▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁during ▁the ▁Pan ic ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁As ▁a ▁Bour bon ▁Dem ocrat ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁conserv ative , ▁pro - bus iness ▁wing ▁of ▁the ▁party , ▁along ▁with ▁President ▁Gro ver ▁Cleveland . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Carl is le ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Kent on ▁County , ▁Kentucky , ▁and ▁began ▁his ▁public ▁life ▁as ▁a ▁lawyer ▁in ▁Cov ington , ▁Kentucky , ▁under ▁John ▁W . ▁Stevens on . ▁Carl is le ▁married ▁Mary ▁Jane ▁Good son ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 8 5 7 , ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁two ▁sons : ▁William ▁Kin ke ad ▁Carl is le ▁and ▁Log an ▁Griff in ▁Carl is le . ▁ ▁Mary ▁Jane ▁Good son ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Cov ington , ▁Kentucky , ▁August ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 3 5 . ▁Her ▁father , ▁Major ▁John ▁Adam ▁Good son , ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁war ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁and ▁ ▁for ▁several ▁terms ▁represented ▁his ▁district ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁Both ▁William ▁Kin ke ad ▁Carl is le ▁and ▁Log an ▁Griff in ▁Carl is le ▁were ▁law y ers ▁by ▁profession . ▁William ▁Carl is le ▁was ▁married ▁and ▁had ▁three ▁children . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁political ▁difficulties ▁that ▁taking ▁a ▁neutral ▁position ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁caused ▁him , ▁Carl is le ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁ 1