Ruby Laffoon
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Ruby Laffoon (January 15, 1869 – March 1, 1941) was a Democratic Party Governor of Kentucky from 1931 – 1935. In the election he beat William Harrison and won with 54.3% of the vote. Laffoon was born, died and buried in Madisonville, Kentucky.
During his term as Governor, he created a state sales tax, set a record for the number of pardons and commissioned a record number of Kentucky Colonels; notably Colonel Sanders (KFC).
He was married to Mary Nisbet on January 31, 1894.
| Preceded by Flem D. Sampson |
Governor of Kentucky 1931–1935 |
Succeeded by Happy Chandler |
| Preceded by J. C. W. Beckham |
Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky 1931–1931 |
Succeeded by Happy Chandler |
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| 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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