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Joseph Leonard Dailey (1896-1956) —
also known as Joseph L. Dailey —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Bluffton, Wells
County, Ind., August
28, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
district judge in New Mexico 2nd District, 1934-35.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons.
Died June 19,
1956 (age 59 years, 296
days).
Interment at Fairview
Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
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Henry A. Davee (b. 1872) —
of Hoquiam, Grays
Harbor County, Wash.; Roseburg, Douglas
County, Ore.; Lewistown, Fergus
County, Mont.
Born in Martinsville, Morgan
County, Ind., July 29,
1872.
School
teacher and principal; superintendent
of schools; Montana
superintendent of public instruction, 1905-17.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Zachariah L. Davee and Elvira (King) Davee; married, December
24, 1902, to Mabel Flinders. |
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Joseph Hamilton Daviess (1774-1811) —
also known as Joe Daviess —
of Danville, Boyle
County, Ky.; Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Bedford
County, Va., March 4,
1774.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for Kentucky, 1800-06; major in the U.S. Army during the
War of 1812.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Around 1801, he served as a second to John
Rowan in his duel
with James Chambers; after Chambers was killed, he fled
to avoid
prosecution as accomplice to murder,
and became a fugitive,
but when Rowan was arrested, he returned to act as Rowan's legal
counsel.
Shot
and killed
in the Battle of Tippecanoe, in what is now Tippecanoe
County, Ind., November
7, 1811 (age 37 years, 248
days).
Interment at Tippecanoe
Battlefield Park, Battle Ground, Ind.
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James John Davis (1873-1947) —
also known as James J. Davis; "Puddler
Jim" —
of Elwood, Madison
County, Ind.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Tredegar, Wales,
October
27, 1873.
Republican. Madison
County Recorder, 1903-07; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1921-30; resigned 1930; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928,
1936,
1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1930-45; defeated, 1944.
Baptist.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners;
Grotto;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Eagles;
Foresters;
Woodmen;
Maccabees;
Delta
Sigma Phi.
Died in a hospital
at Takoma Park, Montgomery
County, Md., November
22, 1947 (age 74 years, 26
days).
Interment at Union
Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Monnett Bain Davis (1893-1953) —
also known as Monnett B. Davis —
of Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo.
Born in Greencastle, Putnam
County, Ind., August
13, 1893.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Consul in Port Elizabeth, as of 1921-23; Saltillo, as of 1924; U.S. Consul General in Stockholm, as of 1933-34; Shanghai, as of 1935-36, as of 1946; Singapore, as of 1936-37; Buenos Aires, as of 1938-41; U.S. Minister to Denmark, 1945-46; U.S. Ambassador to Panama, 1948-51; Israel, 1951-53, died in office 1953.
Member, Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Freemasons.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Ramat Gan, Israel,
December
26, 1953 (age 60 years, 135
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Thomas Terry Davis (1765-1807) —
Born in Fluvanna
County, Va., 1765.
Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1795-97; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky at-large, 1797-1803; justice of
Indiana territorial supreme court, 1803-07.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Jeffersonville, Clark
County, Ind., November
15, 1807 (age about 42
years).
Interment at Old City Cemetery, Jeffersonville, Ind.
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John D. Defrees (1810-1882) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Sparta, White
County, Tenn., November
8, 1810.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1840-42; member of Indiana
state senate, 1842-45; Indiana
Republican state chair, 1856-60; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1856
(member, Platform
Committee); member of Republican
National Committee from Indiana, 1866-68.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va., October
19, 1882 (age 71 years, 345
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Hutton Defrees (1812-1885) —
also known as Joseph H. Defrees —
of Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind.
Born in Sparta, White
County, Tenn., May 13,
1812.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1849-50, 1871; member of Indiana
state senate, 1850-52; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1865-67.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind., December
21, 1885 (age 73 years, 222
days).
Interment at Oakridge
Cemetery, Goshen, Ind.
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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.
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Edwin Denby (1870-1929) —
also known as Ned Denby —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., February
18, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1903-04; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1905-11; defeated,
1910; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1917; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1921-24; persuaded by Secretary of State
Albert
B. Fall to transfer control of the Navy's oil leases to the
Interior Department; Fall then accepted large bribes
to sell the leases to his friends, in what became known as the Teapot
Dome scandal;
in 1924, Denby was forced to
resign as Secretary of the Navy.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
8, 1929 (age 58 years, 356
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Winfield Kirkpatrick Denton (1896-1971) —
also known as Winfield K. Denton —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., October
28, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Vanderburgh
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1932-36; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1939-42; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1949-53, 1955-67 (8th District
1949-53, 1955-63, 1st District 1963-65, 8th District 1965-67);
defeated, 1946, 1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1952,
1956,
1964.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Phi
Kappa Psi; Kiwanis.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., November
2, 1971 (age 75 years, 5
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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John De Pauw (1785-1838) —
of Washington
County, Ind.
Born in Lincoln
County, Ky., March
11, 1785.
Delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana
state senate, 1816-19, 1825-26, 1829-32; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1819; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1827-28, 1836-37.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Grand Gulf, Claiborne
County, Miss., January
25, 1838 (age 52 years, 320
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Dowling (c.1806-1876) —
of Indiana.
Born in Ireland,
about 1806.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1836-38, 1840-41, 1843-46,
1848-49; member of Democratic
National Committee from Indiana, 1876.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., December
6, 1876 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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George Fiske Dudley (b. 1867) —
also known as George F. Dudley —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Centerville, Wayne
County, Ind., September
25, 1867.
Episcopal
priest; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912 ;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from District of
Columbia, 1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Lions; Loyal
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Winfield Taylor Durbin (1847-1928) —
also known as Winfield T. Durbin —
of Anderson, Madison
County, Ind.
Born in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn
County, Ind., May 4,
1847.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; member of Republican
National Committee from Indiana, 1896; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1896,
1904
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1924;
colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Governor of
Indiana, 1901-05; defeated, 1912.
Member, Freemasons.
Died December
18, 1928 (age 81 years, 228
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Jacob Drennan Early (1859-1919) —
also known as Jacob D. Early —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., November
4, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1888;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1897-99.
Member, Freemasons; Sons of
the American Revolution; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., October
18, 1919 (age 59 years, 348
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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George Agler Eberly (b. 1871) —
also known as George A. Eberly —
of Stanton, Stanton
County, Neb.
Born in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., February
9, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Stanton
County Attorney, 1899-1903, 1905-09; director, Stanton National
Bank;
justice
of Nebraska state supreme court, 1925-43.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Woodmen;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; United
Spanish War Veterans; Sons
of Veterans; Sons
of Union Veterans; Military
Order of the World Wars; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Eberly and Mary (Agler) Eberly; married, August
2, 1899, to Rose E. Psota. |
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Frank S. Ebersole (b. 1875) —
of Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind.
Born in Sterling, Whiteside
County, Ill., November
28, 1875.
Republican. School
teacher; director and secretary, Goshen Milk
Condensing Co.; board member, Goshen Hospital;
mayor
of Goshen, Ind., 1943-44.
Mennonite.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Edger (1804-1863) —
of Randolph
County, Ind.
Born in Ireland,
March
10, 1804.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1843-44.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died August
4, 1863 (age 59 years, 147
days).
Interment at Reitenour
Cemetery, Winchester, Ind.
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Samuel Edsall (c.1804-1865) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Orange
County, N.Y., about 1804.
Member of Indiana
state senate, 1853.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., 1865
(age about
61 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Kirkpatrick Edwards (1820-1878) —
of Indiana.
Born near Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., December
26, 1820.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1846-51, 1859, 1873; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1873; mayor
of Terre Haute, Ind., 1853-55; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Indiana.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., September
26, 1878 (age 57 years, 274
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Stanley W. Edwins (1836-1918) —
of Indiana.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., February
22, 1836.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1879-81.
Catholic.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Elwood, Madison
County, Ind., November
16, 1918 (age 82 years, 267
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Elisha Egbert (1806-1870) —
of Indiana.
Born in Readington, Hunterdon
County, N.J., November
4, 1806.
School
teacher; lawyer;
probate judge in Indiana, 1834-38, 1848-52; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1838-39; defeated, 1832; common
pleas court judge in Indiana, 1852-70.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., November
4, 1870 (age 64 years, 0
days).
Interment at South
Bend City Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.
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Bowman Elder (1888-1954) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March 4,
1888.
Democrat. Real estate
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1916,
1932,
1940;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; treasurer of
Indiana Democratic Party, 1924-26; treasurer, Indiana Office Furniture
Co., 1929-35; receiver who liquidated Indiana's interurban
railways, 1933-40; Consular
Agent for France in Indianapolis,
Ind., 1935.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Reserve
Officers Association; Military
Order of Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons; Elks; Zeta
Psi.
Died, in Methodist Hospital,
Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., June 10,
1954 (age 66 years, 98
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Charles Homer Elliott (1878-1952) —
also known as Homer Elliott —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Martin
County, Ind., January
9, 1878.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for Indiana, 1922-24.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Elks.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., July 18,
1952 (age 74 years, 191
days).
Interment at New
South Park Cemetery, Martinsville, Ind.
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Richard Nash Elliott (1873-1948) —
also known as Richard N. Elliott —
of Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind.
Born near Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind., April
25, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1905-09; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1916;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1917-31; defeated, 1930.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died March
21, 1948 (age 74 years, 331
days).
Interment at Dale
Cemetery, Connersville, Ind.
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Elisha Gale English (c.1797-1874) —
of Indiana.
Born in Kentucky, about 1797.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1832-34, 1839-40, 1842-43; member
of Indiana
state senate, 1845-51, 1865-67.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., November
14, 1874 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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William Eastin English (1850-1926) —
also known as William E. English —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Lexington, Scott
County, Ind., November
3, 1850.
Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1879; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1883-85; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1892,
1896;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1912;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1917-25; defeated (Republican), 1908, 1910.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; United
Spanish War Veterans; Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., April
29, 1926 (age 75 years, 177
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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William Hayden English (1822-1896) —
also known as William H. English —
of Lexington, Scott
County, Ind.
