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Samuel Moffett Ralston (1857-1925) —
also known as Samuel M. Ralston —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near New Cumberland, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, December
1, 1857.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Indiana
state senate, 1888; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Indiana; candidate for secretary
of state of Indiana, 1896, 1898; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1904
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); Governor of
Indiana, 1913-17; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1923-25; died in office 1925; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from heart and
kidney
diseases, near Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., October
14, 1925 (age 67 years, 317
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, Ind.
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John Richard Rarick (1924-2009) —
also known as John R. Rarick —
of Louisiana.
Born in Waterford, Elkhart
County, Ind., January
29, 1924.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
district judge in Louisiana 20th District, 1961-66; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1967-75; American
Independent candidate for President
of the United States, 1980.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in St. Francisville, West
Feliciana Parish, La., September
14, 2009 (age 85 years, 228
days).
Interment at Star Hill Cemetery, St. Francisville, La.
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Joseph Clayton Ratliff (1827-1909) —
of Wayne
County, Ind.
Born in Wayne
County, Ind., July 6,
1827.
Republican. Physician;
dentist;
business
executive; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1875.
Quaker.
English
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Wayne
County, Ind., October
16, 1909 (age 82 years, 102
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Brown Ray (1794-1848) —
of Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind.
Born in Jefferson
County, Ky., February
19, 1794.
Lawyer;
merchant;
tavern
owner; newspaper
publisher; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1821-22; member of Indiana
state senate, 1822-25; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1824, 1831, 1837; Governor of
Indiana, 1825-31.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, August
4, 1848 (age 54 years, 167
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Martin M. Ray (1795-1865) —
of Fayette
County, Ind.; Wayne
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Kentucky, August
29, 1795.
Cabinetmaker;
merchant;
banker;
lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1826-27, 1834-36; candidate for
Indiana
state senate, 1848.
Methodist.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., May 16,
1865 (age 69 years, 260
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Ephraim M. Reynolds (1843-1902) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Wayne
County, Ind., July 22,
1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1881, 1886; member of Iowa
state senate, 1892-94.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, January
8, 1902 (age 58 years, 170
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Frederick W. Richter (b. 1866) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Rochester, Fulton
County, Ind., 1866.
Democrat. Druggist; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1896-97; postmaster at Niles,
Mich., 1916-24.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Richter and Eva (Madison) Richter; married 1890 to Mattie
E. Allen; married 1902 to Mabel
E. Baker. |
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Arthur Raymond Robinson (1881-1961) —
also known as Arthur R. Robinson —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Pickerington, Fairfield
County, Ohio, March
12, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1915-19; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; superior court judge in Indiana, 1921-22; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1924,
1932;
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1925-35; defeated, 1934.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association.
Died March
17, 1961 (age 80 years, 5
days).
Interment at Washington
Park Cemetery East, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Maurice G. Robinson (b. 1905) —
of Anderson, Madison
County, Ind.
Born in Petersburg, Pike
County, Ind., June 4,
1905.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1940; secretary
of state of Indiana, 1942-43.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Sigma
Chi; Tau
Kappa Alpha.
Burial location unknown.
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Chapman Jay Root (1864-1945) —
also known as C. J. Root —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Wayne
County, Pa., November
22, 1864.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1936
(alternate; member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1940.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Founded Root Glass Company in 1901; in 1915, Root Glass designed and
patented the "pod-shaped" Coca-Cola bottle.
Died in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., November
20, 1945 (age 80 years, 363
days).
Interment at Highland
Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Fred Rose Jr. (b. 1895) —
of Hobart, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Hobart, Lake
County, Ind., February
14, 1895.
Republican. Coffee
salesman; mayor of
Hobart, Ind., 1939-44, 1952-59.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Lowell Roudebush (1918-1995) —
also known as Richard L. Roudebush —
of Indiana.
Born near Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind., January
18, 1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1960 ;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1961-71 (6th District 1961-67, 10th
District 1967-69, 5th District 1969-71); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1970.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., January
28, 1995 (age 77 years, 10
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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David B. J. Schafer (b. 1859) —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Adams
County, Ind., February
21, 1859.
