The Political Graveyard: Blackford County, Ind.

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Blackford County
Indiana

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Blackford County

Index to Locations

Odd Fellows Cemetery
Hartford City, Blackford County, Indiana

Politicians buried here:

Maurice Clifford Townsend (1884-1954) — also known as M. Clifford Townsend — of Hartford City, Blackford County, Ind. Born in Hartford City, Blackford County, Ind., August 11, 1884. Democrat. Superintendent of schools; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1923; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1928; Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1933-37; Governor of Indiana, 1937-41; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1940, 1944, 1948; candidate for U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1946. Methodist. Died November 11, 1954 (age 70 years, 92 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.

Alexander N. Pursley (d. 1959) — also known as Alex Pursley — of Hartford City, Blackford County, Ind. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1940. Died in Blackford County, Ind., 1959. Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.

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