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Hart-Jacobs family of Indianapolis, Indiana

Note: This is just one of 1,325 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

These groupings — even the names of the groupings, and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have, not the choices of any historian or genealogist.

  Andrew Jacobs Sr. (1906-1992) — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born near Gerald, Perry County, Ind., February 22, 1906. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1949-51; defeated, 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1952, 1956. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., December 17, 1992 (age 86 years, 299 days). Interment at Harding Cemetery, Perry County, Ind.
  Relatives: Father of Andrew Jacobs Jr. (who married Martha Elizabeth Keys).
  Political family: Hart-Jacobs family of Indianapolis, Indiana.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Martha Elizabeth Keys (b. 1930) — also known as Martha Keys; Martha Elizabeth Ludwig — of Manhattan, Riley County, Kan. Born in Hutchinson, Reno County, Kan., August 10, 1930. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1972; U.S. Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1975-79. Female. Member, American Association of University Women. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Sister of Oletha Ludwig (who married Gary Warren Hart); married 1949 to Sam Keys; married 1976 to Andrew Jacobs Jr. (son of Andrew Jacobs Sr.).
  Political family: Hart-Jacobs family of Indianapolis, Indiana.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Andrew Jacobs Jr. (1932-2013) — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., February 24, 1932. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1959-61; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1965-73, 1975-97 (11th District 1965-73, 1975-83, 10th District 1983-97); defeated, 1962, 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1968, 1996. Catholic. Member, American Legion. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., December 29, 2013 (age 81 years, 308 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Jacobs Sr.; married 1976 to Martha Elizabeth Keys.
  Political family: Hart-Jacobs family of Indianapolis, Indiana.
  Cross-reference: Julia Carson
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Gary Warren Hart (b. 1936) — also known as Gary Hart; Gary Warren Hartpence — of Denver, Colo. Born in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kan., November 28, 1936. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1975-87; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1984, 1988; his presidential campaign was derailed in 1987 by the scandal over disclosure of an extramarital affair with model Donna Rice. Still living as of 2017.
  Relatives: Son of Carl Riley Hartpence and Nina (Pritchard) Hartpence; married 1958 to Oletha Ludwig (sister of Martha Elizabeth Ludwig).
  Political family: Hart-Jacobs family of Indianapolis, Indiana.
  Cross-reference: Tod J. Kaufman
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books by Gary Hart: Right from the Start; A Chronicle of the McGovern Campaign — The Fourth Power: A Grand Strategy for the United States in the Twenty-First Century (2004) — Restoration of the Republic: The Jeffersonian Ideal in 21st-Century America (2002) — Patriot (1998)
  Lee Hart (c.1936-2021) — also known as Oletha Ludwig — of Denver, Colo. Born about 1936. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1972. Female. Died April 9, 2021 (age about 85 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Sister of Martha Elizabeth Ludwig; married 1958 to Gary Warren Hart.
  Political family: Hart-Jacobs family of Indianapolis, Indiana.

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