Kentucky's Officials: 1876 - 1900

1876 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 - Cornelia Bush

1877 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 - Cornelia Bush

1878 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 - Cornelia Bush

1879 Governor - Luke P. Blackburn

• Lieutenant Governor - James E. Cantrill
• Secretary of State - Sam B. Churchill
• Attorney General - P. Watt Hardin
• Auditor - Fayette Hewitt
• Treasurer - James W. Tate
• Clerk, Court of Appeals - Thomas C. Jones
• Librarian - Cornelia Bush

1880 Governor - Luke P. Blackburn

• Lieutenant Governor - James E. Cantrill
• Secretary of State - James W. Blackburn
• Attorney General - P. Watt Hardin
• Auditor - Fayette Hewitt
• Treasurer - James W. Tate
• Clerk, Court of Appeals - Thomas J. Henry
• Librarian - Anna O. Cook

1881 Governor - Luke P. Blackburn

• Lieutenant Governor - James E. Cantrill
• Secretary of State - James W. Blackburn
• Attorney General - P. Watt Hardin
• Auditor - Fayette Hewitt
• Treasurer - James W. Tate
• Clerk, Court of Appeals - Thomas J. Henry
• Librarian - Anna O. Cook

1882 Governor - Luke P. Blackburn

• Lieutenant Governor - James E. Cantrill
• Secretary of State - James W. Blackburn
• Attorney General - P. Watt Hardin
• Auditor - Fayette Hewitt
• Treasurer - James W. Tate
• Clerk, Court of Appeals - Thomas J. Henry
• Librarian - Anna O. Cook

1883 Governor - J. Proctor Knott

• Lieutenant Governor - James R. Hindman
• Secretary of State - James A. MacKenzie
• Attorney General - P. Watt Hardin
• Auditor - Fayette Hewitt
• Treasurer - James W. Tate
• Clerk, Court of Appeals - Thomas J. Henry
• Librarian - Anna O. Cook

1884 Governor - J. Proctor Knott

• Lieutenant Governor - James R. Hindman
• Secretary of State - James A. MacKenzie
• Attorney General - P. Watt Hardin
• Auditor - Fayette Hewitt
• Treasurer - James W. Tate
• Clerk, Court of Appeals - Thomas J. Henry
• Librarian - Virginia Hanson

1885 Governor - J. Proctor Knott

• Lieutenant Governor - James R. Hindman
• Secretary of State - James A. MacKenzie
• Attorney General - P. Watt Hardin
• Auditor - Fayette Hewitt
• Treasurer - James W. Tate
• Clerk, Court of Appeals - Thomas J. Henry
• Librarian - Virginia Hanson

1886 Governor - J. Proctor Knott

• Lieutenant Governor - James R. Hindman
• Secretary of State - James A. MacKenzie
• Attorney General - P. Watt Hardin
• Auditor - Fayette Hewitt
• Treasurer - James W. Tate
• Clerk, Court of Appeals - Thomas J. Henry
• Librarian - Virginia Hanson

1887 Governor - Simon B. Buckner

• Lieutenant Governor - James W. Bryan
• Secretary of State - George Matt Adams
• Attorney General - P. Watt Hardin
• Auditor - Fayette Hewitt/L.C. Norman (appointed)
• Treasurer - James W. Tate
• Clerk, Court of Appeals - Thomas J. Henry
• Librarian - Virginia Hanson

1888 Governor - Simon B. Buckner

• Lieutenant Governor - James W. Bryan
• Secretary of State - George Matt Adams
• Attorney General - P. Watt Hardin
• Auditor - L.C. Norman
• Treasurer - James W. Tate/Stephen Sharpe (appointed)
• Clerk, Court of Appeals - Woodford W. Longmoor
• Librarian - Edwin Porter Thompson

1889 Governor - Simon B. Buckner

• Lieutenant Governor - James W. Bryan
• Secretary of State - George Matt Adams
• Attorney General - W.J. Hendricks
• Auditor - L.C. Norman
• Treasurer - Stephen Sharpe
• Clerk, Court of Appeals - A. Adams
• Librarian - Edwin Porter Thompson

