Home of Gov. Bradley - Lancaster KY
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Don.Morfe
N 37° 37.317 W 084° 34.700
16S E 713719 N 4166628
Built about 1850, by A. A. Burton, Lincoln's Minister to Bogota; home of William O. Bradley, first Republican Governor of Kentucky, 1895-99.
Waymark Code: WM128BD
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 03/27/2020
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Home of Gov. Bradley-Built about 1850, by A. A. Burton, Lincoln's Minister to Bogota; home of William O. Bradley, first Republican Governor of Kentucky, 1895-99. By special legislative action, 1865, permitted to take bar examination at 18 and passed. In 1904, seconded nomination of Theodore Roosevelt. 1908, elected U.S. Senator by Democratic legislature. Died 1914. Buried at Frankfort.
Location: Marker is in front of the Lancaster Elementary School on Lexington Street (U.S. 27) north of Maple Avenue, Lancaster KY 40444.
Marker Name: Home of Gov. Bradley
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number (for official markers): 699
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
1964 by Kentucky Historical Society-Kentucky Department of Highways
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