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William Frederick Milton Arny (1813-1881) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.; Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan.
Born in Georgetown, Washington,
D.C., May 9,
1813.
Republican. U.S. Indian Agent in various capacities, 1861-62 and
1867-75; secretary
of New Mexico Territory, 1862-67.
Disciples of Christ.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., September
18, 1881 (age 68 years, 132
days).
Interment at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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Lewis Wallace (1827-1905) —
also known as Lew Wallace —
of Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind.
Born in Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind., April 10,
1827.
Son of David
Wallace.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of
Indiana
state senate, 1857-59; general in the Union Army during the Civil
War; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1870; Governor of
New Mexico Territory, 1878-81; U.S. Minister to Turkey, 1881-85; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Indiana, 1896.
Disciples of Christ. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Author
of Ben-Hur.
Died of stomach
cancer at Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., February
15, 1905 (age 77 years, 311
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.
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