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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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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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Samuel R. Ballis (1901-1981) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
11, 1901.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
B'nai B'rith.
Died in September, 1981
(age 79
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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Harry Litowich (1899-1973) —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
8, 1899.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1953-58; member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1959-64.
Jewish.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks;
B'nai B'rith.
Died in 1973
(age about
74 years).
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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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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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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Martin Tuchow (b. 1924) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August 2,
1924.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 11th District,
1969-70.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai B'rith.
Still living as of 1970.
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