Augustus E. Willson
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Augustus Everett Willson (October 13, 1846 – August 24, 1931) was the thirty-sixth governor of Kentucky.
[edit] Personal life
Willson was born in Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky. He married Mary Elizabeth Ekin, and the couple had one child. He was a Presbyterian. Willson attended Alfred Academy and received an A.B. from Harvard University in 1869. He also studied law there and was admitted to the bar the next year. Willson practiced with John Marshall Harlan, who would eventually become a Justice on the United States Supreme Court. Wilson is buried in the Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky.
[edit] Political career
Willson was the Chief Clerk of the Treasury Department and a delegate to several Republican National Conventions. After unsuccessful campaigns for Congress and the state Senate, Willson was the Republican candidate for Governor in 1907. He was sworn in on December 10, 1907.
As governor, Willson pardoned William S. Taylor, who had served as governor for less than two months before being indicted for complicity in the assassination of William Goebel.
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| Preceded by J. C. W. Beckham |
Governor of Kentucky 1907–1912 |
Succeeded by James B. McCreary |
| Governors of Kentucky |  |
|---|---|
| Shelby • Garrard • Greenup • Scott • Shelby • Madison • Slaughter • Adair • Desha • Metcalfe • J. Breathitt • J. Morehead • Clark • Wickliffe • Letcher • Owsley • Crittenden • Helm • Powell • C. Morehead • Magoffin • Robinson • Bramlette • Helm • Stevenson • Leslie • McCreary • Blackburn • Knott • Buckner • Brown • Bradley • Taylor • Goebel • Beckham • Willson • McCreary • Stanley • Black • Morrow • Fields • Sampson • Laffoon • Chandler • Johnson • Willis • Clements • Wetherby • Chandler • Combs • E. Breathitt • Nunn • Ford • Carroll • Brown Jr. • Collins • Wilkinson • Jones • Patton • Fletcher
Kentucky also had two Confederate Governors: George W. Johnson and Richard Hawes. |
