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Vernon C. Anderson (1908-1985) —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Valparaiso, Porter
County, Ind., March
27, 1908.
Republican. Mayor
of Hammond, Ind., 1948-56; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1952.
Baptist.
Died September
28, 1985 (age 77 years, 185
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Hammond, Ind.
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Charles O. Baldwin (b. 1952) —
also known as Chuck Baldwin —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind., May 3,
1952.
Pastor;
talk
show host; Constitution candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2004; candidate for President
of the United States, 2008 (Constitution), 2012 (Reform).
Baptist.
Still living as of 2012.
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Hugh A. Barnhart (1892-1986) —
of Rochester, Fulton
County, Ind.
Born in Rochester, Fulton
County, Ind., July 14,
1892.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; president, Rochester Telephone
Co.; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1932.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; Delta
Tau Delta.
Died in 1986
(age about
93 years).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Rochester, Ind.
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John Thomas Beasley (b. 1860) —
also known as John Beasley —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind., May 29,
1860.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1887-93; president, Indiana Gas
Utilities Co.; director, Terre Haute Savings Bank;
director, Indianapolis and Terre Haute Railway.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ephraim Beasley and Sarah (Williams) Beasley; married, November
5, 1885, to Cora E. Hoke. |
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Joe A. Brady (b. 1911) —
of Mishawaka, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Mishawaka, St. Joseph
County, Ind., September
5, 1911.
Republican. Shoe store
manager; mayor
of Mishawaka, Ind., 1943-44.
Baptist. Member, Lions; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Roger Douglas Branigin (1902-1975) —
also known as Roger D. Branigin —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., July 26,
1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1964,
1968
(delegation chair); Governor of
Indiana, 1965-69; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1968.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Newcomen
Society; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died November
19, 1975 (age 73 years, 116
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Franklin, Ind.
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Hillary J. Brannock (1844-1921) —
of Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind.; Payette, Payette
County, Idaho.
Born in Grayson
County, Va., November
8, 1844.
Mayor
of Payette, Idaho, 1911-13.
Baptist. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Union
County, Ore., September
24, 1921 (age 76 years, 320
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Payette, Idaho.
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James William Cammack (b. 1869) —
also known as James W. Cammack —
of Owenton, Owen
County, Ky.
Born near English, Crawford
County, Ind., July 15,
1869.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state senate, 1904-07; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1907-16; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1927-31.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Butler Cammack and Elizabeth (Franks) Cammack; married, April
27, 1898, to Nellie Allen. |
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Harry Clifford Canfield (1875-1945) —
also known as Harry C. Canfield —
of Batesville, Ripley
County, Ind.
Born near Moores Hill, Dearborn
County, Ind., November
22, 1875.
Democrat. Furniture
manufacturer; chairman, Batesville State Bank; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1923-33; defeated, 1920.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles.
Died in Batesville, Ripley
County, Ind., February
9, 1945 (age 69 years, 79
days).
Interment at First
Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Batesville, Ind.
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Thomas Carr (1755-1822) —
of Clark
County, Ind.
Born in Maryland, June 23,
1755.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1816-18.
Baptist.
Died in Charlestown, Clark
County, Ind., October
26, 1822 (age 67 years, 125
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Julia May Carson (1938-2007) —
also known as Julia Carson; Julia May
Porter —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., July 8,
1938.
Democrat. Staff assistant for U.S. Rep. Andrew
Jacobs, Jr., 1965-72; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1972-76; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1972,
1996,
2000,
2004;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1976-90; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1997-2007 (10th District 1997-2003,
7th District 2003-07); died in office 2007.
Female.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers.
Died, of lung
cancer, in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., December
15, 2007 (age 69 years, 160
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Walter H. Cox (b. 1860) —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; Fairfax, Gregory
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., September
5, 1860.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 19th District, 1915-16.
