Rodes K. Myers
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Rodes Kirby Myers (June 29, 1900 – March 11, 1960)[1] was an American politician who served as the 38th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky 1939 to 1943.
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Rodes K. Myers | |
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38th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky | |
In office October 9, 1939 – December 7, 1943 | |
Governor | Keen Johnson |
Preceded by | Keen Johnson |
Succeeded by | Kenneth H. Tuggle |
Personal details | |
Born | (1900-06-29)June 29, 1900 Bowling Green, Kentucky |
Died | March 11, 1960(1960-03-11) (aged 59) Nashville, Tennessee |
Political party | Democratic |
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Myers' hometown was Bowling Green, Kentucky. Myers was a Kentucky delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948 and 1956.
In 1939 Myers ran for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky and won, serving 1939–43. Myers ran for Governor of Kentucky in 1943 but lost in the Democratic primary to J. Lyter Donaldson, who in turn lost to Republican Simeon S. Willis.
Myers died in 1960 and is buried at Fairview Cemetery in Bowling Green, Kentucky.