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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.
Son of Edwin L. Adair and Alice (Prickett) Adair; married, July 21,
1934, to Marion E. Wood.
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 in 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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Andrew Addison Adams (b. 1864) —
also known as Andrew A. Adams —
of Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind., January
27, 1864.
Son of John Quincy Adams and Christiana (Elliott) Adams; married 1890 to Lois
Andrew.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1888-92; member of Indiana
Democratic State Committee, 1904; Judge, Indiana Appellate Court,
1910-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Lambert Adams (b. 1889) —
also known as Arthur Adams —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.
Born in La Crosse, LaPorte
County, Ind., January
1, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; Arkansas
Democratic state chair, 1944-49.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Lions; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Taylor Adams (1873-1942) —
also known as John T. Adams —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind., December
25, 1873.
Son of Thomas Leander Adams and Nannie (Pressly) Adams; married, May 29,
1902, to Sue E. Raber.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1925-35; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1931-35.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1942
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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William E. Adams (1922-1983) —
of Tonawanda, Erie
County, N.Y.; Kenmore, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Knightstown, Henry
County, Ind., December
25, 1922.
Married to Jacquela Devlin.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 2nd District, 1957-64; member of
New
York state senate, 1966-70 (61st District 1966, 53rd District
1967-70).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Sigma Nu.
Died in April, 1983
(age 60
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Roy W. Adney (b. 1879) —
of Lebanon, Boone
County, Ind.
Born in Lebanon, Boone
County, Ind., October
29, 1879.
Son of I. S. Adney and Eva (Brown) Adney; married, June 19,
1907, to Verna Richey.
Democrat. Lawyer; Boone
County Attorney, 1909-20; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1926.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Tau Delta; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles H. Aldrich (1850-1929) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in LaGrange
County, Ind., August
28, 1850.
Married, October
13, 1875, to Helen Roberts.
Lawyer; U.S.
Solicitor General, 1892-93.
Member, American Bar
Association; Union
League.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 13,
1929 (age 78 years, 228
days).
Interment somewhere
in Orland, Ind.
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De Alva Stanwood Alexander (1846-1925) —
also known as De Alva S. Alexander —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Richmond, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, July 17,
1846.
Son of Stanwood Alexander and Priscilla (Brown) Alexander; married,
September
21, 1871, to Alice Colby (died 1890); married, December
28, 1893, to Anne Gerlach Bliss.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1872;
secretary
of Indiana Republican Party, 1874-78; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1889-93; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1897-1911 (33rd District 1897-1903,
36th District 1903-11); defeated, 1910.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., January
30, 1925 (age 78 years, 197
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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John Beard Allen (1845-1903) —
also known as John B. Allen —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., May 18,
1845.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Washington, 1875-85; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1889; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1889-93.
Died, from angina
pectoris, in Seattle, King
County, Wash., January
28, 1903 (age 57 years, 255
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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Albert Barnes Anderson (1857-1938) —
of Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near Zionsville, Boone
County, Ind., February
10, 1857.
Son of Philander Anderson and Emma A. (Duzan) Anderson; married, November
14, 1882, to Rose Campbell.
Republican. Lawyer; Montgomery
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1886-90; U.S.
District Judge for Indiana, 1902-25; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1925-29; took senior
status 1929.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., April 27,
1938 (age 81 years, 76
days).
Interment somewhere
in Crawfordsville, Ind.
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C. Joseph Anderson (b. 1939) —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in West Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., August 4,
1939.
Son of Elmer Anderson and Anna L. (Ellingsworth) Anderson; married,
March
3, 1962, to Gloria Joyce Bugni.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1968-72; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1972.
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Norman C. Anderson (b. 1928) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Hammond, Lake
County, Ind., March 11,
1928.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1957-58, 1973-76 (Dane County 1st District
1957-58, 37th District 1973-76); chief clerk, Wisconsin Assembly,
1959-60.
Still living as of 1976.
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Stanley Arnold (b. 1903) —
of Susanville, Lassen
County, Calif.
Born in Indiana, 1903.
Married to Almida Lindquist.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lassen
County District Attorney, 1949-55; member of California
state senate, 1955-66; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1960.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Pierson Baird (1830-1881) —
also known as John P. Baird —
of Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Spencer
County, Ky., January
5, 1830.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1859; colonel in the Union Army
during the Civil War; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1868.
