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  John Pierson Baird (1830-1881) — also known as John P. Baird — of Vigo County, Ind. Born in Spencer County, Ky., January 5, 1830. Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1859; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1868. Was commander at Fort Granger in Tennessee in June 1863, when he was required to execute by hanging Lawrence Orton Williams and Walter Peter as Confederate spies; an engraving of the execution was on the front page of Harper's Weekly. Both spies were related to Gen. Robert E. Lee's wife and were descendants of Martha Washington. Baird was severely affected by this episode, and had a mental breakdown in 1875. Died in the Indiana Hospital for the Insane, Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., March 7, 1881 (age 51 years, 61 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
Francis Elisha Baker Francis Elisha Baker (1860-1924) — of Goshen, Elkhart County, Ind. Born in Goshen, Elkhart County, Ind., October 20, 1860. Lawyer; justice of Indiana state supreme court, 1899-1902; Judge of U.S. Circuit Court for the 7th Circuit, 1902-11; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1902-24; died in office 1924. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Died, from endocarditis, in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 15, 1924 (age 63 years, 147 days). Interment at Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of John Harris Baker and Harriet (Defrees) Baker (daughter of Joseph Hutton Defrees); married, February 21, 1888, to May Irwin; nephew of Lucien Baker.
  Political family: Baker-Defrees family of Indiana.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, January 1902
  John Harris Baker (1832-1915) — of Goshen, Elkhart County, Ind. Born in Parma town, Monroe County, N.Y., February 28, 1832. Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana state senate, 1863; U.S. Representative from Indiana 13th District, 1875-81; U.S. District Judge for Indiana, 1892-1902. Methodist. Died in Goshen, Elkhart County, Ind., October 21, 1915 (age 83 years, 235 days). Interment at Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, Ind.
  Relatives: Brother of Lucien Baker; married to Harriet Defrees; father of Francis Elisha Baker.
  Political family: Baker-Defrees family of Indiana.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile
William Baker William Baker (1813-1872) — of Loudon (now Fort Loudon), Franklin County, Pa.; Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind. Born in Hamilton, Franklin County, Pa., February 11, 1813. Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1847-49; mayor of Evansville, Ind., 1859-68, 1870-72; defeated, 1868; died in office 1872. Lutheran; later Presbyterian. German and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died May 23, 1872 (age 59 years, 102 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Conrad Baker and Mary (Winterheimer) Baker; brother of Conrad Baker (1817-1885).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: City of Evansville
John H. Baldwin John Harvey Baldwin (b. 1851) — also known as John H. Baldwin — of Jonesboro, Grant County, Ind.; St. Lawrence, Hand County, S.Dak.; Frazee, Becker County, Minn. Born near Jonesboro, Grant County, Ind., 1851. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1896; member of Minnesota state senate 63rd District, 1915-22. Burial location unknown.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  Claude C. Ball (b. 1873) — of Muncie, Delaware County, Ind. Born in Delaware County, Ind., September 26, 1873. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1930. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George M. Ball and Susanna (Hale) Ball; married, August 8, 1905, to Edna M. Sutton; second cousin five times removed of George Washington; third cousin thrice removed of Sulifand Sutherland Ross.
  Political families: Roosevelt family of New York; Washington-Walker family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Robert C. Baltzell (1879-1950) — of Princeton, Gibson County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Lawrence County, Ill., August 15, 1879. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; chair of Gibson County Republican Party, 1912; member of Indiana Republican State Committee, 1914-18; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; circuit judge in Indiana, 1921-25; U.S. District Judge for Indiana, 1925-28; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, 1928-50; took senior status 1950; member executive committee, Methodist Hospital. Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons; American Bar Association. Died October 18, 1950 (age 71 years, 64 days). Interment somewhere in Sumner, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Henry H. Baltzell and Margaret C. (Roderick) Baltzell; married, March 28, 1904, to Vienna N. Carlton.
