Henry H. Denhardt (March 8, 1876 – September 20, 1937) was a Democratic American

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and retired

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in the

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, who served as the 34th Lieutenant Governor of

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from 1923 to 1927, under Governor William J. Fields. Denhardt was born in

Bowling Green, Kentucky Bowling Green is a home rule-class city and the county seat of Warren County, Kentucky, United States. Founded by pioneers in 1798, Bowling Green was the provisional capital of Confederate Kentucky during the American Civil War. As of the ...

. In November, 1936 he was charged with the murder of his girlfriend, Verna Garr Taylor, and tried in New Castle, Kentucky. The trial ended with a

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. Before he could be tried a second time, he was shot to death by Taylor's brothers at the Armstrong Hotel in

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on September 20, 1937.

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''The Political Graveyard''
*''Louisville Courier Journal'' 1876 births 1937 deaths 1930s assassinated politicians Assassinated American politicians American murderers American military personnel of the Spanish–American War Lieutenant Governors of Kentucky Deaths by firearm in Kentucky Politicians from Bowling Green, Kentucky United States Army generals {{Kentucky-politician-stub United States Army personnel of World War I Assassinated military personnel People murdered in Kentucky People charged with murder

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