Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-11-23
KENTucKy's DELEGATION.
Facts Of 1nterest-some Distin.
guished Men-Thsir Ages and
Political Careers.
Louisville Times,1

louisville Timts,1
The Kentucky delegation which
goes to the Fiftieth Congress contains
three Republicans-f,om the Third.
Ninth and Eleventh districts, res pect-
lively. 1t contains new members from
the Third, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth and
Eleventh districts. The others were
reelected. OF tho old delegation,
Judge Halsell, of the Third District ;
Tom Robertson, of the Fourth AL
bert Willis,of the Fifth w. II. Wads-
worth, of the Ninth, and Gen. VOL
ford, of the Eleventh were retired
all but the last two being candidates
for reelection.
Hon. W. j. Stone, Representative
from the First district, was born
June 26, lS4l, IN Caldwell county. He
was reared on a farm and educated
in'the common schools. He entered
the Confederate army as private,
and was wounded at Cynthiana in
1864, necessitating the amputation OF
his right leg near the hip. lie was
elected to the Legislature in 1867 and
again in 1875, being chosen Speaker
OF the House. He was elected a third
time in 1883, and in 1884 was chosen
Congressman from his district, de-
feating Hon. Oscar Turner, who was
also his competitor in the last cleo
ton. While Capt. Stone was lying
wounded on the battlefield of Gym
thiana he was cared for by Miss Cor
nelia Woodward. A year later he
sought her out, and they we're marri-
ed afterwards.
Hon. Polk Lafoon, who has been
elected to Congress from the Second
district for the second time, was born
in Hopkins county, Oct. "A, 1874. He
was reared on farm and educated
in the country schools. AT sixteen he
entered the Confederate army, and
was captured at Fort Donelson, but
was exchanged, and then joined Nor
gan's cavalry. He was taken prison
er the second time in the Ohio raid.
and was prisoner until the close of
the war, when he returned home PEN
niless. lie taught school for two
years and studied law, obtaining a H.
cense in 1867. lie was County Attor-
ney of Hopkins county in 1872, and
was a delegate to the National Dem.
ocratic Convention in 1872.
DR.. W. Godfrey Hunter, The new
member from the Eleventh district,
was born in Ireland of Orange par
entage. He came TO this country in
early youth and when the war broke
out he joined the Federal army and
became assistant surgeon of New
York regiment. At the close of the
war he engaged in the practice of
medicine, and in oil speculations in
pennsylvania, and when oil was dis
covered in Cumberland county, Ky,
he went there, leased lands and set
tied at Burksville, where he began
the practice of his profession, and
married most estimable lady. Att
that time lie was tinctured with De-
mocracy but he soon became Repub-
lican and was twice elected to the Leg
islature from the district composed
of Clinton and Cumberland counties.
lie was defeated for State Senator by
Joseph Bertram, and afterwards he
was defeated for Congress by John
W. Caldwell, in 1878, and by John
E. Halsell, in 1882. He then engaged
in speculative enterprises in New
Mexico, and owing to antagonists
in the Third district, he was at the
last election chosen TO succeed Mr..
lIalsell in Congress.
Hon. A. B. Montgomery, of the
Fourth district, is resident of Eliza
BEETHOVEN. He was born in Hardin
county December II, 1887, and is
graduate of Georgetown College. He
studied law in Elizabethtown and
also at the law school in this city,
where he graduated in 1861. In 1870
lie was elected Judge of the Hardin
county court, and filled the office for
four years, since which time he has
been actively engaged in the practice
of his profession at Elizabethtown.
lie was nominated for Congress after
an exciting canvass, and elected by a
handsome majority. His opponent
at the primary election was the Hon.
Thomas A. Robertson, who had de-
feated him two years before. Judge
Montgomery is married, and has
four children.
Hon. Asher G. Caruth, the newly
elected member from the Fifth dis
trict is known to almost every one IN
Louisville and jefferson county. He
was born in Scottsville, Ky, in 1874,
but moved TO Louisville with his
family when mere boy. He was
educated in Philadelphia and at the
high school in this city. In 1866 he
was admitted to the bar, and removed
to Hopkinsville where he practiced
several years, and established the
Kentucky New Era. In 1871 he re-
turned to Louisville,and has lived
there ever since. In 1873, he was
chosen attorney for the school board.