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81-606: The inaugural running of the event was on 25 August 1974 as the Eddie Read Handicap with Elmendorf Farm 's My Old Friend winning as the 9-1 longshot winning by 3 ⁄ 4 length in a time of 1:49 1 ⁄ 5 . The event was named in honor of William E. (Eddie) Read who served as the publicity directory at Del Mar and died 28 May 1973. In 1980 the event was upgrade by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to Grade III . Two years later

162-454: A Bachelor of Laws from Cumberland and was valedictorian of his class of forty-seven students; he was admitted to the bar and commenced practice at Richmond. Shortly after the Battle of Richmond on August 29, 1862, David Waller Chenault , a Confederate sympathizer from Madison County , came to Richmond to raise a Confederate regiment. On September 10, 1862, Chenault was commissioned as

243-485: A colonel and given command of the regiment, dubbed the 11th Kentucky Cavalry . McCreary joined the regiment and was commissioned as a major , the only one in the unit. The 11th Kentucky Cavalry was pressed into immediate service, conducting reconnaissance and fighting bushwhackers . Just three months after its muster, they helped the Confederate Army secure a victory at the Battle of Hartsville . In 1863,

324-432: A carriage accident on the property. Dinwiddie Lampton died six months later on September 25, 2008, at the farm. The family still owns the farm and it is leased to Sancal Racing and Stone Columns Stables at Elmendorf. 38°06′52″N 84°24′31″W  /  38.114469°N 84.408576°W  / 38.114469; -84.408576 James B. McCreary James Bennett McCreary (July 8, 1838 – October 8, 1918)

405-466: A few of the surrounding farms. Under Haggin, the farm grew to over to over 8,900-acre (36 km ) with 2,000 horses — his total investment was some $ 2 million. The expanded farm was centered along the Paris Pike, with over five miles of road frontage. In buying Elmendorf, Haggin bought Salvator , Miss Woodford , Firenze, Star Ruby, Water Boy, Hamburg Bell and quite a few other good horses. He stood

486-420: A fourth candidate, David H. Smith, withdrew early from the race. McCreary ran a mostly positive campaign, touting his own accomplishments and speaking cordially about his opponents. Beckham and Stanley, however, were bitter political and personal enemies, and the campaign reflected their animosity. Without the support of Beckham's political machine that had helped him in the gubernatorial contest, McCreary never had

567-421: A good deal of influence over the process, including the replacement of a conservatory with a ballroom in the construction plan and the selection of a contractor from his hometown of Richmond as assistant superintendent of construction. Changing societal trends also affected construction. A hastily constructed stable to house horse-drawn carriages was soon abandoned in favor of a garage for automobiles. The mansion

648-419: A mandatory school attendance law, but was unable to secure passage of laws restricting lobbying in the legislative chambers and providing for a workers' compensation program. McCreary was one of five commissioners charged with overseeing construction of the new governor's mansion and exerted considerable influence on the construction plans. His term expired in 1915, and he died three years later. McCreary County

729-560: A more realistic appraisal of corporate property. McCreary created executive departments to oversee state banking and highways, and a bipartisan vote in the General Assembly established the Kentucky Public Service Commission . Near the close of the session, McCreary County was created and named in the governor's honor. It was the last of Kentucky's 120 counties to be constituted. McCreary

810-509: A prisoner through July and most of August 1863. In late August, he was released as part of a prisoner exchange and taken to Richmond, Virginia . He was granted a thirty-day furlough before being put in command of a battalion of Kentucky and South Carolina troops. He commanded this unit, primarily on scouting missions, until the end of the war. Following the war, McCreary resumed his legal practice. On June 12, 1867, McCreary married Catherine "Kate" Hughes (April 15, 1844 – October 22, 1908),

891-568: A report declaring American hostility to European ownership of a canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and sponsored legislation authorizing the U.S. president to retaliate against foreign vessels that harassed American fishing boats. In 1890, McCreary's name was again placed in nomination for a U.S. Senate seat to succeed James B. Beck , who died in office. John G. Carlisle, J. Proctor Knott, William Lindsay, Laban T. Moore , and Evan E. Settle were also nominated by various factions of

