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Hugh Gardner Ackley (1915-1998) —
also known as H. Gardner Ackley —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., June 30,
1915.
University professor; economist;
chair, U.S. Council of Economic Advisors, 1964-68; U.S. Ambassador to
Italy, 1968-69.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Kappa
Delta Pi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Kappa Phi; Trilateral
Commission; American
Economic Association; American
Philosophical Society; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's
disease, in Huron Woods nursing
home, Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
12, 1998 (age 82 years, 227
days).
Cremated.
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Orlando Harrison Baker (1830-1913) —
also known as Orlando H. Baker —
of Indianola, Warren
County, Iowa.
Born in Union
County, Ind., September
16, 1830.
College professor; newspaper
editor; U.S. Consul in Copenhagen, 1892-94; Sydney, 1900-08; Sandakan, 1908-13, died in office 1913.
Died, from uremia,
on board the steamship
Thomas, en route to San Francisco, in the North
Pacific Ocean, August
6, 1913 (age 82 years, 324
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Indianola, Iowa.
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Azel Dale Beeler (1893-1963) —
also known as Azel D. Beeler —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Anderson, Madison
County, Ind., May 17,
1893.
U.S. Vice Consul in Rome, 1916-17; Bordeaux, 1917-18; Paris, as of 1919; university professor.
Died July 12,
1963 (age 70 years, 56
days).
Interment at Sheeks
Cemetery, Bedford, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of William H. Beeler and Alice Beeler; married to Mary Fern
Fields. |
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memorial |
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Joseph Breckinridge Board Jr. (b. 1931) —
also known as Joseph B. Board, Jr. —
of Scotia, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in Princeton, Gibson
County, Ind., March 5,
1931.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; university professor; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Association of University Professors; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 1993.
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John Brademas (1927-2016) —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Mishawaka, St. Joseph
County, Ind., March 2,
1927.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; legislative assistant to U.S. Sen. Patrick
McNamara; administrative assistant to U.S. Rep Thomas
L. Ashley; executive assistant to presidential candidate Adlai
E. Stevenson; college professor; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1959-81; defeated,
1954, 1956; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,
1964,
1968,
1972;
president,
New York University, 1981-92.
Methodist.
Greek
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Order
of Ahepa; Eagles;
Moose;
Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 11,
2016 (age 89 years, 131
days).
Entombed at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Wilbur Bone Brookover (1911-2003) —
also known as Wilbur B. Brookover —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born near Bippus, Huntington
County, Ind., March
30, 1911.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; university
professor; mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1971-75.
Member, Tau
Kappa Alpha.
Died April 6,
2003 (age 92 years, 7
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Servia, Ind.
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Ross D. Brown —
of Indiana.
Socialist. Lecturer; delegate to Socialist National Convention
from Indiana, 1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Earl Lauer Butz (1909-2008) —
also known as Earl L. Butz —
of West Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Albion, Noble
County, Ind., July 3,
1909.
Economist;
university professor; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1971-76.
Member, Alpha
Gamma Rho; Sigma
Xi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Alpha
Zeta; Kiwanis.
Resigned
in 1976 following a furor
over a racist
joke. In 1981, he pleaded
guilty to income
tax evasion; sentenced
to five years in prison
(served 30 days) and fined
$10,000.
Died in Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md., February
2, 2008 (age 98 years, 214
days).
Interment at Tippecanoe
Memory Gardens, West Lafayette, Ind.
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Cecil Willis Creel (b. 1889) —
also known as Cecil W. Creel —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Angola, Steuben
County, Ind., October
22, 1889.
Republican. Agricultural
extension agent; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1942; dean of agriculture, University
of Nevada.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Phi
Kappa Phi; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Jesters;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lorenzo Dow Creel and Estella Frances (Willis) Creel; married, June 5,
1915, to Laura Belle Stevens; married, July 17,
1945, to Millie La Rayne Malley. |
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Henry William Diederich (1845-1926) —
also known as Henry W. Diederich —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
13, 1845.
Republican. Pastor;
college professor; U.S. Consul in Leipzig, 1889-93; Magdeburg, 1897-99; Bremen, 1899-1906; Sarnia, 1919-24; U.S. Consul General in Antwerp, 1906-17.
Lutheran.
Died in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee
County, Wis., February
8, 1926 (age 80 years, 87
days).
Interment at Lincoln
Memorial Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Maurice Francis Egan (1852-1924) —
also known as Maurice F. Egan —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 24,
1852.
University professor; author;
U.S. Minister to Denmark, 1907-17.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
15, 1924 (age 71 years, 236
days).
Interment at Old
Cathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Louis William Fairfield (1858-1930) —
also known as Louis W. Fairfield —
of Angola, Steuben
County, Ind.
Born in a log
cabin near Wapakoneta, Auglaize
County, Ohio, October
15, 1858.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; college teacher; candidate for Indiana
state senate, 1912; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 12th District, 1917-25.
Died in Joliet, Will
County, Ill., February
20, 1930 (age 71 years, 128
days).
Interment at Circle
Hill Cemetery, Angola, Ind.
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Michael Ference Jr. (1911-1996) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Whiting, Lake
County, Ind., November
6, 1911.
Democrat. University professor; scientist;
vice-president for research, Ford Motor
Company; member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1960-63; defeated, 1963.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Xi.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., July 24,
1996 (age 84 years, 261
days).
Burial location unknown.
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José Miguel Gallardo (1897-1976) —
of Puerto Rico; Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind.
