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Jackson Leroy Adair (1887-1956) —
also known as J. Leroy Adair; Jefferson Leroy
Adair —
of Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.
Born in Clayton, Adams
County, Ill., February
23, 1887.
Son of Henry L. Adair and Sarah Emily (Pevehouse) Adair.
Democrat. Lawyer; Adams
County State's Attorney, 1916-20, 1924-28; member of Illinois
state senate 36th District, 1929-33; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1933-37; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936;
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, 1937-56;
died in office 1956.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar Association; Elks; Moose; Eagles.
Died in Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., January
19, 1956 (age 68 years, 330
days).
Interment at South
Side Cemetery, Clayton, Ill.
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Benjamin S. Adamowski (1906-1982) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
20, 1906.
Son of Max Adamowski and Mary (Wejnerowski) Adamowski.
Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 25th District, 1931-41; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936
(alternate), 1940
(alternate), 1948;
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1942; candidate for mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1955 (Democratic primary), 1963 (Republican);
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1960.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in March, 1982
(age 75
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert McCormick Adams (b. 1890) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo., June 17,
1890.
Son of Robert McCormick Adams and Virginia (Claiborne) Adams.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1924
(alternate), 1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate); candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thaddeus V. Adesko (1902-1978) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Mt. Prospect, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
5, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate 9th District, 1947-51.
Member, American Bar Association; National
Lawyers Guild.
Died in August, 1978
(age 75
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles H. Aldrich (1850-1929) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in LaGrange
County, Ind., August
28, 1850.
Lawyer;
U.S. Solicitor General,
1892-93.
Member, American Bar Association; Union
League.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 13,
1929 (age 78 years, 228
days).
Interment somewhere
in Orland, Ind.
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Thomas Stinson Allen (b. 1865) —
also known as Thomas S. Allen; T. S. Allen —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Paynes Point, Ogle
County, Ill., April 30,
1865.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Allen and Harriet Maria (Ely) Allen.
Democrat. Lawyer; Nebraska
Democratic state chair, 1904-09, 1921-32; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1912
(alternate), 1924,
1932,
1940;
U.S.
Attorney for Nebraska, 1915-21.
Baptist.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Aurora, Ill.
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Benjamin Phillip Alschuler (b. 1876) —
also known as Benjamin P. Alschuler; Ben
Alschuler —
of Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., November
8, 1876.
Son of Jacob Alschuler (1825-1896) and Caroline (Stiefel) Alschuler
(1839-1933).
Democrat. Lawyer;
Judge, Illinois Court of Claims, 1913-17; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1932;
delegate
to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;
vice-president and counsel, Western United Gas and
Electric Co.; director, publishing
companies and newspapers.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Aurora, Ill.
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William Russell Arrington (1906-1979) —
also known as W. Russell Arrington —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Gillespie, Macoupin
County, Ill., July 4,
1906.
Son of William Parnell Arrington and Ethel Louise (Fanning)
Arrington.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1945-54; member of Illinois
state senate, 1955-67, 1967-73 (6th District 1955-57, 4th
District 1957-67, 1st District 1967-73).
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi Eta
Sigma; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Union
League.
Died in October, 1979
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Ruth Marion Browne. |
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Jacob M. Arvey (1895-1977) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
3, 1895.
Son of Israel Arvey and Bertha (Eisenberg) Arvey.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alderman, 24th Ward, Chicago, 1923-41; commissioner, Chicago Park
District, 1945-67; delegate to
Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936,
1940,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1968;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; chair of
Cook County Democratic Party, 1946-50; member of Democratic
National Committee from Illinois, 1950-.
Jewish.
Russian
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; B'nai
B'rith; Jewish
War Veterans; American
Legion; Navy
League; Elks; Freemasons;
Moose;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of heart
failure, in Weiss Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
25, 1977 (age 81 years, 295
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John David Ashcroft (b. 1942) —
also known as John Ashcroft —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 9,
1942.
Son of James Robert Ashcroft and Grace Pauline (Larson) Ashcroft.
Republican. Lawyer; university
professor; Missouri
state auditor, 1973-75; defeated, 1974; Missouri
state attorney general, 1977-85; Governor of
Missouri, 1985-93; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1995-2001; defeated, 2000; U.S.
Attorney General, 2001-05.
Assembly
of God. Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar Association; Rotary; Federalist
Society.
Still living as of 2009.
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Marvin E. Aspen (b. 1934) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 11,
1934.
Lawyer;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1971-79; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1979-.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2000.
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Paul L. Aylward (1908-1996) —
of Ellsworth, Ellsworth
County, Kan.
Born in Stonington, Christian
County, Ill., March 1,
1908.
Son of Dennis E. Aylward and Via (Holben) Aylward.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kansas, 1960,
1972;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1962.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died March 21,
1996 (age 88 years, 20
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Augustus Ayres (1867-1952) —
also known as William A. Ayres —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Elizabethtown, Hardin
County, Ill., April 19,
1867.
Son of William Warren Ayres and Katharine (Drumm) Ayres.
Democrat. Lawyer; Sedgwick
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-12; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1915-21, 1923-34 (8th District
1915-21, 1923-33, 5th District 1933-34); defeated, 1920; resigned
1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1924;
member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1934-52; died in office 1952; chair, Federal Trade
Commission, 1937, 1942, 1946.
Christian.
German
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
17, 1952 (age 84 years, 304
days).
Interment at Old
Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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Clinton S. Bailey (b. 1890) —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 14,
1890.
Son of James Cornelius Bailey and Erminnie (Campbell) Bailey.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary of
Texas Republican Party, 1923-24; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 5th District, 1926, 1930.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Gamma Delta; Theta
Nu Epsilon; American
Legion; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Alice Mae Nicholson. |
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Harold Griffith Baker (b. 1899) —
also known as Harold G. Baker —
of Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill., February
16, 1899.
Son of Martin D. Baker and Gertrude (McLean) Baker.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, 1926-31.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert C. Baltzell (1879-1950) —
of Princeton, Gibson
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Lawrence
County, Ill., August
15, 1879.
Son of Henry H. Baltzell and Margaret C. (Roderick) Baltzell.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; chair of
Gibson County Republican Party, 1912; member of Indiana
Republican State Committee, 1914-18; major in the U.S. Army
during World War I; circuit judge in Indiana, 1921-25; U.S.
District Judge for Indiana, 1925-28; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, 1928-50;
took senior status 1950; member executive committee, Methodist Hospital.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar Association.
Died October
18, 1950 (age 71 years, 64
days).
Interment somewhere
in Sumner, Ill.
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Richard Martin Baner (b. 1936) —
also known as Richard Baner —
of Eureka, Woodford
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
27, 1936.
Son of Charles Martin Baner and Ella (Detweiler) Baner.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1972.
Christian.
Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Phi
Alpha Delta; Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives:
Married 1955
to Janet Mae Eastman. |
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Ephraim Banning (b. 1849) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in McDonough
County, Ill., July 21,
1849.
Son of Ephraim Banning and Louisa Caroline (Walker) Banning.
Republican. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1896;
member, Illinois State Board of Charities, 1897-1901; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1900.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ephraim Banning and Louisa Caroline (Walker) Banning; married, October
22, 1878, to Lucretia T. Lindsley (died 1887); married, September
5, 1889, to Emilie B. Jenne. |
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James J. Barbour (b. 1869) —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., December
28, 1869.
Son of Rev. Heman H. Barbour and Frances Emma Barbour.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate 6th District, 1917-37; defeated, 1936; member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1922.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Martin Barnes (1899-1958) —
also known as James M. Barnes —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., January
9, 1899.
Son of Charles A. Barnes and Madge (Martin) Barnes.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer;
county judge in Illinois, 1926-34; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1939-43; defeated,
1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1944.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died, of a liver
ailment, in Georgetown University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., June 8,
1958 (age 59 years, 150
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Peter Barnes (1881-1959) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; La Grange, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Beaver
County, Pa., March 15,
1881.
