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• Arthur Lambert Adams (b. 1889) — also known as Arthur Adams — of Jonesboro, Craighead County, Ark. Born in La Crosse, LaPorte County, Ind., January 1, 1889. Democrat. Lawyer; Arkansas Democratic state chair, 1944-49. Presbyterian. Member, Lions; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Beta Kappa; Tau Kappa Alpha. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James D. Adams (1887-1966) — of Columbia City, Whitley County, Ind. Born in Columbia City, Whitley County, Ind., July 2, 1887. Democrat. President, Citizens State Bank; among the organizers of Columbia Woolen Mills; publisher, Columbia City Post newspaper; owner of movie theaters; president, Whitley County Telephone Co., 1912-26; cattle breeder; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1940. Presbyterian. Member, American Bankers Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Rotary. Died in 1966. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Taylor Adams (b. 1873) — also known as John T. Adams — of Denver, Colo. Born in LaPorte, LaPorte County, Ind., December 25, 1873. Son of Thomas Leander Adams and Nannie (Pressly) Adams; married, May 29, 1902, to Sue E. Raber. Republican. Lawyer; justice of Colorado state supreme court, 1925-35; chief justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1931-35. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Phi Alpha Delta. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Roy W. Adney (b. 1879) — of Lebanon, Boone County, Ind. Born in Lebanon, Boone County, Ind., October 29, 1879. Son of I. S. Adney and Eva (Brown) Adney; married, June 19, 1907, to Verna Richey. Democrat. Lawyer; Boone County Attorney, 1909-20; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1926. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Elks; Kiwanis; Delta Tau Delta. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Margaret A. Afflis — of Delphi, Carroll County, Ind. Born in Delphi, Carroll County, Ind. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1932, 1940; member of Indiana Democratic State Central Committee, 1932-44; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1946. Female. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion Auxiliary. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frank Carruthers Allen (b. 1869) — also known as F. C. Allen — of Bonham, Fannin County, Tex. Born in Rockville, Parke County, Ind., July 30, 1869. Son of James Alexander Allen and Mary Jane (Ott) Allen; married to Mary Belle Atkinson. Republican. Dentist; postmaster; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1912. Presbyterian. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Abram Piatt Andrew, Jr. (1873-1936) — also known as A. Piatt Andrew, Jr. — of Gloucester, Essex County, Mass. Born in LaPorte, LaPorte County, Ind., February 12, 1873. Son of Abram Piatt Andrew and Helen (Merrell) Andrew. Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1921-36; died in office 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924, 1928. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Military Order of the World Wars; Freemasons. Died, from influenza and arteriosclerosis, in Gloucester, Essex County, Mass., June 3, 1936. Cremated; ashes scattered.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Conrad Baker (1817-1885) — of Indiana. Born in Franklin County, Pa., February 12, 1817. Brother of William Baker. 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. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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. Brother of Conrad Baker. Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1847-49; mayor of Evansville, Ind., 1859-68, 1870-72; died in office 1872. Lutheran; later Presbyterian. German and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died May 23, 1872. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Alexander Ball (b. 1862) — also known as George A. Ball — of Muncie, Delaware County, Ind. Born in Green, Summit County, Ohio, November 5, 1862. Republican. President, Ball Brothers glass manufacturing company; chairman, Merchants National Bank of Muncie; member of Republican National Committee from Indiana, 1932-37; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1936. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Rotary; Beta Gamma Sigma. Entombed at Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Ind.
  
  
• George Kenneth Batt (b. 1894) — also known as George K. Batt — of Montclair, Essex County, N.J.; La Jolla, San Diego County, Calif. Born in New Albany, Floyd County, Ind., October 18, 1894. Republican. Mayor of Montclair, N.J., 1944-48; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1948. Presbyterian. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Valentine Beamer (1896-1964) — also known as John V. Beamer — of Wabash, Wabash County, Ind. Born in Wabash County, Ind., November 17, 1896. Son of Jacob Beamer and Rosa Bender (Rosenthal) Beamer; married, June 30, 1928, to Letha Urschel. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1949-50; U.S. Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1951-59; defeated, 1958. Presbyterian. Member, Farm Bureau; American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Kappa Sigma. Died in Anderson, Madison County, Ind., September 8, 1964. Interment at Falls Cemetery, Wabash, Ind.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Walter Raper Beardsley (b. 1905) — also known as Walter R. Beardsley — of Elkhart, Elkhart County, Ind. Born in Elkhart, Elkhart County, Ind., October 23, 1905. Republican. Member of Indiana state senate, 1936-40; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1940 (alternate), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1972; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II. Presbyterian. President, Miles Laboratories. Still living as of 1972.
  
