PoliticalGraveyard.com
The Political Graveyard: A Database of American History
Lawyer Politicians in Indiana, N-P

  Jeremiah Neterer (b. 1862) — of Bellingham, Whatcom County, Wash.; Seattle, King County, Wash. Born near Goshen, Elkhart County, Ind., 1862. Democrat. Lawyer; superior court judge in Washington, 1900; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1912; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1913-. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Jeptha Dudley New (1830-1892) — of Vernon, Jennings County, Ind. Born in Vernon, Jennings County, Ind., November 28, 1830. Democrat. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Indiana, 1864-68; U.S. Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1875-77, 1879-81; circuit judge in Indiana, 1882-88. Died in Vernon, Jennings County, Ind., July 9, 1892 (age 61 years, 224 days). Interment at Vernon Cemetery, Vernon, Ind.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Chalfant New (1831-1906) — also known as John C. New — of Marion County, Ind. Born in Vernon, Jennings County, Ind., July 6, 1831. Republican. Banker; newspaper publisher; lawyer; member of Indiana state senate, 1863; Treasurer of the United States, 1875-76; Indiana Republican state chair, 1880-82. Disciples of Christ. English and Welsh ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., June 4, 1906 (age 74 years, 333 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of John Bowman New and Mariah (Chalfant) New; married 1854 to Melissa Beeler; married to Elizabeth McRae; father of Harry Stewart New.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Mason Jenks Niblack (1857-1926) — of Knox County, Ind. Born in Vincennes, Knox County, Ind., April 14, 1857. Lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1887-91, 1915; Speaker of the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1889-91. Member, Freemasons. Died in Vincennes, Knox County, Ind., January 3, 1926 (age 68 years, 264 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Ellis Niblack.
  Political family: Niblack family of Vincennes, Indiana.
  William Ellis Niblack (1822-1893) — also known as William E. Niblack — of Martin County, Ind.; Vincennes, Knox County, Ind. Born in Portersville, Dubois County, Ind., May 18, 1822. Democrat. Surveyor; lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1849-50, 1863; member of Indiana state senate, 1850-52; circuit judge in Indiana, 1854-57; U.S. Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1857-61, 1865-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1864, 1868, 1880 (member, Credentials Committee); member of Democratic National Committee from Indiana, 1864-72; justice of Indiana state supreme court, 1877-89. Scottish and English ancestry. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., May 7, 1893 (age 70 years, 354 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Relatives: Father of Mason Jenks Niblack; cousin *** of Silas Leslie Niblack.
  Political family: Niblack family of Vincennes, Indiana.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Benjamin Sedgwick Noble (1805-1837) — of Franklin County, Ind. Born in Campbell County, Ky., April 19, 1805. Lawyer; newspaper editor; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1829-30, 1831-32, 1833-34; defeated, 1834. Died in Brookville, Franklin County, Ind., January 26, 1837 (age 31 years, 282 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Noble; nephew of Noah Noble and Benjamin Sedgwick Noble (c.1809-1869).
  Political family: Noble family of Indiana.
  James Noble (1785-1831) — of Brookville, Franklin County, Ind. Born near Berryville, Clarke County, Va., December 16, 1785. Lawyer; member of Indiana territorial House of Representatives, 1813-14; member Indiana territorial council, 1815; circuit judge in Indiana, 1815; delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1816; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1816-31; died in office 1831. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., February 26, 1831 (age 45 years, 72 days). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Brother of Noah Noble and Benjamin Sedgwick Noble (c.1809-1869); father of Benjamin Sedgwick Noble (1805-1837).
  Political family: Noble family of Indiana.
  Noble County, Ind. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Noah Noble (1794-1844) — of Franklin County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Berryville, Clarke County, Va., January 14, 1794. Lawyer; farmer; merchant; miller; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1825; Governor of Indiana, 1831-37. Methodist. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., February 8, 1844 (age 50 years, 25 days). Original interment at Greenlawn Cemetery (which no longer exists), Indianapolis, Ind.; reinterment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Relatives: Brother of James Noble and Benjamin Sedgwick Noble (c.1809-1869); uncle of Benjamin Sedgwick Noble (1805-1837).
  Political family: Noble family of Indiana.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  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.
