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Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn., June 24,
1813.
Republican. Minister;
orator;
abolitionist; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1867;
in 1872, he was accused
of an adulterous
affair with Mrs. Elizabeth Tilton, the wife of a friend of his;
Beecher's church conducted an investigation
and declared him innocent; in 1874, Elizabeth Tilton's husband
Theodore sued Beecher; a highly-publicized months-long trial
took place in 1875; the jury was unable to reach a verdit.
Presbyterian;
later Congregationalist.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 8,
1887 (age 73 years, 257
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.; memorial monument at Cadman Plaza Park, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Lyman Beecher and Roxana Ward (Foote) Beecher; brother of Harriet
Beecher Stowe; married, August
3, 1837, to Eunice White Bullard; uncle of George
Buckingham Beecher; second cousin twice removed of Jonathan
Elmer, Ebenezer
Elmer and Eli
Elmer; second cousin thrice removed of Erastus
Wolcott and Oliver
Wolcott Sr.; third cousin of Leveret
Brainard; third cousin once removed of Amaziah
Brainard and Lucius
Quintius Cincinnatus Elmer; third cousin twice removed of Oliver
Wolcott Jr., Roger
Griswold, John
Allen, Frederick
Wolcott, Walter
Keene Linscott, Sidney
Smythe Linscott and Frances
Payne Bolton; third cousin thrice removed of Aaron
Kellogg, Daniel
Chapin and Oliver
Payne Bolton; fourth cousin of Ambrose
Tuttle, Joseph
H. Elmer and George
Frederick Stone; fourth cousin once removed of Gaylord
Griswold, Luther
Walter Badger, Daniel
Kellogg, Gideon
Hotchkiss, Asahel
Augustus Hotchkiss, John
William Allen, Julius
Hotchkiss, Giles
Waldo Hotchkiss, Charles
Francis Chidsey, Ernest
Harvey Woodford and Samuel
Russell Chidsey. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Eastman
family; Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg
family of Virginia (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: Henry
W. Beecher |
| | | The World War II Liberty
ship SS Henry Ward Beecher (built 1942 at Terminal
Island, California; scrapped 1969) was named for
him. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Rufus Budd Bement —
also known as Rufus B. Bement —
of Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind.; Clyde, Sandusky
County, Ohio.
Civil
engineer; minister;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County, 1838;
Liberty candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1843.
Congregationalist.
Interment at Clyde
Cemetery, Clyde, Ohio.
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Herbert Seely Bigelow (1870-1951) —
of Mt. Washington, Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Elkhart, Elkhart
County, Ind., January
4, 1870.
Democrat. Pastor;
candidate for secretary
of state of Ohio, 1902; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention, 1912; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1913-14; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1937-39.
Congregationalist.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, November
11, 1951 (age 81 years, 311
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Vernon Ensign Bradley (1912-1990) —
also known as Vernon E. Bradley; Brad
Bradley —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash., September
27, 1912.
Republican. Accountant;
realtor;
real
estate developer; candidate for mayor
of Springfield, Mass., 1949; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1954.
United Church of Christ. Member, Civitan.
Died, of arteriosclerosis,
in a hospital
at Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., September
7, 1990 (age 77 years, 345
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
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Samuel C. Cleland (b. 1892) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Noble
County, Ind., August
6, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Allen County Democratic Party, 1930-34; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1942.
Congregationalist. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Purple
Heart; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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John D. Defrees (1810-1882) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Sparta, White
County, Tenn., November
8, 1810.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1840-42; member of Indiana
state senate, 1842-45; Indiana
Republican state chair, 1856-60; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1856
(member, Platform
Committee); member of Republican
National Committee from Indiana, 1866-68.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va., October
19, 1882 (age 71 years, 345
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Hall Dillon (1853-1929) —
also known as Charles H. Dillon —
of Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak.; Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak.; Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak.
Born near Jasper, Dubois
County, Ind., December
18, 1853.
Lawyer;
member of South
Dakota state senate 3rd District, 1903-10; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1913-19; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 4th District, 1923-26;
Independent candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1924.
Congregationalist.
Died in Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak., September
15, 1929 (age 75 years, 271
days).
Interment at Yankton
Municipal Cemetery, Yankton, S.Dak.
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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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Allen M. Fletcher Jr. (b. 1887) —
of Ludlow, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., February
22, 1887.
Lumberman;
farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1941-43; member of Vermont
state senate from Windsor County, 1945-47.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Allen Miller Fletcher (1853-1922) —
also known as Allen M. Fletcher —
of Proctorsville, Cavendish, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., September
25, 1853.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Cavendish, 1902-03, 1906,
1908, 1910; member of Vermont
state senate, 1904-05; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Vermont, 1908;
Governor
of Vermont, 1912-15.
