William Owsley
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William Owsley (March 24, 1782 – December 9, 1862) was an American politician and jurist. He was born in Virginia and taken to Kentucky by his father in 1783, where he became a lawyer and a member of the state legislature. Owsley served as a Judge of the Kentucky Supreme Court from 1812 to 1828, and was elected Governor in 1844, serving two terms. He died in Danville, Kentucky. He is buried at Bellview Cemetery in Danville, Kentucky.
Owsley County, Kentucky is named for him.
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| Preceded by Robert P. Letcher |
Governor of Kentucky 1844–1848 |
Succeeded by John J. Crittenden |
| Governors of Kentucky |  |
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| 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. |
