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Samuel Moffett Ralston (1857-1925) —
also known as Samuel M. Ralston —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near New Cumberland, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, December
1, 1857.
Son of John Ralston (born 1811) and Sarah (Scott) Ralston (born
1821); married, December
26, 1881, to Mary Josephine Backous (died 1882); married, December
30, 1889, to Jennie
Craven.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Indiana
state senate, 1888; Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1892;
candidate for secretary of
state of Indiana, 1896, 1898; Governor of
Indiana, 1913-17; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1923-25; died in office 1925; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died October
14, 1925 (age 67 years, 317
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, Ind.
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Franklin Peleg Randall (1812-1892) —
also known as Franklin P. Randall —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Madison
County, N.Y., June 2,
1812.
School
teacher; lawyer; railroad
promoter; candidate for Indiana
state house of representatives, 1845; member of Indiana
state senate, 1847-50; Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1856;
mayor
of Fort Wayne, Ind., 1859-64, 1869-73.
Episcopalian.
English
ancestry.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., May 23,
1892 (age 79 years, 356
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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F. B. Ransom (b. 1882) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Grenada, Grenada
County, Miss., July 13,
1882.
Democrat. Lawyer; business
executive; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Indiana, 1940,
1944.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Rariden (1795-1856) —
of Wayne
County, Ind.
Born in Cynthiana, Harrison
County, Ky., February
14, 1795.
Lawyer; member of Indiana
state senate, 1823-29; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Indiana, 1824;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1829-30, 1832-33; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1837-41; defeated,
1835; delegate to
Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51.
Died in Cambridge City, Wayne
County, Ind., October
20, 1856 (age 61 years, 249
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Cambridge City, Ind.
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George Washington Rauch (1876-1940) —
also known as George W. Rauch —
of Marion, Grant
County, Ind.
Born near Warren, Huntington
County, Ind., February
22, 1876.
Son of Philip Rauch and Martha (Jones) Rauch.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1907-17.
Died in 1940
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Warren, Ind.
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James Brown Ray (1794-1848) —
of Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind.
Born in Jefferson
County, Ky., February
19, 1794.
Brother of Martin M.
Ray (1795-1865); uncle of Martin M.
Ray (1823-1872).
Lawyer; merchant;
tavern
owner; newspaper
publisher; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1821-22; member of Indiana
state senate, 1822-25; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1824, 1831, 1837; Governor of
Indiana, 1825-31.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, August 4,
1848 (age 54 years, 167
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Martin M. Ray (1795-1865) —
of Fayette
County, Ind.; Wayne
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Kentucky, August
29, 1795.
Brother of James
Brown Ray; uncle of Martin M.
Ray (1823-1872).
Cabinetmaker;
merchant;
banker;
lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1826-27, 1834-36; candidate for
Indiana
state senate, 1848.
Methodist.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., May 16,
1865 (age 69 years, 260
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Martin M. Ray (1823-1872) —
of Shelby
County, Ind.
Born in Butler
County, Ohio, 1823.
Nephew of James
Brown Ray and Martin M.
Ray (1795-1865).
Lawyer; delegate to Whig National Convention from Indiana,
1848; Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1856;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1858; member of Indiana
state senate, 1861-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Indiana, 1872.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., August 5,
1872 (age about 49
years).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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David Rea (1831-1901) —
of Savannah, Andrew
County, Mo.
Born in Indiana, 1831.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1875-79.
Died in Savannah, Andrew
County, Mo., June 13,
1901 (age about 69
years).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Savannah, Mo.
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Charles Edward Rhetts (1910-1971) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Columbus, Bartholomew
County, Ind., May 21,
1910.
Lawyer; U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, 1962-64.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in 1971
(age about
61 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Earl F. Riley (c.1921-2000) —
of California.
Born in Greensburg, Decatur
County, Ind., about 1921.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
candidate for California
state assembly, 1958; superior court judge in California, 1971-87.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Kona, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii, February
13, 2000 (age about 79
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Raymond Robinson (1881-1961) —
also known as Arthur R. Robinson —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Pickerington, Fairfield
County, Ohio, March 12,
1881.
