John J. Crittenden
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Crittenden County is named for John J. Crittenden, a U.S. senator, governor of Kentucky, and author of the "Crittenden Compromise." A Unionist during the Civil War, his family was divided. One of his sons was a Union general while another was a Confederate general. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.
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John Jordan Crittenden
Historical Marker #1160 in Marion commemorates the namesake of Crittenden County.
John Jordan Crittenden was born in Woodford County in 1787. Called "one of Kentucky's great statesmen," he was governor of Kentucky, attorney general…