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Samuel Alschuler (1859-1939) —
of Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
20, 1859.
Son of Jacob Alschuler (1825-1896) and Caroline (Stiefel) Alschuler
(1839-1933).
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1892; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1896-1900; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1900; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1904,
1908,
1912
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker);
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1915-36; took
senior status 1936.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
9, 1939 (age 79 years, 354
days).
Interment at Spring Lake Cemetery.
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Albert Jarvis Hopkins (1846-1922) —
also known as Albert J. Hopkins —
of Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.
Born near Cortland, DeKalb
County, Ill., August
15, 1846.
Republican. Lawyer; Kane
County State's Attorney, 1872-76; member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1878-80; Presidential Elector
for Illinois, 1884;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1885-1903 (5th District 1885-95,
8th District 1895-1903); U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1903-09; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1904,
1908.
Died August
23, 1922 (age 76 years, 8
days).
Interment at Spring Lake Cemetery.
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Frank R. Reid (1879-1945) —
of Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., April 18,
1879.
Son of Thomas Reid and Mary (Whiteside) Reid.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1911-12; chair of
Kane County Republican Party, 1914-15; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 11th District, 1923-35; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1936,
1940.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen.
Died January
25, 1945 (age 65 years, 282
days).
Interment at Spring Lake Cemetery.
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Ira Clifton Copley (1864-1947) —
also known as Ira C. Copley —
of Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.
Born near Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill., October
25, 1864.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 11th District, 1911-23; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1912.
Died in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., November
1, 1947 (age 83 years, 7
days).
Interment at Spring Lake Cemetery.
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Charlotte Thompson Reid (1913-2007) —
also known as Charlotte T. Reid; Charlotte Leota
Thompson; Annette King —
of Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill., September
27, 1913.
Republican. Professional
singer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1963-71; member, Federal Communications
Commission, 1971-76.
Female.
Died in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., January
25, 2007 (age 93 years, 120
days).
Interment at Spring Lake Cemetery.
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John Crocker Sherwin (1838-1904) —
of Illinois.
Born in New York, 1838.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1879-83.
Died in 1904
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Spring Lake Cemetery.
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Benjamin Philip Alschuler (1933-2001) —
also known as Benjamin P. Alschuler —
of Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., February
5, 1933.
Son of Jacob
Edward Alschuler and Carolyn (Strauss) Alschuler.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1968.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Zeta
Beta Tau; American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died March 1,
2001 (age 68 years, 24
days).
Interment at Spring Lake Cemetery.
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Jacob Edward Alschuler (1902-1977) —
also known as Jacob E. Alschuler —
of Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., July 9,
1902.
Son of Benjamin
Phillip Alschuler.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1940.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Zeta
Beta Tau; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
B'nai
B'rith.
Died in May, 1977
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Interment at Spring Lake Cemetery.
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Edward J. O'Beirne —
of Elgin, Kane
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1912,
1928;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 11th District, 1922, 1926.
Interment at Bluff City Cemetery.
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Myron M. Lehman (1889-1977) —
of Elgin, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Elgin, Kane
County, Ill., June 22,
1889.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of
Elgin, Ill., 1931-43, 1951-55.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Whitehaven, Shelby
County, Tenn., August 7,
1977 (age 88 years, 46
days).
Interment at Bluff City Cemetery.
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