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Brief History Of Kentucky Lions
Multiple District 43
During the years 1920-1941 Kentucky and Tennessee were one district. In March of 1941, Kentucky was assigned District 43 with Lion Chris Russell of Maysville serving as its first District Governor. At the 1941 State Convention it was voted to adopt the Multiple District Governor’s plan to become effective at the beginning of the 1941-1942 fiscal year and state would be divided into Districts K & Y. Lion Edward Roberts of Madisonville served as Governor of District K and Lion Gilbert Perrone of Lexington served as Governor of District 43 Y. Since 1920 eleven Kentucky Lions have been honored by being elected to serve on the Lions Clubs International Board as International Directors and one of these, PIP Finis Davis, served as President of the Association in 1960-1961. In 1946-1947 Kentucky was divided into four Districts and in 1967-1968 was divided into six districts, in 2018-2019 Kentucky was divided into the present two districts: District K and District Y.
 
Oldest Lions Clubs in Kentucky
  • Paducah – April 1920
  • Mayfield - May 1920
  • Owensboro - June 1920
  • Louisville Downtown - Sept. 1920
  • Lexington - December 1920
  • Hazard - March 1922
  • Frankfort - December 1923
  • Ashland - February 1924
  • Fulton – June 1924
  • Maysville – February 1929
  • Bowling Green – February 1931
  • Paris – March 1931
  • Winchester – March 1931
  • Richmond – April 1931
  • Harrodsburg – May 1931