Lazarus W. Powell - Stanton KY
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N 37° 51.193 W 083° 51.571
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Lazarus W. Powell-State legislature, 1836-38. Governor of Ky., 1851-55. U.S. Senate, 1859-65. Resolution for his expulsion for Southern sympathy, defeated 1862.
Waymark Code: WM172G0
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 11/25/2022
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County Named, 1852
For Governor Lazarus W. Powell, born Henderson Co., 1812. Graduated, 1833, from St. Joseph's College in Bardstown. Attended Transylvania law school. State legislature, 1836-38. Governor of Ky., 1851-55. U.S. Senate, 1859-65. Resolution for his expulsion for Southern sympathy, defeated 1862. Favored Kentucky neutrality. Died 1867, buried Fernwood Cemetery, Henderson, Ky.
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Location: Lawn of the Powell County Courthouse
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