Born in Lexington, Scott
County, Ind., August
27, 1822.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1851-52; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1851-52; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1853-61; candidate for
Vice
President of the United States, 1880.
English
and French
Huguenot ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., February
7, 1896 (age 73 years, 164
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Richard Kenney Erwin (1860-1917) —
also known as Richard K. Erwin —
of Adams
County, Ind.; Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Adams
County, Ind., July 11,
1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; Adams
County Attorney, 1889-97; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1891-94; circuit judge in
Indiana, 1901-07; justice of
Indiana state supreme court, 1912-17; died in office 1917.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., October
5, 1917 (age 57 years, 86
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Louis Blasdel Ewbank (1864-1953) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Dearborn
County, Ind., September
5, 1864.
Lawyer;
justice
of Indiana state supreme court, 1920-26.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Guilford, Dearborn
County, Ind., March 7,
1953 (age 88 years, 183
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Samuel Wahl Ezelle III (b. 1920) —
also known as Sam Ezelle —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., July 16,
1920.
Democrat. Official,
Ironworkers Union, 1941-46; secretary-treasurer,
Kentucky State Federation of Labor, 1952; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1956,
1964.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Ezelle and Augusta Mae (Culley) Ezelle; married, September
16, 1939, to Ruby Gordon Layman. |
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James Indus Farley (1871-1948) —
also known as James I. Farley —
of Auburn, DeKalb
County, Ind.
Born near Hamilton, Steuben
County, Ind., February
24, 1871.
Democrat. School
teacher; automobile
dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,
1928;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1933-39; defeated, 1938.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Died in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa., June 16,
1948 (age 77 years, 113
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Auburn, Ind.
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Benjamin F. Ferris (1815-1904) —
of Aurora, Dearborn
County, Ind.; Franklin Township, Ripley
County, Ind.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, October
19, 1815.
Democrat. Postmaster at Aurora,
Ind., 1839-40; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1865.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Ripley
County, Ind., March
23, 1904 (age 88 years, 156
days).
Interment at St. Pauls United Methodist Cemetery, Sunman, Ind.
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Frederick Samuel Fish (b. 1852) —
also known as Frederick S. Fish —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.; South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., February
5, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1884; member of
New
Jersey state senate from Essex County, 1885-87; director and
general counsel, Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company;
president, Studebaker Vehicle
Company; chairman, Studebaker Corporation.
Baptist.
Member, Psi
Upsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Clay Fish and Clara (Jones) Fish; married, June 16,
1887, to Grace A. Studebaker. |
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James R. Fleming (b. 1881) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Henry
County, Ind., November
8, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
prosecuting attorney, 58th Judicial Circuit, 1906-10; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1913-15; member of Indiana
state senate, 1915-19; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, 1933-41.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George R. Fleming and Sarah (Cummins) Fleming; married, December
24, 1906, to Jennie Adair. |
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Davis Floyd (1772-1834) —
of Harrison
County, Ind.
Born in Virginia, 1772.
Member of Indiana
territorial House of Representatives, 1805-06; served in the U.S.
Army during the War of 1812; Indiana
territorial auditor, 1813-14; treasurer
of Indiana Territory, 1814-16; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; candidate for
Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1816; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1816-17; circuit judge in
Indiana, 1817-23; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1822.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Florida, 1834
(age about
62 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Floyd and Lillian Floyd; married 1794 to
Susanna Johnston Lewis. |
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Elwin B. Follett (b. 1877) —
of Hale, Iosco
County, Mich.
Born in Fremont, Steuben
County, Ind., November
14, 1877.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Iosco District, 1913-15.
Member, Grange;
Gleaners;
Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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George Ford (1846-1917) —
of St.
Joseph County, Ind.
Born in South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., January
11, 1846.
Democrat. Lawyer; St.
Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney, 1875-84; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 13th District, 1885-87; superior
court judge in Indiana, 1914.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., August
30, 1917 (age 71 years, 231
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.
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William Treyanne Francis (1870-1929) —
also known as William T. Francis —
of Minnesota.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March
26, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
worked in legal department of railroad;
member of Minnesota
Republican State Central Committee, 1914; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Minnesota; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1927-29, died in office 1929; U.S. Consul General in
Monrovia, 1927-29, died in office 1929.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; NAACP; Urban
League; Sigma
Pi Phi; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Died in Liberia,
July
15, 1929 (age 59 years, 111
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Job Freeman (1844-1919) —
of Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind.; Linton, Greene
County, Ind.; Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Henley, Staffordshire, England,
1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; coal mine
operator; Knox
County Auditor, 1887; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Indiana, 1900.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., January
3, 1919 (age about 74
years).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Linton, Ind.
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Burton Lee French (1875-1954) —
also known as Burton L. French —
of Moscow, Latah
County, Idaho; Oxford, Butler
County, Ohio.
Born near Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind., August
1, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1898-1902; U.S.
Representative from Idaho, 1903-09, 1911-15, 1917-33 (at-large
1903-09, 1911-15, 1st District 1917-33); defeated, 1934; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1914.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Political Science Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons.
