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Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn (October 1, 1838 – September 12, 1918) was a Democratic Representative and Senator from Kentucky. Blackburn, a skilled and spirited orator, was also a prominent trial lawyer known for his skill at swaying juries.
Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn (October 1, 1838 – September 12, 1918) was a Democratic Representative and Senator from Kentucky. He was the younger brother of Kentucky governor Luke P. Blackburn. Blackburn, a skilled and spirited orator, was also a prominent trial lawyer known for his skill at swaying juries.
- October 1, 1838
- September 12, 1918
Having researched the Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn papers at the Kentucky Historical Society in search of primary sources that would shed light on his work as Civil Governor of the Panama Canal Zone, it is evident that Elizabeth Rouse Fielder’s depiction of the life of Blackburn is idyllic.
Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn (1 October 1838-12 September 1918) was a member of the US House of Representatives (D-KY 7) from 4 March 1875 to 3 March 1885 (succeeding James B. Beck and preceding William Campbell Preston Breckinridge), a US Senator from Kentucky from 4 March 1885 to 4 March 1897...
Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn, Captain on Staff of Major General Preston, then in command of Co. A, 6th Ark. Cavalry, Confederate States Army. Well Known Confederate Veterans and Their War Records: Blackburn, J. C. S. - Versailles, Ky.; b. Oct. 1, 1838; enlisted Confederate States Army Oct. 1861; Capt. on Staff of Maj.-Gen. Preston, 2 years …
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BLACKBURN, JOSEPH CLAY STILES, A Representative and a Senator from Kentucky; born near Spring Station, Woodford County, Ky., October 1, 1838; attended Sayres Institute, Frankfort, Ky., and graduated from Centre College, Danville, Ky., in 1857; studied law in Lexington, Ky.; admitted to the bar in 1858 and practiced in Chicago, Ill., until 1860 ...
28 de mar. de 2021 · Blackburn served as U.S. Senator (1885-97, 1901 -07) before Pres. T. Roosevelt appointed him as first governor of the Panama Canal Zone in 1907. He resigned in 1909 and returned to Woodford Co. He died on Sept. 12, 1918 and is buried in the Frankfort Cemetery. The younger brother of Ky. Gov. Luke Blackburn. he lived here from 1881-99.
