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Walter Scott Armstrong (1838-1908) —
also known as W. Scott Armstrong —
of Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind.
Born in Clinton
County, Ohio, February
3, 1838.
Democrat. Hardware
merchant; mayor of
Kokomo, Ind., 1881-85, 1899-1902; postmaster at Kokomo,
Ind., 1885-89.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind., January
14, 1908 (age 69 years, 345
days).
Interment at Crown
Point Cemetery, Kokomo, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Andrew Armstrong and Sarah (Grant) Armstrong; married 1869 to Martha
Ellen 'Mattie' Winfield. |
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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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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, Valparaiso, Ind.
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John Robert Britten (1898-1955) —
also known as John R. Britten —
of Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.
Born in Reading, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
16, 1898.
Republican. Lawyer; Wayne
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-39; mayor
of Richmond, Ind., 1939-44.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Grotto;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Eagles;
Moose;
Junior
Order; Elks; Kiwanis.
Suffered severe
burns to his feet and toes from overnight application of an
electric pad, leading to a pulmonary
embolism and ultimately death, in Reid Hospital,
Spring Grove, Wayne
County, Ind., February
25, 1955 (age 56 years, 71
days).
Interment at Earlham
Cemetery, Richmond, Ind.
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Alexander Morton Campbell (1907-1968) —
also known as Alexander M. Campbell; Alex
Campbell —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.; Coesse, Whitley
County, Ind.
Born in Coldwater, Mercer
County, Ohio, April
14, 1907.
Democrat. Chair of
Allen County Democratic Party, 1934-36, 1958-63; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, 1941-49; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1956;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Indiana, 1960-64.
Christian. Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Delta
Chi; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Jesters;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Kiwanis.
Died in 1968
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Coesse
Hope Lutheran Cemetery, Coesse, Ind.
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George Washington Clarke (1852-1936) —
also known as George W. Clarke —
of Adel, Dallas
County, Iowa.
Born in Shelby
County, Ind., October
24, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1901; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1904-06; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1909-13; Governor of
Iowa, 1913-17.
Christian. Member, Rotary.
Died November
28, 1936 (age 84 years, 35
days).
Interment somewhere
in Adel, Iowa.
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Thomas L. Cooksey (b. 1870) —
of Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind.
Born in Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind., November
9, 1870.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Crawfordsville, Ind., 1929-33, 1939-44.
Christian. Member, Elks; Eagles;
Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.
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Lawrence Cory (b. 1892) —
of Monticello, White
County, Ind.
Born in Argos, Marshall
County, Ind., August
30, 1892.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; chair of
White County Democratic Party, 1922-26; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1932.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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John Everet Everroad (b. 1913) —
also known as John E. Everroad —
of Millard, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Columbus, Bartholomew
County, Ind., January
13, 1913.
Republican. Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1967-71; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1972.
Christian. Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Wahl Ezelle III (b. 1920) —
also known as Sam Ezelle —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., July 16,
1920.
Democrat. Official,
Ironworkers Union, 1941-46; secretary-treasurer,
Kentucky State Federation of Labor, 1952; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1956,
1964.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Ezelle and Augusta Mae (Culley) Ezelle; married, September
16, 1939, to Ruby Gordon Layman. |
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Emmett R. Fertig (1888-1956) —
of Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind.
Born in Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind., August
2, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer; Hamilton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-33; mayor
of Noblesville, Ind., 1939-44, 1950-52.
Christian. Member, Elks; Eagles;
Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died in 1956
(age about
67 years).
Entombed in mausoleum at Crownland
Cemetery, Noblesville, Ind.
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Job Harriman (1861-1925) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Clinton
County, Ind., January
15, 1861.
Socialist. Minister;
lawyer;
Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of
California, 1898; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1900; candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1911, 1913; member of Socialist National
Committee from California, 1911; delegate to Socialist National
Convention from California, 1912.
Christian; later Agnostic.
Founder, in 1914, of the Llano de Rio utopian community in Antelope
Valley, Calif. (relocated to Louisiana in 1918).
Died, from tuberculosis,
in Sierra Madre, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
26, 1925 (age 64 years, 284
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Orris L. Head (b. 1877) —
also known as O. L. Head —
of Salisbury, Chariton
County, Mo.; Madison, Jefferson
County, Ind.
Born in Daviess
County, Ky., March 5,
1877.
Republican. Hotel
proprietor; tobacco
buyer; mayor
of Madison, Ind., 1943-44.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Cecelius Larue Head and Mary (Evans) Head. |
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Baron P. Hill (b. 1953) —
of Seymour, Jackson
County, Ind.
Born in Seymour, Jackson
County, Ind., June 23,
1953.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1982-90; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1990; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1999-2005; defeated,
2004; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 2000,
2004,
2008,
2020.
Christian.
Still living as of 2020.
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Samuel W. Isler (b. 1882) —
of near Jeffersonville, Clark
County, Ind.
Born in Jeffersonville, Clark
County, Ind., November
14, 1882.
Republican. Grocer; farmer; real estate
business; member of Indiana
state senate, 1943-44.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward L. Jackson (1873-1954) —
also known as Ed Jackson —
of New Castle, Henry
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Orleans, Orange
County, Ind.
Born in Howard
County, Ind., December
27, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Henry
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-05; circuit judge in Indiana,
1909-14; secretary
of state of Indiana, 1917, 1921-25; defeated, 1914; served in the
U.S. Army during World War I; Governor of
Indiana, 1925-29; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1928.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; American
Legion.
