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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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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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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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William H. Chamberlain (1931-c.1979) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., January
22, 1931.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1964;
secretary
of state of Illinois, 1964-65; circuit judge in Illinois, 1965.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Urban
League; American Judicature Society.
Died about 1979 (age about 48
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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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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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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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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Moses W. Harrison II (b. 1932) —
of Illinois.
Born in Collinsville, Madison
County, Ill., March 30,
1932.
Circuit judge in Illinois, 1973-79; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court,
1979-92; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1992-.
Member, American Judicature Society.
Still living as of 1993.
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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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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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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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Mary Ann G. McMorrow (born c.1928) —
of Illinois.
Born about 1928.
Circuit judge in Illinois, 1976-85; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court,
1985-92; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1992-.
Female.
Member, American Judicature Society.
Still living as of 1993.
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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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Don A. Moore (b. 1928) —
of Midlothian, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
1, 1928.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1963-73 (2nd District 1963-67,
9th District 1967-73); member of Illinois
state senate 9th District, 1973-81.
Member, American Judicature Society; Lions; Moose; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1981.
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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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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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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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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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James C. Soper —
of Cicero, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Illinois
state senate 7th District, 1967-79.
Member, American Judicature Society; Theta
Delta Chi; Gamma
Eta Gamma; American
Legion; Moose; Elks.
Still living as of 1979.
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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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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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Myron H. Wahls (b. 1921) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
11, 1921.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1974; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1975-82; appointed 1975; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1982-; appointed 1982.
African
ancestry. Member, National
Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 1998.
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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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Samuel W. Witwer (1908-1998) —
also known as "Father of the Illinois
Constitution" —
of Riverside, Cook
County, Ill.; Kenilworth, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., July 1,
1908.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1960;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1960; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 1st District, 1969-70.
Methodist.
Member, American Judicature Society.
Died, in a hospice
at Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., September
13, 1998 (age 90 years, 74
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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