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Physician Politicians in Indiana
including Surgeons and Osteopaths

  Wilson A. Allen (b. 1834) — of Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn. Born in Indiana, March, 1834. Physician; surgeon; mayor of Rochester, Minn., 1895-96. Burial location unknown.
  George Keyser Angle (1864-1932) — also known as George K. Angle; G. K. Angle — of Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.; Easton, Northampton County, Pa.; Silver City, Grant County, N.M.; Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M. Born in New Jersey, 1864. Democrat. Physician; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1912; served in the U.S. Army during World War I. Member, American Legion; American Medical Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Delta Epsilon. Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M., May 8, 1932 (age about 67 years). Interment at Sunset Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Angle and Elizabeth 'Eliza' (Kiser) Angle.
  Edward Lawrence Barnhouse (1867-1937) — also known as Edward L. Barnhouse — of Mt. Sterling, Van Buren County, Iowa; Ironton, Iron County, Mo. Born in Brook, Newton County, Ind., December 15, 1867. Democrat. Physician; surgeon; pharmacist; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Iron County, 1927-28. Member, Freemasons. Died in Ironton, Iron County, Mo., February 3, 1937 (age 69 years, 50 days). Interment at Masonic Cemetery, Ironton, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Barnhouse and Harriett N. (Straight) Barnhouse; married to Mary Eliza McDaniel; third cousin twice removed of August Frederick Barnhouse.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank Probasco Bohn (1866-1944) — also known as Frank P. Bohn — of Newberry, Luce County, Mich. Born in Charlottesville, Hancock County, Ind., July 14, 1866. Physician; banker; Democratic candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Delta District, 1896; candidate in Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1916; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1923-26; U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1927-33; defeated (Republican), 1932. Episcopalian. German and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died in Newberry, Luce County, Mich., June 1, 1944 (age 77 years, 323 days). Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Newberry, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Bohn and Mary (Probasco) Bohn; married, January 19, 1918, to Martena J. Jensen.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Alfred James Brown (1856-1913) — of Colorado. Born in Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y., March 23, 1856. Physician; druggist; member of Colorado state legislature, 1890. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died, of cerebral apoplexy, at his drugstore in Higbee, Randolph County, Mo., February 17, 1913 (age 56 years, 331 days). Interment at Eel River Cemetery, Columbia City, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of David Brown.
  Larry Dean Bucshon (b. 1962) — also known as Larry Bucshon — of Newburgh, Warrick County, Ind. Born in Taylorville, Christian County, Ill., May 31, 1962. Republican. Physician; U.S. Representative from Indiana 8th District, 2011-. Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. Still living as of 2018.
  See also congressional biography — Wikipedia article
  Henry Clay Cole (1838-1881) — also known as Henry C. Cole — of Kokomo, Howard County, Ind. Born in Ripley County, Ind., 1838. Physician; mayor of Kokomo, Ind., 1881; died in office 1881. Shot and killed by a sheriff's posse, allegedly while he was attempting to rob and burn a grist mill, in Kokomo, Howard County, Ind., September 19, 1881 (age about 43 years). The shooters were personal enemies of his, so some suspected a conspiracy. Four members of the posse were indicted for manslaughter by a grand jury, but the charges were later dismissed. Interment at Crown Point Cemetery, Kokomo, Ind.
  Presumably named for: Henry Clay
  Relatives: Son of Jesse Cole and Elizabeth (Roberts) Cole.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Erasmus B. Collins (1825-1866) — of Indiana. Born in Kentucky, 1825. Physician; secretary of state of Indiana, 1855-57; served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Died January 31, 1866 (age about 40 years). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Manteno, Ill.
  Thomas L. Cooksey (b. 1870) — of Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind. Born in Brookville, Franklin County, Ind., November 9, 1870. Republican. Physician; mayor of Crawfordsville, Ind., 1929-33, 1939-44. Christian. Member, Elks; Eagles; Patriotic Order Sons of America. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.
  Robert A. Cushman (1876-1927) — of Princeton, Gibson County, Ind. Born in Princeton, Gibson County, Ind., March 2, 1876. Democrat. Physician; mayor of Princeton, Ind., 1906-10; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1908 (alternate), 1912. Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind., June 7, 1927 (age 51 years, 97 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Reuel Learned Cushman and Elizabeth Ellen (Davis) Cushman; married, June 25, 1902, to Alice C. Schwin.