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972-573: A small boy, shows the original "Clifton" home in the background. After the Civil War, Hughes began to buy more land, paying $ 100–$ 150 per acre at high interest rates, and not only breeding cattle but speculating in cattle in the New York market. WT borrowed heavily, and his loans were cosigned by his maternal uncle Granville Smith. In 1874, Hughes was forced to sell the farm to repay his creditors. In March 1874 Hughes sold 544 acres (2.20 km ) of

1053-607: The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Martimas who won the prestigious Futurity Stakes in 1898. He sold the farm to James Ben Ali Haggin at an October 22, 1897, auction held at Morris Park Racecourse in Morris Park, New York . James Ben Ali Haggin , who already had had much success with Thoroughbreds in his Rancho Del Paso spread in California , expanded Elmendorf by buying quite

1134-545: The Eddie Read Stakes . In 2016 the event was downgraded to Grade II . Speed record: Margins: Most wins: Most wins by an owner: Most wins by a jockey : Most wins by a trainer : Notes: § Ran as an entry Elmendorf Farm Elmendorf Farm is a Kentucky Thoroughbred horse farm in Fayette County, Kentucky , involved with horse racing since the 19th century. Once

1215-719: The French -bred Kotashaan , went on to win the Breeders' Cup Turf and later was voted to win US Champion Male Turf Horse and US Horse of the Year honors. In 2006 the Irish-bred Aragorn set a new stakes and track record of 1:44.79 winning by four lengths as a 3-2 favorite. In 2009 the conditions of the event were changed from handicap to stakes allowance and the name of the event was modified to

1296-861: The House Committee on Foreign Affairs , he authored a bill to establish a court that would settle disputed land claims stemming from the Gadsden Purchase and the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo . He advocated the creation of a railroad linking Canada, the United States, and Mexico. In 1890, he sponsored a bill authorizing the first Pan-American Conference and was an advocate of the Pan-American Medical Conference that met in Washington, D.C., in 1893. He authored

1377-725: The North Elkhorn Farm , many owners and tenants have occupied the area, even during the American Civil War . Most of the land acquired during Haggin's era has since been sold off to neighboring stud farms, but the original 765 acres including the columns and many of the historic barns and houses still exist at Elmendorf. In about 1806, Robert Carter Harrison (1765–1840) brought his wife Ann Cabell Harrison (1771–1840) and their many children from their home in Clifton, Virginia , to Fayette County, Kentucky. There he bought

1458-583: The Reconstruction Era . Harlan countered by faulting the state's Democratic politicians for continuing to dwell on war issues almost a decade after the war's end. He also attacked what he perceived as Democratic financial extravagance and the high number of pardons granted by sitting Democratic governor Preston Leslie. Harlan claimed these as evidence of widespread corruption in the Democratic Party. McCreary received solid support from

1539-488: The direct election of senators, a non-partisan judiciary, and the creation of a public utilities commission . McCreary also changed his stance on the liquor question, now agreeing with Beckham's prohibitionist position; this also matched the Republican position. O'Rear claimed that Democrats should have already enacted the reforms their party platform advocated, but his only ready line of attack against McCreary himself

1620-481: The property tax rate from 45 to 40 cents per 100 dollars of taxable property encountered far less resistance and passed easily. Few bills passed during the session had statewide impact, despite McCreary's insistence that the legislature prefer general bills over bills of local impact. This fact, too, was widely criticized by the state's newspapers. The issue of improving navigation along the Kentucky River

