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Henry Smith Lane (1811-1881) —
also known as Henry S. Lane —
of Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind.
Born near Sharbsburg, Bath
County, Ky., February
24, 1811.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1837-38; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1840-43; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1844;
colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1856
(Permanent
Chair; speaker),
1868;
Governor
of Indiana, 1861; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1861-67.
Methodist.
Died in Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., June 18,
1881 (age 70 years, 114
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Lewis Wallace (1827-1905) —
also known as Lew Wallace —
of Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind.
Born in Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind., April 10,
1827.
Son of David
Wallace.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of
Indiana
state senate, 1857-59; general in the Union Army during the Civil
War; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1870; Governor of
New Mexico Territory, 1878-81; U.S. Minister to Turkey, 1881-85; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Indiana, 1896.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Author
of Ben-Hur.
Died of stomach
cancer at Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., February
15, 1905 (age 77 years, 311
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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William Ewart Humphrey (1862-1934) —
also known as William E. Humphrey —
of Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born near Alamo, Montgomery
County, Ind., March 31,
1862.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Washington, 1903-17 (at-large 1903-09, 1st
District 1909-17); member,
Federal Trade Commission, 1925-33; chair, Federal Trade
Commission, 1927-28, 1932.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
14, 1934 (age 71 years, 320
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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James Wilson (1825-1867) —
of Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind.
Born in Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., April 9,
1825.
Son of John
Wilson.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1857-61; colonel in the
Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Minister to Venezuela, 1866-67, died in office 1867.
Died in Caracas, Venezuela,
August
8, 1867 (age 42 years, 121
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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John Lockwood Wilson (1850-1912) —
also known as John L. Wilson —
of Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., August 7,
1850.
Son of James
Wilson.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1881; U.S.
Representative from Washington at-large, 1889-95; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1895-99.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
6, 1912 (age 62 years, 91
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Bayless W. Hanna (1830-1891) —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Troy, Miami
County, Ohio, March 14,
1830.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1863; member of Indiana
state senate, 1865-67; Indiana
state attorney general, 1870-72; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1876
(chair, Committee
on Permanent Organization); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1880; U.S. Minister to Argentina, 1885-89.
Died in Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., August 2,
1891 (age 61 years, 141
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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James Atwell Mount (1843-1901) —
also known as James A. Mount —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Montgomery
County, Ind., March 24,
1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Indiana
state senate, 1889-91; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1890; Governor of
Indiana, 1897-1901; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Indiana, 1900.
Presbyterian.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., January
16, 1901 (age 57 years, 298
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Mahlon Dickerson Manson (1820-1895) —
also known as Mahlon D. Manson —
of Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind.
Born in Miami
County, Ohio, February
20, 1820.
Democrat. Candidate for Indiana
state house of representatives, 1849; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1856,
1876
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker);
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1871-73; Indiana
state auditor, 1879-81; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1885-87.
Died in Frankfort, Clinton
County, Ind., February
4, 1895 (age 74 years, 349
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Robert Bruce Fraser Peirce (1843-1898) —
of Indiana.
Born in Laurel, Franklin
County, Ind., February
17, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1881-83; receiver of
Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railway.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., December
5, 1898 (age 55 years, 291
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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John Beard (1795-1874) —
of Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind.
Born in North Carolina, January
4, 1795.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1827-31; member of Indiana
state senate, 1831-41, 1846-49; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1856
(Convention
Vice-President), 1860.
Quaker.
Died in Montgomery
County, Ind., September
27, 1874 (age 79 years, 266
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Abijah O'Neall (1798-1874) —
of Montgomery
County, Ind.
Born in Newberry District (now Newberry
County), S.C., December
9, 1798.
Miller; merchant;
surveyor;
farmer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1839-40; candidate for Indiana
state senate, 1849.
Quaker;
later Universalist.
Irish
ancestry.
Sheltered escaping slaves as part of the "Underground
Railroad" before the Civil War.
Died in 1874
(age about
75 years).
Original interment at Yountsville Cemetery;
reinterment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Thomas L. Cooksey (b. 1870) —
of Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind.
Born in Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind., November
9, 1870.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Crawfordsville, Ind., 1929-33, 1939-44.
Christian.
Member, Elks; Eagles; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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