Republican. Grocer; mayor
of South Bend, Ind., 1894-97; St.
Joseph County Sheriff.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Christian Schafer and Catherine (Ahr) Schafer. |
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Walter E. Schrage (1884-1941) —
of Whiting, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Whiting, Lake
County, Ind., December
31, 1884.
Republican. Banker; mayor
of Whiting, Ind., 1914-29; resigned 1929; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1920,
1924;
chair
of Lake County Republican Party, 1928-29.
Member, Freemasons; Eagles;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1941
(age about
56 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Hammond, Ind.
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Franklin Dunn Schurz (b. 1898) —
also known as Franklin D. Schurz —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., March 8,
1898.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1948,
1960
(alternate).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin Barlow Sexton (1828-1900) —
of Marshall, Harrison
County, Tex.
Born in New Harmony, Posey
County, Ind., April
29, 1828.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Representative
from Texas in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1876.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., May 15,
1900 (age 72 years, 16
days).
Interment somewhere
in Marshall, Tex.
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William H. Shambaugh (1856-1927) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Allen
County, Ind., 1856.
School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1887-89; candidate for mayor
of Fort Wayne, Ind., 1894.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., February
21, 1927 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Samuel G. Shannon (b. 1893) —
also known as Sam G. Shannon —
of Jeffersonville, Clark
County, Ind.
Born in Clark
County, Ind., September
4, 1893.
Republican. Dairy
business; mayor
of Jeffersonville, Ind., 1942-44, 1950-51.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Homer T. Showalter (b. 1892) —
of Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind.
Born in Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind., November
20, 1892.
Republican. Insurance
business; mayor of
Wabash, Ind., 1930-35, 1943-44.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Moose; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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John Smith Simonson (1796-1881) —
of Charlestown, Clark
County, Ind.
Born in Fayette
County, Pa., June 2,
1796.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; farmer; miller; merchant;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1826-29; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1837; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1841-46; defeated, 1838; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1845-46; served in
the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind., December
5, 1881 (age 85 years, 186
days).
Burial location unknown.
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G. Bertram Smith (1892-1978) —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Chandler Township, Huron
County, Mich., 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; worked in oil
refining; real estate
business; mayor
of Hammond, Ind., 1942-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Moose;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., May 10,
1978 (age about 85
years).
Interment at Flora
Hill Memory Garden, Tucker, Ga.
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Samuel H. Smith (b. 1886) —
of Washington, Daviess
County, Ind.
Born in Daviess
County, Ind., August
12, 1886.
Republican. Contractor;
coal
dealer; Daviess
County Treasurer, 1935-39; mayor
of Washington, Ind., 1940-44.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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George W. Snow (1842-1927) —
of Springfield, Bon Homme
County, S.Dak.
Born in Indiana, December, 1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; real estate
business; banker; delegate
to South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1885; member of
South
Dakota state senate 4th District, 1889-90, 1899-1900; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1901-05.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Springfield, Bon Homme
County, S.Dak., November
8, 1927 (age 84 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Alfred Alten Speer (1858-1935) —
also known as A. A. Speer —
of Chamois, Osage
County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Carroll
County, Ind., October
8, 1858.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
mayor of Chamois, Mo.; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Osage County, 1901-10;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1912;
delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922-23.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died November
20, 1935 (age 77 years, 43
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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William Lee Springer (1909-1992) —
also known as William L. Springer —
of Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind., April
12, 1909.
Republican. Lawyer; Champaign
County State's Attorney, 1940-42; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; county judge in Illinois, 1946-50; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 22nd District, 1951-73; member,
Federal Power Commission, 1973-75; member, Federal Election
Commission, 1976-79.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died September
20, 1992 (age 83 years, 161
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Urbana, Ill.
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Thomas Jefferson Steele (1853-1920) —
also known as Thomas J. Steele —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Rush
County, Ind., March
19, 1853.
Democrat. Cattle
commission business; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 11th District, 1915-17; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1920.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1920
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Graceland
Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Iowa.
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DeForrest Strang (1902-1987) —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Lagrange, LaGrange
County, Ind., May 7,
1902.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 42nd District, 1967-76.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Exchange
Club.
