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County: Trimble

County Named, 1836

Marker Number: 

765

Location: 

Bedford Courthouse Lawn

For Robert Trimble, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, 1826-28, appointed by Pres. John Quincy Adams. Born in Va., 1777, came to Ky., 1780. Capt., Bourbon Co. regiment, 1796. Practiced law in Paris, Ky., 1800. Member State Legislature, 1802-04. Ky. Court of Appeals, 1807-09. U.S. District Attorney, 1813-17. U.S. District Judge from 1817-26. Died in 1828, buried at Paris, Ky.

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