Son of John F. Robinson and Catherine (Beard) Robinson; married, December
27, 1901, to Frieda A. Elfers.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana
state senate, 1915-19; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; superior court judge in Indiana, 1921-22; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1924,
1932;
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1925-35; defeated, 1934.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association.
Died in 1961
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Washington
Park Cemetery East, Indianapolis, Ind.
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James W. Robinson (1790-1857) —
Born in Hamilton
County, Ind., 1790.
Lawyer; delegate
to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Nacogdoches, 1835;
Provisional
Governor of Texas, 1836; served in the Texas Army during the
Texas War of Independence.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., 1857
(age about
67 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Maurice G. Robinson (b. 1905) —
of Anderson, Madison
County, Ind.
Born in Petersburg, Pike
County, Ind., June 4,
1905.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1940; secretary of
state of Indiana, 1942-43.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Eagles; Sigma
Chi; Tau
Kappa Alpha.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Edward Roush (1920-2004) —
also known as J. Edward Roush —
of Huntington, Huntington
County, Ind.
Born in Barnsdall, Osage
County, Okla., September
12, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Indiana state legislature, 1949; served in the U.S. Army
during the Korean conflict; Huntington
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1955-58; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1959-69, 1971-77 (5th District
1959-69, 4th District 1971-77); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1964,
1972.
Brethren.
Died, while suffering from Alzheimer's
disease, in The Heritage nursing
home, Huntington, Huntington
County, Ind., March 26,
2004 (age 83 years, 196
days).
Interment at Pilgrim's
Rest Cemetery, Huntington, Ind.
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John R. Rumple (d. 2000) —
of Columbus, Bartholomew
County, Ind.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Indiana
state attorney general, 1988.
Died February
4, 2000.
Burial
location unknown.
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Emmett C. Ryan (b. 1887) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in New Cumberland, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, August
30, 1887.
Son of Samuel B. Ryan and Harriet A. (Nee) Ryan; married to Isabel M.
Leutwein.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1922; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 36th District, 1937-38.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Pierce St. John (1833-1916) —
also known as John P. St. John —
of Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind., February
25, 1833.
Son of Sophia (Snell) St. John (1797-1851) and Samuel St. John
(1802-1855); married, March 28,
1852, to Mary Jane Brewer (divorced 1859); married, March 28,
1860, to Susan Jane Parker (1838-1925).
Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member
of Kansas
state senate, 1873; Governor of
Kansas, 1879-83; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1884.
Died in Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan., August
31, 1916 (age 83 years, 188
days).
Interment at Olathe
Cemetery, Olathe, Kan.
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James Everett Sanders (1882-1950) —
also known as Everett Sanders —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in a log
cabin near Coalmont, Clay
County, Ind., March 8,
1882.
Son of James Sanders and Melissa Everal (Stark) Sanders; married, December
13, 1903, to Ella Neal; married to Hilda Sims.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1917-25; secretary to
President Calvin
Coolidge, 1925-29; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1932-34.
Baptist.
Member, Elks.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in his law
office, in Washington,
D.C., May 12,
1950 (age 68 years, 65
days).
Interment at Highland
Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Ezra Perin Savage (1842-1920) —
also known as Ezra P. Savage —
of Sargent, Custer
County, Neb.
Born in Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind., April 3,
1842.
Son of Benjamin Warren Savage and Hannah (Perin) Savage; married 1866 to Anna C.
Rich (died 1883); married 1896 to Elvira
Hess (died 1899).
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; stock,
grain, and
implement
business; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1901-03; Governor of
Nebraska, 1901-03.
Died January
8, 1920 (age 77 years, 280
days).
Interment at Tacoma
Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
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Henry Benton Sayler (1836-1900) —
of Indiana.
Born in Montgomery
County, Ohio, March 31,
1836.
