1. William Owsley was an associate justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals and the 16th Governor of Kentucky.
20 Facts About William Owsley
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William Owsley served in both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and was Kentucky Secretary of State under Governor James Turner Morehead.
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William Owsley resigned from the Court of Appeals two years later.
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In 1831, William Owsley returned to the state legislature, where he served until Governor Morehead appointed him secretary of state in 1834.
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William Owsley resumed his legal practice in 1836 and in 1843, retired from that profession.
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William Owsley's popularity declined sharply when he attempted to remove Benjamin Hardin as Secretary of State.
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William Owsley died December 9,1862, and was buried in Belleview Cemetery in Danville, Kentucky.
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William Owsley was the third of thirteen children born to William and Catherine Owsley.
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William Owsley was dedicated to his studies in the public schools of the area, and obtained a better education than most of his peers.
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William Owsley availed himself of this opportunity, and read law with Boyle.
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In 1809, William Owsley opened a legal practice in Garrard County.
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William Owsley was elected to the state House again in 1811.
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William Owsley returned to his legal practice, and his case load soon compelled him to move to Frankfort.
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William Owsley returned to the state House in 1831, and served in the state senate from 1832 to 1834.
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William Owsley served as a presidential elector for Henry Clay in 1833.
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In 1843, William Owsley retired from the practice of law and purchased a farm in Boyle County.
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William Owsley joined fellow Kentucky Whigs John J Crittenden and Henry Clay in deriding the conflict as "Mr Polk's War".
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However, postal workers in the state opened Marcy's letter before delivering it to William Owsley and had spread the word that the federal government had requested troops.
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Tensions between Hardin and William Owsley worsened as Hardin became increasingly frustrated with his lack of influence.
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On September 1,1846, William Owsley removed Hardin from his cabinet, charging that Hardin had abandoned his duties because he did not reside in Frankfort.