1701-721: The 1870 Belmont Stakes winner Kingfisher , the 1873 Belmont Stakes winner Springbok and the 1877 Kentucky Derby winner Baden-Baden . He also bred the great Hindoo . While in charge of Elmendorf, Swigert bred Salvator , Firenze , and the Kentucky Derby winners Ben Ali and Apollo . Swigert sold Elmendorf in October 1891 to Con J. Enright. Cornelius "Con" Enright purchased Elmendorf in 1891. During his ownership he imported several good breeding mares from Europe . Enright most notably bred U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Hamburg and, in partnership with W. B. Jennings,

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1782-468: The 1940s, the main part of Elmendorf was owned by Joseph Early Widener and then by his son Peter A. B. Widener II . In 1929, the elder Widener tore down Haggins' mansion "Green Hills" to void taxes on the unoccupied behemoth. He left the mansion's stately marble pillars which became a Central Kentucky landmark. Widener bought the stallion Fair Play as well as the broodmare Mahubah at the dispersal sale of August Belmont . Fair Play and Mahubah, who were

1863-435: The 1954 yearling sales. The pillars of Haggins' "Green Hills" remained on Gluck's farm, and in front of them are buried Gluck's juvenile champion Protagonist (by Prince John), Speak John (also by Prince John), and Verbatim . Gluck owned Elmendorf until his death in 1984 after which his widow sold it and about 350 horses to Jack Kent Cooke . Cooke continued to use the property for his broodmare band until 1997, when he sold

1944-572: The 262-acre (1.06 km ) Normandy Farm. Green Gates Farm , once Spendthrift Farm and then the Old Kenney Farm, also still functions today. Elmendorf was most recently acquired in 1997 for $ 5 million by Dinwiddie Lampton Jr. (1914–2008), the president of American Life and Accident Co. Lampton and his wife were longtime coaching and pleasure driving enthusiasts with a collection of carriages and carriage horses. Lampton's wife, Elizabeth Whitcomb Lampton, died on March 22, 2008, at age 74, from

2025-517: The 374-acre (1.51 km ) farm from Carter Henry Harrison. He lived there with his wife Julia Ann Smith Hughes (1805–1846) and their four children, including daughter Kate Hughes McCreary (1844–1908), wife of Governor James B. McCreary (1838–1918) and son William Thomas Hughes (see next). Thomas and Julia Smith Hughes were buried on the Hughes farm, along with Thomas's brother, Michael Hughes, and his wife Mary Adams Hughes, and several children of one or

2106-503: The Berryman Home was the only habitable mansion on the farm and as such was occupied by Widener's grandson, Peter A. B. Widener III (1925–1999) and his family during the 1950s. When Haggin died in 1914, the estate was broken up. In 1923, Joseph Widener (1871–1943) and his nephew, George , bought a part of Elmendorf. Joseph operated his portion as Elmendorf Form. George operated his portion as Old Kenney Farm . From then until

2187-551: The Cincinnati line. Appeals to the General Assembly to oppose the bill on grounds that an out-of-state corporation should not be granted a charter in the state were successful in 1869 and 1870, and an attempt by the federal Congress to grant the charter was defeated by states' rights legislators there. Moreover, newly elected governor Preston Leslie had opposed a bill granting Cincinnati Southern's request when he

2268-663: The Democratic Party; Republicans nominated Silas Adams . Carlisle was elected on the ninth ballot. McCreary continued his service in the House until 1896, when he was defeated in his bid for a seventh consecutive nomination for the seat. In that same year, his was among a myriad of names put forward for election to the Senate, but he never received more than 13 votes. Following these defeats, he resumed his law practice in Richmond. McCreary campaigned for Democrat William Goebel during

2349-484: The Hughes farm to Milton H. Sanford . In June 1874, WT Hughes and his wife were relocating to a smaller farm in a nearby county, riding alongside the Kentucky River in their buggy, with pack wagons full of chattel and children following behind, when William was shot and killed from the cliff top by his uncle Granville Smith. Later that day Smith (1807–1874) shot himself. Both men left widows and children. Smith