Was commander at Fort Granger in Tennessee in June 1863, when he was
required to execute by hanging Lawrence Orton Williams and Walter
Peter as Confederate spies; an engraving of the execution was on the
front page of Harper's Weekly. Both spies were related to
Gen. Robert E. Lee's wife and were descendants of Martha Washington.
Baird was severely affected by this episode, and had a mental
breakdown in 1875.
Died in the Indiana Hospital for
the Insane, Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March 7,
1881 (age 51 years, 61
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Francis Elisha Baker (1860-1924) —
of Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind.
Born in Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind., October
20, 1860.
Son of John
Harris Baker and Harriet (Defrees) Baker; nephew of Lucien
Baker; married, February
21, 1888, to May Irwin.
Lawyer; justice of
Indiana state supreme court, 1899-1902; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1902-24; died in
office 1924.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from endocarditis,
March
15, 1924 (age 63 years, 147
days).
Interment somewhere
in Goshen, Ind.
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John Harris Baker (1832-1915) —
of Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind.
Born in Parma town, Monroe
County, N.Y., February
28, 1832.
Married to Harriet Defrees; brother of Lucien
Baker; father of Francis
Elisha Baker.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana
state senate, 1863; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 13th District, 1875-81; U.S.
District Judge for Indiana, 1892-1902.
Methodist.
Died in Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind., October
21, 1915 (age 83 years, 235
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Goshen, Ind.
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William Baker (1813-1872) —
of Loudon (now Fort Loudon), Franklin
County, Pa.; Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Hamilton, Franklin
County, Pa., February
11, 1813.
Son of Conrad Baker and Mary (Winterheimer) Baker; brother of Conrad
Baker (1817-1885).
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1847-49; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1859-68, 1870-72; defeated, 1868; died in
office 1872.
Lutheran;
later Presbyterian.
German
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died May 23,
1872 (age 59 years, 102
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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Robert C. Baltzell (1879-1950) —
of Princeton, Gibson
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Lawrence
County, Ill., August
15, 1879.
Son of Henry H. Baltzell and Margaret C. (Roderick) Baltzell;
married, March 28,
1904, to Vienna N. Carlton.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; chair of
Gibson County Republican Party, 1912; member of Indiana
Republican State Committee, 1914-18; major in the U.S. Army
during World War I; circuit judge in Indiana, 1921-25; U.S.
District Judge for Indiana, 1925-28; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, 1928-50;
took senior status 1950; member executive committee, Methodist Hospital.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Died October
18, 1950 (age 71 years, 64
days).
Interment somewhere
in Sumner, Ill.
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Lucien Barbour (1811-1880) —
of Indiana.
Born in Canton, Hartford
County, Conn., March 4,
1811.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Indiana, 1848-50; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1855-57.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., July 19,
1880 (age 69 years, 137
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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James Solomon Barcus (1863-1920) —
also known as James S. Barcus —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Sullivan
County, Ind., March 18,
1863.
Son of Solomon Barcus and Martha Barcus; married 1884 to Bettie
Belle Tichenor.
Publisher;
author;
lawyer; member of Indiana
state senate, 1903-05.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., May 3,
1920 (age 57 years, 46
days).
Interment somewhere
in Terre Haute, Ind.
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Sarah Evans Barker (b. 1943) —
of Indiana.
Born in Mishawaka, St. Joseph
County, Ind., June 10,
1943.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, 1981-84; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, 1984-.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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George M. Barnard (1881-1949) —
of New Castle, Henry
County, Ind.
Born in New Castle, Henry
County, Ind., June 6,
1881.
Son of William
Oscar Barnard and Mary V. (Ballenger) Barnard; married, October
4, 1911, to Marion Hannah Dingee.
Republican. Lawyer; Henry
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-10; mayor
of New Castle, Ind., 1910-14; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1944-49; died in office 1949.
Quaker.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., January
2, 1949 (age 67 years, 210
days).
Interment at Longwood
Cemetery, Longwood, Pa.
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Job Barnard (1844-1923) —
of Crown Point, Lake
County, Ind.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Porter
County, Ind., June 8,
1844.
