Johnson County
Indiana
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Johnson County
Indiana
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Johnson County
Index to Locations
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Lemuel Ertus Slack (1874-1952) —
also known as L. Ert Slack —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Johnson
County, Ind., October
8, 1874.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1901-05; member of Indiana
state senate, 1905-09; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1908; U.S.
Attorney for Indiana, 1916-18; mayor
of Indianapolis, Ind., 1927-29; superior court judge in Indiana,
1936-38.
Died in the Masonic Home
in Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., February
24, 1952 (age 77 years, 139
days).
Interment somewhere.
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Roger Douglas Branigin (1902-1975) —
also known as Roger D. Branigin —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., July 26,
1902.
Son of Elba L. Branigin and Zula (Francis) Branigin.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1964;
Governor
of Indiana, 1965-69; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1968.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Newcomen
Society; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died November
19, 1975 (age 73 years, 116
days).
Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery.
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William Watson Wick (1796-1868) —
also known as William W. Wick —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1796.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1839-41, 1845-49 (6th District
1839-41, 5th District 1845-49).
Died in 1868
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery.
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Samuel Petitt Oyler (1819-1898) —
of Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind.
Born in Hawkhurst, Kent, England,
August
26, 1819.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1860;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state senate, 1865-67; defeated, 1860; circuit judge in Indiana,
1869-70.
Universalist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Led the charge at Missionary Ridge, Georgia, November 25, 1863.
Died, of a stroke, at
Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., September
6, 1898 (age 79 years, 11
days).
Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery.
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Samuel Eccles (1788-1859) —
of Johnson
County, Ind.
Born in Virginia, March 15,
1788.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1851-52.
Presbyterian.
Died in Greenwood, Johnson
County, Ind., August
30, 1859 (age 71 years, 168
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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