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Henry Denhardt | |
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| 34th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky | |
| In office 1923–1927 | |
| Preceded by | S. Thruston Ballard |
| Succeeded by | James Breathitt Jr. |
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| Born | March 8, 1876 Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | September 20, 1937 (aged 61) Shelbyville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Henry H. Denhardt (March 8, 1876 – September 20, 1937) was a Democratic American politician and retired brigadier general in the United States Army, who served as the 34th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky from 1923 to 1927, under Governor William J. Fields.
Denhardt was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky. In November 1936, he was charged with the murder of his girlfriend, Verna Garr Taylor, and tried in New Castle, Kentucky. The trial ended with a hung jury. Before he could be tried a second time, he was shot and killed by Taylor's brothers at the Armstrong Hotel in Shelbyville, Kentucky on September 20, 1937. The three brothers were later acquitted of murder.[1]
See also
[edit]Sources
[edit]- The Political Graveyard
- Louisville Courier Journal
References
[edit]- ^ Butler, Telia (October 31, 2019). "Throwback Thursday - Hendry Denhardt and an 80-year-old unsolved murder". WNKY News 40 Television. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
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