Son of William Barnard and Sally (Williams) Barnard; married, September
25, 1867, to Florence A. Putnam.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; justice of
District of Columbia supreme court, 1899-1914.
Died February
28, 1923 (age 78 years, 265
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Birch Evans Bayh, Jr. (b. 1928) —
also known as Birch Bayh —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., January
22, 1928.
Son of Birch Evans Bayh and Leah (Hollingsworth) Bayh; married, August
24, 1952, to Marvella Hern; father of Birch
Evans Bayh III.
Democrat. Farmer;
lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1954-62; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1959-60; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1963-81; defeated, 1980; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1964;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1976.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Izaak
Walton League; Jaycees;
Farm
Bureau; Elks; Freemasons;
Alpha
Tau Omega.
Still living as of 2009.
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Birch Evans Bayh III (b. 1955) —
also known as Evan Bayh —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., December
26, 1955.
Son of Birch
Evans Bayh, Jr.; married to Susan Breshears.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of
state of Indiana, 1986-89; Governor of
Indiana, 1989-97; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1999-.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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William Henry Harrison Beadle (1838-1915) —
also known as William H. H. Beadle —
of Madison, Lake
County, S.Dak.
Born, in a log
cabin at Howard, Parke
County, Ind., January
1, 1838.
Son of James Ward Beadle and Elizabeth (Bright) Beadle; married, May 18,
1863, to Ellen S. (Rich) Chapman.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Republican National Committee from Dakota
Territory, 1872-; member of Dakota
territorial House of Representatives, 1877-79; Dakota
Territory superintendent of public instruction, 1879-86; president,
Madison State Normal School (now Dakota State University), 1889-1906.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., November
15, 1915 (age 77 years, 318
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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George N. Beamer (1904-1974) —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Bowling Green, Clay
County, Ind., October
9, 1904.
Son of Jasper F. Beamer and Frances M. (Roush) Beamer; married, May 14,
1932, to Charlotte L. Hoover.
Democrat. Lawyer; St.
Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-38; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1938; Indiana
state attorney general, 1941-42; defeated, 1942; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana, 1962-74;
died in office 1974.
Brethren.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Optimist
Club; American Bar
Association.
Died October
21, 1974 (age 70 years, 12
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Thomas Beasley (b. 1860) —
also known as John Beasley —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind., May 29,
1860.
Son of Ephraim Beasley and Sarah (Williams) Beasley; married, November
5, 1885, to Cora E. Hoke.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1887-93; president, Indiana Gas
Utilities Co.; director, Terre Haute Savings Bank;
director, Indianapolis and Terre Haute Railway.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lawrence Becker (1869-1947) —
of Montana; Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.; East Chicago, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Finnentrop, Germany,
August
10, 1869.
Son of Eberhard Becker and Margaret (Alvers) Becker; married, September
8, 1898, to Agnes D. Eaton.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Hammond, Ind., 1904-11; superior court judge in Indiana, 1911-14,
1934-46; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Member, American
Political Science Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, following a kidney
operation, in St. Catherine's Hospital,
East Chicago, Lake
County, Ind., March 12,
1947 (age 77 years, 214
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Hammond, Ind.
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John J. Beckman (b. 1886) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March 4,
1886.
Married, December
6, 1917, to Lelah M. Coyle.
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,
1948.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles; Woodmen;
American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Haddon Bedwell (1884-1948) —
also known as Charles H. Bedwell —
of Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind.
Born in Dugger, Sullivan
County, Ind., March 18,
1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Indiana
state senate, 1934-41; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1940; Judge, Indiana
Appellate Court, 1941-43.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Died in 1948
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Center
Ridge Cemetery, Sullivan, Ind.
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John S. Bender (b. 1827) —
of Plymouth, Marshall
County, Ind.
Born near Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., January
26, 1827.
Son of Jacob Bender and Jane (Dobbs) Bender; married 1855 to Maggie
Bowers (died 1856); married 1858 to Rachel
Houghton.
School
teacher; miller; surveyor;
Starke
County Clerk and Auditor; lawyer; newspaper
publisher.
Methodist.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Jeremiah Beveridge (1862-1927) —
also known as Albert J. Beveridge —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Highland
County, Ohio, October
6, 1862.
