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Augustus Everett Willson -LRB- October 13 , 1846 -- August 24 , 1931 -RRB- was the 36th Governor of Kentucky .. Governor of Kentucky. Governor of Kentucky. 36th. List of Governors of Kentucky. Orphaned at the age of twelve , Willson went to live with relatives in New England .. New England. New England. This move exposed him to such literary masters as Ralph Waldo Emerson , Henry Wadsworth Longfellow , Oliver Wendell Holmes , and James Russell Lowell , who were associates of his older brother , poet Forceythe Willson .. Forceythe Willson. Forceythe Willson. Ralph Waldo Emerson. Ralph Waldo Emerson. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Oliver Wendell Holmes. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.. James Russell Lowell. James Russell Lowell. He was also afforded the opportunity to attend Harvard University , where he earned an A.B. in 1869 and an A.M. in 1872 .. Harvard University. Harvard University. After graduation , he secured a position at the law firm of future Supreme Court justice John Marshall Harlan .. Supreme Court justice. Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. John Marshall Harlan. John Marshall Harlan. Willson and Harlan became lifelong friends , and Willson 's association with Harlan deepened his support of the Republican Party .. Republican. Republican Party ( United States ). Republican Party. Republican Party ( United States ). A Republican in a primarily Democratic state , Willson suffered several defeats for public office , but was elected governor of Kentucky on his second attempt .. Republican. Republican Party ( United States ). Democratic. Democratic Party ( United States ). Due to his handling of the Black Patch Tobacco Wars and his pardoning of several individuals involved in the assassination of Democratic governor William Goebel , Willson drew the ire of the Democrat-controlled General Assembly .. Democratic. Democratic Party ( United States ). Black Patch Tobacco Wars. Black Patch Tobacco Wars. pardoning. clemency. William Goebel. William Goebel. General Assembly. Kentucky General Assembly. As a result , few of his proposed reforms were considered by the legislature .. His term ended in 1911 , and in 1914 , he made an unsuccessful bid for a seat in the U.S. Senate .. U.S. Senate. United States Senate. Following this defeat , Willson retired to Louisville , where he died in 1931 .. Louisville. Louisville, Kentucky