The Political Graveyard: Holcomb family of Indiana

Holcomb family of Indiana

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Silas Mercer Holcomb (1838-1906) — of Gibson County, Ind. Born in Fort Branch, Gibson County, Ind., March 27, 1838. Uncle of Silas Alexander Holcombe; father of Oscar Raymond Holcomb and Clarence Leland Holcomb. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1864. Died in Gibson County, Ind., June 6, 1906. Burial location unknown.
Silas Alexander Holcombe (1858-1920) — also known as Silas A. Holcombe — of Nebraska. Born August 25, 1858. Nephew of Silas Mercer Holcomb; first cousin of Oscar Raymond Holcomb and Clarence Leland Holcomb. Governor of Nebraska, 1895-99; justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1900-06; chief justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1904-06. Died April 25, 1920. Interment at Broken Bow Cemetery, Broken Bow, Neb.
Oscar Raymond Holcomb (b. 1867) — also known as O. R. Holcomb — of Ritzville, Adams County, Wash. Born in Gibson County, Ind., December 31, 1867. Son of Silas Mercer Holcomb; first cousin of Silas Alexander Holcombe; brother of Clarence Leland Holcomb. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Washington at-large, 1902; superior court judge in Washington, 1909-15; justice of Washington state supreme court, 1915-27, 1927-31; chief justice of Washington state supreme court, 1919-21. Episcopalian. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
Clarence Leland Holcomb (1871-c.1942) — of Washington. Born in Gibson County, Ind., October 15, 1871. Son of Silas Mercer Holcomb; first cousin of Silas Alexander Holcombe; brother of Oscar Raymond Holcomb. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1932. Died in Kennewick, Benton County, Wash. Burial location unknown.

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