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Sullivan County
Indiana

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Sullivan County

Index to Locations Carlisle City Cemetery Carlisle Johnson Cemetery Sullivan Center Ridge Cemetery City Cemetery Carlisle, Sullivan County, Indiana Politicians buried here:   John Wesley Davis (1799-1859) — also known as John W. Davis — of Carlisle, Sullivan County, Ind. Born in New Holland, Lancaster County, Pa., April 16, 1799. Democrat. Candidate for Indiana state senate, 1828; state court judge in Indiana, 1829-31; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1831-33, 1841-43, 1851-52, 1857; Speaker of the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1832-33, 1841-42, 1851-52; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1835-37, 1839-41, 1843-47 (2nd District 1835-37, 1839-41, 6th District 1843-47); Speaker of the U.S. House, 1845-47; U.S. Diplomatic Commissioner to China, 1848-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1852; Governor of Oregon Territory, 1853-54. Died in Carlisle, Sullivan County, Ind., August 22, 1859 (age 60 years, 128 days). Interment at City Cemetery.   Presumably named for: John Wesley   The World War II Liberty ship SS John W. Davis (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1961) was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary Johnson Cemetery Carlisle, Sullivan County, Indiana Politicians buried here:   John Benefiel (c.1761-1835) — of Knox County, Ind.; Sullivan County, Ind. Born about 1761. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1821-22. Methodist. Died in Carlisle, Sullivan County, Ind., December 26, 1835 (age about 74 years). Interment at Johnson Cemetery. Center Ridge Cemetery Sullivan, Sullivan County, Indiana See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here: William Harrison Hays (1879-1954) — also known as Will H. Hays — of Sullivan, Sullivan County, Ind. Born in Sullivan, Sullivan County, Ind., November 5, 1879. Republican. Lawyer; chair of Sullivan County Republican Party, 1904-08; Indiana Republican state chair, 1914-18; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1916, 1932, 1940; speaker, 1920; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1918-21; U.S. Postmaster General, 1921-22. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Kiwanis; Phi Delta Theta; Elks; Moose; Union League. President of Motion Picture Producers & Distributors of America, 1922-45. Died in Sullivan, Sullivan County, Ind., March 7, 1954 (age 74 years, 122 days). Interment at Center Ridge Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John T. Hays and Mary (Cain) Hays; married, November 18, 1902, to Helen Louise Thomas; married, November 27, 1930, to Jessie Heron Stutsman.   Cross-reference: George W. Perkins — Carl E. Milliken   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: American Review of Reviews, February 1922   John Crawford Chaney (1853-1940) — also known as John C. Chaney — of Sullivan, Sullivan County, Ind. Born near New Lisbon (now Lisbon), Columbiana County, Ohio, February 1, 1853. Republican. Superintendent of schools; lawyer; member of Indiana Republican State Central Committee, 1884-85; Republican Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1889; U.S. Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1905-09; defeated, 1902, 1908. Presbyterian. Died in Sullivan, Sullivan County, Ind., April 26, 1940 (age 87 years, 85 days). Interment at Center Ridge Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of James Chaney and Nancy (Crawford) Chaney; married, December 25, 1876, to Ella Saucerman.   Epitaph: "He Served His Generation Well / Now God Has Called Him."   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Charles Haddon Bedwell (1884-1948) — also known as Charles H. Bedwell — of Sullivan, Sullivan County, Ind. Born in Dugger, Sullivan County, Ind., March 18, 1884. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Indiana state senate, 1934-41; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1940; Judge, Indiana Appellate Court, 1941-43. Member, Elks; Freemasons; American Bar Association. Died in 1948 (age about 64 years). Interment at Center Ridge Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   James Reed Riggs (1865-1947) — also known as James R. Riggs — of Sullivan, Sullivan County, Ind. Born in Shelburn, Sullivan County, Ind., February 17, 1865. Democrat. Farmer; Sullivan County Auditor, 1896-1900; banker; candidate for Indiana state auditor, 1902; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1912. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Sullivan, Sullivan County, Ind., October 3, 1947 (age 82 years, 228 days). Interment at Center Ridge Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Commodore Perrt Riggs and Martha Louise (Ryerson) Riggs; married, September 11, 1895, to Bessie Lewman.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Bessie L. Riggs (1877-1957) — also known as Bessie Lewman; Mrs. James R. Riggs — of Sullivan, Sullivan County, Ind. Born in Indiana, July 18, 1877. Democrat. Member of Democratic National Committee from Indiana, 1926-29; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1928. Female. Died, from a coronary occlusion, in Sullivan, Sullivan County, Ind., March 24, 1957 (age 79 years, 249 days). Interment at Center Ridge Cemetery; cenotaph at Union Cemetery, Clark County, Ind.   Relatives: Daughter of Moses T. Lewman and Naomi Lavana (Conover) Lewman; married, September 11, 1895, to James Reed Riggs.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Catharine Gibson (1907-1997) — also known as Catharine Coffman; Mrs. Peter Gibson — of Woodland Beach, Monroe, Monroe County, Mich. Born in Sullivan, Sullivan County, Ind., September 29, 1907. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1956; vice-chair of Michigan Republican Party, 1953-57. Female. Presbyterian. Member, Daughters of the American Revolution; Order of the Eastern Star. Died August 24, 1997 (age 89 years, 329 days). Interment at Center Ridge Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Peter Gibson.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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