About Gus Sheehan
Lived 1917 – 2000 (aged 83). Gus Sheehan was an American politician.
August Frederick Sheehan Jr. (April 30, 1917 – October 29, 2000) was an American politician from Covington, Kentucky, who was a member of both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly.
Sheehan first served four terms in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1950 to 1954 and again from 1964 to 1968. In 1958, he was appointed the Commonwealth's Attorney for Kenton County, losing reelection election later that year. In 1971, Sheehan was elected to the Kentucky Senate after redistricting moved the 23rd district from eastern to northern Kentucky. He won reelection to the senate three times but was defeated for renomination in 1988 by Joseph U. Meyer.
Sheehan died on October 29, 2000.
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Gus Sheehan was born on 30 April 1917.
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Gus Sheehan died on 29 October 2000.
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