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Edwin Ross Adair (1907-1983) —
also known as E. Ross Adair —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Albion, Noble
County, Ind., December
14, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1951-71; defeated,
1970; U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, 1971-74.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners; Moose; Elks; American Bar
Association; Amvets;
Delta
Sigma Phi; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died, following multiple heart
bypass surgery, in Lutheran Hospital,
Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., May 5,
1983 (age 75 years, 142
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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James Dupont Adams (1887-1966) —
also known as James D. Adams —
of Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind.
Born in Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind., July 2,
1887.
Democrat. President, Citizens State Bank;
among the organizers of Columbia Woolen Mills;
publisher, Columbia City Post newspaper;
owner of movie
theaters; president, Whitley County Telephone
Co., 1912-26; cattle
breeder; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Indiana, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Rotary;
American
Bankers Association.
Died in August, 1966
(age 79
years, 0 days).
Interment at Greenhill
Cemetery, Columbia City, Ind.
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Frank Carruthers Allen (b. 1869) —
also known as F. C. Allen —
of Bonham, Fannin
County, Tex.
Born in Rockville, Parke
County, Ind., July 30,
1869.
Republican. Dentist;
postmaster;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Member, Woodmen;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Alexander Allen and Mary Jane (Ott) Allen; married to Mary
Belle Atkinson. |
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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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William C. Bates (1898-1973) —
of New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind.
Born in Bedford, Lawrence
County, Ind., September
10, 1898.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state senate, 1943-44; chair of
Floyd County Republican Party, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in March, 1973
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Fred Fenton Bays —
also known as Fred F. Bays —
of Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind.; Merom, Sullivan
County, Ind.
Born in Bloomfield, Greene
County, Ind.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Sullivan County Democratic Party, 1904-06, 1938-44; Indiana
Democratic state chair, 1938-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1940,
1944,
1952
(alternate).
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Loren Murphy Berry (1888-1980) —
also known as Loren M. Berry; "Mr. Yellow
Pages" —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio; Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Oakwood, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind., July 24,
1888.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; advertising
salesman who popularized the Yellow Pages business section in telephone
directories nationwide; founded L. M. Berry Co.; director of telephone
companies; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1960,
1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Kiwanis.
Elected to Telephone
Hall
of Fame in 1982.
Died in Oakwood, Montgomery
County, Ohio, February
10, 1980 (age 91 years, 201
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
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Ronald J. Blanchard (1935-2009) —
also known as Ron Blanchard —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Hammond, Lake
County, Ind., November
2, 1935.
Mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1990-2007.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks.
Died in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., August
26, 2009 (age 73 years, 297
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of C. H. Blanchard and Gracyann (Kolassa) Blanchard; married, June 9,
1962, to Judith Kranich. |
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Archie Newton Bobbitt (1895-1978) —
also known as Arch N. Bobbitt —
of English, Crawford
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Eckerty, Crawford
County, Ind., September
3, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Crawford
County Auditor, 1921-24; chair of
Crawford County Republican Party, 1921-25; Indiana
state auditor, 1928-30; Indiana
Republican state chair, 1937-42; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1940;
justice
of Indiana state supreme court, 1951-53.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; American
Legion; Sigma
Delta Kappa; American Bar
Association.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., January
24, 1978 (age 82 years, 143
days).
Interment at Bethlehem Cemetery, Crandall, Ind.
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Walter C. Boetcher (1881-1951) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind., November
13, 1881.
Democrat. Chair of
Marion County Democratic Party, 1934-36; mayor
of Indianapolis, Ind., 1937-38; Marion
County Treasurer, 1940-43.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; Moose.
Died October
5, 1951 (age 69 years, 326
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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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.
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Marcellus G. Boss (1901-1967) —
also known as Marc Boss —
of Columbus, Cherokee
County, Kan.
Born in Bremen, Marshall
County, Ind., January
24, 1901.
Republican. Lawyer; Cherokee
County Attorney, 1931-33; member of Kansas
state senate, 1945-49; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kansas, 1952;
Governor
of Guam, 1959-60.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Suffered a heart
attack while addressing
a meeting of the Kansas Business and Professional Women, and died
soon after, in the City Hospital,
Columbus, Cherokee
County, Kan., March
21, 1967 (age 66 years, 56
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Columbus, Kan.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank W. Boss and Alice M. (Lehr) Boss; married, August
11, 1926, to Margery Griswold. |
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Allen Bowsher (1899-1956) —
of Clinton, Henry
County, Mo.
