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Adjutant General of Commonwealth of Kentucky | |
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![]() Seal of the Office of the Adjutant General of the Commonwealth of Kentucky | |
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since December 10, 2019 | |
Kentucky National Guard | |
Seat | Frankfort, Kentucky |
Appointer | Governor of Kentucky |
Term length | Four years or end of appointing governor's term |
Formation | 1793 |
First holder | Percival Pierce Butler |
The Adjutant General of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, also known as The Adjutant General, is the head of the Kentucky National Guard. Established in 1793, the adjutant general is appointed by the Governor of Kentucky to a term that expires alongside that of the appointing governor.
The current adjutant general is Major General Haldane B. Lamberton, who was appointed by Governor Andy Beshear on December 10, 2019.[1]
History
[edit]Formation
[edit]The first constitution of Kentucky, ratified in April 1792, named the Governor of Kentucky as commander-in-chief of the army, navy, and militia of the commonwealth unless they are called into national service. It also granted the governor the authority to appoint field and staff officers of the militia. This provision predated the passage of the Militia Acts of 1792 by only a few weeks, which granted the President of the United States the authority to summon state militias into federal service.
While the exact date is unknown, Governor Isaac Shelby appointed Percival Pierce Butler as Kentucky's first adjutant general. The first official act taken by General Pierce is recorded to have been in March 1793.
Political post
[edit]From its inception until the American Civil War, the post of adjutant general was considered more of a political rather than military appointed office. Governor John L. Helm appointed John Marshall Harlan to the position at the age of 18 despite the fact that he had no prior experience serving in public office, and his only military experience was militia training for the Mexican–American War.[2]
Civil War
[edit]- Scott Brown
- John William Finnell
- John Boyle
- Daniel Weisinger Lindsey
Assassination of Governor Goebel
[edit]Modern office
[edit]The Governor of Kentucky still serves as commander-in-chief of all Kentucky armed forces, however nearly all decisions are made by the adjutant general. Following the first world war, appointments to the office of adjutant general became more merit based.
Beginning with the promotion of Adjutant General Roscoe L. Murray in 1950, all future adjutants general would automatically be commissioned as a major general.[3]
Appointment and qualifications
[edit]Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 36, Section 020 stipulates that hat the governor must appoint an adjutant general immediately upon taking office. For the appointee to be eligible for the position they must have:
- Served at least 10 years in the Kentucky National Guard;
- Have attained the rank of lieutenant colonel;
- Have not been separated from the Kentucky National Guard for more than five years;
- Meet the federal requirements for their current rank as well as the ranks of brigadier general and major general.[4]
Duties
[edit]List of adjutants general
[edit]No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Governor(s) served |
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1 | ![]() |
Percival Pierce Butler[5] | 1793 – 1817 | Isaac Shelby
James Garrard Christopher Greenup Charles Scott Isaac Shelby George Madison Gabriel Slaughter |
2 | ![]() |
Oliver G. Waggener[5] | 1817 – 1828 | Gabriel Slaughter
John Adair Joseph Desha |
3 | Preston S. Loughborough[5] | 1828 – 1829 | Joseph Desha | |
4 | Peter Dudley[5] | 1829 – 1851 | Thomas Metcalf
John Breathitt James T. Morehead James Clark Charles A. Wickliffe Robert P. Letcher William Owsley John J. Crittenden John L. Helm | |