  
• Burton Yost Berry (1901-1985) — also known as Burton Y. Berry — of Fowler, Benton County, Ind. Born in Fowler, Benton County, Ind., August 31, 1901. Son of Burton Bowers Berry. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Constantinople, 1929; Istanbul, 1932; U.S. Consul in Athens, 1936-38; Istanbul, 1943; U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, 1952-54. Presbyterian. Died in 1985. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Ollie M. Berry (b. 1890) — of near Lebanon, Boone County, Ind. Born in Clinton County, Ind., January 16, 1890. Republican. Farmer; chair of Boone County Republican Party, 1938-44. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Samuel Bigger (1802-1846) — of Indiana. Born in Warren County, Ohio, March 20, 1802. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1833-35; circuit judge in Indiana, 1836-40; Governor of Indiana, 1840-43; defeated, 1843. Presbyterian. Died in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind., September 9, 1846. Interment at McCulloch Park, Fort Wayne, Ind.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Ratliff Boon (1781-1844) — of Boonville, Warrick County, Ind. Born in Franklin County, N.C., January 18, 1781. Cousin of Daniel Boone. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Indiana territorial House of Representatives, 1814-15; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1816-18; member of Indiana state senate, 1818-19; Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1819-22, 1822-24; Governor of Indiana, 1822; U.S. Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1825-27, 1829-39; Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1828; candidate for U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1830, 1832, 1836, 1838. Presbyterian. Boonville, Indiana is named for him. Died in Louisiana, Pike County, Mo., November 20, 1844. Original interment at Lousiana Cemetery, Louisiana, Mo.; reinterment at Riverview Cemetery, Louisiana, Mo.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Jesse David Bright (1812-1875) — also known as Jesse D. Bright — of Madison, Madison County, Ill.; Jeffersonville, Clark County, Ind. Born in Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y., December 18, 1812. Brother of Michael Graham Bright. Democrat. State court judge in Indiana, 1834-39; member of Indiana state senate, 1841-43; Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1843-45; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1845-62; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1867-71; Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1868. Presbyterian. Expelled from the U.S. Senate, February 5, 1862, over alleged disloyalty to the Union, as evidenced by a letter of introduction he wrote for an arms merchant, addressed to Confederate president Jefferson Davis. Died in Baltimore, Md., May 20, 1875. Interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James Brownlee (1780-1827) — of Indiana. Born in Washington County, Pa., 1780. Delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1816-17, 1823-24. Presbyterian. Died July 9, 1827. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Abner McDonald Bryant (1838-1896) — also known as A. M. Bryant — of Fort Branch, Gibson County, Ind.; Wahoo, Saunders County, Neb.; Gettysburg (unknown county), Kan.; Republican City, Harlan County, Neb.; Falls City, Polk County, Ore. Born in Ohio County, Ky., March 1, 1838. Married, March 30, 1865, to Susan C. Davis. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; minister; school teacher and principal; superintendent of schools; member of Nebraska state senate 16th District, 1877; president, McPherson Normal College, Republican City, Neb., 1886-87. Presbyterian. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died, of asthma, in Falls City, Polk County, Ore., June 4, 1896. Interment at Falls City Cemetery, Falls City, Ore.
  
  
• Gordon Hubert Butler (1889-1964) — also known as Gordon H. Butler — of Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn. Born in Scipio, Jennings County, Ind., February 10, 1889. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; civil engineer; general contractor; member of Minnesota state senate 57th District, 1950-64. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary; Alpha Tau Omega. Died, of pneumonia, in St. Luke's Hospital, Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn., August 1, 1964. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
  
  
• Magnus Tate Carnahan (1803-1874) — also known as Magnus T. Carnahan — of Indiana. Born in Christian County, Ky., August 4, 1803. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1846-47, 1849-50, 1855-57, 1869; defeated, 1847; member of Indiana state senate, 1859-61, 1871-73. Presbyterian. Died in New Harmony, Posey County, Ind., January 23, 1874. Interment at Stillwell Cemetery, Harmony Township, Posey County, Ind.
  
  
• William Wellington Carson (1820-1890) — of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind. Born in County Mayo, Ireland, 1820. Candidate for Indiana state house of representatives, 1846; member of Indiana state senate, 1865-69; common pleas court judge in Indiana, 1870-72; circuit judge in Indiana, 1875-76. Presbyterian. Died in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind., April 29, 1890. Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
  
