Please answer the following question: Read the bio below and try to give details on edgar whitcomb 's: - party - predecessor - lieutenant - birth date - branch - caption - order - spouse - office - term end - serviceyears - name - birth place - successor - alma mater - battles - allegiance - rank - term start - image - governor Bio: edgar doud whitcomb -lrb- born november 6 , 1917 -rrb- is an american politician , who was the 43rd governor of indiana . his term as governor began a major rift in the indiana republican party as urban republicans became more numerous than rural republicans , leading to a shift in the priorities of the party leadership . whitcomb found himself opposed by speaker of the house otis r. bowen on a number of measures and for control of the party leadership . despite his opposition , whitcomb was able to increase tax revenue by 8 % without raising tax rates through improved collection and auditing techniques , created a panel of business leaders to recommend governmental reforms aimed at increasing efficiency that allow the state to reduce its workforce by 10 % , and fought for a number of budgetary saving measures primarily through reducing state employee wages and spending in non essential areas . after leaving office , whitcomb divorced from his wife of thirty-six years and took up sail boating . he sailed around the mediterranean sea , across the atlantic ocean in 1990 , and geographically sailed around the world in 1995 , although he was not able to return to his exact starting point , because his ship ran aground on a reef in the gulf of suez . after two days of trying to free the ship , he made the decision to abandon it . returning to indiana , he moved to a secluded log cabin on the banks of the ohio river within the hoosier national forest near rome , indiana .
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- party is republican party- predecessor is roger branigin john bortoff- lieutenant is richard folz- birth date is 6 november 1917- branch is 15px army reserve united states army air corps 15px united states- caption is whitcomb in 2006- order is 43rd governor of indiana- spouse is patricia -lrb- 2013 -- -rrb- dolfus -lrb- 1953 -- 1986 -rrb- evelyn gayer- office is secretary of state of indiana- term end is january 8 , 1973 december 1 , 1968- serviceyears is 1940 -- 1977 -lrb- army reserve -rrb- -- 1946 -lrb- army air corps -rrb- 1946- name is edgar whitcomb- birth place is hayden , indiana , u.s.- successor is otis bowen william salin- alma mater is indiana university , bloomington indiana university , indianapolis- battles is world of bataan battle of corregidor war ii fall of the philippines 1941-2 battle- allegiance is united states- rank is 5px -lrb- army reserve -rrb- lieutenant -lrb- army air corps -rrb- 15px colonel- term start is january 13 , 1969 december 1 , 1966- image is edgar doud whitcomb.jpg- governor is roger branigin