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Martha Layne Collins

American businesswoman and politician (1936–2025)
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Martha Layne Collins
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Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[22]
Date of birth
December 7, 1936
Date of death
November 1, 2025
Place of birth
Bagdad
Place of death
Lexington
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
politician, teacher, academic administrator, university teacher, governor
Employer
Seneca High School MCA, Fairdale High School, University of Louisville, John F. Kennedy School of Government, St. Catharine College, University of Kentucky[13][14][15][16][17][18]
Position held
Governor of Kentucky, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky[11][12]
Educated at
University of Kentucky[19]
Member of political party
Democratic Party[23]
Award received
Kentucky Women Remembered, Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star[20][21]
Work location
Frankfort, Louisville, Versailles, Lexington, Cambridge, Springfield[29][30][31][32][33][34]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[36]
Described by source
Kentucky women : their lives and times[35]
Family name
Collins[27]
Given name
Martha[28]
Name in native language
Martha Layne Collins[37]
Number of children
+2[38]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC EMCO Wikidata CoP[39]
Residence
Louisville, Versailles, Lexington[24][25][26]
🏷️ Also known as
en Martha Layne Collins ar مارثا ليان كولينز cs Martha Layne Collinsová de Martha Collins he מרתה ליין קולינס ja マーサ・レイン・コリンズ ko 마사 레인 콜린스 ru Коллинз, Марта Лейн ru Марта Лейн Коллинз zh 玛莎·莱恩·柯林斯
🔖 Identifiers · 21
ISNI
0000000042474889
VIAF cluster ID
4145129
Library of Congress authority ID
n93065191
C-SPAN person numeric ID
2522
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
marthacollins
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Martha-Layne-Collins
FAST ID
324498
Find a Grave memorial ID
288772448
Freebase ID
/m/05gy21
Geni.com profile ID
6000000067507730996
National Governors Association biography URL
www.nga.org
Notable Names Database ID
497/000120137
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OpenSanctions ID
Martha Layne Collins
Our Campaigns candidate ID
29543
Political Graveyard politician ID
collins6.html#804.87.36
Prabook ID
329622
SNAC ARK ID
w60g4g90
Trading Card Database name ID
110755
WikiTree person ID
Hall-8344
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhmJRJPrxxHYBX3gWJ7HC
Yale LUX ID
person/5aca8ee8-e39c-40f3-aa83-f43bc9338b02

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🔗 Connections
Work location 6
Frankfort, Louisville, Cambridge, Lexington, Springfield, Versailles
Employer 4
University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, John F. Kennedy School of Government, St. Catharine College
Occupation 2
teacher, politician
Position held 2
Governor of Kentucky, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
Award received 1
Kentucky Women Remembered
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
University of Kentucky
Family name 1
Collins
Given name 1
Martha
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Democratic Party
OpenSanctions ID 1
Martha Layne Collins
Place of birth 1
Bagdad
Place of death 1
Lexington
Sex or gender 1
female
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Summary

Martha Layne Collins was born on December 7, 1936[1], in Bagdad[2]. She died on November 1, 2025[3], in Lexington[4]. She worked as a politician[5], teacher[6], academic administrator[7], university teacher[8], and governor[9].

FAQs

Where was Martha Layne Collins born?

Martha Layne Collins's place of birth was Bagdad[2].

Where did Martha Layne Collins die?

Martha Layne Collins died in Lexington[4].

What did Martha Layne Collins do for work?

Martha Layne Collins worked as a politician[5], teacher[6], academic administrator[7], university teacher[8], and governor[9].

Where did Martha Layne Collins go to school?

Martha Layne Collins was educated at University of Kentucky[19].

What awards did Martha Layne Collins receive?

Honors received include Kentucky Women Remembered[20] and Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star[21].

Related Entities

St. Catharine College United States

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  22. [24] ↑ . lccn.loc.gov. lccn.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . lccn.loc.gov. lccn.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . lccn.loc.gov. lccn.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] ↑ . lex18.com. Retrieved . lex18.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · LccnBot bot · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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