  Lucien Barbour (1811-1880) — of Indiana. Born in Canton, Hartford County, Conn., March 4, 1811. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Indiana, 1848-50; U.S. Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1855-57. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., July 19, 1880 (age 69 years, 137 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James Solomon Barcus (1863-1920) — also known as James S. Barcus — of Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind. Born in Sullivan County, Ind., March 18, 1863. Publisher; author; lawyer; member of Indiana state senate, 1903-05. Member, Freemasons. Died in Newark, Essex County, N.J., May 3, 1920 (age 57 years, 46 days). Interment somewhere in Terre Haute, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Solomon Barcus and Martha Barcus; married 1884 to Bettie Belle Tichenor.
  See also Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Sarah Evans Barker (b. 1943) — of Indiana. Born in Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Ind., June 10, 1943. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, 1981-84; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, 1984-. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  George M. Barnard (1881-1949) — of New Castle, Henry County, Ind. Born in New Castle, Henry County, Ind., June 6, 1881. Republican. Lawyer; Henry County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-10; mayor of New Castle, Ind., 1910-14; member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1944-49; died in office 1949. Quaker. Died, from a heart attack, in Washington, D.C., January 2, 1949 (age 67 years, 210 days). Interment at Longwood Cemetery, Longwood, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of William Oscar Barnard and Mary V. (Ballenger) Barnard; married, October 4, 1911, to Marion Hannah Dingee.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Job Barnard (1844-1923) — of Crown Point, Lake County, Ind.; Washington, D.C. Born in Porter County, Ind., June 8, 1844. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; justice of District of Columbia supreme court, 1899-1914. Died February 28, 1923 (age 78 years, 265 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of William Barnard and Sally (Williams) Barnard; married, September 25, 1867, to Florence A. Putnam.
  Albert Raymond Barnes (1865-1944) — also known as A. R. Barnes — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Attica, Fountain County, Ind., March 18, 1865. Republican. Lawyer; Utah state attorney general, 1909-17; district judge in Utah, 1925. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Delta Epsilon. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 20, 1944 (age 79 years, 124 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Dr. Francis Barnes and Lucinda (Raymond) Barnes; married, October 9, 1888, to Nellie Eliza Longyear; married, June 22, 1907, to Josephine C. Naisbitt.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George N. Bashara, Sr. (1901-1980) — of Grosse Pointe Woods, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Hartford City, Blackford County, Ind., July 20, 1901. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1941, 1947, 1948 (primary), 1953, 1959; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1964; candidate for Michigan state senate 1st District, 1966. Eastern Orthodox. Lebanese ancestry. Died, in Bon Secours Hospital, Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich., September 12, 1980 (age 79 years, 54 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of George N. Bashara Jr..
  Birch Evans Bayh Jr. (1928-2019) — also known as Birch Bayh — of Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind. Born in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind., January 22, 1928. Democrat. Farmer; lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1954-62; Speaker of the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1959-60; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1963-81; defeated, 1980; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1964, 1968 (speaker); candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1976. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Izaak Walton League; Jaycees; Farm Bureau; Elks; Freemasons; Alpha Tau Omega. Died in Easton, Talbot County, Md., March 14, 2019 (age 91 years, 51 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Birch Evans Bayh and Leah (Hollingsworth) Bayh; married, August 24, 1952, to Marvella Hern; father of Birch Evans Bayh III.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Birch Evans Bayh III (b. 1955) — also known as Evan Bayh — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born near Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind., December 26, 1955. Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of state of Indiana, 1986-89; Governor of Indiana, 1989-97; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1999-2011. Episcopalian. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Birch Evans Bayh Jr.; married to Susan Breshears.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Fred Fenton Bays — also known as Fred F. Bays — of Sullivan, Sullivan County, Ind.; Merom, Sullivan County, Ind. Born in Bloomfield, Greene County, Ind. Democrat. Lawyer; chair of Sullivan County Democratic Party, 1904-06, 1938-44; Indiana Democratic state chair, 1938-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1940, 1944, 1952 (alternate). Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  William Henry Harrison Beadle (1838-1915) — also known as William H. H. Beadle — of Yankton, Yankton County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Madison, Lake County, S.Dak. Born, in a log cabin at Howard, Parke County, Ind., January 1, 1838. Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S. Surveyor-General for Dakota Territory, 1869-71; member of Republican National Committee from Dakota Territory, 1872-; member of Dakota territorial House of Representatives, 1877-79; Dakota Territory superintendent of public instruction, 1879-86; president, Madison State Normal School (now Dakota State University), 1889-1906. Member, Freemasons. Died in San Francisco, Calif., November 15, 1915 (age 77 years, 318 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
  Presumably named for: William Henry Harrison
  Relatives: Son of James Ward Beadle and Elizabeth (Bright) Beadle; married, May 18, 1863, to Ellen S. (Rich) Chapman.
