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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Knights of Columbus, politicians, Kentucky</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Boswell (b. 1949)</b> — of Owensboro, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/DA-lived.html">Daviess County</a>, Ky. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1949/11-20.html">November 20, 1949</a>. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/sthse.html">Kentucky state house of representatives</a> 7th District, 1978-83; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/cmagr.html">Kentucky commissioner of agriculture</a>, 1984-87; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/ltgov.html">Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky</a>, 1987; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/stsen.html">Kentucky state senate</a> 8th District, 1991-2010; defeated, 2010; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Kentucky</a> 2nd District, 2008. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <b>Knights of Columbus</b>. Still living as of 2010. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=27209">OurCampaigns candidate detail</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Patrick Henry Callahan (b. 1866)</b> — also known as <b>P. H. Callahan</b> — of Louisville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/JF-lived.html">Jefferson County</a>, Ky. Born in Cleveland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/CU-born.html">Cuyahoga County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1866/10-15.html">October 15, 1866</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/chemical.html">Varnish manufacturer</a>; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1920/KY.html">1920</a>; Dry candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/cr21.html">delegate to Kentucky convention to ratify 21st amendment</a>, 1933. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <b>Knights of Columbus</b>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Presumably named for:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/henry.html#071.73.66">Patrick Henry</a></span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of John Cormic Callahan and Mary Anna (Connolly) Callahan; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1891/01-20.html">January 20, 1891</a>, to Julia Laure Cahill.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>J. William Davidson (c.1904-1985)</b> — of Evansville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/VA-lived.html">Vanderburgh County</a>, Ind. Born in Owensboro, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/DA-born.html">Daviess County</a>, Ky., about 1904. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/evansville.html">Mayor of Evansville, Ind.</a>, 1958-60. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <b>Knights of Columbus</b>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1985/08-15.html">August 15, 1985</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/81.html">about 81 years</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/VA-buried.html#cms05823">St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery</a>, Evansville, Ind. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>George John Kaufmann (b. 1913)</b> — also known as <b>George J. Kaufmann</b> — of Fort Thomas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/CA-lived.html">Campbell County</a>, Ky. Born in Newport, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/CA-born.html">Campbell County</a>, Ky., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1913/05-20.html">May 20, 1913</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1952/KY.html">1952</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1956/KY.html">1956</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1960/KY.html">1960</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <b>Knights of Columbus</b>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of George J. Kaufmann and Mary (Brown) Kaufmann; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1936/07-16.html">July 16, 1936</a>, to Ann Bassmann.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Charles Kramer (1879-1943)</b> — of Los Angeles, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/LA-lived.html">Los Angeles County</a>, Calif. Born in Paducah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/MC-born.html">McCracken County</a>, Ky., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1879/04-18.html">April 18, 1879</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from California</a> 13th District, 1933-43; defeated, 1942, 1943; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1936/CA.html">1936</a>; candidate in primary for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/losangeles.html">mayor of Los Angeles, Calif.</a>, 1941. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <b>Knights of Columbus</b>. Died in Cedar Lodge <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Hospital</a>, Los Angeles, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/LA-died.html">Los Angeles County</a>, Calif., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1943/01-20.html">January 20, 1943</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/63.html">63 years, 277 days</a>). Entombed in mausoleum at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/LA-buried.html#cms01040">Calvary Cemetery</a>, Los Angeles, Calif. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000321">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=406475">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=51818">OurCampaigns candidate detail</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Clarence E. Manion (1896-1979)</b> — of South Bend, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/SJ-lived.html">St. Joseph County</a>, Ind. Born in Henderson, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/HE-born.html">Henderson County</a>, Ky., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1896/07-07.html">July 7, 1896</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/faculty.html">law professor</a>; chair, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-54. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <b>Knights of Columbus</b>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1979/07-28.html">July 28, 1979</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/83.html">83 years, 21 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Edward Manion and Elizabeth (Carroll) Manion; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1936/08-03.html">August 3, 1936</a>, to Virginia O'Brien.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>James Eugene Wise (1887-1962)</b> — also known as <b>J. Eugene Wise</b> — of Elizabethtown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/HA-lived.html">Hardin County</a>, Ky. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/HA-born.html">Hardin County</a>, Ky., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1887/04-26.html">April 26, 1887</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/HA-officials.html">Hardin County Attorney</a>, 1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1924/KY.html">1924</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1936/KY.html">1936</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/KY.html">1944</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <b>Knights of Columbus</b>. Died in Elizabethtown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/HA-died.html">Hardin County</a>, Ky., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1962/10-20.html">October 20, 1962</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/75.html">75 years, 177 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/HA-buried.html# ">St. James Cemetery</a>, Elizabethtown, Ky. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of William Henry Wise and Elvira Katharine (French) Wise; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1918/04-09.html">April 9, 1918</a>, to Marietta Camilla 'Nettie' Slack.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/62004025">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></tr></table> <table width=100%> <td align="center" valign="center"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></table> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"><span style="font-size:20pt;"> <span style="font-family:garamond,serif"> <i>"Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard."</i></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:8pt;">Henry L. 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