Emerson "Doc" Beauchamp served as Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky

Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky

The office of lieutenant governor of Kentucky has existed under the last three of Kentucky's four constitutions, beginning in 1797. The lieutenant governor serves as governor of Kentucky under circumstances similar to the Vice President of the United States assuming the powers of the presidency...

 under Governor

Governor

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 Lawrence Wetherby

Lawrence Wetherby

Lawerence Winchester Wetherby was a politician from the US state of Kentucky. After graduating from the University of Louisville, he rose through the judicial system of Jefferson County and was elected lieutenant governor in 1947, serving under Governor Earle C. Clements...

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"Doc" Beauchamp was from Logan County, Kentucky. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I

World War I

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 and World War II

World War II

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. He served in the Kentucky Senate

Kentucky Senate

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 from 1944 through 1946. He was elected Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky

Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky

The office of lieutenant governor of Kentucky has existed under the last three of Kentucky's four constitutions, beginning in 1797. The lieutenant governor serves as governor of Kentucky under circumstances similar to the Vice President of the United States assuming the powers of the presidency...

 in 1951 and served 1951-55. Beauchamp was a Kentucky delegate to the Democratic National Convention

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 in 1952, 1956 and 1960. He served as Kentucky State Treasurer

Kentucky State Treasurer

The Kentucky State Treasurer is elected every 4 years. The treasurer, who can serve two terms, acts as the state's chief elected fiscal officer. The salary of the state treasurer is $110,000 a year...

 from 1964 to 1968.

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