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Combs</b></font><p><img src="bert-t-combs-1-sized.jpg" height=266 width=203 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="Bert T. Combs"><b>AKA</b> Bertram Thomas Combs<p><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/743/000106425/" class=proflink>13-Aug</a>-<a href="/lists/910/000105595/" class=proflink>1911</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> <a href="/geo/166/000122797/" class=proflink>Manchester, KY</a><br><b>Died:</b> <a href="/lists/225/000106904/" class=proflink>4-Dec</a>-<a href="/lists/501/000106183/" class=proflink>1991</a><br><b>Location of death:</b> Rosslyn, KY<br><b>Cause of death:</b> <a href="/lists/331/000069124/" class=proflink>Accident - Automobile</a> <font size=-1><a href="#FN1">[1]</a></font><br><b>Remains:</b> Buried, Beech Creek Cemetery, Manchester, KY<br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Occupation:</b> Politician<br><b>Party Affiliation:</b> Democratic<p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> Governor of Kentucky, 1959-63<p><b>Military service:</b> US Army (WWII, Captain, discharged 1946)<p><hr width=25% size=1 align=left><a name="FN1"><font size=-1>[1] Drowned in his automobile following an accident. </font><p><b>Father:</b> Stephen Gibson Combs (farmer and mill operator)<br><b>Mother:</b> Martha Jones Comb (schoolteacher)<br><b>Wife:</b> Mable Hall (div. 1969)<br><b>Wife:</b> Helen Rechtin (m. 1969)<br><b>Wife:</b> Sara Combs (law assistant, m. 30-Dec-1988, until his death)<br><p> High School: Clay County High School<br> University: <a href="/edu/641/000111308/">Cumberland College</a><br> Law School: <a href="/edu/824/000068620/">LLB, University of Kentucky College of Law (1937)</a><br> Administrator: <a href="/edu/482/000120122/">Trustee, Campbellsville College</a><br><p> <a href="/gov/532/000204917/">US Appeals Court Judge, 6th Circuit</a> (1967-70)<br> <a href="/gov/940/000051787/">Governor of Kentucky</a> (8-Dec-1959 to 10-Dec-1963)<br> <a href="/gov/416/000120056/">Kentucky State Official</a> Kentucky Court of Appeals (1951-55)<br> <a href="/gov/416/000120056/">Kentucky State Official</a> Commonwealth's Attorney, 31st District<br> <a href="/gov/416/000120056/">Kentucky State Official</a> City Attorney, Prestonburg<br> <a href="/company/916/000122550/">Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs</a> Senior Partner<br> <a href="/org/935/000111602/">American Bar Association</a> <br> <a href="/org/517/000042391/">American Legion</a> <br> <a href="/org/499/000117148/">Kentucky Bar Association</a> 1937<br> <a href="/org/851/000041728/">Kiwanis Club</a> <br> <a href="/org/825/000041702/">Lions Club</a> <br> <a href="/org/803/000041680/">Order of the Coif</a> <br> <a href="/honors/280/000043151/">Bronze Star</a> <br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=122555"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=122555">Bert T. 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