Charles A. Wickliffe
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| Charles Anderson Wickliffe | |
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| In office September 13, 1841 – March 4, 1845 |
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| Preceded by | Francis Granger |
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| Succeeded by | Cave Johnson |
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14th Governor of Kentucky
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| In office September 27, 1839 – September 2, 1840 |
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| Preceded by | James Clark |
| Succeeded by | Robert P. Letcher |
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| In office August 31, 1836 – September 27, 1839 |
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| Preceded by | James T. Morehead |
| Succeeded by | Manlius Valerius Thomson |
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| Born | June 8, 1788 Bardstown, Kentucky, USA |
| Died | October 31, 1869 Ilchester, Maryland, USA |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican, Whig |
| Spouse | Margaret Cripps |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
Charles Anderson Wickliffe (June 8, 1788 – October 31, 1869) was a Kentucky politician. He was educated at the Bardstown grammar-school, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1809, and began practice in Bardstown. He soon achieved distinction as a lawyer. He was aide to General Samuel Caldwell at the battle of the Thames, 5 October 1813, was a member of the state house of representatives in 1814-'23, and sat in congress from Kentucky in 1823-'33, having been chosen as a Henry Clay Democrat. He was then elected again to the state legislature, and was its speaker in 1834. In 1836 he was elected lieutenant-governor of his native state, and in 1839 he became acting governor. In 1841 he was appointed postmaster-general by President Tyler, holding the post till March, 1845, and in the latter year he was sent by President Polk; on a secret mission to Texas in the interests of annexation. He was a member of the State constitutional convention of 1845, a member of the Peace congress in February, 1861, served again in congress in 1861-'03, having been chosen as a Union Whig, and was a delegate to the Chicago national Democratic convention of 1864. Mr. Wickliffe was wealthy, and his aristocratic bearing and contempt for the poorer classes won him the name of "the Duke."
His son, Robert C. Wickliffe, was a Governor of Louisiana before the Civil War. His son-in-law, David Levy Yulee, was a U.S. Senator from Florida before the Civil War.
| Preceded by James T. Morehead |
Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky 1836–1839 |
Succeeded by Manlius Valerius Thomson |
| Preceded by James Clark |
Governor of Kentucky 1839–1840 |
Succeeded by Robert P. Letcher |
| Preceded by Francis Granger |
United States Postmaster General 1841–1845 |
Succeeded by Cave Johnson |
| Lieutenant Governors of Kentucky |  |
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| Bullitt • Caldwell • Slaughter • Hickman • Slaughter • Barry • McAfee • Breathitt • J. Morehead • Wickliffe • M. Thomson • Dixon • Helm • J. Thompson • Hardy • Boyd • Jacob • Stevenson • Carlisle • Underwood • Cantrill • Hindman • Bryan • Alford • Worthington • Marshall • Beckham • Thorne • Cox • McDermott • Black • Ballard • Breathitt, Jr. • Chandler • Johnson • Myers • Tuggle • Wetherby • Beauchamp • Waterfield • Wyatt • Waterfield • Ford • Carroll • Stovall • Collins • Beshear • Jones • Patton • Henry • Pence |
| 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. |
| United States Postmaster Generals |  |
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| Cabinet Level: Osgood • Pickering • Habersham • G Granger • Meigs • McLean • Barry • Kendall • Niles • F Granger • Wickliffe • Johnson • Collamer • Hall • Hubbard • Campbell • A Brown • Holt • King • Blair • Dennison • Randall • Creswell • Marshall • Jewell • Tyner • Key • Maynard • James • Howe • Gresham • Hatton • Vilas • Dickinson • Wanamaker • Bissell • Wilson • Gary • Smith • Payne • Wynne • Cortelyou • Meyer • Hitchcock • Burleson • Hays • Work • New • W Brown • Farley • Walker • Hannegan • Donaldson • Summerfield • Day • Gronouski • O'Brien • Watson • Blount
Non-Cabinet Level: Blount • Klassen • Bailar • Bolger • Carlin • Casey • Tisch • Frank • Runyon • Henderson • Potter |