Died in Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich., April
14, 1987 (age 84 years, 342
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank A. Strehl (b. 1889) —
of Owensville, Gibson
County, Ind.
Born in Gibson
County, Ind., October
13, 1889.
Democrat. Railway
station agent; insurance
business; chair of
Gibson County Democratic Party, 1932-44; president, Owensville Telephone
Corporation.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Order
of Railroad Telegraphers.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Roscoe Stubbs (1858-1929) —
also known as W. R. Stubbs —
of Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan.
Born near Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind., November
7, 1858.
Republican. Rancher;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1903-07; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1905-06; Kansas
Republican state chair, 1904-08; Governor of
Kansas, 1909-13; defeated in primary, 1924; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1912.
Quaker.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, after a short illness and some heart
trouble, in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., March
25, 1929 (age 70 years, 138
days).
Interment at Lawrence
Cemetery, Lawrence, Kan.
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Thomas Lennox Sullivan (1846-1936) —
also known as Thomas L. Sullivan —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., October
6, 1846.
Democrat. Circuit judge in Indiana, 1888; mayor
of Indianapolis, Ind., 1890-93; candidate for superior court
judge in Indiana, 1899.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died July 9,
1936 (age 89 years, 277
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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George Washington Sutton (1843-1917) —
also known as George W. Sutton —
of Kansas; Oklahoma.
Born in Ohio
County, Ind., August
5, 1843.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1881-84; member of Oklahoma
territorial legislature, 1890.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Cleveland, Pawnee
County, Okla., May 17,
1917 (age 73 years, 285
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Clayborne Tarkington (1816-1895) —
of Monroe
County, Ind.
Born in Edwardsport, Knox
County, Ind., June 2,
1816.
Dry goods
merchant; member of Indiana
state senate, 1855-62.
Member, Freemasons.
Died July 19,
1895 (age 79 years, 47
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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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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George W. Thomas (1813-1892) —
of Mt. Vernon, Posey
County, Ind.
Born in Tennessee, March
22, 1813.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1849-50.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Mt. Vernon, Posey
County, Ind., April
26, 1892 (age 79 years, 35
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Ind.
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John William Elmer Thomas (1876-1965) —
also known as J. W. Elmer Thomas —
of Medicine Park, Comanche
County, Okla.
Born near Greencastle, Putnam
County, Ind., September
8, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1907-20; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 6th District, 1923-27; defeated,
1920; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1927-51; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oklahoma, 1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948,
1952,
1956
(alternate).
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died in Lawton, Comanche
County, Okla., September
19, 1965 (age 89 years, 11
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Lawton, Okla.
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Carl W. Thompson (1879-1958) —
of Winchester, Randolph
County, Ind.; Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.
Born in Randolph
County, Ind., October
10, 1879.
School
teacher; lawyer; Randolph
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-08; mayor
of Winchester, Ind., 1910-14; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1916 (Progressive, 8th District),
1946 (Prohibition, 10th District), 1947 (Prohibition, 10th District),
1950 (Prohibition, 10th District); Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1940, 1944, 1952, 1956.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Sons
of Veterans.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., July 12,
1958 (age 78 years, 275
days).
Interment at Hollansburg Cemetery, Hollansburg, Ohio.
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Charles Henry Thompson (1882-1972) —
also known as Charles H. Thompson —
of Harrisburg, Saline
County, Ill.
Born near Mt. Vernon, Posey
County, Ind., December
11, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; Saline
County State's Attorney; member of Illinois
state senate 51st District, 1927-35, 1939-43; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1942-51; chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1945-46, 1949-50.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died, in Doctors Hospital,
Harrisburg, Saline
County, Ill., November
26, 1972 (age 89 years, 351
days).
Interment at Sunset
Hill Cemetery, Harrisburg, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Lewis Thompson and Emma (Monroe) Thompson; married 1914 to Ethel
K. Knight; nephew of John
L. Thompson. |
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Richard Wigginton Thompson (1809-1900) —
also known as Richard W. Thompson —
of Bedford, Lawrence
County, Ind.; Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born near Culpeper Court House, Culpeper
County, Va., June 9,
1809.
