John Adair 1800 to 1803. A candidate for a seat in the U.S. Senate in 1800, he was defeated in an overwhelming 68–13 vote of the legislature by John Breckinridge, who had been the acknowledged leader of the just-concluded constitutional convention. In 1802, Adair succeeded Breckinridge as Speaker of the House by a vote of 30–14 over Elder David Purviance, the candidate preferred by Governor James Garrard. He continued to serve as Speaker for the duration of his tenure in the House. In 1802, the legislature formed Adair County, Kentucky, naming it after the popular Speaker. In January 1804, Garrard nominated Adair
John Blanchard "Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth". John Blanchard John Blanchard is a Canadian television director and producer. He is best known for his directorial work on the sketch comedy series "SCTV", "The Kids in the Hall", "CODCO", "MADtv" and the talk show "The Martin Short Show" for which he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Talk Show. He also directed episodes of the sitcoms "Grounded for Life", "Wanda at Large", "Cavemen", and "Unhitched", as well as a number of television films one of his notable films being "The Last Polka" (1985)