| Birth: | Jun. 16, 1816 | | Death: | Sep. 14, 1887 | 
Kentucky Governor. Blackburn was a physician, and active in the Confederate cause during the War Between the States. He was accused of trying to infect Northern cities with yellow fever. After the war he devoted his efforts to fighting yellow fever in Tennessee, Florida, and Kentucky. He was elected governor in 1879. Blackburn's administration was responsible for several major reforms, including the state prison system.
Search Amazon for Luke Blackburn | | | Burial:
Frankfort Cemetery
Frankfort
Franklin County
Kentucky, USA |
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Record added: Jun 21, 2000
Find A Grave Memorial# 10042 |
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Mellissa Lake Co. Illinois
Added: Jun. 19, 2009 |
While living in Toronto, Canada, he went to Bermuda to work with yellow fever. He collected clothing from infected victims there & arranged to send it through Halifax NS Canada to infect Union troops occupying parts of the south. Some of the shipment was ...(Read more)
-Anonymous
Added: Nov. 30, 2008 |
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TDMiller
Added: Sep. 14, 2008 |
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