School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1834-36; member of Indiana
state senate, 1836-38; delegate to Whig National Convention from
Indiana, 1839; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1841-43, 1847-49 (2nd District
1841-43, 7th District 1847-49); candidate for Presidential Elector
for Indiana; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 7th Indiana
District, 1864-66; circuit judge in Indiana, 1867-69; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1868
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1876,
1888,
1896;
U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1877-80; chairman of the American
Committee of the Panama
Canal Company, 1881; director of the Panama Railroad
Company, 1881-88.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., February
9, 1900 (age 90 years, 245
days).
Interment at Highland
Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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M. Bert Thurman (1872-1943) —
of New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind.
Born in 1872.
Republican. Chair of
Floyd County Republican Party, 1905; postmaster at New
Albany, Ind., 1911-15; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for
Indiana, 1921-27; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1928.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1943
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Washington Park North Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Robert H. Tyndall (1877-1947) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., May 2,
1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
banker;
mayor
of Indianapolis, Ind., 1943-47; died in office 1947.
Member, Freemasons; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion.
Died July 9,
1947 (age 70 years, 68
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Alexander L. Underwood (1814-1870) —
of Indiana.
Born in Hardwick, Caledonia
County, Vt., June 24,
1814.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1853.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in St. Paul, Decatur
County, Ind., March 5,
1870 (age 55 years, 254
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Isaac Underwood (1821-1904) —
of Indiana.
Born in Clinton
County, Ohio, July 21,
1821.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1861; member of Indiana
state senate, 1875-77.
Quaker.
Member, Sons of
Temperance; Freemasons.
Died in Pennville, Jay
County, Ind., June 5,
1904 (age 82 years, 320
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Louis W. Vail (b. 1851) —
also known as Lou W. Vail —
of Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind.; Elkhart, Elkhart
County, Ind.
Born in Elkhart
County, Ind., January
20, 1851.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1893-95; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1916,
1924.
Quaker.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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William Newell Vaile (1876-1927) —
also known as William N. Vaile —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind., June 22,
1876.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1919-27; defeated,
1916; died in office 1927.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died, from heart
disease, while riding in an
automobile in or near Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, July 2,
1927 (age 51 years, 10
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Hosford Edwin Valentine (1865-1937) —
also known as Hosford E. Valentine —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Edinburg, Johnson
County, Ind., November
26, 1865.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Centerville, Iowa, 1897-98; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Freemasons.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, April 2,
1937 (age 71 years, 127
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Willis Van Devanter (1859-1941) —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Marion, Grant
County, Ind., April
17, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wyoming
territorial legislature, 1888; justice of
Wyoming territorial supreme court, 1889; member of Republican
National Committee from Wyoming, 1896; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wyoming, 1896;
law
professor; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1903-10; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1910-37; took senior status 1937.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
8, 1941 (age 81 years, 297
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Daniel Edgar Van Valkenburgh (1838-1877) —
of Indiana.
Born in LaPorte
County, Ind., November
28, 1838.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1867.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Plymouth, Marshall
County, Ind., April
24, 1877 (age 38 years, 147
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Van Valzah (1843-1892) —
of Indiana.
Born in Mifflinburg, Union
County, Pa., April 9,
1843.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1879.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., October
23, 1892 (age 49 years, 197
days).
Burial location unknown.
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David G. Vawter (1824-1884) —
of Indiana.
Born in Vernon, Jennings
County, Ind., February
18, 1824.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1867; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1868,
1880.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., May 24,
1884 (age 60 years, 96
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Clifford Veatch (1819-1895) —
also known as James C. Veatch —
of Rockport, Spencer
County, Ind.
Born in Harrison
County, Ind., December
19, 1819.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1856; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1860,
1884;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1861; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; Adjutant
General of Indiana, 1869-70; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue
for the 1st Indiana District, 1879; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Indiana.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Rockport, Spencer
County, Ind., December
22, 1895 (age 76 years, 3
days).
Interment at Sunset
Hill Cemetery, Rockport, Ind.
