What Kentucky Governor adhered to states rights during the Civil War?
Beriah Magoffin Beriah Magoffin (April 18, 1815 – February 28, 1885) was the 21st Governor of Kentucky, serving during the early part of the Civil War. Personally, Magoffin adhered to a states' rights position, including the right of a state to secede from the Union, and he sympathized with the Confederate cause. Nevertheless, when the Kentucky General Assembly adopted a position of neutrality in the war, Magoffin ardently held to it, refusing calls for aid from both the Union and Confederate governments.
Henry Denhardt Henry H. Denhardt (March 8, 1876 – September 20, 1937) was a Democratic American politician, who served as the 34th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky from 1923 to 1927, under Governor William J. Fields.