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Sidney E. Baker (1887-1966) —
of New Castle, Henry
County, Ind.
Born in Rushville, Rush
County, Ind., August
23, 1887.
Democrat. Insurance business; mayor
of New Castle, Ind., 1930-39, 1943-44, 1956-59; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Eagles;
Moose;
Knights
of Pythias; Lions.
Died in 1966
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Southmound
Cemetery, New Castle, Ind.
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Harry R. Baldwin (b. 1897) —
of Anderson, Madison
County, Ind.
Born in Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind., September
25, 1897.
Democrat. Insurance and real
estate business; mayor
of Anderson, Ind., 1933-42.
Burial location unknown.
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William Wallace Chalmers (1861-1944) —
also known as William W. Chalmers —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Strathroy, Ontario,
November
1, 1861.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; farmer; lumber
business; real
estate and insurance business; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1921-23, 1925-31;
defeated, 1922.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., October
1, 1944 (age 82 years, 335
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Rudolph M. Clay (1935-2013) —
also known as Rudy Clay —
of Gary, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Courtland, Lawrence
County, Ala., July 16,
1935.
Democrat. Insurance agent; member of Indiana
state senate 3rd District, 1972-76; Lake
County Recorder, 1984; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Indiana, 2004,
2008;
chair
of Lake County Democratic Party, 2005-09; mayor of
Gary, Ind., 2006-11; defeated in primary, 2011.
African
ancestry.
Survived an assassination
attempt in 1986.
Died in Gary, Lake
County, Ind., June 4,
2013 (age 77 years, 323
days).
Interment at Ridgelawn Cemetery, Gary, Ind.
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Reinhart C. Fedder (b. 1879) —
of Michigan City, LaPorte
County, Ind.
Born in Michigan City, LaPorte
County, Ind., June 6,
1879.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; mayor
of Michigan City, Ind., 1934-38, 1943-44.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas C. Henry (born c.1952) —
also known as Tom Henry —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born about 1952.
Democrat. Insurance business; mayor
of Fort Wayne, Ind., 2008-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Relatives: Son
of Jerome Henry and Marge Henry; married 1975 to Cindy
Kocks. |
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David Hogg (1886-1973) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born near Crothersville, Jackson
County, Ind., August
21, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Allen County Republican Party, 1922-24; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 12th District, 1925-33; insurance
business.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., October
23, 1973 (age 87 years, 63
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Thomas E. Knotts —
of Gary, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Ohio.
Real
estate and insurance business; postmaster;
mayor
of Gary, Ind., 1909-13.
Burial location unknown.
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Virgil R. Lee (born c.1896) —
of Chehalis, Lewis
County, Wash.
Born in Indiana, about 1896.
Republican. Insurance business; automobile
financing business; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1941; member of Washington
state senate 20th District, 1943-47; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Washington, 1952.
Burial location unknown.
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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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John S. Martin (b. 1886) —
of LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind.
Born in South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., April
20, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer;
insurance business; mayor
of LaPorte, Ind., 1943-44.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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G. Hallett Neale (b. 1896) —
of Elkhart, Elkhart
County, Ind.
Born in South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., February
28, 1896.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; mayor
of Elkhart, Ind., 1943-44.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Edgar Nicholson (1862-1934) —
of Howard
County, Ind.; Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.; Media, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born near Elizabethtown, Bartholomew
County, Ind., June 29,
1862.
Republican. Farmer; school
teacher; newspaper
editor and publisher; real
estate and insurance business; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1895-97.
Quaker.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died in Media, Delaware
County, Pa., April
17, 1934 (age 71 years, 292
days).
Interment at Middletown
Friends Meeting Cemetery, Lima, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Nicholson and Rhoda (Holliday) Nicholson; married 1889 to Rhoda
Elma Parker. |
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memorial |
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Augustus Caleb Remmel (1882-1920) —
also known as A. C. Remmel —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., June 8,
1882.
Republican. Insurance executive; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 5th District, 1910, 1912; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1912
(alternate), 1916,
1920.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., December
3, 1920 (age 38 years, 178
days).
Interment at Oakland
and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Homer T. Showalter (b. 1892) —
of Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind.
Born in Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind., November
20, 1892.
Republican. Insurance business; mayor of
Wabash, Ind., 1930-35, 1943-44.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Reinhard Mathias Strassweg (1911-1987) —
also known as Jack Strassweg —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., November
30, 1911.
Republican. Insurance and real
estate business; member of Indiana
state senate, 1943-44.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died, in St. Mary's Medical
Center, Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., March
18, 1987 (age 75 years, 108
days).
Interment at Alexander
Memorial Park, Evansville, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of Herbert Arthur Strassweg and Alma Christina (Hallenberger)
Strassweg; married to Lois Mae Baldwin and Thelma Louise
Hoskinson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Frank A. Strehl (b. 1889) —
of Owensville, Gibson
County, Ind.
Born in Gibson
County, Ind., October
13, 1889.
Democrat. Railway
station agent; insurance business; chair of
Gibson County Democratic Party, 1932-44; president, Owensville Telephone
Corporation.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order
of Railroad Telegraphers.
Burial location unknown.
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Riemer Van Til (1912-1975) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Griffith, Lake
County, Ind., March
23, 1912.
Republican. Insurance and real
estate business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County, 1959-64;
defeated in primary, 1964; Ottawa
County Treasurer, 1973-75.
Christian
Reformed.
Died in 1975
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Blakeslee White (1856-1941) —
also known as Albert B. White —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
22, 1856.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; banker;
vice-president, George Washington Life Insurance Company; U.S.
Collector of Internal Revenue for West Virginia, 1891; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1896
(speaker),
1924,
1928
(Convention
Vice-President); Governor of
West Virginia, 1901-05; West Virginia State Tax Commissioner,
1907-08; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1927-30.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died July 3,
1941 (age 84 years, 284
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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William Edward Wilson (1870-1948) —
also known as William E. Wilson —
of Indiana.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Posey
County, Ind., March 9,
1870.
Democrat. Teacher,
principal and owner, Evansville Commercial College; insurance
business; Vanderburgh
County Circuit Court Clerk, 1912-20; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1923-25; defeated,
1920, 1924.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., September
29, 1948 (age 78 years, 204
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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