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English family of Indianapolis, Indiana

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  Elisha Gale English (c.1797-1874) — of Indiana. Born in Kentucky, about 1797. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1832-34, 1839-40, 1842-43; member of Indiana state senate, 1845-51, 1865-67. Member, Freemasons. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., November 14, 1874 (age about 77 years). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Relatives: Father of William Hayden English; grandfather of William Eastin English.
  Political family: English family of Indianapolis, Indiana.
William H. English William Hayden English (1822-1896) — also known as William H. English — of Lexington, Scott County, Ind. Born in Lexington, Scott County, Ind., August 27, 1822. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1851-52; Speaker of the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1851-52; U.S. Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1853-61; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1880. English and French Huguenot ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Sons of the American Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., February 7, 1896 (age 73 years, 164 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Mahala (Eastin) English and Elisha Gale English; married 1847 to Emma Mardulia Jackson; father of William Eastin English.
  Political family: English family of Indianapolis, Indiana.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Image source: Cornell University Library
  William Eastin English (1850-1926) — also known as William E. English — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Lexington, Scott County, Ind., November 3, 1850. Lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1879; U.S. Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1883-85; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1892, 1896; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1912; member of Indiana state senate, 1917-25; defeated (Republican), 1908, 1910. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Sons of the American Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars; United Spanish War Veterans; Society of the Cincinnati. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., April 29, 1926 (age 75 years, 177 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of William Hayden English and Emma Mardulia (Jackson) English; married, January 5, 1898, to Helen Orr; grandson of Elisha Gale English.
  Political family: English family of Indianapolis, Indiana.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
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