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Gustav Albert Andreen (1864-1940) —
also known as Gustav Andreen —
of Rock Island, Rock
Island County, Ill.
Born in Porter, Porter
County, Ind., March
13, 1864.
Republican. Pastor; president,
Augustana College, 1901-35; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1932.
Lutheran. Swedish
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
1, 1940 (age 76 years, 202
days).
Interment at Chippiannock
Cemetery, Rock Island, Ill.
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Harry William Baals (1886-1954) —
also known as Harry W. Baals —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., November
16, 1886.
Republican. Lumber
business; postmaster at Fort
Wayne, Ind., 1922-31 (acting, 1922); mayor
of Fort Wayne, Ind., 1934-47, 1951-54; died in office 1954.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, from a kidney
infection, in Parkview Memorial Hospital,
Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., May 9,
1954 (age 67 years, 174
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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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.
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John William Boehne, Sr. (1856-1946) —
also known as John W. Boehne —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in a log
cabin in Scott Township, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., October
28, 1856.
Democrat. General Manager, Indiana Stove
Works; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1906-09; defeated, 1901; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1908;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1909-13.
Lutheran.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., December
27, 1946 (age 90 years, 60
days).
Interment at Lutheran
Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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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.
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Benjamin Bosse (1875-1922) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born November
1, 1875.
Democrat. Financier;
furniture
manufacturer; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1914-22; died in office 1922; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); Indiana
Democratic state chair, 1922.
Lutheran.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., April 4,
1922 (age 46 years, 154
days).
Interment at Lutheran
Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Bosse and Carolyn Bosse; married to Anna
Schlensker. |
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Evansville |
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Otis Ray Bowen (1918-2013) —
also known as Otis R. Bowen —
of Bremen, Marshall
County, Ind.
Born in Rochester, Fulton
County, Ind., February
26, 1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1957-58, 1961; defeated, 1958; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1967-72; Governor of
Indiana, 1973-81; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1972;
U.S.
Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1985-89.
Lutheran. Member, American Medical
Association; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Farm
Bureau.
Died May 4,
2013 (age 95 years, 67
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Donald Cogley Bruce (1921-1969) —
also known as Donald C. Bruce —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Troutville, Clearfield
County, Pa., April
27, 1921.
Republican. News commentator, program director, business manager at
radio
station WIRE, Indianapolis; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1961-65; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1964.
Lutheran.
Among the founders of the American Conservative Union in 1964.
Died, apparently from a heart
attack, in Round Hill, Loudoun
County, Va., August
31, 1969 (age 48 years, 126
days).
Interment at Ebenezer
Cemetery, Near Round Hill, Loudoun County, Va.
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Larry Dean Bucshon (b. 1962) —
also known as Larry Bucshon —
of Newburgh, Warrick
County, Ind.
Born in Taylorville, Christian
County, Ill., May 31,
1962.
Republican. Physician;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 2011-.
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod.
Still living as of 2018.
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Homer Earl Capehart (1897-1979) —
also known as Homer E. Capehart —
of Washington, Daviess
County, Ind.
Born in Algiers, Pike
County, Ind., June 6,
1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; manufacturer;
farmer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1948,
1952
(Honorary
Vice-President; speaker),
1956
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker),
1960;
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1945-63; defeated, 1962.
Lutheran. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary;
Moose;
Eagles.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., September
3, 1979 (age 82 years, 89
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Henry William Diederich (1845-1926) —
also known as Henry W. Diederich —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
13, 1845.
Republican. Pastor; college
professor; U.S. Consul in Leipzig, 1889-93; Magdeburg, 1897-99; Bremen, 1899-1906; Sarnia, 1919-24; U.S. Consul General in Antwerp, 1906-17.
Lutheran.
Died in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee
County, Wis., February
8, 1926 (age 80 years, 87
days).
Interment at Lincoln
Memorial Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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William H. Dress (1879-1949) —
also known as Bill Dress —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, May 3,
1879.
Democrat. Vanderburgh
County Treasurer; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1935-42, 1948-49; defeated, 1942; died in
office 1949; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,
1940.
Lutheran.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., November
10, 1949 (age 70 years, 191
days).
Interment at Lutheran
Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of E. H. Dress; married 1904 to Amelia
Stuehmeyer. |
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Evansville |
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Adam Reinhart Ebert (1851-1934) —
also known as Adam R. Ebert —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Germany,
December
21, 1851.
Postmaster;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1891.
Lutheran.