Born in Lee, White
County, Ind., June 22,
1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; road and
bridge contractor; farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Henry County, 1945-48;
defeated, 1950; member of Missouri
state senate 31st District; elected 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; American
Legion.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Clinton, Henry
County, Mo., April 2,
1956 (age 56 years, 285
days).
Interment at Englewood
Cemetery, Clinton, Mo.
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Roger Douglas Branigin (1902-1975) —
also known as Roger D. Branigin —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., July 26,
1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1964,
1968
(delegation chair); Governor of
Indiana, 1965-69; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1968.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners; Newcomen
Society; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died November
19, 1975 (age 73 years, 116
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Franklin, Ind.
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William Gilmer Bray (1903-1979) —
also known as William G. Bray —
of Martinsville, Morgan
County, Ind.
Born near Mooresville, Morgan
County, Ind., June 17,
1903.
Republican. Lawyer; Morgan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-31; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1951-75 (7th District 1951-67, 6th
District 1967-75).
Quaker.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Kiwanis;
Tau
Kappa Alpha; Acacia.
Died in Martinsville, Morgan
County, Ind., June 4,
1979 (age 75 years, 352
days).
Interment at White
Lick Cemetery, Mooresville, Ind.
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John Robert Britten (1898-1955) —
also known as John R. Britten —
of Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.
Born in Reading, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
16, 1898.
Republican. Lawyer; Wayne
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-39; mayor
of Richmond, Ind., 1939-44.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Grotto;
Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Eagles;
Moose;
Junior
Order; Elks; Kiwanis.
Suffered severe
burns to his feet and toes from overnight application of an
electric pad, leading to a pulmonary
embolism and ultimately death, in Reid Hospital,
Spring Grove, Wayne
County, Ind., February
25, 1955 (age 56 years, 71
days).
Interment at Earlham
Cemetery, Richmond, Ind.
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Alvan V. Burch (b. 1887) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Crawford
County, Ill., May 27,
1887.
Republican. Railway
conductor; merchant;
president, Blount Plow
Works; Indiana State Highway Commissioner, 1921-27; candidate for
mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1925; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1944;
Indiana
state auditor, 1944-48.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Alexander Morton Campbell (1907-1968) —
also known as Alexander M. Campbell; Alex
Campbell —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.; Coesse, Whitley
County, Ind.
Born in Coldwater, Mercer
County, Ohio, April
14, 1907.
Democrat. Chair of
Allen County Democratic Party, 1934-36, 1958-63; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, 1941-49; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1956;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Indiana, 1960-64.
Christian.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Delta
Chi; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Jesters;
Shriners; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Kiwanis.
Died in 1968
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Coesse
Hope Lutheran Cemetery, Coesse, Ind.
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Homer Earl Capehart (1897-1979) —
also known as Homer E. Capehart —
of Washington, Daviess
County, Ind.
Born in Algiers, Pike
County, Ind., June 6,
1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; manufacturer;
farmer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1948,
1952
(Honorary
Vice-President; speaker),
1956
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker),
1960;
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1945-63; defeated, 1962.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Rotary;
Moose;
Eagles.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., September
3, 1979 (age 82 years, 89
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Alex Murray Clark (1916-1991) —
also known as Alex M. Clark —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born March
22, 1916.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; municipal judge in
Indiana, 1946-51; mayor
of Indianapolis, Ind., 1952-55.
Member, Shriners.
Died February
14, 1991 (age 74 years, 329
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Margaret Welsh. |
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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.
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Fred B. Cohee (b. 1894) —
of Frankfort, Clinton
County, Ind.
Born in Bringhurst, Carroll
County, Ind., July 21,
1894.
Republican. Grain
dealer; chair of
Clinton County Republican Party, 1942-44.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Cecil Willis Creel (b. 1889) —
also known as Cecil W. Creel —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Angola, Steuben
County, Ind., October
22, 1889.
Republican. Agricultural
extension agent; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1942; dean of
agriculture, University of Nevada.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Phi
Kappa Phi; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Jesters;
Shriners; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lorenzo Dow Creel and Estella Frances (Willis) Creel; married, June 5,
1915, to Laura Belle Stevens; married, July 17,
1945, to Millie La Rayne Malley. |
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James John Davis (1873-1947) —
also known as James J. Davis; "Puddler
Jim" —
of Elwood, Madison
County, Ind.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Tredegar, Wales,
October
27, 1873.
