The Political Graveyard: Sullivan family of Indiana

Sullivan family of Indiana

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Oliver Hampton Smith (1794-1859) — also known as Oliver H. Smith — of Connersville, Fayette County, Ind. Born in Smiths Island (unknown county), N.J., October 23, 1794. Grandfather of Thomas Lennox Sullivan; great-grandfather of Reginald H. Sullivan. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1822; U.S. Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1827-29; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1837-43. Died March 19, 1859. Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Jeremiah Sullivan (1794-1870) — of Indiana. Born in Harrisonburg, Va., July 21, 1794. Father of Thomas L. Sullivan, Sr.; grandfather of Thomas Lennox Sullivan; great-grandfather of Reginald H. Sullivan. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1819-21; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1824, 1826; justice of Indiana state supreme court, 1837-46; county judge in Indiana, 1869-70. Presbyterian. Suggested the name 'Indianapolis' for the state capital. Died in Madison, Jefferson County, Ind., December 6, 1870. Burial location unknown.
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Thomas L. Sullivan, Sr. (1819-1878) — of Indiana. Born in Madison, Jefferson County, Ind., September 8, 1819. Son of Jeremiah Sullivan. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1844-45; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War. Died February 27, 1878. Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Lennox Sullivan (1846-1936) — also known as Thomas L. Sullivan — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., October 6, 1846. Grandson of Oliver Hampton Smith and Jeremiah Sullivan; father of Reginald H. Sullivan. Democrat. Circuit judge in Indiana, 1888; mayor of Indianapolis, Ind., 1890-93; candidate for superior court judge in Indiana, 1899. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died July 9, 1936. Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Reginald H. Sullivan (1876-1980) — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., March 10, 1876. Great-grandson of Oliver Hampton Smith and Jeremiah Sullivan; son of Thomas Lennox Sullivan. Democrat. Member of Indiana state senate, 1911-13; mayor of Indianapolis, Ind., 1930-34, 1939-42; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1932, 1940. Episcopalian. Died January 30, 1980. Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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