Baptist. Member, Modern
Woodmen of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Sanford C. Cox and Charity E. (Davis) Cox; married, May 11,
1878, to Anna Reese; married, October
24, 1894, to Bessie Richardson. |
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Albert Wayne Coy (b. 1903) —
also known as Wayne Coy —
of Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind.
Born in Shelby
County, Ind., November
23, 1903.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor and publisher; radio
executive; member, Federal Communications Commission, 1947-52;
chair, Federal Communications Commission, 1947-52; alternate delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1948.
Baptist. Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Delta Theta; Sigma
Delta Chi; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Roscoe Coy and Lillian Monell (Nation) Coy; married, September
6, 1927, to Grace Elizabeth Cady. |
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James John Davis (1873-1947) —
also known as James J. Davis; "Puddler
Jim" —
of Elwood, Madison
County, Ind.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Tredegar, Wales,
October
27, 1873.
Republican. Madison
County Recorder, 1903-07; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1921-30; resigned 1930; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928,
1936,
1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1930-45; defeated, 1944.
Baptist. Welsh
ancestry. Member, Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grotto;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Eagles;
Foresters;
Woodmen;
Maccabees;
Delta
Sigma Phi.
Died in a hospital
at Takoma Park, Montgomery
County, Md., November
22, 1947 (age 74 years, 26
days).
Interment at Union
Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Jesse L. Dickinson (b. 1906) —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Lincoln
County, Okla., March
11, 1906.
Democrat. Musician; social
worker; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1943-46.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; United
Auto Workers.
Burial location unknown.
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Earl Farwell Dodge (1932-2007) —
also known as Earl F. Dodge; "Mr.
Prohibition" —
of Massachusetts; Winona Lake, Kosciusko
County, Ind.; Kansas; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.; Lakewood, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born in Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
24, 1932.
Prohibition candidate for Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1954; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Massachusetts; Prohibition candidate for secretary
of state of Massachusetts, 1956; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1960; Prohibition
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1966; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Michigan; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1994; Prohibition
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1976, 1980; Prohibition candidate
for President
of the United States, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004;
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1990.
Baptist.
Collapsed at Denver International Airport,
and died soon after, from cardiac
arrythmia, at the University of Colorado Hospital,
Denver,
Colo., November
7, 2007 (age 74 years, 318
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Dorothy Elmore (b. 1905) —
of Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind.
Born in Montgomery
County, Ind., November
29, 1905.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from Indiana, 1964-; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Indiana; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1968.
Female.
Baptist. Member, Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Abram Ferris (1786-1857) —
of Indiana.
Born in Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn., August
20, 1786.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1837-38; defeated, 1838.
Baptist.
Died near Lawrenceburg, Dearborn
County, Ind., October
8, 1857 (age 71 years, 49
days).
Interment at Greendale
Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, Ind.
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Ezra Ferris (1783-1857) —
of Dearborn
County, Ind.
Born in Stanwich, Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn., April
26, 1783.
Whig. Member of Indiana
territorial House of Representatives, 1814-15; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana
state senate, 1816-19; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1820-22, 1826-27, 1830-31;
defeated, 1831; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1822.
Baptist.
Died in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn
County, Ind., April
19, 1857 (age 73 years, 358
days).
Interment at Greendale
Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, Ind.
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Frederick Samuel Fish (b. 1852) —
also known as Frederick S. Fish —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.; South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., February
5, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1884; member of
New
Jersey state senate from Essex County, 1885-87; director and
general counsel, Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company;
president, Studebaker Vehicle
Company; chairman, Studebaker Corporation.
Baptist. Member, Psi
Upsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Clay Fish and Clara (Jones) Fish; married, June 16,
1887, to Grace A. Studebaker. |
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William Treyanne Francis (1870-1929) —
also known as William T. Francis —
of Minnesota.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March
26, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
worked in legal department of railroad;
member of Minnesota
Republican State Central Committee, 1914; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Minnesota; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1927-29, died in office 1929; U.S. Consul General in
Monrovia, 1927-29, died in office 1929.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
NAACP;
Urban
League; Sigma
Pi Phi; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Died in Liberia,
July
15, 1929 (age 59 years, 111
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Benoni Stinson Fuller (1825-1903) —
of Boonville, Warrick
County, Ind.
