Frank O'Bannon

Frank Lewis O'Bannon (January 30, 1930 – September 13, 2003) was an American politician. He served as the 47th Governor of Indiana from 1997 until his death in 2003.

Frank O'Bannon
47th Governor of Indiana
In office January 13, 1997 – September 13, 2003
Lieutenant	Joe Kernan
Preceded by	Evan Bayh
Succeeded by	Joe Kernan
46th Lieutenant Governor of Indiana
In office January 9, 1989 – January 13, 1997
Governor	Evan Bayh
Preceded by	John Mutz
Succeeded by	Joe E. Kernan
Member of the Indiana Senate from the 47th district
In office November 3, 1982 – December 1, 1988
Preceded by	Michael Charles Kendall
Succeeded by	Richard D. Young
Member of the Indiana Senate from the 46th district
In office November 8, 1972 – November 3, 1982
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Clay Patterson Baird
Member of the Indiana Senate from the 29th district
In office November 4, 1970 – November 8, 1972
Preceded by	Robert O'Bannon
Succeeded by	Leslie Duvall
Personal details
Born	Frank Lewis O'Bannon (1930-01-30)January 30, 1930 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	September 13, 2003(2003-09-13) (aged 73) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Judy Asmus (1957–2003; his death)
Education	Indiana University, Bloomington (BA, JD)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Air Force
Years of service	1952–1954
Battles/wars	Korean War

In 2003, O'Bannon suffered a massive stroke in Chicago, Illinois, while attending a trade conference. He died days later and was succeeded by his Lieutenant Governor Joe E. Kernan.

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  Grave of Frank O'Bannon, former Indiana Governor.