Richard Taylor Jacob | |
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17th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky | |
In office 1863–1864 | |
Member of the Kentucky General Assembly | |
In office 1860–186? | |
Personal details | |
Born | Oldham County, Kentucky, U.S. | March 13, 1825
Died | September 13, 1903 | (aged 78)
Political party | Democratic Republican |
Spouses | Sarah Benton
(m. 1848; died 1863)Laura Wilson (m. 1865) |
Relations | Charles Donald Jacob (brother) |
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Military career | |
Allegiance | ![]() Union |
Service/ | Union Army |
Unit | 9th Kentucky Cavalry |
Battles/wars | |
Richard Taylor Jacob (March 13, 1825 – September 13, 1903) was an American attorney and politician, elected as 17th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky (1863–64). Although a slaveholder, he was loyal to the Union during the American Civil War, raising the 9th Kentucky Cavalry for its defense.
Due to his supporting the Democratic Party candidacy of George B. McClellan for the presidency in 1864, in addition to other differences, Kentucky Governor Thomas Bramlette ordered Jacob arrested by the Union commander and expelled from the state during the war, sending him to Richmond, Virginia. Jacob appealed to President Abraham Lincoln and was allowed to return to Kentucky.