# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/augustus-e-willson
# Generated: 2026-08-13T04:50:41.899Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/augustus-e-willson"
name: "Augustus E. Willson"
slug: "augustus-e-willson"
description: "Augustus Everett Willson was an American politician and the 36th governor of Kentucky. Orphaned at the age of twelve, Willson went to live with relatives in New England. This move exposed him to such authors as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and James Russell Lowell, who were associates of his older brother, poet Forceythe Willson. He was also afforded the opportunity to attend Harvard University, where he earned an A.B. in 1869 and an A.M. in 1872. After graduation, he secured a position at the law firm of future Supreme Court justice John Marshall Harlan. Willson and Harlan became lifelong friends, and Willson's association with Harlan deepened his support of the Republican Party."
tagline: "American politician (1846-1931)"
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country:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1846-10-13"
deathDate: "1931-08-24"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump