Indiana and Indianans - a history of aboriginal and territorial Indiana and the century of statehood (1919) (14783980703)

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Title: Indiana and Indianans : a history of aboriginal and territorial Indiana and the century of statehood
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Dunn, Jacob Piatt, 1855-1924 Kemper, General William Harrison, 1839-
Subjects: Medicine
Publisher: Chicago and New York : The American historical society
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center



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o years. Until 1902he was salesman in the fur department ofthe Knollenberg Company, then spent ayear in San Francisco with the sales de-partment of the American Can Company,after which he was again in the store atRichmond two years, and for a similartime in the offices of the Knollenberg Com-pany. For two years he was on a Texasranch, and returning to Richmond in 1907he took up fire insurance and in 1908 alsolife insurance, and has gradually broad-ened his work to that of a life insurancespecialist. In 1913 he married Ada Ebenback,daughter of George H. and Lydia Eben-back of Richmond. They have one daugh-ter, Ruth Ann, born in 1917. Mr. Knoll-enberg is independent in politics and amember and superintendent of the FirstEnglish Lutheran Sunday School. George V. Coffin. When George V.Coffin was elected sheriff of Marion Countyin 1914 it was a case of the office seekingthe man rather than the man the office.Mr. Coffins qualifications and experiencemade him one of the most desirable candi-
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^>u®nt~ INDIANA AND INDIANANS 1877 dates who have ever sought the honors andresponsibilities of this position, and all ofthis was well attested by the fact that heled the republican ticket in Marion Countythat year, and the same thing was repeatedwhen in 1916 he was reelected for a secondterm. He made a distinction for himselfin the history of politics locally, since heis the first republican sheriff to be renom-inated in Marion County in a period offorty years. He resigned the office Jan-uary 1, 1918, to accept the position ofchief of police of the Indianapolis PoliceDepartment. Prior to entering the office of sheriff Mr.Coffin was for a number of years connectedwith the police force at Indianapolis, andone of his early experiences in life was as aregular soldier in the United States Army,with a splendid record of duties faithfullyand courageously performed during thePhilippine war and also in the Boxer re-bellion in China. Mr. Coffin was born in Portland, JayCountv, Indiana, May