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Kentucky's Officials: 1851 - 1875

1851 Governor - Lazarus W. Powell

  • Lieutenant Governor - John B. Thompson
  • Secretary of State - David Meriwether
  • Attorney General - James Harlan
  • Auditor - Thomas S. Page
  • Treasurer - Richard Wintersmith
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Jacob Swigert
  • Librarian - Benjamin Selby

1852 Governor - Lazarus W. Powell

  • Lieutenant Governor - John B. Thompson
  • Secretary of State - James P. Metcalfe
  • Attorney General - James Harlan
  • Auditor - Thomas S. Page
  • Treasurer - Richard Wintersmith
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Jacob Swigert
  • Librarian - Benjamin Selby

1853 Governor - Lazarus W. Powell

  • Lieutenant Governor - John B. Thompson
  • Secretary of State - James P. Metcalfe
  • Attorney General - James Harlan
  • Auditor - Thomas S. Page
  • Treasurer - Richard Wintersmith
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Jacob Swigert
  • Librarian - Benjamin Selby

1854 Governor - Lazarus W. Powell

  • Lieutenant Governor - John B. Thompson
  • Secretary of State - Grant Green
  • Attorney General - James Harlan
  • Auditor - Thomas S. Page
  • Treasurer - Richard Wintersmith
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Jacob Swigert
  • Librarian - Edward Hensley

1855 Governor - Charles S. Morehead

  • Lieutenant Governor - James G. Hardy
  • Secretary of State - Mason Brown
  • Attorney General - James Harlan
  • Auditor - Thomas S. Page
  • Treasurer - Richard Wintersmith
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Jacob Swigert
  • Librarian - Edward Hensley

1856 Governor - Charles S. Morehead

  • Lieutenant Governor - James G. Hardy
  • Secretary of State - Mason Brown
  • Attorney General - James Harlan
  • Auditor - Thomas S. Page
  • Treasurer - Richard Wintersmith
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Jacob Swigert
  • Librarian - Edward Hensley

1857 Governor - Charles S. Morehead

  • Lieutenant Governor - James G. Hardy
  • Secretary of State - Mason Brown
  • Attorney General - James Harlan
  • Auditor - Thomas S. Page
  • Treasurer - James Garrard
  • Librarian - Edward Hensley

1858 Governor - Charles S. Morehead

  • Lieutenant Governor - James G. Hardy
  • Secretary of State - Mason Brown
  • Attorney General - James Harlan
  • Auditor - Thomas S. Page
  • Treasurer - James Garrard
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Rankin R. Revill
  • Librarian - A.W. Vallandingham

1859 Governor - Beriah Magoffin

  • Lieutenant Governor - Linn Boyd (died in office)
  • Secretary of State - Thomas B. Moore, Jr.
  • Attorney General - Andrew J. James
  • Auditor - Grant Green
  • Treasurer - James Garrard
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - R. R. Bolling
  • Librarian - A.W. Vallandingham

1860 Governor - Beriah Magoffin

  • Secretary of State - Thomas B. Moore, Jr.
  • Attorney General - Andrew J. James
  • Auditor - Grant Green
  • Treasurer - James Garrard
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Leslie Combs
  • Librarian - A.W. Vallandingham

1861 Governor - Beriah Magoffin

  • Secretary of State - Nathaniel Gaither, Jr.
  • Attorney General - John M. Harlan
  • Auditor - Grant Green
  • Treasurer - James Garrard
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Leslie Combs
  • Librarian - George A. Robertson

1862 Governor - Beriah Magoffin(resigned)/James F. Robinson

  • Lieutenant Governor - James F. Robinson
  • Secretary of State - D.C. Wickliffe (D)
  • Attorney General - John M. Harlan
  • Auditor - Grant Green
  • Treasurer - James Garrard
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Leslie Combs
  • Librarian - George A. Robertson

1863 Governor - James F. Robinson/Thomas E. Bramlette (elected)

  • Lieutenant Governor - Richard T. Jacob
  • Secretary of State - E.L. Van Winkle
  • Attorney General - John M. Harlan
  • Auditor - W.T. Samuels
  • Treasurer - James Garrard
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Leslie Combs
  • Librarian - George A. Robertson