Cousin of Milton
Sayler.
Republican. Lawyer; major in the Union Army during the Civil
War; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1873-75; circuit judge
in Indiana, 1875-1900.
Died in Huntington, Huntington
County, Ind., June 18,
1900 (age 64 years, 79
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Huntington, Ind.
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Fred P. Schuman (b. 1909) —
of Granite City, Madison
County, Ill.
Born in Indiana Harbor, Lake
County, Ind., August 9,
1909.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1948,
1956.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harvey David Scott (1818-1891) —
of Indiana.
Born in Milford Center, Union
County, Ohio, October
18, 1818.
Republican. Lawyer; law partner of Newton
Booth; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1855-57; state court
judge in Indiana, 1882-84.
Member, Grange.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 11,
1891 (age 72 years, 266
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.
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William H. Shambaugh (1856-1927) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Allen
County, Ind., 1856.
School
teacher; lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1887-89; candidate for mayor
of Fort Wayne, Ind., 1894.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., February
21, 1927 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Samuel Herbert Shank (b. 1871) —
also known as Samuel H. Shank —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Marion
County, Ind., February
4, 1871.
Married 1907
to Norma Brock (opera singer 'Norma Romana').
Lawyer; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Winnipeg, 1903-04; U.S. Consul in Winnipeg, 1904-07; Mannheim, 1907-11; Fiume, 1912-14; Palermo, 1916-19.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lucien Shaw (1845-1933) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Vevay, Switzerland
County, Ind., March 1,
1845.
Republican. Lawyer; superior court judge in California,
1889-1902; justice of
California state supreme court, 1903-23; chief
justice of California state supreme court, 1921-23.
Died in Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 19,
1933 (age 88 years, 18
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Hooker Shea (1863-1928) —
also known as Joseph H. Shea —
of Scott
County, Ind.; Seymour, Jackson
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Lexington, Scott
County, Ind., July 24,
1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Indiana
state senate, 1897-99; circuit judge in Indiana, 1906-12;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1908;
Judge, Indiana Appellate Court, 1913-16; U.S. Ambassador to Chile, 1916-21.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., December
22, 1928 (age 65 years, 151
days).
Interment at St.
Patrick's Catholic Cemetery, Madison, Ind.
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Benjamin Franklin Shively (1857-1916) —
also known as Benjamin F. Shively —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in St. Joseph
County, Ind., March 20,
1857.
Son of Rev. Joel Shively and Elizabeth (Penrod) Shively; married 1889 to Laura
Jenks (daughter of George
Augustus Jenks).
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 13th District, 1884-85, 1887-93;
defeated, 1906; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1896; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1909-16; died in office 1916; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1912
(speaker).
Died March 14,
1916 (age 58 years, 360
days).
Interment at Brookville
Cemetery, Brookville, Pa.
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John Smith Simonson (1796-1881) —
of Charlestown, Clark
County, Ind.
Born in Fayette
County, Pa., June 2,
1796.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; farmer; miller; merchant;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1826-29; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1837; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1841-46; defeated, 1838; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1845-46; served in
the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind., December
5, 1881 (age 85 years, 186
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick Augustus Sims (1867-1947) —
also known as Fred A. Sims —
of Frankfort, Clinton
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Frankfort, Clinton
County, Ind., October
8, 1867.
Grandson of Stephen
Sims; son of James
Noble Sims and Margaret (Allen) Sims (1830-1912); nephew of John F.
Sims; married 1917 to Elsie
Dickson (died 1944).
Republican. Lawyer; banker; mayor
of Frankfort, Ind., 1894-98; member of Indiana
Republican State Committee, 1896-1906; secretary of
Indiana Republican Party, 1904-06; secretary of
state of Indiana, 1906-10; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1916.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., April 20,
1947 (age 79 years, 194
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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James Noble Sims (1817-1899) —
of Frankfort, Clinton
County, Ind.
Born in Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind., January
5, 1817.