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Albert Henry Vestal (1875-1932) —
also known as Albert H. Vestal; Bert
Vestal —
of Anderson, Madison
County, Ind.
Born in Frankton, Madison
County, Ind., January
18, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1917-32; died in office
1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in the Navy
Hospital, Washington,
D.C., April 1,
1932 (age 57 years, 74
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Anderson, Ind.
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Absalom M. Vickrey (1822-1886) —
of Indiana.
Born in Milton, Wayne
County, Ind., February
10, 1822.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1885.
Quaker;
later Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Tipton, Tipton
County, Ind., February
11, 1886 (age 64 years, 1
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Bigger Voyles (1843-1898) —
also known as Samuel B. Voyles —
of Salem, Washington
County, Ind.
Born in Salem, Washington
County, Ind., July 13,
1843.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1876;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1881-83; state court judge in Indiana, 1890-98.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Salem, Washington
County, Ind., November
21, 1898 (age 55 years, 131
days).
Burial location unknown.
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David Wallace (1799-1859) —
of Indiana.
Born near Lewistown, Mifflin
County, Pa., April
24, 1799.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1828-30; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1831-37; Governor of
Indiana, 1837-40; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1841-43; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; state court
judge in Indiana, 1856-59.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., September
4, 1859 (age 60 years, 133
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Lewis Wallace (1827-1905) —
also known as Lew Wallace —
of Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind.
Born in Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind., April
10, 1827.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of
Indiana
state senate, 1857-59; general in the Union Army during the Civil
War; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1870; Governor
of New Mexico Territory, 1878-81; U.S. Minister to Turkey, 1881-85; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Indiana, 1896
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Author
of Ben-Hur.
Died of stomach
cancer at Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., February
15, 1905 (age 77 years, 311
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.
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Ralph Armstead Watkins (1903-1968) —
also known as Ralph Watkins —
of Buckeye, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Fairmount, Grant
County, Ind., October
17, 1903.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona,
1948,
1956;
candidate for Governor of
Arizona, 1950; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arizona, 1952, 1966 (primary), 1968; treasurer of
Arizona Democratic Party, 1959-63; vice-president, Arizona Television
Company (KetchikanVK), Phoenix; director and board chairman, Memorial
Hospital,
Phoenix.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died in Buckeye, Maricopa
County, Ariz., December
25, 1968 (age 65 years, 69
days).
Interment at Louis B. Hazelton Memorial Cemetery, Buckeye, Ariz.
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Roscoe Delmor Wheat (1876-1951) —
also known as Roscoe D. Wheat; Ross D.
Wheat —
of Portland, Jay
County, Ind.
Born in Jackson Township, Jay
County, Ind., February
22, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1936
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Member, Freemasons; Rotary;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died July 17,
1951 (age 75 years, 145
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Whitcomb (1795-1852) —
of Indiana.
Born near Windsor, Windsor
County, Vt., December
1, 1795.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state senate, 1830-36; Commissioner of the General Land Office,
1836-41; Governor of
Indiana, 1843-48; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1849-52; died in office 1852.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Poet James Whitcomb Riley is named for him.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
4, 1852 (age 56 years, 308
days).
Original interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery (which no longer exists), Indianapolis, Ind.;
reinterment in 1892 at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.; statue at Monument
Circle, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Albert Blakeslee White (1856-1941) —
also known as Albert B. White —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
22, 1856.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; banker;
vice-president, George Washington Life Insurance
Company; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for West Virginia, 1891;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1896
(speaker),
1924,
1928
(Convention
Vice-President); Governor of
West Virginia, 1901-05; West Virginia State Tax Commissioner,
1907-08; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1927-30.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died July 3,
1941 (age 84 years, 284
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Claude Raymond Wickard (1893-1967) —
also known as Claude R. Wickard —
of Camden, Carroll
County, Ind.
Born in Carroll
County, Ind., February
28, 1893.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state senate, 1932-33; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1940-45; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1956,
1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1956.
Brethren.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Killed in an automobile
accident in Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind., April
29, 1967 (age 74 years, 60
days).
Interment at Maple
Lawn Cemetery, Flora, Ind.
