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John Pettit (1807-1877) —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Sackets Harbor, Jefferson
County, N.Y., July 24,
1807.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1838-39; defeated, 1835, 1841; U.S.
Attorney for Indiana, 1839-41; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1843-49; delegate to
Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; Presidential
Elector for Indiana, 1852;
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1853-55; defeated, 1854; circuit judge in
Indiana, 1855-57; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1856,
1864
(alternate); chief
justice of Kansas territorial supreme court, 1859-61; mayor
of Lafayette, Ind., 1867-71; justice of
Indiana state supreme court, 1871-77.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., June 17,
1877 (age 69 years, 328
days).
Interment at Greenbush Cemetery.
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Albert Smith White (1803-1864) —
of Indiana.
Born in Blooming Grove, Orange
County, N.Y., October
24, 1803.
Lawyer;
candidate for Indiana
state house of representatives, 1832; Presidential Elector for
Indiana, 1836;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1837-39, 1861-63 (7th District
1837-39, 8th District 1861-63); U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1839-45; railroad
president.
Died in Stockwell, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., September
4, 1864 (age 60 years, 316
days).
Interment at Greenbush Cemetery.
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Godlove Stein Orth (1817-1882) —
also known as Godlove S. Orth —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born near Lebanon, Lebanon
County, Pa., April 22,
1817.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1843-49; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1845; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Indiana, 1848;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1863-71, 1873-75, 1879-82 (8th
District 1863-69, 7th District 1869-71, at-large 1873-75, 9th
District 1879-82); died in office 1882; U.S. Minister to Austria-Hungary, 1875-76.
German
ancestry.
Died in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., December
16, 1882 (age 65 years, 238
days).
Interment at Greenbush Cemetery.
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Daniel Mace (1811-1867) —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Pickaway
County, Ohio, September
5, 1811.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1836; U.S.
Attorney for Indiana, 1845-48; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1851-57.
Died in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., July 26,
1867 (age 55 years, 324
days).
Interment at Greenbush Cemetery.
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Godlove O. Behm (1828-1888) —
of Indiana.
Born in Lebanon, Lebanon
County, Pa., January
7, 1828.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1851-52; colonel in the Union
Army during the Civil War.
Died in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., March 14,
1888 (age 60 years, 67
days).
Interment at Greenbush Cemetery.
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William Robert Wood (1861-1933) —
also known as William R. Wood; Will R.
Wood —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Oxford, Benton
County, Ind., January
5, 1861.
Son of Robert Wood and Matilda (Hickman) Wood.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of J.
Frank Hanly; director and attorney, City National Bank;
director, Lafayette Telephone
Co.; Tippecanoe
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1890-94; member of Indiana
state senate, 1896-1914; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1915-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1933
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Spring Vale Cemetery.
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Thomas Bayless Ward (1835-1892) —
of Indiana.
Born in Marysville, Union
County, Ohio, April 27,
1835.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Lafayette, Ind., 1861-65; superior court judge in Indiana,
1875-80; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1883-87.
Died in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., January
1, 1892 (age 56 years, 249
days).
Interment at Spring Vale Cemetery.
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George Richard Durgan (1872-1942) —
also known as George R. Durgan —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Westpoint, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., January
20, 1872.
Democrat. Mayor
of Lafayette, Ind., 1904-13, 1917-25; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1933-35; defeated, 1934.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., January
13, 1942 (age 69 years, 358
days).
Interment at Spring Vale Cemetery.
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James Beverly Milner (1857-1936) —
also known as James B. Milner —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.; Niagara Falls, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Middlefork, Clinton
County, Ind., October
31, 1857.
Son of William Milner (1817-1892) and Anna Elmira (Williams) Milner
(1831-1906).
Lawyer;
U.S. Consul in Calais, 1898-1916; Niagara Falls, 1917-24.
Died in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., November
25, 1936 (age 79 years, 25
days).
Interment at Spring Vale Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of William Milner (1817-1892) and Anna Elmira (Williams) Milner
(1831-1906); married, May 25,
1885, to May Frances Allen (1869-1922); father of George
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