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Charles Duncan Baker (1901-1972) —
also known as Charles D. Baker; C. D.
Baker —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., February
26, 1901.
Democrat. Civil and mining engineer;
member of Nevada
Democratic State Central Committee, 1932-48; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1941-43; member of Nevada
state senate, 1947-50; mayor
of Las Vegas, Nev., 1951-59; defeated, 1939; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1956.
Protestant. Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in 1972
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William C. Baker (b. 1925) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., July 18,
1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; dentist;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1972.
Protestant. Member, Omega
Psi Phi; American
Dental Association; NAACP; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Urban
League.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Esau Baker and Ella (Cranfielo) Baker; married 1955 to Mae
Helen Morgan. |
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Roy L. Black (1878-1970) —
of Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai
County, Idaho; Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho.
Born in Topeka, LaGrange
County, Ind., September
26, 1878.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1911-12; Idaho
state attorney general, 1919-23.
Protestant. Member, American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died August
15, 1970 (age 91 years, 323
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Pocatello, Idaho.
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Danny Lee Burton (b. 1938) —
also known as Dan Burton —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., June 21,
1938.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1967-68, 1977-80; member of Indiana
state senate, 1969-72, 1981-82; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1983-2013 (6th District 1983-2003,
5th District 2003-13); defeated, 1970, 1972.
Protestant. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jaycees.
Still living as of 2014.
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Robert W. Bushee —
of Ossian, Wells
County, Ind.
Born in Wells
County, Ind.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant;
lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1944.
Protestant. Member, Knights
of Pythias; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Woods Galm (b. 1942) —
also known as Robert W. Galm —
of Nashville, Brown
County, Ind.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., December
15, 1942.
Republican. School
teacher; realtor;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1972.
Protestant.
Still living as of 1972.
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Relatives: Son
of Kenneth John Galm and Marie (Roach) Galm; married 1963 to Tamra
McCready. |
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Sherry Biggers Gardiner (b. 1918) —
also known as Sherry B. Gardiner; Sherry
Biggers —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, December
30, 1918.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1968
(alternate), 1972.
Female.
Protestant. Member, Junior
League; League of Women
Voters.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of John David Biggers and Mary (Kelsey) Biggers; married, October
22, 1941, to Sprague H. Gardiner. |
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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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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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Walter J. Little (1894-1960) —
of Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Indiana, 1894.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1925-34; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1933-34.
Protestant.
Died in 1960
(age about
66 years).
Burial location unknown.
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J. S. McBride (b. 1888) —
of Brazil, Clay
County, Ind.
Born in Clay
County, Ind., January
1, 1888.
Democrat. Farmer; coal miner;
chair
of Clay County Democratic Party, 1944.
Protestant.
Burial location unknown.
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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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