Representative | Democrat | KERR, MICHAEL CRAWFORD, a Representative from Indiana; born in Titusville, Crawford County, Pa., March 15, 1827; attended the common schools and Erie Academy; was graduated from the law department of Louisville (Ky.) University in 1851; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in New Albany, Ind., in 1852; city attorney… Continue reading Michael Kerr
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Dan Quayle
Representative | Republican | QUAYLE, JAMES DANFORTH (DAN), (father of Ben Quayle), a Representative and a Senator from Indiana and a Vice President of the United States; born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., February 4, 1947; attended the public schools of Phoenix, Ariz., and Huntington, Ind.; graduated, DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind., 1969; graduated, Indiana University,… Continue reading Dan Quayle
John Wesley Davis
Representative | Democrat | DAVIS, JOHN WESLEY, a Representative from Indiana; born in New Holland, Lancaster County, Pa., April 16, 1799; moved to Cumberland County, Pa., with his parents, who settled near Shippensburg; completed preparatory studies; studied medicine; was graduated from the Baltimore Medical College in 1821; moved to Carlisle, Ind., in 1823 and practiced… Continue reading John Wesley Davis
Charles Fairbanks
Senator | Republican | FAIRBANKS, CHARLES WARREN, a Senator from Indiana and a Vice President of the United States; born near Unionville Center, Union County, Ohio, May 11, 1852; attended the common schools and graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio, in 1872; agent of the Associated Press in Pittsburgh, Pa., and in Cleveland, Ohio;… Continue reading Charles Fairbanks
Benjamin Harrison
Senator | Republican | HARRISON, BENJAMIN, (great-grandson of Benjamin Harrison, grandson of William Henry Harrison, son of John Scott Harrison, grandfather of William Henry Harrison), a Senator from Indiana and 23d President of the United States; born in North Bend, Hamilton County, Ohio, August 20, 1833; graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in 1852; studied… Continue reading Benjamin Harrison
Oliver Morton
David’s comment: His middle name is literally dangerLt. Governor | Republican | MORTON, OLIVER HAZARD PERRY THROCK, a Senator from Indiana; born in Salisbury, Wayne County, Ind., August 4, 1823; attended a private school in Springfield, Ohio; apprenticed to a hatter and worked at the trade four years; attended Wayne County Seminary, Centerville, Ind., and… Continue reading Oliver Morton
Thomas Marshall
Governor | Democrat | MARSHALL, THOMAS RILEY, a Vice President of the United States; born in North Manchester, Wabash County, Ind., March 14, 1854; attended the common schools and graduated from Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Ind., in 1873; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1875 and commenced practice in Columbia City, Ind.; Governor of Indiana… Continue reading Thomas Marshall
William Bloxhan
Auditor / Comptroller | Democrat | WILLIAM DUNNINGTON BLOXHAM, Florida’s 13th and 17th governor, was born in Leon County, Florida, on July 9, 1835. In 1855, he graduated from William and Mary College, earning a law degree, but never practicing because of poor health. Bloxham entered politics in 1860 as a member of the Florida… Continue reading William Bloxhan
Bill Nelson
Treasurer | Democrat | NELSON, CLARENCE WILLIAM (BILL), a Senator and a Representative from Florida; born in Miami, Dade County, Fla., September 29, 1942; attended the Brevard County public schools; graduated from Melbourne High School 1960; B.A., Yale University 1965; J.D., University of Virginia School of Law 1968; admitted to the Florida bar in 1968… Continue reading Bill Nelson
Katherine Harris
Secretary of State | Republican | HARRIS, KATHERINE, a Representative from Florida; born in Key West, Monroe County, Fla., April 5, 1957; attended University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain, 1978; B.A., Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Ga., 1979; M.P.A., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1996; real estate broker; member of the Florida state senate, 1994-1998; Florida secretary of… Continue reading Katherine Harris