Luke Pryor Blackburn
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Luke Pryor Blackburn was an American physician, philanthropist, and politician from Kentucky. He was elected the 28th governor of Kentucky, serving from 1879 to 1883.
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Blackburn's early philanthropic work benefited boatmen working on the Mississippi River.
President Abraham Lincoln was alleged to have been a target of Blackburn's yellow fever plot
Blackburn's aid during a yellow fever outbreak in Hickman, Kentucky (marked) earned him the moniker "Hero of Hickman"
Walter Evans, Blackburn's opponent in the 1879 gubernatorial election
A bas-relief of the Good Samaritan adorns Blackburn's gravestone.In their orbit 1
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About this person
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United StatesCategory
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1816 to 1887 · aged 71
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