BIO: TARVIN, James P., Campbell Co., KY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contributed for use in US GenWeb Archives by the Kentucky Biography Project Date: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 Subject: BIO: TARVIN, James P., Campbell Co., KY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ******************************************************************************* USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net. ******************************************************************************* Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 7th ed., 1887, Kenton Co. JAMES P. TARVIN, a rising young lawyer of Covington, Ky., was born in Covington, November 13, 1859, and is the eldest son of William H. and Eliza (Pryor) Tarvin. The latter a daughter of the late eminent Judge James Pryor, of the circuit court bench, was born in New Castle, Henry Co., Ky. William H. Tarvin, a native of Covington, and a son of Uriah Tarvin, of Campbell County, Ky., was a merchant in Covington by occupation. The family were originally from Virginia. James P. Tarvin was educated in the schools of Covington, and read law with Messrs. Pryor and Chambers; he was admitted to practice in 1880, and in 1881 graduated from Cincinnati Law School. He has been quite successful in the practice of his profession, and as a politician is a hard and earnest worker in the Democratic ranks, having been chairman of the executive committee of his county for several years. *******************************************************************************