Donn M. Roberts
Donn M. Roberts (September 28, 1867 – August 3, 1936) was the mayor of Terre Haute, Indiana from 1913 to 1915.
Biography
[edit]He was born in Annapolis, Illinois to William Henry Roberts and Octavia Bruner. On July 3, 1889, in Indianapolis, Indiana he married Mary Grace Tiernan.
He was the Democratic mayor of Terre Haute, Indiana from 1913 to 1915.[1] He was convicted of bribery in 1915 and spent three and a half years in Leavenworth prison of his six-year sentence.[2]
He was buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ McCormick, Mike (2005). Terre Haute: Queen City of the Wabash. Arcadia. ISBN 9780738524061.
- ^ "Terre Haute Mayor to Jail. Donn M. Roberts, Called 'Arch Conspirator,' Is Sentenced for Six Years". The New York Times. April 13, 1915. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
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