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    James Bennett McCreary (July 8, 1838 – October 8, 1918) was an American lawyer and politician from Kentucky. He represented the state in both houses of...
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    James B. McCreary, a Confederate war soldier and two-time Governor of Kentucky (1875–1879, 1911–1915). During his second term as governor, McCreary County...
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  • Representative from Pennsylvania James B. McCreary (1838–1918), Governor of Kentucky, U.S. Representative and Senator Jay McCreary (1918–1995), American basketball...
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  • or herself in office, though four men (Isaac Shelby, John L. Helm, James B. McCreary and Happy Chandler) served multiple non-consecutive terms. Paul E...
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    Bear McCreary (born February 17, 1979) is an American composer of film, television, and video game scores. His work includes the scores of the television...
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    seeking the seat, the others being Governor James B. McCreary and former governor J. C. W. Beckham. McCreary was never a serious challenger, and the primary...
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  • and Mary née Hamilton. His cousin was James B. McCreary, a Senator and Governor of Kentucky. In 1866 the McCreary family moved to Florida, first settling...
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    Cannon's notes state "Cox died during this Congress and [Representative James B.] McCreary evidently succeeded or acted for him." However, Representative Cox...
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    separated from Kentucky University under Blackburn's predecessor, James B. McCreary; Blackburn now advocated that it be put under the control of and supported...
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  • McCreary County v. American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky, 545 U.S. 844 (2005), was a case argued before the Supreme Court of the United States on...
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    Democratic nominee James B. McCreary defeated Republican nominee John Marshall Harlan with 58.31% of the vote. James B. McCreary, Democratic John Marshall...
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    S. Blackburn; outgoing governor John Y. Brown; and Representative James B. McCreary. The Democratic party split over the issue of bimetalism. Buckner...
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    Role of Violence in the Politics of Reconstruction (1984), p. 132 Gordon B. McKinney, Southern Mountain Republicans, 1865–1900: Politics and the Appalachian...
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    Blackburn, a free silver supporter, instead opting for ex-Governor James B. McCreary. On ballot after ballot, no candidate received a majority, though...
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    Undersecretary of Labor (1946–47); longtime resident of the area James B. McCreary, United States Senator and two-term Governor of Kentucky Samuel Freeman...
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    Governor James B. McCreary. At the time, this was the highest political post ever achieved by a Catholic in Kentucky. Kleber, John E., ed. (2015). "McDermott...
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    Democrats with Confederate sympathies as governor, including two men—James B. McCreary and Simon Bolivar Buckner—who had served in the Confederate States...
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  • Governor of Oklahoma, 1929-1931 James B. McCreary, 27th and 37th Governor of Kentucky, 1875-1879 and 1911-1915 James D. Porter, 20th Governor of Tennessee...
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    ISBN 978-0-8131-5901-0. Burckel, Nicholas C. (1978). From Beckham to McCreary: The Progressive Record of Kentucky Governors. The Kentucky Historical...
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    failure of the party to unite behind their candidate gave Democrat James B. McCreary an easy victory. Following his term as governor, Willson returned...
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    Since 2023, the chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee has been Michael McCaul of Texas. The committee has a broad mandate to oversee legislation regarding...
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    Democratic nominee James B. McCreary defeated Republican nominee Edward C. O'Rear with 52.01% of the vote. Major party candidates James B. McCreary, Democratic...
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    heatedly, directing verbal abuse, threats, and insults at Reed, while James B. McCreary, a Democrat from Kentucky, challenged Reed's authority to count him...
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    governor and easily won the early primary over challenger N.B. Hays. Former Governor James B. McCreary challenged Beckham for the senatorial nomination, but...
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    Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts In office 1912–1916 Governor James B. McCreary Preceded by Frank P. Jones Succeeded by Robert L. Greene 15th Kentucky...
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    Democrat filled the vacancy left by her in a special election. Representative James R. Carr switched to the Republican party. A Republican filled the vacancy...
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    John Marshall Harlan (category United States federal judges appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes)
    he once again lost by a substantial margin, this time to Democrat James B. McCreary. The following year, Harlan worked to nominate Bristow at the 1876...
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    Bullitt, who took office in 1800 following his election to serve under James Garrard in 1799. The lieutenant governor becomes governor of Kentucky under...
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    Republicans Mitch McConnell (serving since 1985) and Rand Paul (serving since 2011). Currently, on his seventh term in office, McConnell has been the...
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    Bennett H. Young (redirect from B. H. Young)
    the Confederate Veteran. In 1876, Young was selected by Governor James B. McCreary to represent Kentucky at the Paris Exposition of 1878. In 1878, Young...
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