2430-615: The Kentucky River Navigation Convention in 1877, McCreary abandoned his typical fiscal conservatism and joined the calls for improvements along the river. In response, legislators passed a largely ineffective bill providing that, if funds could be raised through special taxes in districts along the river, the state would provide the funds to maintain the improvements. Also in the 1878 session, tax assessments for railroad property were raised to match those of other property. Agrarian interests were pleased when

2511-438: The Old Kenney Farm, also known as Elk Hill, and later built his home, which came to be known as "Clifton". Elizabeth M. Simpson's book (See Ref) says the frame colonial style house was built prior to 1830; while Joe Jordon's book (See Ref) says it was built between 1835 and 1840. Robert's son, Carter (1796–1825) died before his father, so in 1840 "Clifton" passed to Robert's grandson Carter Harrison, Sr. (1825–1893), jointly with

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2592-529: The Senate following his gubernatorial term, Beckham persuaded his Democratic allies to choose the party's nominees for governor and senator by a primary election held in 1906—a year before the gubernatorial election and two years before the senatorial election. This ensured that the primary would occur during his term as governor, when he still wielded significant influence within the party. McCreary now allied himself with J. C. S. Blackburn , Henry Watterson, and other Beckham opponents, and sought to defend his seat in

2673-437: The Senate. He served one largely undistinguished term, and Beckham then successfully challenged him for his Senate seat in 1908. The divide between McCreary and Beckham was short-lived, however, and Beckham supported McCreary's election to a second term as governor in 1911. Campaigning on a platform of progressive reforms, McCreary defeated Republican Edward C. O'Rear in the general election. During this second term, he became

2754-482: The Suffrage and Elections Committee, from whence it was never recalled. Although they did not pass a law regulating lobbying at the capitol —a law that McCreary supported—legislators showed responsiveness to McCreary's desire for this reform by putting stricter regulations on who could be in the legislative chambers while the legislature was in session. Some reforms were made in the area of education. The school year

2835-496: The United States is when more than two hundred head were imported between 1905 and 1915, a large number of which were imported by Elmendorf Farm. Haggin's extensive Kentucky interests, including Elmendorf Farm, were managed in his absence by Charles Henry Berryman of Lexington. The Berryman family lived on farm property in a house that is still called the Berryman House. After "Green Hills" was demolished by Joseph Widener ,

2916-529: The acts and resolutions passed by the Assembly. Along with Democrats John Stuart Williams, William Lindsay , and J. Proctor Knott , and Republican Robert Boyd, McCreary was nominated for a U.S. Senate seat in 1878. Democrats were divided by sectionalism and initially unable to unite behind one of their four candidates. After more than a week of caucusing among Democratic legislators, the nominations of McCreary, Knott, and Lindsay were withdrawn, and Williams

2997-607: The assassination of William Goebel in the aftermath of the 1899 gubernatorial contest. Caleb Powers , convicted three times of being an accessory to Goebel's murder, had been pardoned by Republican governor Augustus Willson and had recently been elected to Congress. He further attacked the tariff policies of Republican President William H. Taft . In the general election, McCreary won a decisive victory, garnering 226,771 votes to O'Rear's 195,435. Several other minor party candidates also received votes, including Socialist candidate Walter Lanfersiek, who claimed 8,718 votes (2 percent of

3078-480: The child's mother Caroline Evaline (Russell) Carter (1797–1875). Caroline was the daughter of Colonel William Russell . Carter Henry Harrison, Sr. (1825–1893) sold "Clifton" in 1855 after his mother, Caroline, was remarried to Reverend Thomas Parker Dudley of Lexington, brother of noted surgeon Benjamin Winslow Dudley . Carter moved to Chicago where he served four consecutive terms as mayor (1879–1887) and

3159-536: The controversial 1899 gubernatorial campaign . Between 1900 and 1912, he represented Kentucky at four consecutive Democratic National Conventions . Governor J. C. W. Beckham and his well-established political machine supported McCreary's nomination to the Senate in 1902. His opponent, incumbent William J. Deboe , had been elected as a compromise candidate six years earlier, becoming Kentucky's first-ever Republican senator. Deboe had done little to secure support from legislators since his election, however, and McCreary

