David Turpie
Born: July 8, 1828
Birthplace: Hamilton County, Ohio
Father: John Turpie 1794 – 1874
Mother: Mary Biddell 1804 – 1890
1st Wife: Mary P. Imes 1829 – 1863
(Buried: Old Monticello Cemetery, Monticello, Indiana)
2nd Wife: Alice Partridge 1847 – 1884
(Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana)
Children:
Alice C. Turpie 1851 – 1854
(Buried: Old Monticello Cemetery, Monticello, Indiana)
Cora Turpie 1862 – 1863
(Buried: Old Monticello Cemetery, Monticello, Indiana)
Political Party: Democratic Party
Education:
1848: Graduated from Kenyon College
Occupation before War:
1849 – 1854: Attorney in Logansport, Indiana
1852: Indiana State Representative
1854 – 1856: Judge of Court of Common Pleas in Indiana
1856: Judge of Indiana State Circuit Court
1856 – 1863: Attorney in Logansport, Indiana
1858: Indiana State Representative
Civil War Career:
Elected to the United States Senate fill vacancy of Jesse D. Bright
1863: United States Senator from Indiana – (January 14th – March 3rd)
1863: Ranking Member of Senate Public Lands Committee
1863 – 1872: Attorney in Logansport, Indiana
Occupation after War:
1872 – 1886: Attorney in Indianapolis, Indiana
1874 – 1875: Speaker of Indiana State House of Representatives
1878: Commissioner to revise the state laws of Indiana
1881: Commissioner to revise the state laws of Indiana
1886 – 1887: United States District Attorney for Indiana
1887 – 1899: United States Senator from Indiana
1887 – 1889: Member of Senate Mines and Mining Committee
1887 – 1889: Member of Senate Pensions Committee
1887 – 1889: Member of Senate Territories Committee
1888: Indiana Delegate to Democratic Party National Convention
1891 – 1893: Ranking Member of Senate Pensions Committee
1891 – 1899: Member of Senate Transportation routes to Seaboard Committee
1895 – 1899: Member of Senate Foreign Relations Committee
1896: Received 1 vote for Democratic Party Nomination
1897 – 1899: Member of Senate Finance Committee
1898 – 1899: Chairman of U.S. Senate Democratic Party Conference
1898: Unsuccessful Candidate for reelection to U.S. Senate
1899 – 1909: Retired living in Indianapolis, Indiana
Died: April 21, 1909
Place of Death: Indianapolis, Indiana
Age at time of Death: 80 years old
Burial Place: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana
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