Son of Albert Barnes and Olive A. (Jack) Barnes.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1931-57;
took senior status 1957.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in Elgin, Kane
County, Ill., April 10,
1959 (age 78 years, 26
days).
Interment somewhere
in La Grange, Ill.
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William Henry Barnes (1843-1904) —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Hampton, Windham
County, Conn., May 14,
1843.
Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1871-72; justice of
Arizona territorial supreme court, 1885.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died November
10, 1904 (age 61 years, 180
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Tucson, Ariz.
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George Andrew Barr (b. 1873) —
also known as George A. Barr —
of Joliet, Will
County, Ill.
Born in Manhattan, Will
County, Ill., May 25,
1873.
Son of George Barr and Jane (McGrath) Barr.
Republican. Lawyer; Will
County State's Attorney, 1908-12; chair of
Will County Republican Party, 1912-24; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 41st District,
1920-22; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1924,
1936;
University
of Illinois trustee, 1924-36.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Francis Barrett (b. 1907) —
also known as George F. Barrett —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
17, 1907.
Son of George Francis Barrett and Mary Frances (Sullivan) Barrett.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1932,
1944,
1948,
1956;
delegate
to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; Illinois
state attorney general, 1941-49.
Member, American Bar Association; Zeta
Psi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Union
League.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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David Lionel Bazelon (1909-1993) —
also known as David L. Bazelon —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Superior, Douglas
County, Wis., September
3, 1909.
Son of Israel Bazelon and Lena (Krasnovsky) Bazelon.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1948;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1949-79; took
senior status 1979.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
19, 1993 (age 83 years, 169
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Peter Beam (1892-1967) —
also known as Harry P. Beam —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., November
23, 1892.
Son of Peter J. Beam and Margaret B. Beam.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1931-42.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar Association.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
31, 1967 (age 75 years, 38
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Grenville Beardsley (1898-1960) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Salem, Henry
County, Iowa, January
12, 1898.
Son of Frank Grenville Beardsley and Mary Elizabeth (Riddell)
Beardsley.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for Illinois
state senate 13th District, 1934, 1938; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War II; Illinois
state attorney general, 1959-60; appointed 1959; died in office
1960.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks.
Died in 1960
(age about
62 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Dee Becker (1876-1943) —
also known as William D. Becker —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill., October
23, 1876.
Son of John Philip Becker and Anna A. (Cammann) Becker.
Republican. Lawyer; Judge, Missouri Court of
Appeals, 1916-40; mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1941-43; died in office 1943.
German
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association.
Was a passenger in an experimental Army glider, towed by an airplane;
the glider's wings suddenly fell off, and it crashed
at Lambert-St. Louis Airfield,
St. Louis
County, Mo., August 1,
1943 (age 66 years, 282
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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William Stiles Bennet (1870-1962) —
also known as William S. Bennet —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Port Jervis, Orange
County, N.Y., November
9, 1870.
Son of James Bennet and Alice Leonora (Stiles) Bennet.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 21st District, 1901-02;
municipal judge in New York, 1903; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1905-11, 1915-17 (17th District
1905-11, 23rd District 1915-17); defeated, 1910, 1916, 1936, 1944;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908,
1916;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1936;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 15th District, 1938.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks; Freemasons;
Moose;
Delta
Chi.
Died in Falkirk Hospital,
Central Valley, Orange
County, N.Y., December
1, 1962 (age 92 years, 22
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Laurel
Grove Cemetery, Port Jervis, N.Y.
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Clarence Nathaniel Bergstrom (1895-1969) —
also known as Clarence N. Bergstrom —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Florida.
Born in Blue Island, Cook
County, Ill., July 8,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1932
(alternate), 1940;
member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1942-43; Judge, Illinois
Court of Claims, 1947.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
American Bar Association; American
Legion.
Died in September, 1969
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Andrew Blackmun (1908-1999) —
also known as Harry A. Blackmun; "Hip Pocket
Harry"; "Minnesota Twin" —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn.
Born in Nashville, Washington
County, Ill., November
12, 1908.
Son of Corwin Manning Blackmun and Theo H. (Reuter) Blackmun.
Lawyer;
law clerk for U.S. Appeals Court Judge John
B. Sanborn, 1932-33; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1959-70; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1970-94; took senior status 1994; actor
in the 1997 movie
Amistad, as Justice Joseph
Story.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Rotary; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., March 4,
1999 (age 90 years, 112
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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George Hugo Boldt (1903-1984) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
28, 1903.
Son of George F. Boldt and Christine (Carstensen) Boldt.
Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1953-71;
took senior status 1971.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died March 18,
1984 (age 80 years, 81
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fenton Whitlock Booth (1869-1947) —
also known as Fenton W. Booth —
of Marshall, Clark
County, Ill.
Born in Marshall, Clark
County, Ill., May 12,
1869.
Son of Lyman Booth and Fayette W. (Whitlock) Booth.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1896-97; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1904;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1905-.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died July 26,
1947 (age 78 years, 75
days).
Interment somewhere
in Indianapolis, Ind.
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Charles Augustus Boyle (1907-1959) —
also known as Charles A. Boyle —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Spring Lake, Ottawa
County, Mich., August
13, 1907.
Son of Michael Melvin Boyle and Rose (Marsh) Boyle.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1955-59; died in
office 1959.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Elks.
Killed in an automobile
accident in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
4, 1959 (age 52 years, 83
days).
Interment at All
Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
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John Stephen Boyle (1901-1983) —
also known as John S. Boyle —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Oak Park, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 17,
1901.
Son of Michael Boyle and Maria (O'Malley) Boyle.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate in primary for mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1943; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1952,
1956,
1960.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in November, 1983
(age 82
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward H. Branchfield (b. 1914) —
of Oregon.
Born in Macomb, McDonough
County, Ill., October
30, 1914.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1963; Judge, Oregon Court of
Appeals, 1969-71.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks.
Still living as of 1971.
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Henry Skillman Breckinridge (1886-1960) —
also known as Henry Breckinridge; Henry
Breckenridge —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Fresh Meadows, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 25,
1886.
Son of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1842-1921) and Louise Ludlow
(Dudley) Breckinridge (1849-1911).
Democrat. Assistant Secretary of War, 1913-16; served in the U.S.
Army during World War I; lawyer;
attorney for Charles A. Lindbergh, 1932; Constitutional candidate for
U.S.
Senator from New York, 1934; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Military
Order of the World Wars; American
Legion; Loyal
Legion; Navy
League.
Died, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 3,
1960 (age 73 years, 344
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Relatives:
Great-grandson of John
Breckinridge; grandnephew of Joseph
Cabell Breckinridge (1788-1823); grandson of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge; first cousin once removed of John
Cabell Breckinridge; nephew of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge, Jr. and William
Campbell Preston Breckinridge; son of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge
(1842-1921) and Louise Ludlow (Dudley) Breckinridge (1849-1911);
second cousin of Clifton
Rodes Breckinridge; married, July 7,
1910, to Ruth (Bradley) Woodman (divorced 1925); married, August 5,
1927, to Aida (de Acosta) Root (divorced 1947); married, March 27,
1947, to Margaret Lucy Smith. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George Washington Bristow (1894-1961) —
also known as George W. Bristow —
of Paris, Edgar
County, Ill.
Born in Grand Chain, Pulaski
County, Ill., September
23, 1894.
Son of John David Bristow and Fannie (Moore) Bristow.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Edgar
County State's Attorney, 1920-24; circuit judge in Illinois 5th
Circuit, 1927-51; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1942-51; justice of
Illinois state supreme court 3rd District, 1951-61; died in
office 1961.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died November
12, 1961 (age 67 years, 50
days).
Interment somewhere in Paris, Ill.
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Charles Wayland Brooks (1897-1957) —
also known as C. Wayland Brooks —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Bureau
County, Ill., March 8,
1897.