1864 Governor - Thomas E. Bramlette

  • Lieutenant Governor - Richard T. Jacob
  • Secretary of State - E.L. Van Winkle
  • Attorney General - John M. Harlan
  • Auditor - W.T. Samuels
  • Treasurer - James Garrard
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Leslie Combs
  • Librarian - George A. Robertson

1865 Governor - Thomas E. Bramlette

  • Lieutenant Governor - Richard T. Jacob
  • Secretary of State - E.L. Van Winkle (died in office)
  • Attorney General - John Rodman
  • Auditor - W.T. Samuels
  • Treasurer - Mason Brown
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals -Alvin Duvall
  • Librarian - George A. Robertson

1866 Governor - Thomas E. Bramlette

  • Lieutenant Governor - Richard T. Jacob
  • Secretary of State - John S. Van Winkle
  • Attorney General - John Rodman
  • Auditor - W.T. Samuels
  • Treasurer - Mason Brown
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Alvin Duvall
  • Librarian - George A. Robertson

1867 Governor - John L. Helm (died in office)/John W. Stevenson

  • Lieutenant Governor - John W. Stevenson
  • Secretary of State - Sam B. Churchill
  • Attorney General - John Rodman
  • Auditor - D. Howard Smith
  • Treasurer - James W. Tate
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Alvin Duvall
  • Librarian - George A. Robertson

1868 Governor - John W. Stevenson

  • Lieutenant Governor - Preston H. Leslie
  • Secretary of State - Sam B. Churchill
  • Attorney General - John Rodman
  • Auditor - D. Howard Smith
  • Treasurer - James W. Tate
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Alvin Duvall
  • Librarian - A.W. Vallandingham

1869 Governor - John W. Stevenson

  • Lieutenant Governor - Preston H. Leslie
  • Secretary of State - Sam B. Churchill
  • Attorney General - John Rodman
  • Auditor - D. Howard Smith
  • Treasurer - James W. Tate
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Alvin Duvall
  • Librarian - A.W. Vallandingham

1870 Governor - John W. Stevenson (resigned)

  • Lieutenant Governor - Preston H. Leslie
  • Secretary of State - Sam B. Churchill
  • Attorney General - John Rodman
  • Auditor - D. Howard Smith
  • Treasurer - James W. Tate
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Alvin Duvall
  • Librarian - George Bibb Crittenden

1871 Governor - Preston H. Leslie

  • Lieutenant Governor - John G. Carlisle
  • Secretary of State - Andrew J. James
  • Attorney General - John Rodman
  • Auditor - D. Howard Smith
  • Treasurer - James W. Tate
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Alvin Duvall
  • Librarian - George Bibb Crittenden

1872 Governor - Preston H. Leslie

  • Lieutenant Governor - John G. Carlisle
  • Secretary of State - George W. Craddock
  • Attorney General - John Rodman
  • Auditor - D. Howard Smith
  • Treasurer - James W. Tate
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Thomas C. Jones
  • Librarian - George Bibb Crittenden

1873 Governor - Preston H. Leslie

  • Lieutenant Governor - John G. Carlisle
  • Secretary of State - George W. Craddock
  • Attorney General - John Rodman
  • Auditor - D. Howard Smith
  • Treasurer - James W. Tate
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Thomas C. Jones
  • Librarian - George Bibb Crittenden

1874 Governor - Preston H. Leslie

  • Lieutenant Governor - John G. Carlisle
  • Secretary of State - George W. Craddock
  • Attorney General - John Rodman
  • Auditor - D. Howard Smith
  • Treasurer - James W. Tate
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Thomas C. Jones
  • Librarian - Owen W. Grimes

1875 Governor - James B. McCreary

  • Lieutenant Governor - John C. Underwood
  • Secretary of State - J. Stoddard Johnson
  • Attorney General - Thomas Moss
  • Auditor - D. Howard Smith
  • Treasurer - James W. Tate
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Thomas C. Jones
  • Librarian - Owen W. Grimes
Information Updated:04/28/2005