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Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Fenton Whitlock Booth (1869-1947) — also known asFenton W. Booth — of Marshall,ClarkCounty, Ill.Born in Marshall,ClarkCounty, Ill.,May 12,1869.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1896-97; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Illinois,1904;Judgeof U.S. Court of Claims, 1905-.Member,American BarAssociation.DiedJuly 26,1947 (age78 years, 75days).Interment somewhere.
CalvaryCemetery
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John J. Barton (1906-2004) — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,June 23,1906.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;mayorof Indianapolis, Ind., 1964-67; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Indiana,1964.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus.DiedMay 4,2004 (age97 years, 316days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | Frank Edward McKinney (1904-1974) — also known asFrank E. McKinney — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,June 16,1904.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Indiana,1948,1956,1964,1968;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1951-52.Co-owner of Pittsburgh Piratesbaseballteam, 1946-50.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,January9, 1974 (age69 years, 207days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
Crown HillCemetery
Boulevard Pl., W. 32nd St., Northwestern Ave.
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Founded 1863
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1973
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) — also known as"Little Ben";"KidGloves" —of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in North Bend,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,August20, 1833.Republican.Indianareporter of state courts, 1861-63, 1865-69; general in the UnionArmy during the Civil War; candidate forGovernor ofIndiana, 1876; delegate to Republican National Convention fromIndiana,1880;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1881-87;Presidentof the United States, 1889-93; defeated, 1892.Presbyterian.Englishancestry. Member,LoyalLegion;PhiDelta Theta.Died ofpneumonia,in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,March13, 1901 (age67 years, 205days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.| |  Relatives: SonofJohnScott Harrison (1804-1878) and Elizabeth Ramsey (Irwin) Harrison;brother ofJohnScott Harrison (1844-1926); married,October20, 1853, toCarolineLavinia Scott; married,April 6,1896, to Mary Scott (Lord) Dimmick (sister-in-law ofJosephBenjamin Dimmick); father ofRussellBenjamin Harrison; grandson ofWilliamHenry Harrison (1773-1841) andAnnaHarrison; grandfather ofWilliamHenry Harrison (1896-1990); grandnephew ofCarterBassett Harrison; great-grandson ofBenjaminHarrison (1726-1791) andJohnCleves Symmes; first cousin twice removed ofBeverleyRandolph andBurwellBassett; first cousin thrice removed ofRobertCarter Nicholas (1729-1780) andWilliamFitzhugh; second cousin twice removed ofGeorgeNicholas,WilsonCary Nicholas andJohnNicholas; third cousin ofCarterHenry Harrison andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; third cousin once removed ofPeytonRandolph,RobertCarter Nicholas (1787-1857) andCarterHenry Harrison II; fourth cousin ofThomasMarshall,JamesKeith Marshall,PeterMyndert Dox,EdmundRandolph andWilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee; fourth cousin once removed ofEdmundRandolph Cocke,ConnallyFindlay Trigg,RichardEvelyn Byrd,HarryBartow Hawes andWilliamWelby Beverley. | | | | Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:BenjaminFolsom | | | | Other politicians named for him:BenjaminH. Swig—BenH. Waigand—BenDeHart | | | | Campaign slogan: "Grandfather's hatfits Ben." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Benjamin Harrison: RitaStevens,BenjaminHarrison, 23rd President of the United States — HarryJ. Sievers,BenjaminHarrison : Hoosier President: The White House and After,1889-1901 — Charles W. Calhoun,BenjaminHarrison — Homer E. Socolofsky & Allan B. Spetter,ThePresidency of Benjamin Harrison — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — Susan Clinton,BenjaminHarrison : Twenty-Third President of the United States (for youngreaders) | | | | Critical books about Benjamin Harrison:Nathan Miller,Star-SpangledMen : America's Ten Worst Presidents | | | | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891) |
 | Thomas Riley Marshall (1854-1925) — also known asThomas R. Marshall — of Columbia City,WhitleyCounty, Ind.Born in North Manchester,WabashCounty, Ind.,March14, 1854.Democrat.Lawyer;Governor ofIndiana, 1909-13; candidate for Democratic nomination forPresident,1912,1920;VicePresident of the United States, 1913-21.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Moose;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiGamma Delta.Coined the saying: "What this country needs is a good five-centcigar.".Died, from the effects of aheartattack, in his room at the WillardHotel,Washington,D.C.,June 1,1925 (age71 years, 79days).Originally entombed atEstatesof Serenity, Marion, Ind.; re-entombed at Crown Hill Cemetery.  | Thomas Andrews Hendricks (1819-1885) — also known asThomas A. Hendricks — of Shelbyville,ShelbyCounty, Ind.; Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born near Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio,September7, 1819.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1848-49;delegateto Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51;U.S.Representative from Indiana, 1851-55 (5th District 1851-53, 6thDistrict 1853-55); defeated, 1854; Commissioner of the General LandOffice, 1855-59;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1863-69; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1868,1876,1884;Governorof Indiana, 1873-77; defeated, 1860, 1868;VicePresident of the United States, 1885; defeated, 1876; died inoffice 1885; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,1884.Presbyterian;laterEpiscopalian.ScottishandDutchancestry. Member,OddFellows.Died, apparently from aheartattack, in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,November25, 1885 (age66 years, 79days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.  | Charles Warren Fairbanks (1852-1918) — also known asCharles W. Fairbanks — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in alogcabin near Unionville Center,UnionCounty, Ohio,May 11,1852.Republican.Lawyer;general solicitor for Ohio SouthernRailroad,and for the Dayton and IrontonRailroad;president, Terre Haute and PeoriaRailroad;director and general solicitor, Cincinnati, Hamilton, and DaytonRailroad;delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,1896(TemporaryChair;speaker;chair,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee),1900,1904,1912;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1897-1905; resigned 1905;VicePresident of the United States, 1905-09; defeated, 1916;candidate for Republican nomination for President,1908,1916.Died, fromrenalfailure, in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,June 4,1918 (age66 years, 24days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.  | William Henry Harrison Miller (1840-1917) — also known asWilliam H. H. Miller — Born in Augusta,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,September6, 1840.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney General, 1889-93.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,May 25,1917 (age76 years, 261days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | John Caven (1824-1905) — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born near McKeesport,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,April12, 1824.Republican.Mayorof Indianapolis, Ind., 1863-67, 1875-81.DiedMarch 9,1905 (age80 years, 331days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Charles Andrews Bookwalter (1860-1926) — also known asCharles A. Bookwalter — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born near Wabash,WabashCounty, Ind.,December7, 1860.Republican. Candidate forIndianastate house of representatives, 1886;mayorof Indianapolis, Ind., 1901-03, 1906-09; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Indiana,1908.