John C. Underwood

John C. Underwood
21st Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
In office
August 31, 1875 – September 2, 1879
GovernorJames B. McCreary
Preceded byJohn G. Carlisle
Succeeded byJames E. Cantrill
Personal details
Born
John Cox Underwood

(1840-09-12)September 12, 1840
Georgetown, District of Columbia, U.S.
DiedOctober 29, 1913(1913-10-29) (aged 73)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Signature
Military service
AllegianceConfederate States
BranchArmy
Years of service1862–1863
RankLieutenant Colonel
UnitBreckinridge's Division
WarsAmerican Civil War

John Cox Underwood (September 12, 1840 – October 29, 1913)[1] was an American engineer and journalistn who served as the 21st lieutenant governor of Kentucky from 1875 to 1879.[2]

  1. ^ Threlkeld, Hansford Lee (1932). Threlkeld genealogy. H.L. Threlkeld. ISBN 9780598468277.
  2. ^ Nancy D. Baird, "John Cox Underwood" in John E. Kleber (ed.), The Kentucky Encyclopedia (University Press of Kentucky) pp. 905-906