Office of the Mayor The mayor of Indianapolis is the head of the executive branch of city and county government and is elected by… Read More »Office of the Mayor
Benjamin A. (Doc) Osborne (Nov. 15, 1898-Aug. 30, 1986). Born in Guyana, South America, Benjamin A. (Doc) Osborne came to the United States in… Read More »Benjamin A. (Doc) Osborne
James Paxton (July 1, 1792-Apr. 5, 1829). A native of Virginia and veteran of the War of 1812, James Paxton came to… Read More »James Paxton
Philanthropy and Government The nonprofit and government sectors continuously complement, collaborate, and compete with one another. Each sector plays a necessary role in… Read More »Philanthropy and Government
John A. Puryear (Feb. 1855-Nov. 18, 1930). Puryear was born in North Carolina and came to Indianapolis about 1878. In 1891, he was… Read More »John A. Puryear
Regional Center Plans The Regional Center Plans (RCP) consist of a series of three reports describing existing conditions and plans for the downtown… Read More »Regional Center Plans
Richard Osborne Ristine (Jan. 19, 1920-Jun. 20, 2009). Born in Indianapolis and raised in Crawfordsville, Ristine graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta… Read More »Richard Osborne Ristine
Richard L. Roudebush (Jan. 18, 1918-Jan. 28, 1995). Richard L. Roudebush was born in , Indiana on January 18, 1918. He attended Hamilton… Read More »Richard L. Roudebush
William Doyle Ruckelshaus (July 24, 1932 – Nov. 27, 2019). Born in Indianapolis, Ruckelshaus attended local parochial schools until the age of 16.… Read More »William Doyle Ruckelshaus
Caleb Scudder (Jan. 18, 1795-Mar. 6, 1866). Born in Trenton, New Jersey, where he learned the cabinetmaking trade, Caleb Scudder settled with… Read More »Caleb Scudder
