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Frederick Van Nuys (1874-1944) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Falmouth, Rush
County, Ind., April 16,
1874.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1913-16; U.S.
Attorney for Indiana, 1919-21; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1924;
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1933-44; died in office 1944.
Member, Elks.
Died near Vienna, Fairfax
County, Va., January
25, 1944 (age 69 years, 284
days).
Interment at East Maplewood Cemetery.
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Albert Henry Vestal (1875-1932) —
also known as Albert H. Vestal —
of Anderson, Madison
County, Ind.
Born in Frankton, Madison
County, Ind., January
18, 1875.
Son of William H. Vestal and Mary E. (Jackson) Vestal.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1917-32; died in office
1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 1,
1932 (age 57 years, 74
days).
Interment at East Maplewood Cemetery.
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Charles Lewis Henry (1849-1927) —
also known as Charles L. Henry —
of Anderson, Madison
County, Ind.
Born in Green Township, Hancock
County, Ind., July 1,
1849.
Son of George
Henry.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state senate, 1881-83; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1895-99 (7th District 1895-97, 8th
District 1897-99); defeated, 1892.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., May 2,
1927 (age 77 years, 305
days).
Interment at East Maplewood Cemetery.
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William Ralph Myers (1836-1907) —
also known as William R. Myers —
of Indiana.
Born in Ohio, 1836.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1879-81; secretary of
state of Indiana, 1883-87, 1893-95.
Died in 1907
(age about
71 years).
Interment at East Maplewood Cemetery.
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Maude Vestal —
also known as Hulda Maude Malone —
of Anderson, Madison
County, Ind.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1940.
Female.
Interment at East Maplewood Cemetery.
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Thomas Neel Stilwell (1830-1874) —
also known as Thomas N. Stilwell —
of Anderson, Madison
County, Ind.
Born in Stilwell, Butler
County, Ohio, August
29, 1830.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1856; served in the Union Army
during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1865-67; U.S. Minister
to Venezuela, 1867-68.
During an argument over financial matters, he drew his pistol and
fired at John E. Corwin, wounding him in the leg; Corwin then shot
Stilwell in the head, killing
him, in Anderson, Madison
County, Ind., January
14, 1874 (age 43 years, 138
days).
Interment at West Maplewood Cemetery.
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Milton Stapp Robinson (1832-1892) —
of Anderson, Madison
County, Ind.
Born in Indiana, 1832.
Republican. Member of Indiana state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1875-79.
Died in 1892
(age about
60 years).
Interment at West Maplewood Cemetery.
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Charles Taylor Doxey (1841-1898) —
of Indiana.
Born in Tippecanoe
County, Ind., July 13,
1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Indiana
state senate, 1877; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1883.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Anderson, Madison
County, Ind., April 30,
1898 (age 56 years, 291
days).
Interment at West Maplewood Cemetery.
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