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The history of White county Democracy cannot be written without a brief reference to a few Democrats of the Jacksonian type who figured in its early history. Among these were P. M. Kent of Brookston, George W. Chamberlain and Benja- min Reynolds of Chalmers, Theodore J. Davis and Harrison S. Stine of Jackson, Isaac and James C. Reynolds, Rowland Hughes and Daniel D. Dale of
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Monticello. Of these Mr. Dale was probably the best organizer and the most tireless political worker the county ever had. He died in 1885. All these and many others served the county in the capacity of county chairman in the earlier years. Those serving as chairman since 1880, so far as their names could be ascertained, were as follows: William E. Uhl, Dr. M. T. Didlake, R. R. Breckenridge, A. S. Bordner, D. M. Carson, J. P. Simons, M. J. Holtzman, A. D. Gow, L. T. Kent, G. F. Marvin, Samuel L. Calloway, A. A. Anheier and W. F. Brucker. During the presidential cam- paigns of 1876, 1880, 1884 and 1888 much stress was laid on large "rallies," pole raisings, march- ing clubs and torchlight processions, and many large and enthusiastic gatherings of these various kinds were held. Since 1892, however, more at- tention has been given to thorough organization, getting an accurate poll and getting out the vote on election day.
The first newspaper in White county was called the Prairie Chieftain, founded in 1849 by John K. . Lovejoy and Abram V. Reed. The Chieftain died in 1854 for lack of sustenance. It was followed shortly by the Register, Benjamin F. Tilden ed- itor, and the Political Frame, R. W. Sill editor, but both these soon joined the Chieftain in the happy hunting grounds, to be succeeded by the White County Jacksonian in 1857. The editor, Mr. John H. Scott, was a practical newspaper man and the Jacksonian grew rapidly in circulation
and influence. In 1858 Mr. Scott died and the plant was sold to Mr. James W. McEwen, who changed the name to the White County Democrat. Some years later the name was changed to The Constitutionalist and its publication was contin- ued under the editorship of Mr. McEwen, A. J. Kitt, W. B. Hoover and Jasper Keys until the plant was destroyed by fire in 1880, when it sus- pended for a short time, to be succeeded by the Monticello Times, Cleveland J. Reynolds editor. This paper ceased publication in January, 1882, and for a few months the party was without a paper. In June, 1882, Harry P. Owens and W. E. Uhl, two young Monticello lawyers, resurrected the paper and again named it the White County Democrat, and under this name the paper still continues. Those having editorial charge since that time are W. S. Hartman, 1883-4; A. D. Hart- man, 1884-6; John A. Rothrock, 1886 to 1894; James P. Simons, 1894 to 1914, when he sold his interest to Mr. C. F. Foster, who is the present editor (1915). Ever since its final resurrection in 1882 the Democrat has been under able and aggressive editorial management, enjoying the confidence of a large list of readers and taking rank as one of the cleanest and best party papers in northern Indiana, and the publishers have al- ways had reason to take a pardonable pride in the belief that to the aggressiveness and fairness of the Democrat could be attributed much of the local success of the party, sometimes under very adverse circumstances.
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HISTORY OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WHITLEY COUNTY
B ESIDES being distinguished among the coun- ties of Indiana for its consistently good Democratic behavior, Whitley county has the honor of having furnished a candidate for governor who wrested the state from the control of Republicans, where it had remained for a number of years. This in the person of Thomas Riley Marshall, who also has the distinction of being twice elected vice-president of the United States, and serving as presiding officer of the senate through the troublous times of the war with Germany.
ยท Whitley was organized as a county in 1839, and it has very rarely returned anything but Demo- cratic majorities, although these majorities have been usually nothing large enough to brag about, and frequently have been so small as to cause a great anxiety pending the completion of official counts and tabulations.
Although William Henry Harrison carried the county against Van Buren in 1840, when all In- diana was exerting herself in behalf of her dis- tinguished citizen, the Harrison majority was only 7, the vote being 98 to 91. That was the only Whig majority ever given by the party in a presidential election, and up to now (1918) the only Republican majority ever given in a presi- dential election was to Roosevelt, in 1904, when he carried the county by 78.
