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Indiana Historic Figures
Thomas Riley Marshall - Former Vice President of the United States
1854-1925: Born in North Manchester, Indiana. He was a lawyer in Columbia City, Indiana and the Democratic governor of the state from 1909 to 1913. He was the sponsor of labor and social legislation before becoming Vice President to Woodrow Wilson in 1913 and serving until 1921. His most notable quote was "What this country needs is a really good five-cent cigar".
James Danforth Quayle - Former Vice President of the United States
1947-Present: Born in Indianapolis. James graduated from DePauw University in 1969 and served in the Indiana National Guard from 1969 to 1975. He was the son of an important Indiana publishing family and graduated from Indiana University in 1974. In 1976 he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a conservative Republican. In 1980 he was elected to the Senate, defeating three-term incumbent Birch Bayh, and was reelected in 1986. In 1989 he was elected to the office of Vice President of the United States and served until 1993.
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