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Elias Kent Kane (1794-1835) —
also known as Elias K. Kane —
of Kaskaskia, Randolph
County, Ill.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 7,
1794.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention Randolph County,
1818; secretary of
state of Illinois, 1818-22; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1824; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1825-35; died in office 1835.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
12, 1835 (age 41 years, 188
days).
Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at
Evergreen Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Shadrack Bond (1773-1832) —
also known as Shadrach Bond —
Born in Frederick, Frederick
County, Md., November
24, 1773.
Member
Indiana territorial council, 1805-08; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Illinois Territory, 1812-13; Governor of
Illinois, 1818-22; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1824.
Died in Kaskaskia, Randolph
County, Ill., April 12,
1832 (age 58 years, 140
days).
Original interment somewhere in Kaskaskia,
Ill.; reinterment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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William Hartzell (1837-1903) —
of Chester, Randolph
County, Ill.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, February
20, 1837.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1875-79; state court
judge in Illinois, 1897.
Died August
14, 1903 (age 66 years, 175
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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