  James Ellsworth Noland (1920-1992) — also known as James E. Noland — of Bloomington, Monroe County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in La Grange, Lewis County, Mo., April 22, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1949-51; defeated, 1946, 1950; secretary of Indiana Democratic Party, 1959-66; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1964; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, 1966-86; took senior status 1986. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., August 12, 1992 (age 72 years, 112 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Charles Franklin Ogden (1873-1933) — also known as Charles F. Ogden — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky.; Anchorage, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Charlestown, Clark County, Ind., February 4, 1873. Republican. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1898-99; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; candidate for Kentucky state senate, 1902; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1919-23. Disciples of Christ. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., April 10, 1933 (age 60 years, 65 days). Interment at Resthaven Memorial Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Floyd Ogden and Mary (Pounds) Ogden; married 1898 to Lula Whitesides.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  James Matlock Ogden (1870-1956) — also known as James M. Ogden — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Danville, Hendricks County, Ind., April 5, 1870. Republican. School teacher and principal; lawyer; Indiana state attorney general, 1929-33. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma Chi; Delta Chi; Sigma Delta Kappa; Freemasons. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., November 11, 1956 (age 86 years, 220 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Jesse Switzer Ogden and Mary Ann (Carter) Ogden; married, November 11, 1903, to Bess Alice Dean.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Henry O'Neall (1838-1907) — also known as John H. O'Neall — of Washington, Daviess County, Ind. Born near Newberry, Newberry County, S.C., October 30, 1838. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1867; U.S. Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1887-91; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1896. Methodist. Irish ancestry. Died in Washington, Daviess County, Ind., July 15, 1907 (age 68 years, 258 days). Interment at St. John's Cemetery, Washington, Ind.
  Relatives: Nephew of John F. O'Neall.
  Political family: O'Neall family of Indiana.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Godlove Stein Orth (1817-1882) — also known as Godlove S. Orth — of Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Ind. Born near Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pa., April 22, 1817. Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana state senate, 1843-49; Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1845; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1863-71, 1873-75, 1879-82 (8th District 1863-69, 7th District 1869-71, at-large 1873-75, 9th District 1879-82); died in office 1882; U.S. Minister to Austria-Hungary, 1875-76. German ancestry. Died in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Ind., December 16, 1882 (age 65 years, 238 days). Interment at Greenbush Cemetery, Lafayette, Ind.
  Relatives: Nephew of Christian Henry Orth; uncle of Sarah M. Orth (who married Godlove Orth Behm).
  Political family: Orth family of Pennsylvania.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jesse Overstreet (1859-1910) — of Franklin, Johnson County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Franklin, Johnson County, Ind., December 14, 1859. Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana Republican State Central Committee, 1892; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1895-1909 (5th District 1895-97, 7th District 1897-1909); defeated, 1908. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., May 27, 1910 (age 50 years, 164 days). Entombed at Columbus City Cemetery, Columbus, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Gabriel Monroe Overstreet and Sarah Lucinda (Morgan) Overstreet; married, June 7, 1898, to Katherine Crump; first cousin of Gabriel Monroe Overstreet Jr..
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  William Sacket Palmer (1816-1852) — of Cass County, Ind. Born in Potter County, Pa., June 22, 1816. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1846-47; defeated, 1844. Died in Princeton, Gibson County, Ind., November 10, 1852 (age 36 years, 141 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Nathan B. Palmer.
  Benjamin Parke (1777-1835) — of Vincennes, Knox County, Ind. Born in New Jersey, September 22, 1777. Lawyer; Indiana territory attorney general, 1804-08; member of Indiana territorial House of Representatives, 1805; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Indiana Territory, 1805-08; resigned 1808; delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; U.S. District Judge for Indiana, 1817-35. Died in Salem, Washington County, Ind., July 12, 1835 (age 57 years, 293 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Parke County, Ind. is named for him.
