Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1890-01-17
PROMINENT PEOPLE OF THE
PIONEER PERIOD.
RlrSt United Stats Senator's IRON In.
diana-"rhe Era Of Coed.
feeling"
Sketches Of Senator James Noble and
His Successors.

His Successors.
ROBERT HANNA.
1 The term for which Noble was las
elected continued until March 3 1893
The governor OF Indiana appointed
Robert Hanna to serve in the vacan
place until the leRislsture should con
vene and elect some one to fiji the re
mainder of the term Hanna seryet
from December 8. 1881 to January
1882. when he was succeeded by Genera
John Upton, who had been elected b.
the Legislature that convened the sam,
day on which congress convened, il
Deoem Der. 1881.
Robert Hanna had been one of No.
ble's colleagues from Franklin county
in the constitutional convention, il
1916. He WAS appointed to the vacant
seat in the u. 3. senate. - . Wing
which party was 1T that time. beginning
to orystalize about the opinions and
ambitions OF Henry Clay, out of the
opposition to the policy Of President
jackson. Hanna wss born in South
Carolina. April 6. 1886; came to In
diana with his parents. and in 1902,
settled at BrookviIle. From 1909 until
the formation OF the state government,
he was sheriff OF tho Eastern District
OF Indiana. Later. he WAS appointed
Register OF the land office. and removed
to indiana polls, in 1925. After his
short service in the national senate. he
Was, for one term, . member OF the ND
per branch of the state legislature
Robert Hanna was killed by railroad
| train. while walking on the track At
indianapolis. November IS. 1859. He
was then in his seventy fourth year.
SENATOR JOHN TIProN.
General John Upton. who was elect.
ed for the last part of Mobiles unex-
pired torn. superseded Hanna on jan
nary 1882 and served in that term until
March 3. 1893 The next day. he could
begin the full torn which followed.
having been elected therto 1t the pre-
cedipg session OF the state Legislature.
1t 10 probable. however. that congress
did not begin it aotusl sessions in that
tern until in December. 1893. Tiptea
was . prominent nan in his day. 81
althouah Hin senstnefal su9Sip1o wan
begon1 the limit - the Pioneer Period.
(l8L6 - 1917. ard shoald Be- la4t until
" iavee6Ksse the s1ext Rueiod. -yet
his eets il the Rionesr Period may be}
Toooon1o9 now. fdf he va olooely iden-
died with aAairD In the State. I
John Upton was born in Sewer coun.
ty, Tennessee, in August, 1855. He
probably belonged to that Upton fam.
lily that gave leaders in the struggles OF |
the first settlers of Eat Tennessee,
ais sther was killed by the Indians, in
1898. which disaster eventually threw
upon ohm the support of the mother.
two sisters, and . halt brother; de
privirg him OF an education. In 1907,
ns ss, rs% ns ss Mish shsn te ladaas
paying for is by spiltring rails 1T fifty
,ents hundred In 1911 he was elected
snsign of . noted frontier militia com
pany named yellow Jackets" and
,eryed with them in the Tippecanoe
anpaien. that iall. In the progress OF
he battle. all the Off GERS of raok above
Upton were killed, and the com
nand of the company devolyed on
him. In this situation, he
ing general and gained some reputation.
Az incident the next year, gave him in
creased notoriety. 10 the northeast
,orner of jackson County, near White
river, il Q lar. g mound about two hua-
bred yards In circun ference at the base |
% this spot, In 1872, . maraudipgl
party of lnoIans held . cJuncil to de
side whether they should retreat or
light party OF thirty men, under Tip
~ q, captain then In close pursuit on
heir trail. Resistance WAS determined
On, and they stationed themselves, very
on an island, since
Known by the name OF Tipton's Island,
y hich was connected to the shore by
. DRIFT. aud In one place only by . single
og. Over this. Upton rushed with his
men, and he being so fortunate as to
Kill the principal Indian, who ct that
moment, Was taking aim ct Major BEEN.
he rest of the Indians fed with the
oss of most OF their men, and without
loipg any injury to the whites"
Upton WAS elected sheriff of Harrison
Jounty, Indiana, in 1915; and . repre-
in the legislature. in 1921. In
S24, he Was appointed United States
gent with the Miauis and Pottawato-
MES, residing in northern Indiana. He
emained in this position until chosen
o the United States senate. in 1882.
Upton seems to have acquired prop
rty in several parts of Indiana. He
vas An early proprietor Of large tracts OF
and near Columbus, Bartholomew
,ounty, in 1919 81. Coming into pos
ession of the ground on which the Bat
lie of Tippecanoe was fought, he pre-
ented il to the State OF Indiana, on
condition that it be preserved -
park sacred to the memory Of
he fallen. The legislature accepted
he gift; and the present state
contains . special clause
Erecting the fencing of the site and the
roper care OF the grounds.
Senator Upton served in the national
congress until his death, on April 5,
500. by pulmonary apoplexy, 1T Lo-
.ansport. From his title OF General"
{ may be inferred that he had some
hing to do with the militia. Off ces in
he miliaia were sought and conferred
officers being elected by subordinates.
. evidences of popularity. Nearly
very public man had some military
title pre6xed to his name in the tamil-
ar speech of his fello citizens. Tip
on Was also prominent ~ . leading
reemason between 1919 and 1879
" lille Indian agent he participated In