laws of the state in 1855; voted against secession in 1861; was a state senator, 1860-62 and 1872-74; and a farmer near Mexico, Mo., 1861-65. He practised law in Mexico after 1865, and was elected as a Democrat, governor of Missouri, serving, 1875-77. He founded Hardin female college, Mexico, Mo., in 1873, giving to the institution property valued at over $60,000, and was the first president of its board of directors. He was a trustee of William Jewell college, 1872-89; and of Lincoln institute, 1875-76. He received the honorary degree of LL.D. from William Jewell college in 1890. He died in Mexico, Mo., July 29, 1892.

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

Jere Taylor Muir, educator, was born in Trimble county, Ky.; son of Robert and Ann M. (Bartlett) Muir, and grandson of Robert and Jane Muir and of William and Dicey (Goode) Bartlett. He attended the public schools, a seminary at Mount Zion, Ill., and the Normal training school, Bloomington, Ill., 1870-73, and was graduated from La Grange college, A.B., 1877, A.M., 1880. He was married, Oct. 2, 1879, to Elma, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Prentiss) Hay. He taught in public schools, in La Grange college and in the state normal school at Kirkville, Mo., 1887-94; was vice-president of the state normal school, and was elected president of La Grange college in 1896. He became a member of the Missouri Academy of Science in 1894, and was president of the State Teachers' association of Missouri, 1894-95. The degree of LL.D. was given him by La Grange college in 1896. In addition to his duties as president of the college, he managed a large stock farm. He is the author of: Ortho?py (1892) and several works on school management, methods and psychology (MS. 1902).

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

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