  
• Ross W. Castle (b. 1885) — of Connersville, Fayette County, Ind. Born in Randolph County, Ind., September 7, 1885. Republican. Mayor of Connersville, Ind., 1939-44. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Walter Scott Chambers (b. 1870) — also known as Walter S. Chambers — of New Castle, Henry County, Ind. Born in New Castle, Henry County, Ind., June 30, 1870. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; member of Indiana Democratic State Committee, 1914-22; member of Indiana state senate; Indiana Democratic state chair, 1922-26; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1936, 1940. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Crawford Chaney (1853-1940) — also known as John C. Chaney — of Sullivan, Sullivan County, Ind. Born near New Lisbon, Columbiana County, Ohio, February 1, 1853. Son of James Chaney and Nancy (Crawford) Chaney; married, December 25, 1876, to Ella Saucerman. 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. Interment at Center Ridge Cemetery, Sullivan, Ind.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Chase Addison Clark (1883-1966) — also known as Chase A. Clark — of Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho; Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Amo, Hendricks County, Ind., August 20, 1883. Son of Joseph Addison Clark and Eunice (Hadley) Clark; brother of Barzilla Worth Clark; married, January 10, 1906, to Jean Burnett; father of Bethine Clark (who married Frank Forrester Church). Democrat. Lawyer; member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1913-16; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Idaho state senate, 1933-36; mayor of Idaho Falls, Idaho, 1937-38; Governor of Idaho, 1941-43; U.S. District Judge for Idaho, 1943. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks. Died in a hospital at Boise, Ada County, Idaho, December 30, 1966. Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Idaho Falls, Idaho.
  • See also Clark family of Idaho
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Daniel Ray Coats (b. 1943) — also known as Dan R. Coats — of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind. Born in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., May 16, 1943. Republican. U.S. Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1981-88; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1988-99; U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 2001-05. Presbyterian. Still living as of 2005.
  • Cross-reference: Mark E. Souder
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Fred B. Cohee (b. 1894) — of Frankfort, Clinton County, Ind. Born in Bringhurst, Carroll County, Ind., July 21, 1894. Republican. Grain dealer; chair of Clinton County Republican Party, 1942-44. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Cary E. Cowgill (1843-1914) — of Indiana. Born in Winchester, Randolph County, Ind., August 5, 1843. Son of Calvin Cowgill. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1873. Presbyterian. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died in Wabash, Wabash County, Ind., May 4, 1914. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Allen Cullop (1853-1927) — also known as William A. Cullop — of Vincennes, Knox County, Ind. Born in Knox County, Ind., March 28, 1853. Democrat. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1891-93; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1900; U.S. Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1909-17; defeated, 1920. Presbyterian. Member, Elks. Died in Vincennes, Knox County, Ind., October 9, 1927. Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery, Vincennes, Ind.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Benjamin Pennybacker Douglass (b. 1820) — of Indiana. Born in New Market, Shenandoah County, Va., July 22, 1820. Nephew of Isaac Samuels Pennybacker and Joel Pennybacker; second cousin once removed of Green Berry Samuels; first cousin of John D. Pennybacker. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1857; common pleas court judge in Indiana, 1864. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Pennybacker-Umstead-Samuels-Pennypacker family of Virginia
  
  
• Samuel Campbell Dunn (1809-1881) — of Indiana. Born near Danville, Boyle County, Ky., August 9, 1809. Son of Williamson Dunn; nephew of David Hervey Maxwell, Edward Russell Maxwell and John Wilson; brother of William McKee Dunn and David Maxwell Dunn. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1839-40. Presbyterian. Died in Franklin, Johnson County, Ind., 1881. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Wilson-Dunn family of Indiana
  
  
• Williamson Dunn (1781-1854) — of Indiana. Born in Crow's Station, Boyle County, Ky., December 25, 1781. Father of Samuel Campbell Dunn, William McKee Dunn and David Maxwell Dunn. Circuit judge in Indiana, 1814-16; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1816-20; Speaker of the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1818-20; member of Indiana state senate, 1837-38; probate judge in Indiana, 1846-52. Presbyterian. Died in Hanover, Jefferson County, Ind., November 11, 1854. Interment at Hanover Cemetery, Hanover, Ind.
  • See also Wilson-Dunn family of Indiana
  
  
• James Earl (1795-1864) — of Indiana. Born in Frederick, Frederick County, Md., May 11, 1795. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1838-39. Presbyterian. Died in Tippecanoe County, Ind., February 20, 1864. Interment at Dayton Cemetery, Dayton, Ind.
  
