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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Arthur Peterson and Hannah N. (Duckworth) Peterson;
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Nelson Purdom —
of Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Kokomo, Ind., 1865-66.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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