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Paul Edward Patton (born May 26, 1937) is an American politician who served as the 59th governor of Kentucky from 1995 to 2003. Because of a 1992 amendment to the Kentucky Constitution, he was the first governor eligible to run for a second term in office, since James Garrard, in 1800.
Oct 20, 2023 · The lean, handsome man born poor in Fallsburg in Lawrence County became wealthy working in coal after obtaining a mechanical engineering degree at the University of Kentucky. He sold most of his ...
Paul Edward Patton (born May 26, 1937) is an American politician. He was the 59th Governor of Kentucky, serving from 1995 to 2003. He was the first governor eligible to succeed himself in office since James Garrard in 1800.
Paul Edward Patton (born May 26, 1937) is an American politician who served as the 59th governor of Kentucky from 1995 to 2003. Because of a 1992 amendment to the Kentucky Constitution, he was the first governor eligible to run for a second term in office, since James Garrard, in 1800.
Nov 7, 2023 · Born in a tenant house in Fallsburg, Kentucky, Paul Patton had a humble upbringing that held few clues about his future as one of the most prominent politici...
Oct 20, 2023 · Patton, now 86, writes about his life in “The Coal Miner Who Became Governor,” published by the University Press of Kentucky. It is his life story compiled from a series of about 150 interviews he gave over four years to Jeffrey S. Suchanek, an oral historian at the University of Kentucky.
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Dec 5, 2017 · Patton discusses his childhood and his family members in depth, as well as the holidays they celebrated together and the political parties his family members were affiliated with.