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Knightsof Pythias.DiedOctober26, 1926 (age65 years, 323days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Caroline Harrison (1832-1892) — also known asCaroline Lavinia Scott — Born in Oxford,ButlerCounty, Ohio,October1, 1832.Musicteacher;First Ladyof the United States, 1889-92; died in office 1892.Female.Member,Daughters of theAmerican Revolution.Died, in theWhiteHouse,Washington,D.C.,October25, 1892 (age60 years, 24days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Thomas Taggart (1856-1929) — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.; French Lick,OrangeCounty, Ind.Born in County Monaghan,Ireland,November17, 1856.Democrat.Hotelier;MarionCounty Auditor, 1887-94;IndianaDemocratic state chair, 1892-94;mayorof Indianapolis, Ind., 1895-1901; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Indiana, 1900-16;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1904-08; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Indiana,1912,1924,1928;speaker,1908,1912;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1916; defeated, 1916, 1920.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,March 6,1929 (age72 years, 109days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.  | Reginald H. Sullivan (1876-1980) — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,March10, 1876.Democrat. Member ofIndianastate senate, 1911-13;mayorof Indianapolis, Ind., 1930-34, 1939-42; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Indiana,1932,1940.Episcopalian.DiedJanuary30, 1980 (age103 years,326 days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Henry F. West (1796-1856) — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in1796.Democrat.Mayorof Indianapolis, Ind., 1856; died in office 1856.DiedNovember8, 1856 (ageabout 60years).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Caleb Scudder (1795-1866) — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,January18, 1795.Whig.Mayorof Indianapolis, Ind., 1851-54.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,March 9,1866 (age71 years, 50days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John Scudder and Chloe (Sayre) Scudder; married,August17, 1814, to Mary Gardner; second cousin twice removed ofHenryScudder; third cousin twice removed ofMosesLewis Scudder; fourth cousin ofHenryJoel Scudder; fourth cousin once removed ofJabezHuntington,JoshuaCoit,AugustusSeymour Porter,SamuelLathrop,PeterBuell Porter,WickhamSayre Havens,JohnScudder Havens,CharlesSmith Havens andTownsendScudder. | | | | Political family:Scudderfamily of Northport, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | Samuel D. Maxwell (1803-1873) — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in1803.Republican.Mayorof Indianapolis, Ind., 1858-63.Died in1873(ageabout70 years).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.  | Harry Stewart New (1858-1937) — also known asHarry S. New — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,December31, 1858.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Indiana,1896,1912,1920,1924;member ofIndianastate senate, 1897-99; served in the U.S. Army during theSpanish-American War; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Indiana, 1900-12;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1907-08;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1917-23;U.S.Postmaster General, 1923-29.Disciplesof Christ.EnglishandWelshancestry. Member,Freemasons;SigmaChi.Died inBaltimore,Md.,May 9,1937 (age78 years, 129days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | | Robert H. Tyndall (1877-1947) — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,May 2,1877.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;banker;mayorof Indianapolis, Ind., 1943-47; died in office 1947.Member,Freemasons;Sonsof the American Revolution;AmericanLegion.DiedJuly 9,1947 (age70 years, 68days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.  | Henry Lane Wilson (1857-1932) — also known asHenry L. Wilson — of Lafayette,TippecanoeCounty, Ind.; Spokane,SpokaneCounty, Wash.; Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Crawfordsville,MontgomeryCounty, Ind.,November3, 1857.Republican.Newspapereditor;lawyer;banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington,1896(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee); U.S. Minister toChile, 1897-1904;Belgium, 1905-09; U.S. Ambassador toMexico, 1909-12; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Indiana,1928.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars;LoyalLegion.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,December22, 1932 (age75 years, 49days).Entombed at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Charles Webster Jewett (1884-1961) — also known asCharles W. Jewett — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Franklin,JohnsonCounty, Ind.,January7, 1884.Republican.Lawyer;chair ofMarion County Republican Party, 1914-16;mayorof Indianapolis, Ind., 1918-21; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Indiana,1920(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1940(alternate); candidate forGovernor ofIndiana, 1928; candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana, 1938.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;American BarAssociation;PhiDelta Theta;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.DiedApril28, 1961 (age77 years, 111days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward Parker Jewett and Mary Alma (Aten) Jewett; married,October25, 1911, to Elizabeth Dougherty. |
| | Caleb S. Denny — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Republican.Mayorof Indianapolis, Ind., 1886-90, 1893-95.Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.  | John Worth Kern (1849-1917) — also known asJohn W. Kern — of Kokomo,HowardCounty, Ind.; Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Alto,HowardCounty, Ind.,December20, 1849.Democrat.Lawyer; candidate forIndianastate house of representatives, 1870;Indianareporter of state courts, 1885-89; member ofIndianastate senate, 1893-97; candidate forGovernor ofIndiana, 1900, 1904; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Indiana,1904,1908,1912(chair,Platformand Resolutions Committee;speaker),1916;candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1908;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1911-17; defeated, 1916.Member,American BarAssociation;Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons.Died oftuberculosisanduremicpoisoning, in Asheville,BuncombeCounty, N.C.,August17, 1917 (age67 years, 240days).Original interment ataprivate or family graveyard, Botetourt County, Va.; reintermentin 1929 at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | | Thomas Lennox Sullivan (1846-1936) — also known asThomas L. Sullivan — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,October6, 1846.Democrat. Circuit judge in Indiana, 1888;mayorof Indianapolis, Ind., 1890-93; candidate for superior courtjudge in Indiana, 1899.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.DiedJuly 9,1936 (age89 years, 277days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | John Worth Kern Jr. (1900-1971) — also known asJohn W. Kern — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,July 7,1900.Democrat.Lawyer;superior court judge in Indiana, 1931-34;mayorof Indianapolis, Ind., 1935-37; resigned 1937.Presbyterian.Member,PhiGamma Delta;Freemasons.At age 8, hislegs wereparalyzed by polio.DiedJanuary29, 1971 (age70 years, 206days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.  | William Hayden English (1822-1896) — also known asWilliam H. English — of Lexington,ScottCounty, Ind.Born in Lexington,ScottCounty, Ind.,August27, 1822.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1851-52;Speaker ofthe Indiana State House of Representatives, 1851-52;U.S.Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1853-61; candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1880.EnglishandFrenchHuguenot ancestry. Member,Freemasons;Sonsof the American Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,February7, 1896 (age73 years, 164days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | James McCready (1816-1909) — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in1816.Democrat.Mayorof Indianapolis, Ind., 1854-56.Died in1909(ageabout93 years).