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John Alfred McDowell Adair (1864-1938) —
also known as John A. M. Adair —
of Portland, Jay
County, Ind.
Born near Portland, Jay
County, Ind., December
22, 1864.
Democrat. Merchant;
banker; manufacturer;
Jay
County Clerk, 1891-95; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1902-03; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1907-17; defeated,
1924; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1916.
Methodist.
Died in Portland, Jay
County, Ind., October
5, 1938 (age 73 years, 287
days).
Interment at Green
Park Cemetery, Portland, Ind.
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James Dupont Adams (1887-1966) —
also known as James D. Adams —
of Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind.
Born in Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind., July 2,
1887.
Democrat. President, Citizens State Bank; among the organizers
of Columbia Woolen Mills;
publisher, Columbia City Post newspaper;
owner of movie
theaters; president, Whitley County Telephone
Co., 1912-26; cattle
breeder; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Indiana, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary;
American
Bankers Association.
Died in August, 1966
(age 79
years, 0 days).
Interment at Greenhill
Cemetery, Columbia City, Ind.
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George Alexander Ball (1862-1955) —
also known as George A. Ball —
of Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind.
Born in Green, Summit
County, Ohio, November
5, 1862.
Republican. President, Ball Brothers glass
manufacturing company; chairman, Merchants National Bank
of Muncie; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1928
(Convention
Vice-President), 1936;
member of Republican
National Committee from Indiana, 1932-37.
Presbyterian.
Member, Beta
Gamma Sigma; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died, from cerebral
thrombosis, in Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind., October
22, 1955 (age 92 years, 351
days).
Entombed at Beech
Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Ind.
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Edmond Joseph Bannon (1912-2006) —
also known as E. Joseph Bannon; Joe Bannon —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.; Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., March 9,
1912.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1964,
1968,
1972;
treasurer
of Indiana Democratic Party, 1970-73.
Catholic.
Member, American
Bankers Association; American
Legion; Elks.
Died January
17, 2006 (age 93 years, 314
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edmond James Bannon and Rose (Goebel) Bannon; married, November
11, 1941, to Patricia Nan Peters. |
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Charles Mitchell Barnett (1870-1940) —
also known as Charles M. Barnett —
of Norfolk,
Va.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland,
September
22, 1870.
Steamship
agent; coal
dealer; bank director; Vice-Consul
for Uruguay in Norfolk,
Va., 1898-1907; Vice-Consul
for Ecuador in Norfolk,
Va., 1899-1907; Consul
for Nicaragua in Norfolk,
Va., 1899-1921; Consul
for Costa Rica in Norfolk,
Va., 1900-07; Vice-Consul
for Denmark in Norfolk,
Va., 1902-07; Consul
for Paraguay in Norfolk,
Va., 1903-29; Honorary
Consul for Mexico in Norfolk,
Va., 1929.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
26, 1940 (age 69 years, 217
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Richardson Cemetery, Eureka, Ind.
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Noble P. Barr (b. 1889) —
of Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind.
Born in Bruceville, Knox
County, Ind., July 23,
1889.
Republican. Banker; Knox
County Auditor, 1935-42; mayor
of Vincennes, Ind., 1943-44.
Christian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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John Thomas Beasley (b. 1860) —
also known as John Beasley —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind., May 29,
1860.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1887-93; president, Indiana Gas
Utilities Co.; director, Terre Haute Savings Bank;
director, Indianapolis and Terre Haute Railway.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ephraim Beasley and Sarah (Williams) Beasley; married, November
5, 1885, to Cora E. Hoke. |
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Frank Probasco Bohn (1866-1944) —
also known as Frank P. Bohn —
of Newberry, Luce
County, Mich.
Born in Charlottesville, Hancock
County, Ind., July 14,
1866.
Physician;
banker; Democratic candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta District, 1896;
candidate in Republican primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1916; member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1923-26; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1927-33; defeated
(Republican), 1932.
Episcopalian.
German
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Newberry, Luce
County, Mich., June 1,
1944 (age 77 years, 323
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Newberry, Mich.
