Helm, John LaRue

Life Span
to
Full name
John LaRue Helm
Place of Birth
Hardin County, KY
Burial Place
Elizabethtown, KY
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
South
Origins
Slave State
No. of Siblings
8
No. of Spouses
1
No. of Children
11
Family

George Helm (father), Rebecca LaRue Helm (mother), Lucinda Barbour Hardin (wife), Benjamin Hardin Helm (son)

Occupation
Politician
Attorney or Judge
Businessman
Political Parties
Democratic
Government
Governor
State legislature
Local government
Date Event
In Kentucky state elections, Democrats easily maintain their hold on the governorship.
In Kentucky, newly elected governor John L. Helm dies at his home after just five days in office.
How to Cite This Page: "Helm, John LaRue," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/47765.