Richard Taylor Jacob
Richard Taylor Jacob | |
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| 18th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky | |
| In office September 1, 1863 – September 3, 1867 | |
| Governor | Thomas E. Bramlette |
| Preceded by | Linn Boyd |
| Succeeded by | John W. Stevenson |
| Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Oldham County | |
| In office August 1, 1859 – August 3, 1863 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel E. DeHaven |
| Succeeded by | Samuel E. DeHaven |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 13, 1825 Oldham County, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | September 13, 1903 (aged 78) |
| 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 | California Republic United States Union |
| Branch | Union Army |
| Unit | California Battalion 9th Kentucky Cavalry |
| Conflicts | |
Richard Taylor Jacob (March 13, 1825 – September 13, 1903) was an American attorney and politician, elected as the 18th lieutenant governor of Kentucky (1863–67). 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 support of Democratic Party candidate George B. McClellan for the presidency in 1864, Jacob was arrested and expelled from the state during the war. Governor Thomas E. Bramlette appealed to President Abraham Lincoln for Jacob's release, and he was subsequently allowed to return to Kentucky.