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Louisville, 1856-61. He was a represeutative in the state legislature, 1855-.j0, and state's attorney, 1856-58 He was married in 1856 to Eniilie, daughter of Robert S. Todd. He joined the Con- federate ami}' in 1861 as colonel of the 1st Ken- tucky cavalry, and for bravery at Shiloh was made a brigadier-general, March 14, 1863. He commanded the 2d brigade of Gen. Cliarles darks 1st division in the army of Gen. John C. Breckinridge in the unsuccessful attack on Baton Rouge, La., Aug. 5, 1862, where he had his horse shot and was wounded. He commanded the 1st brigade in Breckinridge's division, D. H. Hill's corps in the battle of Chickamauga, where he conducted several brilliant movements, includ- ing a successful attack on Negley's infantry at Glass's Mill, Sept. 19, 1863. He was killed while leading his brigade on the morning of the 20th in an endeavor to carry the Federal breastworks in order to protect his men exposed to a flank fire. He died at Chickamauga, Ga.. Sept. 20, 1863.

HELM, John Larue, governor of Kentucky, was burn in Hardin county, Ky., July 4, 1802-, son of George B. and Rebecca (Larue) Helm; and grandson of Thomas Helm, who came from Prince William county, Va., in 1780, settled in Kentucky at the Falls and removed to a more healthful locality in the vicinity of Elizabeth- town, where he erected a fort for the protection of his family against tke Indians, and '• Helm Place" descended to John Larue Helm, whose father died about 1820 leaving the family to his care. He was a clerk in the circuit court, studied law, was admitted to prac- tice in 1823, and be- came county attorney of Meade count}-, although living in Hardin county. He was married to Lucinda Barbour, daughter of Ben- jamin and (Bar- bour) Hardin. He was a representative in the state legislature, 1826-27, 1830, 1832-37, 1839, 1842-43, and speaker for five years, and state senator, 1844-48. He was defeated for representa- tive in the 26th congress; was lieutenant-governor of the state, 1848-50, and governor, 1850-51, Gov- ernor John J. Crittenden having resigned to accept the caljinet position of U.S. attorney-gen- eral under President Fillmore. When Lazarus W. Powell was inaugurated governor in 1851, Governor Helm resumed the practice of law and the care of his farm. He was president of the

Louisville and Nashville railroad, 1854-56, then in process of construction, and he completed the road. He was elected state senator in 1865 and governor of the state in 1867, the inaugural cere- monies being held at his home in Elizabethtown, Ky., Sept. 3, 1867, while he was confined to his room i)y illness and died, Sept. 8, 1867.

HELH, Joseph Church, jurist, was born in Chi- cago. 111., June oU. IS4S. H i.s father was anative of the state of New York, and his mother, a Canadian by birth, was of Scotch ancestry. The family removed to Prescot, Canada, soon after Joseph's birth, and about 1854 to Iowa. He joined the 1st battalion, 13th U.S. Infantry, as drummer boy in 1861 and was a prisoner in the Confederate pri.son at Belle Isle for three months. On his release in 1863 he was mustered in as a private in the volunteer arm}- and served through the remainder of the war. In 1866 he was mus- tered out and entered the State university of Iowa, where he was graduated in 1870. He was principal of the high schools at Van Buren, Ark., 1871, and Little Rock, Ark., 1872-73, and was graduated in law at the State university of Iowa in 1874, second in a class of ninety-four. The next year he removed to Colorado Springs, Col., where he was a representative in the first state legislature, 1877-79; state senator, 1879-81; district judge, 1881-88, associate justice of the su- preme court of the state, 1883-89. and chief- justice, 1889-92. He resigned in September, 1892, to accept the Republican nomination for governor of Colorado. He was defeated in the election in November, 1892, by Davis H. Waite, Populist, and returned to the practice of law. He was married in 1881 to Marcia Stewart of Colorado Springs, Col.

HELM, Lucinda Barbour, author, was born in Helm Place, near Elizabethtown, Ky., Dec. 23, 1839; daughter of John Lainie and Lucinda Barbour (Hardin) Helm. She began to write when very young using the pen-name " Lucile." In 1857 an article from her pen appeared entitled "The Divinity of the Saviour." Many of her articles which appeared in English papers during the civil war received flattering comment and were widely copied. She also contributed fre- quently to the Louisville Journal, the Courier, Couripr-Jnurnnl and the Christicni Advocate. She was a prominent leader in the mission work of the Methodist Episcopal cliurch south, and edi- tor of one of the papers i)ulilished by the Woman's Parsf)nage and Home Mission society. She was a member of the Women's foreign mis- sionary society and of the International Christian Workers' association. She is the author of Gerard: The Call of the Church Hell (1884). and many short stories, tracts and leaflets. She died at Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 15. ist97.