Auburn, Indiana

Auburn is a city located in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 12,074. Founded in 1836 by Wesley Park (1811-1868), the city is the county seat of DeKalb County{{GR|6}}.

Notable Natives & Former Residents

• Gordon Buehrig (1904-1990), automobile designer, lived in Auburn for two years while designing the 1935-1936 Auburn Speedster and is buried in Roselawn Cemetery.
• Errett Lobban Cord (1894-1974), industrialist, lived in Auburn while running the Auburn Automobile Company.
• Will Cuppy (1884-1949), humorist and journalist, was born in Auburn, graduated from Auburn High School and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
• Charles Eckhart (1841-1915), industrialist and philanthropist, founded the Eckhart Carriage Company, predecessor of the Auburn Automobile Company, and was Prohibition Party candidate for Governor of Indiana in 1900. He lived in Auburn from 1874 until his death and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.
• James I. Farley (1871-1948), member of US House of Representatives, 1933-1939, lived in Auburn while an executive of the Auburn Automobile Company and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.
• Donald Lash (1913-1994), track and field champion who won the 1938 Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in the United States, graduated from Auburn High School.
• Charles A.O. McClellan (1835-1898), member of US House of Represenatives, 1889-1892, lived in Auburn and practiced law there.
• Mark Shaw (b. 1945), attorney, author and network television personality, was born in Auburn and graduated from Auburn High School.
• Rollie Zeider (1883-1967), major league baseball player, 1910-1918, played for Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Chicago Chi-Feds, Chicago Whales and Chicago Cubs. He grew up in Auburn and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.