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Caleb Blood Smith (1808-1864) —
also known as Caleb B. Smith —
of Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., April 16,
1808.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1833-37, 1840-41; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1836; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1843-49; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1860;
speaker, 1856;
Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1856;
U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1861-62; Judge of
U.S. District Court, 1863-64; died in office 1864.
A large private mausoleum was built for him in Crown Hill Cemetery,
Indianapolis, but he was never entombed there.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., January
7, 1864 (age 55 years, 266
days).
Original interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery (which no longer exists), Indianapolis, Ind.;
reinterment at City Cemetery.
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Benjamin Franklin Claypool (1825-1888) —
of Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind.
Born in Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind., December
12, 1825.
Son of Newton
Claypool and Mary (Kerns) Claypool (1798-1866).
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1856,
1868;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1861-63; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1864,
1868;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1874.
Died in Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind., December
11, 1888 (age 62 years, 365
days).
Interment at City Cemetery.
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Newton Claypool (1795-1864) —
of Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind.
Born in Randolph
County, Va. (now W.Va.), May 20,
1795.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1825-28, 1842-43, 1844-45; member
of Indiana
state senate, 1828-31, 1836-37.
Died in Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind., May 14,
1864 (age 68 years, 360
days).
Interment at City Cemetery.
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Finly Hutchinson Gray (1863-1947) —
also known as Finly H. Gray —
of Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind.
Born near Orange, Fayette
County, Ind., July 21,
1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Connersville, Ind., 1904-10; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1911-17, 1933-39 (6th District
1911-17, 10th District 1933-39).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Redmen; Moose.
Died in Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind., May 8,
1947 (age 83 years, 291
days).
Interment at Dale Cemetery.
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Raymond Smiley Springer (1882-1947) —
also known as Raymond S. Springer —
of Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind.
Born in Indiana, 1882.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1939-47; died in
office 1947.
Died August
28, 1947 (age about 65
years).
Interment at Dale Cemetery.
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Richard Nash Elliott (1873-1948) —
also known as Richard N. Elliott —
of Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind.
Born near Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind., April 25,
1873.
Son of Charles W. Elliott and Eliza (Nash) Elliott.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1905-09; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1916;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1917-31; defeated, 1930.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died March 21,
1948 (age 74 years, 331
days).
Interment at Dale Cemetery.
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