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Politicians in Construction in Indiana

William Frederick Bickel (1862-1933) — also known as William F. Bickel — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Huntington County, Ind., September 5, 1862. Republican. Contractor; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 27, 1889-90. German ancestry. Died in 1933 (age about 70 years). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.   Relatives: Son of William Albert Bickel and Eliza Ann (Welch) Bickel; married 1884 to Hazel Mae Cryer.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record   Albert M. Bielawski (b. 1867) — of Cudahy, Milwaukee County, Wis.; Gary, Lake County, Ind.; Hamtramck, Wayne County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Poland, January 17, 1867. Architect; superintendent of construction for steel mills, 1907-12; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1929-30, 1935-36 (Wayne County 3rd District 1929-30, Wayne County 1st District 1935-36); defeated, 1926 (Republican primary, Wayne County 3rd District), 1930 (Democratic, Wayne County 3rd District), 1936 (Democratic primary, Wayne County 1st District); candidate in Democratic primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1932. Catholic. Polish ancestry. Member, Polish National Alliance. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Joseph Bielawski and Teresa (Mroczynska) Bielawski; married, June 12, 1894, to Hattie Banaszynska.   Albert Frank Bumpas (1868-1931) — also known as Albert F. Bumpas — of Indiana; Lilbourn, New Madrid County, Mo.; Franklin, Johnson County, Ind. Born in Hope, Bartholomew County, Ind., April 22, 1868. Socialist. Carpenter; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1906, 1908; candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri 14th District, 1912. Died in Franklin, Johnson County, Ind., August 1, 1931 (age 63 years, 101 days). Interment at Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Ind.   Relatives: Son of William Calvin Bumpas and Sarah Ann (Wilson) Bumpas; married, September 16, 1914, to Myra Belle 'Dolly' Jarrett.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   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.   Relatives: Married to Annabelle Dunning.   See also Minnesota Legislator record   William R. Copeland (1909-1992) — of Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Washington, Daviess County, Ind., May 8, 1909. Democrat. Rigger; president, United Mine Workers Local 12100; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1953-74 (Wayne County 6th District 1953-54, Wayne County 18th District 1955-64, 27th District 1965-74); defeated in primary, 1974, 1976. Catholic. Member, Eagles; United Mine Workers; Knights of Columbus. Died in Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich., April 22, 1992 (age 82 years, 350 days). Interment at Michigan Memorial Park, Huron Township, Wayne County, Mich.   Relatives: Married 1936 to Helen Kazmierski.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   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.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Samuel H. Smith (b. 1886) — of Washington, Daviess County, Ind. Born in Daviess County, Ind., August 12, 1886. Republican. Contractor; coal dealer; Daviess County Treasurer, 1935-39; mayor of Washington, Ind., 1940-44. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.   Elmer Tunis (b. 1872) — of Elwood, Madison County, Ind. Born in Linn County, Mo., October 7, 1872. Democrat. General contractor; wallpaper and paint retailer; mayor of Elwood, Ind., 1917-18, 1943-44, 1950-51; police chief. Quaker. Member, Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.

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