  Politician named for him: Benjamin P. Avery
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Samuel Wilson Parker (1805-1859) — also known as Samuel W. Parker — of Connersville, Fayette County, Ind. Born near Watertown, Jefferson County, N.Y., September 9, 1805. Farmer; lawyer; newspaper editor; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1839-40, 1843-44; member of Indiana state senate, 1840-43; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1851-55 (4th District 1851-53, 5th District 1853-55); defeated, 1849. German and English ancestry. Died in Sackets Harbor, Jefferson County, N.Y., February 1, 1859 (age 53 years, 145 days). Interment in private or family graveyard.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Fletcher Parrett (1825-1895) — also known as William F. Parrett — of Warrick County, Ind.; Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind. Born in Posey County, Ind., August 10, 1825. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1859; circuit judge in Indiana, 1859-69, 1873-88; U.S. Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1889-93. Methodist. Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind., June 30, 1895 (age 69 years, 324 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Lewis Brooks Patterson (1939-2019) — also known as L. Brooks Patterson — of Oakland County, Mich. Born in Loogootee, Martin County, Ind., January 4, 1939. Republican. Lawyer; Oakland County Prosecuting Attorney, 1972-88; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1978; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1984 (alternate), 1988; Oakland County Executive, 1993-2019; charged with reckless driving following a traffic stop in 2003. Died, from pancreatic cancer, in Independence Township, Oakland County, Mich., August 3, 2019 (age 80 years, 211 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Edward Allan Pease (b. 1951) — also known as Ed Pease — of Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind. Born in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind., May 22, 1951. Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana state senate, 1980-92; U.S. Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1997-2001. Methodist. Still living as of 2014.
  Cross-reference: Brian D. Kerns
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
Stanton J. Peelle 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.
  Relatives: Son of John Cox Peelle and Ruth (Smith) Peelle; married, July 16, 1867, to Lou R. Perkins; married, October 16, 1878, to Mary Arabella Canfield; nephew of William A. Peelle.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Men of Mark in America (1906)
  William A. Peelle (1819-1902) — of Wayne County, Ind. Born in Richmond County, N.C., September 18, 1819. Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Indiana, 1854-56; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; secretary of state of Indiana, 1861-63; defeated, 1858, 1862; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1867; county judge in Indiana, 1867-69; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1868. Died in Centerville, Wayne County, Ind., July 2, 1902 (age 82 years, 287 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Uncle of Stanton Judkins Peelle.
  Robert Bruce Fraser Peirce (1843-1898) — also known as Robert B. F. Peirce — of Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind. Born in Laurel, Franklin County, Ind., February 17, 1843. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1881-83; receiver of Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railway. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., December 5, 1898 (age 55 years, 291 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Wilbur Frank Pell Jr. (1915-2000) — also known as Wilbur F. Pell, Jr. — Born in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ind., December 6, 1915. Lawyer; FBI special agent; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1970-84; took senior status 1984. Died in Evanston, Cook County, Ill., September 25, 2000 (age 84 years, 294 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Bart Peterson (b. 1958) — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born June 15, 1958. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Indianapolis, Ind., 2000-07; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 2000, 2004. Still living as of 2014.
  See also NNDB dossier
  K. Berry Peterson (b. 1891) — of Tahlequah, Cherokee County, Okla.; Tucson, Pima County, Ariz. Born in Alamo, Montgomery County, Ind., July 24, 1891. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Pima County Attorney, 1922-27; Arizona state attorney general, 1929-33. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Phi Alpha Delta; Odd Fellows; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Arthur Peterson and Hannah N. (Duckworth) Peterson; married, September 15, 1923, to Elizabeth Downing Mason.
  Samuel Barrett Pettengill (1886-1974) — also known as Samuel B. Pettengill — of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind. Born in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., January 19, 1886. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1931-39 (13th District 1931-33, 3rd District 1933-39). Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; American Bar Association. Died in Springfield, Windsor County, Vt., March 20, 1974 (age 88 years, 60 days). Interment at Grafton Village Cemetery, Grafton, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel B. Pettengill and Sue (Clagett) Pettengill; married, June 1, 1912, to Josephine Harrison; nephew of William Horace Clagett.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Henry Corbin Pettit (1863-1913) — of Wabash, Wabash County, Ind. Born in Wabash, Wabash County, Ind., 1863. Lawyer; mayor of Wabash, Ind., 1888-90; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1895-97; Speaker of the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1897. Presbyterian. English, Scottish, and French ancestry. Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in Wabash, Wabash County, Ind., July 26, 1913 (age about 50 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Upfold Pettit.
