Lawyers and Lawmakers of Kentucky, by H. Levin, editor, 1897. Published
by Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago.  Reprinted by Southern Historical
Press.  p. 86.  Warren County.

ASHER W. GRAHAM, judge of the court of appeals, was born May 17, 1799 in
Rockingham county, Virginia.  His father moved to Kentucky when he was
seven years old and settled finally at Bowling Green.  His early education
was secured at the hands of Rev. John Howe, at Queensburg, Kentucky.  He
studied law under the guidance of Solomon P. Sharp and was admitted to
the bar in 1820, entering at once upon the practice, in which he achieved
fame and secured the confidence of the people.  He was appointed judge of
the circuit court in 1831 by Governor Thomas Metcalfe, resigned in 1837,
and was re-appointed by Governor James Clark.  On the 1st of May, 1849,
he was appointed by Governor John J. Crittenden to the appellate bench.
He retired from office on the adoption of the constitution of 1850, and
was again elected judge of the circuit court of the Bowling Green district.
He died in October, 1866.  Further details of his life and character will
be found in the article on Bowling Green bar.

Graham Howe Sharp
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Rockingham-VA

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