  Beadle County, S.Dak. is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  George N. Beamer (1904-1974) — of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind. Born in Bowling Green, Clay County, Ind., October 9, 1904. Democrat. Lawyer; St. Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-38; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1938; Indiana state attorney general, 1941-42; defeated, 1942; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana, 1962-74; died in office 1974. Brethren. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Optimist Club; American Bar Association. Died October 21, 1974 (age 70 years, 12 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Jasper F. Beamer and Frances M. (Roush) Beamer; married, May 14, 1932, to Charlotte L. Hoover.
  John Thomas Beasley (b. 1860) — also known as John Beasley — of Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind. Born in Sullivan, Sullivan County, Ind., May 29, 1860. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1887-93; president, Indiana Gas Utilities Co.; director, Terre Haute Savings Bank; director, Indianapolis and Terre Haute Railway. Baptist. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ephraim Beasley and Sarah (Williams) Beasley; married, November 5, 1885, to Cora E. Hoke.
  Lawrence Becker (1869-1947) — of Montana; Hammond, Lake County, Ind.; East Chicago, Lake County, Ind. Born in Finnentrop, Germany, August 10, 1869. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Hammond, Ind., 1904-11; superior court judge in Indiana, 1911-14, 1934-46; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1912 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business). Member, American Political Science Association; American Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died, following a kidney operation, in St. Catherine's Hospital, East Chicago, Lake County, Ind., March 12, 1947 (age 77 years, 214 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Hammond, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Eberhard Becker and Margaret (Alvers) Becker; married, September 8, 1898, to Agnes D. Eaton.
  John J. Beckman (b. 1886) — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., March 4, 1886. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1933-35; chair of Multnomah County Democratic Party, 1934-40; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1936, 1940, 1944 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1948. Catholic. Member, Elks; Eagles; Woodmen; American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 6, 1917, to Lelah M. Coyle.
  Charles Haddon Bedwell (1884-1948) — also known as Charles H. Bedwell — of Sullivan, Sullivan County, Ind. Born in Dugger, Sullivan County, Ind., March 18, 1884. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Indiana state senate, 1934-41; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1940; Judge, Indiana Appellate Court, 1941-43. Member, Elks; Freemasons; American Bar Association. Died in 1948 (age about 64 years). Interment at Center Ridge Cemetery, Sullivan, Ind.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Godlove Orth Behm (1828-1888) — also known as Godlove O. Behm — of Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Ind. Born in Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pa., January 7, 1828. Lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1851-52; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War. Died in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Ind., March 14, 1888 (age 60 years, 67 days). Interment at Greenbush Cemetery, Lafayette, Ind.
  Relatives: Married, February 23, 1851, to Sarah M. Orth (niece of Godlove Stein Orth).
  Political family: Orth family of Pennsylvania.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John S. Bender (b. 1827) — of Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind. Born near Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., January 26, 1827. School teacher; miller; surveyor; Starke County Clerk and Auditor; lawyer; newspaper publisher. Methodist. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Bender and Jane (Dobbs) Bender; married 1855 to Maggie Bowers; married 1858 to Rachel Houghton.
