DuPage County
Illinois
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DuPage County
Illinois
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in DuPage County
Index to Locations
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Herman H. Korthauer (1852-1939) —
of Bensenville, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in Addison Township, DuPage
County, Ill., 1852.
Village
president of Bensenville, Illinois, 1925.
Died in Bensenville, DuPage
County, Ill., 1939
(age about
87 years).
Interment at St. Johannes Cemetery.
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Lottie Holman O'Neill (1878-1967) —
of Downers Grove, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born November
17, 1878.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1923-31, 1933-51; Independent
Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1930; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1944
(alternate), 1956;
member of Illinois
state senate, 1951-64.
Female.
First
woman elected to Illinois General Assembly.
Died in Downers Grove, DuPage
County, Ill., February
17, 1967 (age 88 years, 92
days).
Interment at Oak Crest Cemetery.
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Otto W. Balgemann (1874-1962) —
of Elmhurst, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in Elmhurst, DuPage
County, Ill., September
17, 1874.
Mayor
of Elmhurst, Ill., 1925.
Died March 27,
1962 (age 87 years, 191
days).
Interment at Elm Lawn Memorial Park.
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Frank Edward Packard (1880-1961) —
of Oak Park, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Renwick, Humboldt
County, Iowa, November
18, 1880.
Son of Frank D. Packard and Harriet (Olden) Packard.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
North Dakota state tax commissioner, 1911-18; North
Dakota state attorney general, 1918-20; attorney for Standard Oil Company,
1921-46.
Congregationalist.
Died February
9, 1961 (age 80 years, 83
days).
Interment at Mt. Emblem Cemetery.
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John R. Beck (1897-1931) —
of Elmwood Park, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., 1897.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; village
president of Elmwood Park, Illinois, 1925.
Died in Elmwood Park, Cook
County, Ill., 1931
(age about
34 years).
Interment at Mt. Emblem Cemetery.
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John Toncray (1879-1965) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Tennessee, May 19,
1879.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1936.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August 4,
1965 (age 86 years, 77
days).
Interment at Mt. Emblem Cemetery.
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James C. Kirie (1911-2000) —
of River Grove, Cook
County, Ill.; Elmwood Park, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in River Grove, Cook
County, Ill., March 15,
1911.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1960
(alternate), 1964
(alternate), 1980;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1964-70.
Died in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., June 19,
2000 (age 89 years, 96
days).
Interment at Mt. Emblem Cemetery.
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Robert Andrew Childs (1845-1915) —
also known as Robert A. Childs —
of Hinsdale, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in Malone, Franklin
County, N.Y., March 22,
1845.
Son of Rev. George Childs (died 1870) and Calista (Cochran) Childs
(died 1854).
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
principal; lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1884;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 8th District, 1893-95.
Died in Hinsdale, DuPage
County, Ill., December
19, 1915 (age 70 years, 272
days).
Interment at Bronswood Cemetery.
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Martin Barnaby Madden (1855-1928) —
also known as Martin B. Madden —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Wolviston, England,
March
20, 1855.
Son of John Madden and Elizabeth (O'Neill) Madden.
Republican. Stone quarry
business; director, Metropolitan Trust and Savings Bank;
member Chicago City Council, 1889-97; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1896
(speaker),
1900,
1912,
1916,
1924;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1905-28; died in
office 1928.
Died in the House Appropriations Committee meeting room, in the U.S.
Capitol Building, Washington,
D.C., April 27,
1928 (age 73 years, 38
days).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
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Russell Watson Keeney (1897-1958) —
also known as Russell W. Keeney —
of Wheaton, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in Pittsfield, Pike
County, Ill., December
29, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; law
associate of U.S. Rep. Chauncey
W. Reed; county judge in Illinois, 1940-50; circuit judge in
Illinois, 1953-56; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1957-58; died in
office 1958.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; American Bar
Association.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
11, 1958 (age 60 years, 13
days).
Interment at Naperville Protestant Cemetery.
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Chauncey William Reed (1890-1956) —
also known as Chauncey W. Reed —
of West Chicago, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in West Chicago, DuPage
County, Ill., June 2,
1890.
Son of William Thomas Reed and Margaret (Campbell) Reed.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; DuPage
County State's Attorney, 1920-35; chair of
DuPage County Republican Party, 1926-34; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1935-56 (11th District 1935-49,
14th District 1949-56); died in office 1956.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association; Delta
Upsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; Elks.
Died in 1956
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Glen Oak Cemetery.
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Arthur Henry Almendinger (1891-1953) —
also known as Arthur H. Almendinger —
of West Chicago, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in West Chicago, DuPage
County, Ill., March 9,
1891.
Son of Henry W. Almendinger (1863-1935) and Barbara Almendinger
(1868-1953).
Railroad
signal foreman; electrical
contractor; mayor
of West Chicago, Ill., 1935-38.
Died in 1953
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Glen Oak Cemetery.
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Robert Rutherford McCormick (1880-1955) —
also known as Robert R. McCormick; Bertie McCormick;
Robert Sanderson McCormick, Jr.; "Colonel
McCormick"; "Colonel McCosmic" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 30,
1880.
Son of Robert
Sanderson McCormick.
Republican. Longtime publisher, Chicago Tribune newspaper;
creator of the Tribune's paper
manufacturing and aluminum
mining operations in Canada; president, Chicago Sanitary
Commission (which built the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
connecting Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River system); delegate
to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1912,
1940,
1948,
1952.
Scotch-Irish
and Dutch
ancestry.
Died April 1,
1955 (age 74 years, 245
days).
Interment at Cantigny Estate.
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Elmer Joseph Hoffman (1899-1976) —
of Illinois.
Born near Wheaton, DuPage
County, Ill., July 7,
1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Illinois
state treasurer, 1953-55, 1957-59; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1959-65.
Died in Wheaton, DuPage
County, Ill., June 25,
1976 (age 76 years, 354
days).
Interment at St. Michael's Cemetery.
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John Arthur Gamon (1883-1967) —
also known as John A. Gamon —
of Glen Ellyn, DuPage
County, Ill.; Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Wheaton, DuPage
County, Ill., February
9, 1883.
Son of B. H. Gamon and Jennie T. (Daniels) Gamon.
Democrat. Salesman, Jones & Laughlin Steel Co.,
Chicago, 1905-14; U.S. Consul in Puerto Cortes, 1914-15; Corinto, 1915-16; Acapulco, 1917-21; Cobh, 1921-25; U.S. Consul General in London, 1925-28; Marseille, 1928-35.
Died in 1967
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Wheaton Cemetery.
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