Born near Boonville, Warrick
County, Ind., November
13, 1825.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state senate, 1863-65, 1871-73; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1867-69; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1875-79.
Baptist.
Died in Boonville, Warrick
County, Ind., April
14, 1903 (age 77 years, 152
days).
Interment at Old
Boonville Cemetery, Boonville, Ind.
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Arthur Herbert Greenwood (1880-1963) —
also known as Arthur H. Greenwood —
of Washington, Daviess
County, Ind.
Born near Plainville, Daviess
County, Ind., January
31, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1923-39 (2nd District 1923-33, 7th
District 1933-39); defeated, 1944.
Baptist.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April
26, 1963 (age 83 years, 85
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Washington, Ind.
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Francis Marion Griffith (1849-1927) —
also known as Francis M. Griffith —
of Vevay, Switzerland
County, Ind.
Born in Moorefield, Switzerland
County, Ind., August
21, 1849.
Democrat. School
teacher; Switzerland
County School Superintendent, 1873; lawyer; Switzerland
County Treasurer, 1875-77; member of Indiana
state senate, 1887-94; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1891-94; candidate for Indiana
state attorney general, 1894; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1897-1905; circuit
judge in Indiana 5th District, 1916-22.
Baptist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Vevay, Switzerland
County, Ind., February
8, 1927 (age 77 years, 171
days).
Interment at Vevay
Cemetery, Vevay, Ind.
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John D. Heighway (1811-1889) —
of Indiana.
Born in London, England,
December
15, 1811.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1875-77.
Baptist.
Died in Mentone, Kosciusko
County, Ind., March 8,
1889 (age 77 years, 83
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Hugh B. Holman (b. 1879) —
of Rochester, Fulton
County, Ind.
Born in Rochester, Fulton
County, Ind., July 2,
1879.
Republican. Farmer; road
contractor; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1921-23; chair of
Fulton County Republican Party, 1930-44.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Izaak
Walton League; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Jesse Lynch Holman (1784-1842) —
of Indiana.
Born near Danville, Boyle
County, Ky., October
24, 1784.
Member of Indiana
territorial House of Representatives, 1813; member
Indiana territorial council, 1814; circuit judge in Indiana,
1814-16; justice of
Indiana state supreme court, 1816-30; U.S.
District Judge for Indiana, 1835-42; died in office 1842.
Baptist.
Died March
28, 1842 (age 57 years, 155
days).
Interment at Veraestau
Cemetery, Aurora, Ind.
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William Steele Holman (1822-1897) —
also known as William S. Holman; "Watchdog of the
Treasury" —
of Lawrenceburg, Dearborn
County, Ind.; Aurora, Dearborn
County, Ind.
Born in Aurora, Dearborn
County, Ind., September
6, 1822.
Democrat. Probate judge in Indiana, 1843-47; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1851-52; common pleas court judge
in Indiana, 1852-56; circuit judge in Indiana, 1853; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1859-65, 1867-77, 1881-95, 1897 (4th
District 1859-65, 1867-69, 3rd District 1869-75, 5th District
1875-77, 4th District 1881-95, 1897); defeated, 1854, 1894; died in
office 1897.
Baptist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
22, 1897 (age 74 years, 228
days).
Interment at Veraestau
Cemetery, Aurora, Ind.
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John Nathan Hostettler (b. 1961) —
also known as John N. Hostettler —
of Blairsville, Posey
County, Ind.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., July 19,
1961.
Republican. Power
plant performance
engineer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1995-2007; defeated,
2006; in April 2004, he was detained
at Louisville International Airport when he attempted to board a
flight with a loaded
pistol in his briefcase; pleaded
guilty in August to carrying a
concealed weapon; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 2010.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2015.
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Amos Wade Jackson (b. 1904) —
of Versailles, Ripley
County, Ind.