5 | ![]() |
John Marshall Harlan[2][5] | 1851 – 1859 | John L. Helm
Lazarus W. Powell Charles S. Morehead |
6 | Scott Brown[5] | 1859 – 1861 | Beriah Magoffin | |
7 | John William Finnell[5] | 1861 – 1863 | Beriah Magoffin
James F. Robinson | |
8 | ![]() |
John Boyle[5] | 1863 – 1864 | Thomas E. Bramlette |
9 | ![]() |
Daniel Weisiger Lindsey[5] | 1864 – 1867 | Thomas E. Bramlette |
10 | ![]() |
Frank Lane Wolford[5] | 1867 – 1870 | John W. Stevenson |
11 | ![]() |
Josiah Stoddard Johnston[5] | 1870 – 1871 | John W. Stevenson |
12 | ![]() |
James Allen Dawson[5] | 1871 – 1875 | Preston H. Leslie |
13 | ![]() |
John Montgomery Wright[5] | 1875 – 1879 | James B. McCreary |
14 | ![]() |
Joseph Preyer Nuckols[5] | 1879 – 1883 | Luke P. Blackburn |
15 | ![]() |
John Breckenridge Castleman[5] | 1883 – 1887 | J. Proctor Knott |
16 | ![]() |
Samuel Ewing Hill[5] | 1887 – 1891 | Simon Bolivar Buckner |
17 | Andrew Jackson Gross[5] | 1891 – 1893 | John Y. Brown | |
18 | ![]() |
John Crepps Wickliffe[5] | 1893 – 1894 | John Y. Brown |
19 | Andrew Jackson Gross[5] | 1894 – 1895 | John Y. Brown | |
20 | ![]() |
Daniel Ray Collier[5][6] | 1895 – 1898 | William O'Connell Bradley
William S. Taylor |
21 | ![]() |
Wilbur Rush Smith[5][6] | 1898 | William S. Taylor |
22 | ![]() |
Daniel Ray Collier[5][7] | 1898 – 1900 | Williams S. Taylor
William Goebel J. C. W. Beckham |
23 | ![]() |
John Breckenridge Castleman[5] | 1900 | William Goebel
J. C. W. Beckham |
24 | ![]() |
David Rodman Murray Jr.[5] | 1900 – 1903 | J. C. W. Beckham |
25 | ![]() |
William Purcell "Percy" Dennis Haly[5] | 1903 – 1906 | J. C. W. Beckham |
26 | ![]() |
Henry Robert Lawrence[5][8] | 1906 – 1907 | J. C. W. Beckham |
27 | ![]() |
Philip Preston Johnston[5][9] | 1907 – 1912 | Augustus E. Wilson |
28 | ![]() |
William Birch Haldeman[5][10] | 1912 – 1914 | James B. McCreary |
29 | ![]() |
James Tandy Ellis[5][11] | 1914 – 1919 | Augustus O. Stanley
James D. Black |
30 | ![]() |
James Madison DeWeese[5][11] | 1919 – 1920 | Edwin P. Morrow |
31 | ![]() |
Isaac Wilder[5][11] | 1920 | Edwin P. Morrow |
32 | ![]() |
Jackson Morris[5][11] | 1920 – 1923 | Edwin P. Morrow |
33 | ![]() |
Jouett Henry[5][11] | 1923 – 1924 | William J. Fields |
34 | ![]() |
James Arthur Kehoe[5][12] | 1924 – 1927 | William J. Fields |
35 | ![]() |
William Henry Jones Jr.[5][11] | 1927 – 1932 | Flem D. Sampson
Ruby Laffoon |
36 | ![]() |
Henry H. Denhardt[5][11] | 1932 – 1935 | Ruby Laffoon |
37 | ![]() |
George Lee McLain[5][13] | 1935 – 1939 | Albert "Happy" Chandler |
38 | ![]() |
John Arthur Polin[5][13] | 1939 – 1944 | Keen Johnson |
39 | ![]() |
Gustavus Herbert May[5][14] | 1944 – 1947 | Simeon Willis |
40 | ![]() |
Roscoe Lee Murray[5][3] | 1947 – 1951 | Earle C. Clements
Lawrence W. Wetherby |
41 | ![]() |
Jesse Scott Lindsey[5][15] | 1951 – 1955 | Lawrence W. Wetherby |
42 | ![]() |
John Jacob Bethurum Williams[5][11] | 1955 – 1959 | Albert "Happy" Chandler |
43 | ![]() |
Arthur Young Lloyd[5][16] | 1959 – 1967 | Bert Combs
Edward T. Breathitt |
44 | ![]() |
Allan Kenneth Carrell[5][17] | 1967 – 1968 | Louie Nunn |
45 | ![]() |
Larry Clark Dawson[5][18] | 1968 – 1971 | Louie Nunn |
46 | ![]() |
Richard L. Frymire Jr.[5][19] | 1971 – 1977 | Wendell Ford
Julian Carroll |
47 | ![]() |
Billy Gene Wellman[5][20] | 1977 – 1987 | Julian Carroll
John Y. Brown Jr. Martha Layne Collins |
48 | ![]() |
Michael Walker Davidson[5][21] | 1987 – 1991 | Wallace G. Wilkinson |
49 | ![]() |
Tebbs Shewmaker Moore[5][22] | 1991 | Wallace G. Wilkinson |
50 | ![]() |
Robert Louis DeZarn[5][23] | 1991 – 1995 | Brerton C. Jones |
51 | ![]() |
John Russell Groves Jr.[5][24] | 1995 – 2001 | Paul Patton |
52 | ![]() |
Dean Allen Youngman[5] | 2001 – 2003 | Paul Patton |
53 | ![]() |
Donald C. Storm[25] | 2003 – 2007 | Ernie Fletcher |
54 | ![]() |
Edward W. Tonini[26] | 2007 – 2015 | Steve Beshear |