3240-616: The district's seat previously. McCreary bested both men, and in the general election in November, defeated Republican James Sebastian by a margin of 2,146 votes. It was the largest margin of victory by a Democrat in the Eighth District. During his tenure, McCreary represented Kentucky's agricultural interests, introducing a bill to create the United States Department of Agriculture . A bill containing most of

3321-404: The event upgraded once more to Grade II . With the stake money increasing yearly and the quality of the entrants running the race performing well in high level events the event was upgraded to the highest classification of Grade I in 1988. In the Breeders' Cup era the event became a logical preparatory race for both the Breeders' Cup Mile and Breeders' Cup Turf . The 1993 winner of the event,

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3402-585: The first inhabitant of the state's second (and current) governor's mansion ; he is also the only governor to have inhabited both the old and new mansions. During his second term, he succeeded in convincing the legislature to make women eligible to vote in school board elections, to mandate direct primary elections , to create a state public utilities commission , and to allow the state's counties to hold local option elections to decide whether or not to adopt prohibition . He also realized substantial increases in education spending and won passage of reforms such as

3483-404: The great Salvator here until the horse's death in 1909. It is possible that Salvator lies in an unmarked grave at Elmendorf. Haggin also built a $ 300,000 mansion on a small hill overlooking Elk Horn which he called "Green Hills", a great Southern Mansion in style and feeling. He also built a model dairy farm and a greenhouse which he filled with exotic plants. The first record of Dexter cattle in

3564-491: The legal interest rate was again lowered, now reaching the six percent they had proposed in the previous session. Non-economic reforms included the separation of Kentucky Agricultural and Mechanical College (later the University of Kentucky ) from Kentucky University (later Transylvania University ) and the establishment of a state board of health. Bills of local import again dominated the session, representing 90 percent of

3645-477: The legislature, Governor Leslie did not employ his gubernatorial veto. McCreary was again returned to the House without opposition in 1873 and was again chosen Speaker of the House during his term. In 1875, McCreary was one of four men, all former Confederate soldiers, who sought the Democratic gubernatorial nomination—the others being John Stuart Williams , J. Stoddard Johnson, and George B. Hodge. Williams

3726-506: The line and the Kentucky General Assembly some measure of control over the line's activities, the bill passed the House by a vote of 59–38. The vote in the Senate resulted in a 19–19 tie; President Pro Tem John G. Carlisle —a native of Covington , through which the proposed line would pass—cast the deciding vote in favor of approving Cincinnati Southern's request. With the will of the people clearly expressed through

3807-583: The manager of the Woodburn Stud as well as a "pinhooker", one who buys horses and quickly sells them. Swigert renamed the farm Elmendorf for his wife's grandmother, Blandina Elmendorf Brodhead. For years Swigert ran Elmendorf, breeding many exceptional horses. He also purchased and later sold the champion Spendthrift , which he had named after his wife's spending habits. A while later, his wife responded by naming Spendthrift's younger brother, Miser. Before acquiring Elmendorf, Swigert had owned and then sold

3888-508: The only daughter of Julia Ann Smith and Thomas Hughes, a wealthy Fayette County farmer. The couple had one son. McCreary was nominated to serve as a presidential elector for the ticket of Democrat Horatio Seymour in 1868; though he declined to serve, he attended the national convention as a delegate. His political career began in earnest in 1869 when he was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives. In 1871, McCreary

3969-532: The other couple. All of these family members were later re-interred in the Lexington Cemetery in a lot owned by Kate Hughes McCreary and Michael's son John T Hughes, noted Lexington horseman. In 1862 William Thomas "WT" Hughes (1832–1874) inherited the farm from his father, Thomas Hughes, and lived there with his wife Sallie Kirkpatrick (Cooper) Hughes and their four children for over a decade. A large oil painting of their son Cooper Hughes (1862–1928) as

