Ford County
Illinois
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Ford County
Illinois
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Ford County
Index to Locations
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Leslie Cornelius Arends (1895-1985) —
also known as Leslie C. Arends —
of Melvin, Ford
County, Ill.
Born in Melvin, Ford
County, Ill., September
27, 1895.
Son of George Teis Arends and Talea (Weiss) Arends.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; banker; farmer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1935-74 (17th District 1935-73,
15th District 1973-74); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons.
Died in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., July 17,
1985 (age 89 years, 293
days).
Interment at Melvin Cemetery.
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James Wallace Dunnan —
also known as J. Wallace Dunnan —
of Paxton, Ford
County, Ill.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1912.
Interment somewhere.
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