Son of Stephen
Sims and Elizabeth (McCarty) Sims (1797-1834); married, November
18, 1865, to Margaret A. Allen (1830-1912); brother of John F.
Sims; father of Frederick
Augustus Sims.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Indiana, 1860.
Died in Frankfort, Clinton
County, Ind., February
20, 1899 (age 82 years, 46
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Richard Slack (1818-1881) —
also known as J. R. Slack —
of Huntington, Huntington
County, Ind.
Born in Bucks
County, Pa., September
28, 1818.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1854, 1880; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1856;
member of Indiana
state senate; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
circuit judge in Indiana, 1872-78.
General Slack Park in Huntington, Ind. is named for him.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 28,
1881 (age 62 years, 303
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Huntington, Ind.
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Arthur Mumford Smith (1903-1968) —
also known as Arthur M. Smith —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Scott, LaGrange
County, Ind., September
19, 1903.
Lawyer; Judge of
U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1959-68; died in office
1968.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
20, 1968 (age 65 years, 62
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ballard Smith (1821-1866) —
of Cannelton, Perry
County, Ind.; Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Durham, Strafford
County, N.H., January
13, 1821.
Brother of Hamilton
Smith.
Lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1855-57; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1857; circuit judge
in Indiana, 1858-59; served in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Episcopalian.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., October
3, 1866 (age 45 years, 263
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Hamilton Smith (1804-1875) —
of Cannelton, Perry
County, Ind.
Born in Durham, Strafford
County, N.H., September
19, 1804.
Brother of Ballard
Smith.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1859; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1864
(alternate), 1868.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
7, 1875 (age 70 years, 141
days).
Interment at Old
Cliff Cemetery, Cannelton, Ind.
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Leland L. Smith (b. 1908) —
of Logansport, Cass
County, Ind.
Born in Logansport, Cass
County, Ind., June 28,
1908.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Cass County Republican Party, 1936-44; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Eagles; Exchange
Club.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert A. Smith (1827-1913) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Boonville, Warrick
County, Ind., June 13,
1827.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1887-92, 1894-96, 1900-08; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1888.
Methodist.
English
ancestry.
Died in Ramsey
County, Minn., February
12, 1913 (age 85 years, 244
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Lyman Soards (1942-1996) —
also known as William L. Soards —
of Indiana.
Born in Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., July 26,
1942.
Father of William
Lyman Soards II.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1975-85; member of Indiana
state senate, 1985-94; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Indiana, 1988.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in a hospital
at Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., January
26, 1996 (age 53 years, 184
days).
Interment at Waynetown
Masonic Cemetery, Waynetown, Ind.
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John Coit Spooner (1843-1919) —
also known as John C. Spooner; "The Tinker of
Legislation" —
of Hudson, St. Croix
County, Wis.; Madison, Dane
County, Wis.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn
County, Ind., January
6, 1843.
Son of Philip L. Spooner (judge) and Lydia (Coit) Spooner; married,
September
10, 1868, to Annie E. Main.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; private and military secretary to Gov. Lucius
Fairchild; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1872; general solicitor, Omaha Railroad,
1880; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1885-91, 1897-1907; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1888
(delegation chair), 1892
(delegation chair); candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1892.
Died, of pneumonia
and apoplexy,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 11,
1919 (age 76 years, 156
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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William Lee Springer (1909-1992) —
also known as William L. Springer —
of Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind., April 12,
1909.
Married 1942
to Elsie Mattis.
Republican. Lawyer; Champaign
County State's Attorney, 1940-42; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; county judge in Illinois, 1946-50; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 22nd District, 1951-73.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in 1992
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William McKendree Springer (1836-1903) —
also known as William M. Springer —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Sullivan
County, Ind., May 30,
1836.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
Democratic State Committee, 1860-62; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1871-72; defeated, 1860; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1875-95 (12th District 1875-83,
13th District 1883-95); U.S.
District Judge for Indian Territory, 1895-99.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Washington,
D.C., December
4, 1903 (age 67 years, 188
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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H. James Starr (1931-2009) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Bedford, Lawrence
County, Ind., July 11,
1931.
Married 1958
to Phyllis Anne McConnell.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 57th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966; candidate in primary for mayor of
Lansing, Mich., 1969.
Died July 20,
2009 (age 78 years, 9
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Washington Steele (1839-1922) —
also known as George W. Steele —
of Marion, Grant
County, Ind.
Born near Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind., December
13, 1839.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1881-89, 1895-1903; Governor of
Oklahoma Territory, 1890-91.
Died in Marion, Grant
County, Ind., July 12,
1922 (age 82 years, 211
days).
Interment at Estates
of Serenity, Marion, Ind.
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George B. Stephenson (b. 1884) —
Born in Kempton, Tipton
County, Ind., February
15, 1884.
Lawyer; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Yarmouth, 1907-08; Halifax, 1908-09; Liverpool, 1909-11.
Burial
location unknown.
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Raymond Bartlett Stevens (1874-1942) —
also known as Raymond B. Stevens —
of Landaff, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., June 18,
1874.
Son of Pliny Bartlett Stevens and Lillian (Thompson) Stevens.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1909-13, 1923; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1912; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1913-15;
defeated, 1916; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1914, 1920; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Hampshire, 1920,
1924,
1940;
member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1933; member, U.S. Tariff
Commission, 1935-42; chair, U.S. Tariff
Commission, 1937-42.
Advisor in foreign affairs to the King of Siam, 1926-35.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., May 18,
1942 (age 67 years, 334
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Grafton County, N.H.
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Theodore Fulton Stevens (b. 1923) —
also known as Ted Stevens —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska; Girdwood, Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., November
18, 1923.
Married 1952
to Ann Mary Cherrington (killed in plane crash, 1978); father of Ben
Stevens.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the 4th District of Alaska Territory, 1954-56;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Alaska, 1964,
1972
(delegation chair); member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1965-68; U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 1968-2009; defeated, 1962; appointed 1968.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Indicted
in July 2008 on federal charges
of failing
to report gifts
from VECO Corporation and its CEO; tried and
convicted
in October 2008; his conviction was later vacated due to
prosecutorial misconduct. The Anchorage airport is named for
him.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thomas Neel Stilwell (1830-1874) —
also known as Thomas N. Stilwell —
of Anderson, Madison
County, Ind.
Born in Stilwell, Butler
County, Ohio, August
29, 1830.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1856; served in the Union Army
during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1865-67; U.S. Minister
to Venezuela, 1867-68.
During an argument over financial matters, he drew his pistol and
fired at John E. Corwin, wounding him in the leg; Corwin then shot
Stilwell in the head, killing
him, in Anderson, Madison
County, Ind., January
14, 1874 (age 43 years, 138
days).
Interment at West
Maplewood Cemetery, Anderson, Ind.
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Franklin Swart (b. 1876) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Redwood City, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Indiana, June 25,
1876.
Married to Adele Beckman.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1916;
San
Mateo County District Attorney.
Dutch
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Don Alan Tabbert (b. 1928) —
also known as Don Tabbert —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio, August
21, 1928.
Son of George Emmett Tabbert and Anna Margaret (Hermann) Tabbert;
married, August
24, 1952, to Cynthia Marie Harrington.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, 1957-61.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1961.
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John Stevenson Tarkington (1832-1923) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Centerville, Wayne
County, Ind., June 24,
1832.
Nephew of William
Clayborne Tarkington; father-in-law of Ovid
Butler Jameson; father of Newton
Booth Tarkington; grandfather of John
Tarkington Jameson and Donald
Ovid Butler Jameson.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1863; defeated, 1860; served in
the Union Army during the Civil War; circuit judge in Indiana,
1870-72.
Methodist.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., January
30, 1923 (age 90 years, 220
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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William Sylvester Taylor (1853-1928) —
also known as William S. Taylor; W. S. Taylor;
"Hogjaw" —
of Morgantown, Butler
County, Ky.
