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Frank Lewis O'Bannon (1930-2003) —
also known as Frank L. O'Bannon —
of Indiana.
Born in Corydon, Harrison
County, Ind., January
30, 1930.
Son of Faith (Dropsey) O'Bannon and Robert
Presley O'Bannon.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Indiana
state senate, 1971-89; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1989-97; Governor of
Indiana, 1997-2003; died in office 2003; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 2000.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Gamma Delta; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion.
Suffered a major
stroke, and subsequently died, in Northwestern Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
13, 2003 (age 73 years, 226
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Cedar Hill Cemetery; statue at Old Courthouse Square.
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William Taylor Zenor (1846-1916) —
also known as William T. Zenor —
of Corydon, Harrison
County, Ind.
Born near Corydon, Harrison
County, Ind., April 30,
1846.
Democrat. State court judge in Indiana, 1885; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1897-1907.
Died in New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind., June 2,
1916 (age 70 years, 33
days).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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William Theopilus Jones (1842-1882) —
of Wyoming.
Born in Corydon, Harrison
County, Ind., February
20, 1842.
Republican. Justice of
Wyoming territorial supreme court, 1869; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Wyoming Territory, 1871; member of Republican
National Committee from Wyoming Territory, 1872-.
Died October
9, 1882 (age 40 years, 231
days).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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Robert John Tracewell (1852-1922) —
also known as Robert J. Tracewell —
of Corydon, Harrison
County, Ind.; Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Warren
County, Va., May 7,
1852.
Son of W. N. Tracewell and L. V. Tracewell.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1895-97; Comptroller of
the U.S. Treasury, 1897-1913; superior court judge in Indiana,
1918-22.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., July 28,
1922 (age 70 years, 82
days).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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Lew O'Bannon —
of Indiana.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1908;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1924; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1932.
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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Robert Presley O'Bannon —
also known as Robert P. O'Bannon —
of Corydon, Harrison
County, Ind.
Son of Lew
O'Bannon.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; member of Indiana
state senate, 1951-71.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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