Politicians

Who were born or lived in Greene county Indiana

Bays, Fred Fenton -- also known as Fred F. Bays -- of Sullivan, Sullivan County, Ind. Born in Bloomfield, Greene County , Ind. Democrat. Lawyer Indiana Democratic state chair 1938-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1940, 1944. Member, Freemasons ; Shriners; Elks.

Bland, Oscar Edward (1877-1951) -- also known as Oscar E. Bland -- Born in Greene County, Ind., November 21, 1877. Republican. Member of Indiana state senate, 1907-10; U.S. Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1917-23; defeated,1910, 1912, 1922; Judge of U.S. Court of Customs Appeals , 1923-47. Member, Elks ; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. Died in Washington , D.C., August 3, 1951. Interment at Fort Lincoln Cemetery , Brentwood, Md. See also: congressional biography

Bynum, William Dallas (1846-1927) -- also known as William D. Bynum -- of Indianapolis,Marion County, Ind. Born near Newberry, Greene County, Ind., June 26,1846. Democrat. Mayor of Washington, Ind., 1875-79; Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1876; member of Indiana state house ofrepresentatives ,1883; Speaker of the Indiana State House of Representatives , 1883; U.S. Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1885-95; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War. Member, Freemasons . Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., October 21, 1927. Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Washington, Ind. See also: congressional biography

Fry, Paul of Linton, Greene County, Ind. Democrat. Delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Indiana, 1948. Still living as of 1948

Humphreys, Andrew (1821-1904)-- also known as Andy Humphreys -- of Greene County , Ind. Born near Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., March 30, 1821. Democrat. Member of Indiana state house of representatives,1849; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1864 ; member of Indiana state senate , 1874; U.S. Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1876-77. Died June 14, 1904 . Interment at Moss Cemetery , Linton, Ind.

Landis,Gerald Wayne (1895-1971) -- also known as Gerald W. Landis -- of Linton, Greene County, Ind. Born in Bloomfield, Greene County, Ind., February 23,1895 . Republican. U.S. Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1939-49; defeated,1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1944. Died September 6 1971. Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Linton, Ind. See also: congressional biography

Lee,Virginia of Linton,Greene County, Ind. Republican. Presidential Elector for Indiana, 2000 Female. Still living as of 2000.

O'Neall, John F.(c.1804-1865) of Greene County, Ind. Cousin of Abijah O'Neall and Thomas H.O'Neall ; uncle of John Henry O'Neall. Born in South Carolina. Farmer; member of Indiana state house of representatives , 1841-44; candidate for Indiana state senate, 1844, 1847. Quaker or Methodist. Irish ancestry. Died in 1865. Burial location unknown

Moffett,Webster V. ofBloomfield,Greene County, Ind. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1924. Burial location unknown

Record,Taylor I.(1846-1912) of Pulaski County , Ind. Born in Greene County, Ind., October 12, 1846. Farmer ; timber and lumber merchant; member ofIndiana state house of representatives ,1897. On January 19, 1897, he introduced House Bill 246, tochange the value of pi. The bill passed the Indiana Houseunanimously, but was later killed in the Senate. Died in Lynn Township, Posey County, Ind., November 20, 1912. Burial location unknown

Watkins, John A. of Bloomfield, Greene County , Ind. Democrat. Lt. Governor of Indiana from 1949 through 1952. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1956. Died:February 26, 1973.

Last updated 10.11.2009