Born in Butler
County, Ky., October
10, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; state court judge in Kentucky, 1886;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1888,
1900;
Kentucky
state attorney general, 1896-99; Governor of
Kentucky, 1899-1900.
Indicted
in 1900 as a conspirator in the assassination
of William
J. Goebel; fled
to Indiana; never extradited; pardoned
in 1909 by Gov. Augustus
E. Willson.
Died August 2,
1928 (age 74 years, 297
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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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.
Married, September
24, 1902, to Edith Smith.
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,
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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Charles Henry Thompson (1882-1972) —
also known as Charles H. Thompson —
of Harrisburg, Saline
County, Ill.
Born near Mt. Vernon, Posey
County, Ind., December
11, 1882.
Son of Lewis Thompson and Emma (Monroe) Thompson; nephew of John
L. Thompson; married 1914 to Ethel
K. Knight (died 1967).
Republican. Lawyer; Saline
County State's Attorney; member of Illinois
state senate 51st District, 1927-35, 1939-43; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1942-51; chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1945-46, 1949-50.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died, in Doctors Hospital,
Harrisburg, Saline
County, Ill., November
26, 1972 (age 89 years, 351
days).
Interment at Sunset
Hill Cemetery, Harrisburg, Ill.
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John L. Thompson (1852-1916) —
of Harrisburg, Saline
County, Ill.
Born in Posey
County, Ind., October
25, 1852.
Uncle of Charles
Henry Thompson.
Lawyer; judge in 1899-1907.
Died in Harrisburg, Saline
County, Ill., May 9,
1916 (age 63 years, 197
days).
Interment at Sunset
Hill Cemetery, Harrisburg, Ill.
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Richard Wigginton Thompson (1809-1900) —
also known as Richard W. Thompson —
of Bedford, Lawrence
County, Ind.; Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born near Culpeper Court House, Culpeper
County, Va., June 9,
1809.
School
teacher; lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1834-36; member of Indiana
state senate, 1836-38; delegate to Whig National Convention from
Indiana, 1839; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1841-43, 1847-49 (2nd District
1841-43, 7th District 1847-49); U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for the 7th Indiana District, 1864-66; circuit judge in
Indiana, 1867-69; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1868
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1876,
1888,
1896;
U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1877-80; chairman of the American
Committee of the Panama
Canal Company, 1881; director of the Panama Railroad
Company, 1881-88.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., February
9, 1900 (age 90 years, 245
days).
Interment at Highland
Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Adrian E. Tinkham (1879-1942) —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born near Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind., January
22, 1879.
Married, January
1, 1901, to Grace Remley.
Lawyer; mayor of
Hammond, Ind., 1925-30.
Died November
6, 1942 (age 63 years, 288
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Hammond, Ind.
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Robert John Tracewell (1852-1922) —
also known as Robert J. Tracewell —
of Corydon, Harrison
County, Ind.; Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Warren
County, Va., May 7,
1852.
Son of W. N. Tracewell and L. V. Tracewell; married 1878 to Grace
G. Bean.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1895-97; Comptroller of
the U.S. Treasury, 1897-1913; superior court judge in Indiana,
1918-22.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., July 28,
1922 (age 70 years, 82
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Corydon, Ind.
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Louis W. Vail (b. 1851) —
also known as Lou W. Vail —
of Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind.; Elkhart, Elkhart
County, Ind.
Born in Elkhart
County, Ind., January
20, 1851.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana
state senate, 1893-95; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1924.
Quaker.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Son of Joel Frederick Vaile and Charlotte Marion (White) Vaile;
married, June 14,
1915, to Kate Rothwell Varrell.
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.
Died July 2,
1927 (age 51 years, 10
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Hosford Edwin Valentine (1865-1937) —
also known as Hosford E. Valentine —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Edinburg, Johnson
County, Ind., November
26, 1865.
