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Sewall</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</a></span><br />from <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Kentucky%27s_5th_congressional_district" title="Kentucky's 5th congressional district">5th</a> district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1887</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Henry_Watterson" title="Henry Watterson">Henry Watterson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Asher_G._Caruth" title="Asher G. Caruth">Asher G. Caruth</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1843-01-22</span>)</span>January 22, 1843<br /><a href="/wiki/Shelbyville,_Kentucky" title="Shelbyville, Kentucky">Shelbyville, Kentucky</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">January 6, 1897<span style="display:none">(1897-01-06)</span> (aged 53)<br /><a href="/wiki/Honolulu,_Hawaii" class="mw-redirect" title="Honolulu, Hawaii">Honolulu, Hawaii</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Resting place</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Cave_Hill_Cemetery" title="Cave Hill Cemetery">Cave Hill Cemetery</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville, Kentucky</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Louisville_School_of_Law" title="University of Louisville School of Law">University of Louisville School of Law</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Profession</th><td class="infobox-data">Lawyer</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Albert Shelby Willis</b> (January 22, 1843 – January 6, 1897) was a <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States Representative</a> from <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a> and a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Minister_to_Hawaii" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Minister to Hawaii">Minister to Hawaii</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Life">Life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Albert_S._Willis&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Born in <a href="/wiki/Shelbyville,_Kentucky" title="Shelbyville, Kentucky">Shelbyville, Kentucky</a>, Willis attended the <a href="/wiki/Common_school" title="Common school">common schools</a> and graduated from the <a href="/wiki/Louisville_Male_High_School" title="Louisville Male High School">Louisville Male High School</a> in 1860. He taught school for four years before graduating from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Louisville_School_of_Law" title="University of Louisville School of Law">University of Louisville School of Law</a> in 1866. He was <a href="/wiki/Admission_to_the_bar_in_the_United_States" title="Admission to the bar in the United States">admitted to the bar</a> and commenced the practice of law in Louisville. He served as <a href="/wiki/Prosecuting_attorney" class="mw-redirect" title="Prosecuting attorney">prosecuting attorney</a> for <a href="/wiki/Jefferson_County,_Kentucky" title="Jefferson County, Kentucky">Jefferson County</a> from 1874 to 1877. </p><p>Willis was elected as a <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a> to the <a href="/wiki/45th_United_States_Congress" title="45th United States Congress">Forty-fifth</a> and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1887). He served as chairman of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_Rivers_and_Harbors" title="United States House Committee on Rivers and Harbors">Committee on Rivers and Harbors</a> during the <a href="/wiki/48th_United_States_Congress" title="48th United States Congress">Forty-eighth</a> and <a href="/wiki/49th_United_States_Congress" title="49th United States Congress">Forty-ninth</a> Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1886. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Willis_Cartoon.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Willis_Cartoon.jpg/220px-Willis_Cartoon.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="194" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Willis_Cartoon.jpg/330px-Willis_Cartoon.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Willis_Cartoon.jpg/440px-Willis_Cartoon.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1328" data-file-height="1169" /></a><figcaption>An 1893 editorial cartoon with Willis, Queen Liliʻuokalani, and President Sanford B. Dole by the newspaper <i>The Morning Call</i></figcaption></figure><p>He resumed the practice of law before being appointed Minister to <a href="/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</a> by President <a href="/wiki/Grover_Cleveland" title="Grover Cleveland">Grover Cleveland</a> in 1893. Willis was sent to Hawaii on a secret mission to meet with deposed <a href="/wiki/Liliuokalani" class="mw-redirect" title="Liliuokalani">Queen Liliʻuokalani</a> and obtain a promise of amnesty for those involved in the <a href="/wiki/Overthrow_of_the_Kingdom_of_Hawaii" class="mw-redirect" title="Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii">overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii</a> if Cleveland restored her to the throne. Willis reported to the Secretary of State in Washington that she was intent on killing the culprits. There was a dispute: Willis said the Queen said "beheading"; she later said she used "execute."<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Finally, the Queen reversed herself and told Willis she could issue an amnesty. On December 18, 1893, Willis demanded on behalf of Cleveland to dissolve the <a href="/wiki/Provisional_Government_of_Hawaii" title="Provisional Government of Hawaii">Provisional Government of Hawaii</a> and restore the Queen to power. Willis' mission was a failure when <a href="/wiki/Sanford_B._Dole" title="Sanford B. Dole">Sanford B. Dole</a> sent a written reply declining the surrender of his authority to the deposed queen. President Cleveland then referred the matter to Congress, which commissioned the <a href="/wiki/Morgan_Report" title="Morgan Report">Morgan Report</a>, which exonerated the U.S. minister and peacekeepers from taking any part in the Hawaiian Revolution. Following the Morgan Report, Cleveland reversed his stance, rebuffed the queen's further pleas for interference, and maintained normal diplomatic relations with both the Provisional Government and its successor the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Hawaii" title="Republic of Hawaii">Republic of Hawaii</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Willis served as Minister to Hawaii until his death in <a href="/wiki/Honolulu" title="Honolulu">Honolulu</a> on January 6, 1897. An elaborate state funeral was held for him in the <a href="/wiki/%CA%BBIolani_Palace" title="ʻIolani Palace">ʻIolani Palace</a> (temporarily renamed the Executive Building).