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John Wesley Davis (1799-1859) —
also known as John W. Davis —
of Carlisle, Sullivan
County, Ind.
Born in New Holland, Lancaster
County, Pa., April 16,
1799.
Democrat. Candidate for Indiana
state senate, 1828; state court judge in Indiana, 1829-31; member
of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1831-33, 1841-43, 1851-52, 1857;
Speaker
of the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1832-33, 1841-42,
1851-52; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1835-37, 1839-41, 1843-47 (2nd
District 1835-37, 1839-41, 6th District 1843-47); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1845-47; U.S. Diplomatic Commissioner to China, 1848-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1852;
Governor
of Oregon Territory, 1853-54.
Died in Carlisle, Sullivan
County, Ind., August
22, 1859 (age 60 years, 128
days).
Interment at City Cemetery.
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William Harrison Hays (1879-1954) —
also known as Will H. Hays —
of Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind.
Born in Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind., November
5, 1879.
Son of John T. Hays and Mary (Cain) Hays.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Sullivan County Republican Party, 1904-08; Indiana
Republican state chair, 1914-18; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1916,
1932,
1940;
Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1918-21; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1921-22.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Phi
Delta Theta; Elks; Moose; Union
League.
President of Motion
Picture Producers & Distributors of America, 1922-45.
Died in Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind., March 7,
1954 (age 74 years, 122
days).
Interment at Center Ridge Cemetery.
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John Crawford Chaney (1853-1940) —
also known as John C. Chaney —
of Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind.
Born near New Lisbon (now Lisbon), Columbiana
County, Ohio, February
1, 1853.
Son of James Chaney and Nancy (Crawford) Chaney.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
member of Indiana
Republican State Central Committee, 1884-85; Presidential Elector
for Indiana, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1905-09; defeated,
1902, 1908.
Presbyterian.
Died in Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind., April 26,
1940 (age 87 years, 85
days).
Interment at Center Ridge Cemetery.
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Charles Haddon Bedwell (1884-1948) —
also known as Charles H. Bedwell —
of Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind.
Born in Dugger, Sullivan
County, Ind., March 18,
1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1934-41; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1940; Judge, Indiana
Appellate Court, 1941-43.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Died in 1948
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Center Ridge Cemetery.
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