Reports of Civil and Criminal Cases Decided by the Court of Appeals of Kentucky

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Lucas, Mrs. M. C.
Lucas, Mrs. M. C.
Mrs. M.C. Lucas was elected Sheriff in Daviess County, Kentucky in 1885. Lucas was elected by the male voters to replace her husband when he was killed by a mob. The courts in Kentucky eventually ruled that male voters could not elect a woman as sheriff.