Son of Thomas Henry Beveridge (1818-1895) and Frances Eleanor
(Parkinson) Beveridge (1824-1918); married, November
24, 1887, to Katherine Maude Langsdale (1864-1900); married, August 7,
1907, to Catherine Spencer Eddy (1881-1970); father of Albert
Jeremiah Beveridge, Jr..
Lawyer; historian;
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1899-1911; defeated, 1914 (Progressive),
1922 (Republican); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1900,
1904
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1908,
1924;
Progressive candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1912; received the Pulitzer
Prize in Biography, 1920.
Member, American
Historical Association.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., April 27,
1927 (age 64 years, 203
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Thomas Holdsworth Blake (1792-1849) —
also known as Thomas H. Blake —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Frederick
County, Md., July 25,
1792.
Brother-in-law of William
Crawford Linton.
Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1816;
U.S.
Attorney for Indiana, 1817-18; state court judge in Indiana,
1818; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1819-20, 1823-24; member of Indiana
state senate, 1821-22, 1829-30; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1827-29; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1831, 1838.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died of cholera
in a hotel at
Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, November
28, 1849 (age 57 years, 126
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Oscar Edward Bland (1877-1951) —
also known as Oscar E. Bland —
of Indiana.
Born in Greene
County, Ind., November
21, 1877.
Son of Joseph Bland and Arminda (Shipman) Bland; married, June 18,
1902, to Josephine Hanna.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana
state senate, 1907-10; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1917-23; defeated,
1910, 1912, 1922; Judge of
U.S. Court of Customs Appeals, 1923-47.
Member, Elks; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Sigma Nu.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August 3,
1951 (age 73 years, 255
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Archie Newton Bobbitt (1895-1978) —
also known as Arch N. Bobbitt —
of Crawford
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Eckerty, Crawford
County, Ind., September
3, 1895.
Son of Irvin Henry Bobbitt (1850-1923); married to Frances Adams
(1894-1983).
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, 1929-33; 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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John William Boehne, Jr. (1895-1973) —
also known as John W. Boehne, Jr. —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., March 2,
1895.
Son of John
William Boehne, Sr. and Emilie (Ide) Boehne; married, April 14,
1920, to Selma O. Heitmuller.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
manufacturer;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1931-43 (1st District 1931-33, 8th
District 1933-43); defeated, 1928 (1st District), 1942 (8th District).
Lutheran.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died in Irvington, Baltimore
County, Md., July 5,
1973 (age 78 years, 125
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Homer Truett Bone (1883-1970) —
also known as Homer T. Bone —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., January
25, 1883.
Lawyer; Farmer-Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 3rd District, 1920; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1923-24; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1933-44; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Washington, 1940;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1944-56; took
senior status 1956.
Member, Order of the
Coif; Gamma
Eta Gamma.
Died in Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., March 11,
1970 (age 87 years, 45
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oakwood
Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
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Fenton Whitlock Booth (1869-1947) —
also known as Fenton W. Booth —
of Marshall, Clark
County, Ill.
Born in Marshall, Clark
County, Ill., May 12,
1869.
Nephew of Newton
Booth; son of Lyman Booth and Fayette W. (Whitlock) Booth;
married, December
17, 1893, to Mabel Dana; first cousin of Newton
Booth Tarkington.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1896-97; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1904;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1905-.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died July 26,
1947 (age 78 years, 75
days).
Interment somewhere
in Indianapolis, Ind.
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Newton Booth (1825-1892) —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Salem, Washington
County, Ind., December
25, 1825.
Son of Beebe Booth and Hannah (Pitts) Booth; brother of Walter
Booth; uncle of Newton
Booth Tarkington and Fenton
Whitlock Booth.
Republican. Lawyer; law partner of Harvey
David Scott; member of California
state senate, 1863; Governor of
California, 1871-75; U.S.
Senator from California, 1875-81.
Died in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., July 14,
1892 (age 66 years, 202
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Sacramento, Calif.
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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.
Son of Frank W. Boss and Alice M. (Lehr) Boss; married, August
11, 1926, to Margery Griswold.
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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Elliot Newman Bowman (1826-1900) —
also known as Elliot N. Bowman —
of Fountain
County, Ind.
Born in Greene
County, Tenn., October
11, 1826.
Son of John Bowman and Rebecca (Newman) Bowman; married, May 23,
1866, to Harriet A. (Spinning) Jarvis (1838-1901).
