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Mary Donovan Hapgood

(1886-June 24, 1973). Mary Donovan Hapgood was born in North Brookfield, Massachusetts. She graduated from the University of Michigan in… Read More »Mary Donovan Hapgood

Benjamin Harrison

(Aug. 20, 1833-Mar. 13, 1901). Born in North Bend, Ohio, Benjamin Harrison was the grandson of President William Henry Harrison.… Read More »Benjamin Harrison

James Andrew Jacobs Sr.

(Feb. 22, 1906-Dec. 17, 1992). Born in Perry County, Indiana, James Andrew Jacobs Sr. attended Benjamin Harrison Law School (later… Read More »James Andrew Jacobs Sr.

Joseph E. McDonald  

(Aug. 29, 1819-June 21, 1891). Joseph Ewing McDonald was born in Butler County, Ohio, to John McDonald, a farmer of… Read More »Joseph E. McDonald  

Peterson v. Borst

In Peterson v. Borst (2003),  the Indiana Supreme Court ruled that the Marion County Superior Court had acted inappropriately when it… Read More »Peterson v. Borst

Charles A. Ray

(Sept. 3, 1829 – Mar. 6, 1912). Charles A. Ray was born in Indianapolis to early Indianapolis pioneer settler and… Read More »Charles A. Ray

David Wallace

(Apr. 4, 1799-Sept. 4, 1859). David Wallace was born in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, to Andrew and Eleanor Wallace. Wallace’s father… Read More »David Wallace

Whitcomb v. Chavis

In 1971 the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a 1969 U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decision that had declared that… Read More »Whitcomb v. Chavis

William Watson Wick

(Feb. 23, 1796 – May 19, 1868). William W. Wick was born in Canonsburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania to minister William… Read More »William Watson Wick

Women in Politics

Throughout its long history, Indianapolis has produced many women who were at the forefront of local, state, and national politics.… Read More »Women in Politics