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James Nelson Burnes (1827-1889) —
also known as James N. Burnes —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Marion
County, Ind., August
22, 1827.
Democrat. Lawyer;
banker; railroad
executive; candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri;
common pleas court judge in Missouri, 1868-72; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1883-89; died in
office 1889.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
23, 1889 (age 61 years, 154
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
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Samuel Thompson Busey (1835-1909) —
also known as Samuel T. Busey; "The Hero of Fort
Blakely" —
of Urbana, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Greencastle, Putnam
County, Ind., November
16, 1835.
Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;
banker; mayor of
Urbana, Ill., 1880-89; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1891-93.
Died in Urbana, Champaign
County, Ill., August
12, 1909 (age 73 years, 269
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Urbana, Ill.
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Gordon Hubert Butler (1889-1964) —
also known as Gordon H. Butler —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Scipio, Jennings
County, Ind., February
10, 1889.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; civil
engineer; general
contractor; president, Polaris Concrete
Products Company; bank director; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1951-64 (57th District 1951-62, 61st District
1963-64); died in office 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Society of Civil Engineers; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Rotary;
Elks; Eagles.
Died, of pneumonia,
in St. Luke's Hospital,
Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., August
1, 1964 (age 75 years, 173
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
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Harry Clifford Canfield (1875-1945) —
also known as Harry C. Canfield —
of Batesville, Ripley
County, Ind.
Born near Moores Hill, Dearborn
County, Ind., November
22, 1875.
Democrat. Furniture
manufacturer; chairman, Batesville State Bank; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1923-33; defeated, 1920.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles.
Died in Batesville, Ripley
County, Ind., February
9, 1945 (age 69 years, 79
days).
Interment at First
Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Batesville, Ind.
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Albert E. Carlton (born c.1862) —
of Cripple Creek, Teller
County, Colo.; Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in Indiana, about 1862.
Republican. Banker; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1916
(alternate), 1920;
sugar
executive.
Burial location unknown.
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E. Wallace Chadwick (1884-1969) —
of Rose Valley, Wallingford, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind., January
17, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
member, board of managers, Chester Hospital;
solicitor, Delaware County Hospital;
director, Delaware County National Bank; orphan's court judge
in Pennsylvania, 1945; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1947-49.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Rotary;
Union
League.
Died in Chester, Delaware
County, Pa., August
18, 1969 (age 85 years, 213
days).
Interment at Union
United Methodist Church Cemetery, Rose Valley, Wallingford, Pa.
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William Chandler (b. 1846) —
of Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind.; Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.; Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Raisin Township, Lenawee
County, Mich., April
27, 1846.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; banker; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1876; superintendent of the
ship
canal at Sault Ste. Marie, 1881-85; involved in electric
power development; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Chippewa District, 1899-1902.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Emmett Coffin (1849-1934) —
also known as Charles E. Coffin —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Salem, Washington
County, Ind., July 14,
1849.
Real
estate business; banker; Vice-Consul
for Paraguay in Indianapolis,
Ind., 1900-03.
Methodist.
Member, Optimist
Club; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., October
15, 1934 (age 85 years, 93
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Guy S. Condo (b. 1874) —
of Marion, Grant
County, Ind.
Born in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., July 1,
1874.
Republican. Lawyer; Grant
County Attorney, 1904-06; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1904-09; director, Marion
National Bank.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Izaak
Walton League; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel S. Condo and Sarah Ann (Pottorf) Condo; married, June 30,
1902, to Nelle Kiley. |
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Arthur Corwin Copeland (1841-1904) —
of Rochester, Fulton
County, Ind.
Born in Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, December
22, 1841.
Banker; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1876-79.
Died in Rochester, Fulton
County, Ind., December
25, 1904 (age 63 years, 3
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Crocker (1822-1888) —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., September
16, 1822.
Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; merchant;
banker; member of California
state assembly 9th District, 1861-62; one of the builders of the
Central Pacific Railroad;
first president of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
Died in Monterey, Monterey
County, Calif., August
14, 1888 (age 65 years, 333
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Eugene Burgess Crowe (1878-1970) —
also known as Eugene B. Crowe —
of Bedford, Lawrence
County, Ind.
