J. Barbour.
Title
J . Barbour .
Creator
Levin, H. (editor)
Contributors
Lewis Publishing Company (publisher)
Description
James Barbour was born in Danville , Kentucky , in 1820 . He graduated from Center College in 1837 and three years later received a degree in law from Transylvania College . In 1840 he was admitted to the bar and established a thriving practice in Central Kentucky . When John L . Helm became governor in 1850 , he appointed Barbour first auditor of the commonwealth . In 1852 , he took leadership of the Maysville Branch of the Bank of Kentucky . In 1858 , he helped organize the Union Coal & Oil Company of Maysville and he provided both legal and financial leadership in reviving and completing the Maysville & Lexington Railroad and later organized and became president of the Danville & Lexington Railroad . He died in Maysville in 1896 .
Subject
Lawyers Portraits
People Pictured
Barbour, James
Date Original
1897
Object Type
Book illustrations
Source
28 x 22 cm. b&w plate. Opposite p. 701 in H. Levin, The Lawyers and Lawmakers of Kentucky. Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co, 1897. In Law Library Rare Book Collection.
Citation Information
Levin, H. The Lawyers and Lawmakers of Kentucky. Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co, 1897.
Collection
Law Library Collection
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/law/
Digital Publisher
Law Library of the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville
Format
image/jpeg
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