By Paul Whalen 2015 is a Gubernatorial election year, with Republican candidate Matt Bevin set to take on Democratic candidate and current Kentucky Attorney General, Jack Conway. Fort Thomas resident, Paul Whalen, continues his look into the history of Kentucky’s Governor’s that will take us up to present day. BERIAH MAGOFFIN 1859-1862 Term […]
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History of Kentucky’s Governors (1840-1867)
By Paul Whalen 2015 is a Gubernatorial election year, with Republican candidate Matt Bevin set to take on Democratic candidate and current Kentucky Attorney General, Jack Conway. Fort Thomas resident, Paul Whalen, continues his look into the history of Kentucky’s Governor’s that will take us up to present day. Robert Perkins Letcher. ROBERT PERKINS LETCHER […]
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History of Kentucky’s Governor’s (1832-1840)
2015 is a Gubernatorial election year, with Republican candidate Matt Bevin set to take on Democratic candidate and current Kentucky Attorney General, Jack Conway. Fort Thomas resident, Paul Whalen, continues his look into the history of Kentucky’s Governor’s that will take us up to present day. By Paul Whalen JOHN BREATHITT 1786-1834 1832-1834 (Term) Kentucky’s […]
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Governor’s for the 1820s—Adair, Desha and Metcalfe
By Paul Whalen ISSUES IN 1820s KENTUCKY Kentucky and the nation were facing political realignment in the 1820s. The Federalist Party had met its demise. During the election of 1820, President James Monroe of the “Democratic-Republican” Party without Federalist opposition won all but one of the votes of the Electoral College. The “Panic of 1819” […]
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History of Kentucky’s Governors (1812-1820)
Issac Shelby. 2015 is a Gubernatorial election year, with a full-slate of Republican candidates set to take on presumptive Democratic candidate and current Kentucky Attorney General, Jack Conway. Fort Thomas resident, Paul Whalen, continues his look into the history of Kentucky’s Governor’s that will take us up to present day. By Paul Whalen During the […]
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BREAKING: Another Fort Thomas City Council Candidate Withdraws, Another Files for Consideration via Write-In
Paul Whalen, provided. Fort Thomas City Council candidate, Paul Whalen, has withdrawn from the election this November. Whalen is the second candidate to withdraw from the ballot, joining Nick Root. There are now seven named candidates on the ballot in November, meaning just one candidate who filed will be left off when the new council […]
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Get to Know the Candidates: Q&A w/ Paul Whalen, Running for City Council
Paul L. Whalen, Candidate for Fort Thomas City Council This year, all six Fort Thomas City Council members, along with Mayor Mary Brown, face re-election. As part of FTM’s efforts to keep you, the Fort Thomas electorate, informed and prepare you for the upcoming election season, the Q&A below is part of an ongoing FTM […]
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Local Historian’s Kentucky Governors Blog
Have you ever wondered where certain landmarks got their names or possibly just read a name on a state historical marker and had your curiosity piqued? Now a new resource, History of Kentucky Governors, written by local historian Paul Whalen is your go to place. Here are just a few tidbits written recently on the blog: Governor […]