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- Bert_T._Combs abstract "Bertram Thomas Combs (August 13, 1911 – December 4, 1991) was a jurist and politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky. After serving on the Kentucky Court of Appeals, he was elected the 50th Governor of Kentucky in 1959 on his second run for the office. Following his gubernatorial term, he was appointed to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals by President Lyndon B. Johnson, serving from 1967 to 1970.Combs rose from poverty in his native Clay County, Kentucky, to obtain a law degree from the University of Kentucky and open a law practice in Prestonsburg. He was decorated for prosecuting Japanese war criminals before military tribunals during World War II, then returned to Kentucky and his law practice. In 1951, Governor Lawrence Wetherby appointed him to fill a vacancy on the Kentucky Court of Appeals. Later that year, he was elected to a full term on the court, defeating former governor and judge Simeon S. Willis. Kentucky's Democratic Party had split into two factions by 1955 when Earle C. Clements, the leader of one faction, chose Combs to challenge A. B. "Happy" Chandler, who headed the other, in the upcoming gubernatorial primary. Combs' uninspiring speeches and candidness about the need for more state revenue cost him the primary election. Chandler, who went on to win the governorship, had promised that he would not need to raise taxes to meet the state's financial obligations, but, ultimately, he did so. This damaged Chandler's credibility and left Combs looking courageous and honest in the eyes of the electorate. Consequently, in 1959, Combs was elected governor, defeating Harry Lee Waterfield, Chandler's choice to succeed him in office, in the primary. Early in his term, Combs secured passage of a three percent sales tax to pay a bonus to the state's military veterans. Knowing a tax of one percent would have been sufficient, he used the excess revenue to enact a system of reforms including expansion of the state's highway and state park systems. He also devoted much of the surplus to education.Following his term in office, Combs was appointed to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals by President Johnson. He served for three years before resigning and running for governor again in 1971. He lost in the Democratic primary to Wendell H. Ford, his former executive secretary. In 1984, Combs agreed to represent sixty-six of the state's poor school districts in a lawsuit challenging the state's system of financing public education. The suit, Rose v. Council for Better Education, resulted in the Kentucky Supreme Court declaring the state's entire system of public schools unconstitutional. In response, the Kentucky General Assembly drafted a sweeping education measure known as the Kentucky Education Reform Act in 1991. On December 3, 1991, Combs was caught in a flash flood while driving home from his law office. His body was found in the Red River near Rosslyn, in Powell County, the following morning. The coroner determined that he died of hypothermia.".
- Bert_T._Combs activeYearsEndDate "1963-12-10".
- Bert_T._Combs activeYearsEndDate "1970-06-05".
- Bert_T._Combs activeYearsStartDate "1959-12-08".
- Bert_T._Combs activeYearsStartDate "1967-04-05".
- Bert_T._Combs almaMater University_of_Kentucky.
- Bert_T._Combs award Bronze_Star_Medal.
- Bert_T._Combs award Military_Merit_Medal_(Philippines).
- Bert_T._Combs battle World_War_II.
- Bert_T._Combs birthDate "1911-08-13".
- Bert_T._Combs birthPlace Kentucky.
- Bert_T._Combs birthPlace Manchester,_Kentucky.
- Bert_T._Combs birthYear "1911".
- Bert_T._Combs deathDate "1991-12-04".
- Bert_T._Combs deathPlace Kentucky.
- Bert_T._Combs deathPlace Powell_County,_Kentucky.
- Bert_T._Combs deathPlace Rosslyn,_Kentucky.
- Bert_T._Combs deathYear "1991".
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- Bert_T._Combs lieutenant Wilson_W._Wyatt.
- Bert_T._Combs militaryBranch United_States_Army.
- Bert_T._Combs militaryRank Captain_(United_States).
- Bert_T._Combs office "Governor of Kentucky".
- Bert_T._Combs office "Justice of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals".
- Bert_T._Combs orderInOffice "50th".
- Bert_T._Combs party Democratic_Party_(United_States).
- Bert_T._Combs religion Baptists.
- Bert_T._Combs serviceEndYear "1946".
- Bert_T._Combs serviceStartYear "1943".
- Bert_T._Combs successor Edward_T._Breathitt.
- Bert_T._Combs successor W._Wallace_Kent.
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- Bert_T._Combs after Edward_T._Breathitt.
- Bert_T._Combs almaMater University_of_Kentucky.
- Bert_T._Combs alt "A color portrait of a white-haired man in his early fifties wearing a suit".
- Bert_T._Combs awards Bronze_Star_Medal.
- Bert_T._Combs awards Military_Merit_Medal_(Philippines).
- Bert_T._Combs battles "World War II".
- Bert_T._Combs before Happy_Chandler.
- Bert_T._Combs birthDate "1911-08-13".
- Bert_T._Combs birthPlace Manchester,_Kentucky.
- Bert_T._Combs branch United_States_Army.
- Bert_T._Combs dateOfBirth "1911-08-13".
- Bert_T._Combs dateOfDeath "1991-12-04".
- Bert_T._Combs deathDate "1991-12-04".
- Bert_T._Combs deathPlace Powell_County,_Kentucky.
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- Bert_T._Combs lieutenant Wilson_W._Wyatt.
- Bert_T._Combs name "Bert T. Combs".
- Bert_T._Combs name "Combs, Bertram Thomas".
- Bert_T._Combs nominator Lyndon_B._Johnson.
- Bert_T._Combs office "Governor of Kentucky".
- Bert_T._Combs office "Justice of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals".
- Bert_T._Combs order "50".
- Bert_T._Combs party Democratic_Party_(United_States).
- Bert_T._Combs placeOfBirth "Manchester, Kentucky".
- Bert_T._Combs placeOfDeath "Rosslyn, Kentucky".
- Bert_T._Combs predecessor Happy_Chandler.
- Bert_T._Combs predecessor Shackelford_Miller,_Jr..
- Bert_T._Combs profession "Lawyer".
- Bert_T._Combs rank Captain_(United_States).
- Bert_T._Combs religion Baptists.
- Bert_T._Combs restingplace "Beech Creek Cemetery".
- Bert_T._Combs serviceyears "1943".
- Bert_T._Combs shortDescription "American federal judge; governor of Kentucky".
- Bert_T._Combs successor Edward_T._Breathitt.
- Bert_T._Combs successor W._Wallace_Kent.
- Bert_T._Combs termEnd "1963-12-10".
- Bert_T._Combs termEnd "1970-06-05".
- Bert_T._Combs termStart "1959-12-08".
- Bert_T._Combs termStart "1967-04-05".
- Bert_T._Combs title Governor_of_Kentucky.
- Bert_T._Combs title List_of_Democratic_nominees_for_Governor_of_Kentucky.
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- Bert_T._Combs years "1959".
- Bert_T._Combs description "American federal judge; governor of Kentucky".
- Bert_T._Combs description "American federal judge; governor of Kentucky".
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