Father of John
Kalbach Valentine.
Lawyer; mayor
of Centerville, Iowa, 1897-98; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Freemasons.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, April 2,
1937 (age 71 years, 127
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Willis Van Devanter (1859-1941) —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Marion, Grant
County, Ind., April 17,
1859.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wyoming
territorial legislature, 1888; justice of
Wyoming territorial supreme court, 1889; member of Republican
National Committee from Wyoming, 1896; federal
judge, 1903; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1910-37.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
8, 1941 (age 81 years, 297
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Horatio M. Vandeveer (1816-1894) —
also known as H. M. Vandeveer —
of Illinois.
Born in Washington
County, Ind., March 12,
1816.
Nephew of Joel
Vandeveer; father of William
T. Vandeveer.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1843, 1861; served in the U.S.
Army during the Mexican War; Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1848;
county judge in Illinois, 1849-57; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention Montgomery and
Christian counties, 1862; member of Illinois
state senate, 1863; circuit judge in Illinois, 1870-79.
Died March 12,
1894 (age 78 years, 0
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick Van Nuys (1874-1944) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Falmouth, Rush
County, Ind., April 16,
1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Indiana
state senate, 1913-16; U.S.
Attorney for Indiana, 1919-21; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1924;
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1933-44; died in office 1944.
Member, Elks.
Died near Vienna, Fairfax
County, Va., January
25, 1944 (age 69 years, 284
days).
Interment at East
Maplewood Cemetery, Anderson, Ind.
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Albert Henry Vestal (1875-1932) —
also known as Albert H. Vestal —
of Anderson, Madison
County, Ind.
Born in Frankton, Madison
County, Ind., January
18, 1875.
Son of William H. Vestal and Mary E. (Jackson) Vestal; married to Maude
Vestal.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1917-32; died in office
1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 1,
1932 (age 57 years, 74
days).
Interment at East
Maplewood Cemetery, Anderson, Ind.
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Peter J. Visclosky (b. 1949) —
of Gary, Lake
County, Ind.; Merrillville, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Gary, Lake
County, Ind., August
13, 1949.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1985-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Henry Vollmer (1867-1930) —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Iowa, July 28,
1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1894-96; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1912
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912 ;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1914-15; defeated, 1914.
Died in Piedmont, Alameda
County, Calif., August
25, 1930 (age 63 years, 28
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Chapel
of the Chimes, Oakland, Calif.
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Charles Stewart Voorhees (1853-1909) —
also known as Charles S. Voorhees —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.; Colfax, Whitman
County, Wash.; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Covington, Fountain
County, Ind., June 4,
1853.
Son of Daniel
Wolsey Voorhees.
Lawyer; Whitman
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1882-85; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1885-89.
Died in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., December
26, 1909 (age 56 years, 205
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memorial Terrace, Spokane, Wash.
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John Richard Walsh (1913-1975) —
also known as John R. Walsh —
of Martinsville, Morgan
County, Ind.; Anderson, Madison
County, Ind.
Born in Martinsville, Morgan
County, Ind., May 22,
1913.
Son of John Nicholas Walsh and Carrie Edna (Rude) Walsh; married to
Helen Louise Stewart.
Democrat. Lawyer; Morgan
County Attorney, 1935-36; served in the U.S. Army during World
War II; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1949-51; defeated,
1950, 1954; secretary of
state of Indiana, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Eagles; Moose; American
Legion.
Died in Anderson, Madison
County, Ind., January
23, 1975 (age 61 years, 246
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Martinsville, Ind.
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Thomas Bayless Ward (1835-1892) —
of Indiana.
Born in Marysville, Union
County, Ohio, April 27,
1835.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Lafayette, Ind., 1861-65; superior court judge in Indiana,
1875-80; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1883-87.
Died in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., January
1, 1892 (age 56 years, 249
days).
Interment at Spring
Vale Cemetery, Lafayette, Ind.
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Harold Johnson Warner (b. 1890) —
also known as Harold J. Warner —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., November
6, 1890.