At least one historian has figured that the av- erage majority of the Republican successes was 42. Only twice in the first ninety years in the history of Whitley county did the Republicans elect their entire county ticket, but on several oc- casions in purely local elections where no national candidates were being voted for, and the office of governor was not being filled, some scattering Re- publicans were placed in office. When this hap- pened it was always the result of extreme per- sonal popularity or vastly superior ability over the opposing candidate.
This notwithstanding the fact that Democratic majorities have been exceedingly small, except- ing in one instance which all writers of county history have seen fit to mention as standing out especially prominent. That was in 1870, when Col. I. B. McDonald, Democratic candidate for representative, was elected over Ambrose M. Trumble, Republican. McDonald carried every precinct in the county, a thing which the records show was never done before or since, and his majority was 831. The small Republican major- ity of 1840 of only 7 which was given to William Henry Harrison, was reversed into a majority of
3 for James K. Polk over Henry Clay in 1844, Polk receiving 219 votes and Clay 216. The vote of the county had increased as shown by the re- turns from 189 to 435 in the four years. Where the majority was so very small it would not be unreasonable to see the general results changed from year to year, but the Democrats held their lead.
In 1848 Cass, the Democratic presidential nom- inee, received 355 votes, to 318 for Taylor, the Democratic majority having increased to 37. Con- sidering the newness of the territory, the in- crease in population and voting strength was fairly rapid, and in 1852 Pierce was given 568 votes, against 497 for Scott, another Democratic majority of 71.
The bitterness and intense interest attending the election of 1856, because of the slavery issue, had little, or, in fact, no effect on the voting in Whitley county, party lines being drawn as on ordinary occasions. Buchanan, the Democratic nominee, received 851 and Fremont 797, the Dem- ocratic lead being reduced to 54, or a loss of 17 in four years.
Whitley did not divide her vote on any side issues in the campaign of 1860 and only cast 3 votes for Breckinridge, who represented what was known as the southern wing of the Democratic party. Douglas was recognized as the regular Democratic nominee and received 1,133 votes, against 1,067 for Lincoln. In that year there were 2,203 votes cast in the county, a considerable increase over four years before and raising the Democratic majority from 54 to 66. From that time on the Democratic majorities continued to grow and were large enough to remain absolutely safe until 1900, when they again dropped to less than 100.
In his second election in 1864 Lincoln received in Whitley county 1,074 votes, to 1,337 cast for McClellan, the Democratic majority being 263. And from that time until 1916 the presidential elections show results as follows:
1868-Seymour, Democrat, 1,628; Grant, Re- publican, 1,372; Democratic majority, 256. 1872-Greeley, Democrat, 1,650; Grant, Repub- lican, 1,401; Democratic majority, 249. 1876-Tilden, Democrat, 2,052; Hayes, Republi- can, 1,660; Democratic majority, 392. 1880-Hancock, Democrat, 2,229; Garfield, Re- publican, 1,941; Democratic majority, 288. 1884-Cleveland, Democrat, 2,365; Blaine, Re- publican, 2,007; Democratic majority, 358.
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1888-Cleveland, Democrat, 2,325; Harrison, Re- publican, 2,133; Democratic majority, 192. 1892-Cleveland, Democrat, 2,222; Harrison, Re- publican, 1,951; Democratic majority, 271. 1896-Bryan, Democrat, 2,494; Mckinley, Re- publican, 2,242; Democratic majority, 252. 1900-Bryan, Democrat, 2,361; Mckinley, Re- publican, 2,271; Democratic majority, 90. 1904-Parker, Democrat, 2,281; Roosevelt, Re- publican, 2,359; Republican majority, 78. 1908-Bryan, Democrat, 2,493; Taft, Republican, 2,302; Democratic majority, 191.
1912-Wilson, Democrat, 2,206; Taft, Republi- can, 1,082; Roosevelt, Progressive, 990; Democratic plurality, 1,124; Democratic majority, 134.
1916-Wilson, Democrat, 2,510; Hughes, Repub- lican, 2,191; Democratic majority, 319.
The election in 1904 was the first time any change had come since 1840. The Democrats had carried fifteen straight presidential elections, the lowest majority in any one being 3 and the highest majority being 392, in 1876.
