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People

Famous, infamous, and otherwise notable people who left their mark on Circle City.

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Charles G. Coulon

(Feb. 16, 1825-Feb. 2, 1881). Coulon was born in Goettingen, Germany. He immigrated to the United States in 1847 to… Read More »Charles G. Coulon

William (Bill) Crawford
William (Bill) Crawford

(June 26, 1917-Oct. 3, 1968). A native of Elkhart, Indiana, Crawford spent most of his youth in Wilmette, Illinois. A… Read More »William (Bill) Crawford

John D. Defrees
John D. Defrees

(Nov. 8, 18l0-Oct. 19, 1882). Born in Sparta, Tennessee, Defrees was eight years old when his family moved to Ohio.… Read More »John D. Defrees

John Douglass

(Nov. 12, 1787-Aug. 9, 1851). Douglass moved to Vevay, Indiana, from Philadelphia in 1820. He had learned the printing trade… Read More »John Douglass

Jacob Piatt Dunn Jr.
Jacob Piatt Dunn Jr.

(Apr. 12, 1855-June 6, 1924). Born in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, Dunn came with his parents to Indianapolis in 1861 and attended… Read More »Jacob Piatt Dunn Jr.

William A. Dyer Jr.
William A. Dyer Jr.

(Oct. 23, 1902-Mar. 21, 1993). Born in Providence, Rhode Island, and educated at Brown University, William Dyer worked as director… Read More »William A. Dyer Jr.

Maurice Early
Maurice Early

(June 14, 1890-Feb. 5, 1954). A political writer for three decades, Early had more than an ordinary influence on the… Read More »Maurice Early

Robert P. Early
Robert P. Early

(Oct. 3, 1905-Aug. 7, 1987). Managing editor of the from 1946 to 1979, Early was a crusading editor who directed… Read More »Robert P. Early

Frank Allyn Edwards
Frank Allyn Edwards

(Aug 4, 1908-June 23, 1967). Frank Allyn Edwards was born in Mattoon, Illinois, and grew up in Sullivan, Illinois, and… Read More »Frank Allyn Edwards

M. Stanton Evans
M. Stanton Evans

(July 20, 1934-Mar. 3, 2015). M. Stanton Evans was a leading young conservative journalist in the late 1950s, looking like… Read More »M. Stanton Evans

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