Benjamin Edwards Grey (1809–1875) was a 19th-century
U.S. Representative
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from
Kentucky
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, grandson of
Benjamin Edwards.
Born in 1809 at "Shiloh," near
Bardstown, Kentucky, Grey pursued an academic course. He studied law, was
admitted to the bar and began practice in
Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Hopkinsville is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Christian County, Kentucky, United States. The population at the 2010 census was 31,577.
History
Early years
The area of present-day Hopkinsville was initially claimed in 1796 b ...
. He was a member of the
Kentucky House of Representatives
The Kentucky House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kentucky General Assembly. It is composed of 100 Representatives elected from single-member districts throughout the Commonwealth. Not more than two counties can be joined to form ...
from 1838 to 1839, and a member of the
Kentucky Senate
The Kentucky Senate is the upper house of the Kentucky General Assembly. The Kentucky Senate is composed of 38 members elected from single-member districts throughout the Commonwealth. There are no term limits for Kentucky Senators. The Kentu ...
from 1847 to 1851. He was presiding officer of the senate and Acting
Lieutenant Governor
A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...
in 1850.
Grey was elected as a
Whig to the
Thirty-second and
Thirty-third Congresses (March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the
Thirty-fourth Congress
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in 1854. He died in
Selma, Alabama
Selma is a city in and the county seat of Dallas County, in the Black Belt region of south central Alabama and extending to the west. Located on the banks of the Alabama River, the city has a population of 17,971 as of the 2020 census. About ...
in 1875.
Western Kentucky University: Grey, Benjamin Edwards
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References
1809 births
1875 deaths
People from Nelson County, Kentucky
Kentucky lawyers
Members of the Kentucky House of Representatives
Kentucky state senators
Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky
19th-century American politicians
19th-century American lawyers
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