Who was the Governor of Kentucky in 1887?

Answer 1

Thomas E. Bramlette (born January 3, 1817 in Cumberland County, Kentucky; died January 12, 1875 in Louisville, Kentucky) succeeded James F. Robinson as the twenty-third Governor of Kentucky, serving between September 1, 1863 and September 3, 1867.

Following the end of Bramlette's term as Governor of Kentucky, John L. Helm (born July 4, 1802 in Hardin County, Kentucky; died September 8, 1867 in Elizabethtown, Kentucky) became the twenty-fourth Governor of Kentucky, serving between September 3, 1867 and his death.

Following Helm's death in office, John W. Stevenson (born May 4, 1812 in Richmond, Virginia; died August 10, 1886 in Covington, Kentucky) became the twenty-fifth Governor of Kentucky, serving between September 8, 1867 and February 13, 1871.

Answer 2

John W. Stevenson (born May 4, 1812 in Richmond, Virginia; died August 10, 1886 in Covington, Kentucky) succeeded John L. Helm as the twenty-fifth Governor of Kentucky, serving between September 8, 1867 and February 13, 1871.

Following the end of Stevenson's term as Governor of Kentucky, Preston Leslie (born March 8, 1819 in Wayne County, Kentucky; died February 7, 1907 in Helena, Montana) became the twenty-sixth governor of Kentucky, serving between February 13, 1871 and August 31, 1875.

Answer 3

Preston Leslie (born March 8, 1819 in Wayne County, Kentucky; died February 7, 1907 in Helena, Montana) succeeded John W. Stevenson as the twenty-sixth governor of Kentucky, serving between February 13, 1871 and August 31, 1875, including the whole of 1873.

Answer 4

James B. McCreary (born July 8, 1838 in Richmond, Kentucky; died October 8, 1918 in Richmond, Kentucky) succeeded Preston H. Leslie as the twenty-seventh Governor of Kentucky, serving between August 31, 1875 and September 2, 1879, including the whole of 1877.

Answer 5

James Proctor Knott (born August 29, 1830 in Raywick, Kentucky; died June 18, 1911 in Lebanon, Kentucky) succeeded Luke P. Blackburn as the twenty-ninth Governor of Kentucky, serving between September 5, 1883 and August 30, 1887.

Following the end of Knott's term as Governor of Kentucky, Simon Bolivar Buckner (born April 1, 1823 in Hart County, Kentucky; died January 8, 1914 in Hart County, Kentucky) became the thirtieth Governor of Kentucky, serving between August 30, 1887 and September 2, 1891.