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Mark Lindsey De Motte (1832-1908) —
also known as Mark L. De Motte —
of Valparaiso, Porter
County, Ind.; Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo.
Born in Rockville, Parke
County, Ind., December
28, 1832.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
editor and publisher; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1872, 1876; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1876;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1881-83; member of Indiana
state senate, 1887-89; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1888;
postmaster at Valparaiso,
Ind., 1890-94.
Methodist.
French and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Valparaiso, Porter
County, Ind., September
23, 1908 (age 75 years, 270
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Valparaiso, Ind.
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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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Clinton Peyre Ferry (1836-1909) —
also known as Clinton P. Ferry; "The Duke of
Tacoma" —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., May 24,
1836.
Consular
Agent for France in Tacoma,
Wash., 1898-1903.
French ancestry.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., July 31,
1909 (age 73 years, 68
days).
Interment at Tacoma
Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
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Lucien Peyre Ferry (1811-1844) —
also known as Lucien P. Ferry —
of Indiana.
Born in Sandusky, Erie
County, Ohio, October
3, 1811.
Probate judge in Indiana, 1837-39; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1843-44.
Episcopalian.
French ancestry.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., August
20, 1844 (age 32 years, 322
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Stephen Bond Fleming (1870-1961) —
also known as Stephen B. Fleming —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., November
20, 1870.
Democrat. Manufacturer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1901-15; resigned 1915; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1908
(alternate), 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); president, Holsum Bakery Company,
1938-56.
Catholic.
Irish,
German,
and French ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died, in St. Joseph's Hospital,
Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., December
6, 1961 (age 91 years, 16
days).
Interment at Catholic
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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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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Chase Salmon Osborn (1860-1949) —
also known as Chase S. Osborn —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in a log
house in Huntington
County, Ind., January
22, 1860.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; postmaster at Sault
Ste. Marie, Mich., 1889-93; member of Michigan
Republican State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1908-11; appointed 1908; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908;
Governor
of Michigan, 1911-12; defeated, 1914; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1918, 1930; candidate for Republican
nomination for Vice President, 1928;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Presbyterian.
English,
French, and Irish
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
Lions;
Knights
of Pythias; Audubon
Society; National Rifle
Association; Sigma
Chi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Pi Gamma
Mu; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died April
11, 1949 (age 89 years, 79
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Chippewa County, Mich.
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Henry Corbin Pettit (1863-1913) —
of Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind.
Born in Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind., 1863.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Wabash, Ind., 1888-90; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1895-97; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1897.
Presbyterian.
English,
Scottish,
and French ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind., July 26,
1913 (age about 50
years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Upfold Pettit (1820-1881) —
also known as John U. Pettit —
of Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind.
Born in Fabius, Onondaga
County, N.Y., September
11, 1820.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1844-45, 1865; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1865; circuit judge
in Indiana, 1853-54, 1873-79; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1855-61; colonel in
the Union Army during the Civil War.
Episcopalian.
Scottish
and French ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind., March
21, 1881 (age 60 years, 191
days).
Interment at Falls
Cemetery, Wabash, Ind.
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George H. Proffit (1807-1847) —
of Petersburg, Pike
County, Ind.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., September
7, 1807.
Merchant;
lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1831-33, 1836-39; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1839-43; U.S. Minister
to Brazil, 1843-44.
French and English
ancestry.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., September
7, 1847 (age 40 years, 0
days).
Interment at Walnut
Hills Cemetery, Petersburg, Ind.
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