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July 24, 2010

by Richard Copeland Guest Columnist Pharos-Tribune Sat Jul 24, 2010, 01:34 PM EDT

William Z. Stuart was representative 1851 to 1852. He was born Dec. 25, 1811. William attended Amherst College in Massachusetts where he studied medicine. He then studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1836. He actually taught school and became a principal for several years before being elected prosecuting attorney for Cass County. He then became a judge on the Indiana Supreme Court from1852 to 1857. William served as solicitor for the Toledo and Wabash Railroad Company from 1856 to 1876. William Stuart died May 7, 1876.

James Thomas served in the House for Cass County 1883. He was born Dec. 4, 1828, in Baltimore. He studied medicine before coming to Cass County in 1858. He ran a drug store, taught school and practiced medicine. James died Aug. 21, 1887.

James A. Adrian served in the House in 1881. He was born Jan. 12, 1824, in Ogdensburg, N.Y. James attended Pennsylvania College in Gettysburg and then studied medicine in Columbus and Cleveland, Ohio. After finishing his education, he came to Cass County in 1851.

Even though James was a practicing doctor, he was rather footloose and fancy-free as he traveled a lot and belonged to several organizations and participated in elections. He served Cass County as commissioner and presidential elector. James Adrian died Jan. 26, 1886, in New York City.

George W. Burkhart served in the House for Cass County 1899 to 1901. He was born Sept. 12, 1848, in Centre County, Pa. The family moved to Ohio and then Fulton County in 1851. He moved to Cass County as an adult and operated a sawmill and sold building materials. George also managed to farm in his spare time.

Charles W. Anderson represented Cass County in the House in 1873. He was born June 19, 1822, in Butler County, Pennsylvania.

Charles was apprenticed as a blacksmith to learn that profession.

He came to Cass County in 1847 and rushed off to California in 1852 but returned in 1854. He worked in several different professions during his lifetime. Charles served as Justice of the

Peace and township trustee. He died March 21, 1886, in Royal Center.

Anthony L. Davis was the representative for Cass and adjoining territory in 1829. He had been a merchant in Fort Wayne and had come to Cass County with John Tipton. Anthony was the agent for the emigrating Potawatomi Indians.

Joseph Holman represented Wayne County 1816 to 1817; then Randolph, Wayne and part of Fayette County 1817 to 1818; Wayne County 1821 to 1822; and Allen, Cass, Elkhart, St. Joseph and parts of adjoining territory 1830 to 1831. He was born Oct. 1, 1788, in Woodland County, Ky. Joseph moved to Wayne County in 1805.

Peter Wallrath represented Cass and Miami counties in 1897. He was born in Bochum, Prussia, Aug. 29, 1844. Peter then studied to be a teacher after high school. He migrated to America in 1867 and traveled to several different places, until settling in Cass County in 1868 as a teacher. He edited the newspaper “Stenenbanner” in 1891. Peter moved to Evansville to edit a newspaper there.

• 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 Sketches of the Indiana House 1816-1899.

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