Died in Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio, September
12, 1954 (age 79 years, 42
days).
Interment at Moscow
Cemetery, Moscow, Idaho.
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Herman Freygang (1840-1913) —
of Angola, Steuben
County, Ind.
Born in Uniontown, Stark
County, Ohio, March 4,
1840.
Democrat. Harness
maker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,
1884;
postmaster at Angola,
Ind., 1885-89.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Angola, Steuben
County, Ind., May 22,
1913 (age 73 years, 79
days).
Interment at Old Angola Cemetery, Angola, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Julius Freygang and Fredericka (Weicht) Freygang; brother
of Elizabeth Freygang (who married George
E. Young); married 1859 to Irene
Wakefield. |
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memorial |
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George W. Friedley (1840-1889) —
of Bedford, Lawrence
County, Ind.
Born in Harrison
County, Ind., January
1, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Indiana
state house of representatives, 1871; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1872-73; member of Indiana
state senate, 1873-75; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Indiana, 1880.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind., February
26, 1889 (age 49 years, 56
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Watson Furniss (b. 1868) —
also known as Henry W. Furniss —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
14, 1868.
Physician;
U.S. Consul in Bahia, 1898-1905; U.S. Minister to Haiti, 1905-13.
African
ancestry. Member, American Medical
Association; American
Public Health Association; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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José Miguel Gallardo (1897-1976) —
of Puerto Rico; Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind.
Born in San Germán, San
Germán Municipio, Puerto Rico, September
29, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; college
professor; Puerto
Rico comissioner of education, 1937-45; Governor of
Puerto Rico, 1940-41, 1941.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Association of University Professors; Reserve
Officers Association; Kappa
Delta Pi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons; Rotary.
Died in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, July 18,
1976 (age 78 years, 293
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of José Gallardo and Luisa (Garcia) Gallardo; married, June 23,
1926, to Ida Evans Magee. |
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Harry Luther Gandy (1881-1957) —
also known as Harry L. Gandy —
of Wasta, Pennington
County, S.Dak.; Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Churubusco, Whitley
County, Ind., August
13, 1881.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of South
Dakota state senate 40th District, 1911-12; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 3rd District, 1915-21; defeated,
1920.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Los Gatos, Santa Clara
County, Calif., August
15, 1957 (age 76 years, 2
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Rapid City, S.Dak.
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Michael Christian Garber Jr. (1850-1930) —
also known as M. C. Garber —
of Madison, Jefferson
County, Ind.
Born in Madison, Jefferson
County, Ind., April 6,
1850.
Newspaper
editor; postmaster at Madison,
Ind., 1901.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Madison, Jefferson
County, Ind., July 14,
1930 (age 80 years, 99
days).
Interment at Springdale Cemetery, Madison, Ind.
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W. H. Gardiner (b. 1889) —
of Hartford City, Blackford
County, Ind.
Born in Fredericksburg, Wayne
County, Ohio, June 21,
1889.
Cleaning,
pressing and tailoring
business; mayor
of Hartford City, Ind., 1935-44.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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James Edward Garrigues (b. 1852) —
also known as James E. Garrigues —
of Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa; Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Dearborn
County, Ind., October
6, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer;
district attorney 8th District, 1888-94; district judge in Colorado
8th District, 1903-10; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1910-21; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1919-21.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Relatives: Son
of James Miller Garrigues and Harriet (Tuthill) Garrigues; married,
May
3, 1880, to Clara L. Boehner; married, January
19, 1911, to Alice Roberts. |
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Ralph Fesler Gates (1893-1978) —
also known as Ralph F. Gates —
of Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind.
Born in Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind., February
24, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1936,
1940
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
Indiana
Republican state chair, 1941-44; Governor of
Indiana, 1945-49; member of Republican
National Committee from Indiana, 1946-50.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Rotary.
Died July 28,
1978 (age 85 years, 154
days).
Interment at Greenhill
Cemetery, Columbia City, Ind.
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Newton Whiting Gilbert (1862-1939) —
also known as Newton W. Gilbert —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Worthington, Franklin
County, Ohio, May 24,
1862.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state senate, 1897-99; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1901-05; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 12th District, 1905-06; resigned
1906; Governor-General
of the Philippine Islands, 1913; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Philippine Islands, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Santa Ana, Orange
County, Calif., July 5,
1939 (age 77 years, 42
days).
Interment at Circle
Hill Cemetery, Angola, Ind.
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Courtland Craig Gillen (1880-1954) —
also known as Courtland C. Gillen —
of Greencastle, Putnam
County, Ind.
Born in Roachdale, Putnam
County, Ind., July 3,
1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1931-33; circuit judge
in Indiana, 1934-40.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Eagles;
Rotary.
Died September
1, 1954 (age 74 years, 60
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Greencastle, Ind.
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Fremont Goodwine (1857-1956) —
of Williamsport, Warren
County, Ind.; St. Joseph, Tensas
Parish, La.
