History of Montgomery County Indiana United States of America

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William Clarence Davidson, clergyman, was born in Montgomery county, Indiana, March 31, 1848; son of Gideon L. and Mary A. (Bowyer) Davisson; and grandson of Samuel and Eleanor (Lay) Davisson. The family came of Scotch stock, emigrating from Ireland to Pennsylvania, thence to North Carolina, and to Virginia, where the family divided, one section settling in Davidson county, Tenn., and the other in Ohio and Indiana. William was graduated from DePauw university in 1876, and the following year became a missionary to Japan. He also held the office of U.S. consul in Hakodate, Japan, and was professor of English and mathematics in Too Giguku college, Hirosaki, Japan. He was presiding older of the Hakodate district, 1878-82, and of Yokohama district, 1882-84. In 1884 he returned to the United States, and was pastor of the First church, Plymouth, Ind., 1885-87. In the latter year he again went to Japan, returning however in 1888 to become pastor of a church at Verona, N.Y. He afterward held charges at Clinton, N.Y., 1889-91; at Herkimer, N.Y., 1891-96; and at Trinity, Oswego, N.Y., from 1897. While pastor in Herkimer he was professor of comparative religion in Folt's mission institute. He published a short Old Testament, History (Japanese) for use by Japanese preachers. He was married in 1876 to Mary C. McDaniel, who died in 1884; and in 1886 he was married to Helen Marr Oakes.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Hale Johnson, reformer, was born in Montgomery county, Ind., Aug. 21, 1847; son of John B. and Sarah A. (Davisson) Johnson; grandson of Hezekiah Johnson, who served in the war of 1812. His father served in the civil war in the 72d Indiana volunteers. Hale Johnson received an academic education; served in the civil war in the 135th Indiana volunteers, 1864-65; was admitted to the bar in 1875, and established himself in practice at Newton, Ill., in 1877. He joined the prohibition party in 1882 and was the candidate of that party for representative in congress, attorney-general and governor; and in 1896, for Vice-President of the United States on the ticket with Joshua Levering for President, the ticket receiving 132,007 popular votes. He was active in state and national campaigns and in amendment campaigns in Michigan and Ohio, and in 1900 was chairman of the Illinois Prohibition state committee and a candidate for the Presidential nomination. He died in Bogota, Ill., Nov. 4, 1903.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

James Atwell Mount, governor of Indiana, was born in Montgomery county, Ind., March 23, 1843. He attended country schools, served in Wilder's brigade during the civil war, and completed his education in the Presbyterian academy at Lebanon. Ind., in 1866. He engaged in farming in Montgomery County; was a member of the Indiana senate in 1888-92, and was elected governor on the Republican ticket, serving, 1897-1901. He refused to extradite Governor Taylor of Kentucky, who was charged with complicity in the murder of Governor Goebel of Kentucky, on the ground that he could not have a fair trial in Kentucky. He married, in 1867, Kate Boyd. He was president of the Indiana Wool-Growers' association. He died in Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 16, 1901.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

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