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    blame for the debacle, and Bigger was defeated. Samuel Bigger was born in Franklin, Ohio, on March 20, 1802, the son of John Bigger, a veteran of the American...
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  • father of Samuel Samuel Bigger (1802–1846), Governor of Indiana Edward Coey Bigger (1861–1942), Irish politician and physician Francis Joseph Bigger (1863–1926)...
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    Whig nominee and former member of the Indiana House of Representatives Samuel Bigger defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the U.S. House of...
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    in order to elect the governor of Indiana. Incumbent Whig governor Samuel Bigger lost his re-election bid against Democratic nominee and former member...
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  • paintings of Indiana Governors James B. Ray, Noah Noble, David Wallace, Samuel Bigger, Joseph A. Wright, and Henry S. Lane. Cox was born in Philadelphia and...
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    community, as Bigger became the object of fiery sermons in their churches. Whitcomb won the election and defeated incumbent Governor Samuel Bigger in a close...
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    30, accessed August 19, 2023 Dubin 2003, p. 59. Sobel 1978, p. 400. "Samuel Bigger". National Governors Association. Retrieved February 25, 2023. Indiana...
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    Robert Middleton (born Samuel Abraham Messer; May 13, 1911 – June 14, 1977) was an American film and television actor known for his large size, beetle-like...
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  • (1833–1834). John Bigger died June 18, 1840, at his Warren County Farm. He was the father of Indiana Governor Samuel Bigger. Bigger was also a trustee...
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    from failing projects, the Whigs moved against projects and nominated Samuel Bigger to run for governor, denying Wallace and his pro-internal improvement...
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