  Philander Daugherty (1834-1904) — also known as P. Daugherty — of Melrose, Clark County, Ill.; Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind.; Junction City, Geary County, Kan. Born in Greencastle, Putnam County, Ind., March 10, 1834. Physician; surgeon; member of Illinois state house of representatives; elected 1862; member of Kansas state house of representatives; elected 1892; mayor of Junction City, Kan., 1897-99. Died in Junction City, Geary County, Kan., May 23, 1904 (age 70 years, 74 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery, Junction City, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of Harriet (McNary) Daugherty and Patrick Daugherty; married, March 4, 1855, to Susan Alice Mitchell; married, October 23, 1870, to Sarah Sage.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Norman Eddy (1810-1872) — of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind. Born in Scipio, Cayuga County, N.Y., December 10, 1810. Democrat. Physician; lawyer; candidate for Indiana state house of representatives, 1847; member of Indiana state senate, 1849-52; U.S. Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1853-55; U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, 1855-57; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; secretary of state of Indiana, 1871-72. Episcopalian. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., January 28, 1872 (age 61 years, 49 days). Interment at South Bend City Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.
  Relatives: Married to Anna Melchoir.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Graham Newell Fitch (1809-1892) — also known as Graham N. Fitch — of Logansport, Cass County, Ind. Born in Le Roy, Genesee County, N.Y., December 5, 1809. Democrat. Physician; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1836-37, 1839-40; U.S. Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1849-53; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1857-61; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1868. Episcopalian. Died in Logansport, Cass County, Ind., November 28, 1892 (age 82 years, 359 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick Fitch and Mercy (Capen) Fitch; brother-in-law of Henry Jones Alvord; married 1832 to Harriet Valerie Satterly; father-in-law of Charles Harvey Denby; grandfather of Charles Harvey Denby Jr. and Edwin Denby; great-grandfather of James Orr Denby.
  Political family: Denby-Fitch family of Evansville, Indiana (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Henry Furniss and Mary Elizabeth (Williams) Furniss; married, October 19, 1904, to Anna Wichmann.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Jonathan W. Gordon (1820-1887) — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Pennsylvania, August 13, 1820. Republican. Lawyer; physician; poet; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1856; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1857-60. Died in 1887 (age about 66 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Gordon and Sarah (Walton) Gordon; married 1843 to Catherine J. Overturf.
  Raleigh P. Hale (1883-1931) — of East Chicago, Lake County, Ind. Born in Columbia, Boone County, Mo., June 6, 1883. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician; mayor of East Chicago, Ind., 1926-30; resigned 1930; in 1929, accused of protecting vice as mayor, he and 18 others, including the East Chicago police chief and the reputed business agent for gangster Al Capone were charged in federal court with conspiracy to violate liquor prohibition laws; convicted in January 1930, and sentenced to two years in prison; on appeal, a new trial was ordered. Member, American Legion. Died suddenly, from dilated cardiomyopathy, in East Chicago, Lake County, Ind., December 1, 1931 (age 48 years, 178 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Hammond, Ind.
  Relatives: Married, September 9, 1913, to Harriet Phillips.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Phillip Louis Hall (1850-1923) — also known as P. L. Hall — of Nebraska. Born in White County, Ind., February 25, 1850. Democrat. Physician; banker; Nebraska Democratic state chair, 1898-1904; member of Democratic National Committee from Nebraska, 1908-12; member of University of Nebraska board of regents, 1917-23. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., March 14, 1923 (age 73 years, 17 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, January 15, 1884, to Helena Barbara Link (daughter of Harvey Link).
  Political family: Link-Jones family.