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John McClure Wiley (1841-1912) —
also known as John M. Wiley —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Londonderry, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), August
11, 1841.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 5th District, 1871-72; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1880,
1884,
1888;
U.S.
Representative from New York 33rd District, 1889-91; U.S. Consul
in Bordeaux, 1893-97; candidate for Presidential Elector for New
York.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in St. Catherines, Ontario,
August
13, 1912 (age 71 years, 2
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Ashbel Parsons Willard (1820-1860) —
also known as Ashbel P. Willard —
of New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind.
Born in Vernon, Oneida
County, N.Y., October
31, 1820.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1850-51; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1853-57; Governor of
Indiana, 1857-60; died in office 1860.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., October
4, 1860 (age 39 years, 339
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, New Albany, Ind.
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Philip Herman Willkie (1919-1974) —
also known as Philip H. Willkie —
of Rushville, Rush
County, Ind.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born December
7, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; banker; farmer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1948,
1960;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1949-54.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons; Moose; Elks.
Died April
10, 1974 (age 54 years, 124
days).
Interment at East
Hill Cemetery, Rushville, Ind.
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Wendell Lewis Willkie (1892-1944) —
also known as Wendell L. Willkie —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Elwood, Madison
County, Ind., February
18, 1892.
Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1924;
Republican candidate for President
of the United States, 1940.
Episcopalian.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of complications from a heart
attack, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
8, 1944 (age 52 years, 233
days).
Interment at East
Hill Cemetery, Rushville, Ind.
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Clint M. Wilson (b. 1888) —
of Brazil, Clay
County, Ind.
Born in Brazil, Clay
County, Ind., October
10, 1888.
Democrat. Machinist;
garage
business; mayor of
Brazil, Ind., 1943-44.
Member, Freemasons; Eagles;
Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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William Robert Wood (1861-1933) —
also known as William R. Wood; Will R.
Wood —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Oxford, Benton
County, Ind., January
5, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of J.
Frank Hanly; director and attorney, City National Bank;
director, Lafayette Telephone
Co.; Tippecanoe
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1890-94; member of Indiana
state senate, 1896-1914; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1912,
1928
(speaker);
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1915-33.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1933
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Spring
Vale Cemetery, Lafayette, Ind.
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Herbert McNultie Wyrick (1893-1978) —
also known as H. M. Wyrick —
of Aurora, Dearborn
County, Ind.; Fairbury, Jefferson
County, Neb.; Grand Forks, Grand
Forks County, N.Dak.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; Barberton, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Maynardville, Union
County, Tenn., October
6, 1893.
Republican. Pastor; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1948.
Baptist.
Member, Pi Gamma
Mu; Freemasons.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., December
28, 1978 (age 85 years, 83
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery, Maloneyville, Tenn.
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Relatives: Son
of George M. Wyrick and Catherine (Hawkins) Wyrick; married, June 27,
1917, to Roxie Peters. |
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John Walter Yeager (b. 1891) —
also known as John W. Yeager —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Richland, Spencer
County, Ind., March 1,
1891.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in
Nebraska 4th District, 1933-; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1940-.
Presbyterian.
German
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Wilhelm Carl Yeager and Laura Elizabeth (Barton) Yeager; married,
June
28, 1922, to Lena E. Deeg. |
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Martin Washington Yencer (1871-1960) —
of Boston, Wayne
County, Ind.; Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.
Born in Greenfield Township, Fairfield
County, Ohio, December
27, 1871.
Republican. Physician;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1903-06; served
in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Protestant.
Swiss
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Sons
of Veterans.
Died in Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind., February
22, 1960 (age 88 years, 57
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1911 to
Jeanette May Hill. |
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Charles M. Ziegler (1888-1959) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Noble
County, Ind., May 23,
1888.
Republican. Civil
engineer; Michigan
state highway commissioner, 1943-57; defeated, 1937.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Rotary.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March 1,
1959 (age 70 years, 282
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Allen Zollars (1839-1909) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Licking
County, Ohio, September
3, 1839.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1869; superior court judge in
Indiana, 1877; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1880;
justice
of Indiana state supreme court, 1883-89.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., December
20, 1909 (age 70 years, 108
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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