David Turpie

David Battle Turpie ( born July 8 1828 Hamilton County, Ohio, † April 21, 1909 in Indianapolis ) was an American politician (Democratic Party), who represented the State of Indiana in the U.S. Senate.

David Turpie grew up in Ohio and made 1848 his degree at Kenyon College in Gambier. He then studied the law and moved to Logansport, Indiana, where he opened a law office later. He was politically active as a member of the Democratic Party. At the age of 24 he moved in 1852 in the House of Representatives from Indiana one. After one term, he focused again on his legal activity; it was founded in 1856 judge of the state circuit court. 1858 was followed by a further term in parliament of his country.

In January 1863 Turpie was elected to the U.S. Senate. He won in a by-election, the mandate of the excluded from the congress Jesse D. Bright, was accused of disloyalty to the Union during the Civil War. However, the term of office was ended again in March of the same year. David Turpie was then first again legally operate.

In 1872 he moved to Indianapolis. There he continued his political career as a member of the state House of Representatives; 1874 to 1875 he was its Speaker. Between 1886 and 1887 practiced Turpie from the Office of the State Attorney for the District Court of Indiana. Finally, in 1887, was his second election to the Senate in Washington. He stood up to the later U.S. President Benjamin Harrison and was a member of the Congress 's re-election until 1899, before he was defeated by Republican Albert J. Beveridge.

During his twelve years in the Senate Turpie was one of the Chairmen of the census committee. From 1898 to 1899 he was faced with the Democratic Senate Group as Chairman. Politically, he sat down, among other things for a referendum on the inclusion of Hawaii in the United States.