Gov. Christopher Columbus Greenup Facts and Events ||Gov.
Christopher Columbus Greenup ||Westmoreland, Virginia, United
States ||9 Jul 1787 ||Hanover, Virginia, United Statesto Mary
Catherine Pope ||27 April 1818 ||Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky,
United Statesat Blue Lick Springs Resort, where he had traveled
seeking relief from his rheumatism ||Frankfort Cemetery,
Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, United States - the text in this
section is copied from an article in Wikipedia Christopher
Greenup (c. 1750 – April 27, 1818) was an American politician
who served as a U.S. Representative and the third Governor of
Kentucky. Little is known about his early life; the first
reliable records about him are documents recording his service
in the Revolutionary War where he served as a lieutenant in the
Continental Army and a colonel in the Virginia militia. After
his service in the war, Greenup helped settle the trans-
Appalachian regions of Virginia. He became involved in politics,
and played an active role in three of the