. . "1917-11-06Z"^^ . . . "1946Z"^^ . "43rdGovernor of Indiana" . . . . . "Edgar Doud Whitcomb (born November 6, 1917) is an American politician, who was the 43rd Governor of Indiana. His term as governor began a major rift in the Indiana Republican Party as urban Republicans became more numerous than rural Republicans, leading to a shift in the priorities of the party leadership. Whitcomb found himself opposed by speaker of the house Otis R. Bowen on a number of measures and for control of the party leadership."@en . . "1917Z"^^ . . "Edgar Whitcomb"@en . . "Whitcomb, Edgar"@en . . . "American politician" . . . . "1940Z"^^ . . . . . . "Secretary of State of Indiana" . .