  Jethro Ayers Hatch (1837-1912) — also known as Jethro A. Hatch — of Kentland, Newton County, Ind. Born in Pitcher, Chenango County, N.Y., June 18, 1837. Republican. Physician; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1872; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1888; U.S. Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1895-97. Died in Victoria, Victoria County, Tex., August 3, 1912 (age 75 years, 46 days). Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery, Kentland, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Jethro Hatch and Minerva (Pierce) Hatch; married to Sarah Melissa Shaeffer; fifth great-grandson of Thomas Welles; second cousin of Herschel Harrison Hatch; third cousin once removed of Gershom Birdsey, Benjamin Hard and Lorin Andrews Lathrop; third cousin twice removed of John Strong, Elijah Hunt Mills and Daniel Garrison; fourth cousin of Eli Coe Birdsey (1799-1843), Julius Levi Strong and Edward Wingate Hatch; fourth cousin once removed of Samuel Strong, Joseph Churchill Strong, Ebenezer Strong, Eli Coe Birdsey (1843-1929) and Edwin Dilworth Hatch.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Garrison-Fithian-Hires-Sayers family of New Jersey; DuPont family of Wilmington, Delaware; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Farquhar Hibberd (1816-1903) — also known as James F. Hibberd — of Ohio; Richmond, Wayne County, Ind. Born near New Market, Frederick County, Md., November 4, 1816. Physician; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1845-47; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; mayor of Richmond, Ind., 1875-77. Member, American Medical Association; American Public Health Association. Died in Richmond, Wayne County, Ind., September 8, 1903 (age 86 years, 308 days). Interment at Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Hibberd and Rachel (Wright) Hibberd; married, March 30, 1842, to Nancy D. Higgins; married, May 6, 1856, to Catherine Leeds; married, April 20, 1871, to Elizabeth M. Laws.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles P. Kellison (1850-1921) — of Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind. Born near Hornellsville (now Hornell), Steuben County, N.Y., June 17, 1850. Democrat. Physician; lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1885-87; hotel proprietor; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1896. Member, Knights of Pythias. Died, of cancer, in Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind., January 27, 1921 (age 70 years, 224 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of James Kellison and Elizabeth (Meek) Kellison; married, April 12, 1877, to Ellen Augusta Cross; married, October 17, 1894, to Flora (Schilt) Milleman; married, December 23, 1905, to Etta Florence Gibbons.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Otis McCullough Keyes (1854-1937) — also known as Otis M. Keyes — of Dana, Vermillion County, Ind. Born in Dana, Vermillion County, Ind., August 3, 1854. Physician; member of Indiana state senate, 1899-1901; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1905. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died in Dana, Vermillion County, Ind., January 24, 1937 (age 82 years, 174 days). Interment at Bales Cemetery, Dana, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Cuthbert F. Keyes and Jane (Bales) Keyes; married, August 7, 1878, to Labelle Hunt; grandson of William Bales.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Henry Larrabee (1870-1960) — also known as William H. Larrabee — of New Palestine, Hancock County, Ind. Born near Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind., February 21, 1870. Democrat. Physician; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1923; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1931-43 (6th District 1931-33, 11th District 1933-43); defeated, 1928 (6th District), 1942 (10th District). Christian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Redmen; Eagles. Died November 16, 1960 (age 90 years, 269 days). Interment at New Palestine Cemetery, New Palestine, Ind.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Gene McFadden (born c.1940) — of Carmel, Hamilton County, Ind. Born about 1940. Republican. Physician; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
  Woodrow Augustus Myers Jr. (b. 1954) — also known as Woody Myers — Born February 14, 1954. Democrat. Physician; Indiana Health Commissioner, 1985-90; New York City Health Commissioner, 1990-91; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 7th District, 2008; candidate for Governor of Indiana, 2020. African ancestry. Still living as of 2020.
  See also Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Benjamin Sedgwick Noble (c.1809-1869) — of Johnson County, Ind. Born in Boone County, Ky., about 1809. Physician; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1837-38. Presbyterian. Scottish ancestry. Died in Indianola, Warren County, Iowa, November 10, 1869 (age about 60 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of James Noble and Noah Noble; uncle of Benjamin Sedgwick Noble (1805-1837).
  Political family: Noble family of Indiana.
  William H. Nusbaum (1856-1928) — of DeKalb County, Ind. Born in Crestline, Crawford County, Ohio, April 16, 1856. Democrat. Physician; member of Indiana state senate, 1897-99. German ancestry. Member, American Medical Association; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., February 8, 1928 (age 71 years, 298 days). Burial location unknown.
  David Henry Patton (1837-1914) — also known as David H. Patton — of Remington, Jasper County, Ind.; Woodward, Woodward County, Okla. Born in Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Ky., November 26, 1837. Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician; U.S. Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1891-93; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1892; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma Territory, 1900. Died in Otterbein, Benton County, Ind., January 17, 1914 (age 76 years, 52 days). Interment at Remington Cemetery, Remington, Ind.
  Relatives: Married to Clara Bennett.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edgar Allan Planck (b. 1868) — also known as Edgar A. Planck — of Union, Cass County, Mich. Born in Lagrange, LaGrange County, Ind., September 27, 1868. Republican. Physician; member of Michigan state senate 7th District, 1915-18; defeated, 1912; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Maccabees; Gleaners. Interment at East Union Cemetery, Union, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1892 to Grace E. Hartman.
  John C. Quick (1862-1929) — of Muncie, Delaware County, Ind. Born near Frankton, Madison County, Ind., December 4, 1862. Republican. Physician; mayor of Muncie, Ind., 1922-26. Disciples of Christ. Member, American Medical Association. Died in Muncie, Delaware County, Ind., March 15, 1929 (age 66 years, 101 days). Interment at Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Ind.
  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.
  Relatives: Cousin *** of John Ratliff.
  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.
