Joseph Holt
N 37° 50.419 W 086° 34.426
16S E 537503 N 4188183
Joseph Holt in Breckinridge County Kentucky Located
4 mi. E. of Cloverport, on US 60 & KY 144
Waymark Code: WMKVXE
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 06/01/2014
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Joseph Holt
Six miles north are birthplace and grave of Joseph Holt, 1807-1896. He was Commissioner of Patents, Postmaster General and Secretary of War in President Buchanan's Administration, 1857-1861. Lincoln named him Judge Advocate General of the Union army in 1862. Holt prosecuted conspirators in the assassination of Lincoln, 1865. He retired as Judge Advocate in 1875.
Marker Name: Joseph Holt
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number (for official markers): 552
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT of HIGHWAYS
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