Lazarus W. Powell

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Lazarus W. Powell was a 19th-century American politician who served as governor of Kentucky and later as a U.S. senator.

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instanceOf United States senator
human
politician
admittedToBar Kentucky bar
birthName Lazarus White Powell NERFINISHED
buriedAt Fernwood Cemetery, Henderson, Kentucky NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1812-10-06
dateOfDeath 1867-07-03
educatedAt St. Joseph's College (Bardstown, Kentucky) NERFINISHED
Transylvania University NERFINISHED
electedToUSSenateIn 1858
familyName Powell NERFINISHED
givenName Lazarus NERFINISHED
hasNameInMemorial Powell County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
middleName White NERFINISHED
namedAfter Lazarus W. Powell NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage English
occupation lawyer
politician
placeOfBirth Henderson County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Henderson, Kentucky NERFINISHED
politicalAlignmentDuringCivilWar Unionist Democrat NERFINISHED
positionHeld Governor of Kentucky
United States Senator NERFINISHED
practicedLawIn Henderson, Kentucky NERFINISHED
precededInOfficeAsGovernorBy John L. Helm NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Henderson, Kentucky NERFINISHED
servedAsGovernorOf Kentucky NERFINISHED
servedDuring American Civil War era NERFINISHED
servedInLegislatureOf Kentucky House of Representatives NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
stateRepresented Kentucky NERFINISHED
studied law
succeededInOfficeAsGovernorBy Charles S. Morehead NERFINISHED
supported states' rights
termEndAsGovernor 1855
termEndAsSenator 1865
termStartAsGovernor 1851
termStartAsSenator 1859
was19thCenturyPoliticianIn United States NERFINISHED
wasAffiliatedWith Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED

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Powell County, Kentucky namedAfter Lazarus W. Powell