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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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John Paul Ahern (b. 1941) —
also known as John P. Ahern —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 27,
1941.
Son of Thomas Francis Ahern and Eleanor (Kane) Ahern.
Democrat. School
teacher; personnel manager, Jewel Food Stores;
bank loan
officer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1972.
Catholic. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives:
Married 1965
to Ruth Marian Waldron. |
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Frank Annunzio (1915-2001) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
12, 1915.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1965-93 (7th District 1965-73, 11th
District 1973-93).
Catholic. Italian
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; United
Steelworkers of America.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease, in Lincolnwood, Cook
County, Ill., April 8,
2001 (age 86 years, 86
days).
Interment at Queen
of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Ill.
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Eladio Armesto Garcia (1936-2003) —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Miami Lakes, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Bayamo, Cuba, November
27, 1936.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance
business; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Florida, 1984,
1988,
1992;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 117th District, 1993-94; defeated,
1976.
Catholic. Cuban
ancestry.
Died, of respiratory
arrest and cancer, in
Zion, Lake
County, Ill., March 24,
2003 (age 66 years, 117
days).
Interment at Miami
Memorial Park, Miami, Fla.
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Thomas James Awerkamp (1923-1992) —
also known as Thomas J. Awerkamp —
of Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.
Born in Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., May 23,
1923.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Illinois
state senate 36th District, 1965-67.
Catholic. Member, Exchange
Club; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died July 2,
1992 (age 69 years, 40
days).
Interment at St.
Peter's Cemetery, Quincy, Ill.
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James Patrick Aylward —
also known as James P. Aylward —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Democrat. Lawyer; Missouri
Democratic state chair, 1934-38; member of Democratic
National Committee from Missouri, 1934-42.
Catholic. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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John T. Barnett (b. 1869) —
of Silverton, San Juan
County, Colo.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Ouray
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Potsdam, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., June 22,
1869.
Son of John Barnett and Katherine Barnett.
Democrat. School
principal; newspaper
editor; lawyer; Ouray
County Attorney, 1898-1910; Colorado
state attorney general, 1909-10; secretary of
Colorado Democratic Party, 1912-16; member of Democratic
National Committee from Colorado, 1913-20.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Barnett and Katherine Barnett; married, January
24, 1906, to Sue Sayre Nash (died 1911); married, March 7,
1917, to Myrtle Louise Emily Schlessiner. |
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Thomas Edward Barrett (b. 1863) —
also known as Thomas E. Barrett —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 30,
1863.
Son of Anthony Barrett and Rose (Collins) Barrett.
Democrat. Cook
County Sheriff, 1902; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1904.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Foresters;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1887
to Ellen McCoy. |
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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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Louis Joseph Behan (b. 1876) —
also known as Louis J. Behan —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., March 10,
1876.
Son of William
James Behan.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1936.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Interment at Oak
Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Daniel P. Bergin —
of Chicago Heights, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Ireland.
Democrat. Mayor
of Chicago Heights, Ill., 1927-35; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1932.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Izaak
Walton League; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Foresters.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur John Bidwill (1903-1985) —
also known as Arthur J. Bidwill —
of River Forest, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 24,
1903.
Republican. Candidate for Illinois
state auditor of public accounts, 1936; member of Illinois
state senate, 1939-73 (7th District 1939-57, 1st District
1957-67, 2nd District 1967-73); delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964.
Catholic. Member, Eagles; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Moose.
Died in October, 1985
(age 82
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Henry Bissell (1811-1860) —
of Illinois.
Born in Hartwick, Otsego
County, N.Y., April 25,
1811.
Son of Luther Bissell and Hannah Bissell.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1840; colonel in the U.S. Army
during the Mexican War; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1849-55 (1st District 1849-53, 8th
District 1853-55); Governor of
Illinois, 1857-60; died in office 1860.
Catholic.
Died in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., March 18,
1860 (age 48 years, 328
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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Katharine Cooke Blow (1897-1965) —
also known as Katharine C. Blow; Katharine Rowland
Cooke; Mrs. George W. Blow —
of Yorktown, York
County, Va.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 21,
1897.
Daughter of George Joseph Cooke and Mary Elizabeth (Kerwin) Cooke.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Virginia, 1948,
1956;
candidate for Virginia
state house of delegates, 1949; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1950.
Female.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, National
Trust for Historic Preservation.
Staff writer for
The New Yorker magazine,
1936-42.
Died in Yorktown, York
County, Va., March 25,
1965 (age 67 years, 338
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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James R. Boland (b. 1903) —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
3, 1903.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1944.
Catholic. Member, Moose; Eagles; Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Kenneth Boyle (1937-2000) —
of Chatham, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., November
27, 1937.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 49th District, 1971-76; University
of Illinois trustee, 1991-94.
Catholic.