  
• Samuel St. Clair Early (1824-1882) — of Indiana. Born in Blount County, Tenn., November 3, 1824. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1857-59. Presbyterian. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Brownstown, Jackson County, Ind., January 15, 1882. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Samuel Eccles (1788-1859) — of Indiana. Born in Virginia, March 15, 1788. Brother of John Eccles; uncle of Joseph T. Eccles. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1851-52. Presbyterian. Died in Greenwood, Johnson County, Ind., August 30, 1859. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Ind.
  • See also Eccles family
  
  
• Edward Edger (b. 1804) — of Indiana. Born in Ireland, March 10, 1804. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1843-44. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Jacob W. Egelston (1802-1889) — of Indiana. Born in Steuben County, N.Y., May 28, 1802. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1838-39; defeated, 1837, 1839; major in the Union Army during the Civil War. Presbyterian. Died in Dearborn County, Ind., February 10, 1889. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles H. Fehrman (b. 1891) — of near Dillsboro, Dearborn County, Ind. Born in Ripley County, Ind., October 12, 1891. Republican. Farmer; chair of Dearborn County Republican Party, 1926-44. Presbyterian. Member, Lions. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Somerville Frazer (1824-1893) — of Indiana. Born in Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pa., July 17, 1824. Father of William Defrees Frazer. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1847-49, 1855; justice of Indiana state supreme court, 1865-71; state court judge in Indiana, 1889-90. Presbyterian. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Ind., February 20, 1893. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Defrees-Frazer family of Indiana
  
  
• William Defrees Frazer (b. 1849) — of Indiana. Born in Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Ind., November 26, 1849. Nephew of John D. Defrees and Joseph Hutton Defrees; son of James Somerville Frazer. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1881-83. Presbyterian. Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Defrees-Frazer family of Indiana
  
  
• Burton Lee French (1875-1954) — also known as Burton L. French — of Moscow, Latah County, Idaho; Oxford, Butler County, Ohio. Born near Delphi, Carroll County, Ind., August 1, 1875. Son of Charles A. French and Mina P. (Fisher) French; married, June 28, 1904, to Winifred Hartley (died 1934). Republican. Lawyer; member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1898-1902; U.S. Representative from Idaho, 1903-09, 1911-15, 1917-33 (at-large 1903-09, 1911-15, 1st District 1917-33); defeated, 1934; candidate for U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1914. Presbyterian. Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar Association; American Political Science Association; Freemasons; Delta Sigma Rho; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Theta. Died in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, September 12, 1954. Interment at Moscow Cemetery, Moscow, Idaho.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• W. H. Gardiner (b. 1889) — of Hartford City, Blackford County, Ind. Born in Fredericksburg, Wayne County, Ohio, June 21, 1889. Cleaning, pressing and tailoring business; mayor of Hartford City, Ind., 1935-44. Presbyterian. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frank Gardner (1872-1937) — of Scottsburg, Scott County, Ind. Born near Scottsburg, Finley Township, Scott County, Ind., May 8, 1872. Son of William Gardner and Eliza J. (Ray) Gardner; married, October 15, 1908, to Bertha A. Warner. Democrat. Scott County Auditor, 1903-11; Scott County Attorney; U.S. Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1923-29; defeated, 1928; circuit judge in Indiana, 1931-37; died in office 1937. Presbyterian. Died in Scottsburg, Scott County, Ind., February 1, 1937. Interment at Scottsburg Cemetery, Scottsburg, Ind.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Ralph Fesler Gates (1893-1978) — also known as Ralph F. Gates — of Columbia City, Whitley County, Ind. Born in Columbia City, Whitley County, Ind., February 24, 1893. Father of Robert Edwards Gates; grandfather of Marjorie Gates (who married Kenneth N. Giffin). Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1928, 1936, 1940 (alternate), 1948, 1952, 1956; Indiana Republican state chair, 1941-44; Governor of Indiana, 1945-49; member of Republican National Committee from Indiana, 1946-50. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Rotary. Died July 28, 1978. Interment at Greenhill Cemetery, Columbia City, Ind.
  • See also Gates family of Indiana
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Catharine Gibson (b. 1907) — also known as Mrs. Peter Gibson — of Woodland Beach, Monroe, Monroe County, Mich. Born in Sullivan, Sullivan County, Ind., September 29, 1907. Married to Peter Gibson. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952, 1956; vice-chair of Michigan Republican Party, 1953-57. Female. Presbyterian. Member, Daughters of the American Revolution; Order of the Eastern Star. Still living as of 1968.
  
