Bert T Combs Statue - Manchester, KY
N 37° 09.232 W 083° 45.781
17S E 254627 N 4115516
Bert T Combs Statue, Manchester, KY
Waymark Code: WMD2NJ
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 11/10/2011
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The Bert T. Combs statue is a life-size bronze on a black marble base. The statue depicts Mr. Combs in casual clothes holding what appears to be a rolled set of plans or a map.
Born in Clay Co., future gov. Combs practiced law in Manchester and Prestonbrug. A captain in World War II, he helped prepare evidence against Japanese war criminals. Mr. Combs was a member of the Ky. Court of Appeals, 1951-55 and the Federal Court of Appeals judge, 1967-70. A senior partner in Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, he won a ruling that led to landmark school reform legislation, 1990.
Mr. Combs was the governor of Kentucky 1959-1963. Accomplishments during Comb’s administration included highways connecting eastern and western Ky., expansion of state parks system, a statutory merit system for state employees, an end to segregation in public facilities, increased funding for teachers’ salaries and state universities, 3% sales tax, and Ky. Educational Television.
Biographical info from the nearby historical marker (WMCXQQ).
URL of the statue: Not listed
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