John Helm
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John LaRue Helm (1802 - 1867)

John LaRue Helm
Born in Hardin County, Kentuckymap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 10 Aug 1830 in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USAmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 65 in Elizabethtown, Kentuckymap
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Preceded by
17th Governor
John J. Crittenden



23rd Governor
Thomas E. Bramlette
John L. Helm
18th Governor
of Kentucky

1850—1851
Seal of the State of Kentucky
24th Governor
1867
Succeeded by
19th Governor
Lazarus W. Powell



25th Governor
John W. Stevenson

Biography

Notables Project
John Helm is Notable.

HELM, John Larue, governor of Kentucky, b. in Hardin County, Ky., 4 July, 1802; d. in Elizabethtown, Ky., 8 Sept., 1867. He was descended from Maj. Benjamin and Capt. Leonard Helm, of Fauquier County, Va., early pioneers of Kentucky, who were distinguished in Indian warfare. At an early age he was employed in the office of the circuit clerk, afterward studied law, was admitted to the bar, and appointed county attorney.

He was in the state house of representatives in 1826-'37, and state senator from 1844 till 1848 and again from 1865 till 1867. when he resigned. He presided in the legislature seven years, was elected lieutenant-governor in 1848, and in 1850 became governor, which office he held till 1852. In 1854 he was made president of the Louisville and Nashville railroad. He was again chosen governor of Kentucky after the civil war, and was inaugurated at his residence in Elizabethtown on 3 Sept., 1867, five days before his death. [1]

Will Abstract

Written: 15 Nov 1865
Proved: 21 Oct 1867
Wife: Lucinda B. Helm
Daughters: Lizzie, Sarah, Lucinda, Emily
Son: B. H. Helm, John L.
Deceased son George and daughter Rebecca named after my father and mother, buried in the Helm Cemetery.
Executrix: Lucinda B. Helm and Executor: son John L.Helm

Sources

  1. Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, 1892
  • [1] Will -- KY, Hardin Co., Will Book E. Pg. 20

"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28D-6X6M : 29 November 2018), John L Helm and Lucinda Hardin, 10 Aug 1830; citing Marriage, Nelson, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and...

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M657-89V : 12 April 2016), John L Helm, Hardin county, Hardin, Kentucky, United States; citing family 399, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: Nati...





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