In 1878 the Democrats elected a county treasur- er by only four majority and a county commission- er by 3. In 1848 candidates for county treasurer tied. In 1890 the Republicans elected a clerk by two votes, and in 1900 one Democratic candidate for county commissioner was defeated by four votes, while the candidate for county assessor was elected by only one majority.
In the landslide of 1904, when Roosevelt defeat- ed Parker, the Republicans had a much smaller majority for their state ticket than that given to Roosevelt. Whitley county elected a Republican candidate for sheriff at that time by 97, while the Democrats had a majority of 65 for Robinson for congress and a good safe majority for all the other local Democratic candidates.
In Whitley county both parties have been thor- oughly organized. Party machinery has been most efficient on both sides, which accounts more than anything else for the consistency with which the relative voting strength has been recorded.
With the slender majority recorded by the Dem- ocrats in 1844 and continued down to 1874, the Republicans were not allowed to hold a single county office.
In 1874 the citizens decided, being an off year, to nominate a non-partisan ticket, and both Demo- crats and Republicans were placed upon this ticket under the name of the "People's Party." It lasted only through three campaigns with dwindling sup- port, and in 1878 disappeared entirely, the old par- ties going back into their original positions with the Democrats in the lead.
In 1882, being an off year, the Republicans de- cided to make a real campaign in an attempt to
overthrow the Democratic majority. The Demo- crats were too well organized, however, and the largest Democratic majority for any candidate was 222, and the lowest 45.
In 1888 the Republicans succeeded in electing their candidate for sheriff, W. W. Hollipeter, by a majority of 67, as they did until 1894.
In 1892 William F. McNagny, the Democratic candidate for congress, was elected by a majority of 337. The lowest Democratic majority on the ticket that year was 191. Only two years later, 1894, the entire Republican county ticket was elected by majorities of over 100, while the state ticket had a majority of 64.
In 1896 the entire Democratic ticket was again elected by safe majorities, excepting for one can- didate, and in 1898 the Democratic majorities were very large.
In the three elections following this the tickets were divided, partly Democrats and partly Repub- licans, the honors being about even. In 1906 the Republicans elected everything excepting coroner and surveyor.
These Democrats have held public office through the votes of the electors of Whitley county from the first election to the present time; as nearly as can be established by public records and news- paper files:
CONGRESSMEN.
1837-41- John H. Rariden.
1841-43-Andrew Kennedy.
1842-47-Andrew Kennedy.
1847-49-William Rockhill.
1849-51-Andrew J. Harlan.
1851-53-Samuel Brenton.
1853-55-Ebenezer M. Chamberlain.
1855-59-Samuel Brenton.
1859-61-Charles Case.
1861-63-William Mitchell.
1863-65-Joseph K. Edgerton.
1865-67- Joseph H. Defrees.
1875-79-Andrew H. Hamilton.
1879-83-Walpole G. Colerick.
1883-87-Robert Lowery.
1889-93-Charles A. O. McClellan.
1893-95-William F. McNagny.
1897-05-James M. Robinson.
1906-16-Cyrus W. Cline.
STATE SENATORS.
1838-41-James Trimble.
1845-47-A. Cuppy.
1848-51-Henry Day.
1851-53-T. Washburn.
1853-55-S. D. Hall.
1855-58-John Weston.
1858-63- James R. Slack.
1863-69-A. J. Douglas.
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1881-85-Robert C. Bell. 1885-87-E. W. Brown.
1887-89-I. B. McDonald.
1889-93-Fred J. Hayden.
1893-97-Ochmig Bird.
1897-99-Louis J. Robilya.
1899-1903-F. J. Heller.
1911-15-Jacob S. Lamont.
1915-19-Marion H. Maston.
REPRESENTATIVES.
1838-39-William Vance.
1840-41-Morrison Rulon.
1841-42-Peter L. Runyon.
1842-44-Abraham Cuppy.
1844-45-Stephen H. Combs.
1845-46-David Rippey.
1846-47- James Gilleece.
1847-48-Henry Swihart.
1848-49-Samuel Jones.
1849-50-John S. Cotton.
1850-51-Henry Swihart.
1851-53-David Litchfield.
1855-57-John S. Cotton.
1857-59-Lewis Adams.
1859-61-John B. Firestone.
1861-63-John S. Collins.
1863-65-Samuel McGauhey.
1865-67-John R. Coffroth.