Charged
with bribery;
tried
and found not guilty.
Died November
18, 1954 (age 80 years, 326
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Orleans, Ind.
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William Henry Larrabee (1870-1960) —
also known as William H. Larrabee —
of New Palestine, Hancock
County, Ind.
Born near Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., February
21, 1870.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1923; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1931-43 (6th District 1931-33, 11th
District 1933-43); defeated, 1928 (6th District), 1942 (10th
District).
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen;
Eagles.
Died November
16, 1960 (age 90 years, 269
days).
Interment at New
Palestine Cemetery, New Palestine, Ind.
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A. R. Lucas (b. 1879) —
also known as Bert Lucas —
of Frankfort, Clinton
County, Ind.
Born in Clinton
County, Ind., February
26, 1879.
Republican. Postal
worker; chair of
Clinton County Republican Party, 1936-42; mayor
of Frankfort, Ind., 1940-44.
Christian. Member, Elks; Moose; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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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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J. O. Miller (b. 1884) —
of Peru, Miami
County, Ind.
Born in Blue Mound, Macon
County, Ill., May 24,
1884.
Democrat. School
teacher; mayor of
Peru, Ind., 1943-44.
Christian. Member, Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur Henry Noble (b. 1910) —
also known as Arthur H. Noble —
of Hobbs, Tipton
County, Ind.
Born in Elwood, Madison
County, Ind., July 9,
1910.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1948.
Christian. Member, Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles V. Orr (b. 1890) —
of Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind.
Born in Tipton
County, Ind., October
1, 1890.
Democrat. Mayor of
Kokomo, Ind., 1943-47.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Eagles;
Moose;
Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Earl K. Parson (b. 1909) —
of Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind.
Born in Perry Township, Delaware
County, Ind., August
10, 1909.
Republican. Mortician;
Delaware
County Coroner, 1938-40; chair of
Delaware County Republican Party, 1942-44.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Jesse Insle Pavey (b. 1890) —
also known as Jesse I. Pavey —
of Belleair, Pinellas
County, Fla.; South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Boone
County, Ind., April
20, 1890.
Democrat. Lumber
business; mayor of Belleair, Fla., 1926-30; mayor
of South Bend, Ind., 1939-44.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
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Michael Richard Pence (b. 1959) —
also known as Mike Pence —
of Columbus, Bartholomew
County, Ind.
Born in Columbus, Bartholomew
County, Ind., June 7,
1959.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 2001-13 (2nd District 2001-03, 6th
District 2003-13); defeated, 1988, 1990; Governor of
Indiana, 2013-17; Vice
President of the United States, 2017-21; defeated, 2020; speaker, Republican National Convention, 2020.
Christian.
Still living as of 2021.
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Richard Lynn Scott (b. 1952) —
also known as Rick Scott —
of Naples, Collier
County, Fla.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., December
1, 1952.
Republican. Founder and leader of Columbia (later Columbia/HCA), a
chain of hospitals;
Governor
of Florida, 2011-19.
Evangelical Christian.
Still living as of 2019.
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Samuel G. Shannon (b. 1893) —
also known as Sam G. Shannon —
of Jeffersonville, Clark
County, Ind.
Born in Clark
County, Ind., September
4, 1893.
Republican. Dairy
business; mayor
of Jeffersonville, Ind., 1942-44, 1950-51.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Homer T. Showalter (b. 1892) —
of Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind.
Born in Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind., November
20, 1892.
Republican. Insurance
business; mayor of
Wabash, Ind., 1930-35, 1943-44.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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John William Summers (1870-1937) —
also known as John W. Summers —
of Walla Walla, Walla
Walla County, Wash.
Born in Valeene, Orange
County, Ind., April
29, 1870.
Republican. Physician;
farmer;
member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1917; U.S.
Representative from Washington 4th District, 1919-33; defeated,
1932.
Christian. Member, American Medical
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1937
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Wash.
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John William Elmer Thomas (1876-1965) —
also known as J. W. Elmer Thomas —
of Medicine Park, Comanche
County, Okla.
Born near Greencastle, Putnam
County, Ind., September
8, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1907-20; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 6th District, 1923-27; defeated,
1920; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1927-51; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oklahoma, 1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948,
1952,
1956
(alternate).
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died in Lawton, Comanche
County, Okla., September
19, 1965 (age 89 years, 11
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Lawton, Okla.
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Carl W. Thompson (1879-1958) —
of Winchester, Randolph
County, Ind.; Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.
Born in Randolph
County, Ind., October
10, 1879.
School
teacher; lawyer; Randolph
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-08; mayor
of Winchester, Ind., 1910-14; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1916 (Progressive, 8th District),
1946 (Prohibition, 10th District), 1947 (Prohibition, 10th District),
1950 (Prohibition, 10th District); Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1940, 1944, 1952, 1956.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Sons
of Veterans.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., July 12,
1958 (age 78 years, 275
days).
Interment at Hollansburg Cemetery, Hollansburg, Ohio.
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Ralph Eugene Updike, Sr. (1894-1953) —
also known as Ralph E. Updike —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind., May 27,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives from Marion County, 1923-24; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1925-29; defeated, 1928.
Christian. Dutch
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Improved
Order of Red Men.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., September
16, 1953 (age 59 years, 112
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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