Died, of cancer, in
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 11,
2000 (age 62 years, 105
days).
Interment at Virden
Cemetery, Virden, Ill.
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Martin Adlai Brennan (1879-1941) —
also known as Martin A. Brennan —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., September
21, 1879.
Son of Dominick Brennan and Bridget (Cunningham) Brennan.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Judge, Illinois Court of Claims, 1913-15; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 26th District, 1921-25; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1924;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1933-37.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Phi
Alpha Delta; Woodmen.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., July 4,
1941 (age 61 years, 286
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
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J. Herbert Burke (1913-1993) —
of Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
14, 1913.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1967-79 (10th District 1967-73, 12th
District 1973-79); defeated, 1955 (6th District), 1978 (12th
District); delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,
1972.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Eagles; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks; Moose; Kiwanis.
Arrested
in 1978 for being drunk
and disruptive in the parking lot of a strip
club; pleaded
guilty to public
drunkenness, disorderly conduct and witness
tampering.
Died in Fern Park, Seminole
County, Fla., June 16,
1993 (age 80 years, 153
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Dan Bernard Butler (1879-1953) —
also known as Dan B. Butler —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., January
18, 1879.
Democrat. Accountant;
mayor
of Omaha, Neb., 1936-45.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Eagles.
Died March 14,
1953 (age 74 years, 55
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Emmet Francis Byrne (1896-1974) —
also known as Emmet F. Byrne —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
6, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1957-59.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., September
25, 1974 (age 77 years, 293
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Ill.
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Jane Margaret Byrne (b. 1934) —
also known as Jane M. Byrne; Jane Margaret
Burke —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 24,
1934.
Democrat. Mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1979-83; defeated in primary, 1983, 1987, 1991.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Donald A. Callahan (b. 1876) —
of Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Wallace, Shoshone
County, Idaho.
Born in Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill., September
8, 1876.
Son of Thomas Callahan and Mary Jennings (Rowe) Callahan.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1921-23; member of Idaho
state senate, 1923-33; president, Callahan Consolidated Mines, 1937;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1938; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Idaho, 1940.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas J. Campbell (b. 1952) —
also known as Tom Campbell —
of Campbell, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
14, 1952.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
Representative from California, 1989-93, 1995-2001 (12th District
1989-93, 15th District 1995-2001); Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1992 (primary), 2000; member of California
state senate, 1993-95.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Joseph Campbell (1905-1988) —
also known as William J. Campbell —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Lake Worth, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 19,
1905.
Son of John Campbell and Christina (Larson) Campbell.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1938-40; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1940-70;
chairman, board of trustees, St. Agnes Hospital.
Catholic.
Died, in Good Samaritan Hospital,
West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., October
19, 1988 (age 83 years, 214
days).
Interment at Queen
of Peace Cemetery, Loxahatchee, Fla.
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Claude Laroche Carney (b. 1927) —
of Wilmette, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Nice, France,
November
23, 1927.
Son of Christian Victor Laroche and Renee Therese (de Besaucele)
Laroche.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; bank
executive; candidate for Illinois
state house of representatives 1st District, 1970.
Catholic. French
ancestry. Member, League of Women
Voters.
Still living as of 1970.
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Relatives:
Married to John Cyril Carney. |
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Charles Francis Carpentier (1896-1964) —
also known as Charles F. Carpentier —
of East Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill.
Born in Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill., September
19, 1896.
Son of Gregoir Carpentier and Louise (De Connick) Carpentier.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; movie
theater operator; mayor
of East Moline, Ill., 1929-39; member of Illinois
state senate 33rd District, 1939-53; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1940
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
secretary
of state of Illinois, 1953-64; died in office 1964.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Forty and
Eight; Eagles; Moose; Elks; Rotary; Catholic
Order of Foresters.
Died, while seeking
the Republican nomination for Governor, April 3,
1964 (age 67 years, 197
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, East Moline, Ill.
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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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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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Wesley Kanne Clark (b. 1944) —
also known as Wesley K. Clark; Wesley
Kanne —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
23, 1944.
Son of Benjamin J. Kanne (died 1948) and Veneta Updegraff (Bogard)
Kanne.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; U.S.
Army General; Supreme Allied Commander, 1997-2000; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 2004.
Baptist;
later Catholic. Jewish
ancestry.
Recipient, Medal
of Freedom, 2000.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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Mercer Cook (1903-1987) —
of Washington,
D.C.; Illinois.
Born in Washington,
D.C., March 30,
1903.
U.S. Ambassador to Niger, 1961-64; Senegal, 1964-66; Gambia, 1965-66.
Catholic. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Died in 1987
(age about
84 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jerry Francis Costello (b. 1949) —
also known as Jerry F. Costello —
of Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill., September
25, 1949.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1988-2006 (21st District 1988-93,
12th District 1993-2006); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thomas James Courtney (1892-1971) —
also known as Thomas J. Courtney —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
23, 1892.