  Arlington A. Bergman (1870-1952) — of Mason, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Jay County, Ind., October 3, 1870. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1910, 1911; mayor of Mason, Mich., 1912-16. Died in Mason, Ingham County, Mich., April 8, 1952 (age 81 years, 188 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of George W. Bergman and Eleanor (Drake) Bergman; married to Lulu A. Dobie.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Albert J. Beveridge Albert Jeremiah Beveridge (1862-1927) — also known as Albert J. Beveridge — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Highland County, Ohio, October 6, 1862. Lawyer; historian; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1899-1911; defeated, 1914 (Progressive), 1922 (Republican); delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1900, 1904 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1908, 1920, 1924 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business); Progressive candidate for Governor of Indiana, 1912; received the Pulitzer Prize in Biography, 1920. Member, American Historical Association. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., April 27, 1927 (age 64 years, 203 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Henry Beveridge and Frances Eleanor (Parkinson) Beveridge; married, November 24, 1887, to Katherine Maude Langsdale; married, August 7, 1907, to Catherine Spencer Eddy; father of Albert Jeremiah Beveridge Jr..
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by Albert J. Beveridge: The Life of John Marshall: The Building of the Nation 1815-1835 (1916) — The Life of John Marshall: Conflict and Construction 1800-1815 (1916) — The Life of John Marshall: Politician, Diplomatist, Statesman 1789-1801 (1916) — The Life of John Marshall: Frontiersman, Soldier, Lawmaker (1916) — Abraham Lincoln 1809-1858 (1928) — The Art of Public Speaking (1924) — The Meaning of the Times, and Other Speeches (1908) — The Russian Advance (1904) — The State of the Nation (1924) — What Is Back of the War (1915)
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, December 1902
John C. Billheimer John C. Billheimer (1857-1918) — of Washington, Daviess County, Ind. Born in Wayne County, Ind., March 3, 1857. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; chair of Daviess County Republican Party, 1886; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1888; U.S. Consul in Zanzibar, 1898-99; Indiana state auditor, 1906-10. Methodist. German ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows; Redmen; Knights of Honor. Died in 1918 (age about 61 years). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Washington, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Solomon Billheimer and Margaret (Gephat) Billheimer; married 1879 to Susan Kimball.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Moore's Hoosier Cyclopedia (1905)
  Roy L. Black (1878-1970) — of Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho; Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho. Born in Topeka, LaGrange County, Ind., September 26, 1878. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1911-12; Idaho state attorney general, 1919-23. Protestant. Member, American Bar Association; Elks. Died August 15, 1970 (age 91 years, 323 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Pocatello, Idaho.