Son of Rev. Jonas Gardner Brooks and Ida Nora (Bickford) Brooks.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1934; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1936; member of Republican
National Committee from Illinois, 1939-52; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1940-49; defeated, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Phi; Elks; Purple
Heart.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
14, 1957 (age 59 years, 312
days).
Interment at Pleasant
View Cemetery, Kewanee, Ill.
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Llewellyn Link Callaway (1868-1951) —
also known as Lew L. Callaway —
of Virginia City, Madison
County, Mont.; Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Tuscola, Douglas
County, Ill., December
15, 1868.
Son of James Edmund Callaway (1834-1905) and Mary Elizabeth (Link)
Callaway (1843-1922).
Republican. Lawyer; Madison
County Attorney, 1894-98; district judge in Montana, 1905-13;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana, 1920;
chief
justice of Montana state supreme court, 1922-35.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., August 6,
1951 (age 82 years, 234
days).
Interment at Forestvale
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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Oscar E. Carlstrom (b. 1878) —
of Aledo, Mercer
County, Ill.
Born near New Boston, Mercer
County, Ill., July 16,
1878.
Son of Charles A. Carlstrom and Clara Carolina (Spang) Carlstrom.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
Mercer
County State's Attorney, 1916-20; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 33rd District,
1920-22; Illinois
state attorney general, 1925-33; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1928,
1932;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Illinois, 1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose; Woodmen;
Kiwanis;
American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Orrin N. Carter (b. 1854) —
of Morris, Grundy
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Jefferson
County, N.Y., January
22, 1854.
Son of Benajah Carter and Isabel (Cole) Carter.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Grundy
County Superintendent of Schools, 1880-82; Grundy
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1882-88; Cook
County Judge, 1894-1905; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1906-24.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, August 1,
1881, to Nettie J. Steven. |
| | | Image source: Illinois Blue Book,
1919 |
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John Edward A. Cassidy (b. 1896) —
also known as John E. Cassidy —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., January
31, 1896.
Son of Andrew Douglas Cassidy and Margaret Lucile (Fox) Cassidy.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1956,
1964;
delegate
to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; Illinois
state attorney general, 1938-41.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Latham Castle (1900-1986) —
of Sandwich, DeKalb
County, Ill.
Born in Sandwich, DeKalb
County, Ill., February
27, 1900.
Son of John B. Castle and Mollie (Latham) Castle.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; DeKalb
County State's Attorney, 1928-40; Illinois
state attorney general, 1953-59; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1956;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals, 1959-80.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died March 10,
1986 (age 86 years, 11
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, May 1,
1931, to Georgiana Whitcomb. |
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Carl Richard Chindblom (1870-1956) —
also known as Carl R. Chindblom —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
21, 1870.
Son of Carl P. Chindblom and Christine (Engel) Chindblom.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1919-33.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
12, 1956 (age 85 years, 266
days).
Interment at Ridgewood
Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
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Burnett Mitchell Chiperfield (1870-1940) —
also known as Burnett M. Chiperfield —
of Canton, Fulton
County, Ill.
Born in Dover, Bureau
County, Ill., June 14,
1870.
Son of Rev. Thomas Chiperfield and Hannah M. (Reynolds) Chiperfield.
Republican. Lawyer; Fulton
County State's Attorney, 1896-1900; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1903-13; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1915-17, 1929-33 (at-large 1915-17,
15th District 1929-33); defeated, 1912 (at-large), 1932 (15th
District), 1934 (15th District); delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1920,
1936.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in Canton, Fulton
County, Ill., June 24,
1940 (age 70 years, 10
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Canton, Ill.
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Ralph Edwin Church (1883-1950) —
also known as Ralph E. Church —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born near Catlin, Vermilion
County, Ill., May 5,
1883.
Son of Henry George Church and Lola (Douglas) Church.
Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 6th District, 1917-32; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1935-41, 1943-50 (10th District
1935-41, 1943-49, 13th District 1949-50); defeated (Independent),
1932; died in office 1950; candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Delta
Chi; Phi
Kappa Psi; American
Society for International Law.
Died in a committee
meeting in the House Office Building, Washington,
D.C., March 21,
1950 (age 66 years, 320
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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William George Clark (1924-2001) —
also known as William G. Clark —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 16,
1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1953-54, 1957-59; member of Illinois
state senate, 1955-56; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1960,
1964;
Illinois
state attorney general, 1961-69; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1968; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1976-92.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Amvets; American
Legion; Moose; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Catholic
Lawyers Guild.
Died in Skokie, Cook
County, Ill., August
17, 2001 (age 77 years, 32
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Evanston, Ill.
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Charles F. Clyne (b. 1877) —
of Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Maple Park, Kane
County, Ill., July 26,
1877.
Son of J. Clyne and Mary (Fitzgerald) Clyne.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1913-14; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1914-22.
Member, American Bar Association; Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Francis Colladay (b. 1877) —
also known as Edward F. Colladay —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Virginia, Cass
County, Ill., February
15, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Republican
National Committee from District of Columbia, 1917-40; delegate
to Republican National Convention from District of Columbia, 1948,
1952
(alternate), 1956
(alternate).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dennis J. Collins (b. 1901) —
of DeKalb, DeKalb
County, Ill.
Born in 1901.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 35th District, 1933-43; member of
Illinois
state senate, 1943-73 (35th District 1943-67, 33rd District
1967-73); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1948.
Member, American Bar Association; Eagles; Modern
Woodmen; Moose; Elks; Kiwanis;
Grange;
Farm
Bureau; Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Anderson Cooke (b. 1869) —
also known as George A. Cooke —
of Aledo, Mercer
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in New Athens, Harrison
County, Ohio, July 3,
1869.
Son of Thomas Cooke and Vanceline (Downing) Cooke.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Guy C.
Scott, 1896-1900; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 33rd District, 1902-06; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1909-19; chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1913-14; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Curtis Craig (b. 1865) —
also known as Charles C. Craig —
of Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Ill., June 16,
1865.
Son of Alfred Marion Craig and Elizabeth P. (Harvey) Craig.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1899-1903; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1913-18; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1922.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Homer Stillé Cummings (1870-1956) —
also known as Homer S. Cummings —
of Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 30,
1870.
Son of Uriah C. Cummings and Audie Schuyler (Stillé) Cummings.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1900,
1904,
1920
(alternate), 1924,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Connecticut, 1900-25; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1919-20; mayor
of Stamford, Conn., 1900-02, 1904-06; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1902; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1913-19; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1916; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1920;
U.S.
Attorney General, 1933-39; Presidential Elector for Connecticut,
1940,
1944.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Eagles.
Died September
10, 1956 (age 86 years, 133
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.
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Walter J. Cummings, Jr. (1916-1999) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
29, 1916.
Son of Walter
J. Cummings and Lillian (Garvy) Cummings.
Lawyer;
U.S. Solicitor General,
1952-53; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1966-86.
Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; Union
League.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 24,
1999 (age 82 years, 207
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Michael Daley (b. 1942) —
also known as Richard M. Daley —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 24,
1942.
Son of Richard
Joseph Daley and Eleanor 'Sis' (Guilfoyle) Daley (1907-2003).
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 23rd District,
1969-70; member of Illinois
state senate 23rd District, 1973-81; Cook
County State's Attorney, 1981-89; mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1989-2011; defeated in primary, 1983; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008
(delegation chair).
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2011.
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Charles H. Davis (b. 1906) —
of Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Born in Fairfield, Wayne
County, Ill., January
7, 1906.
Lawyer;
justice
of Illinois state supreme court, 1955-60, 1970-75 (6th District
1955-60, 2nd District 1970-75); chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1957-58; Judge, Illinois
Appellate Court 2nd District, 1964-70.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Bloomington, Ill.
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James Edward Day (1914-1996) —
also known as J. Edward Day —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., October
11, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1952;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960;
U.S.