Born near Jeffersonville, Clark
County, Ind., January
5, 1878.
Democrat. Farmer; furniture
merchant; banker; real estate
dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,
1928
(alternate), 1944
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1948,
1952,
1956,
1964,
1968;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1931-41 (3rd District 1931-33, 9th
District 1933-41); defeated, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Elks; Rotary.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., May 12,
1970 (age 92 years, 127
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Bedford, Ind.
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Jerome Dinwiddie (1848-1931) —
of Lowell, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Crown Point, Lake
County, Ind., February
8, 1848.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1895-96; bank director.
Fell
from a ladder while putting up storm windows, broke his hip, and died
two days later in Methodist Hospital,
Gary, Lake
County, Ind., November
30, 1931 (age 83 years, 295
days).
Interment at Plum Grove Cemetery, Lowell, Ind.
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Hugh Dougherty (b. 1844) —
of Bluffton, Wells
County, Ind.
Born in Greenville, Darke
County, Ohio, July 28,
1844.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
banker; member of Indiana
state senate, 1871-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Indiana, 1884,
1892,
1900;
candidate for Indiana
state treasurer, 1898.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Dougherty and Margaret Dougherty; married, October
25, 1877, to Emma Gilliland. |
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Paul H. Downing (1852-1918) —
of Tipton, Cedar
County, Iowa.
Born in Indiana, October, 1852.
Republican. Banker; Cedar
County Auditor, 1897-1902; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Died September
7, 1918 (age 65 years, 0
days).
Interment at Inland
Cemetery, Bennett, Iowa.
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William Wade Dudley (b. 1842) —
of Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Weathersfield Bow, Weathersfield, Windsor
County, Vt., August
27, 1842.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; wounded
at the battle of Gettysburg, 1863, and lost his
right leg; Wayne
County Clerk of Courts, 1866-74; milling
business; lawyer;
banker; U.S. Marshal, District of Indiana, 1879-81; U.S.
Commissioner of Pensions, 1881-85; Treasurer
of Republican National Committee, 1888.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1864 to
Theresa Fiske. |
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Winfield Taylor Durbin (1847-1928) —
also known as Winfield T. Durbin —
of Anderson, Madison
County, Ind.
Born in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn
County, Ind., May 4,
1847.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
banker; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; member
of Republican
National Committee from Indiana, 1896; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1896,
1904
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1924;
colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Governor of
Indiana, 1901-05; defeated, 1912.
Member, Freemasons.
Died December
18, 1928 (age 81 years, 228
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
2, 1899, to Rose E. Psota. |
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William Grant Edens (1863-1957) —
also known as William G. Edens —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind., November
27, 1863.
Republican. Railway
conductor; banker; president, Illinois Highway Improvement
Association, 1912-20; leading advocate for construction of hard
surface roads; campaign manager for U.S. Sen William
B. McKinley, 1920 and 1926; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1934.
Methodist.
Member, Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen; American
Bankers Association; Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Died, in the Villa St. Cyril old
age home, Highland Park, Lake
County, Ill., November
14, 1957 (age 93 years, 352
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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William Hayden English (1822-1896) —
also known as William H. English —
of Lexington, Scott
County, Ind.
Born in Lexington, Scott
County, Ind., August
27, 1822.
Democrat. Lawyer;
banker; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1851-52; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1851-52; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1853-61; candidate for
Vice
President of the United States, 1880.
English
and French
Huguenot ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., February
7, 1896 (age 73 years, 164
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Charles B. Enlow —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; banker; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1928
(alternate), 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph B. Grenchik —
of Whiting, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Whiting, Lake
County, Ind.
Banker; travel agency
owner; mayor
of Whiting, Ind., 1964-68, 1976-88.
Catholic.
Member, Jaycees;
Lions;
American
Legion.
Still living as of 1988.
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Phillip Louis Hall (1850-1923) —
also known as P. L. Hall —
of Nebraska.
Born in White
County, Ind., February
25, 1850.