  Relatives: Son of William Henry Black and Dulcena (King) Black; married, December 20, 1911, to Stella Bartels.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Holdsworth Blake (1792-1849) — also known as Thomas H. Blake — of Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind. Born in Calvert County, Md., June 14, 1792. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; U.S. Attorney for Indiana, 1817-18; state court judge in Indiana, 1818; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1819-20, 1823-24; member of Indiana state senate, 1821-22, 1829-30; U.S. Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1827-29; Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1842-45. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died of cholera in a hotel at Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, November 28, 1849 (age 57 years, 167 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
  Relatives: Brother-in-law of William Crawford Linton.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Oscar Edward Bland (1877-1951) — also known as Oscar E. Bland — of Indiana. Born in Greene County, Ind., November 21, 1877. Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana state senate, 1907-10; U.S. Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1917-23; defeated, 1910, 1912, 1922; Associate Judge of U.S. Court of Customs Appeals, 1923-47. Member, Elks; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Sigma Nu. Died in Washington, D.C., August 3, 1951 (age 73 years, 255 days). Interment at Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Bland and Arminda (Shipman) Bland; married, June 18, 1902, to Josephine Hanna.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Archie Newton Bobbitt (1895-1978) — also known as Arch N. Bobbitt — of English, Crawford County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Eckerty, Crawford County, Ind., September 3, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Crawford County Auditor, 1921-24; chair of Crawford County Republican Party, 1921-25; Indiana state auditor, 1928-30; Indiana Republican state chair, 1937-42; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1940; justice of Indiana state supreme court, 1951-53. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; American Legion; Sigma Delta Kappa; American Bar Association. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., January 24, 1978 (age 82 years, 143 days). Interment at Bethlehem Cemetery, Crandall, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Irvin Henry Bobbitt; married to Frances Adams.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John William Boehne Jr. (1895-1973) — also known as John W. Boehne, Jr. — of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind. Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind., March 2, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; manufacturer; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1931-43 (1st District 1931-33, 8th District 1933-43); defeated, 1928 (1st District), 1942 (8th District). Lutheran. Member, Kiwanis. Died in Irvington, Baltimore County, Md., July 5, 1973 (age 78 years, 125 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of John William Boehne, Sr. and Emilie (Ide) Boehne; married, April 14, 1920, to Selma O. Heitmuller.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Homer Truett Bone (1883-1970) — also known as Homer T. Bone — of Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash. Born in Franklin, Johnson County, Ind., January 25, 1883. Lawyer; Farmer-Labor candidate for U.S. Representative from Washington 3rd District, 1920; member of Washington state house of representatives, 1923-24; U.S. Senator from Washington, 1933-44; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1940; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1944-56; took senior status 1956. Member, Order of the Coif; Gamma Eta Gamma. Died in Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash., March 11, 1970 (age 87 years, 45 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Oakwood Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Fenton Whitlock Booth (1869-1947) — also known as Fenton W. Booth — of Marshall, Clark County, Ill. Born in Marshall, Clark County, Ill., May 12, 1869. Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1896-97; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1904; Judge of U.S. Court of Claims, 1905-. Member, American Bar Association. Died July 26, 1947 (age 78 years, 75 days). Interment somewhere in Indianapolis, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Lyman Booth and Fayette W. (Whitlock) Booth; married, December 17, 1893, to Mabel Dana; nephew of Newton Booth; first cousin of Newton Booth Tarkington.
  Political family: Booth-Tarkington-Jameson family of Indianapolis, Indiana.
  Newton Booth (1825-1892) — of Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif. Born in Salem, Washington County, Ind., December 25, 1825. Republican. Lawyer; law partner of Harvey David Scott; member of California state senate, 1863; Governor of California, 1871-75; U.S. Senator from California, 1875-81. Died in Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif., July 14, 1892 (age 66 years, 202 days). Interment at Sacramento City Cemetery, Sacramento, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Beebe Booth and Hannah (Pitts) Booth; brother of Walter Booth; uncle of Newton Booth Tarkington and Fenton Whitlock Booth.
  Political family: Booth-Tarkington-Jameson family of Indianapolis, Indiana.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  James Wallace Borden (1810-1882) — also known as James W. Borden — of Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.; Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind. Born near Beaufort, Carteret County, N.C., February 5, 1810. Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster at Richmond, Ind., 1836-40; circuit judge in Indiana 12th Circuit, 1841-50; delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; common pleas court judge in Indiana, 1851-57, 1864-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1856; U.S. Diplomatic Commissioner to Hawaiian Islands, 1858-61. Died in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind., April 25, 1882 (age 72 years, 79 days). Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Borden and Esther (Wallace) Borden; married 1832 to Emeline Griswold; married, August 15, 1848, to Jame Conklin.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Marcellus G. Boss (1901-1967) — also known as Marc Boss — of Columbus, Cherokee County, Kan. Born in Bremen, Marshall County, Ind., January 24, 1901. Republican. Lawyer; Cherokee County Attorney, 1931-33; member of Kansas state senate, 1945-49; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1952; Governor of Guam, 1959-60. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Suffered a heart attack while addressing a meeting of the Kansas Business and Professional Women, and died soon after, in the City Hospital, Columbus, Cherokee County, Kan., March 21, 1967 (age 66 years, 56 days). Interment at City Cemetery, Columbus, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of Frank W. Boss and Alice M. (Lehr) Boss; married, August 11, 1926, to Margery Griswold.
