出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/05/22 15:27 UTC 版)
Ruby Laffoon (January 15, 1869 – March 1, 1941) was the 43rd Governor of Kentucky, serving from 1931 to 1935. He was introduced to politics by his uncle, U. S. Representative Polk Laffoon. After developing a mixed record of political victories and defeats at the county and state levels, he was chosen as the Democratic gubernatorial nominee in 1931. His nomination was by a convention, not a primary, and he was the only Kentucky gubernatorial candidate so chosen after 1903. In the general election, he defeated Republican William B. Harrison by what was then the largest margin of victory in Kentucky gubernatorial history.