Born in San Germán, San
Germán Municipio, Puerto Rico, September
29, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; college professor; Puerto
Rico comissioner of education, 1937-45; Governor of
Puerto Rico, 1940-41, 1941.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Association of University Professors; Reserve
Officers Association; Kappa
Delta Pi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, July 18,
1976 (age 78 years, 293
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of José Gallardo and Luisa (Garcia) Gallardo; married, June 23,
1926, to Ida Evans Magee. |
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Clifford Morris Hardin (1915-2010) —
also known as Clifford M. Hardin —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Knightstown, Henry
County, Ind., October
9, 1915.
University professor; chancellor,
University of Nebraska, 1954-68; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1969-71.
Quaker.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., April 4,
2010 (age 94 years, 177
days).
Interment at Lincoln
Memorial Park, Lincoln, Neb.
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Timothy Edward Howard (1837-1916) —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Northfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
27, 1837.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; college
teacher; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1886-92.
Died July 9,
1916 (age 79 years, 164
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin Howard and Julia (Beahan) Howard; married, April
14, 1864, to Julia A. Redmond. |
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Theron Preston Keator (1850-1917) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Rosendale, Ulster
County, N.Y., September
1, 1850.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor; lecturer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1884.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 10,
1917 (age 66 years, 282
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Cary Dayton Landis (1873-1938) —
also known as Cary D. Landis —
of DeLand, Volusia
County, Fla.
Born in Claypool, Kosciusko
County, Ind., May 10,
1873.
Democrat. School
principal; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
law professor; Florida
state attorney general, 1931-36; appointed 1931.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died May 10,
1938 (age 65 years, 0
days).
Interment at Ball Hill Cemetery, Cutler, Ind.
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Clarence Dickinson Long Jr. (1908-1994) —
also known as Clarence D. Long —
of Ruxton, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., December
11, 1908.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; university
professor; Maryland
Democratic state chair, 1961-62; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1963-85; defeated,
1984; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Cockeysville, Baltimore
County, Md., September
18, 1994 (age 85 years, 281
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James H. Madden (born c.1842) —
of Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind.; Danville, Vermilion
County, Ill.
Born about 1842.
University professor; merchant;
U.S. Consul in Smyrna, 1893-97.
Burial location unknown.
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Clarence E. Manion (1896-1979) —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky., July 7,
1896.
Lawyer;
law professor; chair, Commission on Intergovernmental
Relations, 1953-54.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died July 28,
1979 (age 83 years, 21
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Manion and Elizabeth (Carroll) Manion; married, August
3, 1936, to Virginia O'Brien. |
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Harold Carlton Mason (1888-1964) —
also known as Harold C. Mason —
of Blissfield, Lenawee
County, Mich.; Huntington, Huntington
County, Ind.; Winona Lake, Kosciusko
County, Ind.
Born in Kunkle, Williams
County, Ohio, November
9, 1888.
School
teacher; minister;
Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1914; bishop;
college professor; president,
Huntington College, 1932-39.
Free
Methodist. German,
Scottish,
English,
and Welsh
ancestry.
Died, from a myocardial
infarction, in Winona Lake, Kosciusko
County, Ind., June 2,
1964 (age 75 years, 206
days).
Interment at Waldron
Cemetery, Waldron, Mich.
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Paul Vories McNutt (1891-1955) —
also known as Paul V. McNutt —
of Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., July 19,
1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; law professor;
national commander, American Legion, 1928-29; Governor of
Indiana, 1933-37; High Commissioner to the Philippines, 1937-39,
1945-46; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1940;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1940,
1944;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1944;
U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1946-47; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Delta Chi; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary;
Kiwanis.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
24, 1955 (age 63 years, 248
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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. |
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1911 |
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Stanton Judkins Peelle (1843-1928) —
also known as Stanton J. Peelle —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Wayne
County, Ind., February
11, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1877-79; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1881-84; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1888
(alternate), 1892;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1892-1913; law professor.
Presbyterian.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
4, 1928 (age 85 years, 206
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Samuel Manoah Pickler (1846-1929) —
also known as Samuel M. Pickler —
of Kirksville, Adair
County, Mo.
Born in Washington
County, Ind., November
6, 1846.
Republican. College instructor; newspaper
editor and publisher; farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Adair County, 1877-78,
1897-1900, 1911-12; mayor
of Kirksville, Mo., 1882-83; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1900.
Died in Kirksville, Adair
County, Mo., March
12, 1929 (age 82 years, 126
days).
Interment at Forest-Llewellyn Cemetery, Kirksville, Mo.
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Michael Bruce Quigley (b. 1958) —
also known as Mike Quigley —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., October
17, 1958.
Democrat. Lawyer;
university professor; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 2000
(alternate), 2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 5th District, 2009-.
Still living as of 2018.
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Jill Long Thompson (b. 1952) —
also known as Jill Lynette Long; Jill L.
Long —
of Valparaiso, Porter
County, Ind.
Born in Warsaw, Kosciusko
County, Ind., July 15,
1952.
Democrat. University professor; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1986; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1989-95; defeated, 1988
(4th District), 1994 (4th District), 2002 (2nd District).
Female.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2002.
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Willis Van Devanter (1859-1941) —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Marion, Grant
County, Ind., April
17, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wyoming
territorial legislature, 1888; justice of
Wyoming territorial supreme court, 1889; member of Republican
National Committee from Wyoming, 1896; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wyoming, 1896;
law professor; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1903-10; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1910-37; took senior status 1937.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
8, 1941 (age 81 years, 297
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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