  Elliot Newman Bowman (1826-1900) — also known as Elliot N. Bowman — of Fountain County, Ind. Born in Greene County, Tenn., October 11, 1826. Democrat. Lawyer; merchant; hotel owner; Fountain County Circuit Court Clerk, 1871-78; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1891; deputy auditor, U.S. Navy, 1893; Sixth Auditor, U.S. Treasury. Died, from a heart attack, in Covington, Fountain County, Ind., May 21, 1900 (age 73 years, 222 days). Interment at Prescott Grove Cemetery, Covington, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of John Bowman and Rebecca (Newman) Bowman; married, May 23, 1866, to Harriet A. (Spinning) Jarvis.
  Samuel Evan Boys (1871-1966) — also known as Samuel E. Boys — of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind.; Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind. Born in Lacon, Marshall County, Ill., June 20, 1871. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1936 (alternate), 1940; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana. Died in Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind., April 14, 1966 (age 94 years, 298 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Leonard Andre Boys and Anna Watson (Montgomery) Boys; married, November 24, 1898, to Florence Alice Riddick (sister of Carlos Wood Riddick).
  Political family: Cornell family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Bradley (1810-1887) — of LaPorte, LaPorte County, Ind. Born in Chester County, Pa., August 19, 1810. Lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1850-51; justice of Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1854-57; member of Indiana state senate, 1869-71. Died in LaPorte, LaPorte County, Ind., April 30, 1887 (age 76 years, 254 days). Interment at Patton Cemetery, LaPorte, Ind.
  Relatives: Brother of John H. Bradley.
  Thomas Jefferson Brady (1839-1904) — also known as Thomas J. Brady; T. J. Brady — Born in Muncie, Delaware County, Ind., February 12, 1839. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper publisher; U.S. Consul in St. Thomas, 1870-75; second assistant U.S. Postmaster General; indicted in 1881 as a participant in the Star Route bribery scheme; found guilty, but a judge set aside the conviction; retried and acquitted. Died April 22, 1904 (age 65 years, 70 days). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Thomas Jefferson
  Relatives: Son of John Brady; married, May 10, 1864, to Emeline Wolf.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Roger Douglas Branigin (1902-1975) — also known as Roger D. Branigin — of Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Ind. Born in Franklin, Johnson County, Ind., July 26, 1902. Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1964, 1968 (delegation chair); Governor of Indiana, 1965-69; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1968. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners; Newcomen Society; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Delta Theta. Died November 19, 1975 (age 73 years, 116 days). Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery, Franklin, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Elba L. Branigin and Zula (Francis) Branigin; married, November 2, 1929, to Josephine Mardis.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  William Gilmer Bray (1903-1979) — also known as William G. Bray — of Martinsville, Morgan County, Ind. Born near Mooresville, Morgan County, Ind., June 17, 1903. Republican. Lawyer; Morgan County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-31; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1951-75 (7th District 1951-67, 6th District 1967-75). Quaker. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Eagles; Kiwanis; Tau Kappa Alpha; Acacia. Died in Martinsville, Morgan County, Ind., June 4, 1979 (age 75 years, 352 days). Interment at White Lick Cemetery, Mooresville, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Gilmer Bray and Dorcas (Mitchell) Bray.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Samuel Brenton (1810-1857) — of Indiana. Born in Gallatin County, Ky., November 22, 1810. Minister; lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1838-39, 1840-41; U.S. Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1851-53, 1855-57; defeated, 1852; died in office 1857. Methodist. Member, Odd Fellows. Died, of pneumonia, in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind., March 29, 1857 (age 46 years, 127 days). Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Abraham Lincoln Brick (1860-1908) — also known as Abraham L. Brick — of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind. Born near South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind., May 27, 1860. Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana Republican State Central Committee, 1892; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1896 (member, Credentials Committee); U.S. Representative from Indiana 13th District, 1899-1908; died in office 1908. Scotch-Irish and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., April 7, 1908 (age 47 years, 316 days). Interment at Riverview Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.