Postmaster General, 1961-63.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Implemented the ZIP code.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Hunt Valley, Prince
George's County, Md., October
29, 1996 (age 82 years, 18
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arno Harry Denecke (1916-1993) —
also known as Arno H. Denecke —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., May 7,
1916.
Son of Harry Denecke and Gertrude (Etzel) Denecke.
Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; circuit judge in
Oregon, 1959-62; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1963-.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died October
20, 1993 (age 77 years, 166
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Samuel Deneen (1863-1940) —
also known as Charles S. Deneen —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Edwardsville, Madison
County, Ill., May 4,
1863.
Son of Samuel H. Deneen and Mary F. (Ashley) Deneen.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1893-94; Cook
County State's Attorney, 1896-1904; law partner of Charles
H. Hamill, 1898-1905; Governor of
Illinois, 1905-13; defeated, 1912; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1908,
1912,
1916,
1928,
1932;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1925-31.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died, probably from a heart
attack, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
5, 1940 (age 76 years, 277
days).
Interment at Oak
Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Frederic Robert DeYoung (1875-1934) —
also known as Frederic R. DeYoung —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
12, 1875.
Son of Peter DeYoung and Effie (VanNorden) DeYoung.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 7th District, 1915-19; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 7th District,
1920-22; circuit judge in Illinois, 1921-23; superior court judge in
Illinois, 1923-24; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1924-34; died in office 1934.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in 1934
(age about
58 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Miriam Cornell. |
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Everett McKinley Dirksen (1896-1969) —
also known as Everett M. Dirksen; "The Wizard of
Ooze" —
of Pekin, Tazewell
County, Ill.
Born in Pekin, Tazewell
County, Ill., January
4, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1933-49; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1940
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1964
(delegation chair); U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1951-69; died in office 1969.
Christian
Reformed. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Eagles;
Elks; Moose;
American Bar Association; Odd
Fellows; Izaak
Walton League.
Died, of lung
cancer, at the Walter
Reed Army Medical Center, Washington,
D.C., September
7, 1969 (age 73 years, 246
days).
Interment at Glendale
Memorial Gardens, Pekin, Ill.
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Alan John Dixon (b. 1927) —
also known as Alan J. Dixon; "Al the
Pal" —
of Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill., July 7,
1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1951-63 (49th District 1951-57,
43rd District 1957-63); member of Illinois
state senate, 1963-71; Illinois
state treasurer, 1971-77; secretary of
state of Illinois, 1977-81; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1981-93.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion.
Still living as of 2009.
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Robert Blackford Duncan (1920-2011) —
also known as Robert B. Duncan —
of Medford, Jackson
County, Ore.
Born in Normal, McLean
County, Ill., December
4, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of
Oregon state legislature, 1956; U.S.
Representative from Oregon, 1963-67, 1975-81 (4th District
1963-67, 3rd District 1975-81); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oregon, 1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1966.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Elks.
Died April 29,
2011 (age 90 years, 146
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John E. Dvorak —
of Bellwood, Cook
County, Ill.; Berkeley, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 5th District,
1969-70; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1972,
1980.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Pi Gamma
Mu; Moose.
Still living as of 1980.
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Richard Ernest Eagleton (b. 1930) —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., June 29,
1930.
Democrat. Candidate for circuit judge in Illinois, 1963; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Illinois, 1965-69.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1969.
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Paul F. Elward (b. 1926) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 19,
1926.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1957-69; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 10th District,
1969-70.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1970.
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Edward Rowan Finnegan (1905-1971) —
of Illinois.
Born in Des Plaines, Cook
County, Ill., June 5,
1905.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1961-65 (12th District 1961-63, 9th
District 1963-65); circuit judge in Illinois, 1965-71; died in office
1971.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
2, 1971 (age 65 years, 242
days).
Interment at All
Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
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Philip J. Finnegan (b. 1886) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 25,
1886.
Son of Richard J. Finnegan and Eleanore (Biggs) Finnegan.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1918; municipal judge
in Illinois, 1922-29; circuit judge in Illinois, 1929-33; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1932.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Elks; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Fish (b. 1848) —
of Delano, Wright
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Cherry Valley, Winnebago
County, Ill., January
31, 1848.
Son of Daniel Fish and Parmelia (Adams) Fish.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; newspaper
publisher; probate judge in Minnesota, 1876-77, 1879; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1880;
district judge in Minnesota 4th District, 1914-20.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugene Lester Garey (1891-1953) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Mt. Kisco, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
28, 1891.
Son of Eugene Francis Garey and Ellen Frances (O'Boyle) Garey.
Democrat. Lawyer;
director, Butte Copper and Zinc Co. (mining); delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 13th District, 1938.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died May 20,
1953 (age 61 years, 265
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Ray H. Garrison (b. 1922) —
of Flossmoor, Cook
County, Ill.
Born near Scottsville, Allen
County, Ky., August 6,
1922.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 8th District, 1969-70.
Member, American Bar Association; Beta
Gamma Sigma.
Still living as of 1970.
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Douglas Howard Ginsburg (b. 1946) —
of District of Columbia.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 25,
1946.
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1986-.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1991.
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Joseph H. Goldenhersh (1914-1992) —
of Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill., November
2, 1914.
Lawyer;
Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1964-70; justice of
Illinois state supreme court 5th District, 1970-87.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died, of a stroke
following heart
surgery, March 11,
1992 (age 77 years, 130
days).
Interment at Beth
Hamedrosh Hagodol Cemetery, Ladue, Mo.
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Thomas Slade Gorton III (b. 1928) —
also known as Slade Gorton —
of Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.; Clyde Hill, King
County, Wash.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
8, 1928.
Son of Thomas Slade Gorton and Ruth (Israel) Gorton.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1959-69; Washington
state attorney general, 1969-81; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1981-87, 1989-2001; defeated, 1986,
2000; delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 2008.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2009.
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Dwight Herbert Green (1897-1958) —
also known as Dwight H. Green —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Ligonier, Noble
County, Ind., January
9, 1897.
Son of Harry Green and Minnie (Gerber) Green.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1931-35;
candidate for mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1939; Governor of
Illinois, 1941-49; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1940,
1944
(speaker),
1948
(Temporary
Chair; speaker),
1952,
1956.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Died February
20, 1958 (age 61 years, 42
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Ashley Greene (b. 1898) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Lake Grove, Clackamas
County, Ore.
Born in Ashville, St. Clair
County, Ala., January
15, 1898.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1948
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Eagles;
American Bar Association; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Murchison Grimm (b. 1866) —
also known as John M. Grimm —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Henry
County, Ill., December
21, 1866.
Son of Charles Henry Grimm and Catherine (McLennan) Grimm.
Republican. Lawyer; Linn
County Attorney, 1893-98; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1929-32; appointed 1929; resigned 1932.
Member, American Bar Association; Order of the
Coif; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis;
Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Herbert Hall (1890-1964) —
also known as Frank H. Hall —
of Trinidad, Las Animas
County, Colo.
Born in Braceville, Grundy
County, Ill., August
14, 1890.
Son of Matthew F. Hall and Mary Jane (Graham) Hall.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1957-64; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1961-62.
Member, American Bar Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Elks; Lions.
Died December
2, 1964 (age 74 years, 110
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Humphrey Hamill (b. 1868) —
also known as Charles H. Hamill —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 20,
1868.
Son of Charles D. Hamill and Susan Fannie (Walbridge) Hamill.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of Charles
S. Deneen, 1898-1905; member, board of managers, Presbyterian Hospital;
delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 29th District,
1920-22.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Society for International Law; American
Economic Association; Psi
Upsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, May 25,
1910, to Kathleen McDonald Mather-Smith. |
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Harry Ingalls Hannah (1890-1973) —
also known as Harry I. Hannah —
of Mattoon, Coles
County, Ill.
Born in Fithian, Vermilion
County, Ill., June 12,
1890.
