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Edwin Ross Adair (1907-1983) —
also known as E. Ross Adair —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Albion, Noble
County, Ind., December
14, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1951-71; defeated,
1970; U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, 1971-74.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Elks; American Bar
Association; Amvets;
Delta
Sigma Phi; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died, following multiple heart
bypass surgery, in Lutheran Hospital,
Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., May 5,
1983 (age 75 years, 142
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Andrew Addison Adams (b. 1864) —
also known as Andrew A. Adams —
of Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind., January
27, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1888-92; member of Indiana
Democratic State Committee, 1904; Judge, Indiana Appellate Court,
1910-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Quincy Adams and Christiana (Elliott) Adams; married 1890 to Lois
Andrew. |
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Arthur Lambert Adams (b. 1889) —
also known as Arthur Adams —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.
Born in La Crosse, LaPorte
County, Ind., January
1, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; Arkansas
Democratic state chair, 1944-49.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Lions; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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John Taylor Adams (1873-1942) —
also known as John T. Adams —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind., December
25, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1925-35; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1931-35.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1942
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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William Everett Adams (1922-1983) —
also known as William E. Adams —
of Tonawanda, Erie
County, N.Y.; Kenmore, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Knightstown, Henry
County, Ind., December
25, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 2nd District, 1957-64; member of
New
York state senate, 1966-70 (61st District 1966, 53rd District
1967-70); indicted
in December 1969 on charges of lying to a
grand jury when he testified that he returned a cash
campaign contribution from a medical services company; tried in
1970 and found not guilty.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Sigma
Nu; Knights
of Pythias.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died a week later, in Albany Medical
Center, Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., April
14, 1983 (age 60 years, 110
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Francis Adkinson (1831-1912) —
also known as Frank Adkinson —
of Lawrenceburg, Dearborn
County, Ind.
Born in East Enterprise, Switzerland
County, Ind., March
14, 1831.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Indiana, 1880.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., July 2,
1912 (age 81 years, 110
days).
Interment at Greendale
Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Thomas Adkinson and Jane (McHenry) Adkinson; married 1860 to
Frances Ann Roberts. |
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memorial |
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Roy W. Adney (b. 1879) —
of Lebanon, Boone
County, Ind.
Born in Lebanon, Boone
County, Ind., October
29, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; Boone
County Attorney, 1909-20; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1926.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Tau Delta; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of I. S. Adney and Eva (Brown) Adney; married, June 19,
1907, to Verna Richey. |
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Charles H. Aldrich (1850-1929) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in LaGrange
County, Ind., August
28, 1850.
Lawyer; U.S. Solicitor General, 1892-93.
Member, American Bar
Association; Union
League.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
13, 1929 (age 78 years, 228
days).
Interment somewhere
in Orland, Ind.
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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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John Beard Allen (1845-1903) —
also known as John B. Allen —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., May 18,
1845.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Washington, 1875-85; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1889; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1889-93.
Died, from angina
pectoris, in Seattle, King
County, Wash., January
28, 1903 (age 57 years, 255
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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Albert Barnes Anderson (1857-1938) —
of Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near Zionsville, Boone
County, Ind., February
10, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer; Montgomery
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1886-90; U.S.
District Judge for Indiana, 1902-25; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1925-29; took
senior status 1929.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., April
27, 1938 (age 81 years, 76
days).
Interment somewhere
in Crawfordsville, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of Philander Anderson and Emma A. (Duzan) Anderson; married, November
14, 1882, to Rose Campbell. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Elmer Anderson and Anna L. (Ellingsworth) Anderson; married, March 3,
1962, to Gloria Joyce Bugni. |
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Norman C. Anderson (b. 1928) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Hammond, Lake
County, Ind., March
11, 1928.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1957-58, 1961-76 (Dane County 1st District
1957-58, 1961-70, 37th District 1971-76); chief clerk, Wisconsin
Assembly, 1959-60.
Still living as of 1976.
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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.
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Alex Michael Azar (b. 1967) —
also known as Alex Azar —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., June 17,
1967.
Republican. Lawyer; president of U.S. division, Eli Lily & Co.
(pharmaceuticals),
2012-17; U.S.
Secretary of Health and Human Services, 2018-.
Eastern
Orthodox. Lebanese
ancestry.
Still living as of 2019.
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