The 1916 United States Senate special election in Indiana took place on November 7, 1916, to complete the unexpired term of Benjamin F. Shively. Interim Democratic Senator Thomas Taggart was defeated
Sen. Jas. E. Watson of Indiana
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Thomas Taggart was an Irish-American politician who was the political boss of the Democratic Party in Indiana for the first quarter of the twentieth century and remained an influential political figur
1916 United States Senate special election in Indiana
…Senate special election in Indiana took place on November 7, 1916, to complete the unexpired term of Benjamin F. Shively. Interim Democratic Senator Thomas Taggart was defeated in his bid to complete the term by U.S. Representative James Eli Watson. Senator Benjamin F. Shively was re-elected in 1914 and served…
Taggart, c. 1910–1917