Born in West Lebanon, Warren
County, Ind., May 22,
1857.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1904;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1900; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1908; member of Louisiana
Republican State Central Committee, 1928-50; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1944.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Farm
Bureau.
Died August
25, 1956 (age 99 years, 95
days).
Interment at Legion Memorial Cemetery, Newellton, La.
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Relatives: Son
of James Goodwine and Sophia (Buckles) Goodwine; married to Mary
Moore. |
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memorial |
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Finly Hutchinson Gray (1863-1947) —
also known as Finly H. Gray —
of Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind.
Born near Orange, Fayette
County, Ind., July 21,
1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Connersville, Ind., 1904-10; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1911-17, 1933-39 (6th District
1911-17, 10th District 1933-39).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen;
Moose.
Died in Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind., May 8,
1947 (age 83 years, 291
days).
Interment at Dale
Cemetery, Connersville, Ind.
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Dwight Herbert Green (1897-1958) —
also known as Dwight H. Green —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Ligonier, Noble
County, Ind., January
9, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1931-35;
candidate for mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1939; Governor of
Illinois, 1941-49; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1940,
1944
(speaker),
1948
(Temporary
Chair; speaker),
1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1956.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons; Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Died February
20, 1958 (age 61 years, 42
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Bazil L. Greene (1851-1885) —
of Indiana.
Born October
1, 1851.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1883.
Member, Freemasons.
Died August
6, 1885 (age 33 years, 309
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Quintin Gresham (1832-1895) —
also known as Walter Q. Gresham —
of Indiana.
Born near Lanesville, Harrison
County, Ind., March
17, 1832.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1861; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1866, 1868; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1868;
U.S.
District Judge for Indiana, 1869-83; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1883-84; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1884; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1884-93; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1893-95; died in office 1895.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 28,
1895 (age 63 years, 72
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Charles Fremont Griffin (1857-1902) —
also known as Charles F. Griffin —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Crown Point, Lake
County, Ind., June 10,
1857.
Republican. Lawyer; secretary
of state of Indiana, 1887-91; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1892.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Sons
of Veterans.
Died in Hammond, Lake
County, Ind., December
21, 1902 (age 45 years, 194
days).
Interment at Maplewood Historic Cemetery, Crown Point, Ind.
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Elihu Griffin (1830-1887) —
of Indiana.
Born in Spiceland, Henry
County, Ind., March
23, 1830.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1859; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1860;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana.
Quaker
or Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Crown Point, Lake
County, Ind., December
14, 1887 (age 57 years, 266
days).
Interment at Maplewood Historic Cemetery, Crown Point, Ind.
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Francis Marion Griffith (1849-1927) —
also known as Francis M. Griffith —
of Vevay, Switzerland
County, Ind.
Born in Moorefield, Switzerland
County, Ind., August
21, 1849.
Democrat. School
teacher; Switzerland
County School Superintendent, 1873; lawyer; Switzerland
County Treasurer, 1875-77; member of Indiana
state senate, 1887-94; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1891-94; candidate for Indiana
state attorney general, 1894; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1897-1905; circuit
judge in Indiana 5th District, 1916-22.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Vevay, Switzerland
County, Ind., February
8, 1927 (age 77 years, 171
days).
Interment at Vevay
Cemetery, Vevay, Ind.
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John M. Grimes (b. 1873) —
of Missouri; Clarke
County, Iowa.
Born near Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind., February
1, 1873.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of Missouri
state senate 18th District, 1907-10; Iowa state
treasurer, 1943-51.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Glenn Hasenfratz Griswold (1890-1940) —
also known as Glenn Griswold —
of Peru, Miami
County, Ind.
Born in New Haven, Franklin
County, Mo., January
20, 1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Miami
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1925-26; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1931-39 (11th District 1931-33, 5th
District 1933-39).
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Peru, Miami
County, Ind., December
5, 1940 (age 50 years, 320
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Peru, Ind.
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Ralph Waldo Gwinn (1884-1962) —
also known as Ralph W. Gwinn —
of Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind., March
29, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; writer; U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1945-59; defeated,
1940, 1942.
Methodist
or Christian
Reformed. Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons.
Died of a heart
attack, in Delray Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
27, 1962 (age 77 years, 335
days).
Interment at Pawling
Cemetery, Pawling, N.Y.
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Lindley Hoag Hadley (1861-1948) —
also known as Lindley H. Hadley —
of Bellingham, Whatcom
County, Wash.
Born near Sylvania, Parke
County, Ind., June 19,
1861.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1915-33; defeated,
1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Wallingford, New Haven
County, Conn., November
4, 1948 (age 87 years, 138
days).
Interment at St.
Matthew's Cemetery, Wilton, Conn.
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Samuel Levin Hall (1797-1862) —
also known as Samuel Hall —
of Indiana.
Born in Somerset
County, Md., June 1,
1797.
Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1829-31, 1845-46; circuit judge
in Indiana, 1832-35; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1840-43; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1854.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Princeton, Gibson
County, Ind., May 11,
1862 (age 64 years, 344
days).
Interment at Warnock
Cemetery, Princeton, Ind.
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John C. Hampton (b. 1891) —
of Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., February
5, 1891.
