GOV: Danville Convention, 1792 [Allen's "History of Kentucky"]

I have in my possession a copy of:

"A History of Kentucky,
Embracing Gleanings, Reminiscences, Antiquities, Natural Curiosities,
Statistics and Biographical Sketches of Pioneers, Soldiers, Jurists,
Lawyers, Statesmen, Divines, Mechanics, Farmers, Merchants and other
leading men, of all occupations and pursuits."

By William B Allen, author of the Kentucky Officers' Guide.
Louisville, Ky - Bradley & Gilbert, Publishers. 1872

>From time to time I will post here some of the info found in this book.
Please don't write me asking for lookups.  The book is not indexed.

Enjoy!
nt

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pg 153

The first Constitution of Kentucky was formed, as has before been states,
in the year 1792. At that time there were only nine counties in the State.
The Convention was held at Danville, Mercer County, where all previous
conventions of importance had been held. Among the members of that
Convention, even at so early a date, were some of the most talented men in
the United States.  The following are the names of those who composed the
Convention and the counties they represented, some forty-five in all:

County of Fayette -- Hubbard Taylor, Thomas Lewis, George S Smith, Robert
Fryer, and James Crawford.

County of Jefferson -- Richard Taylor, John Campbell, Alexander S Bullitt,
Benjamin Sebastian, and Robert Breckinridge.

County of Bourbon -- John Edwards, James Garrard, James Smith, John
McKenny, and Benjamin Harrison.

County of Nelson -- William Keen, Matthew Walton, Cuthbert Harrison, Joseph
Hobbs.

County of Madison -- Charles Kavendor, Higgerson Grubbs, Thomas Clay,
Thomas Kenedy, Joseph Kenedy.

County of Mercer -- Samuel Taylor, Jacob Froman, George Nicholas, David
Rice, and Samuel McDowell.

County of Lincoln -- Benjamin Logan, John Bailey, Isaac Shelby, Benedict
Sayre, and William Montgomery.

County of Woodford -- John Watkins, Richard Young, William Steele, Caleb
Wallace, and Robert Johnston.

County of Mason -- George Lewis, Miles W Conway, Thomas Waring, Robert
Rankin, John Wilson.

Samuel McDowell, of Mercer County, was President of the Convention, and
Thomas Todd, Clerk.


From: Nancy T r i c e 
<t r i c e@vci.net>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998