Son of James R. Courtney and Catherine (Hussey) Courtney.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate 11th District, 1927-33; Cook
County State's Attorney, 1932-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1936,
1944;
candidate in primary for mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1939; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1944; circuit judge in Illinois, 1945-70.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Knights
of Columbus.
Died December
3, 1971 (age 78 years, 345
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Timothy T. Cronin (b. 1884) —
of Oconomowoc, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 27,
1884.
Son of Timothy Cronin and Mary (Swanson) Cronin.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1944-55.
Catholic. Member, Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Bevins Culhane (1875-1957) —
also known as A. B. Culhane —
of Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Born in 1875.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1936,
1944.
Catholic.
Died in 1957
(age about
82 years).
Interment at St.
Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Rockford, Ill.
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William Alexander Cunnea (1868-1937) —
also known as William A. Cunnea —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Ireland,
September
22, 1868.
Lawyer;
Socialist candidate for various offices; defense attorney for Eugene
V. Debs at one of his sedition trials.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died in Fort Worth (unknown
county), Fla., March 13,
1937 (age 68 years, 172
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Alexander Cunnea II (1905-1963) —
also known as William A. Cunnea —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
8, 1905.
Son of William
Alexander Cunnea.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1960.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died, of colon
cancer, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 22,
1963 (age 57 years, 165
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Ill.
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Richard Joseph Daley (1902-1976) —
also known as Richard J. Daley; "The
Boss" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 15,
1902.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 9th District, 1936-38; member of
Illinois
state senate 9th District, 1939-47; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1955-76; died in office 1976.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Stricken with a heart
attack and died at his doctor's
office, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
20, 1976 (age 74 years, 219
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Ill.
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Relatives:
Married, June 17,
1936, to Eleanor 'Sis' Guilfoyle (1907-2003); father of Richard
Michael Daley and William
Michael Daley. See Daley
family of Illinois. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Richard J. Daley: Mike
Royko, Boss
: Richard J. Daley of Chicago — Adam Cohen & Elizabeth
Taylor, American
Pharaoh : Mayor Richard J. Daley : His Battle for Chicago and the
Nation — Hugh Brogan, All
Honorable Men : Huey Long, Robert Moses, Estes Kefauver, Richard J.
Daley — Roger Biles, Richard
J. Daley : Politics, Race, and the Governing of
Chicago — Eugene C. Kennedy, Himself!
The Life and Times of Richard J. Daley (out of
print) — Len O'Connor, Requiem
: The Decline and Demise of Mayor Daley and His Era (out of
print) — F. Richard Ciccone, Daley
: Power and Presidential Politics — Frank Sullivan, Legend:
The Only Inside Story About Mayor Richard J. Daley —
Milton Rakove, Don't
Make No Waves, Don't Back No Losers : An Insider's Analysis of the
Daley Machine |
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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 Emil Dehner (1871-1945) —
also known as Charles E. Dehner —
of Lincoln, Logan
County, Ill.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
27, 1871.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1916.
Catholic. German
ancestry.
Died November
11, 1945 (age 74 years, 15
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Lincoln, Ill.
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Deanna Demuzio —
of Carlinville, Macoupin
County, Ill.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state senate 49th District, 2004-; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2008.
Female.
Catholic. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Still living as of 2010.
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Edward Joseph Derwinski (b. 1926) —
also known as Edward J. Derwinski —
of Illinois.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
15, 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 24th District, 1957-59; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1959-83; U.S.
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 1989-92.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Amvets; Catholic
War Veterans; Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Kiwanis;
Polish
National Alliance.
Still living as of 2009.
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Nancy C. Detert (b. 1944) —
of Florida.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1944.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 70th District, 1999-.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1999.
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Lawrence DiPrima (b. 1910) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 24,
1910.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1963-65, 1965-67, 1967-83,
1983-85.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Catholic
War Veterans.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis Edmund Donoghue (1873-1952) —
also known as Francis E. Donoghue —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
27, 1873.
Son of M. F. Donoghue and Elizabeth (Shields) Donoghue.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1901-05, 1907-09 (15th District
1901-03, 2nd District 1903-05, 1907-09).
Catholic.
Died January
11, 1952 (age 78 years, 45
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Evanston, Ill.
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John Dougherty —
of Union
County, Ill.
Republican. Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1864;
Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1869-73.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lawrence E. Dowd —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state senate 1st District, 1943-51.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Aloysius Doyle (1886-1935) —
also known as Thomas A. Doyle —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
9, 1886.
Son of Thomas Doyle and Julia (Egan) Doyle.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 9th District, 1919-23; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1923-31; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1928.
Catholic.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
29, 1935 (age 49 years, 20
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Walter Duda (c.1911-2001) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born about 1911.
