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Adlai Ewing Stevenson (1835-1914) —
also known as Adlai E. Stevenson —
of Metamora, Woodford
County, Ill.; Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Christian
County, Ky., October
23, 1835.
Son of John Turner Stevenson (1808-1857) and Eliza Ann (Ewing)
Stevenson (1809-1889).
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1864;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1875-77, 1879-81;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1884,
1892;
Vice
President of the United States, 1893-97; defeated, 1900;
candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1908.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 14,
1914 (age 78 years, 234
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (1900-1965) —
also known as Adlai E. Stevenson —
of Libertyville, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
5, 1900.
Son of Lewis
Green Stevenson and Helen Louise (Davi) Stevenson (1869-1935).
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1948
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1952,
1956,
1960;
Governor
of Illinois, 1949-53; candidate for President
of the United States, 1952, 1956; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1960;
U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1961-65, died in office 1965.
Unitarian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Stricken with a heart
attack, and died soon after, in St. George's Hospital,
London, England,
July
14, 1965 (age 65 years, 159
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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David Davis (1815-1886) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born near Cecilton, Cecil
County, Md., March 9,
1815.
Republican. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1845; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention McLean County, 1847;
state court judge in Illinois, 1848; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1860;
Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1862-77; received one electoral vote for
President, 1872;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1877-83.
Presbyterian.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., June 26,
1886 (age 71 years, 109
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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Louis FitzHenry (1870-1935) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., June 13,
1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 17th District, 1913-15; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1916;
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, 1918-33; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1933-35; died in
office 1935.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Normal, McLean
County, Ill., November
18, 1935 (age 65 years, 158
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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Jonathan Harvey Rowell (1833-1908) —
also known as Jonathan H. Rowell —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in New Hampshire, 1833.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1883-91.
Died in 1908
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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John McNulta (1837-1900) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
9, 1837.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate, 1869-73; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1873-75.
Died February
22, 1900 (age 62 years, 105
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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Thomas Foster Tipton (1833-1904) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Harrisburg, Franklin
County, Ohio, August
29, 1833.
Republican. Lawyer; McLean
County State's Attorney, 1867-68; circuit judge in Illinois,
1870-77, 1891-97; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1877-79.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., February
7, 1904 (age 70 years, 162
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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Benjamin Franklin Funk (1838-1909) —
also known as Benjamin F. Funk —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Funks Grove Township, McLean
County, Ill., October
17, 1838.
Son of Isaac
Funk and Cassandra (Sharp) Funk.
Republican. Mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1871-75, 1884-85; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1893-95.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., February
14, 1909 (age 70 years, 120
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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Lewis Green Stevenson (1868-1929) —
also known as Lewis G. Stevenson —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born August
15, 1868.
Son of Adlai
Ewing Stevenson and Letitia (Green) Stevenson (1843-1913).
Democrat. Secretary of
state of Illinois, 1914-17; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1920
(alternate), 1928.
Died April 5,
1929 (age 60 years, 233
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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Carl Vrooman (1872-1966) —
of Illinois.
Born October
25, 1872.
Democrat. U.S. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 17th District, 1946, 1948.
Died April 9,
1966 (age 93 years, 166
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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Leonidas H. Kerrick (1846-1907) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born October
16, 1846.
University
of Illinois trustee, 1903-07; died in office 1907.
Died March 13,
1907 (age 60 years, 148
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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Daniel T. Foster (1841-1920) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born July 22,
1841.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1892-94, 1897.
Died October
13, 1920 (age 79 years, 83
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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David Davis IV (1906-1978) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., July 29,
1906.
Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate, 1953-67; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 37th District,
1969-70.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., April 14,
1978 (age 71 years, 259
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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James S. Neville (1856-1906) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born March 11,
1856.
Son of Christopher Owen Neville (1802-1869) and Elizabeth (Lindsey)
Neville (1814-1877).
Mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1905-06; died in office 1906.
Died August
17, 1906 (age 50 years, 159
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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Thomas Jefferson Bunn (1832-1915) —
also known as Thomas J. Bunn —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Ohio, August
29, 1832.
Son of Lewis Bunn (1805-1886) and Margery (Haines) Bunn (1808-1845).
Mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1870, 1877.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., October
21, 1915 (age 83 years, 53
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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Albert L. Moore (1867-1933) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born June 10,
1867.
McLean
County Sheriff, 1906-10; mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1911-12; resigned 1912.
Died February
27, 1933 (age 65 years, 262
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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George C. Morrison (1843-1912) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, March 4,
1843.
Mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1903-05.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., January
26, 1912 (age 68 years, 328
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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Richard Lee Carlock (1856-1928) —
also known as Richard L. Carlock —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born August 9,
1856.
Mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1909-11.
Died February
10, 1928 (age 71 years, 185
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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Edgar M. Heafer (1851-1936) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Jamestown, Russell
County, Ky., March 20,
1851.
Son of Napoleon B. Heafer (1825-1898).
Mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1896.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., January
2, 1936 (age 84 years, 288
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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William Ward Orme (1832-1866) —
also known as William W. Orme —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
17, 1832.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention McLean County, 1862;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Died, probably from tuberculosis,
in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., September
13, 1866 (age 34 years, 208
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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Giles Alexander Smith (1829-1876) —
also known as Giles A. Smith —
of Illinois.