Democrat. Physician;
banker; Nebraska
Democratic state chair, 1898-1904; member of Democratic
National Committee from Nebraska, 1908-12; member of University
of Nebraska board of regents, 1917-23.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., March
14, 1923 (age 73 years, 17
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Hammond (1843-1909) —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass., February
27, 1843.
Democrat. Assistant superintendent of the G. H. Hammond meat packing
plant; real estate
business; banker; mayor
of Hammond, Ind., 1888-93; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1893-95.
Died in Hammond, Lake
County, Ind., September
21, 1909 (age 66 years, 206
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Hammond, Ind.
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Thomas Jefferson Henley (1808-1875) —
also known as Thomas J. Henley —
of New Washington, Clark
County, Ind.; Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind., June 18,
1808.
Democrat. Lawyer;
banker; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1832-42; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1840; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1843-49; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of California
state assembly from Sacramento District, 1850-51; candidate for
Presidential Elector for California; postmaster at San
Francisco, Calif., 1853-54.
Died in Mendocino
County, Calif., May 1,
1875 (age 66 years, 317
days).
Interment at Valley View Cemetery, Covelo, Calif.
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Jerrold Eldon Hinshaw (1917-2003) —
also known as Jerry Eldon Hinshaw —
of Tontitown, Washington
County, Ark.
Born near Sheridan, Hamilton
County, Ind., January
15, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; poultry
farmer; cattle
raiser; real estate
business; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1964; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1981-96; historian;
director, First State Bank, Springdale, Ark.
Methodist.
Died in Tontitown, Washington
County, Ark., December
31, 2003 (age 86 years, 350
days).
Interment at Cave
Cemetery, Washington County, Ark.
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John Stewart Hopkins (1811-1882) —
also known as John S. Hopkins —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Truxton, Cortland
County, N.Y., October
28, 1811.
Merchant;
banker; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1853-56; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1861, 1867, 1879; president of
Evansville, Cairo & Memphis Packet
Company; president of First National Bank in Evansville;
director of the Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., July 6,
1882 (age 70 years, 251
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1834 to Mary
Ann Parrett. |
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Irving Howbert (1846-1934) —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in Columbus, Bartholomew
County, Ind., April
11, 1846.
Republican. Banker; El
Paso County Clerk, 1869-79; member of Colorado
state senate, 1882-86; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1888
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1912;
Colorado
Republican state chair, 1894-95.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., December
21, 1934 (age 88 years, 254
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Core Serena Ireland (1874-1943) —
also known as Core S. Ireland —
of Urbana, Champaign
County, Ohio.
Born in Terre Haute, Champaign
County, Ohio, September
24, 1874.
Republican. School
teacher; banker; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1916,
1932,
1936.
Died, from bladder
cancer and uremia,
in Urbana, Champaign
County, Ohio, August
19, 1943 (age 68 years, 329
days).
Interment at Oak
Dale Cemetery, Urbana, Ohio.
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Amos Wade Jackson (b. 1904) —
of Versailles, Ripley
County, Ind.
Born in Versailles, Ripley
County, Ind., June 25,
1904.
Lawyer;
Ripley
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-40; president, Bank of
Versailles; justice of
Indiana state supreme court, 1959-.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rowland H. Jackson and Georgia W. (Frohlinger) Jackson; married,
August
20, 1927, to Lola M. Raper. |
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Edwin Stockton Johnson (1857-1933) —
also known as Edwin S. Johnson —
of Armour, Douglas
County, S.Dak.; Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak.
Born near Spencer, Owen
County, Ind., February
26, 1857.
Democrat. Clothing
merchant; banker; lawyer; Douglas
County State's Attorney, 1893; member of South
Dakota state senate 8th District, 1895-96; candidate for Governor of
South Dakota, 1912; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1915-21.
Died July 19,
1933 (age 76 years, 143
days).
Interment at Pleasant
Ridge Cemetery, Armour, S.Dak.
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James Winfield Karber (1914-1976) —
also known as James W. Karber —
of Ridgway, Gallatin
County, Ill.
Born in Elizabethtown, Hardin
County, Ill., July 8,
1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
banker; Gallatin
County State's Attorney, 1936-40; member of Illinois
Democratic State Central Committee, 1941-44; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1946-48; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., September, 1976
(age 62
years, 0 days).