Republican. Furniture
and undertaking
business; mayor of
Muncie, Ind., 1926-30, 1943-44.
Member, Freemasons; Moose; Elks; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Burial location unknown.
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Emil Wiley Hanley (1896-1982) —
also known as Emil W. Hanley —
of Rensselaer, Jasper
County, Ind.
Born in Rensselaer, Jasper
County, Ind., March 4,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; pharmacist;
mayor
of Rensselaer, Ind., 1950-63; defeated, 1963.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
and English
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons; Rotary;
Sigma
Chi.
Died in Rensselaer, Jasper
County, Ind., May 18,
1982 (age 86 years, 75
days).
Interment at Weston
Cemetery, Rensselaer, Ind.
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James McLean Hanna (1816-1872) —
also known as James M. Hanna —
of Clay
County, Ind.; Sullivan
County, Ind.
Born in Franklin
County, Ind., October
25, 1816.
Democrat. Candidate for Indiana
state house of representatives, 1847; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Indiana; member of Indiana
state senate, 1849-52, 1869; circuit judge in Indiana, 1856-57;
justice
of Indiana state supreme court, 1857-65; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1864.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Curryville, Sullivan
County, Ind., January
15, 1872 (age 55 years, 82
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Samuel Hanna (1797-1866) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Scott
County, Ky., October
18, 1797.
Postmaster at Fort
Wayne, Ind., 1820-25; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1826-27, 1831-32, 1840-41; member
of Indiana
state senate, 1832-35; delegate to Whig National Convention from
Indiana, 1839; candidate for delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1856.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., June 11,
1866 (age 68 years, 236
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Edward Allen Hannegan (1807-1859) —
also known as Edward A. Hannegan —
of Covington, Fountain
County, Ind.
Born in Hamilton
County, Ohio, June 25,
1807.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1832-33, 1841-42; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1833-37; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1843-49; U.S. Minister to Prussia, 1849-50.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
In May, 1852, during a drunken
argument, he stabbed
his brother-in-law, Captain Duncan, who died the
next day.
Died from overdose of
morphine (probably suicide),
in St.
Louis, Mo., February
25, 1859 (age 51 years, 245
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Forest Arthur Harness (1895-1974) —
also known as Forest A. Harness —
of Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind.
Born in Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind., June 24,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Howard
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-24; represented the United
States in the attempt to extradite Samuel
Insull from Greece, 1932-34; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1939-49; defeated,
1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1948.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Delta
Chi; Freemasons; Elks.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., July 29,
1974 (age 79 years, 35
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Crown
Point Cemetery, Kokomo, Ind.
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William Henry Harrison (1896-1990) —
also known as William H. Harrison —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Sheridan, Sheridan
County, Wyo.
Born in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., August
10, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1927-29; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1945-50; member of Wyoming
Republican State Committee, 1946-48; U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1951-55, 1961-65, 1967-69;
defeated, 1964, 1968; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1954.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion; Sigma
Chi; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Freemasons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., October
8, 1990 (age 94 years, 59
days).
Interment at Sheridan
Municipal Cemetery, Sheridan, Wyo.
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Ralph Harvey (1901-1991) —
of New Castle, Henry
County, Ind.
Born near Mt. Summit, Henry
County, Ind., August
9, 1901.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1942-47; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1947-59, 1961-67;
defeated, 1958.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons; Kiwanis.
Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., November
7, 1991 (age 90 years, 90
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Harrison Hays (1879-1954) —
also known as Will H. Hays —
of Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind.
Born in Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind., November
5, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Sullivan County Republican Party, 1904-08; Indiana
Republican state chair, 1914-18; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1916,
1932,
1940;
speaker, 1920;
Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1918-21; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1921-22.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Phi
Delta Theta; Elks; Moose; Union
League.
President of Motion
Picture Producers & Distributors of America, 1922-45.
Died in Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind., March 7,
1954 (age 74 years, 122
days).
Interment at Center
Ridge Cemetery, Sullivan, Ind.
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Lee Hazlewood (1819-1887) —
of Orange
County, Ind.
Born in Stanford, Lincoln
County, Ky., May 24,
1819.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1881.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Valeene, Orange
County, Ind., September
26, 1887 (age 68 years, 125
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Orris L. Head (b. 1877) —
also known as O. L. Head —
of Salisbury, Chariton
County, Mo.; Madison, Jefferson
County, Ind.
Born in Daviess
County, Ky., March 5,
1877.
Republican. Hotel
proprietor; tobacco
buyer; mayor
of Madison, Ind., 1943-44.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Cecelius Larue Head and Mary (Evans) Head. |
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Jesse Hargrave Healey (1794-1855) —
of Indiana.
Born in Guilford
County, N.C., 1794.
Henry
County Sheriff, 1822-27, 1847-51; probate judge in Indiana,
1829-36; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1838-39.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Spiceland, Henry
County, Ind., February
24, 1855 (age about 60
years).
Burial location unknown.
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James Armenius Hedgcock (1853-1907) —
of Indiana.
