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Louise O. Charlton
Louise O. Charlton (January 27, 1889 – December 23, 1967) was an American judge and U.S. Commissioner who served in Birmingham, Alabama for over four decades. Active in the women's poll tax repeal movement, she was involved in civil rights activism and conservation efforts in the state. Early life and education Ida Louise Owings was born on January 27, 1889, in Jefferson County, Kentucky, to Olivia "Ollie" (née Shaffer) and Luther Clay Owings. Her father operated a drug store in Louisville and the family of three daughters lived at the family estate ''Cedar Croft'' near Jeffersontown. Owings attended both Louisville Girls High School and Radnor College in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1908, she was hired as an assistant teacher of primary students at the Jeffersontown Public School and in 1911, was promoted to having charge of the school, shared with Theresa McDermott. She resigned in November, but gave a month's notice and on June 6, 1912, married Kenneth C. Charlton of Birmi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jefferson County, Kentucky
Jefferson County is located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 782,969. It is the most populous county in the commonwealth (with more than twice the population of second ranked Fayette County). Since a city-county merger in 2003, the county's territory, population and government have been coextensive with the city of Louisville, which also serves as county seat. The administrative entity created by this merger is the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, abbreviated to Louisville Metro. Jefferson County is the anchor of the Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area, locally referred to as Kentuckiana. History Jefferson County—originally Jefferson County, Virginia—was established by the Virginia General Assembly in June 1780, when it abolished and partitioned Kentucky County into three counties: Fayette, Jefferson and Lincoln. Named for Thomas Jefferson, who was governor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