1867-69-A. J. Douglas.
1869-71-John S. Cotton.
1871-73-I. B. McDonald.
1873-75-Cyrus B. Tulley.
1875-77-Thomas Washburn.
1877-79-William E. Merriman.
1879-81-Cyrus B. Tulley.
1881-85-William Carr.
1885-89-Martin D. Garrison.
1889-93-Andrew A. Adams.
1893-95- Jacob S. Schrader.
1897-99-Solomon Wiener.
1901-05-Levi R. Stookey.
1911-15-Carlin Myers.
1915-17-Phil M. McNagny.
COUNTY CLERKS.
1838-42-Abraham Cuppy.
1855-59-I. B. McDonald.
1859-63-William E. Merriman.
1863-71-James B. Edwards.
1871-75-Eli W. Brown.
1879-87-James M. Harrison.
1887-91-Samuel P. Kaler.
1899-04-Walter J. Tyree.
1910-14-Joseph R. Harrison.
1914-19-Otis E. Plattner.
COUNTY AUDITORS.
1841-42-Abraham Cuppy.
1844-55-Thomas Washburn.
1859-63-John S. Cotton.
1863-69-Simon H. Wunderlich.
1869-74-Theodore Reed.
1877-81-William H. Rutter.
1881-82-William E. Merriman.
1882-86-Manford D. Yontz.
1886-90-Chauncey B. Mattoon.
1890-94-Christopher Souder. 1898-1903-W. H. Carter.
1910-14-Charles E. Kiser.
1914-16-Thomas A. McLaughlin.
CUNTY RECORDERS.
1838-42-Abraham Cuppy.
1859-63-Henry Swihart.
1863-67-Casper W. Lamb.
1867-71-David A. Quick.
1871-75-Jeremiah S. Hartsock.
1883-87-Casper W. Lamb.
1887-91-John H. Shilts.
1891-95-John W. Golden.
1899-04-Frank Raber.
1912-14-Joseph F. Yontz.
1914-20-Albert Bordner.
COUNTY SHERIFFS.
1838-Richard Baughan.
1840-44-James B. Simcoke.
1844-46-Jacob Thomson.
1846-50-Jacob Wunderlich.
1850-54- James B. Edwards.
1854-58-William H. Dunfee.
1860-62-Adam Avey.
1862-66-John Wynkoop.
1866-70-Oliver P. Koontz.
1870-74-Jacob W. Miller.
1880-84-Franklin P. Allwein.
1884-88-Leander Lower.
1890-94-John W. McNabb. 1896-1900-Benjamin F. Hull.
. 1900-05-Edward L. Gallagher.
1909-13-Henry A. Schumaker.
1913-17-Marion Egolf.
1917-19-James M. Bodly.
COUNTY TREASURERS.
1840-48-Benjamin Grable.
1848-Joseph H. Pratt.
1851-52-Jacob Wunderlich.
1854-56-James T. Long.
1856-58-Robert Reed.
1858-60-Jacob Wunderlich.
1862-64-John S. Cotton.
1864-66-William Reed.
1866-70-John Q. Adams.
1870-74-Henry McLallen.
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1874-78-Jacob A. Baker.
1878-82-Joseph Clark.
1882-86-Oliver P. Stewart.
1886-90-Joshua P. Chamberlain.
1890-Jacob A. Ruch. 1890-94-John Gross. 1896-1901-William E. Myers.
1901-05-Melvin Blain.
1905-07-John W. Brand.
1909-13-Marion H. Maston.
1913-17-Oliver E. Long.
COUNTY CORONERS.
1838-41-Seth A. Lucas.
1841-47-Asa Shumaker.
1847-49-David Richmond.
1849-51-William Guy.
1853-55-Adam Avey.
1855-63-Benjamin F. Beeson.
1863-65-William Walter.
1867-70-Abraham Y. Swigart.
1870-74-John B. Firestone.
1874-78-John Richards. 1878-82-William Yontz. 1882-94-Charles S. Williams.
1896-1905-Charles S. Williams.
1907-13-Jesse H. Briggs.
1913-15-B. Frank Stickler.
1915-19-Jesse H. Briggs.
COUNTY SURVEYORS.
1838-42-John H. Alexander.
1842-46-Stephen Martin.
