| John R. McMahan |
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Special to the Indianapolls Journal Muncie, Aug. 2.-Hon. John R. McMahan died at his home in this city yesterday morning, after a brief illness from malarial fever. He was aged forty years, in the prime of life and fullness of his powers. Mr. McMahan was born near Mt. Prospect, Crawford county, and studied law in the office of Judge LaFollette at New Albanv. He came to Muncie in l880, and at the time of his death had built up a large practice. He was an active Republican, was a member of theRrepublican State central committee in 1879, and was prosecuting attorney for the Twenty-fifth judicial circuit for one term. He was, at the time of his death, president of the City Library Board, trustee of the Presbyterian Church, and held high offices in the various Masonic bodies. A widow and four children survive him. |