  John Pettit (1807-1877) — of Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Ind. Born in Sackets Harbor, Jefferson County, N.Y., July 24, 1807. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1838-39; defeated, 1835, 1841; U.S. Attorney for Indiana, 1839-41; U.S. Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1843-49; delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1853-55; circuit judge in Indiana, 1855-57; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1856, 1864 (alternate); chief justice of Kansas territorial supreme court, 1859-61; mayor of Lafayette, Ind., 1867-71; justice of Indiana state supreme court, 1871-77. Member, Freemasons. Died in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Ind., June 17, 1877 (age 69 years, 328 days). Interment at Greenbush Cemetery, Lafayette, Ind.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  John Upfold Pettit (1820-1881) — also known as John U. Pettit — of Wabash, Wabash County, Ind. Born in Fabius, Onondaga County, N.Y., September 11, 1820. Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1844-45, 1865; Speaker of the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1865; circuit judge in Indiana, 1853-54, 1873-79; U.S. Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1855-61; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War. Episcopalian. Scottish and French ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Wabash, Wabash County, Ind., March 21, 1881 (age 60 years, 191 days). Interment at Falls Cemetery, Wabash, Ind.
  Relatives: Father of Henry Corbin Pettit.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  George E. Philipps (1875-1928) — of Covington, Kenton County, Ky. Born in Madison, Jefferson County, Ind., 1875. Lawyer; mayor of Covington, Ky., 1912-15. Died in 1928 (age about 53 years). Burial location unknown.
  Gilbert Ashville Pierce (1839-1901) — also known as Gilbert A. Pierce — of Porter County, Ind.; Illinois; North Dakota; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in East Otto, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., January 11, 1839. Republican. Lawyer; journalist; newspaper editor; author; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1869; Governor of Dakota Territory, 1884-86; U.S. Senator from North Dakota, 1889-91; U.S. Minister to Portugal, 1893. Died at the Lexington Hotel, Chicago, Cook County, Ill., February 15, 1901 (age 62 years, 35 days). Interment at Adams Cemetery, Valparaiso, Ind.
  Pierce County, N.Dak. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary
  John Pitcher (1795-1892) — of Spencer County, Ind.; Posey County, Ind. Born in Watertown, Litchfield County, Conn., August 22, 1795. Lawyer; Spencer County Sheriff, 1826-30; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1830-31; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1837; member of Indiana state senate, 1841-44; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; candidate for delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850. Episcopalian. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Reputed to have loaned law books to the young Abraham Lincoln. Died in Mt. Vernon, Posey County, Ind., August 2, 1892 (age 96 years, 346 days). Interment at Hedges Central Elementary School Playground, Mt. Vernon, Ind.
William A. Pittenger William Alvin Pittenger (1885-1951) — also known as William A. Pittenger — of Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn. Born near Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind., 1885. Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 58, 1917-20; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 8th District, 1929-33, 1935-37, 1939-47; defeated, 1932 (at-large), 1946 (8th District). Died in Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn., November 26, 1951 (age about 66 years). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  Albert Gallatin Porter (1824-1897) — also known as Albert G. Porter — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Ind., April 20, 1824. Republican. Lawyer; Indiana reporter of state courts, 1853-56; U.S. Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1859-63; Governor of Indiana, 1881-85; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1888; U.S. Minister to Italy, 1889-92. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., May 3, 1897 (age 73 years, 13 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Presumably named for: Albert Gallatin
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Francis Blackburn Posey (1848-1915) — also known as Francis B. Posey; Frank B. Posey — of Petersburg, Pike County, Ind.; Poseyville, Posey County, Ind.; Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind. Born in Petersburg, Pike County, Ind., April 28, 1848. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1880 (alternate), 1884; U.S. Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1889; defeated, 1910; U.S. Surveyor of Customs, 1903-13. Died in Rockport, Spencer County, Ind., October 31, 1915 (age 67 years, 186 days). Interment at Walnut Hills Cemetery, Petersburg, Ind.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Alonzo Smith Prather (1840-1910) — also known as Alonzo S. Prather — of Taney County, Mo. Born in North Vernon, Jennings County, Ind., July 25, 1840. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Taney County, 1889-90, 1897-1900, 1903-04, 1909-10; died in office 1910. Died in Branson, Taney County, Mo., June 3, 1910 (age 69 years, 313 days). Interment at Vanzandt Cemetery, Kirbyville, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Hiram Prather and Mary Ann (Huckleberry) Prather; married to Ada Maria McMillan; third cousin once removed of Asa Porter Prather.
