THE B.O. GAINES HISTORY OF SCOTT COUNTY, Vol. 1, page 91,  B.O. Gaines, 
B.O. Gaines Press, 1905.

JUDGE JAS. F. ASKEW.  The Delegate from Scott County to the Fourth
Constitutional Convention, Held in Frankfort, September 28, 1899.
     As stated elsewhere in this history that Colonel Johnson's last
marriage was to Mrs. Anne Darnaby Clayton, to which union one child was
born - Miss Annie Johnson - who married Judge James F. Askew, whose
likeness appears above, and who was the delegate from Scott county to
the last convention at which the present and most important Constitution
of the State was made and adopted.  Miss Johnson was one of the
prettiest and most stylish young ladies of the county.  As a married
lady she is one of the most attractive, beautiful, stylish and
accomplished, not only in Scott County, but in the State.  She possesses
that rare beauty and youthful appearance that the daughters of no other
State but  Kentucky possess - always smiling, always sociable, always
kind, always charitable, and will always be loved by all who know her.
Judge and Mrs. Askew reside in a beautiful home, "Daisyfield," in the
county, situated on the Cincinnati Pike, about 2 miles from the city of
Georgetown, the Judge goes to and from his home to his office daily.
They have four children - two daughters, Louise and Anne and two sons,
Johnson and Jamie.  Judge Askew is not only one of the ablest members
of the Scott County Bar, but he is without a doubt and so recognized as
one of the leading lawyers of the State.  He is a man possessing a broad
mind, liberal views, and is at all times honest, faithful, conservative,
and enjoys a spendid practice.  He has held several county offices, and
each time filled them with honor to himself and credit to his party.
While a member of the Constitutional convention he was so extensively
admired as a statesman and a scholar that the following notice was taken
of him by the leading daily papers in the State.  It was in this
Constitutional convention that the manner of voting in Kentucky was
changed from the old viva voce way of voting to that of the secret
ballot, what was then called "The Australian System."  He was opposed to
the change and made a hard flight urging that it first be tried for a
few years before its adoption, as the permanent way of voting.  He was
indefatigable in his efforts to convince the members of its cost to the
tax-payers of the State, and its detriment to the party, all of which
has occurred since it was adopted as the manner of voting.  Below will
be found some mention of him as a delegate of that convention, which is
sufficient evidence of his ability.
        Judge Jas. F. Askew, A pen sketch as given by the
Courier-Journal:  Judge James F. Askew, delegate elect to the
Constitutional Convention from Scott County, was born in Mercer County,
Ky, January 3,1844.  He was pursuing his studies at Kentucky University,
then located at Harrodsburg, when the war came on and he enlisted on the
Confederate side.  At the close of the war he removed to Georgetown and
studied law, and has been practicing his profession there for the last
twenty years.  Soon after his coming to Georgetown he was elected Police
Judge of the town, but at the close of his term declined to stand for
re-election.  In 1873 he was appointed Master Commissioner of the Court
by Judge B. F. Buckner, then Circuit Judge of that district, now of
Louisville, and has filled the position continuously since that time.
He has never been an officeseeker, in the common acceptation of the
term.  He is conscientious, pains-taking gentleman, and ranks high in
his profession.  His wife is a daughter of the late Gen. William
Johnson, who represented Scott county in the last Constitutional
Convention.

Askew Darnaby Clayton Johnson Buckner
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Mercer-KY


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