Trivia 7-22-2020 Three Parts

[Trivia Master]

Before the War I was an Attorney and Judge in my home state. During the first two years of the war I served as a Colonel. I became the head official of my home state the last years of the war. I wanted to put the war behind me and Confederates and so I felt most Confederates should be pardoned. I was not a supporter of the Freedmen's Bureau. I helped establish and Agriculture and Mechanics College in my home state. After serving as the head official I became an Attorney.

What is my name?
What position did I hold?
Which college did I help with founding?

credit: @gentlemanrob

 

[hughes]

Paul Octave Herbert
Governor
Louisiana State University

 

[ErnieMac]

What is my name? Thomas E. Bramlette.
What position did I hold? Governor of Kentucky.
Which college did I help with founding? Kentucky Agricultural and Mechanical College aka University of Kentucky.

Thomas E. Bramlette - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[FarawayFriend]

1) I guess you are Thomas E. Bramlette
2) Not sure what is meant by "position" as you held various positions. Probably the most significant was 23rd Governor of Kentucky
3) You helped founding the Kentucky Agricultural and Mechanical College, now the University of Kentucky

Source (Wikipedia) :
"After the war, Bramlette issued a general pardon for most ex-Confederates in the state. He opposed ratification of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments and the establishment of the Freedmen's Bureau in Kentucky. Among his accomplishments not related to the war and its aftermath were the reduction of the state's debt and the establishment of the Kentucky Agricultural and Mechanical College (now the University of Kentucky). Following his term as governor, Bramlette returned to his legal practice in Louisville.
[...]
Bramlette resigned his judgeship and accepted a commission as a colonel in the Union Army on August 7, 1861"
[...]
Although Bramlette assumed the governorship as a staunch supporter of the Union cause, within a year he issued a proclamation that he would "bloodily baptize the state into the Confederacy".

 

[DBF]

You Are: Thomas Elliott Bramlette (1817–1875)
Your Position: I assume when you "became the head official of my home state the last years of the war" - Governor of Kentucky (September 1, 1863 – September 3, 1867)
The College: Kentucky Agricultural and Mechanical College (now known as the University of Kentucky

 

[JeffFromSyracuse]

Zebulon Vance
Governor of North Carolina
North Carolina State University

 

[captaindrew]

Thomas Elliot Bramlette, Governor of Kentucky, The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky which became the University of Kentucky https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_E._Bramlette

 

[stuart1861]

- Thomas Elliott Bramlette
- Member of the Kentucky General Assembly, district attorney for Kentucky, Governor of Kentucky
- The University of Kentucky, founded as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky

 

[kholland]

Thomas A Bramlette
Governor of Kentucky
University of Kentucky

 

[Michigander]

1. Thomas Elliott Bramlette
2. Governor of Kentucky
3. Kentucky Agricultural and Mechanical College (now the University of Kentucky)
Source

 

[Rick Richter]

Before the War I was an Attorney and Judge in my home state. During the first two years of the war I served as a Colonel. I became the head official of my home state the last years of the war. I wanted to put the war behind me and Confederates and so I felt most Confederates should be pardoned. I was not a supporter of the Freedmen's Bureau. I helped establish and Agriculture and Mechanics College in my home state. After serving as the head official I became an Attorney.

What is my name?
What position did I hold?
Which college did I help with founding?

credit: @gentlemanrob

Thomas E. Bramlett
Governor of Kentucky
Kentucky Agricultural and Mechanical College

 

[WJC]

Before the War I was an Attorney and Judge in my home state. During the first two years of the war I served as a Colonel. I became the head official of my home state the last years of the war. I wanted to put the war behind me and Confederates and so I felt most Confederates should be pardoned. I was not a supporter of the Freedmen's Bureau. I helped establish and Agriculture and Mechanics College in my home state. After serving as the head official I became an Attorney.

What is my name?
What position did I hold?
Which college did I help with founding?

credit: @gentlemanrob

What is my name? Thomas Elliott Bramlette (1817-1875).
What position did I hold? 23rd Governor of Kentucky.
Which college did I help with founding? Kentucky Agricultural and Mechanical College, now the University of Kentucky.
Source: Sanders, "Governor Thomas E. Bramlette", ExploreKYHistory. https://explorekyhistory.ky.gov/items/show/38.

 

[Poorville]

What is my name? Thomas Elliott Bramlette
What position did I hold? 23rd Governor of Kentucky
Which college did I help with founding? Kentucky Agricultural and Mechanical College (now the University of Kentucky)

 

[JOHN42768]

Oran M. Roberts
Governor of Texas
University of Texas
source: https://www.tsl.texas.gov/governors/west/index.html

Edit - The Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College eventually became Texas A&M, most definitely not the University of Texas. The Aggie fans on the board would never forgive me if I let that pass.

hoosier

 

[Stony]

1. Thomas Elliott Bramlette (January 3, 1817 – January 12, 1875)
2. Governor of Kentucky.
3. The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky (A&M) later to become University of Kentucky.
source-https://explorekyhistory.ky.gov/items/show/38

 

[streetwiseprof]

Thomas E. Bramlette. Col. 3d Kentucky Infantry. Governor of Kentucky. Founder of what became the University of Kentucky.

 

[luinrina]

I believe you're Thomas Elliott Bramlette (January 3, 1817 – January 12, 1875), the 23rd Governor of Kentucky, serving from 1863 to 1867. He helped establish the Kentucky Agricultural and Mechanical College which today is the University of Kentucky.

Sources: Wikipedia, https://explorekyhistory.ky.gov/items/show/38, Find a Grave

 

[NFB22]

Best guess here would be Lafayette Gregg who was an attorney/judge before the war, served as a colonel in the Union Army and later was elected to the Arkansas House of Reps prior to becoming an associate justice on the Arkansas Supreme Court following the war. He played a key role in founding the The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville which was originally known as Arkansas Industrial University.

 

[sarladaise]

1. Thomas Elliott Bramlette
2. 23rd Governor of Kentucky
3. The Kentucky Agricultural and Mechanical College, which became the University of Kentucky

 

[Soldier Boy]

1) Thomas E. Bramlette
2) During the War you held several positions. On August 7, 1861 you resigned your judgeship and became a Colonel in the Union Army where you raised and commanded the 3rd Kentucky Infantry. In 1862 President Lincoln appointed you U.S. District Attorney for Kentucky. In 1863 you were elected the 23rd Governor of Kentucky and were in office September 1, 1863 - September 3, 1867.
3) Kentucky Agricultural and Mechanical College (now the University of Kentucky).

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thomas_E._Bramlette&oldid=956736177