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Politicians in Real Estate and Development in Indiana

  Robert Mitchell Allen (1877-1920) — also known as Robert M. Allen — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., October 19, 1877. Republican. Telephone inspector; appraiser; real estate business; candidate in primary for mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1915. Died, from kidney complications, in Clara Barton Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., April 20, 1920 (age 42 years, 184 days). Interment at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of William H. Allen and Samantha Allen; married 1918 to Harlan Struance.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Harry R. Baldwin (b. 1897) — of Anderson, Madison County, Ind. Born in Muncie, Delaware County, Ind., September 25, 1897. Democrat. Insurance and real estate business; mayor of Anderson, Ind., 1933-42. Burial location unknown.
  Vernon Ensign Bradley (1912-1990) — also known as Vernon E. Bradley; Brad Bradley — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Olympia, Thurston County, Wash., September 27, 1912. Republican. Accountant; realtor; real estate developer; candidate for mayor of Springfield, Mass., 1949; candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1954. United Church of Christ. Member, Civitan. Died, of arteriosclerosis, in a hospital at Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., September 7, 1990 (age 77 years, 345 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Hillcrest Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
  William Wallace Chalmers (1861-1944) — also known as William W. Chalmers — of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. Born in Strathroy, Ontario, November 1, 1861. Republican. School teacher and principal; superintendent of schools; farmer; lumber business; real estate and insurance business; U.S. Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1921-23, 1925-31; defeated, 1922. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., October 1, 1944 (age 82 years, 335 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Chalmers and Catherine (Doyle) Chalmers; married to Jean Powell.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Charles Emmett Coffin (1849-1934) — also known as Charles E. Coffin — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Salem, Washington County, Ind., July 14, 1849. Real estate business; banker; Vice-Consul for Paraguay in Indianapolis, Ind., 1900-03. Methodist. Member, Optimist Club; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., October 15, 1934 (age 85 years, 93 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Zachariah T. Coffin and Caroline (Armfield) Coffin; married 1875 to Elizabeth H. Holloway; married, September 20, 1897, to Mary (Birch) Fletcher.
  The Charles E. Coffin Municipal Golf Course, in Indianapolis, Indiana, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Otis Cox (b. 1881) — also known as James O. Cox — of Valparaiso, Porter County, Ind. Born in Rossburg, Darke County, Ohio, September 30, 1881. Democrat. Real estate business; Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1940, 1942 (primary), 1944. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  Eugene Burgess Crowe (1878-1970) — also known as Eugene B. Crowe — of Bedford, Lawrence County, Ind. Born near Jeffersonville, Clark County, Ind., January 5, 1878. Democrat. Farmer; furniture merchant; banker; real estate dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1928 (alternate), 1944 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1968; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1931-41 (3rd District 1931-33, 9th District 1933-41); defeated, 1940. Methodist. Member, Knights of Pythias; Moose; Elks; Rotary. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., May 12, 1970 (age 92 years, 127 days). Interment at Green Hill Cemetery, Bedford, Ind.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Line Elder; married to Madeline Fortune.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Line Elder (1855-1940) — also known as William L. Elder — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in 1855. Real estate business; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 6th Indiana District, 1919. Died in 1940 (age about 85 years). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Relatives: Married to Laura Bowman; father of Bowman Elder.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Arthur G. Elliott Jr. (b. 1916) — of Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich.; Pleasant Ridge, Oakland County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., October 17, 1916. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; realtor; appraiser; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1955-58; chair of Oakland County Republican Party, 1957-61; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960, 1964; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County 5th District, 1961-62; Michigan Republican state chair, 1963-65. Christian Scientist. Member, Rotary; Delta Chi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Arthur G. Elliott, Sr. and Geraldine (Neidlinger) Elliott; married to Elizabeth Ann Vining.
