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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Appointments by the Governor, Civil Appointments, 1863-1867 KYR-0001-007-0386 BR2-299

LaRue County, Kentucky Thomas Elliott Bramlette (KY governor 1863-67, atty, D.A., col 3rd KY Inf) N001000 1817-01-03 1875-01-12 Categories: People

Twenty-third governor of Kentucky, attorney and soldier. Cumberland County, Kentucky, native. Married to Sallie Travis Bramlette in September 1837. Father of James T. Bramlette, William L. Bramlette, Eugene Bramlette, and Corrina Bell Bramlette. Practiced law in Clinton County, Kentucky, and Columbia, Kentucky. Represented Cumberland and Clinton counties in the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1841 to 1843. Commonwealth's attorney of the 8th Judicial District of Kentucky from 1848 to 1850. Owned two enslaved persons in 1850. Circuit judge of the 6th Judicial District of Kentucky from 1856 to 1861. Owned nine enslaved persons in 1860. Served as colonel of the 3rd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) from 1861 to 1862. District attorney of the United States District Court for Kentucky in 1863. Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from September 1, 1863, to September 3, 1867. Owned law firm of Bramlette & Van Winkle in partnership with Ephraim L. Van Winkle.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clinton County, District No. 1, p. 181A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Clinton County, District No. 1, p. 335 (p. 2 of 2 on microfilm). Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Adair County, The Town of Columbia 1st Division, p. 13 (p. 2 of 3 on microfilm). Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Ward 8, p. 83B. Ross A. Webb, “Thomas E. Bramlette (1863-1867)” in Lowell H. Harrison, ed., Kentucky’s Governors (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2004), 93-97 Lowell H. Harrison, "Bramlette, Thomas Elliott" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 112-13. James M. Thornbury (LaRue County, Kentucky, farmer and justice of the peace) N00005512 1815-09-13 1882-09-22 Categories: People

LaRue County, Kentucky, farmer and justice of the peace. Kentucky native. Married to Mary M. Abell Thornbury. Father of Elleanor Thornbury, Thomas J. Thornbury, Joseph Thornbury, Matilda Thornbury, Mary B. Thornbury, Angeline Thornbury, Sofia Thornbury, and James M. Thornbury, Jr. Owned one enslaved person in 1850. Farmer in LaRue County in 1860. Justice of the peace for the 4th District of LaRue County in 1865.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedule, Kentucky, Larue County, Hamiltons, p. 6; Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Larue County, p. 115.; Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Larue County, Magnolia, p. 9; Find A Grave, "James M. Thornbury (1815-1882)," Memorial #62339620, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=62339620&ref=acom (accessed May 9, 2017). Thomas J. Lampkin (LaRue County, Kentucky, farmer and justice of the peace) N00005513 1822? Categories: People

LaRue County, Kentucky, farmer and justice of the peace. Kentucky native. Married to Eliza J. Lampkin. Father of William A. Lampkin, Mary E. Lampkin, and R. A. Lampkin. Farmer in LaRue County in 1850 and 1860. Justice of the peace for the 4th District of LaRue County in 1865.

Relationships Political: James M. Thornbury (LaRue County, Kentucky, farmer and justice of the peace)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Larue County, Hamiltons, p. 79; Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, LaRue County, p. 55; KYR-0001-007-0386. LaRue County, Kentucky P00001718 Categories: Places

County in west central Kentucky. Seat at Hodgenville, Kentucky. Located on the Rolling Fork River.

37.574, -85.74 “Hodgenville, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed January 3, 2022, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1987), 166. Commonwealth of Kentucky O001025 1792 Categories: Organizations

Administrative body of the state of Kentucky. Capital at Frankfort, Kentucky. Governor(s): Beriah Magoffin (1859-1862), James F. Robinson (1862-1863), and Thomas E. Bramlette (1863-1867).

Paul Blanchard, "Office of Governor" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 380. Malcolm E. Jewell, "General Assembly" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 366. Paul J. Weber, "Court System" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 233. LaRue County, Kentucky 1865-03-15 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Larue County Ky March 15th 1865 To his Excellency Thomas.E. Bramlete Governor of Ky

I hereby resign my office as Justice of the piece in the 4th district of Larue county and would reccomend J. M Thornberry as being a suitable person to fil themy vacancy, my resignation to take affect on or after the 20 Instant

Very Respectfully yours

Thomas, J, Lamkin J. P. L C

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Larue Co Justie Resignation accepted 21st Mch/65