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Hugh Gardner Ackley (1915-1998) —
also known as H. Gardner Ackley —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., June 30,
1915.
Son of Hugh M. Ackley and Margaret (McKenzie) Ackley.
University
professor; economist;
chair, U.S. Council of Economic Advisors, 1964-68; U.S. Ambassador to
Italy, 1968-69.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Kappa
Delta Pi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Kappa Phi; Trilateral
Commission; American
Economic Association; American
Philosophical Society; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's
disease, in Huron Woods nursing
home, Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
12, 1998 (age 82 years, 227
days).
Cremated.
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Michael Luther Essick (1834-1913) —
also known as "Old Man Eloquent" —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.; Rochester, Fulton
County, Ind.
Born in Ohio, February
20, 1834.
Son of Samuel Essick (abolitionist; took part in the
"Underground Railroad" helping escaped slaves) and Grizella
(Todd) Essick.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kansas
state senate, 1861-62; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; newspaper
publisher; candidate for circuit judge in Indiana 41st District,
1896.
Scottish, German,
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Rochester, Fulton
County, Ind., September
19, 1913 (age 79 years, 211
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Rochester, Ind.
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William Ellis Niblack (1822-1893) —
also known as William E. Niblack —
of Martin
County, Ind.; Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind.
Born in Portersville, Dubois
County, Ind., May 18,
1822.
Democrat. Surveyor;
lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1849-50, 1863; member of Indiana
state senate, 1850-52; circuit judge in Indiana, 1854-57; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1857-61, 1865-75;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1864,
1868;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Indiana, 1864-72; justice of
Indiana state supreme court, 1877-89.
Scottish and English
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., May 7,
1893 (age 70 years, 354
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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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.
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James Noble (1785-1831) —
of Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind.
Born near Berryville, Clarke
County, Va., December
16, 1785.
Lawyer;
member of Indiana
territorial House of Representatives, 1813-14; member
Indiana territorial council, 1815; circuit judge in Indiana,
1815; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1816; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1816-31; died in office 1831.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
26, 1831 (age 45 years, 72
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Noah Noble (1794-1844) —
of Franklin
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Berryville, Clarke
County, Va., January
14, 1794.
Lawyer;
farmer;
merchant;
miller;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1825; Governor of
Indiana, 1831-37; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1836, 1838.
Methodist.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., February
8, 1844 (age 50 years, 25
days).
Original interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery (which no longer exists), Indianapolis, Ind.;
reinterment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Robert Dale Owen (1801-1877) —
also known as Robert D. Owen —
of New Harmony, Posey
County, Ind.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
November
9, 1801.
Democrat. Farmer; author; newspaper
editor; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1836-39, 1851-52; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1840;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1843-47; defeated,
1839, 1847; Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1848;
delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; U.S. Charge
d'Affaires to Two Sicilies, 1853-54; U.S. Minister to Two Sicilies, 1854-58.
Scottish and Welsh
ancestry.
Aided his father in the establishment of the New Harmony social
experiment.
Died in Lake George, Warren
County, N.Y., June 24,
1877 (age 75 years, 227
days).
Original interment at Village
Cemetery, Lake George, N.Y.; reinterment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, New Harmony, Ind.
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Henry Corbin Pettit (1863-1913) —
of Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind.
Born in Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind., 1863.
Son of John
Upfold Pettit.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Wabash, Ind., 1888-90; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1895-97; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1897.
Presbyterian.
English,
Scottish, and French
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind., July 26,
1913 (age about 50
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Upfold Pettit (1820-1881) —
also known as John U. Pettit —
of Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind.
Born in Fabius, Onondaga
County, N.Y., September
11, 1820.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1844-45, 1865; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1865; circuit judge
in Indiana, 1853-54, 1873-79; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1855-61; colonel in
the Union Army during the Civil War.
Episcopalian.
Scottish and French
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind., March 21,
1881 (age 60 years, 191
days).
Interment at Falls
Cemetery, Wabash, Ind.
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Samuel Moffett Ralston (1857-1925) —
also known as Samuel M. Ralston —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near New Cumberland, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, December
1, 1857.
Son of John Ralston (born 1811) and Sarah (Scott) Ralston (born
1821).
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Indiana
state senate, 1888; Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1892;
candidate for secretary of
state of Indiana, 1896, 1898; Governor of
Indiana, 1913-17; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1923-25; died in office 1925; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from heart and
kidney
diseases, near Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., October
14, 1925 (age 67 years, 317
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, Ind.
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