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  Boswell, Charles H.
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  1960-01-01  
 
NameCharles H. Boswell
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Indianapolis, Indiana , United States
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Born October 31, 1909
DiedDecember 30, 2006 (97 years)
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InfoCharles Henry Boswell

City Comptroller 1956-1959

Mayor of Indianapolis 1959-1962. Earned the nickname "Snowbelt Charlie" after deciding to rent snow removal equipment; after saying one day that Indianapolis was not in the "snow belt," the city was pelted by a major snow storm the following day.

He lost the 1962 Democratic U.S. Senate primary to the late State House Minority Leader Birch E. Bayh, Jr., D-Vigo County.

Indianapolis postmaster 1962-1987


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