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De Alva Stanwood Alexander (1846-1925) —
also known as De Alva S. Alexander —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Richmond, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, July 17,
1846.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1872;
secretary
of Indiana Republican Party, 1874-78; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1889-93; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1897-1911 (33rd District 1897-1903,
36th District 1903-11); defeated, 1910.
Presbyterian.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., January
30, 1925 (age 78 years, 197
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Joseph P. Allen (1839-1903) —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Elkhart
County, Ind., October
9, 1839.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; druggist; mayor
of Wichita, Kan., 1887-88.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., August
17, 1903 (age 63 years, 312
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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A. J. P. Barnes (b. 1843) —
of Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo.
Born in Carroll
County, Ind., May 29,
1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Missouri
state house of representatives from Jasper County 3rd District,
1921-22.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Margery W. Adams and Mary E. Campbell. |
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Thomas Warren Bennett (1831-1893) —
Born in Union
County, Ind., February
16, 1831.
Member of Indiana
state senate, 1859-61, 1865-67; general in the Union Army during
the Civil War; mayor
of Richmond, Ind., 1869-71, 1877-83, 1885-87; Governor
of Idaho Territory, 1871-75; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Idaho Territory, 1875-76.
Methodist.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind., February
2, 1893 (age 61 years, 352
days).
Interment at Earlham
Cemetery, Richmond, Ind.
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Thomas McLelland Browne (1829-1891) —
also known as Thomas M. Browne —
of Winchester, Randolph
County, Ind.
Born in New Paris, Preble
County, Ohio, April
19, 1829.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state senate, 1863; general in the Union Army during the Civil
War; U.S.
Attorney for Indiana, 1869-75; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1872; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1877-91 (5th District 1877-81, 6th
District 1881-91).
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Winchester, Randolph
County, Ind., July 17,
1891 (age 62 years, 89
days).
Interment at Fountain
Park Cemetery, Winchester, Ind.
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Abner McDonald Bryant (1838-1896) —
also known as A. M. Bryant —
of Fort Branch, Gibson
County, Ind.; Wahoo, Saunders
County, Neb.; Gettysburg, Graham
County, Kan.; Republican City, Harlan
County, Neb.; Falls City, Polk
County, Ore.
Born in Ohio
County, Ky., March 1,
1838.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; minister;
school
teacher and principal; superintendent
of schools; member of Nebraska
state senate 16th District, 1877; president,
McPherson Normal College, Republican City, Neb., 1886-87.
Presbyterian.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died, of asthma,
in Falls City, Polk
County, Ore., June 4,
1896 (age 58 years, 95
days).
Interment at Falls
City Cemetery, Falls City, Ore.
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John Coburn (1825-1908) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., October
27, 1825.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1850-51; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Indiana; common pleas court judge in
Indiana, 1859-61; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
circuit judge in Indiana, 1865-66; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1867-75 (6th District 1867-69, 5th
District 1869-75); member of Republican
National Committee from Indiana, 1870-72; justice of
Montana territorial supreme court, 1884-86.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., January
28, 1908 (age 82 years, 93
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Daniel Webster Comstock (1840-1917) —
of Indiana.
Born in Germantown, Montgomery
County, Ohio, December
16, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Indiana
state senate, 1879-81; state court judge in Indiana, 1885-96,
1897-1911; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1917; died in office
1917.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 19,
1917 (age 76 years, 154
days).
Interment at Earlham
Cemetery, Richmond, Ind.
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Charles Gerard Conn (1844-1931) —
of Elkhart, Elkhart
County, Ind.
Born in Manchester, Ontario
County, N.Y., January
29, 1844.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Elkhart, Ind., 1880-83; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1889; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 13th District, 1893-95.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
5, 1931 (age 86 years, 341
days).
Interment at Grace
Lawn Cemetery, Elkhart, Ind.
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George Washington Cook (1851-1916) —
also known as George W. Cook —
of Leadville, Lake
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Bradford, Lawrence
County, Ind., November
10, 1851.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Leadville, Colo., 1885-87; U.S.
Representative from Colorado at-large, 1907-09.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., December
18, 1916 (age 65 years, 38
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Cary E. Cowgill (1843-1914) —
of Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind.
