Lazarus W. Powell

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Lazarus W. Powell
19th Governor of Kentucky
In office September 2, 1851 – September 4, 1855
Lieutenant(s)	John B. Thompson
Preceded by	John L. Helm
Succeeded by	Charles S. Morehead
United States Senator
In office January 1858 – March 3, 1865
Preceded by	John B. Thompson
Succeeded by	James Guthrie
Born	October 6, 1812 Henderson County, Kentucky
Died	July 3, 1867 Henderson County, Kentucky
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Harriet Ann Jennings
Profession	Lawyer

Lazarus Whitehead Powell (October 6, 1812 - July 3, 1867) was the Governor of Kentucky from 1851 to 1855, and later a United States Senator from Kentucky.

Born in 1812 in Henderson, Kentucky, he attended the common schools, graduating from St. Joseph College, Bardstown, Ky., in 1833. Powell studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced at Henderson as of 1835. His political career began the following year as a member of the State house of representatives. 1844-48 He was a presidential elector on the Democratic ticket 1844, an unsuccessful candidate for governor in 1848, and Governor of Kentucky from 1851 to 1855, winning by a small margin over his law partner, Archibald Dixon, who had been Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky from 1844 to 1848. Later, Powell was a Democratic United States Senator, serving from March 4, 1859 to March 3, 1865. Thereafter, he resumed the practice of law, unsuccessfully ran for another term in the United States Senate, and died in 1867 in Henderson, Kentucky. Powell County, Kentucky, is named after him. He is buried at the Fernwood Cemetery in Henderson, Kentucky.

Preceded by John L. Helm	Governor of Kentucky 1851 - 1855	Succeeded by Charles S. Morehead
Preceded by John B. Thompson	United States Senator (Class 2) from Kentucky 1859–1865 Served alongside: John J. Crittenden, John C. Breckinridge, Garrett Davis	Succeeded by James Guthrie

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.