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Kentucky's Officials: 1826 - 1850

1826 Governor - Joseph Desha

  • Lieutenant Governor - Robert B. McAfee
  • Secretary of State - James C. Pickett
  • Attorney General - J.W. Denny (appointed)
  • Auditor - Ben Selby
  • Treasurer - James Davidson
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Francis P. Blair

1827 Governor - Joseph Desha

  • Lieutenant Governor - Robert B. McAfee
  • Secretary of State - James C. Pickett
  • Attorney General - J.W. Denny (appointed)
  • Auditor - Ben Selby
  • Treasurer - James Davidson
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Francis P. Blair

1828 Governor - Thomas Metcalfe

  • Lieutenant Governor - John Breathitt
  • Secretary of State - Thomas T. Crittenden
  • Attorney General - J.W. Denny (appointed)
  • Auditor - Ben Selby
  • Treasurer - James Davidson
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Francis P. Blair

1829 Governor - Thomas Metcalfe

  • Lieutenant Governor - John Breathitt
  • Secretary of State - Thomas T. Crittenden
  • Attorney General - J.W. Denny (appointed)
  • Auditor - Ben Selby
  • Treasurer - James Davidson
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Jacob Swigert

1830 Governor - Thomas Metcalfe

  • Lieutenant Governor - John Breathitt
  • Secretary of State - Thomas T. Crittenden
  • Attorney General - J.W. Denny (appointed)
  • Auditor - Ben Selby
  • Treasurer - James Davidson
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Jacob Swigert

1831 Governor - Thomas Metcalfe

  • Lieutenant Governor - John Breathitt
  • Secretary of State - Thomas T. Crittenden
  • Attorney General - J.W. Denny (appointed)
  • Auditor - Ben Selby
  • Treasurer - James Davidson
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Jacob Swigert

1832 Governor - John Breathitt

  • Lieutenant Governor - James T. Morehead
  • Secretary of State - John F. McCurdy/Lewis Sanders, Jr.
  • Attorney General - Charles S. Morehead (appointed)
  • Auditor - Ben Selby
  • Treasurer - James Davidson
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Jacob Swigert

1833 Governor - John Breathitt

  • Lieutenant Governor - James T. Morehead
  • Secretary of State - Lewis T. Sanders, Jr.
  • Attorney General - Charles S. Morehead (appointed)
  • Auditor - Ben Selby
  • Treasurer - James Davidson
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Jacob Swigert

1834 Governor - John Breathitt (died in office)/James T. Morehead

  • Lieutenant Governor - James Guthrie
  • Secretary of State - John J. Crittenden
  • Attorney General - Charles S. Morehead (appointed)
  • Auditor - Thomas S. Page
  • Treasurer - James Davidson
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Jacob Swigert
  • Librarian - George A. Robertson

1835 Governor - James T. Morehead

  • Secretary of State - William Owsley
  • Attorney General - Charles S. Morehead (appointed)
  • Auditor - Thomas S. Page
  • Treasurer - James Davidson
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Jacob Swigert
  • Librarian - George A. Robertson

1836 Governor - James Clark

  • Lieutenant Governor - Charles A. Wickliffe
  • Secretary of State - Austin P. Cox/ James M. Bullock
  • Attorney General - Charles S. Morehead (appointed)
  • Auditor - Thomas S. Page
  • Treasurer - James Davidson
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Jacob Swigert
  • Librarian - George A. Robertson

1837 Governor - James Clark

  • Lieutenant Governor - Charles A. Wickliffe
  • Secretary of State - James M. Bullock
  • Attorney General - Charles S. Morehead (appointed)
  • Auditor - Thomas S. Page
  • Treasurer - James Davidson
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Jacob Swigert
  • Librarian - George A. Robertson

1838 Governor - James Clark

  • Lieutenant Governor - Charles A. Wickliffe
  • Secretary of State - James M. Bullock
  • Attorney General - Owen G. Gates (appointed)
  • Auditor - Thomas S. Page
  • Treasurer - James Davidson
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Jacob Swigert
  • Librarian - George A. Robertson