Congregationalist.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in the Berwick Hotel,
Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., May 11,
1922 (age 68 years, 228
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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John Lewis Griffiths (1855-1914) —
also known as John L. Griffiths —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
7, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1887; Indiana
reporter of state courts, 1889-93; U.S. Consul in Liverpool, 1905-09; U.S. Consul General in London, 1909-14, died in office 1914.
Congregationalist. Welsh
ancestry.
Died, of a heart
seizure, in London, England,
May
17, 1914 (age 58 years, 222
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of David G. Griffiths and Elizabeth (Hughes) Griffiths; married, June 5,
1889, to Caroline Henderson. |
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Lars A. Hafner (b. 1961) —
of Florida.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., April 9,
1961.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 53rd District, 1989-.
Congregationalist. Member, Phi
Theta Kappa; League of Women
Voters.
Still living as of 1999.
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Isaac Augustus Manning (1864-1942) —
also known as Isaac A. Manning —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Abington, Wayne
County, Ind., January
14, 1864.
Republican. Telegraph
operator; newspaper
reporter; real
estate and insurance
business; coffee
planter;
U.S. Consular Agent in Matagalpa, 1899-1905; U.S. Consul in Cartagena, 1907-09; La Guaira, 1909-11; Barranquilla, 1911-16.
Congregationalist.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
17, 1942 (age 78 years, 337
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Thomas William Nadal (b. 1875) —
also known as Thomas W. Nadal —
of Olivet, Eaton
County, Mich.; Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born near Milroy, Rush
County, Ind., June 17,
1875.
Republican. College
professor; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1911-17; appointed 1911; acting president,
Olivet College, Olivet, Mich., 1915-16; president,
Drury College, Springfield, Mo., 1917.
Congregationalist. English
and French
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Modern
Language Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Franklin Nadal and Jerusha (Richey) Nadal; married, June 2,
1909, to Kathryne Dillingham Wyckoff. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1911 |
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Jeremiah Neterer (b. 1862) —
of Bellingham, Whatcom
County, Wash.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born near Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind., 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in Washington, 1900; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Washington, 1912;
U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1913-.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Barrett Pettengill (1886-1974) —
also known as Samuel B. Pettengill —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., January
19, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1931-39 (13th District 1931-33, 3rd
District 1933-39).
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Died in Springfield, Windsor
County, Vt., March
20, 1974 (age 88 years, 60
days).
Interment at Grafton
Village Cemetery, Grafton, Vt.
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John W. Porter (1931-2012) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., August
13, 1931.
School
teacher; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1969-79; first
African-American state school superintendent; president,
Eastern Michigan University, 1979-89.
United Church of Christ. African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; Phi
Delta Kappa; NAACP.
Died June 27,
2012 (age 80 years, 319
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Pierce St. John (1833-1916) —
also known as John P. St. John —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.; Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind., February
25, 1833.
Lawyer;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Kansas
state senate, 1873; Governor of
Kansas, 1879-83; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1884.
Congregationalist; later Christian
Scientist.
Died in Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan., August
31, 1916 (age 83 years, 188
days).
Interment at Olathe
Cemetery, Olathe, Kan.
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Thomas Jefferson Steele (1853-1920) —
also known as Thomas J. Steele —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Rush
County, Ind., March
19, 1853.
Democrat. Cattle
commission business; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 11th District, 1915-17; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1920.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1920
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Graceland
Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Iowa.
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James Marion Tadlock (b. 1866) —
of Logan, Phillips
County, Kan.; Phillipsburg, Phillips
County, Kan.; El Reno, Canadian
County, Okla.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Monroe, Snohomish
County, Wash.; Raymond, Pacific
County, Wash.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.; Eureka, Humboldt
County, Calif.
Born in Crawford
County, Ind., November
2, 1866.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; newspaper
editor; candidate for secretary
of state of Washington, 1916; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Washington, 1920;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1940.
Congregationalist. Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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John Gregg Utterback (1872-1955) —
also known as John G. Utterback —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., July 12,
1872.
Democrat. Mayor of
Bangor, Maine, 1914-15; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1932;
U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1933-35; defeated, 1934.
Congregationalist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Rotary;
United
Commercial Travelers.
Died in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, July 11,
1955 (age 82 years, 364
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.
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William Newell Vaile (1876-1927) —
also known as William N. Vaile —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind., June 22,
1876.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1919-27; defeated,
1916; died in office 1927.
Congregationalist. Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died, from heart
disease, while riding in an
automobile in or near Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, July 2,
1927 (age 51 years, 10
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Charles M. Ziegler (1888-1959) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Noble
County, Ind., May 23,
1888.
Republican. Civil
engineer; Michigan
state highway commissioner, 1943-57; defeated, 1937.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March 1,
1959 (age 70 years, 282
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Roger Herschel Zion (1921-2019) —
also known as Roger H. Zion —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich., September
17, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1967-75; defeated, 1974.
Congregationalist. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., September
24, 2019 (age 98 years, 7
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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