Richard Taylor Jacob

Richard Taylor Jacob (March 13, 1825 – September 13, 1903) was an American attorney and politician, elected as 17th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky (1863–4). Although a slaveholder, he was loyal to the Union during the American Civil War, raising the 9th Kentucky Cavalry for its defense.

Due to his supporting the Democratic Party candidacy of George B. McClellan for the presidency in 1864, in addition to other differences, Kentucky Governor Thomas Bramlette ordered Jacob arrested by the Union commander, removed from office, and expelled from the state during the war, sending him to Richmond, Virginia. Jacob appealed to President Abraham Lincoln and was allowed to return to Kentucky.

The lieutenant governorship remained vacant until a new term began in 1867.

Richard Taylor Jacob in The Guns of The South
Lt. Gov. Richard Taylor Jacob (D-Kentucky) led a group that made a peace offering to Robert E. Lee just after the latter had survived an assassination attempt in Louisville in early 1865. The delegates told Lee that he should not deem it in any way reflective of how true Kentuckians felt about Lee or the Confederacy, and continued making similar pronouncements while Lee wished they would leave so he could eat his ham and eggs.

Literary comment
While the official isn't named, it is reasonable to assume that, with the Second American Revolution having ended early, Jacob was allowed to serve out his full term.