born Oct. 6, 1862, Highland county, Ohio, U.S.
died April 27, 1927, Indianapolis, Ind.
U.S. senator and historian.
He was admitted to the Indiana bar in 1887 and began the practice of law in Indianapolis. Elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate (190012), he supported the progressive legislation proposed by Pres. Theodore Roosevelt . In 1912 he broke with the conservative wing of the Republican Party to serve as chairman of the convention that organized the Progressive Party and nominated Roosevelt for president. He subsequently retired from public life to write several historical works, including the four-volume Life of John Marshall (191619), which won a Pulitzer Prize.