1890 Governor - Simon B. Buckner

• Lieutenant Governor - James W. Bryan
• Secretary of State - George Matt Adams
• Attorney General - W.J. Hendricks
• Auditor - L.C. Norman
• Treasurer - H.S. Hale
• Clerk, Court of Appeals -A. Adams
• Librarian - Edwin Porter Thompson

1891 Governor - John Young Brown

• Lieutenant Governor - Mitchell C. Alford
• Secretary of State - John W. Headley
• Attorney General - W.J. Hendricks
• Auditor - L.C. Norman
• Treasurer - H.S. Hale
• Clerk, Court of Appeals - A. Adams
• Librarian - Edwin Porter Thompson

1892 Governor - John Young Brown

• Lieutenant Governor - Mitchell C. Alford
• Secretary of State - John W. Headley
• Attorney General - W.J. Hendricks
• Auditor - L.C. Norman
• Treasurer - H.S. Hale
• Clerk, Court of Appeals - A. Adams
• Librarian - Mary Brown Day

1893 Governor - John Young Brown

• Lieutenant Governor - Mitchell C. Alford
• Secretary of State - John W. Headley
• Attorney General - W.J. Hendricks
• Auditor - L.C. Norman
• Treasurer - H.S. Hale
• Clerk, Court of Appeals - A. Adams
• Librarian - Mary Brown Day

1894 Governor - John Young Brown

• Lieutenant Governor - Mitchell C. Alford
• Secretary of State - John W. Headley
• Attorney General - W.J. Hendricks
• Auditor - L.C. Norman
• Treasurer - H.S. Hale
• Clerk, Court of Appeals - A. Adams
• Librarian - Mary Brown Day

1895 Governor - William O. Bradley

• Lieutenant Governor - William J. Worthington
• Secretary of State - John W. Headley
• Attorney General - W.J. Hendricks
• Auditor - L.C. Norman
• Treasurer - George W. Long
• Clerk, Court of Appeals - A. Adams
• Librarian - Mary Brown Day

1896 Governor - William O. Bradley

• Lieutenant Governor - William J. Worthington
• Secretary of State - Charles Finley
• Attorney General - W.S. Taylor (R)
• Auditor - Sam H. Stone
• Treasurer - George W. Long
• Clerk, Court of Appeals - A. Adams
• Librarian - Emma Guy Cromwell

1897 Governor - William O. Bradley

• Lieutenant Governor - William J. Worthington
• Secretary of State - Charles Finley
• Attorney General - W.S. Taylor (R)
• Auditor - Sam H. Stone
• Treasurer - George W. Long
• Clerk, Court of Appeals - A. Adams
• Librarian - Emma Guy Cromwell

1898 Governor - William O. Bradley

• Lieutenant Governor - William J. Worthington
• Secretary of State - Charles Finley
• Attorney General - W.S. Taylor (R)
• Auditor - Sam H. Stone
• Treasurer - George W. Long
• Clerk, Court of Appeals - Samuel J. Shackelford
• Librarian - Pauline Helm Hardin

1899 Governor - William S. Taylor (R)

• Lieutenant Governor - John Marshall
• Secretary of State - Charles Finley
• Attorney General - W.S. Taylor (R)
• Auditor - Sam H. Stone
• Treasurer - George W. Long
• Clerk, Court of Appeals - Samuel J. Shackelford
• Librarian - Pauline Helm Hardin

1900 Governor - William S. Taylor (R)(contested)/William Goebel (D) (assassinated)/J.C.W. Beckham (D)

• Lieutenant Governor - John Marshall (contested)/J.C.W. Beckham
• Secretary of State - Caleb Powers/C.B. Hill (D) (seated)
• Attorney General - C.J. Pratt (R) (contested)/R.J. Breckinridge (D)
• Auditor - John S. Sweeney (contested)/Gus G. Coulter (seated)
• Treasurer - Walter R. Day (contested)/S.W. Hager (seated)
• Superintendent of Public Instruction - John Burke (contested)/H.V. McChesney
• Agriculture Commissioner - Jno. W. Thockmorton (contested)/I.B. Nall
• Clerk, Court of Appeals - Samuel J. Shackelford
• Librarian - Pauline Helm Hardin