Alexander Scott Bullitt

Alexander Scott Bullitt
1st Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
In office
1800–1804
GovernorJames Garrard
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byJohn Caldwell
Speaker of the Kentucky Senate
In office
1792–1800
Preceded byOffice established
Member of the Kentucky Senate from Jefferson County, Kentucky
In office
1792–1800
Preceded byOffice established
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Prince William County
In office
May 5, 1783 – October 16, 1785
Preceded byLynaugh Helm
Succeeded byCuthbert Bullitt
Personal details
Born1761
Prince William County,
Colony of Virginia
British Empire
DiedApril 13, 1816 (aged 54–55)
Oxmoor Farm
Jefferson County, Kentucky, U.S.
Spouse(s)Priscilla Christian (1785-1806; her death)
Mary Churchill Prather
Children6
Parent(s)Cuthbert Bullitt (father)
Helen Scott (mother)
Occupationpioneer, politician, planter

Alexander Scott Bullitt (1761 – April 13, 1816) was an American pioneer, planter, slaveowner, and politician from Virginia who became an early settler in Kentucky and a politician during the early days of Kentucky statehood.[1]

  1. ^ Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, vol. 2, pp. 290-291