Republican. Madison
County Recorder, 1903-07; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1921-30; resigned 1930; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928,
1936,
1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1930-45; defeated, 1944.
Baptist.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners; Grotto;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Eagles;
Foresters;
Woodmen;
Maccabees;
Delta
Sigma Phi.
Died in a hospital
at Takoma Park, Montgomery
County, Md., November
22, 1947 (age 74 years, 26
days).
Interment at Union
Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Winfield Kirkpatrick Denton (1896-1971) —
also known as Winfield K. Denton —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., October
28, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Vanderburgh
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1932-36; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1939-42; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1949-53, 1955-67 (8th District
1949-53, 1955-63, 1st District 1963-65, 8th District 1965-67);
defeated, 1946, 1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1952,
1956,
1964.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Phi
Kappa Psi; Kiwanis.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., November
2, 1971 (age 75 years, 5
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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George Agler Eberly (b. 1871) —
also known as George A. Eberly —
of Stanton, Stanton
County, Neb.
Born in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., February
9, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Stanton
County Attorney, 1899-1903, 1905-09; director, Stanton National
Bank;
justice
of Nebraska state supreme court, 1925-43.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; Woodmen;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; United
Spanish War Veterans; Sons
of Veterans; Sons
of Union Veterans; Military
Order of the World Wars; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Eberly and Mary (Agler) Eberly; married, August
2, 1899, to Rose E. Psota. |
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William Eastin English (1850-1926) —
also known as William E. English —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Lexington, Scott
County, Ind., November
3, 1850.
Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1879; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1883-85; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1892,
1896;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1912;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1917-25; defeated (Republican), 1908, 1910.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; United
Spanish War Veterans; Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., April
29, 1926 (age 75 years, 177
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Samuel Wahl Ezelle III (b. 1920) —
also known as Sam Ezelle —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., July 16,
1920.
Democrat. Official,
Ironworkers Union, 1941-46; secretary-treasurer,
Kentucky State Federation of Labor, 1952; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1956,
1964.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Ezelle and Augusta Mae (Culley) Ezelle; married, September
16, 1939, to Ruby Gordon Layman. |
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W. H. Gardiner (b. 1889) —
of Hartford City, Blackford
County, Ind.
Born in Fredericksburg, Wayne
County, Ohio, June 21,
1889.
Cleaning,
pressing and tailoring
business; mayor
of Hartford City, Ind., 1935-44.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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James Edward Garrigues (b. 1852) —
also known as James E. Garrigues —
of Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa; Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Dearborn
County, Ind., October
6, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer;
district attorney 8th District, 1888-94; district judge in Colorado
8th District, 1903-10; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1910-21; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1919-21.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Relatives: Son
of James Miller Garrigues and Harriet (Tuthill) Garrigues; married,
May
3, 1880, to Clara L. Boehner; married, January
19, 1911, to Alice Roberts. |
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Fremont Goodwine (1857-1956) —
of Williamsport, Warren
County, Ind.; St. Joseph, Tensas
Parish, La.
Born in West Lebanon, Warren
County, Ind., May 22,
1857.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1904;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1900; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1908; member of Louisiana
Republican State Central Committee, 1928-50; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1944.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Farm
Bureau.
Died August
25, 1956 (age 99 years, 95
days).
Interment at Legion Memorial Cemetery, Newellton, La.
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Relatives: Son
of James Goodwine and Sophia (Buckles) Goodwine; married to Mary
Moore. |
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memorial |
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Dwight Herbert Green (1897-1958) —
also known as Dwight H. Green —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Ligonier, Noble
County, Ind., January
9, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1931-35;
candidate for mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1939; Governor of
Illinois, 1941-49; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1940,
1944
(speaker),
1948
(Temporary
Chair; speaker),
1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1956.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Died February
20, 1958 (age 61 years, 42
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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William Henry Harrison (1896-1990) —
also known as William H. Harrison —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Sheridan, Sheridan
County, Wyo.
Born in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., August
10, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1927-29; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1945-50; member of Wyoming
Republican State Committee, 1946-48; U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1951-55, 1961-65, 1967-69;
defeated, 1964, 1968; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1954.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion; Sigma
Chi; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners; Rotary.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., October
8, 1990 (age 94 years, 59
days).
Interment at Sheridan
Municipal Cemetery, Sheridan, Wyo.
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William Harrison Hays (1879-1954) —
also known as Will H. Hays —
of Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind.
