Background
Gatton, Roy Harper was born on February 1, 1892 in Madison, Indiana, United States. Son of John Samuel and Amy (Smallwood) Gatton.
Gatton, Roy Harper was born on February 1, 1892 in Madison, Indiana, United States. Son of John Samuel and Amy (Smallwood) Gatton.
Graduate Campbellsville (Kentucky) Academy, 1909. Bachelor of Arts, Georgetown (Kentucky) College, 1912. Doctor of Laws, 1936.
Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1926.
Student Columbia University summer, 1931.
; children—Winona, Margaret. Married second, Alice Linkenburg, February 16, 1928. Principal Madisonville, (Kentucky) High School, 1912-1914.
Superintendent Madisonville schools, 1914-1953.
Executive vice president Kentucky Chamber of Commerce since 1953. State director Federal Emergency Relief Administration, 1933.
Participant owner Green River Farms. Trustee Georgetown College since 1918, Kentucky Children’s Home Society, 1927-1936.
Member Kentucky Textbook Commission, 1928-1936, chairman, 1934-1936.
Kentucky chairman United Service Organizations, 1944. Trustee U. Kentucky, 1938-1952.
All who truly seek God are both competent and called to develop in that relationship and share it with others
Member Kentucky Textbook Commission, 1928-1936, chairman, 1934-1936. Member Crippled Children’s Commission (director 1927-1936), Kentucky Education Association (director) 1928-1935. Kiwanian, Mason (Shriner), Elk.
Club: Madisonville Country.
Elected vice president Kiwanis International, 1930, re-elected, 1931, international trustee, 1932, re-elected, 1934, international president, 1935-1936. Member Personnel Council, State of Kentucky.
Married Margaret Lackey, August 5, 1914 (deceased. Married second, Alice Linkenburg, February 16, 1928. Children: Winona, Margaret.