Democrat. Lawyer; merchant;
hotel
owner; Fountain
County Circuit Court Clerk, 1871-78; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1891; deputy auditor, U.S. Navy,
1893; Sixth Auditor, U.S. Treasury.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Covington, Fountain
County, Ind., May 21,
1900 (age 73 years, 222
days).
Interment at Prescott
Grove Cemetery, Covington, Ind.
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Samuel Evan Boys (b. 1871) —
also known as Samuel E. Boys —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.; Plymouth, Marshall
County, Ind.
Born in Lacon, Marshall
County, Ill., June 20,
1871.
Married, November
24, 1898, to Florence
Alice Riddick (sister of Carlos
Wood Riddick).
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1936
(alternate), 1940.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Bradley (1810-1887) —
of LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., August
19, 1810.
Brother of John
H. Bradley.
Lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1850-51; justice of
Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1854-57; member of Indiana
state senate, 1869-71.
Died in LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind., April 30,
1887 (age 76 years, 254
days).
Interment at Patton
Cemetery, LaPorte, Ind.
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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.
Son of Elba L. Branigin and Zula (Francis) Branigin; married, November
2, 1929, to Josephine Mardis.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1964;
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.
Son of Gilmer Bray and Dorcas (Mitchell) Bray.
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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Samuel Brenton (1810-1857) —
of Indiana.
Born in Gallatin
County, Ky., November
22, 1810.
Minister;
lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1838-39, 1840-41; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1851-53, 1855-57;
defeated, 1852; died in office 1857.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., March 29,
1857 (age 46 years, 127
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Abraham Lincoln Brick (1860-1908) —
also known as Abraham L. Brick —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born near South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., May 27,
1860.
Married, November
11, 1884, to Anna Meyer.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana
Republican State Central Committee, 1892; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1896;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 13th District, 1899-1908; died in
office 1908.
Scotch-Irish
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., April 7,
1908 (age 47 years, 316
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.
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Jesse B. Bridges (1862-1927) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Aberdeen, Grays
Harbor County, Wash.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.
Born in Putnam
County, Ind., November
10, 1862.
Son of James Bridges and Mary (Darnell) Bridges; married, June 26,
1895, to Mary L. Smith.
Republican. Lawyer; Grays
Harbor County Prosecuting Attorney; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1919-27; died in office 1927.
Universalist.
Died April 14,
1927 (age 64 years, 155
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John R. Britten (b. 1898) —
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.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Lee Brokenburr (1886-1974) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Phoebus, Elizabeth City County (now part of Hampton),
Va., November
16, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana
state senate, 1941-44.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Kappa
Alpha Psi.
Died March 24,
1974 (age 87 years, 128
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Gene Edward Brooks (1931-2004) —
Born in Griffin, Posey
County, Ind., June 21,
1931.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, 1979-96;
resigned 1996.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., April 19,
2004 (age 72 years, 303
days).
Interment at Alexander
Memorial Park, Evansville, Ind.
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Elijah Voorhees Brookshire (1856-1936) —
of Indiana.
Born near Ladoga, Montgomery
County, Ind., August
15, 1856.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1889-95.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., April 14,
1936 (age 79 years, 243
days).
Interment at Harshbarger
Cemetery, Near Ladoga, Montgomery County, Ind.
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Rousseau Angelus Burch (b. 1862) —
also known as Rousseau A. Burch —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Williamsport, Warren
County, Ind., August 4,
1862.
Son of Isaac A. Burch and Mary M. (Schoonover) Burch; married, September
25, 1889, to Clara Louisa Teague.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1902-35; chief
justice of Kansas state supreme court, 1935-36.
Unitarian.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Henry Burford (1852-1922) —
also known as John H. Burford —
of Guthrie, Logan
County, Okla.
Born in Parkeville, Parke
County, Ind., February
29, 1852.
Son of Rev. James Burford; married, February
14, 1876, to Mary A. Cheek.
Lawyer; prosecuting attorney, Indiana 22nd Circuit, 1880;
register, U.S. Land Office, Oklahoma City, 1890; probate judge in
Oklahoma, 1890-92; justice of
Oklahoma territorial supreme court, 1892-1906; chief
justice of Oklahoma territorial supreme court, 1898-1903; member
of Oklahoma
state senate, 1912-15.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
2, 1922 (age 70 years, 0
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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C. W. Burkhart (b. 1875) —
of Seymour, Jackson
County, Ind.
