Unidentified Man, Luise DeMotte Letherman Album - Crown Point, Indiana : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Unidentified Man, Luise DeMotte Letherman Album - Crown Point, Indiana / Shook Photos
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| 説明 | Date: December Circa 1874-1880Source Type: Photograph, Carte de VisitePublisher, Printer, Photographer: Warren Henry HaywardPostmark: Not ApplicableCollection: Steven R. ShookRemark: This carte de visite was included in a photograph album owned by Louise DeMotte Letherman.On the reverse of the carte de visite is printed the following information:W. H. HAYWARD,PHOTO ARTISTCrown Point, Ind.The photograph was taken by Warren Henry Hayward at Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana. Hayward operated a studio in Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana, which he sold to John Wesley McLellan in December 1873. Warren Henry Hayward would then move to neighboring Lake County, Indiana, and operate studios for more than forty years in Crown Point and Lowell in that county.Louise (DeMotte) Letherman was born August 21, 1859, in Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana, the daughter of Mark L. DeMotte and Elizabeth (Christy) DeMotte. She married Lawrence Letherman on May 3, 1883, in Valparaiso. Louise died at Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, on September 24, 1905. Louise is buried in Valparaiso's Maplewood Cemetery.Mark Lindsey DeMotte was born in Rockville, Parke County, Indiana, on December 28, 1832, the son of Daniel DeMotte and Mary (Brewer) DeMotte. He graduated from Asbury University (now DePauw University) in Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, with an A.B. degree in 1853 and immediately began studying law at this institution, earning his law degree (LL.B.) in 1855. DeMotte was soon admitted to the Indiana bar and began his practice of law at Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana.In December 1856, Elizabeth Christy wedded DeMotte in Valparaiso, a union that resulted in two children, Louise and Mary.DeMotte would serve in the Civil War rising to the rank of captain under the command of General Robert H. Milroy. At the conclusion of the war, DeMotte moved to Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, to resume his practice of law. He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for Congress in the 1872 and 1876 elections.DeMotte returned to Valparaiso in 1877 to practice law and would organize the Northern Indiana Law School in 1879, which later became known as the Valparaiso University School of Law (which went defunct in 2020).DeMotte would again be a Republican candidate for Congress, winning the election of 1880, but would lose as an incumbent in the 1882 election. He would then serve in the Indiana State Senate between 1886 and 1890. He was appointed the postmaster of Valparaiso serving from March 24, 1890, to March 20, 1894. He would also serve as dean of the Northern Indiana Law School from 1890 to 1908.DeMotte passed away on September 23, 1908, in Valparaiso and was interred in Maplewood Cemetery in that community. Copyright 2020. Some rights reserved. The associated text may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Steven R. Shook. |
| 撮影日 | 2020-12-21 04:15:01 |
| 撮影者 | Shook Photos , Moscow, Idaho, USA |
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