Episode 196: Honest Dick | James "Honest Dick" Tate

Tina and Hillary cover former Kentucky State Treasurer, James "Honest Dick" Tate.

Kentucky State Treasurer James Tate was known for his honesty. But when he vanished with a stolen fortune, he triggered a nationwide manhunt proving that even the most trustworthy can have a hidden side.

Sources
Frank the Magazine
James ‘Honest Dick’ Tate: Frankfort’s most honest of dishonest men--by Roger Barlow

Lexington Herald-Leader
Fraudulent legacy of Ky. treasurer ‘Honest Dick’ Tate--by Stuart W. Sanders

Kentucky Historical Society
Tate Impeachment

Roots Web
Kentucky: A History of the State--by Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 5th ed., 1887,
Franklin Co.

Photos
James "Honest Dick" Tate--Unknown Author (Public Domain via Wikipedia)
Kentucky Treasury Scales--from Emma Guy Cromwell; KHS Collection via Kentucky Historical Society