Born in Dresden, Muskingum
County, Ohio, April 6,
1853.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1897-99.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Redmen;
Freemasons; Sons
of Veterans.
Died in Frankfort, Clinton
County, Ind., March
13, 1907 (age 53 years, 341
days).
Interment at Bunnell
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of John Samuel Hedgcock. |
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Horace Heffren (1831-1883) —
of Indiana.
Born in Dryden, Tompkins
County, N.Y., May 27,
1831.
Member of Indiana
state senate, 1857-59; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1861, 1883; colonel in the Union
Army during the Civil War.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Salem, Washington
County, Ind., May 20,
1883 (age 51 years, 358
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William V. Hemphill (b. 1897) —
of Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind.
Born in Trafalgar, Johnson
County, Ind., July 22,
1897.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; dairy
business; mayor
of Franklin, Ind., 1943-44.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Redmen;
Phi
Delta Theta; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles E. Henderson (1871-1939) —
of Bloomfield, Greene
County, Ind.
Born in St. Paul, Decatur
County, Ind., January
31, 1871.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1897; circuit judge in Indiana,
1906-12; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1908.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Elks; Modern
Woodmen; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March
18, 1939 (age 68 years, 46
days).
Interment at Grandview Cemetery, Bloomfield, Ind.
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Elwood Haynes Hillis (b. 1926) —
also known as Elwood Hillis —
of Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind.
Born in Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind., March 6,
1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1967-70; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1971-87.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Phi; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Still living as of 2014.
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James Sidney Hinton (1834-1892) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., December
25, 1834.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1872;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1881.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
First
Black member of the Indiana legislature.
Died of a heart
attack while making a speech,
in Brazil, Clay
County, Ind., November
6, 1892 (age 57 years, 317
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Oscar Raymond Holcomb (b. 1867) —
also known as O. R. Holcomb —
of Ritzville, Adams
County, Wash.
Born in Gibson
County, Ind., December
31, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington at-large, 1902; superior court
judge in Washington, 1909-15; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1915-27, 1927-31; chief
justice of Washington state supreme court, 1919-21.
Episcopalian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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David Pierson Holloway (1809-1883) —
also known as David P. Holloway —
of Indiana.
Born in Waynesville, Warren
County, Ohio, December
7, 1809.
Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1843-44; member of Indiana
state senate, 1844-52; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Indiana; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1855-57; lawyer.
Quaker.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
9, 1883 (age 73 years, 276
days).
Original interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery (which no longer exists), Richmond, Ind.;
reinterment at Earlham
Cemetery, Richmond, Ind.
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Hugh B. Holman (b. 1879) —
of Rochester, Fulton
County, Ind.
Born in Rochester, Fulton
County, Ind., July 2,
1879.
Republican. Farmer; road
contractor; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1921-23; chair of
Fulton County Republican Party, 1930-44.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis;
Izaak
Walton League; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Holman (1788-1873) —
of Indiana.
Born in Woodford
County, Ky., October
1, 1788.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Indiana
territorial House of Representatives, 1815; defeated, 1814; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1816-18, 1819-22, 1830-31;
defeated, 1839, 1845, 1848; candidate for delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850.
Quaker.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Wayne
County, Ind., April
17, 1873 (age 84 years, 198
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Melville Reeves Hopewell (1845-1911) —
also known as Melville R. Hopewell —
of Tekamah, Burt
County, Neb.
Born in Monroe
County, Ind., March
27, 1845.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; district judge
in Nebraska, 1887-96; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1907-11; died in office 1911; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1908.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of pneumonia,
May
2, 1911 (age 66 years, 36
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Charles Hopewell and Sara J. (Reeves) Hopewell; married,
October
20, 1874, to Harriet E. Nelson. |
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Abraham Jonathan Hostetler (1818-1899) —
of Indiana.
Born in Washington
County, Ind., November
22, 1818.
Democrat. Candidate for Indiana
state house of representatives, 1850; member of Indiana
state senate, 1855-57; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1879-81; defeated,
1880; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1880.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Bedford, Lawrence
County, Ind., November
24, 1899 (age 81 years, 2
days).
Interment at Leatherwood
Church Cemetery, Bedford, Ind.
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Irving Howbert (1846-1934) —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in Columbus, Bartholomew
County, Ind., April
11, 1846.
Republican. Banker; El
Paso County Clerk, 1869-79; member of Colorado
state senate, 1882-86; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1888
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1912;
Colorado
Republican state chair, 1894-95.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., December
21, 1934 (age 88 years, 254
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Roy Howell (b. 1893) —
of Huntington, Huntington
County, Ind.
Born in Huntington, Huntington
County, Ind., June 16,
1893.
Democrat. Huntington
County Recorder, 1922-26; mayor
of Huntington, Ind., 1943-44, 1950-51.
Brethren.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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James Mordecai Hudson (1876-1950) —
also known as James M. Hudson —
of Bloomfield, Greene
County, Ind.
Born in Center Township, Greene
County, Ind., April
17, 1876.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1916.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Redmen.
Died, in Freeman Greene County Hospital,
Linton, Greene
County, Ind., November
11, 1950 (age 74 years, 208
days).
