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Physician Politicians in Indiana
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  George Keyser Angle (1864-1932) — also known as George K. Angle; G. K. Angle — of Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.; Easton, Northampton County, Pa.; Silver City, Grant County, N.M.; Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M. Born in New Jersey, 1864. Son of Jacob Angle and Elizabeth 'Eliza' (Kiser) Angle. Democrat. Physician; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1912; served in the U.S. Army during World War I. Member, American Legion; American Medical Association; Sons of the American Revolution. Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M., May 8, 1932 (age about 67 years). Interment at Sunset Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
  Frank Probasco Bohn (1866-1944) — also known as Frank P. Bohn — of Newberry, Luce County, Mich. Born in Charlottesville, Hancock County, Ind., July 14, 1866. Son of Daniel Bohn and Mary (Probasco) Bohn. Physician; banker; Democratic candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Delta District, 1896; candidate in Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1916; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1923-26; U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1927-33; defeated (Republican), 1932. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died in Newberry, Luce County, Mich., June 1, 1944 (age 77 years, 323 days). Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Newberry, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, January 19, 1918, to Martena J. Jensen.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Alfred James Brown (1856-1913) — of Colorado. Born in Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y., March 23, 1856. Son of David Brown. Physician; druggist; member of Colorado state legislature. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died, of cerebral apoplexy, at his drugstore in Higbee, Randolph County, Mo., February 17, 1913 (age 56 years, 331 days). Interment at Eel River Cemetery, Columbia City, Ind.
  Erasmus B. Collins (1825-1866) — of Indiana. Born in Kentucky, 1825. Physician; secretary of state of Indiana, 1855-57; served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Died January 31, 1866 (age about 40 years). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Manteno, Ill.
  Thomas L. Cooksey (b. 1870) — of Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind. Born in Brookville, Franklin County, Ind., November 9, 1870. Republican. Physician; mayor of Crawfordsville, Ind., 1929-33, 1939-44. Christian. Member, Elks; Eagles; Patriotic Order Sons of America. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.
  Robert A. Cushman (1876-1927) — of Princeton, Gibson County, Ind. Born in Princeton, Gibson County, Ind., March 2, 1876. Son of Reuel Learned Cushman (1832-1906) and Elizabeth Ellen (Davis) Cushman (1840-1908). Democrat. Physician; mayor of Princeton, Ind., 1906-10; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1908 (alternate), 1912. Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind., June 7, 1927 (age 51 years, 97 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 25, 1902, to Alice C. Schwin.
  Norman Eddy (1810-1872) — of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind. Born in Scipio, Cayuga County, N.Y., December 10, 1810. Democrat. Physician; lawyer; candidate for Indiana state house of representatives, 1847; member of Indiana state senate, 1849-52; U.S. Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1853-55; U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, 1855-57; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; secretary of state of Indiana, 1871-72. Episcopalian. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., January 28, 1872 (age 61 years, 49 days). Interment at City Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.
  Relatives: Married to Anna Melchoir (1814-1891).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Graham Newell Fitch (1809-1892) — also known as Graham N. Fitch — of Logansport, Cass County, Ind. Born in Le Roy, Genesee County, N.Y., December 5, 1809. Democrat. Physician; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1836-37, 1839-40; U.S. Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1849-53; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1857-61; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War. Episcopalian. Died in Logansport, Cass County, Ind., November 28, 1892 (age 82 years, 359 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Ind.
  Relatives: Brother-in-law of Henry Jones Alvord; father-in-law of Charles Harvey Denby; grandfather of Charles Denby and Edwin Denby. See Denby-Fitch family of Indiana.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Henry Watson Furniss (b. 1868) — also known as Henry W. Furniss — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., February 14, 1868. Son of William Henry Furniss and Mary Elizabeth (Williams) Furniss. Physician; U.S. Consul in Bahia, 1898-1905; U.S. Minister to Haiti, 1905-13. African ancestry. Member, American Medical Association; American Public Health Association; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, October 19, 1904, to Anna Wichmann.
  Jonathan W. Gordon (1820-1887) — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Pennsylvania, August 13, 1820. Son of William Gordon and Sarah (Walton) Gordon. Republican. Lawyer; physician; poet; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1856; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1857-60. Died in 1887 (age about 66 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1843 to Catherine J. Overturf.
  Phillip Louis Hall (1850-1923) — also known as P. L. Hall — of Nebraska. Born in White County, Ind., February 25, 1850. Democrat. Physician; banker; Nebraska Democratic state chair, 1898-1904; member of Democratic National Committee from Nebraska, 1908-12; member of University of Nebraska board of regents, 1917-23. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., March 14, 1923 (age 73 years, 17 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, January 15, 1884, to Helena Barbara Link (1854-1938; daughter of Harvey Link). See Link-Jones family.
  Jethro Ayers Hatch (1837-1912) — also known as Jethro A. Hatch — of Kentland, Newton County, Ind. Born in Pitcher, Chenango County, N.Y., June 18, 1837. Republican. Physician; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1872; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1888; U.S. Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1895-97. Died in Victoria, Victoria County, Tex., August 3, 1912 (age 75 years, 46 days). Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery, Kentland, Ind.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Farquhar Hibberd (b. 1816) — of Richmond, Wayne County, Ind. Born near New Market, Frederick County, Md., November 4, 1816. Son of Joseph Hibberd and Rachel (Wright) Hibberd. Physician; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1845-47; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; mayor of Richmond, Ind., 1875-77. Member, American Medical Association; American Public Health Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Hibberd and Rachel (Wright) Hibberd; married, March 30, 1842, to Nancy D. Higgins; married, May 6, 1856, to Catherine Leeds; married, April 20, 1871, to Elizabeth M. Laws.
