Col. Mark L. De Motte (USA), U.S. Congress

Mark Lindsey De Motte (December 28, 1832 - September 23, 1908) was an American lawyer, Civil War veteran, and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1881 to 1883. He was also a lawyer, law school dean, newspaper editor and postmaster. The town of DeMotte, Indiana was named after him during his term in Congress. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

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• "Mark L. De Motte." Wikipedia, revision of 21 July 2023. < link > Accessed 4 October 2023.
• "Mark Lindsy De Motte." Find a Grave. < link > Accessed 4 October 2023.