Born in Seymour, Jackson
County, Ind., July 14,
1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Seymour, Ind., 1918-21, 1927-38, 1944.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Nelson Burnes (1827-1889) —
also known as James N. Burnes —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Marion
County, Ind., August
22, 1827.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; railroad
executive; Presidential Elector for Missouri, 1856;
common pleas court judge in Missouri, 1868-72; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1883-89; died in
office 1889.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
23, 1889 (age 61 years, 154
days).
Interment at Mt.
Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
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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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Charles H. Butterfield (b. 1834) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Farmington, Franklin
County, Maine, May 17,
1834.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; superintendent
of schools; criminal court judge in Indiana, 1869-71; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1872-74.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stephen Earle Buyer (b. 1958) —
also known as Stephen E. Buyer; Steve
Buyer —
of Monticello, White
County, Ind.
Born in Rensselaer, Jasper
County, Ind., November
26, 1958.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1993-2006 (5th District 1993-2003,
4th District 2003-06).
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Dallas Bynum (1846-1927) —
also known as William D. Bynum —
of Washington, Daviess
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near Newberry, Greene
County, Ind., June 26,
1846.
Son of Daniel A. Bynum.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Washington, Ind., 1875-79; Presidential Elector for Indiana,
1876;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1883; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1883; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1885-95; colonel in the
U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., October
21, 1927 (age 81 years, 117
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Washington, Ind.
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Jacob Call (c.1772-1826) —
of Indiana.
Born in Kentucky, about 1772.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Indiana, 1817-18, 1822-24; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1824-25.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., April 20,
1826 (age about 54
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James William Cammack (b. 1869) —
also known as James W. Cammack —
of Owenton, Owen
County, Ky.
Born near English, Crawford
County, Ind., July 15,
1869.
Son of William Butler Cammack and Elizabeth (Franks) Cammack;
married, April 27,
1898, to Nellie Allen.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1904-07; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1907-16; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1927-31.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Campbell (1853-1938) —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Monroe
County, Ind., September
13, 1853.
Son of James M. Campbell and Nancy Campbell; married, June 28,
1881, to Harriet J. Parker.
Republican. Lawyer; El Paso
County Attorney, 1884-85; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1885; member of Colorado
state senate, 1887; district judge in Colorado, 1889-95; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1895-1913, 1922-37; appointed 1922;
chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1898-1904, 1910-13, 1936-37.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died January
1, 1938 (age 84 years, 110
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William W. Canada (b. 1851) —
of Winchester, Randolph
County, Ind.
Born in Randolph
County, Ind., 1851.
Lawyer; municipal judge in Indiana; U.S. Consul in Veracruz, 1897-1911.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Wesley Canada (1850-1921) —
also known as William W. Canada —
of Winchester, Randolph
County, Ind.
Born in Stony Creek Township, Randolph
County, Ind., June 8,
1850.
Son of David Canada and Mary Ann (Moore) Canada; married, December
9, 1875, to Carrie E. Moore.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Randolph County Republican Party, 1890-97; U.S. Consul in Veracruz, 1897-1918.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
During the Felix Diaz uprising in 1912, he was shot
in the leg while riding a horse near the consulate.
Died, of heart
disease, in Winchester, Randolph
County, Ind., May 17,
1921 (age 70 years, 343
days).
Interment at Fountain
Park Cemetery, Winchester, Ind.
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B. Howard Caughran (b. 1890) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near Fayetteville, Lincoln
County, Tenn., November
6, 1890.
Son of William Hamilton Caughran and Hazeltine (Ashby) Caughran;
married, June 5,
1918, to Effie East.
Democrat. School
teacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, 1940-50.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Sigma Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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E. Wallace Chadwick (1884-1969) —
of Rose Valley, Wallingford, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind., January
17, 1884.
Son of William Burtch Chadwick and Margaret (Moore) Chadwick; married
to Alice Cambern.
Republican. Lawyer; member, board of managers, Chester Hospital;
solicitor, Delaware County Hospital;
director, Delaware County National Bank;
orphan's court judge in Pennsylvania, 1945; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1947-49.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Rotary; Union
League.