Member of Illinois
state senate 15th District, 1969-73.
Catholic.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Arlington Heights, Cook
County, Ill., October
10, 2001 (age about 90
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne (1853-1937) —
also known as Edward F. Dunne —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Waterville, Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., October
12, 1853.
Son of P. W. Dunne and Delia M. (Lawler) Dunne.
Democrat. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1892-1905; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Illinois, 1900;
mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1905-07; defeated, 1907, 1911; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1908,
1916,
1920,
1932,
1936;
Governor
of Illinois, 1913-17.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died May 24,
1937 (age 83 years, 224
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Evanston, Ill.
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Richard Joseph Durbin (b. 1944) —
also known as Richard J. Durbin; Dick
Durbin —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill., November
21, 1944.
Democrat. Candidate for Illinois
state senate, 1976; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1978; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1983-97; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1984,
1988,
1992,
1996
(delegation chair), 2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1997-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2012.
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Martin Patrick Durkin (1894-1955) —
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 18,
1894.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1953.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
13, 1955 (age 61 years, 240
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lane Allen Evans (b. 1951) —
also known as Lane A. Evans —
of Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill.
Born in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., August 4,
1951.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 17th District, 1983-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Earl J. Field (1946-2009) —
of Norridge, Cook
County, Ill.
Born October
25, 1946.
Owner of ambulance and paramedic service; village
president of Norridge, Illinois, 1998-2009; appointed 1998; died
in office 2009.
Catholic.
Died, from complications of lung
cancer, in Norridge, Cook
County, Ill., March 20,
2009 (age 62 years, 146
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph E. Finerty (b. 1905) —
of Gary, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
28, 1905.
Democrat. Lake
County Auditor, 1934-41; mayor of
Gary, Ind., 1943-44; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Indiana, 1944.
Catholic. Member, Moose; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas A. Fink (b. 1928) —
also known as Tom Fink —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., 1928.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Alaska
state house of representatives 8th District, 1967-74; Speaker of
the Alaska State House of Representatives, 1973-74; candidate for
Governor
of Alaska, 1982; mayor
of Anchorage, Alaska, 1988-94; defeated, 1997.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2007.
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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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Peter G. Fitzgerald (b. 1960) —
of Inverness, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Elgin, Kane
County, Ill., October
20, 1960.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate, 1993-98; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1999-2005.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Richard Charles Flannigan (1857-1928) —
also known as Richard C. Flannigan —
of Norway, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich., December
12, 1857.
Son of James Flannigan and Ellen (Sullivan) Flannigan.
Lawyer;
Marquette
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1881-82, 1885-86; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1888;
mayor of Norway, Mich., 1891; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 31st District,
1907-08; circuit
judge in Michigan 25th Circuit, 1910-27; appointed 1910;
resigned 1927; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1927-28; appointed 1927; died in
office 1928; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1928; died in office
1928.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of cancer, in
a hospital
at Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
17, 1928 (age 70 years, 67
days).
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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Raymond Earl Garvey (1893-1975) —
also known as Raymond E. Garvey —
of Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
4, 1893.
Plumber;
inventor;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1936 (Farmer-Labor),
1940 (Democratic primary), 1942 (Democratic primary); mayor
of Ironwood, Mich., 1936-38; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gogebic County, 1939-40;
defeated in Democratic primary, 1934.
Catholic. Member, Eagles.
Died in 1975
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Fairview
Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
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Joseph Germano —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960,
1964.
Catholic. Member, United
Steelworkers of America.
Director
of District 31, United Steelworkers of America; president,
Illinois Industrial Union Council.
Still living as of 1964.
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Thomas Sylvy Gordon (1893-1959) —
also known as Thomas S. Gordon —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
17, 1893.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1936;
Chicago City Treasurer, 1939-42; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 8th District, 1943-59.
Catholic. Member, Polish
National Alliance; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
22, 1959 (age 65 years, 36
days).
Interment at St.
Adalbert's Cemetery, Niles, Ill.
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Luis Vicente Gutiérrez (b. 1953) —
also known as Luis V. Gutiérrez —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
10, 1953.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic. Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Karen Hasara (b. 1940) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born October
17, 1940.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 100th District, 1986-93; member of
Illinois
state senate 50th District, 1993-95; mayor
of Springfield, Ill., 1995-2001.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2001.
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Edward Arthur Hayes (b. 1893) —
also known as Edward A. Hayes —
of Decatur, Macon
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Morrisonville, Christian
County, Ill., January
5, 1893.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1936,
1940
(alternate).
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Edward Heckenkamp (b. 1901) —
also known as Joseph E. Heckenkamp —
of Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.
Born in Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., March 19,
1901.
Democrat. Florist;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives; elected 1932, 1934; member of Illinois
state senate 36th District; elected 1936; candidate in primary
for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1938; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1956.
