Preceded by 17th Governor John J. Crittenden 23rd Governor Thomas E. Bramlette |
John L. Helm 18th Governor of Kentucky 1850—185124th Governor 1867 |
Succeeded by 19th Governor Lazarus W. Powell 25th Governor John W. Stevenson |
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
"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...
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
John is 24 degrees from Herbert Adair, 20 degrees from Richard Adams, 16 degrees from Mel Blanc, 25 degrees from Dick Bruna, 20 degrees from Bunny DeBarge, 28 degrees from Peter Dinklage, 19 degrees from Sam Edwards, 17 degrees from Ginnifer Goodwin, 20 degrees from Marty Krofft, 10 degrees from Junius Matthews, 12 degrees from Rachel Mellon and 18 degrees from Harold Warstler on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.