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James W. Sullivan (Muhlenberg County)

b. 1835?

Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, resident. Muhlenberg County native. Son of Raughley Sullivan and Lucy Sullivan. Postmaster of South Carrollton from 1856 to 1861. Delegate from Muhlenberg County to the Kentucky Democratic Convention in January 1860.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Muhlenberg County, Subdivision 2, p. 247. Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28, (accessed via Ancestry.com). “Democratic Meeting in Muhlenberg County,” Daily Courier (Louisville, Ky.), January 4, 1860.

Citation

Sullivan, James W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32210640 (November 12, 2026).

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