1846-48-George Arnold.
1848-50-John H. Alexander.
1850-51-Jonathan Miller.
1856-58-Amasa W. Reed.
1858-64-Eli W. Brown.
1864- John H. Tucker.
1864-65-Thomas B. Hathaway.
1865-D. A. Quick.
1865-67-Edward A. Mossman.
1867-70-Cyrus B. Tulley. 1870-72-Charles D. Moe.
1872-74-James E. Dorland.
1874-76-Herman Thiele. 1876-80-Levi Adams.
1880-82-R. A. Kaufman.
1882-88-Herman A. Hartsock.
1888-92-Edward W. Lilly.
1892-94-Arvillus N. Miller.
1894-96-Henry Lahm.
1896-1900-Morton A. Gillespie.
1900-03-Oscar T. Schinbeckler.
1903-05-Alpheas C. More.
1905-09-David A. Walter.
1909-13-Henry G. Bollinger.
1913-17-J. Earl Plummer.
1917-19-David A. Walter.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
First District-Joseph Parrett, Jr., Lorin Loomis, James L. Henderson, John S. Cotton, Henry H. Smith, Price Goodrich, Christian H. Creagen, Alfred J. Koontz, William Dunlap, John Snodgrass, William Dunlap, Benjamin F. Thomp- son, Henry Snyder, Samuel B. Albright, John Trier, Henry Norris, Stephen A. Martin, George A. Bowers, Thomas H. Irwin.
Second District-Nathaniel B. Gradeless, John G. Braddock, Adam Creager, Henry Knight, Adam Egolf, Adam Creager, Henry Swihart, Andrew Adams, George Eberhard, George W. Hollinger, Milton B. Emerson, Jacob A. Ramsey, William Tannehill, Peter Creager, Henry W. Miller, Peter S. Hess, Jacob Paulus, Robert B. Boyd, Noah Mullendore.
Third District-Otho W. Gandy, Joseph Pierce, Daniel B. Rice, Thomas Neal, Jacob Nickey, Rich- ard M. Paige, James H. Shaw, George W. Law- rence, William S. Nickey, William Walker, Fred- erick Nei, Edward Geiger, John M. Mowrey.
PROBATE JUDGES.
1838-46-Christopher W. Long. 1848-52-Price Goodrich.
COMMON PLEAS JUDGES.
1852-1872-Stephen Wildman, James C. Bodley. CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES.
Circuit including Whitley and Noble counties- Charles W. Ewing, John W. Wright, James W. Borden, Elza A. McMahon, Edward R. Wilson, Robert Lowry, Elisha V. Long, Joseph W. Adair.
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Brief Biographies of Prominent Democrats in the Several Counties of Indiana
HISTORY INDIANA DEMOCRACY-1816-1916
PHILIP D. ABELL
Mr. Abell has served as recorder of Pike county and has for many years been a prominent factor in the educational affairs of this district and is known throughout the county as a man of sterling qualities.
Mr. Abell is a native Hoosier, born in Dubois county on the 4th day of February, 1877. He attended the public schools of his district, and, after completing the high school course, entered Oakland City College for work in the higher branches. A complete teachers' course was also taken at Indiana State Normal School of Terre Haute, from which he graduated in 1901. Prior to taking this latter course of study, however, he had been engaged in educational work, teaching in the common schools of Pike county, in all. ten years. So successful was he in this field of work that he later became an instructor in the high schools of Coe and Velpen, and here for seven years he taught, continuing a successful career.
In the year 1912 he was elected to the position of county recorder for a term of four years, and at present his energies are devoted to this work. He is, however, also engaged in the pursuit of agriculture, finding time to superintend the cultiva- tion of his farm.
Fraternally he is allied with Velpen Lodge, No. 275, I. O. O. F., and numbers among its meni- bers many loyal friends.
On the 16th day of April, 1903, was solemnized his marriage to Miss Anna Riggle, and she has since been the presiding genius of his home and a worthy second in his various undertakings, as well as a charming hostess to their many friends.
HERMAN F. ADAM
Herman F. Adam, one of the most active workers in the Marion county Demo- cratic organization and former chief inspector of scales, weights and measures for the city of Indianapolis, is a native of Germany, his birth having occurred in Buecke- burg on the 24th day of January, 1866, the son of William and Dorothea Adam. At the age of nine months, however, he was brought to this country by his parents, who settled in Indianapolis. There he received his education in the public schools and at an early age became engaged as a commercial traveler, a work in which he was engaged for twenty years.
