Although not born or raised in Kenton County, Clyde and Mary Middleton, through years of service in political, religious and philanthropic endeavors, made a lasting impact on the county and the rest of Northern Kentucky.
The Middletons
Kenton County Circuit Court Clerk John Middleton, the son of Clyde and Mary, will discuss the lives and impact of these two dynamic individuals at the NKY History Hour at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 31.
To register and participate in the free virtual presentation, presented by Behringer-Crawford Museum, click here.
Information on how to connect to the Zoom session will be sent after registration.
Clyde Middleton was a Kentucky state senator from 1967 to 1986 and served as Kenton County Judge Executive from 1990 to 1998. He was influential in the founding of Northern Kentucky University, the moving of Chase College of Law to NKU and the creation of the Kenton County Public Library. He and his wife Mary, who was the first Republican woman in Northern Kentucky to run for office in 1959, were celebrated for their charity and civic work.
John Middleton
John Middleton is the first Republican elected to the office of Kenton County Clerk. A graduate of the Salmon P. Chase College of Law, he served as managing member of Middleton & Middleton, PLLC, from 1999 to 2007.
Hosted by Shane Noem and Tara Johnson-Noem, vice president of the BCM Board of Trustees, NKY History Hour is a weekly offering of the museum focused on Northern Kentucky history, featuring local authors, historians and archaeologists.
NKY History Hour presentations are currently free to the public but may become a BCM members-only benefit in the future. To support NKY History Hour and access many other entertaining and thought-provoking programs for free, join BCM today here.
Behringer-Crawford Museum is supported in part by our members, the City of Covington. Kenton County Fiscal Court, ArtsWave, Kentucky Arts Council, Kentucky Humanities, the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame and The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation.
