Augustus O. Stanley
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Augustus Owsley Stanley (May 21, 1867 - August 12, 1958) was Governor of Kentucky and a member of the United States Senate.
Stanley graduated from high school in Nicholasville, Kentucky and from Centre College in 1889.
A Democrat, Stanley served the Bluegrass State as a presidential elector and U.S. representative before winning the governorship in 1915 and serving to 1919. Born in 1867 in Shelbyville, Kentucky, he later served as U.S. senator from 1919 - 1925; he died in Washington, D.C., in August 1958 and is buried in Frankfort, Kentucky. His grandson was Owsley Stanley.
| Preceded by Henry Dixon Allen |
U.S. Representative from Kentucky's 2nd District 1903 – 1915 |
Succeeded by David Hayes Kincheloe |
| Preceded by George B. Martin |
United States Senator (Class 2) from Kentucky 1919 – 1925 |
Succeeded by Frederic M. Sackett |
| Preceded by James B. McCreary |
Governor of Kentucky 1915 – 1919 |
Succeeded by James Dixon Black |
| 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. |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stanley, Augustus Owsley |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Kentucky politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 21, 1867 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nicholasville, Kentucky, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 12, 1958 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Washington, D.C., United States |
