The Political Graveyard: Sullivan family of Indianapolis, Indiana

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Sullivan family of Indianapolis, Indiana

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Oliver Hampton Smith (1794-1859) — also known as Oliver H. Smith — of Connersville, Fayette County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Smiths Island (unknown county), N.J., October 23, 1794. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1822; U.S. Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1827-29; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1837-43. Died March 19, 1859 (age 64 years, 147 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.

		Relatives: Grandfather of Thomas Lennox Sullivan; great-grandfather of Reginald H. Sullivan.
		Political family: Sullivan family of Indianapolis, Indiana.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article

Jeremiah Sullivan (1794-1870) — of Indiana. Born in Harrisonburg, Va., July 21, 1794. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1819-21; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1824, 1826; justice of Indiana state supreme court, 1837-46; county judge in Indiana, 1869-70. Presbyterian. Suggested the name 'Indianapolis' for the state capital. Died in Madison, Jefferson County, Ind., December 6, 1870 (age 76 years, 138 days). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Father of Thomas L. Sullivan Sr.; grandfather of Thomas Lennox Sullivan; great-grandfather of Reginald H. Sullivan.
		Political family: Sullivan family of Indianapolis, Indiana.

Thomas L. Sullivan Sr. (1819-1878) — of Indiana. Born in Madison, Jefferson County, Ind., September 8, 1819. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1844-45; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War. Died February 27, 1878 (age 58 years, 172 days). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of Jeremiah Sullivan.
		Political family: Sullivan family of Indianapolis, Indiana.

Thomas Lennox Sullivan (1846-1936) — also known as Thomas L. Sullivan — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., October 6, 1846. Democrat. Circuit judge in Indiana, 1888; mayor of Indianapolis, Ind., 1890-93; candidate for superior court judge in Indiana, 1899. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died July 9, 1936 (age 89 years, 277 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.

		Relatives: Father of Reginald H. Sullivan; grandson of Oliver Hampton Smith and Jeremiah Sullivan.
		Political family: Sullivan family of Indianapolis, Indiana.

Reginald H. Sullivan (1876-1980) — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., March 10, 1876. Democrat. Member of Indiana state senate, 1911-13; mayor of Indianapolis, Ind., 1930-34, 1939-42; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1932, 1940. Episcopalian. Died January 30, 1980 (age 103 years, 326 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.

		Relatives: Son of Thomas Lennox Sullivan; great-grandson of Oliver Hampton Smith and Jeremiah Sullivan.
		Political family: Sullivan family of Indianapolis, Indiana.

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