Died in Chester, Delaware
County, Pa., August
18, 1969 (age 85 years, 213
days).
Interment at Union
United Methodist Church Cemetery, Rose Valley, Wallingford, Pa.
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John Crawford Chaney (1853-1940) —
also known as John C. Chaney —
of Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind.
Born near New Lisbon (now Lisbon), Columbiana
County, Ohio, February
1, 1853.
Son of James Chaney and Nancy (Crawford) Chaney; married, December
25, 1876, to Ella Saucerman.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer; member of Indiana
Republican State Central Committee, 1884-85; Presidential Elector
for Indiana, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1905-09; defeated,
1902, 1908.
Presbyterian.
Died in Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind., April 26,
1940 (age 87 years, 85
days).
Interment at Center
Ridge Cemetery, Sullivan, Ind.
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David Williams Cheesman (1824-1884) —
also known as D. W. Cheesman —
of Oroville, Butte
County, Calif.
Born in Hagerstown, Wayne
County, Ind., December
22, 1824.
Son of Richard Williams Cheesman and Hannah (Rowand) Cheesman;
married 1849
to Urania K. Macy (1828-1916).
Republican. Lawyer; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1859; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1860;
treasurer, U.S. Mint at San Francisco, 1861.
Died November
24, 1884 (age 59 years, 338
days).
Original interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment to unknown location.
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Moses Edwin Clapp (1851-1929) —
also known as Moses E. Clapp —
of Hudson, St. Croix
County, Wis.; Fergus Falls, Otter Tail
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind., May 21,
1851.
Son of Harvey Spaulding Clapp and Abbie Jane (Vandercook) Clapp;
married, December
30, 1874, to Hattie Allen.
Republican. Lawyer; St.
Croix County Attorney, 1878-80; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1887-93; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1901-17; defeated in primary, 1916;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1904,
1912.
Died near Accotink, Fairfax
County, Va., March 6,
1929 (age 77 years, 289
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Chase Addison Clark (1883-1966) —
also known as Chase A. Clark —
of Idaho Falls, Bonneville
County, Idaho; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Amo, Hendricks
County, Ind., August
20, 1883.
Son of Joseph Addison Clark and Eunice (Hadley) Clark; brother of Barzilla
Worth Clark; married, January
10, 1906, to Jean Burnett; father of Bethine Clark (who married
Frank
Forrester Church).
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1913-16; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1928; member of Idaho
state senate, 1933-36; mayor
of Idaho Falls, Idaho, 1937-38; Governor of
Idaho, 1941-43; U.S.
District Judge for Idaho, 1943.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Eagles; Freemasons.
Died in a hospital
at Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, December
30, 1966 (age 83 years, 132
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Idaho Falls, Idaho.
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George W. Clarke (1852-1936) —
of Adel, Dallas
County, Iowa.
Born in Shelby
County, Ind., October
24, 1852.
Son of John Clarke and Jane (Akers) Clarke; married to Arletta
Greene.
Lawyer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1901; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1904-06; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1909-13; Governor of
Iowa, 1913-17.
Christian.
Member, Rotary.
Died November
28, 1936 (age 84 years, 35
days).
Interment somewhere
in Adel, Iowa.
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Samuel C. Cleland (b. 1892) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Noble
County, Ind., August 6,
1892.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Allen County Democratic Party, 1930-34; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1942.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Purple
Heart; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Earnest Bilbe Collins (1873-1967) —
also known as Earnest B. Collins —
of Fox, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska; Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Indiana, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 4th District, 1913-16,
1919-22; Speaker
of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1913-16; member of
Alaska
territorial senate 4th District, 1947-50; delegate
to Alaska state constitutional convention, 1955-56.
Methodist.
Died in 1967
(age about
94 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel LaFort Collins (1895-1965) —
also known as Sam L. Collins —
of Fullerton, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Fortville, Hancock
County, Ind., August 6,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 19th District, 1933-37; defeated,
1936; member of California
state assembly, 1940-52; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1947-52.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion.
Died in Fullerton, Orange
County, Calif., June 26,
1965 (age 69 years, 324
days).
Interment at Loma
Vista Memorial Park, Fullerton, Calif.
