politician
Richard Hawes.
United States Representative; Second Confederate governor of Kentucky (1797-1877)
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About Richard Hawes
Richard Hawes Jr. was a United States representative from Kentucky and the second Confederate governor of Kentucky. He was part of the politically influential Hawes family. His brother, uncle, and cousin also served as U.S. Representatives, and his grandson Harry B. Hawes was a member of the United States Senate. He was a slaveholder.
Everything about Richard Hawes →- Occupation
- politician, lawyer, judge
- Position held
- United States representative, United States representative, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- February 6, 1797
- Died
- May 25, 1877