Bert T Combs (1911-1991)/Gov. Bert T Combs (1959-1963) - Manchester, KY
N 37° 09.231 W 083° 45.776
17S E 254635 N 4115514
Bert T Combs (1911-1991)/Gov. Bert T Combs (1959-1963) - Manchester, KY
Waymark Code: WMCXQQ
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 10/23/2011
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This double-sided marker, placed in 1964, is located in a small park behind the Clay County Courthouse.
Marker Text:
Bert T. Combs (1911 – 1991)
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. On Ky. Court of Appeals, 1951-55. Gov. of Ky., 1959-63. 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.
Gov. Bert T. Combs (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.
Marker Name: Bert T Combs (1911-1991)/Gov. Bert T Combs (1959-1963)
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number (for official markers): 1929
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Presented by Friends of Bert Combs and the K. J. H. S., Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways
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