Born in Winchester, Randolph
County, Ind., August
5, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Indiana
state house of representatives, 1873; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1904
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind., May 4,
1914 (age 70 years, 272
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Cumback (1829-1905) —
also known as Will Cumback —
of Greensburg, Decatur
County, Ind.
Born in Franklin
County, Ind., March
24, 1829.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1855-57; served in the
Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state senate, 1867; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1867-72; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue
for the 4th Indiana District, 1879.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died in Greensburg, Decatur
County, Ind., August
1, 1905 (age 76 years, 130
days).
Interment at South
Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Ind.
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Charles Taylor Doxey (1841-1898) —
of Indiana.
Born in Tippecanoe
County, Ind., July 13,
1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Indiana
state senate, 1877; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1883.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Anderson, Madison
County, Ind., April
30, 1898 (age 56 years, 291
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Anderson, Ind.
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William H. Edwards (b. 1841) —
of Indiana.
Born in Marion Township, Lawrence
County, Ind., November
30, 1841.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1873.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Burial location unknown.
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Michael Luther Essick (1834-1913) —
also known as M. L. Essick; "Old Man
Eloquent" —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.; Rochester, Fulton
County, Ind.
Born in Ohio, February
20, 1834.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kansas
state senate, 1861-62; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; newspaper
publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Indiana, 1880;
candidate for circuit judge in Indiana 41st District, 1896.
Scottish,
German,
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Rochester, Fulton
County, Ind., September
19, 1913 (age 79 years, 211
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Rochester, Ind.
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Charles Frank (1842-1911) —
of Mishawaka, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Beaver
County, Pa., March
18, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; sawmill
owner; mayor
of Mishawaka, Ind., 1905-06.
German
ancestry. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in 1911
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of Reinhold Frank and Catherine (Raup) Frank; married 1868 to Mary
A. Buchheit. |
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Walter Quintin Gresham (1832-1895) —
also known as Walter Q. Gresham —
of Indiana.
Born near Lanesville, Harrison
County, Ind., March
17, 1832.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1861; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1866, 1868; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1868;
U.S.
District Judge for Indiana, 1869-83; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1883-84; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1884; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1884-93; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1893-95; died in office 1895.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 28,
1895 (age 63 years, 72
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Alexander S. Helms (b. 1846) —
of Indiana.
Born in Belmont
County, Ohio, August
13, 1846.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1883-85.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Mortier Hench (1846-1932) —
of Indiana.
Born near Port Royal, Juniata
County, Pa., June 22,
1846.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; superior court judge
in Indiana, 1884-86; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1891-93.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Grand Army of the Republic; Elks.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., March
17, 1932 (age 85 years, 269
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alexander H. Henderson (1841-1902) —
of Knox, Starke
County, Ind.
Born in Tippecanoe
County, Ind., February
22, 1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Indiana
state house of representatives, 1883; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1888.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Starke
County, Ind., 1902
(age about
61 years).
Burial location unknown.
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James Henry Jordan (1842-1912) —
also known as James H. Jordan —
of Martinsville, Morgan
County, Ind.
Born in Woodstock, Shenandoah
County, Va., December
21, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Indiana
Republican State Central Committee, 1880-86; justice of
Indiana state supreme court, 1895-1903.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in 1912
(age about
69 years).
Interment at New
South Park Cemetery, Martinsville, Ind.
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William F. Kerns (b. 1839) —
of Indiana.
Born in Vermillion
County, Ind., May 2,
1839.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state senate, 1895-97.
Methodist.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Burial location unknown.
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Asbury L. Kerwood (1842-1914) —
of Indiana.
Born in Preble
County, Ohio, June 21,
1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1899.
Methodist.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died in Bluffton, Wells
County, Ind., March 5,
1914 (age 71 years, 257
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Nicholas Mashino (1836-1915) —
of Cullman, Cullman
County, Ala.; Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Bavaria, Germany,
September, 1836.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; teamster;
mayor
of Cullman, Ala., 1880-81.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in 1915
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Hammond, Ind.
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William Edward McLean (1832-1906) —
of Indiana.
Born in Calvert
County, Md., October
12, 1832.