Catholic. Member, Moose; Eagles; United
Commercial Travelers.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry John Hyde (1924-2007) —
also known as Henry J. Hyde —
of Bensenville, DuPage
County, Ill.; Wood Dale, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 18,
1924.
Son of Henry Clay Hyde and Monica (Kelly) Hyde.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1967-75; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1975-; defeated, 1962.
Catholic. English
and Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from complications of earlier heart
surgery, in Rush University Medical
Center, Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
29, 2007 (age 83 years, 225
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael Lambert Igoe (1885-1967) —
also known as Michael L. Igoe —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., April 16,
1885.
Son of James F. Igoe and Katherine (Sherrin) Igoe.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1913-30; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Illinois, 1930-32; U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1935; resigned 1935; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1935-38;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1938; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1939-65.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Foresters.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
21, 1967 (age 82 years, 127
days).
Interment at All
Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
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Frank Leonard Kaminski (b. 1897) —
also known as Frank L. Kaminski —
of Calumet City, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Melrose Park, Cook
County, Ill., October
10, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Calumet City, Ill., 1945-53; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1948.
Catholic. Member, Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen; Lions; Polish
National Alliance.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edgar J. Keating (b. 1889) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 28,
1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1931-40, 1943-44; member of Missouri
state senate, 1945-52 (5th District 1945-48, 9th District
1949-52).
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Austin Kelly (1892-1969) —
also known as Edward A. Kelly —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 3,
1892.
Son of John J. Kelly and Nellie (O'Connor) Kelly.
Democrat. Professional baseball
player, 1912-16; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant;
real
estate and insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1931-43, 1945-47;
defeated, 1942, 1946.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
30, 1969 (age 77 years, 149
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Francis C. Kelly —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Catholic
priest; president, Catholic Church Extension Society of the
United States; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1916.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph E. Kernan (b. 1946) —
also known as Joe Kernan —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 8,
1946.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; mayor
of South Bend, Ind., 1988-96; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1997-2003; Governor of
Indiana, 2003-05; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 2004.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Peter P. Kielminski (b. 1885) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 7,
1885.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state senate 15th District; elected 1930, 1934, 1938.
Catholic. Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Frank A. Knight (b. 1907) —
of South Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
4, 1907.
Son of Charles Edgar Knight and Charlotte (Stanmeyer) Knight.
Democrat. Sports
editor, later managing editor, The Charleston Gazette newspaper;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1941-52;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1948
(alternate), 1952.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Edgar Knight and Charlotte (Stanmeyer) Knight; married, July 21,
1930, to Orpha Regina Thomas; father of Thomas
A. Knight. |
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Joseph Knollenberg (b. 1933) —
also known as Joe Knollenberg —
of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Mattoon, Coles
County, Ill., November
28, 1933.
Republican. Insurance
executive; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1993-2003 (11th District 1993-2003,
9th District 2003).
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Leo Paul Kocialkowski (1882-1958) —
also known as Leo Kocialkowski —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
16, 1882.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1928;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 8th District, 1933-43.
Catholic.
Died September
27, 1958 (age 76 years, 42
days).
Interment at St.
Adalbert's Cemetery, Niles, Ill.
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Walter S. Kozubowski (b. 1939) —
of Illinois.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
13, 1939.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1973.
Catholic. Polish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Polish
National Alliance.
Still living as of 1973.
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John C. Kuklinski (b. 1897) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
29, 1897.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 27th District, 1941.
Catholic. Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ray H. LaHood (b. 1945) —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., December
6, 1945.
Republican. School
teacher; admistrative assistant to U.S. Rep. Tom
Railsback, 1977-82; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1982-83; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1995-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 2008.
Catholic. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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William J. Laurino (b. 1941) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 27,
1941.
Democrat. Delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 14th District,
1969-70.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Moose.
Still living as of 1970.
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John M. Lee (b. 1886) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 22,
1886.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 11th District, 1923-33; member of
Illinois
state senate 11th District, 1933-47.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Emmet Lee (1912-1993) —
also known as Robert E. Lee —
of Illinois; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 31,
1912.
Son of Patrick J. Lee and Delia (Ryan) Lee.
Republican. FBI
special agent; member,
Federal Communications Commission, 1953-81; chair, Federal Communications
Commission, 1981.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died, of liver
cancer, in a hospital
at Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., April 5,
1993 (age 81 years, 5
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1936
to Wilma Rector. |
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John F. Leon (1910-1987) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 9,
1910.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1959-67; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 14th District,
1969-70.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died December
21, 1987 (age 77 years, 287
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James B. Leonardo (b. 1889) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
3, 1889.
