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Richard Southgate, a lawyer, came to Newport in 1795. He was appointed Commonwealth Attorney for Campbell County in 1798, voted State Representative in 1803, and served as State Senator from 1817-1821. The city of Southgate was named for him; at one time he owned almost all of its land. He and his family also operated a health spa called “Southgate’s Mineral Wells,” and his son-in-law, Dr. Nathaniel Burger Shaler, was the surgeon at Newport Barracks. The historic Southgate house still stands across from Newport on the Levee.
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Southgate, Kentucky · United States