Member of Indiana
state senate, 1857-60, 1893-96; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1861, 1867-68; colonel in the
Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1876.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Odd
Fellows; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., November
6, 1906 (age 74 years, 25
days).
Interment at Highland
Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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John B. Milroy (1820-1896) —
of Indiana.
Born in Franklin Township, Washington
County, Ind., January
8, 1820.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1853, 1863-65; major in the Union
Army during the Civil War; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1888; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1890.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind., November
29, 1896 (age 76 years, 326
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Petitt Oyler (1819-1898) —
of Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind.
Born in Hawkhurst, Kent, England,
August
26, 1819.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1860;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state senate, 1865-67; defeated, 1860; circuit judge in Indiana,
1869-70.
Universalist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Grand Army of the Republic.
Led the charge at Missionary Ridge, Georgia, November 25, 1863.
Died, of a stroke,
at Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., September
6, 1898 (age 79 years, 11
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Franklin, Ind.
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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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George W. Snow (1842-1927) —
of Springfield, Bon Homme
County, S.Dak.
Born in Indiana, December, 1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; real estate
business; banker; delegate
to South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1885; member of
South
Dakota state senate 4th District, 1889-90, 1899-1900; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1901-05.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Springfield, Bon Homme
County, S.Dak., November
8, 1927 (age 84 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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John Stevenson Tarkington (1832-1923) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Centerville, Wayne
County, Ind., June 24,
1832.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1863; defeated, 1860; served in
the Union Army during the Civil War; circuit judge in Indiana,
1870-72.
Methodist.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., January
30, 1923 (age 90 years, 220
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Joseph Carson Vandolah (1842-1918) —
of Indiana.
Born in Dillsboro, Dearborn
County, Ind., June 7,
1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1889.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Dillsboro, Dearborn
County, Ind., October
9, 1918 (age 76 years, 124
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Dillsboro, Ind.
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Samuel Rinnah Van Sant (1844-1936) —
also known as Samuel R. Van Sant —
of Winona, Winona
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., May 11,
1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Minnesota
state house of representatives District 15, 1893-96; Speaker of
the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1895-96; Governor of
Minnesota, 1901-05; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1904,
1916,
1932.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Attica, Fountain
County, Ind., October
3, 1936 (age 92 years, 145
days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Le Claire, Iowa.
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Flavius Josephus Van Vorhis (1840-1913) —
of Indiana.
Born in Pike Township, Marion
County, Ind., December
31, 1840.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state senate, 1881-83.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., February
9, 1913 (age 72 years, 40
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Clifford Veatch (1819-1895) —
also known as James C. Veatch —
of Rockport, Spencer
County, Ind.
Born in Harrison
County, Ind., December
19, 1819.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1856; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1860,
1884;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1861; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; Adjutant
General of Indiana, 1869-70; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue
for the 1st Indiana District, 1879; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Indiana.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Rockport, Spencer
County, Ind., December
22, 1895 (age 76 years, 3
days).
Interment at Sunset
Hill Cemetery, Rockport, Ind.
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Samuel Bigger Voyles (1843-1898) —
also known as Samuel B. Voyles —
of Salem, Washington
County, Ind.
Born in Salem, Washington
County, Ind., July 13,
1843.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1876;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1881-83; state court judge in Indiana, 1890-98.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Salem, Washington
County, Ind., November
21, 1898 (age 55 years, 131
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis Wallace (1827-1905) —
also known as Lew Wallace —
of Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind.
Born in Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind., April
10, 1827.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of
Indiana
state senate, 1857-59; general in the Union Army during the Civil
War; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1870; Governor
of New Mexico Territory, 1878-81; U.S. Minister to Turkey, 1881-85; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Indiana, 1896
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Author
of Ben-Hur.
Died of stomach
cancer at Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., February
15, 1905 (age 77 years, 311
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.
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John Downey Works (1847-1928) —
also known as John D. Works —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born near Rising Sun, Ohio
County, Ind., March
29, 1847.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Indiana
state house of representatives, 1879; state court judge in
California, 1886-87; justice of
California state supreme court, 1888-91; U.S.
Senator from California, 1911-17; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1912.
Christian
Scientist. Member, American Bar
Association; Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 6,
1928 (age 81 years, 69
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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