Born in Versailles, Ripley
County, Ind., June 25,
1904.
Lawyer;
Ripley
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-40; president, Bank of
Versailles; justice of
Indiana state supreme court, 1959-.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rowland H. Jackson and Georgia W. (Frohlinger) Jackson; married,
August
20, 1927, to Lola M. Raper. |
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Raymond L. Jaegers (1903-1946) —
of New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind.
Born in New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind., June 23,
1903.
Republican. Floyd
County Sheriff, 1939-42; mayor
of New Albany, Ind., 1943-46; died in office 1946.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
in his City
Hall office,
New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind., September
5, 1946 (age 43 years, 74
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, New Albany, Ind.
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John Kelly (1796-1847) —
of Indiana.
Born in Jefferson
County, Ky., February
28, 1796.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1843-45.
Baptist.
Died in Washington
County, Ind., March
10, 1847 (age 51 years, 10
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Isaac N. Kester (b. 1832) —
of Indiana.
Born in Spencer
County, Ky., November
2, 1832.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1879, 1883, 1891.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Lane (1801-1881) —
of Winchester, Douglas
County, Ore.
Born in a log
cabin near Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., December
14, 1801.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1822-23, 1830-33, 1838-39; member
of Indiana
state senate, 1839-40, 1844-46; general in the U.S. Army during
the Mexican War; Governor
of Oregon Territory, 1849-50, 1853; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Oregon Territory, 1851-59; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1852;
U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1859-61; Southern Democratic candidate for
Vice
President of the United States, 1860; candidate for Oregon
state senate, 1880.
Baptist; later Catholic.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Roseburg, Douglas
County, Ore., April
19, 1881 (age 79 years, 126
days).
Original interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Roseburg, Ore.; reinterment at Memorial
Garden Cemetery, Roseburg, Ore.; cenotaph at Lone
Fir Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Jared Peyton (1777-1851) —
of Clay
County, Ind.
Born in Amherst
County, Va., June 16,
1777.
School
teacher; farmer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1831-33; probate judge in
Indiana, 1834-38.
Baptist.
Died in Clay
County, Ind., September, 1851
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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John J. Peyton (1811-1878) —
of Clay
County, Ind.
Born in Franklin
County, Ky., June 16,
1811.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1855.
Baptist.
Died in Gentry
County, Mo., October
21, 1878 (age 67 years, 127
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Polke (c.1775-1843) —
of Knox
County, Ind.
Born in Brooke
County, Va. (now W.Va.), about 1775.
Farmer;
surveyor;
member of Indiana
territorial House of Representatives, 1814-15; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana
state senate, 1816-21; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1822; probate judge in Indiana, 1829-31.
Baptist. Swedish
ancestry.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., April
26, 1843 (age about 68
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Tunis Quick (1797-1883) —
of Bartholomew
County, Ind.
Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, Va. (now W.Va.), March
13, 1797.
Farmer;
livestock
dealer; probate judge in Indiana, 1837-40; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1840-42; defeated, 1842.
Baptist.
Died in Bartholomew
County, Ind., February
24, 1883 (age 85 years, 348
days).
Interment at Flatrock Baptist Cemetery, Clifford, Ind.
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Joel Ray (1801-1854) —
of Crawford
County, Ind.
Born in Cumberland
County, Ky., 1801.
Democrat. Farmer; merchant;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1851-52.
Baptist.
Died in Crawford
County, Ind., August
28, 1854 (age about 53
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Michael Dennis Rogers (b. 1958) —
also known as Mike Rogers —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Hammond, Lake
County, Ind., July 16,
1958.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1994-2002; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 2003-.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2018.
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James Everett Sanders (1882-1950) —
also known as Everett Sanders —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in a log
cabin near Coalmont, Clay
County, Ind., March 8,
1882.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1917-25; secretary to
President Calvin
Coolidge, 1925-29; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1932-34.
Baptist. Member, Elks.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in his law
office, in Washington,
D.C., May 12,
1950 (age 68 years, 65
days).
