About Rodes K. Myers
Lived 1900 – 1960 (aged 59). Rodes K. Myers was an American politician and lawyer.
Rodes Kirby Myers (June 29, 1900 – March 11, 1960) was an American politician who served as the 38th lieutenant governor of Kentucky 1939 to 1943.
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.
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Who was Rodes K. Myers?
American politician (1900–1960)
When was Rodes K. Myers born?
Rodes K. Myers was born on 29 June 1900 in Bowling Green.
When did Rodes K. Myers die?
Rodes K. Myers died on 10 March 1960 in Nashville.
What was Rodes K. Myers's occupation?
Rodes K. Myers was a politician and lawyer.
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Rodes K. Myers was American.
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