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Howard Malcolm Snapp (1855-1938) —
also known as Howard M. Snapp —
of Joliet, Will
County, Ill.
Born in Joliet, Will
County, Ill., September
27, 1855.
Son of Henry
Snapp.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1896,
1908;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 11th District, 1903-11.
Died in Joliet, Will
County, Ill., August
14, 1938 (age 82 years, 321
days).
Interment at Elmhurst Cemetery.
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Philip Cornelius Hayes (1833-1916) —
of Morris, Grundy
County, Ill.
Born in Granby, Hartford
County, Conn., February
3, 1833.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1877-81.
Died July 13,
1916 (age 83 years, 161
days).
Interment at Elmhurst Cemetery.
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Everett Jerome Murphy (1852-1922) —
also known as Everett J. Murphy —
of East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in Illinois, 1852.
Republican. Member of Illinois state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 21st District, 1895-97.
Died in 1922
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Elmhurst Cemetery.
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Charles Courtney Pinkney Holden (1827-1905) —
also known as Charles C. P. Holden —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Groton, Grafton
County, N.H., August 9,
1827.
Son of Phineas Hemmenway Holden (1792-1872) and Elizabeth 'Betsey'
(Parker) Holden (1792-1869).
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; land agent for
Illinois Central Railroad;
helped to organize and build the Chicago and Illinois River Railroad;
Republican candidate for mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1862, 1871; Democratic candidate for Presidential
Elector for Illinois, 1872;
Cook
County Commissioner, 1874.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Matteson, Cook
County, Ill., February
5, 1905 (age 77 years, 180
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Joel Aldrich Matteson (1808-1873) —
of Will
County, Ill.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., August 2,
1808.
Member of Illinois
state senate, 1842; Governor of
Illinois, 1853-57.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
31, 1873 (age 64 years, 182
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Jesse Olds Norton (1812-1875) —
also known as Jesse O. Norton —
of Joliet, Will
County, Ill.
Born in Vermont, 1812.
Republican. Delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention Iroquois and Will
counties, 1847; member of Illinois state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1853-57, 1863-65 (3rd District
1853-57, 6th District 1863-65); delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1856.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Society.
Died in 1875
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Henry Snapp (1822-1895) —
of Illinois.
Born in Livonia, Livingston
County, N.Y., June 30,
1822.
Republican. Member of Illinois state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1871-73.
Died in Joliet, Will
County, Ill., November
26, 1895 (age 73 years, 149
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Charles Augustus Hill (1833-1902) —
of Illinois.
Born in New York, 1833.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 8th District, 1889-91.
Died in 1902
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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William Alexander Steel (1836-1879) —
also known as W. A. Steel —
of Joliet, Will
County, Ill.
Born in Blairsville, Indiana
County, Pa., October
11, 1836.
Son of Stewart Steel (1800-1861) and Myrtilla (Sterrett) Steel
(1806-1876).
Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; stone quarry
proprietor; mayor of
Joliet, Ill., 1869-71, 1872-73, 1875-76.
Died, reportedly as the result of a horsedrawn
sleigh accident, in Joliet, Will
County, Ill., March 28,
1879 (age 42 years, 168
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Stewart Steel (1800-1861) and Myrtilla (Sterrett) Steel
(1806-1876); married, January
16, 1862, to Frances Louise Sanger (1842-1880; daughter of Lorenzo
P. Sanger). |
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Lorenzo P. Sanger (1809-1875) —
of Joliet, Will
County, Ill.
Born in Littleton, Grafton
County, N.H., March 2,
1809.
Son of David Sanger, Jr. (1782-1851) and Mary 'Polly' (Palmer) Sanger
(1783-1854).
Contractor;
built canals and
railroads;
member of Illinois
state senate; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; stone quarry
proprietor.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., March 23,
1875 (age 66 years, 21
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of David Sanger, Jr. (1782-1851) and Mary 'Polly' (Palmer) Sanger
(1783-1854); married, February
3, 1830, to Rachel Mary Denniston; father of Frances Louise
Sanger (1842-1880; who married William
Alexander Steel). |
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