Republican. Member of Illinois
state senate 17th District; elected 1926, 1930, 1934; elected
unopposed 1938.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Oliver Lipinski (b. 1937) —
also known as William O. Lipinski —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Western Springs, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
22, 1937.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1976,
1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1983-2006 (5th District 1983-93,
3rd District 1993-2006).
Catholic. Member, Polish
National Alliance; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2009.
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Patrick Joseph Lucey (b. 1873) —
also known as Patrick J. Lucey —
of Streator, La Salle
County, Ill.
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., May 2,
1873.
Son of John Lucey and Joanna (Doud) Lucey.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Streator, Ill., 1903-07, 1909-11; Illinois
state attorney general, 1913-17.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Mackler (b. 1875) —
of Chicago Heights, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in New York, 1875.
Republican. Road
contractor; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1944,
1960
(alternate).
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas E. Madden (1900-1983) —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born near Dunlap, Peoria
County, Ill., May 9,
1900.
Son of William H. Madden (1864-1944) and Elizabeth Catherine (Murphy)
Madden (1878-1965).
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state senate 18th District; elected 1936, 1940.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Eagles; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., November
18, 1983 (age 83 years, 193
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Peoria, Ill.
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Relatives:
Married to Bernice H. Hamilton (1905-1983). |
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Edward Rell Madigan (1936-1994) —
also known as Edward R. Madigan —
of Lincoln, Logan
County, Ill.
Born in Lincoln, Logan
County, Ill., January
13, 1936.
Republican. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1967-72; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1973-91 (21st District 1973-83,
15th District 1983-91); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1980;
U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1991-93.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Kiwanis;
Jaycees.
Died in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., December
7, 1994 (age 58 years, 328
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Lincoln, Ill.
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Daniel E. Maguire (b. 1878) —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in East Dubuque, Jo Daviess
County, Ill., July 31,
1878.
Son of Thomas Maguire and Ellen (Groff) Maguire.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Iowa 19th District, 1916-39; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Iowa, 1924,
1928;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Iowa, 1940.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank A. Mahoney (1899-1969) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
28, 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-64 (Wayne County 1st
District 1949-54, Wayne County 4th District 1955-64); defeated in
primary, 1938 (Wayne County 1st District), 1942 (Wayne County 1st
District), 1944 (Wayne County 1st District), 1964 (24th District),
1965 (24th District).
Catholic.
Died in 1969
(age about
69 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Mahoney (1869-1952) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.; Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.; Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
13, 1869.
Pressman;
labor
leader; Socialist candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1904; Public Ownership
candidate for Presidential Elector for Minnesota, 1908;
founder and editor, Minnesota Union Advocate newspaper,
1920-32; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1932-34; Farmer-Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1943.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
17, 1952 (age 83 years, 217
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Anthony, Minn.
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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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Lawrence Edward McGann (1852-1928) —
also known as Lawrence E. McGann —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Galway, Ireland,
February
2, 1852.
Son of Edward McGann (died 1854) and Bridget (Ford) McGann.
Democrat. Boot and shoe
business; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1891-97 (2nd District 1891-95, 3rd
District 1895-97).
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died July 22,
1928 (age 76 years, 171
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Louis J. Menges (b. 1888) —
of East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill., October
30, 1888.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; owner and
builder of movie
theaters; member of Illinois
state senate 49th District, 1935-43.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Optimist
Club.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph Harold Metcalfe (1910-1978) —
also known as Ralph H. Metcalfe —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., May 29,
1910.
Democrat. Won gold,
silver and bronze Olympic medals in 1932 and 1936; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1952
(alternate), 1956
(alternate), 1964
(alternate), 1968;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1971-78; died in
office 1978.
Catholic. African
ancestry. Member, Amvets; American
Legion; Urban
League; NAACP; Elks; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
10, 1978 (age 68 years, 134
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Ill.
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J. Theodore Meyer (1936-2004) —
also known as Ted Meyer —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in 1936.
Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 28th District, 1967-72, 1975-82.
Catholic.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
3, 2004 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Queen
of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Ill.
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Frank J. Migas (b. 1888) —
of East Chicago, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
28, 1888.
Democrat. Owner, Sweet Corn Candy Co.,
1921-31; vice-president, American State Bank of
Gary; deputy
sheriff; mayor
of East Chicago, Ind., 1939-51; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1940,
1948.
Catholic. Member, Moose; Polish
National Alliance.
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Calumet City, Ill.
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Jack Richard Miller (1916-1994) —
also known as Jack Miller —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; Temple Terrace, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 6,
1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1955-56; member of Iowa state
senate, 1957-60; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1961-73; defeated, 1972; Judge of
U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1973-82.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Reserve
Officers Association; Izaak
Walton League; Rotary; Moose; Eagles; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died in Temple Terrace, Hillsborough
County, Fla., August
29, 1994 (age 78 years, 84
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Robert Joseph Miller (b. 1945) —
also known as Robert J. Miller; Bob Miller —
of Henderson, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 30,
1945.
