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Augustus E. Willson

American politician (1846-1931)

PersonDied aged 84humanQ359530

Also known as Augustus Everett Willson · Augustus Willson

Born: October 13, 1846
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2.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Died: August 24, 1931
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Birthplace: Maysville
Place of death: Louisville
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: lawyer
, politician
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1.startribune.com/local/north/262568501.html
2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, governor
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Positions held: Governor of Kentucky(1907–1911)
Education: Harvard Law School
, Harvard University

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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.

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Place of burial: Cave Hill Cemetery
Sex or gender: male
Member of political party: Republican Party
Given name: Augustus
Everett
Sibling: Forceythe Willson
Family name: Willson

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