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809 County Named

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KY, USA

Category: Markers

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Mapping Kentucky History Letcher County Markers

Marker reads, For Robert P. Letcher, during term as Governor of Kentucky, 1840-1844. Born Va., 1788; came KY. in 1800. KY. Mounted Militia, War of 1812. Legislature, 7 years, Speaker of House, two years. U.S. Congress, 1823-1835. Presidential elector in 1836. During term as governor he proclaimed first Thanksgiving. Minister to Mexico, 1849-1852. Died 1861; buried Frankfort Cemetery.



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