Democrat. Lawyer; Clark
County District Attorney, 1979-86; Lieutenant
Governor of Nevada, 1987-89; Governor of
Nevada, 1989-98; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Nevada, 1996.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thomas H. Miller (b. 1936) —
of South Holland, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
20, 1936.
Republican. Delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 8th District, 1969-70.
Catholic. Member, Jaycees.
Still living as of 1970.
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Stanley J. Mondala (b. 1913) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born January
27, 1913.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; member of Illinois
state senate 27th District, 1941.
Catholic. Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance; Beta
Theta Pi.
Still living as of 1941.
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Buckner Stith Morris (1800-1879) —
of Illinois.
Born August
19, 1800.
Mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1838-39.
Catholic.
Died December
16, 1879 (age 79 years, 119
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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John Morroni (b. 1955) —
of Florida.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
16, 1955.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 50th District, 1993-.
Catholic. Member, Theta Xi.
Still living as of 1999.
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Carol Moseley Braun (b. 1947) —
also known as Carol Elizabeth Moseley —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
16, 1947.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1979-88; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1993-99; defeated, 1998; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1996;
U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand, 1999-2001; Samoa, 1999-2001; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 2004;
candidate for mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 2011.
Female.
Catholic. African
ancestry. Member, Delta
Sigma Theta.
First
African-American woman to be elected to U.S. Senate.
Still living as of 2011.
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John H. Mulkey —
of Illinois.
Justice
of Illinois state supreme court, 1879-88.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Gregory J. Nickels (b. 1955) —
also known as Greg Nickels —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born, in Christopher Columbus Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August 7,
1955.
Democrat. Mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 2002-09; defeated, 1997; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Washington, 2008.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Walter H. Nill (1891-1964) —
of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 13,
1891.
Democrat. Patternmaker;
real
estate sales; Muskegon
County Register of Deeds, 1937-46; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-62 (Muskegon County 2nd
District 1949-54, Muskegon County 1st District 1955-62); candidate
for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1956.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Eagles; Moose; Woodmen;
Foresters.
Died in 1964
(age about
73 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Leo Norton, Jr. (b. 1918) —
also known as James L. Norton, Jr. —
of Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill.
Born in Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill., May 9,
1918.
Democrat. Insurance
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1948.
Catholic. Member, Eagles; Moose.
Still living as of 1950.
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Dorothy Gertrude O'Brien (b. 1919) —
also known as Dorothy G. O'Brien —
of DeKalb, DeKalb
County, Ill.
Born in DeKalb, DeKalb
County, Ill., February
8, 1919.
Daughter of James S. O'Brien and Mary (Carton) O'Brien.
Democrat. Nurse; chair of
DeKalb County Democratic Party, 1956-60; Illinois
Democratic state chair, 1958-64; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1960,
1980
(alternate); member of Democratic
National Committee from Illinois, 1963-67.
Female.
Catholic. Member, Kappa
Beta Pi; NAACP.
Still living as of 1980.
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Thomas Joseph O'Brien (1878-1964) —
also known as Thomas J. O'Brien; "Blind
Tom" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 30,
1878.
Son of Thomas O'Brien and Mary (Murphy) O'Brien.
Democrat. Accountant;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1907-10, 1929-32; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1933-39, 1943-64; died
in office 1964; arrested
in a police raid on a gambling
establishment, 1935; Cook
County Sheriff, 1939-42; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1960.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April 14,
1964 (age 85 years, 350
days).
Interment at Queen
of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Ill.
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Thomas David Patrick O'Malley (1903-1979) —
also known as Thomas O'Malley —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., March 24,
1903.
Son of Thomas
J. O'Malley and Mary Gertrude (Walsh) O'Malley.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin,
1932;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1933-39.
Catholic.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
19, 1979 (age 76 years, 270
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Wis.
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Frances J. O'Meara —
also known as Frances Jacobi —
of Martinsburg, Audrain
County, Mo.
Born in Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.
Daughter of Francis G. Jacobi and Jane Frances (Frieling) Jacobi.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Missouri
Republican State Committee, 1932-42; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1940
(alternate), 1952;
chair
of Audrain County Republican Party, 1942-49; member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1944.
Female.
Catholic.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Alex Pilch (1913-1980) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., March 18,
1913.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 32nd District, 1967-72; defeated
in primary, 1972.
Catholic. Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich., September
8, 1980 (age 67 years, 174
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Theodore Eugene Pillow (b. 1951) —
also known as Ted Pillow —
of Fairfield, Jefferson
County, Iowa; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
31, 1951.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1972.
Catholic. Member, Alpha
Chi Rho.
Still living as of 1973.
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Charles Melvin Price (1905-1988) —
also known as Melvin Price —
of East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill., January
1, 1905.
