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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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William Hayden English (1822-1896) —
also known as William H. English —
of Lexington, Scott
County, Ind.
Born in Lexington, Scott
County, Ind., August
27, 1822.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1851-52; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1851-52; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1853-61; candidate for
Vice
President of the United States, 1880.
English
and French
Huguenot ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., February
7, 1896 (age 73 years, 164
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Henry Lane Wilson (1857-1932) —
also known as Henry L. Wilson —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., November
3, 1857.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; lawyer; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 1896
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); U.S. Minister to Chile, 1897-1904; Belgium, 1905-09; U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, 1909-12; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Indiana, 1928.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., December
22, 1932 (age 75 years, 49
days).
Entombed at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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