Wendell L. Willkie, 1892 - 1944

Lawyer and business leader - Republican presidential nominee, 1940 - the only native Hoosier to be nominated for the Presidency by a major political party - author of One World - grave and memorial in East Hill Cemetery, Rushville.

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Wendell L. Willkie,

1892 - - 1944

Lawyer and business leader - Republican presidential nominee, 1940 - the only native Hoosier to be nominated for the Presidency by a major political party - author of One World - grave and memorial in East Hill ...

Wendell L. Willkie

Republican Presidential candidate delivered his acceptance speech at Callaway Park, August 17, 1940.

Wilkie’s Democrat opponent, Franklin D. Roosevelt, won the 1940 election and later appointed Wilkie to Britain as a liaison during World War II.

Dedicated August 18, 1990.

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