  Political family: Prather family of North Vernon, Indiana.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Daniel Darwin Pratt (1813-1877) — also known as Daniel D. Pratt — of Logansport, Cass County, Ind. Born in Palermo, Waldo County, Maine, October 24, 1813. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1847; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1850-53; member of Indiana Republican State Central Committee, 1860; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1860, 1868 (alternate); served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1869-75. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Logansport, Cass County, Ind., April 17, 1877 (age 63 years, 175 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Ind.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  William Prince (1772-1824) — of Knox County, Ind.; Princeton, Gibson County, Ind. Born in Ireland, 1772. Lawyer; farmer; Knox County Sheriff, 1800-04; member Indiana territorial council, 1809; Indiana territorial auditor, 1810-13; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana state senate, 1816; circuit judge in Indiana, 1816-18; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1821-22; U.S. Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1823-24; died in office 1824. Member, Freemasons. Died near Princeton, Gibson County, Ind., September 8, 1824 (age about 52 years). Interment at Old Cemetery, Princeton, Ind.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  George H. Proffit (1807-1847) — of Petersburg, Pike County, Ind. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., September 7, 1807. Merchant; lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1831-33, 1836-39; U.S. Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1839-43; U.S. Minister to Brazil, 1843-44. French and English ancestry. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., September 7, 1847 (age 40 years, 0 days). Interment at Walnut Hills Cemetery, Petersburg, Ind.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Nelson Purdom — of Kokomo, Howard County, Ind. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Kokomo, Ind., 1865-66. Burial location unknown.
  Fred Sampson Purnell (1882-1939) — also known as Fred S. Purnell — of Attica, Fountain County, Ind. Born in Fountain County, Ind., October 25, 1882. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1917-33; defeated, 1914. Disciples of Christ. Member, Delta Tau Delta; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died in 1939 (age about 56 years). Interment at Rockfield Cemetery, Near Veedersburg, Fountain County, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel J. Purnell and Odessa (Furr) Purnell; married, June 27, 1907, to Elizabeth Shoaf.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
"Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard."
Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872
The Political Graveyard

The Political Graveyard is a web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries. Founded in 1996, it is the Internet's most comprehensive free source for American political biography, listing 320,919 politicians, living and dead.
 
  The coverage of this site includes (1) the President, Vice President, members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; and the chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifying municipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, for any of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellate judges; (4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet, diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys, collectors of customs and internal revenue, members of major federal commissions; and political appointee (pre-1969) postmasters of qualifying communities; (5) state and national political party officials, including delegates, alternate delegates, and other participants in national party nominating conventions; (6) Americans who served as "honorary" consuls for other nations before 1950. Note: municipalities or communities "qualify", for Political Graveyard purposes, if they have at least half a million person-years of history, inclusive of predecessor, successor, and merged entities.  
  The listings are incomplete; development of the database is a continually ongoing project.  
  Information on this page — and on all other pages of this site — is believed to be accurate, but is not guaranteed. Users are advised to check with other sources before relying on any information here.  
  The official URL for this page is: https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/lawyer.N-P.html.  
  Links to this or any other Political Graveyard page are welcome, but specific page addresses may sometimes change as the site develops.  
  If you are searching for a specific named individual, try the alphabetical index of politicians.  
Copyright notices: (1) Facts are not subject to copyright; see Feist v. Rural Telephone. (2) Politician portraits displayed on this site are 70-pixel-wide monochrome thumbnail images, which I believe to constitute fair use under applicable copyright law. Where possible, each image is linked to its online source. However, requests from owners of copyrighted images to delete them from this site are honored. (3) Original material, programming, selection and arrangement are © 1996-2023 Lawrence Kestenbaum. (4) This work is also licensed for free non-commercial re-use, with attribution, under a Creative Commons License.
Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — The mailing address is The Political Graveyard, P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. — This site is hosted by HDL. — The Political Graveyard opened on July 1, 1996; the last full revision was done on March 8, 2023.

Creative 
Commons License Follow polgraveyard on Twitter [Amazon.com]