Howard County
Indiana
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Howard County
Indiana
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Howard County
Index to Locations
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Forest Arthur Harness (1895-1974) —
also known as Forest A. Harness —
of Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind.
Born in Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind., June 24,
1895.
Son of Oscar Melvin Harness and Elfie Marie (Willits) Harness.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Howard
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-24; represented the United
States in the attempt to extradite Samuel
Insull from Greece, 1932-34; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1939-49; defeated,
1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1948.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Delta
Chi; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., July 29,
1974 (age 79 years, 35
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Crown Point Cemetery.
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Robert Kennedy (1788-1855) —
of Indiana.
Born in Garrard
County, Ky., November
17, 1788.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1823-24.
Presbyterian;
later Disciples
of Christ.
Died in Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind., November
19, 1855 (age 67 years, 2
days).
Interment at Old Pioneer Cemetery.
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