Governor's Birthplace
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ggmorton
N 36° 39.222 W 085° 06.539
16S E 669024 N 4058122
A marker on the side of the road not far from the Tennessee Kentucky border.
Waymark Code: WM2633
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 09/10/2007
Views: 32
Thomas E. Bramlette born near here on Jan. 3, 1817. State legislature in 1841. Appointed by Gov. John Crittenden as the commonwealth's attorney, 1848. Circuit judge, 1856-1860. Accepted Federal Army commission in 1861. Raised and commanded 3rd Ky. Inf. Resigned in 1862. Appointed by Pres. Lincoln as US district attorney. Elected governor in 1863. He died, 1875.
Marker Name: Governor's Birthplace
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number (for official markers): 1306
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society
Kentucky Department of Highways
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