Julian Carroll
| Julian Carroll | |
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Carroll in 1975
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| Member of the Kentucky Senate from the 7th District |
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Assumed office January 3, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Lindy Casebier |
| 54th Governor of Kentucky | |
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In office December 28, 1974 – December 11, 1979 |
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| Lieutenant |
Vacant (1974–1975) Thelma Stovall (1975–1979) |
| Preceded by | Wendell H. Ford |
| Succeeded by | John Y. Brown, Jr. |
| 46th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky | |
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In office December 7, 1971 – December 28, 1974 |
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| Governor | Wendell H. Ford |
| Preceded by | Wendell H. Ford |
| Succeeded by | Thelma Stovall |
| Personal details | |
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Julian Morton Carroll April 16, 1931 Paducah, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Charlann Harting |
| Alma mater |
Paducah Junior College University of Kentucky |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Assemblies of God |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Air Force |
Julian Morton Carroll (born April 16, 1931) is an American politician from the state of Kentucky. A Democrat, he is a member of the Kentucky Senate, representing Anderson, Franklin, Woodford, Gallatin and Owen counties. From 1974 to 1979, he served as the 54th Governor of Kentucky, succeeding Wendell H. Ford, who resigned to accept a seat in the U.S. Senate. He was the first Kentucky governor from the state's far-western Jackson Purchase region, and his running mate Thelma Stovall was the first woman to be elected Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky.
After graduating from the University of Kentucky and spending three years as an Air Force lawyer, Carroll returned to McCracken County, Kentucky where he gained acclaim for leading a campaign to allow the Tennessee Valley Authority to provide low-cost electricity to the county. He was elected to the first of five terms in the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1962 and served as Speaker of that body from 1968 to 1970. He ran for lieutenant governor in 1971 on an informal ticket with former Governor Bert T. Combs. Combs lost in the Democratic primary to Wendell Ford, but Carroll defeated his primary opponents and went on to win the general election. He was elevated to the governorship in 1974, when Ford unseated Moderate Republican U.S. Seanator Marlow Cook. Carroll then won a term as governor in his own right in 1975.
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