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Louisville, Kentucky lawyer and politician. Secretary of the Treasury under President Franklin Pierce. Democratic U.S. Senator from KY from 1865-1868. Referenced in Fanny Seward's 1862-1863 diary as attending a dinner at their home in Washington, D.C. with his grandson, Mr. Coke (James Guthrie Coke). 

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Biography: 
Louisville, Kentucky lawyer and politician. Secretary of the Treasury under President Franklin Pierce. Democratic U.S. Senator from KY from 1865-1868. Referenced in Fanny Seward's 1862-1863 diary as attending a dinner at their home in Washington, D.C. with his grandson, Mr. Coke (James Guthrie Coke).
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Website
Citation URL: 
https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=g000534
Title of Webpage: 
James Guthrie - Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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Monday, December 28, 2020 - 14:00
Website Last Modified Date: 
Monday, December 28, 2020 - 14:00
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
http://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/N00000831
Title of Webpage: 
James Guthrie - Kentucky Historical Society, Civil War Governors of Kentucky
Website Viewing Date: 
Monday, December 28, 2020 - 14:00
Website Last Modified Date: 
Monday, December 28, 2020 - 14:00