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | John L. Duvall (1874-1962) — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born inTazewellCounty, Ill.,November29, 1874.Republican.Mayorof Indianapolis, Ind., 1926-27; resigned 1927.Convictedin 1927 of violating the state corrupt practices act bytakingbribes fromKu KluxKlan leader D. C. Stephenson;sentencedto 30 days in jail,fined$1,000, andforced toresign as mayor.DiedFebruary25, 1962 (age87 years, 88days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | John W. Holtzman (1858-1942) — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born inBerksCounty, Pa.,April23, 1858.Democrat.Mayorof Indianapolis, Ind., 1903-05; defeated, 1905.DiedMarch 6,1942 (age83 years, 317days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Horatio C. Newcomb — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Whig.Mayorof Indianapolis, Ind., 1849-51; resigned 1851.Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Harry R. Wallace (d. 1915) — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Republican.Mayorof Indianapolis, Ind., 1913.Died in1915.Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Daniel W. Grubbs — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Republican.Mayorof Indianapolis, Ind., 1881-84.Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | James Whitcomb (1795-1852) — of Indiana. Born near Windsor,WindsorCounty, Vt.,December1, 1795.Democrat. Member ofIndianastate senate, 1830-36; Commissioner of the General Land Office,1836-41;Governor ofIndiana, 1843-48;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1849-52; died in office 1852.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Poet James Whitcomb Riley is named for him. Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October4, 1852 (age56 years, 308days).Original interment atGreenlawn Cemetery(which no longer exists); reinterment in 1892 at Crown Hill Cemetery;statue atMonument Circle. | | Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton (1823-1877) — also known asOliver P. Morton — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Salisbury,WayneCounty, Ind.,August4, 1823.Republican. Circuit judge in Indiana, 1852;LieutenantGovernor of Indiana, 1861;Governor ofIndiana, 1861-67; defeated, 1856;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1867-77; died in office 1877; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Indiana, 1872-; candidate for Republicannomination for President,1876.Hislegs wereparalyzed after a stroke in 1865; suffered anotherstroke in1877, and died soon after, in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,November1, 1877 (age54 years, 89days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery; statue atVicksburgNational Military Park, Vicksburg, Miss.; statue atStatehouse Grounds. | | Walter C. Boetcher (1881-1951) — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in LaPorte,LaPorteCounty, Ind.,November13, 1881.Democrat.Chair ofMarion County Democratic Party, 1934-36;mayorof Indianapolis, Ind., 1937-38;MarionCounty Treasurer, 1940-43.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Moose.DiedOctober5, 1951 (age69 years, 326days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Albert H. Losche (1891-1966) — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.BornJanuary6, 1891.Democrat.Mayorof Indianapolis, Ind., 1962-63.DiedNovember22, 1966 (age75 years, 320days).Entombed in mausoleum at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Christian J. Emhardt (1883-1971) — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Pottsville,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.,November5, 1883.Democrat.Mayorof Indianapolis, Ind., 1951; superior court judge in Indiana,1959-63.DiedSeptember4, 1971 (age87 years, 303days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.  | John Cooper Wiley (1893-1967) — also known asJohn C. Wiley — of Indiana. Born in Bordeaux,Franceof American parents,September26, 1893.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul General inAntwerp, 1935-37;Vienna, 1937-38; U.S. Minister toEstonia, 1938-40;Latvia, 1938-40; U.S. Ambassador toColombia, 1944-47;Portugal, 1947-48;Iran, 1948-50;Panama, 1951-53.Presbyterian.Died inWashington,D.C.,February3, 1967 (age73 years, 130days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Albert Gallatin Porter (1824-1897) — also known asAlbert G. Porter — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Lawrenceburg,DearbornCounty, Ind.,April20, 1824.Republican.Lawyer;Indianareporter of state courts, 1853-56;U.S.Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1859-63;Governor ofIndiana, 1881-85; delegate to Republican National Convention fromIndiana,1888;U.S. Minister toItaly, 1889-92.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,May 3,1897 (age73 years, 13days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | George L. Denny — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Republican.Mayorof Indianapolis, Ind., 1947; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Indiana,1948;candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1948.Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Claude E. Negley — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born inMarionCounty, Ind.Republican.Mayorof Indianapolis, Ind., 1927.Pleadedguilty in 1927 tobriberychargesandfined.Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | David Turpie (1828-1909) — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Ohio,1828.Democrat. Member of Indiana state legislature, 1860;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1863, 1887-99; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Indiana,1888(member,ResolutionsCommittee).Died in1909(ageabout81 years).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Meredith Nicholson (1866-1947) — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Crawfordsville,MontgomeryCounty, Ind.,December9, 1866.Democrat. Member ofIndianaDemocratic State Committee, 1930-32; U.S. Minister toParaguay, 1933-35;Venezuela, 1935;Nicaragua, 1938-41;novelist;poet.Episcopalian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;PhiGamma Delta.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,December21, 1947 (age81 years, 12days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.  | Homer Earl Capehart (1897-1979) — also known asHomer E. Capehart — of Washington,DaviessCounty, Ind.Born in Algiers,PikeCounty, Ind.,June 6,1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;manufacturer;farmer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,1940(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1948,1952(HonoraryVice-President;speaker),1956(member,CredentialsCommittee;speaker),1960;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1945-63; defeated, 1962.Lutheran.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Rotary;Moose;Eagles.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,September3, 1979 (age82 years, 89days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.  | Albert Jeremiah Beveridge (1862-1927) — also known asAlbert J. Beveridge — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born inHighlandCounty, Ohio,October6, 1862.Lawyer;historian;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1899-1911; defeated, 1914 (Progressive),1922 (Republican); delegate to Republican National Convention fromIndiana,1900,1904(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1908,1920,1924(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business); Progressive candidate forGovernor ofIndiana, 1912; received thePulitzerPrize in Biography, 1920.Member,AmericanHistorical Association.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,April27, 1927 (age64 years, 203days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Henry Beveridge and Frances Eleanor (Parkinson) Beveridge;married,November24, 1887, to Katherine Maude Langsdale; married,August7, 1907, to Catherine Spencer Eddy; father ofAlbertJeremiah Beveridge Jr.. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books by Albert J. Beveridge:TheLife of John Marshall: The Building of the Nation 1815-1835(1916) —TheLife of John Marshall: Conflict and Construction 1800-1815(1916) —TheLife of John Marshall: Politician, Diplomatist, Statesman1789-1801 (1916) —TheLife of John Marshall: Frontiersman, Soldier, Lawmaker(1916) —AbrahamLincoln 1809-1858 (1928) —TheArt of Public Speaking (1924) —TheMeaning of the Times, and Other Speeches (1908) —TheRussian Advance (1904) —TheState of the Nation (1924) —WhatIs Back of the War (1915) | | | | Image source: American Monthly Reviewof Reviews, December 1902 |
| | Noah Noble (1794-1844) — ofFranklinCounty, Ind.; Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Berryville,ClarkeCounty, Va.,January14, 1794.Lawyer;farmer;merchant;miller;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1825;Governor ofIndiana, 1831-37.Methodist.Scottishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,February8, 1844 (age50 years, 25days).Original interment atGreenlawn Cemetery(which no longer exists); reinterment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Oliver Hampton Smith (1794-1859) — also known asOliver H. Smith — of Connersville,FayetteCounty, Ind.; Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Smiths Island (unknowncounty), N.J.,October23, 1794.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1822;U.S.Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1827-29;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1837-43.DiedMarch19, 1859 (age64 years, 147days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Joseph Ewing McDonald (1819-1891) — also known asJoseph E. McDonald — of Crawfordsville,MontgomeryCounty, Ind.; Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born inButlerCounty, Ohio,August29, 1819.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1849-51; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Indiana,1864,1868,1876,1880(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization); candidate forGovernor ofIndiana, 1864;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1875-81; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1884.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,June 21,1891 (age71 years, 296days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | David Wallace (1799-1859) — of Indiana. Born near Lewistown,MifflinCounty, Pa.,April24, 1799.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1828-30;LieutenantGovernor of Indiana, 1831-37;Governor ofIndiana, 1837-40;U.S.Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1841-43;delegateto Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; state courtjudge in Indiana, 1856-59.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,September4, 1859 (age60 years, 133days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Allen Miller Fletcher (1853-1922) — also known asAllen M. Fletcher — of Proctorsville, Cavendish,WindsorCounty, Vt.Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,September25, 1853.Republican.Farmer;member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Cavendish, 1902-03, 1906,1908, 1910; member ofVermontstate senate, 1904-05; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Vermont,1908;Governorof Vermont, 1912-15.Congregationalist.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, in the BerwickHotel,Rutland,RutlandCounty, Vt.,May 11,1922 (age68 years, 228days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Robert Dunkerson Orr (1917-2004) — also known asRobert D. Orr — of Evansville,VanderburghCounty, Ind.Born in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,November17, 1917.Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,1956;chairof Vanderburgh County Republican Party, 1965-67; member ofIndianastate senate; elected 1968;LieutenantGovernor of Indiana; elected 1972;Governor ofIndiana, 1981-89; board member,Amtrak(representing all state governors); U.S. Ambassador toSingapore, 1989-92.Presbyterian.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon;Rotary;Jaycees.Died, ofheartdisease, in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,March10, 2004 (age86 years, 114days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Winfield Taylor Durbin (1847-1928) — also known asWinfield T. Durbin — of Anderson,MadisonCounty, Ind.Born in Lawrenceburg,DearbornCounty, Ind.,May 4,1847.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;banker;Presidential Elector for Indiana,1893;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Indiana, 1896; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Indiana,1896,1904(member,CredentialsCommittee),1924;Presidential Elector for Indiana,1897;colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;Governor ofIndiana, 1901-05; defeated, 1912.Member,Freemasons.DiedDecember18, 1928 (age81 years, 228days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Harry Guyer Leslie (1878-1937) — also known asHarry G. Leslie — of Lafayette,TippecanoeCounty, Ind.Born in Lafayette,TippecanoeCounty, Ind.,April 6,1878.Republican.Lawyer;farmer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1923-27;Speaker ofthe Indiana State House of Representatives, 1925-27;Governor ofIndiana, 1929-33; delegate to Republican National Convention fromIndiana,1932.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Died in Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.,December10, 1937 (age59 years, 248days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Cornelia Cole Fairbanks (1852-1913) — also known asNellie Fairbanks;Cornelia A.Cole —of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Marysville,UnionCounty, Ohio,January14, 1852.SecondLady of the United States, 1905-09.Female.Member,Daughters of theAmerican Revolution.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,October24, 1913 (age61 years, 283days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Ira Joy Chase (1834-1895) — also known asIra J. Chase — of Indiana. BornDecember7, 1834.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana, 1886;LieutenantGovernor of Indiana, 1889-91;Governor ofIndiana, 1891-93; defeated, 1892.Died in Lubec,WashingtonCounty, Maine,May 11,1895 (age60 years, 155days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.  | Lois Irene Marshall (1873-1958) — also known asLois Irene Kimsey — of Columbia City,WhitleyCounty, Ind.; Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.; Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Salem Center,SteubenCounty, Ind.,May 9,1873.Democrat.Second Ladyof the United States, 1913-21; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Indiana,1928.Female.Suffered astroke inherhotelsuite, and died a few days later, in Good SamaritanHospital,Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,January6, 1958 (age84 years, 242days).Entombed at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Addison Clay Harris (1840-1916) — also known asAddison C. Harris — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born inWayneCounty, Ind.,October1, 1840.Lawyer;member ofIndianastate senate, 1877-79; candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana, 1886; Presidential Elector forIndiana,1897;U.S. Minister toAustria-Hungary, 1899-1901.Quaker.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,September2, 1916 (age75 years, 337days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Isaac Newton Blackford (1786-1859) — of Indiana. Born in Bound Brook,SomersetCounty, N.J.,November6, 1786.Territorial court judge in Indiana, 1814-15; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1816-17;justice ofIndiana state supreme court, 1817-53; candidate for PresidentialElector for Indiana,1824;candidate forGovernor ofIndiana, 1825;Judgeof U.S. Court of Claims, 1855-59.Died inWashington,D.C.,December31, 1859 (age73 years, 55days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Robert Hanna Jr. (1786-1858) — of Brookville,FranklinCounty, Ind.; Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born inLaurensCounty, S.C.,April 6,1786.Delegateto Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816;registerof U.S. Land Office at Brookville, Indiana, 1821-23;registerof U.S. Land Office at Indianapolis, Indiana, 1825-27;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1831-32; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1832-33, 1836-39; defeated, 1830,1835; member ofIndianastate senate, 1840-41; defeated, 1846; candidate fordelegateto Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850.Killedby a train while walking on the track in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,November16, 1858 (age72 years, 224days).Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Crown HillCemetery. | | Abram Adams Hammond (1814-1874) — of Indiana. BornMarch21, 1814.Common pleas court judge in Indiana, 1850;LieutenantGovernor of Indiana, 1857-60;Governor ofIndiana, 1860-61.Died inDenver,Colo.,August27, 1874 (age60 years, 159days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Eliza Hendricks (1823-1903) — also known asEliza Carol Morgan — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in North Bend,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,November23, 1823.First Lady of Indiana, 1873-77;Second Ladyof the United States, 1885.Female.