Augustus Owsley Stanley (May 21, 1867 - August 12, 1958) was governor of Kentucky from 1915 to 1918. A Democrat, Stanley served the Bluegrass State as a presidential elector and U.S. representative before winning the governorship in 1915. Born in 1867 in Shelbyville, Kentucky, he later served as U.S. senator from 1919 - 1925; he died in Washington, D.C., in August 1958 and is buried in Frankfort, Kentucky. His grandson was Owsley Stanley.
Preceded by: Henry Dixon Allen U.S. Representative from Kentucky's 2nd District 1903 - 1915 Succeeded by: David Hayes Kincheloe Preceded by: George B. Martin United States Senator (Class 2) from Kentucky 1919 - 1925 Succeeded by: Frederic M. Sackett Preceded by: James B. McCreary Governor of Kentucky 1915 - 1919 Succeeded by: James Dixon Black
Governors of Kentucky Shelby • Garrard • Greenup • Scott • Shelby • Madison • Slaughter • Adair • Desha • Metcalfe • J. Breathitt • J. Morehead • Clark • Wickliffe • Letcher • Owsley • Crittenden • Helm • Powell • C. Morehead • Magoffin • Robinson • Bramlette • Helm • Stevenson • Leslie • McCreary • Blackburn • Knott • Buckner • Brown • Bradley • Taylor • Goebel • Beckham • Willson • McCreary • Stanley • Black • Morrow • Fields • Sampson • Laffoon • Chandler • Johnson • Willis • Clements • Wetherby • Chandler • Combs • E. Breathitt • Nunn • Ford • Carroll • Brown Jr. • Collins • Wilkinson • Jones • Patton • Fletcher