Interment at Highland
Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Newell Sanders (1850-1939) —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Owen
County, Ind., July 12,
1850.
Republican. President, Chattanooga Plow
Co., 1882-1901, 1915-19; leader of alcohol prohibition movement in
Tennessee; Tennessee
Republican state chair, 1894-96, 1906-12; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Tennessee, 1900,
1908,
1912,
1916,
1920,
1924;
member of Republican
National Committee from Tennessee, 1912-16; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1912-13; defeated, 1922.
Baptist. Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died January
26, 1939 (age 88 years, 198
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Athel Staggs (1805-1870) —
of Clay
County, Ind.
Born in Kentucky, October
31, 1805.
Member of Indiana
state senate, 1865-67.
Baptist.
Died September
23, 1870 (age 64 years, 327
days).
Interment at Staggs
Cemetery, Near Cory, Clay County, Ind.
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John Roach Straton (1875-1929) —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Norfolk,
Va.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., April 6,
1875.
Democrat. Pastor;
offered prayer, Democratic National Convention, 1912,
1924.
Baptist.
He was a creationist who led a campaign against the teaching of
evolution, and a strong supporter of alcohol prohibition. During the
1928 presidential campaign, he strongly opposed the candidacy of
Democratic nominee Al
Smith, who was Catholic and "wet" (anti-Prohibition).
Died in Clifton Springs, Ontario
County, N.Y., October
29, 1929 (age 54 years, 206
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joel Vandeveer (1791-1874) —
of Indiana.
Born in Orange
County, N.C., June 16,
1791.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1833-38, 1844-46; candidate for
Indiana
state senate, 1838.
Baptist.
Died in Pana, Christian
County, Ill., August
15, 1874 (age 83 years, 60
days).
Interment at Mound
Cemetery, Pana, Ill.
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John Vawter (1782-1862) —
of Indiana.
Born in Madison
County, Va., January
8, 1782.
Candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1816; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1831-36; member of Indiana
state senate, 1836-39.
Baptist.
Died in Morgantown, Morgan
County, Ind., August
17, 1862 (age 80 years, 221
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Isaac Veatch (1786-1833) —
of Indiana.
Born in Tennessee, February
18, 1786.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1827-28; defeated, 1828.
Baptist.
Died of cholera,
in Floyd
County, Ind., July 31,
1833 (age 47 years, 163
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ralph Armstead Watkins (1903-1968) —
also known as Ralph Watkins —
of Buckeye, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Fairmount, Grant
County, Ind., October
17, 1903.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona,
1948,
1956;
candidate for Governor of
Arizona, 1950; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arizona, 1952, 1966 (primary), 1968; treasurer of
Arizona Democratic Party, 1959-63; vice-president, Arizona Television
Company (KetchikanVK), Phoenix; director and board chairman, Memorial
Hospital,
Phoenix.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died in Buckeye, Maricopa
County, Ariz., December
25, 1968 (age 65 years, 69
days).
Interment at Louis B. Hazelton Memorial Cemetery, Buckeye, Ariz.
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Herbert McNultie Wyrick (1893-1978) —
also known as H. M. Wyrick —
of Aurora, Dearborn
County, Ind.; Fairbury, Jefferson
County, Neb.; Grand Forks, Grand
Forks County, N.Dak.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; Barberton, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Maynardville, Union
County, Tenn., October
6, 1893.
Republican. Pastor; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1948.
Baptist. Member, Pi Gamma
Mu; Freemasons.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., December
28, 1978 (age 85 years, 83
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery, Maloneyville, Tenn.
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Relatives: Son
of George M. Wyrick and Catherine (Hawkins) Wyrick; married, June 27,
1917, to Roxie Peters. |
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Allen Zollars (1839-1909) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Licking
County, Ohio, September
3, 1839.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1869; superior court judge in
Indiana, 1877; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1880;
justice
of Indiana state supreme court, 1883-89.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., December
20, 1909 (age 70 years, 108
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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