Son of John F. Hannah (born 1861) and Emma Jane (Donaldson) Hannah
(born 1863).
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Illinois
state senate 34th District, 1936.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1973
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 29,
1917, to Vivian Britton (1894-1991). |
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John Marshall Harlan (1899-1971) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 20,
1899.
Son of John Maynard Harlan and Elizabeth Palmer (Flagg) Harlan.
Rhodes
scholar; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1954-55; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1955-71.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
29, 1971 (age 72 years, 223
days).
Interment at Emmanuel
Church Cemetery, Weston, Conn.
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Harry Scott Harnsberger (1889-1976) —
also known as Harry S. Harnsberger —
of Lander, Fremont
County, Wyo.
Born in Decatur, Macon
County, Ill., December
25, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 1948.
Protestant.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; American Bar Association.
Died in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., 1976
(age about
86 years).
Interment somewhere
in Lander, Wyo.
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Oscar Edwin Heard (b. 1856) —
also known as Oscar E. Heard —
of Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill.
Born in Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill., June 26,
1856.
Son of William Heard and Sarah Ann (Swanzey) Heard.
Republican. Lawyer; Stephenson
County State's Attorney, 1884-1900; circuit judge in Illinois
15th Circuit, 1903-24; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1919-24; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1924-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis;
American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Leonard Hungate (1922-2007) —
also known as William L. Hungate —
of Troy, Lincoln
County, Mo.
Born in Benton, Franklin
County, Ill., December
14, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Lincoln
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-56; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1964-77; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1979-92.
Christian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
American Bar Association.
Injured in a fall at his
home, and died two weeks later, from surgery complications, in St.
Luke's Hospital,
Chesterfield, St. Louis
County, Mo., June 22,
2007 (age 84 years, 190
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold LeClair Ickes (1874-1952) —
also known as Harold L. Ickes —
of Hubbard Woods, Cook
County, Ill.; Winnetka, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Frankstown, Blair
County, Pa., March 15,
1874.
Son of Jesse Boone Williams Ickes and Martha Ann (McCune) Ickes.
Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920;
U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1933-46; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1936,
1940,
1944.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; American Bar Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died February
3, 1952 (age 77 years, 325
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred Jaques (b. 1857) —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Geneseo Township, Henry
County, Ill., February
9, 1857.
Son of William Cowpen Jaques and Elizabeth Anne (Beers) Jaques.
Democrat. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Minnesota, 1887-89; candidate for district judge
in Minnesota 11th District, 1896; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 8th District, 1910; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1912
(speaker);
U.S.
Attorney for Minnesota, 1914-22; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1926.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar Association; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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George E. Q. Johnson (b. 1874) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Harcourt, Webster
County, Iowa, July 11,
1874.
Son of John Johnson and Mathilda (Linderholm) Johnson.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1927-31; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1932-33.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum; Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sveinbjorn Johnson (1883-1946) —
of Grand Forks, Grand Forks
County, N.Dak.; Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Holum, Hjaltadal, Iceland,
July
10, 1883.
Son of John Johnson and Gudbjorg Johnson.
Democrat. Lawyer; North Dakota
Democratic state chair, 1920-22; North
Dakota state attorney general, 1921-22; justice of
North Dakota state supreme court, 1923-26; resigned 1926;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1936;
candidate for Illinois
state attorney general, 1944.
Lutheran.
Icelandic
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Delta Theta; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Pi Gamma
Mu; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., March 10,
1946 (age 62 years, 243
days).
Interment somewhere
in Champaign, Ill.
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William Milton Johnston (b. 1867) —
of Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.
Born in Milledgeville, Carroll
County, Ill., February
5, 1867.
Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1905-07; mayor
of Billings, Mont., 1917-19.
Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert S. Juckett, Sr. (b. 1932) —
of Park Ridge, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., August
14, 1932.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1960;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1967-.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar Association; Kiwanis;
Theta
Delta Chi.
Still living as of 1973.
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Malcolm S. Kamin (b. 1939) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
23, 1939.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 12th District,
1969-70.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association; B'nai
B'rith; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 1970.
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Thomas E. Keane (b. 1905) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
29, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate 23rd District, 1935-47; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1952,
1956,
1964.
Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Moose; Sigma Nu
Phi.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Russell Watson Keeney (1897-1958) —
also known as Russell W. Keeney —
of Wheaton, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in Pittsfield, Pike
County, Ill., December
29, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; law
associate of U.S. Rep. Chauncey
W. Reed; county judge in Illinois, 1940-50; circuit judge in
Illinois, 1953-56; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1957-58; died in
office 1958.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose;
American Bar Association.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
11, 1958 (age 60 years, 13
days).
Interment at Naperville
Protestant Cemetery, Naperville, Ill.
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Harry Eugene Kelly (b. 1870) —
also known as Harry E. Kelly —
of Litchfield, Montgomery
County, Ill.; Sullivan, Moultrie
County, Ill.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, December
27, 1870.
Son of Michael Joseph Kelly and Margery A. (Lytle) Kelly.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; school
principal; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1906-08; U.S.
Attorney for Colorado, 1912-14.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Joseph Kelly and Margery A. (Lytle) Kelly; married 1893 to Jessie
L. Speer (died 1899); married 1903 to Edna
(McElravy) Smalley. |
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Otto Kerner (1884-1952) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; River Forest, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
22, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1920;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1927-31; Illinois
state attorney general, 1933-38; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1939.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died December
13, 1952 (age 68 years, 295
days).
Interment at Bohemian
National Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Otto Kerner, Jr. (1908-1976) —
of Glenview, Cook
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
15, 1908.
Son of Rose Barbara (Chmelik) Kerner and Otto
Kerner.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1947-54; county
judge in Illinois, 1954-60; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1960,
1964;
Governor
of Illinois, 1961-68; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1968-74; resigned 1974.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Odd
Fellows; Royal
Arcanum; Military
Order of the World Wars; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi.
While serving as Governor, he and another official made a gain of
over $300,000 in a stock deal which prosecutors later characterized
as bribery.
Convicted
in 1973 on 17 counts of bribery,
conspiracy, perjury,
and related charges; sentenced
to three years in federal prison
and fined
$50,000.
Died of cancer, May 9,
1976 (age 67 years, 268
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Jean Ledwith King (b. 1924) —
also known as Jean Ledwith —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 16,
1924.
Daughter of William Medkirk Ledwith and Nettie May (Herrington)
Ledwith.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1967-69, 1977-79; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984
(member, Credentials
Committee), 2004
(alternate).
Female.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar Association; American Civil
Liberties Union; Phi
Kappa Phi; National
Organization for Women.
Still living as of 2008.
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Relatives:
Married 1943
to John Culver King. |
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James Callahan Kinsler (1869-1946) —
also known as James C. Kinsler —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., March 17,
1869.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for Nebraska, 1921-30.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., April 27,
1946 (age 77 years, 41
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Thomas E. Kluczynski (b. 1903) —
of Wilmette, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
29, 1903.
Lawyer;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1950-63; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court,
1963-66; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1966-76, 1978-80.
Member, American Bar Association.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Philip M. Klutznick (1907-1999) —
of Park Forest, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., July 9,
1907.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1980-81.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association; B'nai
B'rith.
Died August
14, 1999 (age 92 years, 36
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Marshall Korshak (1910-1996) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
6, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate 5th District, 1951-63; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1964.
Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Urban
League.
Died, in a hospital
at Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
19, 1996 (age 85 years, 347
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Brother of Sidney Korshak (famed "mob lawyer"). |
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Walter J. LaBuy (1888-1967) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Beaver Dam, Dodge
County, Wis., July 25,
1888.
Son of Jacob LaBuy.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1920
(alternate), 1932;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1933-44; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1944.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Union
League.
Died September
29, 1967 (age 79 years, 66
days).
Interment at St.
Adalbert's Cemetery, Niles, Ill.
