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Porter County
Indiana

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Porter County

Index to Locations Portage Calvary Cemetery Valparaiso Adams Cemetery Valparaiso Graceland Cemetery Valparaiso Maplewood Cemetery Near Valparaiso Blachly Cemetery Calvary Cemetery 2701 Willowdale Rd. Portage, Porter County, Indiana Politicians buried here:   James Vincent Buckley (1894-1954) — also known as James V. Buckley — of Lansing, Cook County, Ill. Born in Saginaw County, Mich., May 15, 1894. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1949-51; defeated, 1950. Member, United Auto Workers. Died in Hammond, Lake County, Ind., July 30, 1954 (age 60 years, 76 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Thomas Stanton Boyle (1870-1941) — also known as Thomas S. Boyle — of Whiting, Lake County, Ind. Born in Middlesex, Cumberland County, Pa., 1870. Democrat. Mayor of Whiting, Ind., 1930-35; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1932. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died in Whiting, Lake County, Ind., July 4, 1941 (age about 71 years). Interment at Calvary Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Whiting Public Library   James T. McNamara (1894-1950) — of Whiting, Lake County, Ind. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1894. Republican. Mayor of Whiting, Ind., 1935-48; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1940, 1944. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Elks; Eagles; American Legion; Knights of Columbus. Died, from complications of tuberculosis, in Whiting, Lake County, Ind., 1950 (age about 56 years). Interment at Calvary Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Adams Cemetery Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana Politicians buried here:   Gilbert Ashville Pierce (1839-1901) — also known as Gilbert A. Pierce — of Porter County, Ind.; Illinois; North Dakota; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in East Otto, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., January 11, 1839. Republican. Lawyer; journalist; newspaper editor; author; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1869; Governor of Dakota Territory, 1884-86; U.S. Senator from North Dakota, 1889-91; U.S. Minister to Portugal, 1893. Died at the Lexington Hotel, Chicago, Cook County, Ill., February 15, 1901 (age 62 years, 35 days). Interment at Adams Cemetery.   Pierce County, N.Dak. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary Graceland Cemetery Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana Politicians buried here:   Edgar Dean Crumpacker (1851-1920) — also known as Edgar D. Crumpacker — of Valparaiso, Porter County, Ind. Born in Westville, LaPorte County, Ind., May 27, 1851. Republican. Lawyer; prosecuting attorney 31st District, 1884-88; Judge, Indiana Appellate Court, 1891-93; U.S. Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1897-1913; defeated, 1912. Died in Valparaiso, Porter County, Ind., May 19, 1920 (age 68 years, 358 days). Interment at Graceland Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Harriet (Emmons) Crumpacker and Theophilus Henton Crumpacker; married to Charlotte Ann Lucas; father of Maurice Edgar Crumpacker; grandfather of Owen Windle Crumpacker; first cousin of Jonathan William Crumpacker; first cousin twice removed of Shepard J. Crumpacker Jr..   Political family: Crumpacker family of Indiana.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Robert Lendon Bibler (1905-1978) — also known as Robert L. Bibler — of Valparaiso, Porter County, Ind. Born in Fulton County, Ind., October 1, 1905. Republican. Chair of Porter County Republican Party, 1946-58; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1948. Christian. Died in Daytona Beach Hospital, Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Fla., February 13, 1978 (age 72 years, 135 days). Interment at Graceland Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of James Henry Bibler and Lola (Howard) Bibler; married, May 24, 1924, to Marjorie Jane Waid; grandson of Washington Irving Howard; second cousin of June Lois Merriman (who married Marion L. Pillsbury).   Political family: Howard-Bibler-Merriman family of Indiana.   Selma M. Jameson (1902-1995) — also known as Selma Marguerite Lortz; Selma Morton; Mrs. Paul V. Jameson — of Valparaiso, Porter County, Ind. Born in Williamsburg, Iowa County, Iowa, January 6, 1902. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1948, 1956 (alternate). Female. Died July 13, 1995 (age 93 years, 188 days). Interment at Graceland Cemetery.   Relatives: Daughter of Anna 'Annie' (Davis) Lortz and John George Lortz; married 1929 to Frank William Morton; married 1942 to Paul Volney Jameson.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Maplewood Cemetery Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana Politicians buried here: Mark Lindsey De Motte (1832-1908) — also known as Mark L. De Motte — of Valparaiso, Porter County, Ind.; Lexington, Lafayette County, Mo. Born in Rockville, Parke County, Ind., December 28, 1832. Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper editor and publisher; candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1872, 1876; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1876; U.S. Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1881-83; member of Indiana state senate, 1887-89; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1888; postmaster at Valparaiso, Ind., 1890-94. Methodist. French and Dutch ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Valparaiso, Porter County, Ind., September 23, 1908 (age 75 years, 270 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Rev. Daniel De Motte.   The town of DeMotte, Indiana, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Image source: New York Public Library   Marion A. Salisbury (1836-1896) — of Valparaiso, Porter County, Ind. Born April 22, 1836. Postmaster at Valparaiso, Ind., 1862-63. Died September 7, 1896 (age 60 years, 138 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.   Relatives: Married 1863 to Viola R. Mallory.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Blachly Cemetery 368 Joliet Rd. Near Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana Politicians buried here:   Earl Fredrick Landgrebe (1916-1986) — also known as Earl F. Landgrebe — of Valparaiso, Porter County, Ind. Born near Valparaiso, Porter County, Ind., January 21, 1916. Republican. Member of Indiana state senate, 1959-68; U.S. Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1969-75; defeated, 1974; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1972. Lutheran. Member, Rotary. Died in Valparaiso, Porter County, Ind., June 29, 1986 (age 70 years, 159 days). Interment at Blachly Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Edward William Landgrebe and Benna Marie (Broderman) Landgrebe; married, July 12, 1936, to Helen Lucille Field.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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