Interment at Union Ridge Cemetery, Herald, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of James F. Karber and Myrtle C. (Tyer) Karber; married to Irma
Cox. |
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memorial |
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Henry Franklin Lawrence (1868-1950) —
also known as Henry F. Lawrence —
of Cameron, Clinton
County, Mo.
Born near Greensburg, Decatur
County, Ind., January
31, 1868.
Republican. Banker; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922, 1924, 1928, 1930; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Missouri, 1924.
Died January
12, 1950 (age 81 years, 346
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Cameron, Mo.
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George Andrew Lewis (1863-1918) —
also known as George A. Lewis —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind., January
13, 1863.
Banker; Honorary
Consul for Salvador in Boston,
Mass., 1902-07.
Died, in Cambridge Hospital,
Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 28,
1918 (age 55 years, 166
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Lewis and Emeline (Strong) Lewis; married, July 12,
1904, to Edith Louise Costello. |
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1918 |
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Charles A. O. McClellan (1835-1898) —
of Auburn, DeKalb
County, Ind.
Born in Ashland, Ashland
County, Ohio, May 25,
1835.
Democrat. Lawyer;
banker; circuit judge in Indiana, 1879-81; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 12th District, 1889-93.
Died in Auburn, DeKalb
County, Ind., January
31, 1898 (age 62 years, 251
days).
Interment at Waterloo
Cemetery, Waterloo, Ind.
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Frank McConaughey (b. 1874) —
of Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind.
Born in Boone
County, Ind., January
26, 1874.
Democrat. Banker; chair of
Johnson County Democratic Party, 1918-20, 1942-44; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1928.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Redmen;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Warren Terry McCray (1865-1938) —
also known as Warren T. McCray —
of Kentland, Newton
County, Ind.
Born in Newton
County, Ind., February
4, 1865.
Republican. Farmer; grain
shipper; banker; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1900;
Governor
of Indiana, 1921-24.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died December
19, 1938 (age 73 years, 318
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Kentland, Ind.
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Hugh McCulloch (1808-1895) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.; Washington,
D.C.; Vansville, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Kennebunk, York
County, Maine, December
7, 1808.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, 1863-65; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1865-69, 1884-85.
Died in Vansville, Prince
George's County, Md., May 24,
1895 (age 86 years, 168
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Hugh McCulloch (1773-1830) and Abigail (Perkins) McCulloch;
married, June 23,
1834, to Eunice Hardy; married, March
21, 1838, to Susan Maria Man. |
| | | McCulloch Hall (dormitory, built 1926), at
Harvard University
Business School, Boston,
Massachusetts, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS Hugh McCulloch (built 1943 at Richmond,
California; scrapped 1962) was named for
him. |
| | | Coins and currency: His portrait
appeared on $20 U.S. national bank notes in 1902.
|
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — Comptrollers
of the Currency |
| | | Image source: Life and Work of James G.
Blaine (1893) |
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Frank Freeman McDonald II (b. 1951) —
also known as Frank F. McDonald II —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., July 16,
1951.
Democrat. Banker; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1987-2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Frank J. Migas (b. 1888) —
of East Chicago, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
28, 1888.
Democrat. Owner, Sweet Corn Candy Co.,
1921-31; vice-president, American State Bank of Gary; deputy
sheriff; mayor
of East Chicago, Ind., 1939-51; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1940,
1948;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana.
Catholic.
Member, Moose; Polish
National Alliance.
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Calumet City, Ill.
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John Thomas Myers (1927-2015) —
also known as John T. Myers —
of Covington, Fountain
County, Ind.
Born in Covington, Fountain
County, Ind., February
8, 1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
banker; farmer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1967-97.
Episcopalian.
Died in Covington, Fountain
County, Ind., January
27, 2015 (age 87 years, 353
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Covington, Ind.
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John Chalfant New (1831-1906) —
also known as John C. New —
of Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Vernon, Jennings
County, Ind., July 6,
1831.
