William Owsley
Former Kentucky Secretary of State
William Owsley was an associate justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals and the 16th Governor of Kentucky. He also served in both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and was Kentucky Secretary of State under Governor James Turner Morehead.... Wikipedia
Born: March 24, 1782, Virginia
Died: December 9, 1862 (age 80 years), Boyle County, KY
Previous offices: Governor of Kentucky (1844–1848), Kentucky Secretary of State (1835–1836), and Kentucky State Representative (1810–1811)
Grandparents: Thomas Owsley, III and Mary Owsley
Party: Whig Party
Great-grandparents: Thomas Owsley, Jr. and Thomas Middleton, Jr.
Parents: William Owsley