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Lennington Small (1862-1936) —
also known as Len Small —
of Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill.
Born near Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill., June 16,
1862.
Republican. Member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1899, 1919; member of Illinois
state senate 16th District, 1901-03; Illinois
state treasurer, 1905-07, 1917-19; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1908,
1912,
1932;
Governor
of Illinois, 1921-29.
Died May 17,
1936 (age 73 years, 336
days).
Interment at Mound Grove Cemetery.
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Herman Wilber Snow (1836-1914) —
of Sheldon, Iroquois
County, Ill.; Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill.
Born in Michigan City, LaPorte
County, Ind., July 3,
1836.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1872-74; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1880;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1891-93; delegate to
Gold Democrat National Convention from Illinois, 1896.
Died in Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill., August
25, 1914 (age 78 years, 53
days).
Interment at Mound Grove Cemetery.
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Hamilton Kinkaid Wheeler (1848-1918) —
of Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill.
Born in New York, 1848.
Republican. Member of Illinois state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1893-95; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1896.
Died in 1918
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Mound Grove Cemetery.
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Arthur Wilkins DeSelm (d. 1950) —
also known as Arthur W. DeSelm —
of Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill.
County judge in Illinois, 1903; circuit judge in Illinois 12th
Circuit, 1919-25.
Died in Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill., February
14, 1950.
Interment at Mound Grove Cemetery.
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