Born in Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind., November
5, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Sullivan County Republican Party, 1904-08; Indiana
Republican state chair, 1914-18; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1916,
1932,
1940;
speaker, 1920;
Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1918-21; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1921-22.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Phi
Delta Theta; Elks; Moose; Union
League.
President of Motion
Picture Producers & Distributors of America, 1922-45.
Died in Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind., March 7,
1954 (age 74 years, 122
days).
Interment at Center
Ridge Cemetery, Sullivan, Ind.
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Amos Wade Jackson (b. 1904) —
of Versailles, Ripley
County, Ind.
Born in Versailles, Ripley
County, Ind., June 25,
1904.
Lawyer;
Ripley
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-40; president, Bank of
Versailles; justice of
Indiana state supreme court, 1959-.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rowland H. Jackson and Georgia W. (Frohlinger) Jackson; married,
August
20, 1927, to Lola M. Raper. |
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Charles Webster Jewett (1884-1961) —
also known as Charles W. Jewett —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., January
7, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Marion County Republican Party, 1914-16; mayor
of Indianapolis, Ind., 1918-21; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1920
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1940
(alternate); candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1928; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1938.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died April
28, 1961 (age 77 years, 111
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Parker Jewett and Mary Alma (Aten) Jewett; married, October
25, 1911, to Elizabeth Dougherty. |
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James Winfield Karber (1914-1976) —
also known as James W. Karber —
of Ridgway, Gallatin
County, Ill.
Born in Elizabethtown, Hardin
County, Ill., July 8,
1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; Gallatin
County State's Attorney, 1936-40; member of Illinois
Democratic State Central Committee, 1941-44; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1946-48; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., September, 1976
(age 62
years, 0 days).
Interment at Union Ridge Cemetery, Herald, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of James F. Karber and Myrtle C. (Tyer) Karber; married to Irma
Cox. |
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Cary Dayton Landis (1873-1938) —
also known as Cary D. Landis —
of DeLand, Volusia
County, Fla.
Born in Claypool, Kosciusko
County, Ind., May 10,
1873.
Democrat. School
principal; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; law
professor; Florida
state attorney general, 1931-36; appointed 1931.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died May 10,
1938 (age 65 years, 0
days).
Interment at Ball Hill Cemetery, Cutler, Ind.
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Herbert Males (1875-1946) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., July 19,
1875.
Republican. Vanderburgh
County Sheriff, 1919-23; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1926-30.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, in Deaconess Hospital,
Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., September
19, 1946 (age 71 years, 62
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of Thornton Males and Emma Males. |
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Evansville |
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Warren Terry McCray (1865-1938) —
also known as Warren T. McCray —
of Kentland, Newton
County, Ind.
Born in Newton
County, Ind., February
4, 1865.
Republican. Farmer; grain
shipper; banker;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1900;
Governor
of Indiana, 1921-24.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Knights
of Pythias.
Died December
19, 1938 (age 73 years, 318
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Kentland, Ind.
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John Stafford McMillin (1855-1936) —
also known as John S. McMillin —
of Roche Harbor, San Juan
County, Wash.
Born near Sugar Grove, Harrison
County, Ind., October
28, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 1924,
1932.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died November
3, 1936 (age 81 years, 6
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Afterglow
Vista Mausoleum, Roche Harbor, Wash.
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Harry A. Mendenhall (1865-1937) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born near Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind., January
11, 1865.
Republican. Mayor
of Kansas City, Kan., 1917-21.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died May 11,
1937 (age 72 years, 120
days).
Interment at Quindaro
Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
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Melville W. Mix (b. 1865) —
of Mishawaka, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Atlanta, Logan
County, Ill., November
16, 1865.
Democrat. Manufacturer;
mayor
of Mishawaka, Ind., 1902-05.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter W. Mix and Mary E. (Dodge) Mix; married 1887 to Zella
Louise Kenyon. |
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Arthur Henry Noble (b. 1910) —
also known as Arthur H. Noble —
of Hobbs, Tipton
County, Ind.
Born in Elwood, Madison
County, Ind., July 9,
1910.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1948.
Christian.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Fred Sampson Purnell (1882-1939) —
also known as Fred S. Purnell —
of Attica, Fountain
County, Ind.
Born in Fountain
County, Ind., October
25, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1917-33; defeated, 1914.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in 1939
(age about
56 years).
Interment at Rockfield
Cemetery, Near Veedersburg, Fountain County, Ind.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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