Son of Thomas C. Warner and Katherine E. (Johnson) Warner; married,
August
5, 1925, to Aluta M. Larsen.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; Presidential Elector for Oregon, 1928;
justice
of Oregon state supreme court, 1950-63; appointed 1950; resigned
1963; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1955-57.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Military
Order of the World Wars; Phi
Delta Phi; Beta
Theta Pi.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Eli Watson (1864-1948) —
also known as James E. Watson —
of Rushville, Rush
County, Ind.
Born in Winchester, Randolph
County, Ind., November
2, 1864.
Son of Enos L. Watson; married, December
12, 1892, to Flora Miller.
Lawyer; Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for
Indiana, 1892;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1895-97, 1899-1909 (4th District
1895-97, 6th District 1899-1909); defeated (Republican), 1896;
Republican candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1908; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1912,
1920,
1924,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944;
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1916-33; defeated (Republican), 1932.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 29,
1948 (age 83 years, 270
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Roscoe Delmor Wheat (1876-1951) —
also known as Roscoe D. Wheat —
of Portland, Jay
County, Ind.
Born in Jackson Township, Jay
County, Ind., February
22, 1876.
Second cousin of William
Howard Wheat.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Indiana, 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died July 17,
1951 (age 75 years, 145
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Alan White (b. 1953) —
also known as Rick White —
of Washington.
Born in Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind., November
6, 1953.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Washington 1st District, 1995-99; defeated,
1998.
Still living as of 2002.
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Philip Herman Willkie (1919-1974) —
also known as Philip H. Willkie —
of Rushville, Rush
County, Ind.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born December
7, 1919.
Son of Edith (Wilk) Willkie (1890-1978) and Wendell
Lewis Willkie.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; banker; farmer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1948,
1960;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1949-54.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Moose;
Elks.
Died April 10,
1974 (age 54 years, 124
days).
Interment at East
Hill Cemetery, Rushville, Ind.
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Wendell Lewis Willkie (1892-1944) —
also known as Wendell L. Willkie —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Elwood, Madison
County, Ind., February
18, 1892.
Son of Herman Francis Willkie and Henrietta (Trisch) Willkie; married
1919 to
Edith Wilk (1890-1978); father of Philip
Herman Willkie.
Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,
1924;
Republican candidate for President
of the United States, 1940.
Episcopalian.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of complications from a heart
attack, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
8, 1944 (age 52 years, 233
days).
Interment at East
Hill Cemetery, Rushville, 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.
Son of James Wilson and Emma (Ingersoll) Wilson; married 1885 to Alice
Vajen.
Newspaper
editor; lawyer; banker;
U.S. Minister to Chile, 1897-1904; Belgium, 1905-09; U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, 1909-12.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Loyal
Legion.
Died in 1932
(age about
74 years).
Entombed at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Simeon Kalfius Wolfe (1824-1888) —
of Corydon, Harrison
County, Ind.; New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind.
Born near Georgetown, Floyd
County, Ind., February
14, 1824.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Indiana, 1860;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1860-64; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1873-75; circuit judge
in Indiana, 1880-84.
Died in New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind., November
18, 1888 (age 64 years, 278
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, New Albany, Ind.
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William Robert Wood (1861-1933) —
also known as William R. Wood; Will R.
Wood —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Oxford, Benton
County, Ind., January
5, 1861.
Son of Robert Wood and Matilda (Hickman) Wood; married, May 16,
1883, to Mary E. Geiger.
Republican. Lawyer; law partner of J.
Frank Hanly; director and attorney, City National Bank;
director, Lafayette Telephone
Co.; Tippecanoe
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1890-94; member of Indiana
state senate, 1896-1914; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1915-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1933
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Spring
Vale Cemetery, Lafayette, 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.
Son of Wilhelm Carl Yeager and Laura Elizabeth (Barton) Yeager;
married, June 28,
1922, to Lena E. Deeg.
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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