Born in New York, September
29, 1829.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1868.
Died November
5, 1876 (age 47 years, 37
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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Joseph Wilson Fifer (1840-1938) —
also known as Joseph W. Fifer; "Private
Joe" —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Staunton,
Va., October
28, 1840.
Son of John Fifer and Mary (Daniels) Fifer.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; McLean
County State's Attorney, 1872-80; member of Illinois
state senate, 1881-84; Governor of
Illinois, 1889-93; defeated, 1892; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1896
(speaker);
member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1899-1905; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 26th District,
1920-22.
Unitarian.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., August 6,
1938 (age 97 years, 282
days).
Interment at Park Hill Cemetery.
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James Stevenson Ewing (1835-1918) —
also known as James S. Ewing —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in McLean
County, Ill., July 19,
1835.
Son of John
Wallis Ewing and Maria M. (Stevenson) Ewing.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1876,
1888,
1892;
U.S. Minister to Belgium, 1893-97.
Died February
7, 1918 (age 82 years, 203
days).
Interment at Park Hill Cemetery.
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John Allen Sterling (1857-1918) —
also known as John A. Sterling —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Le Roy, McLean
County, Ill., February
1, 1857.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer; McLean
County State's Attorney, 1892-96; member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1896-98; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 17th District, 1903-13, 1915-18;
died in office 1918.
Died as the result of an automobile
accident, near Pontiac, Livingston
County, Ill., October
17, 1918 (age 61 years, 258
days).
Interment at Park Hill Cemetery.
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Homer William Hall (1870-1954) —
also known as Homer W. Hall —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ill., July 22,
1870.
Son of William W. Hall and Margaret (Byers) Hall.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in Illinois, 1909-14; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1916,
1936;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 17th District, 1927-33; defeated,
1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., September
22, 1954 (age 84 years, 62
days).
Interment at Park Hill Cemetery.
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James Frank Gillespie (1869-1954) —
also known as Frank Gillespie —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., April 18,
1869.
Son of James Gillespie and Henrietta Gillespie.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1913; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 17th District, 1933-35; defeated,
1920, 1922, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1934, 1936, 1942.
Died November
26, 1954 (age 85 years, 222
days).
Interment at Park Hill Cemetery.
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Edwin E. Jones (1860-1931) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Towanda, McLean
County, Ill., August
18, 1860.
Mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1915-23.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., August
21, 1931 (age 71 years, 3
days).
Interment at Park Hill Cemetery.
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Frank Shorthose (1865-1924) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Danvers, McLean
County, Ill., March 29,
1865.
Mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1923-24; died in office 1924.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., January
4, 1924 (age 58 years, 281
days).
Interment at Park Hill Cemetery.
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Christian F. Koch (1849-1926) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in 1849.
Mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1891, 1898-99.
Died in 1926
(age about
77 years).
Entombed in mausoleum at Park Hill Cemetery.
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Frank H. Blose (1860-1941) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born May 16,
1860.
Mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1924-27.
Died January
13, 1941 (age 80 years, 242
days).
Interment at Park Hill Cemetery.
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O. Lloyd Welsh (1899-1968) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born near Sciota, McDonough
County, Ill., June 29,
1899.
Son of Henry Byron Welsh (died 1949) and Dora (Hauser) Welsh (died
1933).
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
president and general manager of Prairie Lumber and
Fuel Company, which sells feed and
fertilizer, coal,
and building materials; mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1953-57.
Christian.
Member, Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died in Normal, McLean
County, Ill., December
17, 1968 (age 69 years, 171
days).
Interment at Park Hill Cemetery.
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Louis F. Wellmerling (1875-1952) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born March 15,
1875.
Son of Louis J. Wellmerling (1845-1903) and Bertha (Laesch)
Wellmerling (1854-1921).
Mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1935-37.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., August
10, 1952 (age 77 years, 148
days).
Interment at Park Hill Cemetery.
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Martin Adlai Brennan (1879-1941) —
also known as Martin A. Brennan —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., September
21, 1879.
Son of Dominick Brennan and Bridget (Cunningham) Brennan.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Judge, Illinois Court of Claims, 1913-15; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 26th District, 1921-25; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1924;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1933-37.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Phi
Alpha Delta; Woodmen.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., July 4,
1941 (age 61 years, 286
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
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Thomas Vincent Watson (1897-1981) —
also known as Thomas V. Watson —
of Illinois.
Born in 1897.
Democrat. Dentist;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 17th District, 1938.
Died in 1981
(age about
84 years).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
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Mark B. Hayes (1889-1959) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born October
6, 1889.
Son of David Hayes and Catherine Hayes.
Mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1937-49.
Died December
1, 1959 (age 70 years, 56
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
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James Costello (1848-1924) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Ireland,
October
2, 1848.
Mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1912-15.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., February
16, 1924 (age 75 years, 137
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
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Edward Holland (1862-1925) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born April 27,
1862.
Mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1907-09.
Died June 6,
1925 (age 63 years, 40
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
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John A. Moore (1871-1946) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in 1871.
Democrat. Dentist;
candidate in primary for Illinois
state house of representatives, 1908; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1928,
1936;
candidate in primary for mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1940.
Died in 1946
(age about
75 years).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
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