  Charles P. Kellison (b. 1850) — of Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind. Born near Hornellsville (now Hornell), Steuben County, N.Y., June 17, 1850. Son of James Kellison and Elizabeth Kellison. Democrat. Physician; lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1885-87; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1896. Member, Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  William Henry Larrabee (1870-1960) — also known as William H. Larrabee — of New Palestine, Hancock County, Ind. Born near Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind., February 21, 1870. Democrat. Physician; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1923; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1931-43 (6th District 1931-33, 11th District 1933-43); defeated, 1928 (6th District), 1942 (10th District). Christian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Redmen; Eagles. Died November 16, 1960 (age 90 years, 269 days). Interment at New Palestine Cemetery, New Palestine, Ind.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Gene McFadden (born c.1940) — of Carmel, Hamilton County, Ind. Born about 1940. Republican. Physician; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
  Benjamin Sedgwick Noble (c.1809-1869) — of Johnson County, Ind. Born in Boone County, Ky., about 1809. Physician; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1837-38. Presbyterian. Scottish ancestry. Died in Indianola, Warren County, Iowa, November 10, 1869 (age about 60 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of James Noble and Noah Noble; uncle of Benjamin Sedgwick Noble (1805-1837). See Noble family of Indiana.
  William H. Nusbaum (1856-1928) — of DeKalb County, Ind. Born in Crestline, Crawford County, Ohio, April 16, 1856. Democrat. Physician; member of Indiana state senate, 1897-99. German ancestry. Member, American Medical Association; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., February 8, 1928 (age 71 years, 298 days). Burial location unknown.
  Edgar Allan Planck (b. 1868) — also known as Edgar A. Planck — of Union, Cass County, Mich. Born in Lagrange, LaGrange County, Ind., September 27, 1868. Republican. Physician; member of Michigan state senate 7th District, 1915-18; defeated, 1912; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Maccabees; Gleaners. Interment at East Union Cemetery, Union, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1892 to Grace E. Hartman.
  John C. Quick (1862-1929) — of Muncie, Delaware County, Ind. Born near Frankton, Madison County, Ind., December 4, 1862. Republican. Physician; mayor of Muncie, Ind., 1922-26. Disciples of Christ. Member, American Medical Association. Died in Muncie, Delaware County, Ind., March 15, 1929 (age 66 years, 101 days). Interment at Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Ind.
  Joseph Clayton Ratliff (1827-1909) — of Wayne County, Ind. Born in Wayne County, Ind., July 6, 1827. Republican. Physician; dentist; business executive; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1875. Quaker. English and German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Wayne County, Ind., October 16, 1909 (age 82 years, 102 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Cousin of John Ratliff.
  Ephraim M. Reynolds (1843-1902) — of Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Born in Wayne County, Ind., July 22, 1843. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1881, 1886; member of Iowa state senate, 1892-94. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons. Died in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, January 8, 1902 (age 58 years, 170 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
  Marden Sabin (1840-1917) — of Centreville, St. Joseph County, Mich. Born in Orland, Steuben County, Ind., January 2, 1840. Son of Stephen Choate Sabin (1812-1894) and Martha M. (Stocker) Sabin (1819-1894). Republican. Physician; surgeon; member of Michigan state senate, 1891-94 (8th District 1891-92, 6th District 1893-94). Died, from chronic interstitial nephritis, in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., April 10, 1917 (age 77 years, 98 days). Interment somewhere in Centreville, Mich.
  Relatives: Third cousin thrice removed of Jedediah Sabin; second cousin twice removed of Alvah Sabin; third cousin twice removed of Chauncey Fitch Cleveland; son of Stephen Choate Sabin (1812-1894) and Martha M. (Stocker) Sabin (1819-1894); married, May 23, 1867, to Mary Monroe Smith (1846-1917). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  Frederick F. Sovereign (b. 1846) — of Three Oaks, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Bristol, Elkhart County, Ind., August 27, 1846. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician; member of Michigan state senate 7th District, 1901-04. Burial location unknown.
  Madge P. Stephens (born c.1872) — also known as Madge Louise Patton; Madge Louise Hawkins — of Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind. Born in Indiana, about 1872. Socialist. Physician; delegate to Socialist National Convention from Indiana, 1920. Female. Interment at Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
  Relatives: Married, November 15, 1897, to Audley B. Hawkins (c.1877-1905); married to Wallace W. Stephens.
  Epitaph: "A follower of Christ's teaching, a socialist."; "She lived for those who loved her / Whose heart was kind & true / & the Heaven that smiled above her / Received her spirit too."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John William Summers (1870-1937) — also known as John W. Summers — of Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Wash. Born in Valeene, Orange County, Ind., April 29, 1870. Son of James Monroe Summers and Sarah (Tower) Summers. Republican. Physician; farmer; member of Washington state house of representatives, 1917; U.S. Representative from Washington 4th District, 1919-33; defeated, 1932. Christian. Member, American Medical Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Knights of Pythias. Died in 1937 (age about 67 years). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Wash.
  Relatives: Married 1897 to Jennie B. Burks.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Josephus V. D. Sutphen (1802-1856) — of Monroe County, Mich. Born in Hunterdon County, N.J., July 24, 1802. Physician; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1835. Died in Clay Township, St. Joseph County, Ind., May 1, 1856 (age 53 years, 282 days). Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, Mich.

 

 


 
   
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