Lawrence Van Buskirk

Lawrence Van Buskirk
5th Mayor of Bloomington, Indiana
In office
1891–1897
Preceded byMorey M. Dunlap
Succeeded byA.M. Hadley
Personal details
Born(1867-06-21)June 21, 1867
Bloomington, Indiana
DiedNovember 21, 1910(1910-11-21) (aged 43)
PartyRepublican
SpouseAlice Allen (m. 1891)
Alma materIndiana University Bloomington, University of Michigan Law School

Lawrence Van Buskirk (June 21, 1867 - November 21, 1910) was mayor of Bloomington, Indiana for eight years in the late 19th century. He was also postmaster and a bank president.[1][2]

Education and career

He graduated from Indiana University, having studied philosophy[3][a] and law, and studied law degree one year at University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, having to withdraw due to ill health.[1][2] He was, though, reported by the Royal Arch Masons of Indiana to have been admitted to the bar.[4] Buskirk was mayor of the city for eight years, postmaster, and president of the First National Bank in Bloomington, Indiana.[2] At the time of his death, he was treasurer at Indiana University.[2][5]

Personal life

Born in Bloomington on June 21, 1867, he was the son of George A. Buskirk and Martha A. (née Hardesty) Buskirk. His uncle was Samuel Hamilton Buskirk.[1] Both his father and his uncle served as Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives. Van Buskirk had four siblings, George, Phillip, Martha, and a sister who married Nat U. Hill Sr.[1][2] On April 22, 1891, Buskirk married Alice Allen,[6][7] and they had three children: Allen, Lawrence Jr., and Martha.[1]

He was a thirty-third degree Mason, having held the Indiana's second highest position of grand king of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons[4][5] and heir to commercial property in Bloomington.[2]

He died at his home on November 21, 1910[1] and his funeral was held at Indiana University.[2][5][b]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ His obituary stated that he was a "graduate of the literary department".[2]
  2. ^ At the time of his death, his funeral was the Bloomington's largest to that point and all banks there closed for the event.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp. 672–674.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "State School's Treasurer is Dead at Bloomington". The Indianapolis Star. November 22, 1910. p. 6. Retrieved May 26, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Indiana University Bulletin. The University. 1917. p. 49.
  4. ^ a b Freemasons. Indiana. Royal Arch Masons (1911). Proceedings at the Annual Grand Convention of the Grand Chapter of the State of Indiana. Elder & Harkness. pp. 42–45.
  5. ^ a b c d "Banks Close for Rites: Masons Bury Noted Member". The Indianapolis Star. November 26, 1910. p. 5. Retrieved May 26, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Minor City Matters". The Indianapolis Journal. April 22, 1891. p. 6. Retrieved May 26, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Lawrence Van Buskirk, April 22, 1891", Index to Marriage Records Indiana: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940.

Further reading

  • Indiana University (1951). Trustees and Officers of Indiana University, 1820 to 1950. Indiana University. pp. 518, 527–528.
  • Van Buskirk News. Robert Van Buskirk. 1994. p. 679.
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