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,November3, 1903 (age79 years, 345days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | George Washington Julian (1817-1899) — also known asGeorge W. Julian — of Centerville,WayneCounty, Ind.Born near Centerville,WayneCounty, Ind.,May 5,1817.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1845;U.S.Representative from Indiana, 1849-51, 1861-71 (4th District1849-51, 5th District 1861-69, 4th District 1869-71); Free Soilcandidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1852; received 5 electoral votesfor Vice-President,1872.DiedJuly 7,1899 (age82 years, 63days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.  | William Sylvester Taylor (1853-1928) — also known asWilliam S. Taylor;W. S. Taylor;"Hogjaw" —of Morgantown,ButlerCounty, Ky.Born in alogcabin inButlerCounty, Ky.,October10, 1853.Republican.Lawyer;state court judge in Kentucky, 1886; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Kentucky,1888,1900;Kentuckystate attorney general, 1896-99;Governor ofKentucky, 1899-1900;indictedin 1900 as a conspirator in theassassinationofWilliamJ. Goebel;fledto Indiana; never extradited;pardonedin 1909 by Gov.AugustusE. Willson.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,August2, 1928 (age74 years, 297days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Benjamin Parke (1777-1835) — of Vincennes,KnoxCounty, Ind.Born in New Jersey,September22, 1777.Lawyer;Indianaterritory attorney general, 1804-08; member ofIndianaterritorial House of Representatives, 1805;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Indiana Territory, 1805-08; resigned 1808;delegateto Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816;U.S.District Judge for Indiana, 1817-35.Died in Salem,WashingtonCounty, Ind.,July 12,1835 (age57 years, 293days).Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Crown HillCemetery. | | William Ellis Niblack (1822-1893) — also known asWilliam E. Niblack — ofMartinCounty, Ind.; Vincennes,KnoxCounty, Ind.Born in Portersville,DuboisCounty, Ind.,May 18,1822.Democrat.Surveyor;lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1849-50, 1863; member ofIndianastate senate, 1850-52; circuit judge in Indiana, 1854-57;U.S.Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1857-61, 1865-75;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,1864,1868,1880(member,CredentialsCommittee); member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Indiana, 1864-72;justice ofIndiana state supreme court, 1877-89.ScottishandEnglishancestry. Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,May 7,1893 (age70 years, 354days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | John Coburn (1825-1908) — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,October27, 1825.Republican. Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1850-51; Presidential Elector forIndiana,1852;common pleas court judge in Indiana, 1859-61; general in the UnionArmy during the Civil War; circuit judge in Indiana, 1865-66;U.S.Representative from Indiana, 1867-75 (6th District 1867-69, 5thDistrict 1869-75); member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Indiana, 1870-72;justice ofMontana territorial supreme court, 1884-86.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;LoyalLegion;BetaTheta Pi.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,January28, 1908 (age82 years, 93days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Julia May Carson (1938-2007) — also known asJulia Carson;Julia MayPorter —of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,July 8,1938.Democrat. Staff assistant for U.S. Rep.AndrewJacobs, Jr., 1965-72; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1972-76; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Indiana,1972,1996,2000,2004;member ofIndianastate senate, 1976-90;U.S.Representative from Indiana, 1997-2007 (10th District 1997-2003,7th District 2003-07); died in office 2007.Female.Baptist.Africanancestry. Member,UnitedAuto Workers.Died, oflungcancer, in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,December15, 2007 (age69 years, 160days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | William Wallace Chalmers (1861-1944) — also known asWilliam W. Chalmers — of Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio.Born in Strathroy,Ontario,November1, 1861.Republican.School teacherand principal;superintendentof schools;farmer;lumberbusiness;realestate andinsurancebusiness;U.S.Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1921-23, 1925-31;defeated, 1922.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,October1, 1944 (age82 years, 335days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Merrill Moores (1856-1929) — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,April21, 1856.Republican.U.S.Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1915-25.Died, as the result of anautomobileaccident, in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,October21, 1929 (age73 years, 183days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | James Ellsworth Noland (1920-1992) — also known asJames E. Noland — of Bloomington,MonroeCounty, Ind.; Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in La Grange,LewisCounty, Mo.,April22, 1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1949-51; defeated,1946, 1950;secretary ofIndiana Democratic Party, 1959-66; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Indiana,1964;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, 1966-86;took senior status 1986.Member,PhiKappa Psi.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,August12, 1992 (age72 years, 112days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | William John Brown (1805-1857) — also known asWilliam J. Brown — of Indiana. Born inMasonCounty, Ky.,August15, 1805.Democrat. Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1828-30, 1841-43;secretaryof state of Indiana, 1837-41;U.S.Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1843-45, 1849-51.Died in Perry Township,MarionCounty, Ind.,March18, 1857 (age51 years, 215days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.  | Newton Booth Tarkington (1869-1946) — also known asBooth Tarkington — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,July 29,1869.Republican.Novelist;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1903-04.Member,SigmaChi.Won thePulitzerPrize in fiction, 1919, forThe Magnificent Ambersons andin 1922 forAlice Adams.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,May 19,1946 (age76 years, 294days).Entombed at Crown Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: SonofJohnStevenson Tarkington and Elizabeth (Booth) Tarkington;brother-in-law ofOvidButler Jameson; married,June 18,1902, to Laura Louisa Fletcher; married1912 toSusannah Kiefer Robinson; nephew ofNewtonBooth; uncle ofJohnTarkington Jameson andDonaldOvid Butler Jameson; grandnephew ofWilliamClayborne Tarkington; first cousin ofFentonWhitlock Booth. | | | | Political family:Booth-Tarkington-Jamesonfamily of Indianapolis, Indiana. | | | | Tarkington Hall, at PurdueUniversity,inWestLafayette, Indiana, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books by Booth Tarkington:TheGentleman from Indiana (1899) —InThe Arena : Stories of Political Life (1905) | | | | Fiction by Booth Tarkington:TheTurmoil —AliceAdams —Penrodand Sam —TheMagnificent Ambersons —Penrod —Seventeen —GentleJulia —RamseyMilholland —TheConquest of Canaan —TheTwo Vanrevels —Harlequinand Columbine —TheBeautiful Lady —MonsieurBeaucaire —TheGibson Upright —TheGuest of Quesnay —HisOwn People —Women —Beasley'sChristmas Party | | | | Books about Booth Tarkington: James L.Woodress,BoothTarkington : Gentleman from Indiana — Keith J.Fennimore,BoothTarkington | | | | Image source: Time Magazine, December21, 1925 |