1839 Governor - James Clark (died in office)/Charles A. Wickliffe

  • Lieutenant Governor - Charles A. Wickliffe
  • Secretary of State - James M. Bullock
  • Attorney General - Owen G. Gates (appointed)
  • Auditor - Thomas S. Page
  • Treasurer - James Davidson
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Jacob Swigert
  • Librarian - George A. Robertson

1840 Governor - Robert P. Letcher

  • Lieutenant Governor - Manlius V. Thomson
  • Secretary of State - James Hardin
  • Attorney General - Owen G. Gates (appointed)
  • Auditor - Thomas S. Page
  • Treasurer - Richard Wintersmith
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Jacob Swigert
  • Librarian - George A. Robertson

1841 Governor - Robert P. Letcher

  • Lieutenant Governor - Manlius V. Thomson
  • Secretary of State - James Hardin
  • Attorney General - Owen G. Gates (appointed)
  • Auditor - Thomas S. Page
  • Treasurer - Richard Wintersmith
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Jacob Swigert
  • Librarian - George A. Robertson

1842 Governor - Robert P. Letcher

  • Lieutenant Governor - Manlius V. Thomson
  • Secretary of State - James Hardin
  • Attorney General - Owen G. Gates (appointed)
  • Auditor - Thomas S. Page
  • Treasurer - Richard Wintersmith
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Jacob Swigert
  • Librarian - George A. Robertson

1843 Governor - Robert P. Letcher

  • Lieutenant Governor - Manlius V. Thomson
  • Secretary of State - James Hardin
  • Attorney General - Owen G. Gates (appointed)
  • Auditor - Thomas S. Page
  • Treasurer - Richard Wintersmith
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Jacob Swigert
  • Librarian - George A. Robertson

1844 Governor - William Owsley

  • Lieutenant Governor - Archibald Dixon
  • Secretary of State - Benjamin Hardin
  • Attorney General - Owen G. Gates (appointed)
  • Auditor - Thomas S. Page
  • Treasurer - Richard Wintersmith
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Jacob Swigert
  • Librarian - George A. Robertson

1845 Governor - William Owsley

  • Lieutenant Governor - Archibald Dixon
  • Secretary of State - Benjamin Hardin
  • Attorney General - Owen G. Gates (appointed)
  • Auditor - Thomas S. Page
  • Treasurer - Richard Wintersmith
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Jacob Swigert
  • Librarian - George A. Robertson

1846 Governor - William Owsley

  • Lieutenant Governor - Archibald Dixon
  • Secretary of State - George Kinkead
  • Attorney General - Owen G. Gates (appointed)
  • Auditor - H.Q. Bradley
  • Treasurer - Richard Wintersmith
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Jacob Swigert
  • Librarian - George A. Robertson

1847 Governor - William Owsley

  • Lieutenant Governor - Archibald Dixon
  • Secretary of State - William D. Reed
  • Attorney General - Owen G. Gates (appointed)
  • Auditor - H.Q. Bradley
  • Treasurer - Richard Wintersmith
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Jacob Swigert
  • Librarian - George A. Robertson

1848 Governor - John J. Crittenden

  • Lieutenant Governor - John L. Helm
  • Secretary of State - John W. Finnell
  • Attorney General - Owen G. Gates (appointed)
  • Auditor - John B. Temple
  • Treasurer - Richard Wintersmith
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Jacob Swigert
  • Librarian - Richard D. Harlan

1849 Governor - John J. Crittenden (resigned)

  • Lieutenant Governor - John L. Helm
  • Secretary of State - John W. Finnell
  • Attorney General - M.C. Johnson/James Harlan (appointed)
  • Auditor - John B. Temple
  • Treasurer - Richard Wintersmith
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Jacob Swigert
  • Librarian - Richard D. Harlan

1850 Governor - John L. Helm

  • Lieutenant Governor - John L. Helm
  • Secretary of State - John W. Finnell
  • Attorney General - James Harlan (appointed)
  • Auditor - Thomas S. Page
  • Treasurer - Richard Wintersmith
  • Clerk, Court of Appeals - Jacob Swigert
  • Librarian - Benjamin Selby
Information Updated:04/28/2005