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Politician members in Indiana

  C. Joseph Anderson (b. 1939) — of Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind. Born in West Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind., August 4, 1939. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1968-72; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1972. Catholic. Member, Phi Alpha Delta; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 1972.
  Relatives: Son of Elmer Anderson and Anna L. (Ellingsworth) Anderson; married, March 3, 1962, to Gloria Joyce Bugni.
  Stanley Arnold (1903-1984) — of Susanville, Lassen County, Calif. Born in Indiana, 1903. Democrat. Lawyer; Lassen County District Attorney, 1949-55; member of California state senate, 1955-66; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960. Catholic. Member, Elks; American Legion; Knights of Columbus. Died in 1984 (age about 81 years). Interment at Lassen Cemetery, Susanville, Calif.
  Relatives: Married to Almida Lindquist.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John J. Barton (1906-2004) — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., June 23, 1906. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor of Indianapolis, Ind., 1964-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1964. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died May 4, 2004 (age 97 years, 316 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Relatives: Married to Louise Fitzgerald.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James R. Boland (b. 1903) — of Hammond, Lake County, Ind. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 3, 1903. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1944. Catholic. Member, Moose; Eagles; Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
Thomas S. Boyle Thomas Stanton Boyle (1870-1941) — also known as Thomas S. Boyle — of Whiting, Lake County, Ind. Born in Middlesex, Cumberland County, Pa., 1870. Democrat. Mayor of Whiting, Ind., 1930-35; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1932. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died in Whiting, Lake County, Ind., July 4, 1941 (age about 71 years). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Portage, Ind.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Whiting Public Library
  Thomas H. Brown (b. 1917) — of Westland, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Indiana, July 29, 1917. Democrat. Mayor of Westland, Mich., 1966-69; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1968; member of Michigan state house of representatives 37th District, 1971-82. Catholic. Member, Lions; Knights of Columbus; Amvets; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  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
  J. William Davidson (c.1904-1985) — of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind. Born in Owensboro, Daviess County, Ky., about 1904. Democrat. Mayor of Evansville, Ind., 1958-60. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died August 15, 1985 (age about 81 years). Interment at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
  Joseph E. Finerty (b. 1905) — of Gary, Lake County, Ind. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 28, 1905. Democrat. Lake County Auditor, 1934-41; mayor of Gary, Ind., 1943-44; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1944 (member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee). Catholic. Member, Moose; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Manion and Elizabeth (Carroll) Manion; married, August 3, 1936, to Virginia O'Brien.
Francis D. McNamara Francis D. McNamara (1899-1929) — also known as "Bab" — of Whiting, Lake County, Ind. Born in Whiting, Lake County, Ind., November 14, 1899. Republican. Grocer; mayor of Whiting, Ind., 1929; died in office 1929. Catholic. Member, Elks; Moose; Knights of Columbus. Died, from appendicitis and peritonitis, in St. Catherine's Hospital, East Chicago, Lake County, Ind., December 22, 1929 (age 30 years, 38 days). Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Whiting Public Library
  James T. McNamara (1894-1950) — of Whiting, Lake County, Ind. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1894. Republican. Mayor of Whiting, Ind., 1935-48; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1940, 1944. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Elks; Eagles; American Legion; Knights of Columbus. Died, from complications of tuberculosis, in Whiting, Lake County, Ind., 1950 (age about 56 years). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Portage, Ind.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Val Nolan (b. 1892) — of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind. Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind., February 21, 1892. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, 1933-40. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Gamma Delta; American Legion; Knights of Columbus; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John J. Nolan and Valentine F. (FitzWilliam) Nolan; married, October 4, 1917, to Jeannette Covert.
  Arthur Nordhoff (b. 1909) — of Jasper, Dubois County, Ind. Born in Jasper, Dubois County, Ind., April 15, 1909. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1948. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
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