J. C. S. Blackburn

J. C. S. Blackburn
Governor of Panama Canal Zone
In office
April 1, 1907  December 4, 1909
Appointed byTheodore Roosevelt
Preceded byRichard Reid Rogers
Succeeded byMaurice Thatcher
Chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus
In office
June 4, 1906  March 4, 1907
Preceded byArthur Pue Gorman
Succeeded byCharles Allen Culberson
United States Senator
from Kentucky
In office
March 4, 1901  March 4, 1907
Preceded byWilliam Lindsay
Succeeded byThomas H. Paynter
In office
March 4, 1885  March 4, 1897
Preceded byJohn S. Williams
Succeeded byWilliam J. Deboe
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 7th district
In office
March 4, 1875  March 3, 1885
Preceded byJames B. Beck
Succeeded byWilliam Breckinridge
Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
In office
1878
Succeeded byWilliam A. Wallace
Member of the
Kentucky House of Representatives
from Woodford County
In office
August 7, 1871  March 4, 1875
Preceded byJames P. Ford
Succeeded byJohn A. Steele
Personal details
Born
Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn

(1838-10-01)October 1, 1838
Spring Station, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedSeptember 12, 1918(1918-09-12) (aged 79)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
RelativesLuke P. Blackburn (Brother) James W. Blackburn (Brother)
EducationCentre College (BA)
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Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn (October 1, 1838  September 12, 1918) was an American politician and lawyer who was a Democratic U.S. Representative and Senator from Kentucky and Governor of Panama Canal Zone. A skilled and spirited orator, he was a prominent trial lawyer known for his skill at swaying juries.