| | Ebenezer Dumont (1814-1871) — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Vevay,SwitzerlandCounty, Ind.,November23, 1814.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1838-39, 1850-51;Speaker ofthe Indiana State House of Representatives, 1850-51; colonel inthe U.S. Army during the Mexican War; Presidential Elector forIndiana,1852;general in the Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1863-67.Methodist.Appointed territorial governor of Idaho, but died before takingoffice, oftyphoidfever, in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,April16, 1871 (age56 years, 144days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Lucien Barbour (1811-1880) — of Indiana. Born in Canton,HartfordCounty, Conn.,March 4,1811.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Indiana, 1848-50;U.S.Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1855-57.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,July 19,1880 (age69 years, 137days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Franklin Landers (1825-1901) — of Indiana. Born near Landersdale,MorganCounty, Ind.,March22, 1825.Democrat. Member ofIndianastate senate, 1860;U.S.Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1875-77; candidate forGovernorof Indiana, 1880.DiedSeptember10, 1901 (age76 years, 172days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | John McClure Wiley (1841-1912) — also known asJohn M. Wiley — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Londonderry, Ireland (nowNorthernIreland),August11, 1841.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 5th District, 1871-72; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New York,1880,1884,1888;U.S.Representative from New York 33rd District, 1889-91; U.S. ConsulinBordeaux, 1893-97; Democratic candidate for PresidentialElector for New York,1900.Member,Freemasons.Died in St. Catherines,Ontario,August13, 1912 (age71 years, 2days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Joseph Bloomer Kealing (1859-1927) — also known asJoseph B. Kealing — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,June 25,1859.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,1896,1908;U.S.Attorney for Indiana, 1901-09; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Indiana, 1920-24.Died, fromchronicmyocarditis andparenchymatousnephritis, in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,December7, 1927 (age68 years, 165days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | John Hanson Farquhar (1818-1873) — also known asJohn H. Farquhar — of Brookville,FranklinCounty, Ind.Born in Union Bridge,CarrollCounty, Md.,December20, 1818.Republican.U.S.Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1865-67;secretaryof state of Indiana, 1872-73.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,October1, 1873 (age54 years, 285days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Louis Blasdel Ewbank (1864-1953) — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born inDearbornCounty, Ind.,September5, 1864.Lawyer;justiceof Indiana state supreme court, 1920-26.Member,Freemasons.Died in Guilford,DearbornCounty, Ind.,March 7,1953 (age88 years, 183days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Nathan B. Palmer (1790-1875) — ofJeffersonCounty, Ind.; Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Stonington,New LondonCounty, Conn.,August27, 1790.Democrat. Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1825-26, 1828-29, 1832-34;Speaker ofthe Indiana State House of Representatives, 1833-34; PresidentialElector for Indiana,1832;Indianastate treasurer, 1835-41; candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1841;IndianaDemocratic state chair, 1860.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,April13, 1875 (age84 years, 229days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | William Summerville Haymond (1823-1885) — of Monticello,WhiteCounty, Ind.; Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born near Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),February20, 1823.U.S.Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1875-77.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,December24, 1885 (age62 years, 307days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Amos Myers (1824-1893) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania,1824.Republican.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1863-65.Died in1893(ageabout69 years).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Ralph Hill (1827-1899) — of Columbus,BartholomewCounty, Ind.Born inTrumbullCounty, Ohio,October12, 1827.Republican.U.S.Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1865-67.DiedAugust20, 1899 (age71 years, 312days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | William Eastin English (1850-1926) — also known asWilliam E. English — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Lexington,ScottCounty, Ind.,November3, 1850.Lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1879;U.S.Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1883-85; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Indiana,1892(chair,RulesCommittee;speaker),1896;served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Indiana,1912;member ofIndianastate senate, 1917-25; defeated (Republican), 1908, 1910.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars;UnitedSpanish War Veterans;Societyof the Cincinnati.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,April29, 1926 (age75 years, 177days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | James Matlock Ogden (1870-1956) — also known asJames M. Ogden — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Danville,HendricksCounty, Ind.,April 5,1870.Republican.School teacherand principal;lawyer;Indianastate attorney general, 1929-33.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;SigmaChi;DeltaChi;SigmaDelta Kappa;Freemasons.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,November11, 1956 (age86 years, 220days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Samuel St. George Rogers (1832-1880) — of Florida. Born in Pulaski,GilesCounty, Tenn.,June 30,1832.Member ofFloridastate senate, 1860; colonel in the Confederate Army during theCivil War;Representativefrom Florida in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65.Slaveowner. Died in Terre Haute,VigoCounty, Ind.,September11, 1880 (age48 years, 73days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | John Stough Bobbs (1809-1870) — also known asJohn S. Bobbs — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Green Village,FranklinCounty, Pa.,December22, 1809.Republican. Member ofIndianastate senate, 1857-59; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Indiana,1860;served in the Union Army during the Civil War.Performed thefirstgall-bladder surgery in the nation, 1867.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,May 1,1870 (age60 years, 130days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | James Sidney Hinton (1834-1892) — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born near Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,December25, 1834.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,1872;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1881.Africanancestry. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.FirstBlack member of the Indiana legislature.Died of aheartattack while making aspeech,in Brazil,ClayCounty, Ind.,November6, 1892 (age57 years, 317days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Samuel Merrill (1792-1855) — of Indiana. Born in1792.Indianastate treasurer, 1823-35.Died in1855(ageabout63 years).Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Crown HillCemetery. | | Arcada Stark Balz (1879-1973) — also known asArcada Balz — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born inMonroeCounty, Ind.,December31, 1879.Republican.Schoolteacher; member ofIndianastate senate, 1943;Firstwoman elected to Indiana State Senate; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Indiana,1944.Female.Methodist.DiedAugust18, 1973 (age93 years, 230days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | John B. Conner (1831-1912) — of Indiana. Born inJenningsCounty, Ind.,April28, 1831.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;newspapereditor and publisher;Indianastate statistician, 1892-1901.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,April10, 1912 (age80 years, 348days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Willoughby Conner and Rachel (Johnson) Conner; married1852 to AnnaMaria Weidman. |