4050-471: The plight of the state's poor farmers. In 1884, McCreary was elected to the first of six consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives . As a legislator, he was an advocate of free silver and a champion of the state's agricultural interests. After two failed bids for election to the Senate , McCreary secured the support of Governor J. C. W. Beckham , and in 1902, the General Assembly elected him to

4131-400: The primary. During the primary campaign, he pointed to his record of dealing with national issues, contrasting it with Beckham's youth and inexperience at the national level. Beckham countered by citing his strong stand in favor of Prohibition , as opposed to McCreary's more moderate position, and by touting his support of a primary election instead of a nominating convention, which he said gave

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4212-470: The progressive reforms advocated by McCreary and passed in the 1912 legislative session were making women eligible to vote in school board elections, mandating direct primary elections , and allowing the state's counties to hold local option elections to decide whether or not to adopt prohibition. McCreary appointed a tax commission to study the revenue system, and the Board of Assessments and Valuation made

4293-449: The reconciliation in order to secure the gubernatorial nomination or Beckham made amends with McCreary because he thought he could control McCreary's actions as governor. In the Democratic primary, McCreary defeated William Adams by a majority of 25,000 votes. Republicans nominated Judge Edward C. O'Rear to oppose McCreary. There were few differences between the two men's stands on the issues. Both supported progressive reforms such as

4374-454: The remaining horses to Stonerside Stable. The property was sold to Dinwiddie Lampton, and is currently owned by the Lampton family's American Life and Accident Insurance Company. Most of the land is leased to Gaines-Gentry Thoroughbreds. By 1951 Elmendorf had been reduced bit by bit as various parcels were sold off. The original section went to Max Gluck, along with its name - Elmendorf - and

4455-590: The remaining pillars of Green Hills. E. Barry Ryan bought the section with the original cemetery, calling it Normandy Farm whereon stood the statue of Fair Play erected by Widener. Buried in front of the statue are both Fair Play and Mahubah as well as many of their best sons and daughters bred by Widener, and quite a few other great runners. Other farms that were sliced from Elmendorf include Old Kinney Farm (owned by George D. Widener Jr. ) and Clovelly Farm (owned by Robin Scully). Clovelly Farm still exists, as does

4536-400: The rural, agrarian areas of the state proposed lowering the maximum legal interest rate from ten percent to six percent. The proposed legislation drew the ire of bankers and capitalists; it was also widely panned in the press, notably by Louisville Courier-Journal editor Henry Watterson . Ultimately, the Assembly compromised on a legal interest rate of eight percent. Another bill to lower

4617-483: The same horse for whom the Preakness Stakes is named. After moving to Kentucky, Sanford continued to use the same name. The stallion Virgil was based at Preakness Stud and sired three Kentucky Derby winners: Vagrant (1876), Hindoo (1881) and Ben Ali (1886). In 1881, Sanford sold the land as well as his bloodstock (including Virgil and other leading sire Glenelg ) to Daniel Swigert , who had been

4698-674: The same provisions as the one McCreary authored was passed later in the session. He also proposed a successful amendment to the Wilson–Gorman Tariff Act that excluded farm implements and machinery from the tariff. An advocate of free silver , he was appointed by President Benjamin Harrison to be a delegate to the International Monetary Conference held in Brussels, Belgium , in 1892. As chairman of

4779-629: The sire and dam of Man o' War , are buried at what is now called Normandy Farm . In 1950, Maxwell Henry Gluck (1896–1984) purchased the original section of Elmendorf Farm along with its name rights. Gluck, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Darlington Stores Corporation and later the United States Ambassador to Ceylon , had his first success in racing when he bought Prince John for $ 14,300 at

4860-460: The state's newspapers, nearly all of which had Democratic sympathies. Despite a late infusion of cash and stump speakers in favor of his opponent, McCreary won the general election by a vote of 130,026 to 94,236. At the time of McCreary's election, his wife Kate was the youngest first lady in the Commonwealth's history. Due to the near completion of an annex to the state capitol building by