  
• James Putnam Goodrich (1864-1940) — also known as James P. Goodrich — of Winchester, Randolph County, Ind. Born in Winchester, Randolph County, Ind., February 18, 1864. Son of John Bell Goodrich and Elizabeth Putnam (Edger) Goodrich; married 1888 to Cora Frist. Republican. Lawyer; receiver, Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville Railroad; director, Union Heat, Light and Power Co.; Indiana Republican state chair, 1901-10; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1908, 1924, 1936, 1940; member of Republican National Committee from Indiana, 1912; Governor of Indiana, 1917-21. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died August 15, 1940. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  • Books about James P. Goodrich: Benjamin D. Rhodes, James P. Goodrich, Indiana's 'Governor Strangelove' : A Republican's Infatuation With Soviet Russia
  
  
• Fremont Goodwine (b. 1857) — of St. Joseph, Tensas Parish, La. Born in West Lebanon, Warren County, Ind., May 22, 1857. Republican. School teacher; farmer; member of Indiana state senate; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1908; member of Louisiana Republican State Central Committee, 1928-50; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1944. Presbyterian. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Finly Hutchinson Gray (1863-1947) — also known as Finly H. Gray — of Connersville, Fayette County, Ind. Born near Orange, Fayette County, Ind., July 21, 1863. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Connersville, Ind., 1904-10; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1911-17, 1933-39 (6th District 1911-17, 10th District 1933-39). Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Redmen. Died in Connersville, Fayette County, Ind., May 8, 1947. Interment at Dale Cemetery, Connersville, Ind.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Green (1807-1887) — of Tipton, Tipton County, Ind. Born in Yancey County, N.C., May 20, 1807. Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana state senate, 1857-59, 1869-71; common pleas court judge in Indiana, 1860-64; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1868. Presbyterian. Died in Tipton, Tipton County, Ind., August 31, 1887. Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Tipton County, Ind.
  
  
• Francis P. Griffith (b. 1819) — of Indiana. Born in Baltimore, Md., December 19, 1819. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1863-65. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Albert Richardson Hall (1884-1969) — also known as Albert R. Hall — of Marion, Grant County, Ind. Born near West Baden, Orange County, Ind., August 27, 1884. Son of Joseph A. Hall and Mary F. (Apple) Hall; married 1913 to Evelyn Wood. Republican. School principal; superintendent of schools; U.S. Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1925-31; defeated, 1930. Presbyterian. Member, Rotary. Died in Marion, Grant County, Ind., November 29, 1969. Interment at Estates of Serenity, Marion, Ind.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Samuel Hall (1797-1862) — of Indiana. Born in Somerset County, Md., June 1, 1797. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1829-31, 1845-46; circuit judge in Indiana, 1832-35; Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1840-43; delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1854. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Princeton, Gibson County, Ind., May 11, 1862. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Samuel Hanna (1797-1866) — of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind. Born in Scott County, Ky., October 18, 1797. Republican. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1826-27, 1831-32, 1840-41; member of Indiana state senate, 1832-35; candidate for delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1856. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind., June 11, 1866. Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
  
  
• Edward Allen Hannegan (1807-1859) — also known as Edward A. Hannegan — of Covington, Fountain County, Ind. Born in Hamilton County, Ohio, June 25, 1807. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1832-33, 1841-42; U.S. Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1833-37; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1843-49; U.S. Minister to Prussia, 1849-50. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. In May, 1852, during a drunken argument, he stabbed his brother-in-law, Captain Duncan, who died the next day. Died from overdose of morphine (probably suicide), in St. Louis, Mo., February 25, 1859. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) — also known as "Little Ben"; "Kid Gloves" — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in North Bend, Hamilton County, Ohio, August 20, 1833. Great-grandson of Benjamin Harrison (1726-1791); first cousin twice removed of Beverley Randolph and Burwell Bassett; grandson of William Henry Harrison (1773-1841); son of John Scott Harrison; second cousin once removed of Carter Henry Harrison; married, October 20, 1853, to Caroline Lavinia Scott (died 1892); married, April 6, 1896, to Mary Scott Lord Dimmick; father of Russell Benjamin Harrison; second cousin twice removed of Carter Henry Harrison II; grandfather of William Henry Harrison (1896-1990). Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Governor of Indiana, 1876; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1881-87; President of the United States, 1889-93; defeated, 1892. Presbyterian. English ancestry. Member, Loyal Legion; Phi Delta Theta. Died of pneumonia, in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., March 13, 1901. Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  • Books about Benjamin Harrison: Rita Stevens, Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President of the United States; Harry J. Sievers, Benjamin Harrison : Hoosier President: The White House and After, 1889-1901; Charles W. Calhoun, Benjamin Harrison; Homer E. Socolofsky & Allan B. Spetter, The Presidency of Benjamin Harrison; Susan Clinton, Benjamin Harrison : Twenty-Third President of the United States (for young readers)
  • Critical books about Benjamin Harrison: Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents
  