In the fall of 1912 Mr. Adam was elected representative from Marion county to the legislature, and took an active part in the deliberations of the Assembly of 1913. The following year he was appointed inspector of weights and measures, which position he filled with credit. He is a member of the Indiana Democratic Cluh, the Indianapolis Academy of Music, the United Commercial Travelers, the Indiana Commercial Travelers' Insurance Company, and is vice- president of the American Travelers' Association.
CHARLES A. AITKEN
Charles A. Aitken has served as clerk of the Elkhart circuit court and Elkhart superior court, has for many years been well known to the leaders of the Democratic party of Goshen, working zealously during the various campaigns, sparing neither his time nor strength in promoting the best interests of the party.
He was born in Indiana on the 14th day of October, 1875, and in this State his childhood and youth were passed. He attended the common schools of his district and graduated from the high school at Bristol, later going to Chicago, where a course of study was pursued in the Metropolitan College of that city.
On the first day of June, 1897, his marriage to Miss Orleeta Stoutenour was solemnized and their home was established in the city of Goshen, where they have since dwelt, gathering about them a wide circle of friends and acquaintances.
Mr. Aitken in the fall of 1910 was elected clerk of the Elkhart circuit
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and superior courts, assuming the duties of his office on the first day of the following January, his tenure of office to expire on the 31st of December, 1914. In assuming the duties of this position he applied himself with conscientious zeal to the administration of the affairs in his charge, using advanced methods wherever possible, and in every way striving for increased efficiency in his de- partment.
Throughout his career he has been a consistent Democrat, voting the ticket and engaging in the various movements for the promotion of the principles promulgated by Jefferson.
REV. CORNELIUS L. AIRHART
Having held various positions of responsibility in the service of the commonwealth, and for many years having been closely identified with both commercial and religious affairs of the county, the Rev. Cornelius L. Airhart is well known to the citizens of Greencastle and vicinity.
Mr. Airhart was born in Boone county, Indiana, September 10, 1860; in the schools of that locality received his education and at twenty-five years of age entered the university. At an early age he engaged in the pursuit of agriculture and as a successful tiller of the soil he continued until 1912, at which time he retired from the farm.
On the 10th day of June, 1883, Mr. Airhart was united in marriage to Miss Adda May Canine of Montgomery county, and their home was estab- lished in Boone county, which remained their abiding place until 1901, in which year they located in Putnam county.
In the year 1885 Mr. Airhart was ordained to the ministry in the old- school Baptist church, and in this field he has labored constantly throughout the succeeding years. While a resident of Boone county he was engaged in the mercantile business for three years, and later at Roachdale, Putnam county, he was proprietor of a store.
In November, 1900, Mr. Airhart was elected to represent Boone county in the Indiana state legis- lature and served in the following assembly. Four years previously he had entered the race for joint senator, but withdrew before the election. In the year 1912 he was elected auditor of Putnam county for a term of four years, and in that position served the public with zeal and loyalty.
On September 20, 1911, Mr. Airhart married, secondly, Miss Evelyn Van Cleave of New Market, Montgomery county.
CHARLES T. AKIN
The name of Akin is highly esteemed in Sullivan county, being that of honored public officials for many years and comprising several generations. The present representative of the family, Charles T. Akin, was born in Carlisle, Indiana, on the 27th day of October, 1848. His grandfather, a native of Virginia, was one of the pioneers of this state, and his father, an ardent worker in the early Democracy of the state, was the first native-born Hoosier to occupy a seat in the state legislature-serving in the twenty-fifth session of this body and later being returned for the twenty-eighth, twenty- ninth and thirtieth general assemblies.
Charles T. Akin was educated in the public schools of his home district and later continued his studies at Merom College. In the year 1880 he repre- sented Sullivan county in the state legislature. He was returned for the fol- lowing session and in 1890 was elected state senator from his district, hav- ing been nominated by acclamation, and in the deliberations of the assembly which followed he was an active participant. Again, in 1910, he was elected to this position, and served with characteristic zeal.
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