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Robert Bruce Chiperfield (1899-1971) —
also known as Robert B. Chiperfield —
of Canton, Fulton
County, Ill.
Born in Canton, Fulton
County, Ill., November
20, 1899.
Son of Burnett
Mitchell Chiperfield.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1939-63 (15th District 1939-49,
19th District 1949-63); alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1964.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles; Moose.
Died in Canton, Fulton
County, Ill., April 9,
1971 (age 71 years, 140
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Burnett Mitchell Chiperfield (1870-1940) —
also known as Burnett M. Chiperfield —
of Canton, Fulton
County, Ill.
Born in Dover, Bureau
County, Ill., June 14,
1870.
Son of Rev. Thomas Chiperfield and Hannah M. (Reynolds) Chiperfield.
Republican. Lawyer; Fulton
County State's Attorney, 1896-1900; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1903-13; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1915-17, 1929-33 (at-large 1915-17,
15th District 1929-33); defeated, 1912 (at-large), 1932 (15th
District), 1934 (15th District); delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1920,
1936.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Canton, Fulton
County, Ill., June 24,
1940 (age 70 years, 10
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Granville Barrere (1829-1889) —
of Illinois.
Born in New Market, Highland
County, Ohio, July 11,
1829.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1873-75.
Died in Canton, Fulton
County, Ill., January
13, 1889 (age 59 years, 186
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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William Edgar Hull (1866-1942) —
also known as William E. Hull —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in Lewistown, Fulton
County, Ill., 1866.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1916,
1920,
1932,
1936,
1940
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1923-33.
Died in 1942
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Lewis Winans Ross (1812-1895) —
also known as Lewis W. Ross —
of Lewistown, Fulton
County, Ill.
Born in New York, 1812.
Democrat. Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1848;
member of Illinois state legislature; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention Fulton County, 1862;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1863-69; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 35th District,
1869-70.
Died in 1895
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Thomas Alexander Boyd (1830-1897) —
of Lewistown, Fulton
County, Ill.
Born in Pennsylvania, June 25,
1830.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Illinois
state senate 15th District, 1867-73; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1877-81.
Died in Lewistown, Fulton
County, Ill., May 28,
1897 (age 66 years, 337
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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