Died December
23, 1934 (age 83 years, 2
days).
Interment at Concordia
Cemetery, Hammond, Ind.
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Burley Ensley (b. 1881) —
of Auburn, DeKalb
County, Ind.
Born in Auburn, DeKalb
County, Ind., July 28,
1881.
Republican. Employed thirty years with Auburn Motor Co., automobile
manufacturer; DeKalb
County Auditor, 1943; chair of
DeKalb County Republican Party, 1944.
Lutheran. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Reinhart C. Fedder (b. 1879) —
of Michigan City, LaPorte
County, Ind.
Born in Michigan City, LaPorte
County, Ind., June 6,
1879.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; mayor
of Michigan City, Ind., 1934-38, 1943-44.
Lutheran. Member, Elks; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Rupert Vance Hartke (1919-2003) —
also known as Vance Hartke —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Stendal, Pike
County, Ind., May 31,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1956-58; resigned 1958; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1959-77; defeated, 1976; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1964,
1968,
1972;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1972.
Lutheran.
Early opponent of the Vietnam War.
Died, of heart
failure, July 27,
2003 (age 84 years, 57
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Walter E. Helmke (b. 1901) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., December
17, 1901.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Allen County Republican Party, 1940-44; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1948.
Lutheran. Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Jacob Helwig (1804-1869) —
of Indiana.
Born in Jefferson
County, Ohio, September
10, 1804.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1843-45.
Lutheran.
Died in DeKalb
County, Ind., December
10, 1869 (age 65 years, 91
days).
Burial location unknown.
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David F. Kain (1841-1893) —
of Indiana.
Born in Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, April
15, 1841.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1881.
Lutheran.
Died October
4, 1893 (age 52 years, 172
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Jacob Kamm (1835-1877) —
also known as John J. Kamm —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Marburg, Germany,
April
11, 1835.
Republican. Painter;
postmaster at Fort
Wayne, Ind., 1869-77.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., September
5, 1877 (age 42 years, 147
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Albert C. Kamp (1837-1927) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Germany,
June
6, 1837.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1893-95.
Lutheran. German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died December
10, 1927 (age 90 years, 187
days).
Interment at Kamp Cemetery, Cypress, Ind.
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Austin R. Killian (b. 1887) —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Newberry, Greene
County, Ind., December
17, 1887.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; dentist;
chair
of Tippecanoe County Republican Party, 1936-38; mayor
of Lafayette, Ind., 1939-44.
Lutheran. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Burial location unknown.
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Earl Fredrick Landgrebe (1916-1986) —
also known as Earl F. Landgrebe —
of Valparaiso, Porter
County, Ind.
Born near Valparaiso, Porter
County, Ind., January
21, 1916.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state senate, 1959-68; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1969-75; defeated,
1974; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1972.
Lutheran. Member, Rotary.
Died in Valparaiso, Porter
County, Ind., June 29,
1986 (age 70 years, 159
days).
Interment at Blachly
Cemetery, Near Valparaiso, Porter County, Ind.
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Arthur Calvin Mellette (1842-1896) —
also known as Arthur C. Mellette —
of Watertown, Codington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Henry
County, Ind., June 23,
1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Indiana
state house of representatives, 1871-75; Governor
of Dakota Territory, 1889; Governor of
South Dakota, 1889-93.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pittsburg, Crawford
County, Kan., May 25,
1896 (age 53 years, 337
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Watertown, S.Dak.
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Walter Henry Moeller (1910-1999) —
also known as Walter H. Moeller —
of Ohio.
Born near Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March
15, 1910.
Democrat. Lutheran
minister; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1959-63, 1965-67.
Lutheran. Member, Kiwanis.
Died April
13, 1999 (age 89 years, 29
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Overholser (1869-1931) —
also known as Ed Overholser —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind., June 20,
1869.
Mayor
of Oklahoma City, Okla., 1915-18.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., April
21, 1931 (age 61 years, 305
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Henry Frederick Schricker (1883-1966) —
also known as Henry F. Schricker —
of Knox, Starke
County, Ind.
Born in North Judson, Starke
County, Ind., August
30, 1883.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Indiana, 1912
(alternate), 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1933-36; defeated, 1924; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1937-41; Governor of
Indiana, 1941-45, 1949-53; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1944, 1952.
Lutheran. Member, Kiwanis.
Died in Knox, Starke
County, Ind., December
28, 1966 (age 83 years, 120
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Knox, Ind.
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