Marcus M. Kilgore represented Cass and Miami counties in the House in 1891. He was born June 26 in Franklin County and moved to Miami County in 1888. Marcus was a farmer and owned a small store. After serving in the House, Marcus was elected justice of the peace and township trustee.
Charles Longwell served in the House from Cass County in 1895.
Charles was born in Cass County on March 18, 1862. He was apprenticed to become a printer. In adulthood, Charles became a newspaper publisher and operated the Longwell and Cummings Printing Company. He also owned a bookbindery. Charles Longwell died May 9, 1936.
Gillis McBean was a member of the House 1833-1834 representing Cass, Miami, White, Carroll and parts of Fulton, Jasper, Kosciusko, Pulaski and Wabash counties. Gillis was born in Scotland in 1795 and came to Cass County in 1828 from Harrison County, Ind. He did many different jobs in his short life. He was Indian agent for a time, a miller, an innkeeper, farmer and merchant. Gillis McBean died July 11, 1839.
Samuel L. McFadin served in the house 1867-69. He resigned in 1869 when he was elected Mayor of Logansport in 1869. He held that office for four terms. Samuel was born Oct. 1, 1826, in Ohio.
Samuel was apprenticed to a carpenter in Ohio and continued in that profession until he began studying law. After becoming a lawyer, Samuel participated in the Mexican War and Civil War. He was prosecuting attorney and Cass County clerk. Samuel never married.
William Sacket Palmer represented Cass and Howard counties 1846-47. William was born in Pennsylvania on June 22, 1816. After finishing school he was admitted to the bar in 1839. William was a quartermaster during the Mexican War. Shortly, after serving in the House, William moved to Princeton, in Gibson County, Ind. He died Nov. 10, 1852.
David Daniel Pratt served in the House from 1854-1851 representing Cass and Howard counties. He represented just Cass County in 1853. David was born in Paternio, Maine, Oct. 24, 1813.
He attended Cezenvia Seminary and Hamilton College. He was admitted to the bar in 1836 and came to Cass County. David served in the Indiana Militia and then in the Civil War. After the war, he served in the U.S. Senate from 1869 to 1874. David was appointed as the commissioner of revenue 1875-1876. He became ill and came back to Cass County where he died June 17, 1877. The desk and chair that Sen. Pratt used in the Senate are in the Cass County Historical Museum.
Corydon Richmond represented Cass and Howard counties 1847-1848. He was born Nov. 22, 1808, in Onondaga, N.Y. He attended the Cincinnati Medical College in Ohio and became a doctor. After receiving his degree, Corydon moved to Howard County in 1844. During the Civil War, Corydon was an assistant surgeon.
He served as mayor of Kokomo 1867-69. Corydon Richmond died Oct. 1, 1906.
• Richard B. Copeland is a Cass County historian and may be reached at ptnews@pharostribune.com. The material for this article came from the Biographical History of the Indiana House of Representatives 1829-1899 and Powell’s History of Cass County 1913.
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