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Politicians in the Oil and Gas Business in Indiana

Lewis Bell (b. 1898) — of Connersville, Fayette County, Ind. Born in Gas City, Grant County, Ind., August 23, 1898. Republican. Oil and gas distributor; chair of Fayette County Republican Party, 1942-44. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Eagles. Burial location unknown.   G. Hal Manahan (b. 1886) — of Goshen, Elkhart County, Ind. Born in Goshen, Elkhart County, Ind., February 1, 1886. Republican. Gas and oil dealer; chair of Elkhart County Republican Party, 1942-44. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Elks. Burial location unknown. Beaumont Parks (1868-1929) — of Whiting, Lake County, Ind. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, December 25, 1868. Democrat. Superintendent, Standard Oil refinery; mayor of Whiting, Ind., 1910-13. Member, Freemasons; Alpha Delta Phi. Died February 25, 1929 (age 60 years, 62 days). Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.   Relatives: Son of Joseph Parks and Jane Parks; married, October 25, 1892, to Helen M. Ogram.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Whiting Public Library   Edwin Wendell Pauley, Sr. (1903-1981) — also known as Edwin W. Pauley — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Indiana, January 7, 1903. Democrat. President, Fortuna Petroleum, and involved in other oil companies; Regent, University of California, 1938-72; Treasurer of Democratic National Committee, 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1944 (speaker), 1960, 1964; member of Democratic National Committee from California, 1944-47; part owner of the Los Angeles Rams football team; director, Western Airlines. Died July 28, 1981 (age 78 years, 202 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.   Relatives: Son of Elbert L. Pauley and Ellen (Van Petten) Pauley.   The Pauley Pavilion indoor arena, at the University of California Angeles, Los Angeles, California, is named for him.   Epitaph: "Beloved Husband, Father and Grandfather. Home is the sailor, home from the Sea, and the hunter, home from the hill."   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Gregory Joseph Pence (b. 1956) — also known as Greg Pence — Born in Columbus, Bartholomew County, Ind., November 14, 1956. Republican. Oil business; U.S. Representative from Indiana 6th District, 2019-. Catholic. Still living as of 2022.   Relatives: Brother of Michael Richard Pence (who married Karen Pence); married to Denise Pence.   Political family: Pence family of Columbus, Indiana.   See also congressional biography — OurCampaigns candidate detail   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. William E. Warwick (b. 1861) — of Whiting, Lake County, Ind. Born in Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wis., January 13, 1861. Superintendent, Standard Oil refinery; mayor of Whiting, Ind., 1903-06. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married 1893 to Ella Fredenberg.   Image source: Whiting Public Library

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