June Ward Gayle was a U.S. Representative

United States House of Representatives

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 from Kentucky

Kentucky

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Born in New Liberty, Kentucky, Gayle attended Concord College, New Liberty, Kentucky, and Georgetown College, Georgetown, Kentucky

Georgetown, Kentucky

Georgetown is a city in Scott County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 29,098 at the 2010 census. The original settlement of Lebanon, founded by Rev. Elijah Craig, was renamed in 1790 in honor of President George Washington. It is the home of Georgetown College, a private liberal arts...

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Deputy sheriff.
He served as member of the Democratic State central committee and of the State executive committee.
High sheriff of Owen County 1892-1896.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for State auditor in 1899.
He engaged in banking and in the tobacco business.

Gayle was elected as a Democrat

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 to the Fifty-sixth

56th United States Congress

-House of Representatives:- Leadership :- Senate :* President: Garret Hobart , until November 21, 1899 , vacant thereafter.* President pro tempore: William P. Frye * Democratic Caucus Chairman: James K. Jones...

 Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Evan E. Settle

Evan E. Settle

Evan Evans Settle was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Frankfort, Kentucky, Settle attended the public schools.He was graduated from Louisville High School in June 1864.He studied law....

 and served from January 15, 1900, to March 3, 1901.
He resumed his former business activities.
He died in Owenton, Kentucky

Owenton, Kentucky

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, on August 5, 1942.
He was interred in New Liberty Cemetery, New Liberty, Kentucky.