  
• Henry Curtis Hart (b. 1889) — also known as Henry C. Hart — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Lagrange, LaGrange County, Ind., September 20, 1889. Son of Henry A. Hart and Helen V. (Curtis) Hart; married, November 14, 1921, to Dorothy Margaret White. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District, 1938, 1940. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Maccabees. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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; married, November 18, 1902, to Helen Louise Thomas; married, November 27, 1930, to Jessie Heron Stutsman. Republican. Lawyer; chair of Sullivan County Republican Party, 1904-08; Indiana Republican state chair, 1914-18; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1918-21; U.S. Postmaster General, 1921-22; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1932, 1940. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Union League; Phi Delta Theta. President of Motion Picture Producers & Distributors of America, 1922-45. Died in Sullivan, Sullivan County, Ind., March 7, 1954. Interment at Center Ridge Cemetery, Sullivan, Ind.
  • Cross-reference: George W. Perkins
  • See also: Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• William V. Hemphill (b. 1897) — of Franklin, Johnson County, Ind. Born in Trafalgar, Johnson County, Ind., July 22, 1897. Democrat. Automobile dealer; dairy business; mayor of Franklin, Ind., 1943-44. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis; Redmen; Phi Delta Theta. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Samuel Mortier Hench (1846-1932) — of Indiana. Born near Port Royal, Juniata County, Pa., June 22, 1846. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; superior court judge in Indiana, 1884-86; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1891-93. Presbyterian. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind., March 17, 1932. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Edgar Henderson (1836-1891) — of Indiana. Born in McConnelsville, Morgan County, Ohio, November 19, 1836. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1877. Presbyterian. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., June 5, 1891. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Hendricks (1791-1866) — of Indiana. Born in Westmoreland County, Pa., 1791. Brother of Thomas Hendricks and William Hendricks; uncle of Abram Hendricks, William Hendricks, Jr. and Abram W. Hendricks; father of Thomas Andrews Hendricks. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1841-42; candidate for Indiana state senate, 1845. Presbyterian. Died in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ind., July 24, 1866. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Hendricks family of Indiana and Pennsylvania
  
  
• Thomas Hendricks (1773-1835) — of Indiana. Born in Westmoreland County, Pa., January 28, 1773. Brother of William Hendricks and John Hendricks; father of Abram Hendricks; uncle of William Hendricks, Jr., Thomas Andrews Hendricks and Abram W. Hendricks. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1823-25, 1827-31; member of Indiana state senate, 1831-34. Presbyterian. Died in Greensburg, Decatur County, Ind., March 31, 1835. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Hendricks family of Indiana and Pennsylvania
  
  
• Thomas Andrews Hendricks (1819-1885) — also known as Thomas A. Hendricks — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born near Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, September 7, 1819. Nephew of Thomas Hendricks and William Hendricks; son of John Hendricks; cousin of Abram Hendricks, William Hendricks, Jr. and Abram W. Hendricks; first cousin of William Chalmers Hendricks. Democrat. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1848-49; delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1851-55 (5th District 1851-53, 6th District 1853-55); defeated, 1854; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1863-69; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1868, 1876, 1884; Governor of Indiana, 1873-77; defeated, 1860, 1868; Vice President of the United States, 1885; defeated, 1876; died in office 1885. Presbyterian; later Episcopalian. Member, Odd Fellows. His portrait appeared on the U.S. $10 silver certificate in about 1887-1914. Died, apparently from a heart attack, in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., November 25, 1885. Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  • See also Hendricks family of Indiana and Pennsylvania
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• William Hendricks, Jr. (1809-1850) — of Indiana. Born in Westmoreland County, Pa., January 7, 1809. Nephew of Thomas Hendricks and John Hendricks; son of William Hendricks; cousin of Abram Hendricks, Thomas Andrews Hendricks and Abram W. Hendricks. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1846-47; member of Indiana state senate, 1848-50. Presbyterian. Died in Madison, Jefferson County, Ind., July 19, 1850. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Hendricks family of Indiana and Pennsylvania
  
  
• Thomas Louis Hisgen (1858-1925) — also known as Thomas L. Hisgen — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Petersburg, Pike County, Ind., November 26, 1858. Democratic candidate for Massachusetts state auditor, 1906; Independence League candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1907; Independence candidate for President of the United States, 1908; Progressive candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1912. Presbyterian. Died August 27, 1925. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Herbert Hudnut III (b. 1932) — also known as William H. Hudnut III — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md. Born in Ohio, October 17, 1932. Republican. Ordained minister; U.S. Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1973-75; mayor of Indianapolis, Ind., 1976-91; candidate for secretary of state of Indiana, 1990; mayor of the town of Chevy Chase, Md. Presbyterian. Still living as of 2007.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  • Books by William H. Hudnut: Minister / Mayor (1987)
  
  
• Thomas C. Jaquess (1821-1904) — of Indiana. Born in Posey County, Ind., December 10, 1821. Member of Indiana state senate, 1867-69. Presbyterian. Died in Poseyville, Posey County, Ind., October 15, 1904. Interment at Poseyville Graveyard, Poseyville, Ind.
  
