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Low Countries ancestry Politicians in Indiana
(Dutch, Flemish, Frisian, Belgian, Luxemborgian, Walloon)

Mark Lindsey De Motte (1832-1908) — also known as Mark L. De Motte — of Valparaiso, Porter County, Ind.; Lexington, Lafayette County, Mo. Born in Rockville, Parke County, Ind., December 28, 1832. Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper editor and publisher; candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1872, 1876; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1876; U.S. Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1881-83; member of Indiana state senate, 1887-89; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1888; postmaster at Valparaiso, Ind., 1890-94. Methodist. French and Dutch ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Valparaiso, Porter County, Ind., September 23, 1908 (age 75 years, 270 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Valparaiso, Ind.   Relatives: Son of Rev. Daniel De Motte.   The town of DeMotte, Indiana, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Image source: New York Public Library Thomas Andrews Hendricks (1819-1885) — also known as Thomas A. Hendricks — of Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born near Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, September 7, 1819. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1848-49; delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1851-55 (5th District 1851-53, 6th District 1853-55); defeated, 1854; Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1855-59; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1863-69; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1868, 1876, 1884; Governor of Indiana, 1873-77; defeated, 1860, 1868; Vice President of the United States, 1885; defeated, 1876; died in office 1885; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1884. Presbyterian; later Episcopalian. Scottish and Dutch ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows. Died, apparently from a heart attack, in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., November 25, 1885 (age 66 years, 79 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.   Relatives: Son of John Hendricks and Jane Ann (Thomson) Hendricks; married, September 26, 1845, to Eliza Carol Morgan; nephew of Thomas Hendricks and William Hendricks; first cousin of Abraham Hendricks, William Hendricks Jr., Abram Washington Hendricks and William Chalmers Hendricks; first cousin once removed of Scott Springer Hendricks.   Political family: Hendricks family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on the U.S. $10 silver certificate in 1887-1914.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Life and Work of James G. Blaine (1893)   Oscar L. Pulse (1851-1923) — of Decatur County, Ind. Born in Hamilton County, Ohio, February 14, 1851. Democrat. School teacher; farmer; lumber business; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1883. Methodist. Dutch and German ancestry. Died in Maryland, March 15, 1923 (age 72 years, 29 days). Interment at South Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Ind.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Jacob Schepers (1876-1955) — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Ind., March 15, 1876. Republican. Mayor of East Lansing, Mich., 1914-18; founder and president, East Lansing State Bank; treasurer of Michigan State College, 1928-47; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District, 1947-50; defeated in primary, 1926, 1950. Presbyterian. Dutch ancestry. Died in a hospital at Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., July 15, 1955 (age 79 years, 122 days). Interment at Deepdale Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich.   Relatives: Son of Jan 'John' Schepers and Johanna (Van Strian) Schepers; married, December 11, 1901, to Henrietta Baker; married, June 22, 1928, to Kate Pfanstiehl; married, June 23, 1949, to Margaret (Atkinson) Baldwin.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Ingham County News, October 17, 1946   Franklin Swart (b. 1876) — of San Francisco, Calif.; Redwood City, San Mateo County, Calif. Born in Indiana, June 25, 1876. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1916; San Mateo County District Attorney. Dutch ancestry. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married to Adele Beckman.   Ralph Eugene Updike, Sr. (1894-1953) — also known as Ralph E. Updike — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Brookville, Franklin County, Ind., May 27, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives from Marion County, 1923-24; U.S. Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1925-29; defeated, 1928. Christian. Dutch and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Improved Order of Red Men. Died in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., September 16, 1953 (age 59 years, 112 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.   Relatives: Married 1918 to Charlotte Davis.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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