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William Dudley Pelley (1890-1965) —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.; Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind.
Born in Lynn, Essex
County, Mass., March 12,
1890.
Son of Grace (Goodale) Pelley (born 1861) and William George Apsey
Pelley (1867-1920).
Hollywood screenwriter
in 1917-29 for about 12 films,
including The Light in the Dark and The Shock, both
starring Lon Chaney; founder (1933) and leader of the anti-Semitic
Silver Legion of America organization (the "Silver Shirts",
explicitly modeled after Adolf Hitler's Brownshirts); Christian
candidate for President
of the United States, 1936; arrested
in April 1942 and charged
with criminal
sedition; convicted
and sentenced
to fifteen years in prison;
released in 1950.
Died in Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind., July 1,
1965 (age 75 years, 111
days).
Interment at Crownland Cemetery.
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James La Fayette Evans (1825-1903) —
of Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind.
Born in Clayville, Harrison
County, Ky., March 27,
1825.
Republican. Merchant;
grain elevator
business; meat packing
business; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1875-79.
Died in Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind., May 28,
1903 (age 78 years, 62
days).
Interment at Crownland Cemetery.
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David Leigh Colvin (1880-1959) —
also known as D. Leigh Colvin —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in South Charleston, Clark
County, Ohio, January
28, 1880.
Son of David Taylor Colvin and Maria (Larkin) Colvin.
Candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1916 (Prohibition), 1932 (Law
Preservation); Prohibition candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1917; Prohibition candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1920; Prohibition candidate for
U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1922; Chairman of
Prohibition National Committee, 1926-32; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died, from uremia, in
Lawrence Hospital,
Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
7, 1959 (age 79 years, 222
days).
Interment at Summit Lawn Cemetery.
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Mamie White Colvin (1883-1955) —
also known as Mamie W. Colvin; Mamie White —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Westview, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, June 12,
1883.
Daughter of Rev. Levi White and Mary Belle (Hudelson) White.
Prohibition candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1918; Prohibition candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York, 1920;
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1922; Dry candidate
for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Women's
Christian Temperance Union; Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Died in Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., October
30, 1955 (age 72 years, 140
days).
Interment at Summit Lawn Cemetery.
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