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John Watson Foster (1836-1917) —
also known as John W. Foster —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Pike
County, Ind., March 2,
1836.
Son of Matthew Watson Foster and Eleanor (Johnson) Foster.
Republican. Lawyer;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
editor; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1868;
postmaster;
Indiana
Republican state chair, 1872; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1873-80; Russia, 1880-81; Spain, 1883-85; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1892-93.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
15, 1917 (age 81 years, 258
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Charles Harvey Denby (1830-1904) —
also known as Charles H. Denby —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Mt. Joy, Botetourt
County, Va., June 16,
1830.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1857; colonel in the Union Army
during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1876,
1884;
U.S. Minister to China, 1885-98.
Episcopalian.
Died in Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., January
13, 1904 (age 73 years, 211
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Conrad Baker (1817-1885) —
of Indiana.
Born in Franklin
County, Pa., February
12, 1817.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1845-46; circuit judge in
Indiana, 1852-53; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1865-67; defeated, 1856; Governor of
Indiana, 1867-73.
Presbyterian.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., April 28,
1885 (age 68 years, 75
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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George Washington Buckner (1855-1943) —
also known as George W. Buckner —
Born in slavery
near Greensburg, Green
County, Ky., December
1, 1855.
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1913-15; U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, 1914.
African
ancestry.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., February
17, 1943 (age 87 years, 78
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Winfield Kirkpatrick Denton (1896-1971) —
also known as Winfield K. Denton —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., October
28, 1896.
Son of George
Kirkpatrick Denton.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Vanderburgh
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1932-36; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1939-42; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1949-53, 1955-67 (8th District
1949-53, 1955-63, 1st District 1963-65, 8th District 1965-67);
defeated, 1946, 1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1952,
1956,
1964.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Phi
Kappa Psi; Kiwanis.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., November
2, 1971 (age 75 years, 5
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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James Lockhart (1806-1857) —
of Indiana.
Born in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., February
13, 1806.
Democrat. State court judge in Indiana, 1846; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1851-53, 1857; died in
office 1857.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., September
7, 1857 (age 51 years, 206
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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John Hopkins Foster (1862-1917) —
also known as John H. Foster —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., January
31, 1862.
Son of Alexander H. Foster and Martha (Hopkins) Foster.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1893-94; superior court judge in
Indiana, 1894-1905; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1905-09; defeated, 1908.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., September
5, 1917 (age 55 years, 217
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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William Heilman (1824-1890) —
of Indiana.
Born in Germany,
October
11, 1824.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1871; member of Indiana
state senate, 1877-79; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1879-83; defeated,
1872, 1874, 1882.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., September
22, 1890 (age 65 years, 346
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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William Fletcher Parrett (1825-1895) —
of Warrick
County, Ind.
Born in Posey
County, Ind., August
10, 1825.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1856;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1859; circuit judge in Indiana,
1859-69, 1873-88; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1889-93.
Methodist.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., June 30,
1895 (age 69 years, 324
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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William Edward Wilson (1870-1948) —
of Indiana.
Born in Indiana, 1870.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1923-25; defeated,
1920, 1924.
Died in 1948
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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James Garrard Jones (1814-1872) —
also known as James G. Jones —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky., July 3,
1814.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1847-53; Indiana
state attorney general, 1860-61; colonel in the Union Army during
the Civil War; circuit judge in Indiana, 1869.
Episcopalian.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., April 5,
1872 (age 57 years, 277
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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George Kirkpatrick Denton (1864-1926) —
also known as George K. Denton —
of Indiana.
Born near Sebree, Webster
County, Ky., November
17, 1864.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1917-19; candidate for
justice
of Indiana state supreme court, 1924.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., January
4, 1926 (age 61 years, 48
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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William Baker (1813-1872) —
of Loudon (now Fort Loudon), Franklin
County, Pa.; Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Hamilton, Franklin
County, Pa., February
11, 1813.
Son of Conrad Baker and Mary (Winterheimer) Baker.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1847-49; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1859-68, 1870-72; defeated, 1868; died in
office 1872.
Lutheran;
later Presbyterian.
German
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died May 23,
1872 (age 59 years, 102
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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William Hall Walker (1812-1870) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Salem, Salem
County, N.J., September
18, 1812.
Democrat. Mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1868-70; died in office 1870.
Died September
9, 1870 (age 57 years, 356
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married 1836
to Frances M. Spenning; married 1852 to
Elizabeth Ellison. |
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Charles Frederick Heilman (c.1872-1922) —
also known as Charles F. Heilman —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born about 1872.
Republican. Mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1910-14; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1912.
Died, in Deaconess Hospital,
Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., October
6, 1922 (age about 50
years).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Charles G. Covert (c.1863-1953) —
also known as "Mr. Republican" —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born about 1863.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; sheriff;
mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1901-06.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Redmen; Royal
Arcanum; Foresters.
Died in Deaconess Hospital,
Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., November
18, 1953 (age about 90
years).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Frank W. Griese (1870-1955) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Tell City, Perry
County, Ind., October
25, 1870.
Son of Frank A. Griese and Eva F. (Trott) Griese.
Democrat. Mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1930-35; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1932.
Member, Elks.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., April 18,
1955 (age 84 years, 175
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married 1897
to Martha Helbich. |
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William M. Akin, Jr. (1855-1906) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Carlisle, Sullivan
County, Ind., December
31, 1855.
Son of William Akin and Mary (Davis) Akin.
Democrat. Merchant;
mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1897-1901.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., July 18,
1906 (age 50 years, 199
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Nicholas Miner Goodlett (1828-1912) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Princeton, Gibson
County, Ind., September
12, 1828.
Son of Judge James Goodlett.
Democrat. Dry goods
merchant; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1889-92.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., June 10,
1912 (age 83 years, 272
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Melinda Mitchell. |
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Herbert Males (1875-1946) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., July 19,
1875.
Son of Thornton Males and Emma Males.
Republican. Vanderburgh
County Sheriff, 1919-23; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1926-30.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, in Deaconess Hospital,
Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., September
19, 1946 (age 71 years, 62
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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F. Harold Van Orman (c.1885-1958) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born about 1885.
Republican. Hotelier;
Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1925-29; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1932,
1936
(alternate).
Died, in Boehne Hospital,
Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., January
6, 1958 (age about 73
years).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Manson L. Reichert (1893-1978) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., April 11,
1893.
Republican. Road
contractor; real estate
developer; chair of
Vanderburgh County Republican Party, 1942-44; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1943-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Eagles.
Died, in Deaconess Hospital,
Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., December
27, 1978 (age 85 years, 260
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Henry O. Roberts (c.1897-1986) —
also known as Hank Roberts —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born about 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1952;
mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1952-55.
Died, in Regina Continuing
Care Center, Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., September
9, 1986 (age about 89
years).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Alice Johnson. |
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