  Marden Sabin (1840-1917) — of Centreville, St. Joseph County, Mich. Born in Orland, Steuben County, Ind., January 2, 1840. Republican. Physician; surgeon; member of Michigan state senate, 1891-94 (8th District 1891-92, 6th District 1893-94). Died, from chronic interstitial nephritis, in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., April 10, 1917 (age 77 years, 98 days). Interment at Prairie River Cemetery, Centreville, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Stephen Choate Sabin and Martha M. (Stocker) Sabin; married, May 23, 1867, to Mary Monroe Smith; second cousin of Augustus Sabin Chase (1828-1896) and Joseph Spalding; second cousin once removed of Irving Hall Chase; second cousin twice removed of Alvah Sabin and Augustus Sabin Chase (1897-1970); second cousin thrice removed of Seth Chase Taft; third cousin once removed of Nelson Appleton Miles; third cousin twice removed of Elijah Abel and Chauncey Fitch Cleveland; third cousin thrice removed of Jedediah Sabin; fourth cousin of Chauncey Brewer Sabin; fourth cousin once removed of William Dean Kellogg.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Starkweather-Pendleton family of Preston, Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Anderson Scudder (1759-1836) — also known as John A. Scudder — of Monmouth County, N.J.; Daviess County, Ind. Born in Freehold, Monmouth County, N.J., March 22, 1759. Democrat. Physician; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Monmouth County, 1801-07; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1810-11. Died in Washington, Daviess County, Ind., November 6, 1836 (age 77 years, 229 days). Interment at Old City Cemetery, Washington, Ind.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Frederick F. Sovereign (b. 1846) — of Three Oaks, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Bristol, Elkhart County, Ind., August 27, 1846. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician; member of Michigan state senate 7th District, 1901-04. Burial location unknown.
  Asier Jacob Speer (1874-1940) — also known as Asier J. Speer — of Greenbrier, Bollinger County, Mo.; Deering, Pemiscot County, Mo. Born in Martin County, Ind., December 10, 1874. Republican. School teacher; physician; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Bollinger County, 1917-20. Methodist. Member, Odd Fellows; Modern Woodmen. Died, from a heart ailment, in Texarkana, Bowie County, Tex., November 21, 1940 (age 65 years, 347 days). Interment at Little Prairie Cemetery, Caruthersville, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of William Richard Speer and Ardina Speer; married, August 19, 1899, to Bertha M. Black.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Madge P. Stephens (born c.1872) — also known as Madge Louise Patton; Madge Louise Hawkins — of Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind. Born in Indiana, about 1872. Socialist. Physician; delegate to Socialist National Convention from Indiana, 1920. Female. Interment at Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
  Relatives: Married, November 15, 1897, to Audley B. Hawkins; married to Wallace W. Stephens.
  Epitaph: "A follower of Christ's teaching, a socialist."; "She lived for those who loved her / Whose heart was kind & true / & the Heaven that smiled above her / Received her spirit too."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John William Summers (1870-1937) — also known as John W. Summers — of Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Wash. Born in Valeene, Orange County, Ind., April 29, 1870. Republican. Physician; farmer; member of Washington state house of representatives, 1917; U.S. Representative from Washington 4th District, 1919-33; defeated, 1932. Christian. Member, American Medical Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Knights of Pythias. Died in 1937 (age about 67 years). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Wash.
  Relatives: Son of James Monroe Summers and Sarah (Tower) Summers; married 1897 to Jennie B. Burks.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Josephus V. D. Sutphen (1802-1856) — of Monroe County, Mich. Born in Hunterdon County, N.J., July 24, 1802. Physician; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1835. Died in Clay Township, St. Joseph County, Ind., May 1, 1856 (age 53 years, 282 days). Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
  Benjamin Baker Tout (1867-1941) — also known as B. B. Tout — of Archie, Cass County, Mo. Born in Hendricks County, Ind., April 5, 1867. Republican. Physician; druggist; minister; postmaster; member of Missouri state senate 17th District, 1921-24. Died October 29, 1941 (age 74 years, 207 days). Interment at Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of William Harrison Tout and Lucinda (Ruggles) Tout; married, June 22, 1889, to Anna M. Davis.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alonzo Tubbs (1840-1927) — of Osage County, Mo.; Owensville, Gasconade County, Mo. Born in New Albany, Floyd County, Ind., January 15, 1840. Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; school teacher; physician; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1889-1900, 1905-08 (Osage County 1889-1900, Gasconade County 1905-08); candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1902; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 25th District, 1922-23. Introduced a bill to prohibit tipping in restaurants. Died in Owensville, Gasconade County, Mo., April 27, 1927 (age 87 years, 102 days). Interment at Liberty Baptist Cemetery, Owensville, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, July 4, 1876, to Sarah Ellen Willard.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Married 1911 to Jeanette May Hill.
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