55 | ![]() |
Stephen R. Hogan[27] | 2015 – 2019 | Matt Bevin |
56 | ![]() |
Haldane B. Lamberton[1][28] | 2019 – Present | Andy Beshear |
References
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- ^ a b Farelly, David G. (1957). "A Sketch of John Marshall Harlan's Pre-Court Career". Vanderbilt Law Review. 10 (2).
- ^ a b "Former Official Murrary Dies". Messenger-Inquirer. November 8, 1987. p. 25. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ "Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 36, Section 020". Legislative Research Commission. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az Kentucky Department of Military Affairs - Combined Annual Reports Fiscal Years 2001-2003 (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Department of Military Affairs. 2003. pp. 131–137.
- ^ a b "Collier Resigns as Adjutant General - Wilbur R. Smith Appointed". The Courier-Journal. September 9, 1898. p. 3. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "General Dan Collier Dead". The Atlanta Constitution. January 24, 1920.
- ^ "Speaker Lawrence Becomes Adjutant General". Hopkinsville Kentuckian. April 21, 1906. p. 1.
- ^ "Major P.P. Johnston, CSA". KY Historical Society. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ "W.B. Haldeman". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Trowbridge, John M. Searching for Poncho: The Kentucky National Guard (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky National Guard.
- ^ Trowbridge, John M. (November 2, 2020). "The Extraordinary Life of James Arthur Kehoe, Kentucky's 31st Adjutant General". Kentucky National Guard. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ a b "Successor Set for McClain - J. A. Polin to be Named Adjutant General". The Cincinnati Enquirer. December 7, 1939. p. 1. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ Arrington, Charles W.; LeMay, Jason M.; Trowbridge, John M. (April 2007). A Brief History of the Kentucky Air National Guard - Fortune Favors the Brave (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky National Guard. p. 24.
- ^ "Former Adjutant General, Jesse Lindsay, Dies at 90". Lexington Herald-Leader. March 1, 1992.
- ^ "Two Units Pull State Duty Following Savage Tornado" (PDF). The Kentucky Guardsman. 1 (3): 1.
- ^ "Obituary - William Pfingst Carrell". Pearson Funeral Home. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ Trowbridge, John M. (2010). Kentucky Thunder in Vietnam: History of 2nd Battalion, 138th Field Artillery in the Vietnam War: 1968 – 1969 (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky National Guard. pp. 130–132.
- ^ "Richard L. Frymire, Jr., 1952 - Centre College 1998 Distinguished Alumni". Centre College. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ "Kentucky National Guard mourns death of retired Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Billy Wellman". Kentucky Guard. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ "Brigadier General Michael W. Davidson" (PDF). National Guard Bureau.
- ^ Advocate-Messenger (2020-08-12). "Tebbs S. Moore". The Advocate-Messenger. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ "Obituary - Robert Louis DeZarn". Fox Funeral Home. May 28, 2009. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "Major General John R. Groves, Jr". www.nationalguard.mil. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ "Major General Donald C. Storm". www.nationalguard.mil. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ "Major General Edward W. Tonini". www.nationalguard.mil. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ "Major General Stephen R. Hogan". www.nationalguard.mil. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ "Major General Haldane B. Lamberton". www.nationalguard.mil. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- John William Finnell (1821-1888) - Find a Grave Memorial