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Jewel Lafontant-Mankarious (1922-1997) —
also known as Jewel Stradford; Jewel Stradford Rogers;
Jewel Stradford Lafontant —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 28,
1922.
Daughter of Cornelius Francis Stradford and Aida Arabella (Carter)
Stradford.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1960
(alternate), 1972,
1988;
candidate for superior court judge in Illinois, 1962; candidate for
Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1970; U.S. Ambassador to , 1989.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; National
Bar Association; NAACP; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Died, of breast
cancer, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 31,
1997 (age 75 years, 33
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Cornelius Francis Stradford and Aida Arabella (Carter)
Stradford; married 1946 to John W.
Rogers (divorced 1961); married 1961 to H.
Ernest LaFontant (died 1976); married 1989 to Naguib
Soby Mankarious. |
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Frank Kyle Lemon (b. 1875) —
also known as Frank K. Lemon —
of Clinton, DeWitt
County, Ill.
Born in Farmer City, DeWitt
County, Ill., March 6,
1875.
Son of Richard A. Lemon and Opha Ann (Kyle) Lemon.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920,
1924
(alternate), 1932
(alternate), 1936;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Illinois, 1931-35.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jerris G. Leonard (1931-2006) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Washington,
D.C.; Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
17, 1931.
Son of Jerris G. Leonard and Marie (Reville) Leonard.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 19th District, 1957-61;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 4th District, 1961-69; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1968; administrator, Law Enforcement
Assistance Administration, 1971.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died July 27,
2006 (age 75 years, 191
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Hirsch Levi (1911-2000) —
also known as Edward H. Levi —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 26,
1911.
Son of Gerson B. Levi and Elsa B. (Hirsch) Levi.
Lawyer;
law
professor; president
of the University of Chicago, 1968-75; first
Jewish president of a major U.S. university; U.S.
Attorney General, 1975-77.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of the
Coif.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 7,
2000 (age 88 years, 255
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Sidney Irving Lezak (1924-2006) —
also known as Sidney I. Lezak —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
8, 1924.
Son of Manny Lezak and Celia (Weiner) Lezak.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Oregon, 1961-82.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died April 24,
2006 (age 81 years, 167
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Carl Stanton Lloyd (b. 1894) —
also known as Carl S. Lloyd —
of Winnetka, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Waverly, Wood
County, W.Va., March 13,
1894.
Son of Henry B. Lloyd and Maude (Jones) Lloyd.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; village
president of Winnetka, Illinois, 1952-56.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Arthur Love (1916-2002) —
also known as John A. Love —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Gibson City, Ford
County, Ill., November
29, 1916.
Son of Arthur C. Love and Mildred (Shaver) Love.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Colorado
Republican State Central Committee, 1960; Governor of
Colorado, 1963-73; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1964.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Rotary; American
Legion; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Died January
21, 2002 (age 85 years, 53
days).
Cremated.
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Frank Orren Lowden (1861-1943) —
also known as Frank O. Lowden —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Oregon, Ogle
County, Ill.
Born in Sunrise, Chisago
County, Minn., January
26, 1861.
Son of Lorenzo Orren Lowden and Nancy Elizabeth (Breg) Lowden.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; law
professor; director, National Bank of the
Republic; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1900,
1904;
member of Republican
National Committee from Illinois, 1904-12; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1906-11; Governor of
Illinois, 1917-21; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1920,
1928.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died, from rectal
cancer, in El Conquistador Hotel,
Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., March 20,
1943 (age 82 years, 53
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Scott Wike Lucas (1892-1968) —
also known as Scott W. Lucas —
of Havana, Mason
County, Ill.
Born near Chandlerville, Cass
County, Ill., February
19, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1932,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1935-39; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1939-51; defeated, 1950.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion.
Professional baseball
player, 3-I League, three years.
Died in Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C., February
22, 1968 (age 76 years, 3
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Havana, Ill.
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William J. Lynch (1908-1976) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 6,
1908.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1932
(alternate), 1936
(alternate), 1940
(alternate), 1956,
1960,
1964;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois
state senate, 1950-57; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1966.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died August 9,
1976 (age 68 years, 64
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Julian William Mack (1866-1943) —
also known as Julian W. Mack —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., July 19,
1866.
Son of William Jacob Mack and Rebecca (Tandler) Mack.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; circuit judge in Illinois, 1903-11; Judge, Illinois
Appellate Court, 1908-10; Judge of
U.S. Commerce Court, 1911-13; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1929-40.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association; Zionist
Organization of America; American
Jewish Congress; American
Jewish Committee.
Died in 1943
(age about
76 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Taylor Manatt (1936-2011) —
also known as Charles Manatt —
of Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 9,
1936.
Son of William Price Manatt and Lucille (Taylor) Manatt.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1968;
California
Democratic state chair, 1971-73, 1975-77; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1972,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
Temporary Chair, 1984;
member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1976-82; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1981-85; U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1999-2001.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Kappa Phi; Delta
Chi; Freemasons.
Died in 2011
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Christel E. Marquardt —
of Kansas.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Lawyer;
Judge,
Kansas Court of Appeals, 1995-.
Female.
Member, Phi
Kappa Phi; American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2002.
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Michael L. Mason (b. 1906) —
of Mason City, Cerro Gordo
County, Iowa.
Born in Warren
County, Ill., June 14,
1906.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1952-53; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1965-78.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert McClory (1908-1988) —
of Illinois.
Born in Riverside, Cook
County, Ill., January
31, 1908.
Republican. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1951-52; member of Illinois
state senate, 1953-62; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1963-83 (12th District 1963-73,
13th District 1973-83).
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 24,
1988 (age 80 years, 175
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Rolla Coral McMillen (1880-1961) —
also known as Rolla C. McMillen —
of Decatur, Macon
County, Ill.
Born in Piatt
County, Ill., 1880.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1940;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1944-51 (19th District 1944-49,
22nd District 1949-51).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in 1961
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Decatur, Ill.
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James Andrew Meeks (1864-1946) —
also known as James A. Meeks —
of Danville, Vermilion
County, Ill.
Born in Washington
County, Ohio, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1920,
1924,
1928
(alternate), 1932;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1933-39; defeated,
1938, 1940.
Member, American Bar Association; Sigma
Pi; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1946
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Danville, Ill.
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Charles John Michal (b. 1884) —
also known as Charles J. Michal —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Krc, Bohemia (now Czech
Republic), October
19, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1916
(alternate), 1920,
1924
(alternate); delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 9th District, 1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1950.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Abner Joseph Mikva (b. 1926) —
also known as Abner J. Mikva —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
21, 1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1956-66; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1969-73, 1975-79 (2nd District
1969-73, 10th District 1975-79); Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1979-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2008.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Amos Calvin Miller (b. 1866) —
also known as Amos C. Miller —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Marshalltown, Marshall
County, Iowa, December
16, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 7th District, 1920-22.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin K. Miller (born c.1938) —
of Illinois.
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., about 1938.
Circuit judge in Illinois, 1976-82; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court,
1982-84; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1984-.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1993.
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Julius H. Miner (b. 1896) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 25,
1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1936
(alternate), 1940,
1944,
1948
(alternate); circuit judge in Illinois, 1941.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Newton Norman Minow (b. 1926) —
also known as Newton N. Minow —
of Glencoe, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
17, 1926.
Son of Jay A. Minow and Doris (Stein) Minow.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member, Federal Communications
Commission, 1961-63; chair, Federal Communications
Commission, 1961-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1964
(alternate), 1972.
Jewish.
Member, Order of the
Coif; American Bar Association; American
Society for International Law; B'nai
B'rith; American
Jewish Committee.
Still living as of 2009.
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Lawrence J. Morrissey (b. 1969) —
also known as Larry Morrissey —
of Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Born in Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill., 1969.
Son of Joseph A. Morrissey and Josephine (Matranga) Morrissey.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Rockford, Ill., 2005-; defeated (Independent), 2001.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Association for Justice.
