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Julian Carroll

American politician (1931–2023)

PersonDied aged 92humanQ889495

Also known as Julian Morton Carroll · Julian M. Carroll

Born: April 16, 1931
Died: December 10, 2023
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1.“Former Kentucky Governor Julian Carroll dies at 92”wkyt.com/2023/12/10/former-kentucky-governor-julian-carroll-dies-92/Retrieved 2023-12-10
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Birthplace: West Paducah
Place of death: Frankfort
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: lawyer
, politician
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, governor
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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Positions held: member of the State Senate of Kentucky(2005–2021)
, Governor of Kentucky(1974–1979)
, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky(1971–1974)
Education: West Kentucky Community and Technical College
, University of Kentucky
, University of Kentucky College of Law
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Julian Morton Carroll was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 54th governor of Kentucky from 1974 to 1979, succeeding Wendell Ford, who resigned to accept a seat in the United States Senate. He last served a member of the Kentucky Senate, representing Anderson, Franklin, Woodford, Gallatin, and Owen counties from 2005 to 2021. He was the first Kentucky governor from the state's far-western Jackson Purchase region. Thelma Stovall, who served as lieutenant governor with him, was the first woman to be elected lieutenant governor of Kentucky.

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PPurchase Parkway1966 · highway in Kentucky

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Sex or gender: male
Member of political party: Democratic Party
Given name: Julian
Family name: Carroll
Work location: Lexington
Carswell Air Force Base
Paducah
Frankfort
Religion or worldview: Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Name in native language: Julian Carroll
Number of children: 4
Military branch: United States Air Force

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