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Samuel Dillon Jackson (1895-1951) —
also known as Samuel D. Jackson —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Allen
County, Ind., May 28,
1895.
Son of Isaiah H. Jackson and Minnie (Whittenberger) Jackson.
Democrat. Lawyer; Allen
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1924-28; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 12th District, 1928; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1940
(alternate), 1944,
1948;
Indiana
state attorney general, 1940-41; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1944; appointed 1944.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., March 8,
1951 (age 55 years, 284
days).
Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery.
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John W. Dawson (1820-1877) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Cambridge, Dearborn
County, Ind., October
21, 1820.
Farmer;
lawyer;
newspaper
editor; candidate for Indiana
state house of representatives, 1854; candidate for secretary of
state of Indiana, 1856; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1858; Governor of
Utah Territory, 1861.
In December, 1861, after less than a month as territorial governor,
fled
Utah amid controversy and scandal.
Just east of Salt Lake City, he was attacked
by three men and badly injured.
Died in Indiana, September
10, 1877 (age 56 years, 324
days).
Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery.
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Samuel Brenton (1810-1857) —
of Indiana.
Born in Gallatin
County, Ky., November
22, 1810.
Minister;
lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1838-39, 1840-41; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1851-53, 1855-57;
defeated, 1852; died in office 1857.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., March 29,
1857 (age 46 years, 127
days).
Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Robert S. Robertson (1839-1906) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Argyle, Washington
County, N.Y., April 16,
1839.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1887-89.
Received the Medal
of Honor in 1897 for action at Corbins Bridge, Va., May 8, 1864.
Died August
25, 1906 (age 67 years, 131
days).
Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery.
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George W. Gillie (1880-1963) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Berwickshire, Scotland,
August
15, 1880.
Republican. Veterinarian;
Allen
County Sheriff, 1917; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1939-49; defeated, 1948.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., July 3,
1963 (age 82 years, 322
days).
Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery.
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Richard Kenney Erwin (1860-1917) —
also known as Richard K. Erwin —
of Adams
County, Ind.; Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Adams
County, Ind., July 11,
1860.
Son of David Erwin and Mary Ellen (Need) Erwin.
Democrat. Lawyer; Adams
County Attorney, 1889-97; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1891-94; circuit judge in
Indiana, 1901-07; justice of
Indiana state supreme court, 1912-17; died in office 1917.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., October
5, 1917 (age 57 years, 86
days).
Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery.
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James McClellan Robinson (1861-1942) —
also known as James M. Robinson —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Allen
County, Ind., May 31,
1861.
Son of David A. Robinson and Isabella (Bowen) Robinson.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Indiana 12th District, 1897-1905; defeated,
1904.
Died in Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
16, 1942 (age 80 years, 230
days).
Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery.
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David Hogg (1886-1973) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Indiana, August
21, 1886.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Indiana 12th District, 1925-33.
Died October
23, 1973 (age 87 years, 63
days).
Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery.
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James Wallace Borden (1810-1882) —
also known as James W. Borden —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in 1810.
Democrat. Circuit judge in Indiana, 1841-50; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; common pleas
court judge in Indiana, 1851-57, 1864; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1856;
U.S. Diplomatic Commissioner to Hawaiian Islands, 1858-61.
Died in 1882
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery.
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Allen Zollars (1839-1909) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Licking
County, Ohio, September
3, 1839.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1869; superior court judge in
Indiana, 1877; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1880;
justice
of Indiana state supreme court, 1883-89.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., December
20, 1909 (age 70 years, 108
days).
Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery.
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Andrew Holman Hamilton (1834-1895) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., June 7,
1834.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Indiana 12th District, 1875-79.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., May 9,
1895 (age 60 years, 336
days).
Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery.
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Alfred Peck Edgerton (1813-1897) —
of Hicksville, Defiance
County, Ohio; Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y., January
11, 1813.
Democrat. Member of Ohio state
senate, 1845-46; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1851-55; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1864;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1868.
Died in Hicksville, Defiance
County, Ohio, May 14,
1897 (age 84 years, 123
days).
Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery.
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Robert Lowry (1824-1904) —
of Indiana.
Born in Ireland,
April
2, 1824.
Democrat. State court judge in Indiana, 1852; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 12th District, 1883-87.
Died January
27, 1904 (age 79 years, 300
days).
Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery.
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Walpole Gillespie Colerick (1845-1911) —
of Indiana.