  
• Charles Kahlo (b. 1840) — of Indiana. Born in Berlin, Germany, July 4, 1840. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana state senate, 1879-81. Presbyterian. Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Dan E. Karn (1890-1969) — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Miami County, Ind., April 29, 1890. Son of Jacob Karn and Mary (Zimmerman) Karn; married to Vivian Vardell Vanderlyn. Republican. President, Consumers Power Company, 1950-60; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Jackson County 1st District, 1961-62. Presbyterian. Member, Exchange Club; Rotary. Died in 1969. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert Kennedy (1788-1855) — of Indiana. Born in Garrard County, Ky., November 17, 1788. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1823-24. Presbyterian; later Disciples of Christ. Died in Kokomo, Howard County, Ind., November 19, 1855. Interment at Old Pioneer Cemetery, Kokomo, Ind.
  
  
• William Keys (d. 1864) — of Highland County, Ohio. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Liberty candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1843; candidate for delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention, 1850. Presbyterian. Died in Indiana, 1864. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Kile (1809-1877) — of Indiana. Born in Fayette County, Ohio, September 1, 1809. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1840-41. Presbyterian. Died in Paris, Edgar County, Ill., October 4, 1877. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Ira Landrith (b. 1865) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn.; Winona Lake, Kosciusko County, Ind. Born in Milford, Ellis County, Tex., March 23, 1865. Son of Martin Luther Landrith and Mary M. (Groves) Landrith; married, January 21, 1891, to Harriet C. Grannis. Presbyterian minister; president, Belmont College, Nashville, 1904-12; Prohibition candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1916. Presbyterian. Member, Anti-Saloon League. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Crawford Linton (1795-1835) — of Indiana. Born in Lancaster County, Pa., 1795. Brother-in-law of Thomas Holdsworth Blake. Member of Indiana state senate, 1828-31; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1833. Presbyterian. Died of a heart attack in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., January 31, 1835. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
  
  
• Clarence Dickinson Long, Jr. (1908-1994) — also known as Clarence D. Long — of Ruxton, Baltimore County, Md. Born in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind., December 11, 1908. Son of Clarence Dickinson Long and Gertrude (Cooper) Long; married, December 20, 1937, to Susanna Larter. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; university professor; Maryland Democratic state chair, 1961-62; U.S. Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1963-85; defeated, 1984. Presbyterian. Member, Alpha Tau Omega; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Cockeysville, Baltimore County, Md., September 18, 1994. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Paul R. Lostutter (b. 1897) — of Bedford, Lawrence County, Ind. Born in Switzerland County, Ind., February 4, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school teacher; athletic coach; mayor of Bedford, Ind., 1943-44. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas Riley Marshall (1854-1925) — also known as Thomas R. Marshall — of Columbia City, Whitley County, Ind. Born in North Manchester, Wabash County, Ind., March 14, 1854. Son of Daniel M. Marshall and Martha A. (Patterson) Marshall; married, October 2, 1895, to Lois I. Kimsey. Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of Indiana, 1909-13; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1912; Vice President of the United States, 1913-21. Presbyterian. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; Freemasons; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Gamma Delta. Coined the saying: "What this country needs is a good five-cent cigar.". Died, from the effects of a heart attack, in his room at the Willard Hotel, Washington, D.C., June 1, 1925. Entombed at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Augustus Newton Martin (1847-1901) — of Indiana. Born in Whitestown, Butler County, Pa., March 23, 1847. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1875; U.S. Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1889-95; defeated, 1894. Presbyterian. Died in Marion, Grant County, Ind., July 11, 1901. Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Bluffton, Ind.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• David Hervey Maxwell (1786-1854) — of Indiana. Born in Lancaster, Garrard County, Ky., September 17, 1786. Brother of Edward Russell Maxwell; uncle of Samuel Campbell Dunn, William McKee Dunn and David Maxwell Dunn. Delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1821-25; Speaker of the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1823-24; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1822; member of Indiana state senate, 1826-30; mayor of Bloomington, Ind., 1848. Presbyterian. Died in Bloomington, Monroe County, Ind., May 24, 1854. Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ind.
  • See also Wilson-Dunn family of Indiana
  
  
• Ferdinand Lathrop Mayer (1887-1986) — also known as Ferdinand L. Mayer — of Indiana. Born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., May 25, 1887. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Minister to Haiti, 1937-40. Presbyterian. Died in Bennington, Bennington County, Vt., 1986. Interment at Old First Church Graveyard, Bennington, Vt.
  
