John Marshall Harlan
This file appears in: A Kentucky Governor
Leslie defeated future Supreme Court justice John Marshall Harlan, pictured here, in the 1871 governor's race. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.
This file appears in: A Kentucky Governor
A Kentucky Governor
Historical Marker #1085 in Clinton County notes the location of the birthplace Preston Hopkins Leslie, Kentucky's twenty-sixth governor.
Leslie was born on March 8, 1819, in what was then Wayne County. As a teenager, Leslie worked various…