Thomas J. Nash

FIRST ELECTION. The first general election in Brown township was in 1828. Froin the poll book and tally sheet the following is taken: "At an Election held at HENDRICKS COUNTY, INDIANA. the house of James Brown on the 4th day of August 1828 for the purpose of Electing one Governor one Lieutenant Governor one Representative to Congress one Senator one representative to State Legislature one Coriner the following is a list of the number of votes taken and also the number Each Candidate received." There were twelve voters at this election, namely: James Brown, Joseph Runion, Joshua Newham, William Harris, Thomas Nash, Daniel Newham, George Tyler, James R. Smith, Shannon Foster, Edward Railsback, Jesse Smith and Nathaniel W. Hults. Politically, the township has been strongly Democratic from the beginning.

....history of Hendricks County