Clouser - Ira
Ira Clouser
Source: Crawfordsville Journal Review Jan 4 1959
Ira Clouser, 84, former Crawfordsville postmaster, who was identified with the business and political life of this community for half a century, died saturday noon in Culver Hospital where he had been a patient one month. The family home is 409 E. Wabash Ave. Born Oct 15, 1874, near Darlington, Mr. Clouser was the son of Daniel & Mahala Hampton Clouser. He married Alice Sands of Darlington Oct 26, 1904 in the home of the bride's parents. Mr. Clouser was Crawfordsville postmaster 15 years. he served from 1934 to 1949. Since then he had devoted his attention to farming interests. He attended Wabash College and graduated from the Indiana University School of Law. At Wabash he was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity and Little Giant Football team. A practicing attorney in this city several years, Mr. Clouser began the practice of law here in 1903. He served two terms as Montgomery Co prosecutor and one term as Indiana State Senator. He was a member of the Indiana General Assembly from 1930-1933. Active in Democratic politics most of his life, Mr. Clouser was chairman of the Montgomery Co Democratic Central Committee 15 years and chairman of the Democratic organization in the old 9th Congressional District for a number of years. He also had served as a Democratic state committeeman. Mr. Clouser also was a former president of the 6th District Postmasters Assn and a former director of the National Assn of Postmasters in addition he also had served as chairman of the .. (sorry rest is gone)