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 of representatives , 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 to Democratic 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. of Bloomfield, 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 of Indiana state house of representatives , 1897. On January 19, 1897, he introduced House Bill 246, to change the value of pi. The bill passed the Indiana House unanimously, but was later killed in the Senate. Died in Lynn Township, Posey County
, Ind., November 20
, 1912 . Burial location unknown
.

Watkins, John of Bloomfield, Greene County
, Ind. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1956 . Still living as of 1956.

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