| | Royal Mayhew (c.1805-1865) — of Indiana. Born about 1805.Indianastate treasurer, 1844-47.DiedMarch11, 1865 (ageabout 60years).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | John James Cooper (1830-1906) — also known asJohn J. Cooper — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.BornJanuary20, 1830.Democrat.Merchant;farmer;Indianastate treasurer, 1883-87.DiedJanuary18, 1906 (age75 years, 363days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Frederick Augustus Sims (1867-1947) — also known asFred A. Sims — of Frankfort,ClintonCounty, Ind.; Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Frankfort,ClintonCounty, Ind.,October8, 1867.Republican.Lawyer;banker;mayorof Frankfort, Ind., 1894-98; member ofIndianaRepublican State Committee, 1896-1906;secretary ofIndiana Republican Party, 1904-06;secretaryof state of Indiana, 1906-10; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Indiana,1916.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,April20, 1947 (age79 years, 194days).Cremated;ashes interred at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Larry Allyn Conrad (1935-1990) — also known asLarry Conrad — of Indiana. BornFebruary8, 1935.Secretaryof state of Indiana, 1970-78.DiedJuly 7,1990 (age55 years, 149days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | John A. Watkins (1898-1973) — of Indiana. Born in Marion,GrantCounty, Ind.,March 8,1898.LieutenantGovernor of Indiana, 1949-53.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,February26, 1973 (age74 years, 355days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Jacob Piatt Dunn (1855-1924) — also known asJacob P. Dunn — of Indiana. Born in1855.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1902.Died in1924(ageabout69 years).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Albert Jeremiah Beveridge Jr. (1908-1965) — also known asAlbert J. Beveridge, Jr. — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Manchester,EssexCounty, Mass.,August21, 1908.Republican.Newspaperreporter andcolumnist;radionewscaster; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Indiana,1936;member ofIndianastate senate, 1941-45; served in the U.S. Army during World WarII; candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1946.Episcopalian.Died in West Palm Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.,January15, 1965 (age56 years, 147days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Charles Emmett Coffin (1849-1934) — also known asCharles E. Coffin — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Salem,WashingtonCounty, Ind.,July 14,1849.Realestate business;banker;Vice-Consulfor Paraguay inIndianapolis,Ind., 1900-04.Methodist.Member,OptimistClub;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,October15, 1934 (age85 years, 93days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Bruce Charles Savage (1906-1993) — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,July 30,1906.Republican.Real estatebroker; candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1946.Presbyterian.Member,Kiwanis.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,1993(ageabout86 years).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Elisha Gale English (c.1797-1874) — of Indiana. Born in Kentucky, about 1797. Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1832-34, 1839-40, 1842-43; memberofIndianastate senate, 1845-51, 1865-67.Member,Freemasons.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,November14, 1874 (ageabout 77years).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Stephen Elbert Urmston (1845-1895) — also known asStephen E. Urmston — of Indiana. Born inHamiltonCounty, Ohio,March31, 1845.Member ofIndianastate senate, 1879-81, 1887-89.Methodist.Died in1895(ageabout50 years).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | William Clayborne Tarkington (1816-1895) — ofMonroeCounty, Ind.Born in Edwardsport,KnoxCounty, Ind.,June 2,1816.Dry goodsmerchant; member ofIndianastate senate, 1855-62.Member,Freemasons.DiedJuly 19,1895 (age79 years, 47days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Russell Benjamin Harrison (1854-1936) — also known asRussell Lord Harrison — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Oxford,ButlerCounty, Ohio,August12, 1854.Republican.Newspaperwork; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1921-24; member ofIndianastate senate, 1925-28;HonoraryConsul for Mexico inIndianapolis,Ind., 1929.Member,UnionLeague.Died, fromheartdisease, in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,December13, 1936 (age82 years, 123days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | John Stevenson Tarkington (1832-1923) — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Centerville,WayneCounty, Ind.,June 24,1832.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1863; defeated, 1860; served inthe Union Army during the Civil War; circuit judge in Indiana,1870-72.Methodist.Member,LoyalLegion;GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,January30, 1923 (age90 years, 220days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Robert Lee Brokenburr (1886-1974) — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Phoebus, Elizabeth City County (now part ofHampton),Va.,November16, 1886.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIndianastate senate, 1941-44.AfricanMethodist Episcopal.Africanancestry. Member,Freemasons;KappaAlpha Psi.DiedMarch24, 1974 (age87 years, 128days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | John Chalfant New (1831-1906) — also known asJohn C. New — ofMarionCounty, Ind.Born in Vernon,JenningsCounty, Ind.,July 6,1831.Republican.Banker;newspaperpublisher;lawyer;member ofIndianastate senate, 1863; Treasurer of the United States, 1875-76;IndianaRepublican state chair, 1880-82.Disciplesof Christ.EnglishandWelshancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,June 4,1906 (age74 years, 333days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | William Line Elder (1855-1940) — also known asWilliam L. Elder — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in1855.Realestate business;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Indianapolis, Indiana, 1919.Died in1940(ageabout85 years).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | John Hendricks (1792-1866) — of Indiana. Born in Ligonier,WestmorelandCounty, Pa.,April30, 1792.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1841-42; candidate forIndianastate senate, 1845.Presbyterian.Died in Shelbyville,ShelbyCounty, Ind.,July 24,1866 (age74 years, 85days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Ovid Butler Jameson (1854-1915) — of Indiana. Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,July 17,1854.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1885-86.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,January15, 1915 (age60 years, 182days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Jefferson Helm Claypool (1856-1919) — ofFayetteCounty, Ind.Born in Connersville,FayetteCounty, Ind.,August15, 1856.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1889-91.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,January22, 1919 (age62 years, 160days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | William C. Van Arsdel (1849-1922) — of Indiana. Born inMontgomeryCounty, Ind.,December19, 1849.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1895.Methodist.Died in Greencastle,PutnamCounty, Ind.,January7, 1922 (age72 years, 19days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Lenora E. Kealing (1873-1926) — also known asLenora Elizabeth Meyer;Mrs. Joseph B.Kealing —of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Leaf River,OgleCounty, Ill.,May 19,1873.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIndiana,1920.Female.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,November18, 1926 (age53 years, 183days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Julia Ethel Landers (1872-1953) — also known asJulia E. Landers — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,1872.Democrat. Member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Indiana, 1920; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Indiana,1924.Female.Member,Daughters of theAmerican Revolution.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,April12, 1953 (ageabout 80years).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Bowman Elder (1888-1954) — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,March 4,1888.Democrat.Real estatebusiness; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIndiana,1916,1932,1940;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;treasurer ofIndiana Democratic Party, 1924-26; treasurer, Indiana OfficeFurnitureCo., 1929-35; receiver who liquidated Indiana'sinterurbanrailways, 1933-40;ConsularAgent for France inIndianapolis,Ind., 1935.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;ReserveOfficers Association;MilitaryOrder of Foreign Wars;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;Elks;ZetaPsi.Died, in MethodistHospital,Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,June 10,1954 (age66 years, 98days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | John Tarkington Jameson (1889-1963) — of Indiana. Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,July 16,1889.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1921-22.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind., June,1963(age73years, 0 days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Donald Ovid Butler Jameson (1891-1967) — of Indiana. Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,January19, 1891.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1917-18.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,December31, 1967 (age76 years, 346days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Henry J. Richardson Jr. (1902-1983) — of Indiana. BornJune 21,1902.Democrat. Member ofIndianastate house of representatives; elected 1932.Africanancestry.DiedDecember5, 1983 (age81 years, 167days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Michael L. Fansler — of Logansport,CassCounty, Ind.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,1924(alternate),1940.Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: | | | John M. Morton (1846-1900) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Indiana,April16, 1846.U.S. Consul inHonolulu, 1879-80; U.S. Consul General inHonolulu, as of 1880;U.S.Surveyor of Customs at San Francisco, Calif., California, 1881.Died, fromapoplexy,in St. Paul,AleutiansWest census area, Alaska,July 15,1900 (age54 years, 90days).Intermentsomewherein St. Paul, Alaska; cenotaph at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Floral ParkCemetery
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
GreenlawnCemetery (now gone)
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Founded 1821
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Caleb Blood Smith (1808-1864) — also known asCaleb B. Smith — of Connersville,FayetteCounty, Ind.; Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,April16, 1808.Republican. Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1833-37, 1840-41;Speaker ofthe Indiana State House of Representatives, 1836;U.S.Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1843-49; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Indiana,1860;speaker,1856;Presidential Elector for Indiana,1856;U.S.Secretary of the Interior, 1861-62;U.S.District Judge for Indiana, 1862-64; died in office 1864.A large private mausoleum was built for him in Crown Hill Cemetery,Indianapolis, but he was never entombed there.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,January7, 1864 (age55 years, 266days).Original interment at Greenlawn Cemetery; reinterment atCityCemetery, Connersville, Ind. | | James Whitcomb (1795-1852) — of Indiana. Born near Windsor,WindsorCounty, Vt.,December1, 1795.Democrat. Member ofIndianastate senate, 1830-36; Commissioner of the General Land Office,1836-41;Governor ofIndiana, 1843-48;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1849-52; died in office 1852.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Poet James Whitcomb Riley is named for him. Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October4, 1852 (age56 years, 308days).Original interment at Greenlawn Cemetery; reinterment in 1892 atCrown Hill Cemetery; statue atMonument Circle. | | Noah Noble (1794-1844) — ofFranklinCounty, Ind.; Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Berryville,ClarkeCounty, Va.,January14, 1794.Lawyer;farmer;merchant;miller;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1825;Governor ofIndiana, 1831-37.Methodist.Scottishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,February8, 1844 (age50 years, 25days).Original interment at Greenlawn Cemetery; reinterment atCrown Hill Cemetery. | | Andrew Kennedy (1810-1847) — of Muncietown (now Muncie),DelawareCounty, Ind.Born in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,July 24,1810.Democrat. Member ofIndianastate senate, 1836-40; candidate for Presidential Elector forIndiana,1840;U.S.Representative from Indiana, 1841-47 (5th District 1841-43, 10thDistrict 1843-47).Died ofsmallpox,in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,December31, 1847 (age37 years, 160days).Original interment at Greenlawn Cemetery; reinterment atBeechGrove Cemetery, Muncie, Ind. | | Daniel Crosby Lane (1766-1830) — of Indiana. Born inLoudounCounty, Va.,1766.Delegateto Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816;Indianastate treasurer, 1816-23; member ofIndianastate senate, 1827-30; died in office 1830.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,January6, 1830 (ageabout 63years).Original interment at Greenlawn Cemetery; reinterment atFloral Park Cemetery.
Holy Cross andSt. Joseph Cemetery
2446 South Meridian Street
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Founded 1861
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MonumentCircle
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | | James Whitcomb (1795-1852) — of Indiana. Born near Windsor,WindsorCounty, Vt.,December1, 1795.Democrat. Member ofIndianastate senate, 1830-36; Commissioner of the General Land Office,1836-41;Governor ofIndiana, 1843-48;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1849-52; died in office 1852.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Poet James Whitcomb Riley is named for him. Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October4, 1852 (age56 years, 308days).Original interment atGreenlawn Cemetery(which no longer exists); reinterment in 1892 atCrown Hill Cemetery; statue at Monument Circle.
StatehouseGrounds
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | | Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton (1823-1877) — also known asOliver P. Morton — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Salisbury,WayneCounty, Ind.,August4, 1823.Republican. Circuit judge in Indiana, 1852;LieutenantGovernor of Indiana, 1861;Governor ofIndiana, 1861-67; defeated, 1856;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1867-77; died in office 1877; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Indiana, 1872-; candidate for Republicannomination for President,1876.Hislegs wereparalyzed after a stroke in 1865; suffered anotherstroke in1877, and died soon after, in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,November1, 1877 (age54 years, 89days).Interment atCrown Hill Cemetery; statue atVicksburgNational Military Park, Vicksburg, Miss.; statue at StatehouseGrounds.
Washington ParkCemetery East
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Arthur Raymond Robinson (1881-1961) — also known asArthur R. Robinson — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Pickerington,FairfieldCounty, Ohio,March12, 1881.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIndianastate senate, 1915-19; served in the U.S. Army during World WarI; superior court judge in Indiana, 1921-22; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Indiana,1924,1932;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1925-35; defeated, 1934.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;American BarAssociation.DiedMarch17, 1961 (age80 years, 5days).Interment at Washington Park Cemetery East.
Washington ParkNorth Cemetery
2702 Kessler Boulevard West
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles H. Boswell (1909-2006) — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Henderson,HendersonCounty, Ky.,October31, 1909.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1954;mayorof Indianapolis, Ind., 1959-62; resigned 1962; postmaster atIndianapolis,Ind., 1962-75 (acting, 1962-63).DiedDecember30, 2006 (age97 years, 60days).Interment at Washington Park North Cemetery. | | M. Bert Thurman (1872-1943) — of New Albany,FloydCounty, Ind.Born in1872.Republican.Chair ofFloyd County Republican Party, 1905; postmaster atNewAlbany, Ind., 1911-15;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Indianapolis, Indiana, 1921-27;delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,1928.Member,Freemasons.Died in1943(ageabout71 years).Interment at Washington Park North Cemetery.
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