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John Alfred McDowell Adair (1864-1938) —
also known as John A. M. Adair —
of Portland, Jay
County, Ind.
Born near Portland, Jay
County, Ind., December
22, 1864.
Democrat. Merchant;
banker;
manufacturer; Jay
County Clerk, 1891-95; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1902-03; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1907-17; defeated,
1924; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1916.
Methodist.
Died in Portland, Jay
County, Ind., October
5, 1938 (age 73 years, 287
days).
Interment at Green
Park Cemetery, Portland, Ind.
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George Washington Aldridge (1856-1922) —
also known as George W. Aldridge; "The Boss";
"The Big Fellow" —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Michigan City, LaPorte
County, Ind., December
28, 1856.
Republican. Manufacturer; mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1894; New York State Superintendent of Public
Works, 1895-99; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1896,
1900,
1904,
1908,
1912,
1916,
1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 32nd District, 1910; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1921-22; died in office 1922.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died suddenly, from a heart
attack or stroke,
while golfing
at the Biltmore Country Club, near Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 13,
1922 (age 65 years, 167
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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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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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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Stephen Bond Fleming (1870-1961) —
also known as Stephen B. Fleming —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., November
20, 1870.
Democrat. Manufacturer; member of Indiana
state senate, 1901-15; resigned 1915; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1908
(alternate), 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); president, Holsum Bakery Company,
1938-56.
Catholic.
Irish,
German,
and French
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died, in St. Joseph's Hospital,
Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., December
6, 1961 (age 91 years, 16
days).
Interment at Catholic
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Christian Gallmeyer (1850-1932) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in a log
cabin in Adams
County, Ind., October
4, 1850.
Manufacturer; mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1918-20.
Died December
2, 1932 (age 82 years, 59
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ernst Gallmeyer and Sophia (Reinking) Gallmeyer; married 1877 to
Elizabeth Lisette Hilsman. |
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Melville W. Mix (b. 1865) —
of Mishawaka, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Atlanta, Logan
County, Ill., November
16, 1865.
Democrat. Manufacturer; mayor
of Mishawaka, Ind., 1902-05.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter W. Mix and Mary E. (Dodge) Mix; married 1887 to Zella
Louise Kenyon. |
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Edison Lothair Teetor (b. 1897) —
also known as Lothair Teetor —
of Hagerstown, Wayne
County, Ind.
Born in Hagerstown, Wayne
County, Ind., March
30, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; president,
Perfect Circle Corp., piston ring manufacturer, 1938-46;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1945-47.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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