Category: Indiana

Representative | Republican | PENCE, MIKE, a Representative from Indiana and a Vice President of the United States; born in Columbus, Bartholomew County, Ind., June 7, 1959; graduated from Hanover College, Hanover, Ind., 1981; J.D., Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Ind., 1986; unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States House… Continue reading Mike Pence

Dir. of Nat. Intelligence | Republican | COATS, DANIEL RAY, a Senator and a Representative from Indiana; born in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., May 16, 1943; attended the public schools; graduated Jackson High School, 1961; graduated Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill., B.A., 1965; graduated Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, J.D., 1971; admitted to the Indiana… Continue reading Dan Coats

Representative | Democrat | HENDRICKS, THOMAS ANDREWS, (nephew of William Hendricks), a Representative and a Senator from Indiana and a Vice President of the United States; born near Zanesville, Ohio, September 7, 1819; moved with his parents to Indiana in 1820; pursued classical studies and graduated from Hanover (Ind.) College in 1841; studied law in… Continue reading Thomas Hendricks

Representative | Republican | COLFAX, SCHUYLER, a Representative from Indiana and a Vice President of the United States; born in New York City March 23, 1823; attended the common schools; in 1836 moved with his parents to New Carlisle, Ind.; appointed deputy auditor of St. Joseph County 1841; became a legislative correspondent for the Indiana… Continue reading Schuyler Colfax

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

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

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

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

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

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