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Orlando Brown (Kentucky)
Orlando Brown (September 26, 1801July 6, 1867) was a Kentucky politician, newspaper publisher and historian, who also held the office of Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Commissioner during the Zachary Taylor administration. Brown was a Whig Party (United States), Whig and an anti-secessionist. He was the son of John Brown (Kentucky politician, born 1757), John Brown, Kentucky's first member of Congress. Orlando Brown received his appointment as Commissioner of Indian Affairs based on his loyalty to the Taylor campaign, and used it to distribute further patronage appointments. He became disillusioned with the position, and resigned it on July 1, 1850, eight days before Taylor died. Brown spent most of his later years working on a history of Governor of Kentucky, Kentucky governors, but his work was uncompleted when he died in 1867. References * * External links * 1801 births 1867 deaths United States Bureau of Indian Affairs personnel 19th-century American jour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secretary Of State Of Kentucky
The secretary of state of Kentucky is one of the constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is now an elected office, but was an appointed office prior to 1891. The current secretary of state is Republican Michael Adams, who was elected on November 5, 2019; he took office on January 6, 2020. History and name of position Despite the fact that Kentucky designates itself a commonwealth, the office itself is still referred to as "Secretary of State" (unlike Virginia, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, which refer to the office as " Secretary of the Commonwealth"). The office was created by Article II, Section 17 of the Kentucky Constitution of 1792 simply as "the secretary". Article III, Section 21, of the Kentucky Constitution of 1850 changed the title of the office to Secretary of State. Section 91 of the Kentucky Constitution of 1891 (the most recent state constitution), changed the method by which the secretary of state is selected. Prior to 1891, the secretary was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |