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In February 1838, Cilley was killed by Congressman William J. Graves of Kentucky. Graves was a stand-in for New York newspaper editor James Webb, whom Cilley had called corrupt. Cilley was inexperienced with guns, and Graves was allowed to use a powerful rifle. [7] A severed artery, in the leg of Cilley, caused him to bleed to death in
Jonathan Cilley (July 2, 1802 – February 24, 1838) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine.He served part of one term in the 25th Congress, and died as the result of a wound sustained in a duel with another Congressman, William J. Graves of Kentucky.
George Ellis, a bricklayer, soon confessed to the crime, and implicated fellow workers William Neal and Ellis Craft. The three were taken to a Catlettsburg jail, removed to avoid a lynch mob, and returned for trial on January 16, 1882. Neal and Craft were convicted in a ten-day trial and sentenced to death; they appealed the verdict.
William Thomas "Cactus" Brooks, (March 3, 1910 – December 14, 1997) was a well-known television star and radio announcer in Louisville, Kentucky, for many years.. Brooks was best known as "Cactus", the cowboy clown character and sidekick to Randy Atcher on T-Bar-V Ranch and Hayloft Hoedown, two popular local shows on Louisville's WHAS-TV from 1950 until 1971.
Graves was born in New Castle, Kentucky, and pursued an academic course early in life, choosing to study law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Kentucky before serving as member of the State house of representatives in 1834. Graves was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress and reelected as a Whig to the ...
In 1839, William married Anne Elizabeth (nee Jones) Thomas (1812-1884). He followed the Thomas tradition of marrying a wealthy heiress. [8] William and Anne had five daughters and six sons. [9] None of the daughters married, and lived in Llanthomas until their death. A portrait from the Welsh Portrait Collection at the National Library of Wales.
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William Graves may refer to: William Graves (judge) (born 1935), Associate Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court; William Graves (MP) (1724–1801), who sat for East Looe and West Looe in the British Parliament; William Carey Graves (1895–1966), Texas State Senator; William J. Graves (1805–1848), U.S. Representative from Kentucky