George Madison
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| George Madison | |
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| In office 1816 – 1816 |
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| Preceded by | Isaac Shelby |
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| Succeeded by | Gabriel Slaughter |
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| Born | June, 1763 Rockingham County, Virginia |
| Died | October 14, 1816
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| Political party | Jeffersonian Republican |
| Profession | Soldier |
| Religion | Presbyterian[1] |
George Madison (June 1763 – October 14, 1816) was the sixth Governor of Kentucky.
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[edit] Biography
Madison was born in Rockingham County, Virginia, the son of John Madison and Agatha Madison nee Strother. He was a second cousin to United States President James Madison. Johnson fought in the militia during the American Revolution. He was married to Jane Smith. He is buried in the Frankfort Cemetery in Frankfort, Kentucky.
[edit] Political career
Madison was elected in 1816. He was too ill to travel to Frankfort for his inauguration, and so was sworn in by a justice of the peace in Bourbon County, Kentucky, on September 5, 1816. He died 6 weeks later, the first Kentucky governor to die in office.
[edit] References
- ^ Kentucky Governor George Madison. National Governors Association. Retrieved on 2007-03-09.
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| Preceded by Isaac Shelby |
Governor of Kentucky 1816 |
Succeeded by Gabriel Slaughter |
| 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. |
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