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Politician members in Indiana

  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.
  Relatives: Son of James Alexander Allen and Mary Jane (Ott) Allen; married to Mary Belle Atkinson.
  John J. Beckman (b. 1886) — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., March 4, 1886. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1933-35; chair of Multnomah County Democratic Party, 1934-40; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1936, 1940, 1944 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1948. Catholic. Member, Elks; Eagles; Woodmen; American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 6, 1917, to Lelah M. Coyle.
  John Engles Cox (1866-1927) — also known as John E. Cox — of Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind. Born near Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind., December 27, 1866. Democrat. Superior court judge in Indiana, 1907-15, 1919-27; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1924. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Redmen; Woodmen. Died in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind., October 12, 1927 (age 60 years, 289 days). Interment at Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
  Walter H. Cox (b. 1860) — of Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa; Fairfax, Gregory County, S.Dak. Born in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Ind., September 5, 1860. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 19th District, 1915-16. Baptist. Member, Modern Woodmen of America. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Sanford C. Cox and Charity E. (Davis) Cox; married, May 11, 1878, to Anna Reese; married, October 24, 1894, to Bessie Richardson.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of David James Davis and Esther Ford (Nicholls) Davis; married, November 26, 1914, to Jean Rodenbaugh.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John Eberly and Mary (Agler) Eberly; married, August 2, 1899, to Rose E. Psota.
  Charles E. Henderson (1871-1939) — of Bloomfield, Greene County, Ind. Born in St. Paul, Decatur County, Ind., January 31, 1871. Republican. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1897; circuit judge in Indiana, 1906-12; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1908. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Modern Woodmen; Knights of Pythias. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., March 18, 1939 (age 68 years, 46 days). Interment at Grandview Cemetery, Bloomfield, Ind.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  A. R. Lucas (b. 1879) — also known as Bert Lucas — of Frankfort, Clinton County, Ind. Born in Clinton County, Ind., February 26, 1879. Republican. Postal worker; chair of Clinton County Republican Party, 1936-42; mayor of Frankfort, Ind., 1940-44. Christian. Member, Elks; Moose; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  Samuel H. Smith (b. 1886) — of Washington, Daviess County, Ind. Born in Daviess County, Ind., August 12, 1886. Republican. Contractor; coal dealer; Daviess County Treasurer, 1935-39; mayor of Washington, Ind., 1940-44. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen. 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
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