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Ruby Laffoon. Ruby Laffoon (January 15, 1869 – March 1, 1941) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 43rd Governor of Kentucky from 1931 to 1935. A Kentucky native, at age 17, Laffoon moved to Washington, D.C., to live with his uncle, U.S. Representative Polk Laffoon.
In 1912, he secured an appointment as chairman of the first State Insurance Rating Board. He also served on the bench of the Hopkins Circuit Court from 1921 to 1931. Laffoon won the 1931 Democratic gubernatorial nomination, was elected governor, and sworn into office on December 8, 1931.
At the age of thirty-six Laffoon reached his boyhood goal of becoming governor of Kentucky after he was nominated as the Democratic party’s candidate at the 1931 nominating convention. With a unified party he defeated William B. Harrison in the general election.
Ruby Laffoon (January 15, 1869 – March 1, 1941) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 43rd Governor of Kentucky from 1931 to 1935. A Kentucky native, at age 17, Laffoon moved to Washington, D.C., to live with his uncle, U.S. Representative Polk Laffoon.
Ruby Laffoon, who seemed to have had an innate sense of public relations and an affinity for Hollywood stars, replaced Sampson as Governor in 1932. Early on, Laffoon didn’t seem to take to the idea of a Kentucky Colonels’ society and somewhat shunned the organization, which then was known as The Kentucky Colonels.
Ruby Laffoon. Kentucky Governor, Judge. Born in Madisonville, Kentucky, he attended the Columbia Law School and graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1890. He was admitted to the bar and began to practice as a lawyer in Madisonville, Kentucky.
Gov. Ruby Laffoon. Marker Number: 1232. Location: 107 Union Street, Madisonville, KY 42431. Born January 15, 1869, Madisonville. Began law practice, 1892. Served as chairman of the first Insurance Rating Board, 1912. Circuit Court Judge, 1921-31.
