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History of Newberry, (Greene County) IndianaOur database does not include an historic photo for Newberry, (Greene County) Indiana, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Biographies:William D. Bynum Biography William D. Bynum, representative, was born near Newberry, Greene county, Ind., June 26, 1846. He was graduated at the Indiana university in 1869, and was admitted to the bar in the same year. He was city attorney of Washington, Ind., from 1871 to 1875, and was mayor from 1875 to 1879. In 1876 he was a Democratic elector. He removed to Marion county in 1881, and was elected a member of the state legislature in 1882, and speaker of the house in 1883. In 1884 he was elected a representative from the seventh Indiana district, and served from the 49th to the 53rd Congress, inclusive. He resumed his law practice at Indianapolis, and was a member of the commission to revise the laws of the United States in 1900. |
Indiana Facts: Greene County Facts: Seat: BloomfieldEstablished: 1821 Jan 5 Formed from: Knox Additional Local History Notes: The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: NEWBERRY, a thriving post-village of Greene co., Indiana, on the Wabash and Erie canal, 10 miles S. from Bloomfield. Newberry is situated 168 meters above sea level. |