  Presumably named for: Abraham Lincoln
  Relatives: Married, November 11, 1884, to Anna Meyer.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Jesse B. Bridges (1862-1927) — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind.; Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, Wash.; Olympia, Thurston County, Wash. Born in Putnam County, Ind., November 10, 1862. Republican. Lawyer; Grays Harbor County Prosecuting Attorney; justice of Washington state supreme court, 1919-27; died in office 1927. Universalist. Died April 14, 1927 (age 64 years, 155 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Bridges and Mary (Darnell) Bridges; married, June 26, 1895, to Mary L. Smith.
  John Robert Britten (1898-1955) — also known as John R. Britten — of Richmond, Wayne County, Ind. Born in Reading, Hamilton County, Ohio, December 16, 1898. Republican. Lawyer; Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-39; mayor of Richmond, Ind., 1939-44. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Grotto; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Eagles; Moose; Junior Order; Elks; Kiwanis. Suffered severe burns to his feet and toes from overnight application of an electric pad, leading to a pulmonary embolism and ultimately death, in Reid Hospital, Spring Grove, Wayne County, Ind., February 25, 1955 (age 56 years, 71 days). Interment at Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Ind.
  Relatives: Married to Onda May Chenoweth.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Lee Brokenburr (1886-1974) — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Phoebus, Elizabeth City County (now part of Hampton), Va., November 16, 1886. Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana state senate, 1941-44. African Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Kappa Alpha Psi. Died March 24, 1974 (age 87 years, 128 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Gene Edward Brooks (1931-2004) — Born in Griffin, Posey County, Ind., June 21, 1931. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, 1979-96; resigned 1996. Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind., April 19, 2004 (age 72 years, 303 days). Interment at Alexander Memorial Park, Evansville, Ind.
  See also federal judicial profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Susan Brooks (b. 1960) — also known as Susan Wiant — of Carmel, Hamilton County, Ind. Born in Auburn, DeKalb County, Ind., August 25, 1960. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, 2001-07; U.S. Representative from Indiana 5th District, 2013-. Female. Catholic. Still living as of 2018.
  See also congressional biography — Wikipedia article
  Elijah Voorhees Brookshire (1856-1936) — also known as Elijah V. Brookshire — of Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind. Born near Ladoga, Montgomery County, Ind., August 15, 1856. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1889-95. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., April 14, 1936 (age 79 years, 243 days). Interment at Harshbarger Cemetery, Near Ladoga, Montgomery County, Ind.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Macy A. Brouse (1867-1906) — of Kokomo, Howard County, Ind. Born in Kokomo, Howard County, Ind., 1867. Lawyer; mayor of Kokomo, Ind., 1903-06; died in office 1906. Died October 2, 1906 (age about 39 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry A. Brouse.
  Ethan Allen Brown (1776-1852) — also known as Ethan A. Brown — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; Dearborn County (part now in Ohio County), Ind. Born in Darien, Fairfield County, Conn., July 4, 1776. Democrat. Lawyer; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1810-18; Governor of Ohio, 1818-22; defeated, 1816; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1822-25; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Brazil, 1830-34; Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1835-36; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1841-43. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., February 24, 1852 (age 75 years, 235 days). Interment at Cedar Hedge Cemetery, Rising Sun, Ind.
