Frankfort, KY, United States
An Eminent Statesman. John Jordan Crittenden, 1787-1863, lived here, 1819-1863. Legislator, 15th Kentucky Governor. Attorney General under three Presidents. Five times a U.S. Senator. Noted for Crittenden Compromise, 1860, futile effort to avert Civil War and preserve the Union. His last words: "Let
all the ends thou aimest at be thy country's, thy God's and truth's." See over. (Reverse) Crittenden House - This building, before west portion was added, was the home of John J. Crittenden, 1819 unt
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