Born in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., August 1,
1845.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Indiana 12th District, 1879-83.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., January
11, 1911 (age 65 years, 163
days).
Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery.
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William Rockhill (1793-1865) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Burlington
County, N.J., February
10, 1793.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1834-36, 1836-37; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1836;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1844-47; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1847-49; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1856.
Presbyterian.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., January
15, 1865 (age 71 years, 340
days).
Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery.
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Joseph Ketchum Edgerton (1818-1893) —
also known as Joseph K. Edgerton —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Vergennes, Addison
County, Vt., February
16, 1818.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1863-65.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., August
25, 1893 (age 75 years, 190
days).
Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery.
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James Bain White (1835-1897) —
also known as James B. White —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Stirlingshire, Scotland,
June
26, 1835.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 12th District, 1887-89; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1892.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., October
9, 1897 (age 62 years, 105
days).
Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery.
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Franklin Peleg Randall (1812-1892) —
also known as Franklin P. Randall —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Madison
County, N.Y., June 2,
1812.
School
teacher; lawyer; railroad
promoter; candidate for Indiana
state house of representatives, 1845; member of Indiana
state senate, 1847-50; Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1856;
mayor
of Fort Wayne, Ind., 1859-64, 1869-73.
Episcopalian.
English
ancestry.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., May 23,
1892 (age 79 years, 356
days).
Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery.
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Charles A. Zollinger (1838-1893) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in 1838.
Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Fort Wayne, Ind., 1873-85, 1893.
Died in 1893
(age about
55 years).
Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery.
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Harry William Baals (1886-1954) —
also known as Harry W. Baals —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., November
16, 1886.
Republican. Postmaster;
lumber
business; mayor
of Fort Wayne, Ind., 1934-47, 1951-54; died in office 1954.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, from a kidney
infection, in Parkview Memorial Hospital,
Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., May 9,
1954 (age 67 years, 174
days).
Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery.
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Merchant W. Huxford (1798-1877) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Conway, Franklin
County, Mass., 1798.
Druggist;
mayor
of Fort Wayne, Ind., 1845-49.
Died in 1877
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery.
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Samuel S. Morss (1811-1862) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in 1811.
Mayor
of Fort Wayne, Ind., 1857-59.
Died in 1862
(age about
51 years).
Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery.
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Jesse A. Grice (1852-1915) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in 1852.
Republican. Allen
County Sheriff; mayor
of Fort Wayne, Ind., 1909-13.
Died in 1915
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery.
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George W. Wood (1808-1871) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in 1808.
Mayor
of Fort Wayne, Ind., 1840.
Died in 1871
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery.
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William Wellington Carson (1820-1890) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in County Mayo, Ireland,
1820.
Candidate for Indiana
state house of representatives, 1846; member of Indiana
state senate, 1865-69; common pleas court judge in Indiana,
1870-72; circuit judge in Indiana, 1875-76.
Presbyterian.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., April 29,
1890 (age about 69
years).
Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery.
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Samuel Hanna (1797-1866) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Scott
County, Ky., October
18, 1797.
Postmaster;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1826-27, 1831-32, 1840-41; member
of Indiana
state senate, 1832-35; delegate to Whig National Convention from
Indiana, 1839; candidate for delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1856.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., June 11,
1866 (age 68 years, 236
days).
Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery.
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David Hoge Colerick (1805-1887) —
also known as David H. Colerick —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., 1805.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1833-34; member of Indiana
state senate, 1835-38; defeated, 1838; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1864.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., November
7, 1887 (age about 82
years).
Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery.
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James Madison Barrett, Sr. (1852-1929) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in La Salle
County, Ill., February
7, 1852.
Member of Indiana
state senate, 1887-89.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Psi
Upsilon.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., May 1,
1929 (age 77 years, 83
days).
Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery.
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William H. Shambaugh (1856-1927) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Allen
County, Ind., 1856.
School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1887-89; candidate for mayor
of Fort Wayne, Ind., 1894.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., February
21, 1927 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery.
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Lucien P. Ferry (1811-1844) —
of Indiana.
Born in Sandusky, Erie
County, Ohio, October
3, 1811.
Probate judge in Indiana, 1837-39; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1843-44.
Episcopalian.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., August
20, 1844 (age 32 years, 322
days).
Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery.
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Joseph Brackenridge (1823-1891) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind., 1823.
Common pleas court judge in Indiana, 1856.
Died in 1891
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery.
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