for the governorship in exchange for Chandler's support in his run for the Senate. However, Chandler threw his support to Beckham, and while Brown was not able to win the seat without the support of Bingham and Chandler, he won 85,000 votes, most of them at Beckham's expense. Democratic incumbent M. M. Logan retained the seat by 2,385 votes. Beckham died in Louisville on January 9, 1940, and was buried in Frankfort Cemetery in Frankfort, Kentucky. Beckham County, Oklahoma, was named in his honor at the suggestion of a Kentuckian who was serving as a delegate to Oklahoma's constitutional convention in 1907. Wickland, his birthplace, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 16, 1973. See also Taylor v. Beckham References Bibliography Sources External links Taylor v. Beckham court case at FindLaw 1869 births 1940 deaths American Presbyterians Burials at Frankfort Cemetery Eastern Kentucky University alumni Democratic Party governors of Kentucky Lieutenant Governors of Kentucky American temperance activists People from Nelson County, Kentucky Politicians from Louisville, Kentucky Speakers of the Kentucky House of Representatives Democratic Party members of the Kentucky House of Representatives University of Kentucky alumni University of Kentucky College of Law alumni Democratic Party United States senators from Kentucky 20th-century American politicians