<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was interred in <a href="/wiki/Cave_Hill_Cemetery" title="Cave Hill Cemetery">Cave Hill Cemetery</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville, Kentucky</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Albert_S._Willis&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFCharles_W._Calhoun2015" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Charles_W._Calhoun" title="Charles W. 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Towns">Towns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Petrikin" title="David Petrikin">Petrikin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Whiting_Boardman" class="mw-redirect" title="William Whiting Boardman">Boardman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zadock_Pratt" title="Zadock Pratt">Pratt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orlando_B._Ficklin" title="Orlando B. Ficklin">Ficklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_J._Faran" title="James J. Faran">Faran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_W._Houston" title="John W. Houston">Houston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_Welsh_Bowdon" class="mw-redirect" title="Franklin Welsh Bowdon">Bowdon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_H._Stanton" title="Richard H. Stanton">Stanton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_Burton_Craige" class="mw-redirect" title="Francis Burton Craige">Craige</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Ball_(congressman)" title="Edward Ball (congressman)">Ball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurence_M._Keitt" title="Laurence M. Keitt">Keitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_R._Train" title="Charles R. Train">Train</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_H._Rice" title="John H. Rice">Rice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Covode" title="John Covode">Covode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_F._Hopkins" title="Benjamin F. Hopkins">Hopkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Beatty_(Ohio_banker)" title="John Beatty (Ohio banker)">Beatty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_A._Halsey" title="George A. Halsey">Halsey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_H._Platt_Jr." title="James H. Platt Jr.">Platt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_S._Holman" title="William S. Holman">Holman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philip_Cook_(general)" title="Philip Cook (general)">Cook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Shadrack_Shallenberger" class="mw-redirect" title="William Shadrack Shallenberger">Shallenberger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strother_M._Stockslager" title="Strother M. 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Wallace Dempsey">Dempsey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_J._Mansfield" title="Joseph J. Mansfield">Mansfield</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Roads <br /> (1913–1947)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dorsey_W._Shackleford" title="Dorsey W. Shackleford">Shackleford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_B._Dunn" title="Thomas B. Dunn">Dunn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cassius_C._Dowell" title="Cassius C. Dowell">Dowell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_B._Almon" title="Edward B. Almon">Almon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilburn_Cartwright" title="Wilburn Cartwright">Cartwright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._W._Robinson" title="J. W. 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Shuster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_DeFazio" title="Peter DeFazio">DeFazio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Graves" title="Sam Graves">Graves</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Note</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><sup>*</sup> Alternately named <b>Public Works</b> in 80th through 93rd Congresses and <b>Public Works and Transportation</b> in 94th through 103rd Congresses.</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Kentucky&#039;s_delegation(s)_to_the_45th–49th_United_States_Congresses_(ordered_by_seniority)" style="display:table;;padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:USCongRep-start" title="Template:USCongRep-start"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:USCongRep-start" title="Template talk:USCongRep-start"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:USCongRep-start" title="Special:EditPage/Template:USCongRep-start"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Kentucky&#039;s_delegation(s)_to_the_45th–49th_United_States_Congresses_(ordered_by_seniority)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a>'s delegation(s) to the 45th–49th <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">United States Congresses</a> <span class="nowrap">(ordered by seniority)</span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;border-width:0;"><div style="padding:0"> <table style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top; text-align:left"> <td style="text-align:right"><b><a href="/wiki/45th_United_States_Congress" title="45th United States Congress">45th</a></b> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px; white-space:nowrap"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Kentucky" title="List of United States senators from Kentucky">Senate</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Thomas_C._McCreery" title="Thomas C. McCreery">T. McCreery</a> (D) <b>·</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_B._Beck" title="James B. Beck">J. Beck</a> (D)</div> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px" class="nowraplinks"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_Kentucky" title="List of United States representatives from Kentucky">House</a>:</b> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/J._Proctor_Knott" title="J. Proctor Knott">J. P. Knott</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Milton_J._Durham" title="Milton J. Durham">M. Durham</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Clay_Stiles_Blackburn" class="mw-redirect" title="Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn">J. Blackburn</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Boone" title="Andrew Boone">A. Boone</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Blades_Clarke" title="John Blades Clarke">J. Clarke</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_W._Caldwell" title="John W. Caldwell">J. Caldwell</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_G._Carlisle" title="John G. Carlisle">J. Carlisle</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_A._McKenzie" title="James A. McKenzie">J. McKenzie</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Turner_(Congressman)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas Turner (Congressman)">T. Turner</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">A. Willis</a> (D)</li></ul> </div></div> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; text-align:left"> <td