Republican. Banker; newspaper
publisher; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1863; Treasurer of the United States, 1875-76; Indiana
Republican state chair, 1880-82.
Disciples
of Christ. English
and Welsh
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., June 4,
1906 (age 74 years, 333
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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John Henry O'Neall (1838-1907) —
also known as John H. O'Neall —
of Washington, Daviess
County, Ind.
Born near Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C., October
30, 1838.
Democrat. Lawyer;
banker; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1867; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1887-91; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1896.
Methodist.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Washington, Daviess
County, Ind., July 15,
1907 (age 68 years, 258
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Washington, Ind.
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W. O. Pettiner (b. 1891) —
of Camden, Carroll
County, Ind.
Born in Carroll
County, Ind., May 18,
1891.
Republican. Banker; chair of
Carroll County Republican Party, 1942-44.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Bankers Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Martin M. Ray (1795-1865) —
of Fayette
County, Ind.; Wayne
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Kentucky, August
29, 1795.
Cabinetmaker;
merchant;
banker; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1826-27, 1834-36; candidate for
Indiana
state senate, 1848.
Methodist.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., May 16,
1865 (age 69 years, 260
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Commodore Bruce Roberts (1875-1941) —
also known as C. B. Roberts —
of Fortine, Lincoln
County, Mont.; Shelby, Toole
County, Mont.
Born in Newcastle Township, Fulton
County, Ind., December
9, 1875.
Republican. Lumber
business; realtor;
banker; member of Montana
state senate, 1915-18.
Died, of a heart
attack, in LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind., June 3,
1941 (age 65 years, 176
days).
Interment at Pine
Lake Cemetery, LaPorte, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of George Wilson Roberts and Lavinia Jane (Eley) Roberts; married, August
30, 1903, to Annis Elliott; nephew of Ning
S. Eley. |
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Floyd W. Rowe (b. 1861) —
of Camden, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Steuben
County, Ind., June 8,
1861.
Republican. Farmer; merchant;
banker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Hillsdale County, 1921-24;
defeated in primary, 1924, 1932, 1938.
English
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Caldwell Sample (1796-1855) —
also known as Samuel C. Sample —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Elkton, Cecil
County, Md., August
15, 1796.
Whig. Carpenter;
lawyer;
circuit judge in Indiana, 1836-43; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1843-45; banker.
Died in South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., December
2, 1855 (age 59 years, 109
days).
Interment at South
Bend City Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.
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Jacob Schepers (1876-1955) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., March
15, 1876.
Republican. Mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1914-18; founder and president, East
Lansing State Bank; treasurer of Michigan State College,
1928-47; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1947-50; defeated in primary, 1926, 1950.
Presbyterian.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died in a hospital
at Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., July 15,
1955 (age 79 years, 122
days).
Interment at Deepdale
Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Jan 'John' Schepers and Johanna (Van Strian) Schepers; married, December
11, 1901, to Henrietta Baker; married, June 22,
1928, to Kate Pfanstiehl; married, June 23,
1949, to Margaret (Atkinson) Baldwin. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Ingham County News,
October 17, 1946 |
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Walter E. Schrage (1884-1941) —
of Whiting, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Whiting, Lake
County, Ind., December
31, 1884.
Republican. Banker; mayor
of Whiting, Ind., 1914-29; resigned 1929; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1920,
1924;
chair
of Lake County Republican Party, 1928-29.
Member, Freemasons;
Eagles;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1941
(age about
56 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Hammond, Ind.
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Frederick Augustus Sims (1867-1947) —
also known as Fred A. Sims —
of Frankfort, Clinton
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Frankfort, Clinton
County, Ind., October
8, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; mayor
of Frankfort, Ind., 1894-98; member of Indiana
Republican State Committee, 1896-1906; secretary of
Indiana Republican Party, 1904-06; secretary
of state of Indiana, 1906-10; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1916.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., April
20, 1947 (age 79 years, 194
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Fred J. Smith (b. 1862) —
of Whiting, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind., 1862.