4941-416: The time of McCreary's inauguration, he was able to move the official governor's office out of the governor's mansion , freeing his family from the intrusion of public business into their private quarters. McCreary's receipt of the executive journal and Great Seal of the Commonwealth from outgoing Governor Leslie in the mansion's office is believed to be the last official act performed by a governor there. In

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5022-427: The total). As the niece of the widowed Governor, Elise Bennett Smith often served as the hostess of gatherings at the old executive mansion at Frankfort. One of McCreary's first acts as governor was signing a bill appropriating $ 75,000 for the construction of a new governor's mansion . The legislature appointed a commission of five, including McCreary, to oversee the mansion's construction. The governor exercised

5103-594: The unit joined John Hunt Morgan for his raid into Ohio . Colonel Chenault was killed as the Confederates tried to capture the Green River Bridge at the July 4, 1863, Battle of Tebbs Bend . McCreary assumed command of the unit after Chenault's death. Following the battle, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel on the recommendation of John C. Breckinridge . Most of the 11th Kentucky Cavalry

5184-428: The voters a choice in who would represent them in the Senate. Ultimately, Beckham prevailed in the primary by an 11,000-vote margin, rendering McCreary a lame duck with two years still left in his term. Despite Beckham's move to unseat McCreary in the Senate, the two were once again allies by 1911, when Beckham supported the aging McCreary for the party's gubernatorial nomination. It is unclear whether McCreary sought

5265-539: The wake of the Panic of 1873 , the electorate was primarily concerned with economic issues. In his first address to the General Assembly, McCreary focused on economic issues to the near exclusion of providing any leadership or direction in the area of government reforms. (In later years, McCreary's unwillingness to take a definite stand on key issues of reform would earn him the nicknames "Bothsides" McCreary and "Oily Jeems".) In response to McCreary's address, legislators from

5346-505: The war. In 1869, he was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives where he served until 1875; he was twice chosen Speaker of the House . At their 1875 nominating convention, state Democrats chose McCreary as their nominee for governor, and he won an easy victory over Republican John Marshall Harlan . With the state still feeling the effects of the Panic of 1873 , most of McCreary's actions as governor were aimed at easing

5427-413: Was an American lawyer and politician from Kentucky . He represented the state in both houses of the U.S. Congress and served as its 27th and 37th governor . Shortly after graduating from law school, he was commissioned as the only major in the 11th Kentucky Cavalry , serving under Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan during the American Civil War . He returned to his legal practice after

5508-656: Was buried in the Lexington Cemetery, and Hughes was buried first in the Richmond Cemetery, and later reinterred in Lexington alongside his wife Sallie. In 1875, the Hughes heirs sold another 776 acres (3.14 km ) to Richard Penniston. In 1874, Milton H. Sanford purchased 544 acres (2.20 km ) of the Hughes farm. Sanford had previously had a farm in New Jersey, named for the town of Preakness, New Jersey , after which he also named his horse Preakness —

5589-477: Was captured by Union forces at the Battle of Buffington Island on July 17, 1863. Approximately two hundred men, commanded by McCreary, mounted a charge and escaped their captors, but they were surrounded the next day and surrendered. McCreary was taken to Ninth Street Prison in Cincinnati , Ohio, but was later transferred to Fort Delaware and eventually to Morris Island , South Carolina , where he remained

5670-406: Was completed in 1914. His son's daughter, Harriet Newberry McCreary, served as the mansion's first official hostess during her summer vacations from her studies at Wellesley College . Sometimes McCreary's housekeeper, Jennie Shaw, served as hostess. McCreary authorized the state to sell the old mansion at auction, but the final bid of $ 13,600 was rejected as unfair by the mansion commission. Among

5751-539: Was considered the favorite for the nomination at the outset of the Democratic nominating convention, despite attacks on his character by newspapers in the western part of the state. However, McCreary defeated Williams on the fourth ballot. The Republicans nominated John Marshall Harlan , who had served in the Union Army. In joint debates across the state, McCreary stressed what many Kentuckians felt were abuses of power by Republican President Ulysses S. Grant during

