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University of Kentucky Presidents

This research guide provides historical information about each of the University of Kentucky presidents from 1866 through the present.

Joseph DeSha Pickett biographical information

Joseph DeSha PickettJoseph DeSha Pickett was the second presiding officer of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky University in Lexington, 1868-1869.

Photo:  University of Kentucky Portrait Print Collection:  https://exploreuk.uky.edu/catalog/xt73j960633j_5006_1