Democrat. Baker; restauranteur;
banker; mayor
of Whiting, Ind., 1906-10.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Louis Smith and Sophia Smith; married, April
11, 1888, to Helen Maas. |
| | | Image source: Whiting Public
Library |
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George W. Snow (1842-1927) —
of Springfield, Bon Homme
County, S.Dak.
Born in Indiana, December, 1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; real estate
business; banker; delegate
to South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1885; member of
South
Dakota state senate 4th District, 1889-90, 1899-1900; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1901-05.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Springfield, Bon Homme
County, S.Dak., November
8, 1927 (age 84 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Alfred Alten Speer (1858-1935) —
also known as A. A. Speer —
of Chamois, Osage
County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Carroll
County, Ind., October
8, 1858.
Republican. Merchant;
banker; mayor of Chamois, Mo.; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Osage County, 1901-10;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1912;
delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922-23.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died November
20, 1935 (age 77 years, 43
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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Oliver Ames Spencer (1860-1923) —
also known as Oliver A. Spencer —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., February
8, 1860.
Banker; Consular
Agent for Italy in Seattle,
Wash., 1890-1903.
Just after finishing a game of
golf, he collapsed and died, from heart
disease or apoplexy,
in Seattle, King
County, Wash., September
8, 1923 (age 63 years, 212
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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Dan Voorhees Stephens (1868-1939) —
also known as Dan V. Stephens —
of Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb.
Born in Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind., November
4, 1868.
Democrat. Farmer; Dodge
County Superintendent of Schools, 1890-94; president, Hammond &
Stephens, educational publishers;
director, Fremont Trust and Savings Bank; director, Goose Lake
Grain and
Lumber
Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1904,
1908
(delegation chair), 1920,
1924,
1932;
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1911-19.
Died in Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb., January
13, 1939 (age 70 years, 70
days).
Cremated.
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Thomas Neel Stilwell (1830-1874) —
also known as Thomas N. Stilwell —
of Anderson, Madison
County, Ind.
Born in Stilwell, Butler
County, Ohio, August
29, 1830.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1856; served in the Union Army
during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1865-67; U.S. Minister
to Venezuela, 1867-68.
During an argument over financial matters, he drew his pistol and
fired at John E. Corwin, wounding him in the leg; Corwin then shot
Stilwell in the head, killing
him, in Anderson, Madison
County, Ind., January
14, 1874 (age 43 years, 138
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Anderson, Ind.
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Robert H. Tyndall (1877-1947) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., May 2,
1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
banker; mayor
of Indianapolis, Ind., 1943-47; died in office 1947.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution; American
Legion.
Died July 9,
1947 (age 70 years, 68
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Albert Blakeslee White (1856-1941) —
also known as Albert B. White —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
22, 1856.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; banker; vice-president, George
Washington Life Insurance
Company; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for West Virginia, 1891;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1896
(speaker),
1924,
1928
(Convention
Vice-President); Governor of
West Virginia, 1901-05; West Virginia State Tax Commissioner,
1907-08; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1927-30.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died July 3,
1941 (age 84 years, 284
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Philip Herman Willkie (1919-1974) —
also known as Philip H. Willkie —
of Rushville, Rush
County, Ind.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born December
7, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
banker; farmer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1948,
1960;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1949-54.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Moose;
Elks.
Died April
10, 1974 (age 54 years, 124
days).
Interment at East
Hill Cemetery, Rushville, Ind.
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Henry Lane Wilson (1857-1932) —
also known as Henry L. Wilson —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., November
3, 1857.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; lawyer;
banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Washington, 1896
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); U.S. Minister to Chile, 1897-1904; Belgium, 1905-09; U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, 1909-12; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Indiana, 1928.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., December
22, 1932 (age 75 years, 49
days).
Entombed at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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William Robert Wood (1861-1933) —
also known as William R. Wood; Will R.
Wood —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Oxford, Benton
County, Ind., January
5, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of J.
Frank Hanly; director and attorney, City National Bank;
director, Lafayette Telephone
Co.; Tippecanoe
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1890-94; member of Indiana
state senate, 1896-1914; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1912,
1928
(speaker);
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1915-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1933
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Spring
Vale Cemetery, Lafayette, Ind.
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