Donn M. Roberts

Donn M. Roberts (September 28, 1867 – August 3, 1936) was the mayor of Terre Haute, Indiana from 1913 to 1915.^[1]

Biography

He was born on September 28, 1867 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 mayor of Terre Haute, Indiana from 1913 to 1915. He was convicted of bribery in 1915 and spent three and a half years in Leavenworth prison of his six year sentence.^[2]

He died on August 3, 1936. He was buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery.^[1]

See also

• List of mayors of Terre Haute, Indiana

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Donn M. Roberts". Political Graveyard. http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/roberts2.html. Retrieved 2011-03-17. "Born in Annapolis, Crawford County, Ill., September 28, 1867. Mayor of Terre Haute, Ind., 1913-15. Convicted of bribery in 1915 and spent three and a half years in prison; convicted of embezzlement in 1936 and sentenced to prison. Released from prison following a heart attack, and died a few days later, in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind., August 3, 1936. Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind." 
2. ^ "Terre Haute Mayor to Jail. Donn M. Roberts, Called 'Arch Conspirator,' Is Sentenced for Six Years". New York Times. April 13, 1915. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0D10FF3E5A15738DDDAA0994DC405B858DF1D3. Retrieved 2011-03-17. 

Political offices
Preceded by	Mayor of Terre Haute, Indiana 1913 – 1915	Succeeded by James G. Gossam

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Name	Roberts, Donn M.
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Date of birth	September 28, 1867
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Date of death	August 3, 1936
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