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Norman Jay Colman (1827-1911) —
also known as Norman J. Colman —
of New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born near Richfield Springs, Otsego
County, N.Y., May 16,
1827.
Son of Hamilton Colman and Nancy (Sprague) Colman; married 1851 to Clara
Porter (died 1863); married 1866 to
Catherine 'Kate' Wright (died 1897).
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil
War; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1875-77; defeated, 1868; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1889.
Member, Freemasons.
Editor and publisher of an agricultural newspaper.
Died, of apoplexy,
in St.
Louis, Mo., November
3, 1911 (age 84 years, 171
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Guy S. Condo (b. 1874) —
of Marion, Grant
County, Ind.
Born in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., July 1,
1874.
Son of Samuel S. Condo and Sarah Ann (Pottorf) Condo; married, June 30,
1902, to Nelle Kiley.
Republican. Lawyer; Grant
County Attorney, 1904-06; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1904-09; director, Marion
National Bank.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Izaak
Walton League; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Perry Conner (1851-1924) —
also known as James P. Conner —
of Denison, Crawford
County, Iowa.
Born in Delaware
County, Ind., January
27, 1851.
Son of William C. Conner; married, October
12, 1875, to Allie M. Cowdery.
Republican. Lawyer; state's attorney 13th district, 1881-85;
circuit judge in Iowa 13th District, 1884-86; district judge in Iowa
16th District, 1887-90; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 1892;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 10th District, 1900-09.
Died in Denison, Crawford
County, Iowa, March 19,
1924 (age 73 years, 52
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Denison, Iowa.
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Nathaniel Parrish Conrey (1860-1936) —
also known as Nathaniel P. Conrey —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Franklin
County, Ind., June 30,
1860.
Son of David La Rue Conrey and Hannah (Jameson) Conrey; married, November
21, 1890, to Ethelwyn Wells.
Republican. Lawyer; member of California
state assembly, 1899-1900; superior court judge in California,
1900-09; Judge,
California Court of Appeal 2nd District, 1913-35; justice of
California state supreme court, 1935-36; died in office 1936.
Member, Union
League; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died, of complications from a spinal injury suffered in a fall, in
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
2, 1936 (age 76 years, 125
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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William Elijah Cox (1861-1942) —
also known as William E. Cox —
of Jasper, Dubois
County, Ind.
Born near Birdseye, Dubois
County, Ind., September
6, 1861.
Son of James Cox and Nancy J. (Conley) Cox; married 1900 to Della
B. Horbison.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1907-19.
Died in Jasper, Dubois
County, Ind., March 11,
1942 (age 80 years, 186
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Huntingburg, Ind.
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George North Craig (1909-1992) —
also known as George N. Craig —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Annandale, Fairfax
County, Va.
Born in Brazil, Clay
County, Ind., August 6,
1909.
Son of Bernard Clyde Craig and Clo (Branson) Craig; married, August
29, 1931, to Kathryn Louisa Heiliger (1911-2001).
Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
II; Governor of
Indiana, 1953-57; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Delta
Chi; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., December
17, 1992 (age 83 years, 133
days).
Interment at Clearview
Cemetery, Brazil, Ind.
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Edgar Dean Crumpacker (1851-1920) —
also known as Edgar D. Crumpacker —
of Valparaiso, Porter
County, Ind.
Born in Westville, LaPorte
County, Ind., June 27,
1851.
Father of Maurice
Edgar Crumpacker; cousin of Shepard
J. Crumpacker, Jr..
Republican. Lawyer; prosecuting attorney 31st District,
1884-88; Judge, Indiana Appellate Court, 1891-93; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1897-1913; defeated,
1912.
Died in Valparaiso, Porter
County, Ind., May 19,
1920 (age 68 years, 327
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Valparaiso, Ind.
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William Jesse Curtis (b. 1838) —
also known as William J. Curtis —
of San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Aurora, Dearborn
County, Ind., August 2,
1838.
Son of Israel Coleman Curtis and Lucy Mildred (Holman) Curtis;
married, November
21, 1861, to Frances S. Coles; father of Jesse
William Curtis.
Democrat. Lawyer; San
Bernardino County District Attorney, 1873-77; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
History of the Bench and Bar of Southern California,
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