Still living as of 2010.
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Morgan Francis Murphy (b. 1932) —
also known as Morgan F. Murphy —
of Illinois.
Born in Illinois, April 16,
1932.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1971-81 (3rd District 1971-73, 2nd
District 1973-81).
Member, American Bar Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 2004.
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William B. Murphy (b. 1945) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., April 10,
1945.
Lawyer;
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1988-; appointed 1988.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Federal
Bar Association.
Still living as of 1988.
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Ernest Karl Neumann (1898-1959) —
also known as Ernest K. Neumann —
of Carlsbad, Eddy
County, N.M.
Born in Delavan, Tazewell
County, Ill., December
15, 1898.
Son of Ernest W. Neumann and Lina (Baessler) Neumann.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of New Mexico
state house of representatives, 1927; New
Mexico state attorney general, 1931-35.
Quaker.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Elks; Lions.
Died April 13,
1959 (age 60 years, 119
days).
Interment at Carlsbad
Cemetery, Carlsbad, N.M.
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James Lowell Oakes (b. 1924) —
also known as James L. Oakes —
of Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., February
21, 1924.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Vermont, 1960;
U.S.
District Judge for Vermont, 1970; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1971-92.
Member, American Bar Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 1997.
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Frank Lewis O'Bannon (1930-2003) —
also known as Frank L. O'Bannon —
of Indiana.
Born in Corydon, Harrison
County, Ind., January
30, 1930.
Son of Faith (Dropsey) O'Bannon and Robert
Presley O'Bannon.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Indiana
state senate, 1971-89; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1989-97; Governor of
Indiana, 1997-2003; died in office 2003; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 2000.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Gamma Delta; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion.
Suffered a major
stroke, and subsequently died, in Northwestern Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
13, 2003 (age 73 years, 226
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Corydon, Ind.; statue at Old
Courthouse Square, Corydon, Ind.
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Donald J. O'Brien —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1956,
1964.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1967.
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Married to Helen McGinnis. |
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Frank T. O'Brien (b. 1904) —
of Amarillo, Potter
County, Tex.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August 3,
1904.
Republican. Lawyer; rancher;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 18th District, 1946; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Texas, 1956.
Member, American Bar Association.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Buell Ogilvie (1923-1988) —
also known as Richard B. Ogilvie —
of Northfield, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., February
22, 1923.
Son of Kenneth S. Ogilvie and Edna Mae (Buell) Ogilvie.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Cook
County Sheriff, 1962-68; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1964
(alternate), 1972
(delegation chair); Governor of
Illinois, 1969-73.
Presbyterian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Moose.
Died May 10,
1988 (age 65 years, 78
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Warren Henry Orr (b. 1886) —
also known as Warren H. Orr —
of Hamilton, Hancock
County, Ill.; Carthage, Hancock
County, Ill.; Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill.; Wilmette, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo., November
5, 1886.
Son of James H. Orr and Louisa E. (Watson) Orr.
Democrat. Lawyer; Hancock
County Judge, 1919-30; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1924;
justice
of Illinois state supreme court 4th District, 1930-39; chief
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1933-39; president,
Belmont National Bank of
Chicago.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Union
League; Kiwanis.
Interment at Hamilton
Cemetery, Hamilton, Ill.
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Thomas Leonard Owens (1897-1948) —
also known as Thomas L. Owens —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
21, 1897.
Son of John P. Owens and Hannah (Burke) Owens.
Republican. Machinist;
accountant;
salesman;
lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1947-48; died in
office 1948.
Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Theta Phi; American
Legion.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 7,
1948 (age 50 years, 169
days).
Interment at All
Saints Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Frank M. Ozinga (b. 1914) —
of Evergreen Park, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Illinois, August
30, 1914.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois
state senate, 1957-83 (6th District 1957-73, 8th District
1973-83).
Christian
Reformed. Member, American Bar Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1983.
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Hugo Pam (b. 1870) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
25, 1870.
Son of Alexander Pam and Cecilia (Oestreicher) Pam.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in Illinois, 1912-.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Barton Payne (1855-1935) —
of Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Pruntytown, Taylor
County, Va. (now W.Va.), January
26, 1855.
Son of Dr. Amos Payne and Elizabeth (Barton) Payne.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Preston County Democratic Party, 1877-82; superior court judge in
Illinois, 1893-98; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1920-21.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died January
24, 1935 (age 79 years, 363
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Frank Peska (1885-1962) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
20, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1948,
1952.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance; American Bar Association.
Died in 1962
(age about
76 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Marshall Pierce (b. 1928) —
also known as Daniel M. Pierce; Dan Pierce —
of Highland Park, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 31,
1928.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
Democratic State Central Committee, 1962-66, 1970-73; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1964
(alternate), 1972;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1965-85 (at-large 1965-67, 32nd
District 1967-83, 58th District 1983-85); Presidential Elector for
Illinois, 1992,
1996,
2000;
Presidential Elector for Illinois, 2000.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association; Urban
League; B'nai
B'rith; Jaycees;
American
Legion.
Still living as of 2000.
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Edward E. Pringle (b. 1914) —
of Colorado.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 12,
1914.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; district judge in
Colorado, 1957-61; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1961-83.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Elks; Moose; Eagles.
Still living as of 1983.
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John C. Rayson (b. 1949) —
of Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Oak Park, Cook
County, Ill., March 29,
1949.
Son of Leland
H. Rayson and Barbara C. Rayson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 90th District, 1991-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2004,
2008.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2008.
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John Thomas Reardon (1910-1984) —
of Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.
Born in St. Mary's Hospital,
Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., March 3,
1910.
Circuit judge in Illinois, 1957-76; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court,
1976.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Eagles; Elks; Lions; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of pancreatic
cancer, at St. Mary's Hospital,
Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., March 16,
1984 (age 74 years, 13
days).
Interment at Quincy
Memorial Park, Quincy, Ill.
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Chauncey William Reed (1890-1956) —
also known as Chauncey W. Reed —
of West Chicago, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in West Chicago, DuPage
County, Ill., June 2,
1890.
Son of William Thomas Reed and Margaret (Campbell) Reed.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; DuPage
County State's Attorney, 1920-35; chair of
DuPage County Republican Party, 1926-34; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1935-56 (11th District 1935-49,
14th District 1949-56); died in office 1956.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; American Bar Association; Delta
Upsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; Elks.
Died in 1956
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Glen
Oak Cemetery, West Chicago, Ill.
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Leonard C. Reid (b. 1887) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich., May 6,
1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1928
(alternate), 1940,
1944;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1945.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Richard Rood (b. 1906) —
also known as James R. Rood —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in La Rose, Marshall
County, Ill., March 31,
1906.
Son of Frank Rood and Elizabeth (Simpson) Rood.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Midland District, 1938; chair of
Midland County Republican Party, 1940-42, 1950; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1946-48; Midland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1953-60; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Midland County,
1961-62; circuit
judge in Michigan 42nd Circuit, 1967.
Presbyterian.
Member, Civitan;
Delta
Theta Phi; Elks;
American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Helen Margaret Collins. |
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Russell W. Root (b. 1898) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Diamond, Grundy
County, Ill., August
22, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for
mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1947.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard C. Ryan (b. 1916) —
of Tonica, La Salle
County, Ill.
Born in Tonica, La Salle
County, Ill., June 17,
1916.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; county judge in
Illinois, 1954-57; circuit judge in Illinois, 1957-68; Judge,
Illinois Appellate Court 3rd District, 1968-70; justice of
Illinois state supreme court 3rd District, 1970-90.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Still living as of 1990.
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Walter V. Schaefer (1904-1986) —
of Lake Bluff, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., December
10, 1904.
Lawyer;
justice
of Illinois state supreme court, 1951-76 (7th District 1951-63,
1st District 1964-76); appointed 1951.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died June 15,
1986 (age 81 years, 187
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William J. Scott (1926-1986) —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.; Palos Heights, Cook
County, Ill.; Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
11, 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Illinois
state treasurer, 1963-67; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1964,
1972;
Illinois
state attorney general, 1969-80.