  
• Warren Terry McCray (1865-1938) — also known as Warren T. McCray — of Kentland, Newton County, Ind. Born in Newton County, Ind., February 4, 1865. Son of Greenberry Ward McCray and Martha Jane (Galey) McCray; married, June 15, 1892, to Ella M. Ade. Republican. Farmer; grain shipper; banker; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1900; Governor of Indiana, 1921-24. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias. Died December 19, 1938. Interment at Fair Lawn Cemetery, Kentland, Ind.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Robert McIntyre (1766-1846) — of Indiana. Born in Chester County, Pa., 1766. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1825, 1828-29, 1834-35, 1836-37. Presbyterian. Died in Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa, October 17, 1846. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert Walter Miers (1848-1930) — also known as Robert W. Miers — of Bloomington, Monroe County, Ind. Born in Decatur County, Ind., January 27, 1848. Democrat. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1879; circuit judge in Indiana, 1885, 1890-96, 1914-20; candidate for secretary of state of Indiana, 1886, 1888; U.S. Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1897-1905; defeated, 1904. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Kiwanis. Died in Martinsville, Morgan County, Ind., February 20, 1930. Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ind.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Milroy (1776-1858) — of Indiana. Born in Penn Valley, Bucks County, Pa., October 12, 1776. Brother of Samuel Milroy; uncle of Henry Bruce Milroy and John B. Milroy. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1821-22; member of Indiana state senate, 1826-29. Presbyterian. Died near Greenfield, Hancock County, Ind., October 15, 1858. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Milroy family of Indiana
  
  
• Samuel Milroy (1780-1845) — of Indiana. Born in Kishicoquillas Valley, Mifflin County, Pa., August 14, 1780. Brother of John Milroy; father of Henry Bruce Milroy and John B. Milroy. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1816-22, 1837-39; Speaker of the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1821-22; member of Indiana state senate, 1823-25, 1836-37; defeated, 1834; Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1824; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1825; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1832, 1835, 1840, 1844. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died near Delphi, Carroll County, Ind., May 26, 1845. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Milroy family of Indiana
  
  
• William Mitchell (1807-1865) — of Indiana. Born in Root, Montgomery County, N.Y., January 19, 1807. Republican. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1842-43; candidate for Indiana state senate, 1843; candidate for delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850; U.S. Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1861-63; defeated, 1862. Presbyterian. Died in Macon, Bibb County, Ga., September 11, 1865. Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Kendallville, Ind.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Isaac Montgomery (1776-1861) — of Gibson County, Ind. Born in Montgomery County, Va., October 25, 1776. Uncle of William Montgomery and Jacob Warwick Montgomery. Common pleas court judge in Indiana, 1813; member of Indiana territorial House of Representatives, 1813; member of Indiana state senate, 1817-20, 1823-29; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1828; probate judge in Indiana, 1830-32; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1840. Presbyterian. Died in Sempronius, Austin County, Tex., July 15, 1861. Interment at a private or family graveyard, Austin County, Tex.; cenotaph at Masonic Cemetery, Chappell Hill, Tex.
  • See also Montgomery family of Indiana
  
  
• Jacob Warwick Montgomery (1811-1892) — of Gibson County, Ind. Born in Gibson County, Ind., February 11, 1811. Nephew of Isaac Montgomery; cousin of William Montgomery. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1875. Presbyterian. Died in Gibson County, Ind., January 21, 1892. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Montgomery family of Indiana
  
  
• James Atwell Mount (1843-1901) — also known as James A. Mount — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Montgomery County, Ind., March 24, 1843. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana state senate, 1889-91; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1890; Governor of Indiana, 1897-1901; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1900. Presbyterian. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., January 16, 1901. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• John B. Nees (1804-1882) — also known as John B. Neese — of Clay County, Ind. Born in Greene County, Tenn., December 8, 1804. Farmer; merchant; sheriff; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1842-44. Presbyterian. German ancestry. Member, Grange. Died in Poland, Clay County, Ind., May 19, 1882. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Benjamin Sedgwick Noble (c.1809-1869) — of Johnson County, Ind. Born in Boone County, Ky. Brother of James Noble and Noah Noble; uncle of Benjamin Sedgwick Noble (1805-1837). Physician; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1837-38. Presbyterian. Scottish ancestry. Died in Indianola, Warren County, Iowa, November 10, 1869. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Noble family of Indiana
  
  
• Joseph Doty Oliver (1850-1933) — also known as Joseph D. Oliver; J. D. Oliver — of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind. Born in Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Ind., August 20, 1850. Son of James Oliver and Susan (Doty) Oliver; brother-in-law of George Ford; married to Anna Gertrude Wells; father of Joseph Doty Oliver, Jr. (son-in-law of Benton McMillin) and James Oliver II. Republican. Chairman, Oliver Farm Equipment Company; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1884, 1912. Presbyterian. Died August 6, 1933. Entombed at Riverview Cemetery, South