The Political Graveyard: Rush County, Ind.

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Rush County
Indiana

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Rush County

Index to Locations

East Hill Cemetery
Rushville, Rush County, Indiana

Politicians buried here:

Wendell Lewis Willkie (1892-1944) — also known as Wendell L. Willkie — of Akron, Summit County, Ohio. Born in Elwood, Madison County, Ind., February 18, 1892. Son of Herman Francis Willkie and Henrietta (Trisch) Willkie. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1924; Republican candidate for President of the United States, 1940. Episcopalian. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died, of complications from a heart attack, in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 8, 1944 (age 52 years, 233 days). Interment at East Hill Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Herman Francis Willkie and Henrietta (Trisch) Willkie; married 1919 to Edith Wilk (1890-1978); father of Philip Herman Willkie.
		Cross-reference: Mary A. Sleeth — Raymond Moley
		Campaign slogan: "We Want Willkie."
		See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
		Books about Wendell Willkie: Charles Peters, Five Days in Philadelphia: The Amazing "We Want Willkie!" Convention of 1940 and How It Freed FDR to Save the Western World — Steve Neal, Dark Horse: A Biography of Wendell Willkie

John Larne Robinson (1813-1860) — also known as John L. Robinson — of Rushville, Rush County, Ind. Born in Kentucky, 1813. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1847-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1856. Died in 1860 (age about 47 years). Interment at East Hill Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Leonidas Sexton (1827-1880) — of Rushville, Rush County, Ind. Born in Indiana, 1827. Republican. Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1873-77; U.S. Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1877-79. Died in 1880 (age about 53 years). Interment at East Hill Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Charlotte Sleeth Farrar (c.1873-1943) — also known as Charlotte Farrar; Charlotte L. Sleeth — of Rushville, Rush County, Ind.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Rushville, Rush County, Ind., about 1873. Daughter of Charlotte (McPike) Sleeth and George Sleeth. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924, 1932 (alternate); member of New York Republican State Committee, 1930; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1940. Female. Died, of heart trouble, in New York Infirmary for Women and Children, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., October 15, 1943 (age about 70 years). Interment at East Hill Cemetery.

Relatives: Daughter of Charlotte (McPike) Sleeth and George Sleeth; married to Herbert Farrar; sister of Mary A. Sleeth. See Sleeth family of Indiana.

Philip Herman Willkie (1919-1974) — also known as Philip H. Willkie — of Rushville, Rush County, Ind.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born December 7, 1919. Son of Edith (Wilk) Willkie (1890-1978) and Wendell Lewis Willkie. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; banker; farmer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1948, 1960; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1949-54. Member, Beta Theta Pi; Freemasons; Moose; Elks. Died April 10, 1974 (age 54 years, 124 days). Interment at East Hill Cemetery.

See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

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