Presbyterian.
Member, Jaycees;
American Bar Association.
Died June 22,
1986 (age 59 years, 223
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Harvey Shapiro (1907-1987) —
also known as Samuel H. Shapiro; Israel
Shapiro —
of Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill.
Born in Estonia,
April
25, 1907.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1947-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964;
Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1961-68; Governor of
Illinois, 1968-69.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Amvets; Moose; Kiwanis;
Elks; B'nai
B'rith; Alpha
Epsilon Pi.
The Samuel H. Shapiro Developmental Center (former Kankakee State
Hospital) was named for
him.
Died in Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill., March 16,
1987 (age 79 years, 325
days).
Interment at Jewish
Waldheim Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
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John A. Smietanka (b. 1941) —
of Stevensville, Berrien
County, Mich.; Ada, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 28,
1941.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1977-81; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1981-94; candidate
for Michigan
state attorney general, 1994, 1998.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1998.
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Elbert Sidney Smith (b. 1911) —
of Decatur, Macon
County, Ill.
Born in Sangamon
County, Ill., October
27, 1911.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois
state senate, 1949-57; Illinois
state auditor of public accounts, 1957-61; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1960;
delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 50th District,
1969-70.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; American Bar Association; Farm
Bureau.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph Tyler Smith (1915-1972) —
of Alton, Madison
County, Ill.
Born in Granite City, Madison
County, Ill., October
6, 1915.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1955-69; Speaker of
the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1967-69; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1968;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1969-70; defeated, 1970.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Optimist
Club.
Died in Alton, Madison
County, Ill., August
13, 1972 (age 56 years, 312
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Sunset
Hill Cemetery, Edwardsville, Ill.
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Ronald C. Smith (b. 1933) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Lombard, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1933.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 13th District,
1969-70; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 2004.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2004.
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Roy J. Solfisburg, Jr. —
of Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.
Lawyer;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1956-57; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court,
1957-60; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1960-69 (6th District 1960-63, 2nd
District 1964-69); resigned 1969.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1969.
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William Lee Springer (1909-1992) —
also known as William L. Springer —
of Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind., April 12,
1909.
Republican. Lawyer; Champaign
County State's Attorney, 1940-42; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; county judge in Illinois, 1946-50; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 22nd District, 1951-73.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Died in 1992
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Sterling (1851-1930) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.; Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.; Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak.
Born near Amanda, Fairfield
County, Ohio, February
20, 1851.
Son of Charles Sterling and Anna (Kessler) Sterling.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to
South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1889; member of South
Dakota state senate 30th District, 1889-90; dean,
college of law, University of South Dakota, 1901-11; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1913-25; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Dakota, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; American Bar Association; American
Political Science Association.
Died in 1930
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Orville Taylor (1885-1969) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, September
8, 1885.
Son of Orville J. Taylor and Eleanor Sarah (Harris) Taylor.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate in primary for
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1936; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1956.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons.
Died in 1969
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph A. Tecson (b. 1928) —
of Riverside, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in 1928.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 7th District, 1969-70.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1970.
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John Jacob Thomas (b. 1869) —
also known as John J. Thomas; J. J. Thomas —
of Seward, Seward
County, Neb.
Born in Hancock
County, Ill., January
1, 1869.
Son of John C. Thomas and Anna Catherine (Luft) Thomas.
Democrat. Lawyer; Seward
County Attorney, 1895-96; Seward
County Judge, 1898-1901; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nebraska, 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1924,
1928;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1924; Nebraska
Democratic state chair, 1932-34; chairman, Federal Reserve Bank
of Kansas City.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Floyd Eugene Thompson (b. 1887) —
also known as Floyd E. Thompson —
of East Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill.; Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Roodhouse, Greene
County, Ill., December
25, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; Rock
Island County State's Attorney, 1913-19; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1919-28; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1928; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1932.
Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Eagles; Modern
Woodmen; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Illinois Blue Book, 1919 |
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Elmer Ely Todd (b. 1873) —
also known as Elmer E. Todd —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Dixon, Lee
County, Ill., May 7,
1873.
Son of James Harvey Todd and Charlotte Thomas (Little) Todd.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1905; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1907-12.
Member, American Bar Association; Beta
Theta Pi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter Andrew Tomel (b. 1934) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1934.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 10th District,
1969-70.
Member, American Bar Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 1970.
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Robert C. Underwood (b. 1915) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Gardner, Grundy
County, Ill., October
27, 1915.
Lawyer;
county judge in Illinois, 1946-62; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1962-84 (3rd District 1962-63, 4th
District 1964-84).
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Rotary;
Sigma
Chi; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Still living as of 1984.
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Alvin Waggoner (b. 1879) —
of Philip, Haakon
County, S.Dak.
Born in Coles Station, Coles
County, Ill., November
23, 1879.
Son of George D. Waggoner and Ada (Feree) Waggoner.
Republican. Lawyer; Stanley
County State's Attorney, 1910-12; Presidential Elector for South
Dakota, 1916.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1908
to Harriet Brown. |
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Daniel Walker (b. 1922) —
of Deerfield, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Washington,
D.C., August 6,
1922.
Son of Lewis W. Walker and Virginia (Lynch) Walker.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the U.S. Navy
during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
administrative assistant to Gov. Adlai
E. Stevenson, 1952; Governor of
Illinois, 1973-77.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Society for International Law; Order of the
Coif.
Still living as of 2009.
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Daniel P. Ward (b. 1918) —
of LaGrange Park, Cook
County, Ill.; Westchester, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
30, 1918.
Son of Patrick Ward and Jane (Convery) Ward.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Cook
County State's Attorney, 1960-66; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1964;
justice
of Illinois state supreme court 1st District, 1966-90.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 1990.
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Bernard Weisberg (b. 1925) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, December
16, 1925.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 11th District,
1969-70.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of the
Coif; American Civil
Liberties Union; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 1970.
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Charles F. Wennerstrum (1889-1986) —
of Chariton, Lucas
County, Iowa.
Born in Cambridge, Henry
County, Ill., October
11, 1889.
Son of Charles F. Wennerstrum and Anna Mathilda (Vinstrand)
Wennerstrum.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in Iowa
2nd District, 1930-40; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1941-58.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; Order of the
Coif.
Died in June, 1986
(age 96
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Roy Owen West (1868-1958) —
also known as Roy O. West —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Georgetown, Vermilion
County, Ill., October
27, 1868.
Son of Pleasant West and Helen Anna West.
Republican. Lawyer;
member, Cook County Board of Review, 1898-1914; Illinois
Republican state chair, 1904-14; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1908,
1912,
1916,
1928;
member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1910; member of Republican
National Committee from Illinois, 1912-16, 1928-32; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1928-29.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Union
League.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
29, 1958 (age 90 years, 33
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Meek Whitehead (b. 1852) —
of Janesville, Rock
County, Wis.
Born near Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill., July 29,
1852.
Son of Jacob Whitehead and Elizabeth Ann (Paisley) Whitehead.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1896-1912; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1920.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Economic Association; Phi
Delta Theta.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Whitehead and Elizabeth Ann (Paisley) Whitehead; married, July 12,
1881, to Lavinia Fletcher Barrows (died 1888); married, May 15,
1919, to Julet Claire Thorp. |
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John G. Woods (b. 1921) —
of Arlington Heights, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., November
1, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; village
president of Arlington Heights, Illinois, 1961-69; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 3rd District, 1969-70.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1970.
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Sidney Richard Yates (1909-2000) —
also known as Sidney R. Yates —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
27, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1949-63, 1965-99;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1962; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1964,
1996.
Jewish.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bar Association.
Died, of kidney
failure and complications of pneumonia,
in Sibley Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., October
5, 2000 (age 91 years, 39
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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