5832-430: Was easily elected by a vote of 95–30. Following his election to the Senate, McCreary supported Beckham's gubernatorial re-election bid in 1903. In a largely undistinguished term as a senator, he continued to advocate the free coinage of silver and tried to advance the state's agricultural interests. McCreary's senate term was set to expire in 1908, the same year as Beckham's second term as governor. Desiring election to

5913-483: Was elected over Boyd. Historian Hambleton Tapp opined that the withdrawals were likely a part of some kind of deal among legislators, although the details of the deal, if it ever existed, were not made public. Following his term as governor, McCreary returned to his legal practice. In 1884, he sought election to Congress from Kentucky's Eighth District . His opponents for the Democratic nomination were Milton J. Durham and Philip B. Thompson Jr. , both of whom had held

5994-676: Was formed during McCreary's second term in office and was named in his honor. James Bennett McCreary was born in Richmond, Kentucky , on July 8, 1838. He was the son of Edmund R. and Sabrina (Bennett) McCreary. He obtained his early education in the region's common schools, then matriculated to Centre College in Danville, Kentucky , where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1857. Immediately thereafter, he enrolled at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee , to study law. In 1859, he earned

6075-486: Was in the state Senate in 1869. In the lead-up to the 1871 session, frustrated Central Kentuckians threatened to defect from the Democratic Party in future elections if the bill were not passed in the session. Supporters of Cincinnati Southern won a victory when McCreary, a staunch supporter of the bill to grant the line's request, was elected Speaker of the House . After approval of a series of amendments designed to give Kentucky courts some jurisdiction in cases involving

6156-479: Was lengthened, school attendance for children was mandated, and the legislature created a Text Book Commission to assist local school boards in adopting textbooks. Public schools expenditures were increased by 25 percent. Part of the reason for the inefficacy of the 1914 session was that McCreary was engaged in a three-way primary race for the Democratic nomination to the U.S. Senate. The other major candidates were former Governor Beckham and Augustus Owsley Stanley ;

6237-420: Was not as successful in securing reforms during the 1914 legislative session. He advocated a comprehensive workmen's compensation law, but the law that was passed in the 1914 General Assembly was later declared unconstitutional. He also recommended a requirement for full disclosure of campaign contributions and expenditures, but the majority of legislators in the House of Representatives voted to send it back to

6318-438: Was raised numerous times by Representative James Blue during the 1876 legislative session. Despite Blue's promises of manifold benefits to the state from such an investment, parsimonious legislators defeated a bill allocating funds for the improvements. The issue gained traction with some voters during the biennial legislative elections, however, which brought it back to the floor in the 1878 session. Prompted by recommendations from

6399-573: Was re-elected for a fifth term in 1893. On October 30, 1893, Harrison was assassinated in his own home. The Maysville, Kentucky Evening Bulletin headline said he was "Shot by a Crank". Harrison died and was buried in Graceland Cemetery in Chicago. His son Carter Harrison Jr. (1860–1953) was elected mayor of Chicago 4 years after his father's murder, and served 5 terms. In 1855, Thomas Hughes (1789–1862), son of Cornelius Hughes, bought

6480-542: Was re-elected to the state House without opposition. In the upcoming legislative session, the major question was expected to be the Cincinnati Southern Railway 's request for authorization to build a track connecting Cincinnati , Ohio, with either Knoxville or Chattanooga, Tennessee , through Central Kentucky. The action was opposed by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad , a bitter rival of

6561-511: Was that he would be a pawn of Beckham and his allies. McCreary pointed out that O'Rear had been nominated at a party nominating convention instead of winning a primary, though O'Rear claimed to support primary elections. He also criticized O'Rear for continuing to receive his salary as a judge while running for governor. McCreary cited what he called the Republicans' record of "assassination, bloodshed, and disregard of law", an allusion to

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