  Reinhart C. Fedder (b. 1879) — of Michigan City, LaPorte County, Ind. Born in Michigan City, LaPorte County, Ind., June 6, 1879. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; mayor of Michigan City, Ind., 1934-38, 1943-44. Lutheran. Member, Elks; Eagles. Burial location unknown.
  Otto Glen Fifield (1885-1963) — also known as Otto G. Fifield — of Crown Point, Lake County, Ind. Born near Hebron, Lake County, Ind., November 9, 1885. Republican. Farmer; real estate business; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1919-21; secretary of state of Indiana, 1928-30; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1944; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1956, 1960. Died in Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Ariz., January 7, 1963 (age 77 years, 59 days). Interment at Maplewood Memorial Cemetery, Crown Point, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Zacheus Henry Fifield and Harrietta (Spencer) Fifield; married, September 15, 1910, to Mary Eva Brown.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Kenneth John Galm and Marie (Roach) Galm; married 1963 to Tamra McCready.
  Francis Marion Hamilton (1839-1914) — also known as Francis M. Hamilton — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Indiana, 1839. Republican. Real estate business; mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1905-07; defeated, 1907. Died, of peritonitis, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., May 2, 1914 (age about 74 years). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Francis Marion
  Relatives: Son of James Hamilton and Elizabeth (Walker) Hamilton.
  Thomas Hammond (1843-1909) — of Hammond, Lake County, Ind. Born in Fitchburg, Worcester County, Mass., February 27, 1843. Democrat. Assistant superintendent of the G. H. Hammond meat packing plant; real estate business; banker; mayor of Hammond, Ind., 1888-93; U.S. Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1893-95. Died in Hammond, Lake County, Ind., September 21, 1909 (age 66 years, 206 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Hammond, Ind.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Jerrold Eldon Hinshaw (1917-2003) — also known as Jerry Eldon Hinshaw — of Tontitown, Washington County, Ark. Born near Sheridan, Hamilton County, Ind., January 15, 1917. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; poultry farmer; cattle raiser; real estate business; candidate for U.S. Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1964; member of Arkansas state house of representatives, 1981-96; historian; director, First State Bank, Springdale, Ark. Methodist. Died in Tontitown, Washington County, Ark., December 31, 2003 (age 86 years, 350 days). Interment at Cave Cemetery, Washington County, Ark.
  Relatives: Married 1949 to Betty Hinshaw.
  Books by Jerry Eldon Hinshaw: Call the Roll : The First One Hundred Fifty Years of the Arkansas Legislature (1986)
  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.
  Thomas E. Knotts — of Gary, Lake County, Ind. Born in Ohio. Real estate and insurance business; postmaster; mayor of Gary, Ind., 1909-13. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of Armanis F. Knotts.
  Isaac Augustus Manning (1864-1942) — also known as Isaac A. Manning — of Salem, Marion County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Abington, Wayne County, Ind., January 14, 1864. Republican. Telegraph operator; newspaper reporter; real estate and insurance business; coffee planter; U.S. Consular Agent in Matagalpa, 1899-1905; U.S. Consul in Cartagena, 1907-09; La Guaira, 1909-11; Barranquilla, 1911-16. Congregationalist. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., December 17, 1942 (age 78 years, 337 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of William Manning and Sarah Jane (Hunt) Manning; married, July 6, 1887, to Alice Hatch; married, March 22, 1913, to Lia Curiel.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank R. Martin (1879-1959) — of Hammond, Lake County, Ind. Born in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, 1879. Democrat. Real estate business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1928 (alternate), 1932; mayor of Hammond, Ind., 1935-42; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1936. Died September 17, 1959 (age about 80 years). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Hammond, Ind.
James W. McKnight James W. McKnight (b. 1876) — of King City, Gentry County, Mo. Born in Orleans, Orange County, Ind., January 1, 1876. Democrat. Real estate business; lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Gentry County, 1913-16; member of Missouri state senate 1st District, 1917-20. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 14, 1912, to Anna Gale Slade.
  Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1917
  Edward E. Moore — of Indiana; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. School teacher; newspaper editor; member of Indiana state senate, 1904-12; lawyer; real estate dealer; candidate for mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1923. Burial location unknown.
  G. Hallett Neale (b. 1896) — of Elkhart, Elkhart County, Ind. Born in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind., February 28, 1896. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; mayor of Elkhart, Ind., 1943-44. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Samuel Edgar Nicholson (1862-1934) — of Howard County, Ind.; Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.; Media, Delaware County, Pa. Born near Elizabethtown, Bartholomew County, Ind., June 29, 1862. Republican. Farmer; school teacher; newspaper editor and publisher; real estate and insurance business; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1895-97. Quaker. Member, Anti-Saloon League. Died in Media, Delaware County, Pa., April 17, 1934 (age 71 years, 292 days). Interment at Middletown Friends Meeting Cemetery, Lima, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Nicholson and Rhoda (Holliday) Nicholson; married 1889 to Rhoda Elma Parker.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Manson L. Reichert (1893-1978) — of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind. Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind., April 11, 1893. Republican. Road contractor; real estate developer; chair of Vanderburgh County Republican Party, 1942-44; mayor of Evansville, Ind., 1943-48. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Eagles. Died, in Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind., December 27, 1978 (age 85 years, 260 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
  Commodore Bruce Roberts (1875-1941) — also known as C. B. Roberts — of Fortine, Lincoln County, Mont.; Shelby, Toole County, Mont. Born in Newcastle Township, Fulton County, Ind., December 9, 1875. Republican. Lumber business; realtor; banker; member of Montana state senate, 1915-18. Died, of a heart attack, in LaPorte, LaPorte County, Ind., June 3, 1941 (age 65 years, 176 days). Interment at Pine Lake Cemetery, LaPorte, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of George Wilson Roberts and Lavinia Jane (Eley) Roberts; married, August 30, 1903, to Annis Elliott; nephew of Ning S. Eley.
  Bruce Charles Savage (1906-1993) — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., July 30, 1906. Republican. Real estate broker; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1946. Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., 1993 (age about 86 years). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Fred C. Savage and Nellie W. (Ferguson) Savage; married, September 19, 1929, to Marabeth Thomas (second great-granddaughter of Abijah O'Neall).
  Political family: O'Neall family of Indiana.
  Judith Singleton (born c.1948) — also known as Judy Singleton — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born about 1948. Republican. Real estate developer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 2004, 2008 (alternate). Female. Still living as of 2008.
  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.
George W. Snow 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.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  Reinhard Mathias Strassweg (1911-1987) — also known as Jack Strassweg — of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind. Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind., November 30, 1911. Republican. Insurance and real estate business; member of Indiana state senate, 1943-44. Member, Kiwanis. Died, in St. Mary's Medical Center, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind., March 18, 1987 (age 75 years, 108 days). Interment at Alexander Memorial Park, Evansville, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Herbert Arthur Strassweg and Alma Christina (Hallenberger) Strassweg; married to Lois Mae Baldwin and Thelma Louise Hoskinson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Riemer Van Til (1912-1975) — of Holland, Ottawa County, Mich. Born in Griffith, Lake County, Ind., March 23, 1912. Republican. Insurance and real estate business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ottawa County, 1959-64; defeated in primary, 1964; Ottawa County Treasurer, 1973-75. Christian Reformed. Died in 1975 (age about 63 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 12, 1934, to Tessie Renkema.
Charles H. Warner Charles H. Warner (b. 1866) — of Aitkin, Aitkin County, Minn. Born in Indiana, August, 1866. Republican. School teacher; newspaper publisher; real estate business; secretary of Minnesota Republican Party, 1904; superintendent, Minnesota state immigration department, 1905-06; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1911-22 (District 52 1911-14, District 54 1915-22); delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1920. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
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