(Dec. 18, 1892-Sept. 2, 1968). Born in Columbus, Indiana, Remy attended public schools in Indianapolis, graduating from in 1910. Admitted to the bar in 1915 after completing studies at Indiana Law School, Remy practiced law in Indianapolis until he enlisted in the Army during World War I.
Briefly returning to private law practice after the war, Remy began work as deputy to prosecutor William Evans in 1921. When Evans resigned two years later, Remy served out his term. Remy won election to the office in 1924 on an anti-Klan platform. Dubbed the “boy prosecutor” by the press for his youthful looks, Remy led the state’s successful case against leader in his 1925 trial for the murder of Madge Oberholtzer.
He served as until 1928 before returning to private practice. He later served as president of the city’s Board of Public Safety under Mayor . Remy left Indianapolis in the early 1950s and died in Marissa, Illinois.
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