style="text-align:right"><b><a href="/wiki/46th_United_States_Congress" title="46th United States Congress">46th</a></b> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px; white-space:nowrap"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Kentucky" title="List of United States senators from Kentucky">Senate</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_B._Beck" title="James B. Beck">J. Beck</a> (D) <b>·</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Stuart_Williams" title="John Stuart Williams">J. Williams</a> (D)</div> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px" class="nowraplinks"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_Kentucky" title="List of United States representatives from Kentucky">House</a>:</b> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/J._Proctor_Knott" title="J. Proctor Knott">J. P. Knott</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Clay_Stiles_Blackburn" class="mw-redirect" title="Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn">J. Blackburn</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_W._Caldwell" title="John W. Caldwell">J. Caldwell</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_G._Carlisle" title="John G. Carlisle">J. Carlisle</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_A._McKenzie" title="James A. McKenzie">J. McKenzie</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Turner_(Congressman)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas Turner (Congressman)">T. Turner</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">A. Willis</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Elijah_Phister" title="Elijah Phister">E. Phister</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Philip_B._Thompson_Jr." title="Philip B. Thompson Jr.">P. Thompson Jr.</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#F8F9FA;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Turner_(1825%E2%80%931896)" title="Oscar Turner (1825–1896)">O. Turner</a> (ID)</li></ul> </div></div> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; text-align:left"> <td style="text-align:right"><b><a href="/wiki/47th_United_States_Congress" title="47th United States Congress">47th</a></b> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px; white-space:nowrap"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Kentucky" title="List of United States senators from Kentucky">Senate</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_B._Beck" title="James B. Beck">J. Beck</a> (D) <b>·</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Stuart_Williams" title="John Stuart Williams">J. Williams</a> (D)</div> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px" class="nowraplinks"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_Kentucky" title="List of United States representatives from Kentucky">House</a>:</b> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/J._Proctor_Knott" title="J. Proctor Knott">J. P. Knott</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Clay_Stiles_Blackburn" class="mw-redirect" title="Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn">J. Blackburn</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_W._Caldwell" title="John W. Caldwell">J. Caldwell</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_G._Carlisle" title="John G. Carlisle">J. Carlisle</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_A._McKenzie" title="James A. McKenzie">J. McKenzie</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">A. Willis</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Elijah_Phister" title="Elijah Phister">E. Phister</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Philip_B._Thompson_Jr." title="Philip B. Thompson Jr.">P. Thompson Jr.</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#F8F9FA;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Turner_(1825%E2%80%931896)" title="Oscar Turner (1825–1896)">O. Turner</a> (ID)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_D._White" title="John D. White">J. White</a> (R)</li></ul> </div></div> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; text-align:left"> <td style="text-align:right"><b><a href="/wiki/48th_United_States_Congress" title="48th United States Congress">48th</a></b> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px; white-space:nowrap"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Kentucky" title="List of United States senators from Kentucky">Senate</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_B._Beck" title="James B. Beck">J. Beck</a> (D) <b>·</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Stuart_Williams" title="John Stuart Williams">J. Williams</a> (D)</div> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px" class="nowraplinks"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_Kentucky" title="List of United States representatives from Kentucky">House</a>:</b> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Clay_Stiles_Blackburn" class="mw-redirect" title="Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn">J. Blackburn</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_G._Carlisle" title="John G. Carlisle">J. Carlisle</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">A. Willis</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Philip_B._Thompson_Jr." title="Philip B. Thompson Jr.">P. Thompson Jr.</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#F8F9FA;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Turner_(1825%E2%80%931896)" title="Oscar Turner (1825–1896)">O. Turner</a> (ID)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_D._White" title="John D. White">J. White</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_Franklin_Clay" class="mw-redirect" title="James Franklin Clay">J. Clay</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/William_Wirt_Culbertson" title="William Wirt Culbertson">W. Culbertson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Edward_Halsell" class="mw-redirect" title="John Edward Halsell">J. Halsell</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Thomas_A._Robertson" title="Thomas A. Robertson">T. Robertson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Frank_Lane_Wolford" title="Frank Lane Wolford">F. Wolford</a> (D)</li></ul> </div></div> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; text-align:left"> <td style="text-align:right"><b><a href="/wiki/49th_United_States_Congress" title="49th United States Congress">49th</a></b> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px; white-space:nowrap"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Kentucky" title="List of United States senators from Kentucky">Senate</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_B._Beck" title="James B. Beck">J. Beck</a> (D) <b>·</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Clay_Stiles_Blackburn" class="mw-redirect" title="Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn">J. 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