  Presumably named for: Ethan Allen
  Relatives: Son of Roger Brown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Tracy Buckingham (1864-1940) — also known as George T. Buckingham — of Danville, Vermilion County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Delphi, Carroll County, Ind., April 21, 1864. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1908. Died in Lake Forest, Lake County, Ill., September 9, 1940 (age 76 years, 141 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Tracy Wilson Buckingham and Helen Asenath (Clark) Buckingham; married 1893 to Victoria Donlon; seventh great-grandson of Thomas Welles; third cousin twice removed of Benjamin Trumbull and Aurelius Buckingham; fourth cousin once removed of Lyman Trumbull and Philo Beecher Buckingham.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Rousseau Angelus Burch (1862-1944) — also known as Rousseau A. Burch — of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan. Born in Williamsport, Warren County, Ind., August 4, 1862. Republican. Lawyer; justice of Kansas state supreme court, 1902-35; chief justice of Kansas state supreme court, 1935-36. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan., January 29, 1944 (age 81 years, 178 days). Interment at Gypsum Hill Cemetery, Salina, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Angelus Burch and Mary M. (Schoonover) Burch; married, September 25, 1889, to Clara Louisa Teague.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Henry Burford (1852-1922) — also known as John H. Burford — of Guthrie, Logan County, Okla. Born in Parkeville, Parke County, Ind., February 29, 1852. Lawyer; prosecuting attorney, Indiana 22nd Circuit, 1880; register, U.S. Land Office, Oklahoma City, 1890; probate judge in Oklahoma, 1890-92; justice of Oklahoma territorial supreme court, 1892-1906; chief justice of Oklahoma territorial supreme court, 1898-1903; member of Oklahoma state senate, 1912-15. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif., September 2, 1922 (age 70 years, 0 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. James Burford; married, February 14, 1876, to Mary A. Cheek.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  C. W. Burkart (b. 1875) — of Seymour, Jackson County, Ind. Born in Seymour, Jackson County, Ind., July 14, 1875. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Seymour, Ind., 1918-21, 1927-38, 1943-44. Burial location unknown.
  James Nelson Burnes (1827-1889) — also known as James N. Burnes — of St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo. Born in Marion County, Ind., August 22, 1827. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; railroad executive; candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri; common pleas court judge in Missouri, 1868-72; U.S. Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1883-89; died in office 1889. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., January 23, 1889 (age 61 years, 154 days). Entombed at Mt. Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of James Burnes and Mary (Thompson) Burnes; father of Daniel Dee Burnes.
  Political family: Burnes-Kennett family of St. Joseph, Missouri.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert W. Bushee — of Ossian, Wells County, Ind. Born in Wells County, Ind. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant; lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1944. Protestant. Member, Knights of Pythias; American Legion. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Charles H. Butterfield Charles H. Butterfield (b. 1834) — of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind. Born in Farmington, Franklin County, Maine, May 17, 1834. Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; superintendent of schools; criminal court judge in Indiana, 1869-71; mayor of Evansville, Ind., 1872-74. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: City of Evansville
  Stephen Earle Buyer (b. 1958) — also known as Stephen E. Buyer; Steve Buyer — of Monticello, White County, Ind. Born in Rensselaer, Jasper County, Ind., November 26, 1958. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1993-2006 (5th District 1993-2003, 4th District 2003-06). Methodist. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  William Dallas Bynum (1846-1927) — also known as William D. Bynum — of Washington, Daviess County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born near Newberry, Greene County, Ind., June 26, 1846. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Washington, Ind., 1875-79; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1883; Speaker of the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1883; U.S. Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1885-95; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War. Member, Freemasons. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., October 21, 1927 (age 81 years, 117 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Washington, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel A. Bynum; married to Rachel Dixon.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Elinor Byrns — of Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Born in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Ind. Socialist. Lawyer; woman suffrage activist; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 11th District, 1918, 1926; candidate for New York state assembly from Richmond County 2nd District, 1927. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Ainsworth Harrison Byrns and Eliza (Grover) Byrns.
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