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Rue J. Alexander (b. 1889) —
of Pine Village, Warren
County, Ind.
Born in Benton
County, Ind., October
4, 1889.
Republican. Operator of
farms; chair of
Warren County Republican Party, 1933-40; secretary
of state of Indiana, 1943.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Rotary;
Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Forty and Eight.
Burial location unknown.
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Homer Earl Capehart (1897-1979) —
also known as Homer E. Capehart —
of Washington, Daviess
County, Ind.
Born in Algiers, Pike
County, Ind., June 6,
1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; manufacturer;
farmer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1948,
1952
(Honorary
Vice-President; speaker),
1956
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker),
1960;
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1945-63; defeated, 1962.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary;
Moose;
Eagles.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., September
3, 1979 (age 82 years, 89
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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George Agler Eberly (b. 1871) —
also known as George A. Eberly —
of Stanton, Stanton
County, Neb.
Born in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., February
9, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Stanton
County Attorney, 1899-1903, 1905-09; director, Stanton National
Bank;
justice
of Nebraska state supreme court, 1925-43.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Woodmen;
American
Legion; Forty and Eight; United
Spanish War Veterans; Sons
of Veterans; Sons
of Union Veterans; Military
Order of the World Wars; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Eberly and Mary (Agler) Eberly; married, August
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Bowman Elder (1888-1954) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March 4,
1888.
Democrat. Real estate
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1916,
1932,
1940;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; treasurer of
Indiana Democratic Party, 1924-26; treasurer, Indiana Office Furniture
Co., 1929-35; receiver who liquidated Indiana's interurban
railways, 1933-40; Consular
Agent for France in Indianapolis,
Ind., 1935.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and Eight; Reserve
Officers Association; Military
Order of Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks; Zeta
Psi.
Died, in Methodist Hospital,
Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., June 10,
1954 (age 66 years, 98
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Dwight Herbert Green (1897-1958) —
also known as Dwight H. Green —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Ligonier, Noble
County, Ind., January
9, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1931-35;
candidate for mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1939; Governor of
Illinois, 1941-49; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1940,
1944
(speaker),
1948
(Temporary
Chair; speaker),
1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1956.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Died February
20, 1958 (age 61 years, 42
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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John C. Hampton (b. 1891) —
of Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., February
5, 1891.
Republican. Furniture
and undertaking
business; mayor of
Muncie, Ind., 1926-30, 1943-44.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Elks; American
Legion; Forty and Eight.
Burial location unknown.
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Emil Wiley Hanley (1896-1982) —
also known as Emil W. Hanley —
of Rensselaer, Jasper
County, Ind.
Born in Rensselaer, Jasper
County, Ind., March 4,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; pharmacist;
mayor
of Rensselaer, Ind., 1950-63; defeated, 1963.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
and English
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons;
Rotary;
Sigma
Chi.
Died in Rensselaer, Jasper
County, Ind., May 18,
1982 (age 86 years, 75
days).
Interment at Weston
Cemetery, Rensselaer, Ind.
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Austin R. Killian (b. 1887) —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Newberry, Greene
County, Ind., December
17, 1887.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; dentist;
chair
of Tippecanoe County Republican Party, 1936-38; mayor
of Lafayette, Ind., 1939-44.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Forty and Eight.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Marion LaFollette (1898-1974) —
also known as Charles M. LaFollette —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind., February
27, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1927; general
counsel, Central Labor Union (AFL) of Evansville, 1934-42; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1943-47.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died June 27,
1974 (age 76 years, 120
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Locust
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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Gerald Wayne Landis (1895-1971) —
also known as Gerald W. Landis —
of Linton, Greene
County, Ind.
Born in Bloomfield, Greene
County, Ind., February
23, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1939-49; defeated,
1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1944.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American
Legion; Forty and Eight; Delta
Upsilon; Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Died in Linton, Greene
County, Ind., September
6, 1971 (age 76 years, 195
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Linton, Ind.
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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.
Burial location unknown.
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Ralph H. Young (1889-1962) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Crown Point, Lake
County, Ind., December
17, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; athletic
coach; Michigan State College athletic director; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1957-62; died in office 1962.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and Eight; Rotary;
Phi
Gamma Delta.
Elected to Michigan Sports Hall of
Fame.
Died in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., January
23, 1962 (age 72 years, 37
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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