Interment at Grandview Cemetery, Bloomfield, Ind.
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E. Allen Hunter (b. 1911) —
of Beech Grove, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., September
9, 1911.
Automobile
parts and service business; mayor
of Beech Grove, Ind., 1943-44, 1952-53.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel W. Isler (b. 1882) —
of near Jeffersonville, Clark
County, Ind.
Born in Jeffersonville, Clark
County, Ind., November
14, 1882.
Republican. Grocer; farmer; real estate
business; member of Indiana
state senate, 1943-44.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Amos Wade Jackson (b. 1904) —
of Versailles, Ripley
County, Ind.
Born in Versailles, Ripley
County, Ind., June 25,
1904.
Lawyer;
Ripley
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-40; president, Bank of
Versailles; justice of
Indiana state supreme court, 1959-.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rowland H. Jackson and Georgia W. (Frohlinger) Jackson; married,
August
20, 1927, to Lola M. Raper. |
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Andrew Jackson (1801-1878) —
of Indiana.
Born in Clermont
County, Ohio, September
2, 1801.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state senate, 1844-47, 1853-55.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Anderson, Madison
County, Ind., April
21, 1878 (age 76 years, 231
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward L. Jackson (1873-1954) —
also known as Ed Jackson —
of New Castle, Henry
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Orleans, Orange
County, Ind.
Born in Howard
County, Ind., December
27, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Henry
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-05; circuit judge in Indiana,
1909-14; secretary
of state of Indiana, 1917, 1921-25; defeated, 1914; served in the
U.S. Army during World War I; Governor of
Indiana, 1925-29; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1928.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; American
Legion.
Charged
with bribery;
tried
and found not guilty.
Died November
18, 1954 (age 80 years, 326
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Orleans, Ind.
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Samuel Dillon Jackson (1895-1951) —
also known as Samuel D. Jackson —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Allen
County, Ind., May 28,
1895.
Democrat. Lawyer; Allen
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1924-28; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 12th District, 1928; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1940
(alternate), 1944
(Permanent
Chair; chair, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker),
1948;
Indiana
state attorney general, 1940-41; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1944; appointed 1944.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., March 8,
1951 (age 55 years, 284
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Raymond L. Jaegers (1903-1946) —
of New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind.
Born in New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind., June 23,
1903.
Republican. Floyd
County Sheriff, 1939-42; mayor
of New Albany, Ind., 1943-46; died in office 1946.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
in his City
Hall office,
New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind., September
5, 1946 (age 43 years, 74
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, New Albany, Ind.
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Ovid Butler Jameson (1854-1915) —
of Indiana.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., July 17,
1854.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1885-86.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., January
15, 1915 (age 60 years, 182
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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William Ezra Jenner (1908-1985) —
also known as William E. Jenner —
of Bedford, Lawrence
County, Ind.
Born in Marengo, Crawford
County, Ind., July 21,
1908.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1934-42; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World
War II; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1944-45, 1947-59; Indiana
Republican state chair, 1945; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1948,
1952
(speaker),
1956,
1960;
States Rights candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1956.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons; Elks.
Died in Bedford, Lawrence
County, Ind., March 9,
1985 (age 76 years, 231
days).
Interment at Crest
Haven Memorial Gardens, Bedford, Ind.
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Jonathan Jennings (1784-1834) —
of Charlestown, Clark
County, Ind.
Born in Readington, Hunterdon
County, N.J., March
27, 1784.
Democrat. Lawyer; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Indiana Territory, 1809-16; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; Governor of
Indiana, 1816-22; resigned 1822; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1822-31 (at-large 1822-23, 2nd
District 1823-31).
Member, Freemasons.
Died near Charlestown, Clark
County, Ind., July 26,
1834 (age 50 years, 121
days).
Interment at Charlestown
Cemetery, Charlestown, Ind.
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Charles Webster Jewett (1884-1961) —
also known as Charles W. Jewett —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., January
7, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Marion County Republican Party, 1914-16; mayor
of Indianapolis, Ind., 1918-21; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1920
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1940
(alternate); candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1928; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1938.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died April
28, 1961 (age 77 years, 111
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Parker Jewett and Mary Alma (Aten) Jewett; married, October
25, 1911, to Elizabeth Dougherty. |
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Robert Scott Justice (1912-1992) —
of Cass
County, Ind.
Born in Logansport, Cass
County, Ind., March 8,
1912.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1945-48, 1951-52; defeated, 1948;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1957-60; defeated, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Rotary;
Farm
Bureau; Toastmasters;
United
Commercial Travelers; Delta
Chi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died December
9, 1992 (age 80 years, 276
days).
Interment at Keeps Creek Cemetery, Clymers, Ind.
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William Franklin Justice (1914-1996) —
Born in Clinton Township, Cass
County, Ind., August
2, 1914.
Farmer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1981-84.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
and English
ancestry. Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons; Eagles.
Died in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., September
5, 1996 (age 82 years, 34
days).
Interment at Keeps Creek Cemetery, Clymers, Ind.
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