Democrat. Secretary to U.S. Rep. Edwin
M. Schaefer, 1933-43; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1945-88 (22nd District 1945-49,
25th District 1949-53, 24th District 1953-73, 23rd District 1973-83,
21st District 1983-88); died in office 1988.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Amvets; Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Eagles; Elks; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died in Camp Springs, Prince
George's County, Md., April 22,
1988 (age 83 years, 112
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Belleville, Ill.
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John Stanley Ptaszkiewicz (1911-1966) —
also known as John S. Ptaszkiewicz —
of Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 11,
1911.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 3rd District,
1947-50; defeated in primary, 1950, 1952; candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
14th District, 1961.
Catholic. Member, Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Eagles.
Died in 1966
(age about
55 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Roman Conrad Pucinski (1919-2002) —
also known as Roman C. Pucinski —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in New York, May 13,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 11th District, 1959-73; defeated,
1956; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1972; Alderman, Chicago, Ill., 1973-91;
candidate in primary for mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1977.
Catholic.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
25, 2002 (age 83 years, 135
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John William Rainey (1880-1923) —
also known as John W. Rainey —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
21, 1880.
Son of John J. Rainey and Catherine Rainey.
Democrat. Lawyer; Cook
County Circuit Court Clerk, 1912-16; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1918-23; died in
office 1923.
Catholic.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 4,
1923 (age 42 years, 134
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Evanston, Ill.
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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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John Richard Reilly (b. 1928) —
also known as John R. Reilly —
of Illinois; Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, June 24,
1928.
Son of William Raphael Reilly and Stella (Vogenthaler) Reilly.
Democrat. Lawyer; member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1964-67.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1967.
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Skip Rimsza (b. 1955) —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 31,
1955.
Mayor
of Phoenix, Ariz., 1994-2003.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2003.
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Daniel John Ronan (1914-1969) —
also known as Daniel J. Ronan —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 13,
1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1948-52; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1965-69; died in
office 1969.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
13, 1969 (age 55 years, 31
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Queen
of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Ill.
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Daniel David Rostenkowski (b. 1928) —
also known as Dan Rostenkowski; "Rosty";
"Chicago Powerhouse" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
2, 1928.
Son of Joseph
P. Rostenkowski.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member
of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1953-55; member of Illinois
state senate, 1955-59; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1959-95 (8th District 1959-93, 5th
District 1993-95); defeated, 1994; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1960,
1964,
1968,
1976,
1984,
1988,
1992.
Catholic. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis;
Moose.
Indicted
in 1994 on 17 felony charges;
pleaded
guilty in April 1996 to two counts of misuse of public funds; sentenced
to seventeen months in federal prison;
released in 1997.
Still living as of 2009.
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Frank Ryan (b. 1886) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born February
22, 1886.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives; elected 1914; member of Illinois
state senate 2nd District; elected 1940, 1944.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank J. Ryan (b. 1861) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Tipperary, Ireland,
March
30, 1861.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 11th District, 1911-16, 1919-22;
member of Illinois
state senate 11th District; elected 1922.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Royal
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Savickas (1935-2001) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 14,
1935.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 27th District, 1967-71; member of
Illinois
state senate, 1971-93 (27th District 1971-83, 15th District
1983-93).
Catholic. Lithuanian
ancestry. Member, Moose; Knights
of Columbus.
First
Lithuanian-American member of the Illinois legislature.
Died in Venice, Sarasota
County, Fla., May 14,
2001 (age 66 years, 0
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Victor L. Schlaeger (1896-1949) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born December
12, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1932; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1944,
1948
(alternate).
Catholic. Member, Elks; Eagles; Polish
National Alliance; American
Legion.
Died April 1,
1949 (age 52 years, 110
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles A. Serrano (b. 1959) —
also known as Charlie Serrano —
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 16,
1959.
Democratic candidate for Illinois
state house of representatives, 1974; special advisor on
international affairs for Gov. George
Ryan, 1999.
Catholic; later Seventh-Day
Adventist. Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2007.
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Timothy Patrick Sheehan (1909-2000) —
also known as Timothy P. Sheehan —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 9,
1909.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 11th District, 1951-59; defeated,
1958, 1960; candidate for mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1959; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1964,
1968,
1972,
1976,
1980,
1984.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Delta
Sigma Pi; Beta
Gamma Sigma.
Died in Resurrection Medical
Center, Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
8, 2000 (age 91 years, 213
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph Cemetery, River Grove, Ill.
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James Shields (1810-1879) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.; Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo.
Born in Altmore, County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), May 10,
1810.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1836; member of Illinois
Democratic State Committee, 1839-41; Illinois
state auditor of public accounts, 1841-43; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1843-45; general in the U.S. Army
during the Mexican War; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1849, 1849-55; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1858-59; general in the Union Army during
the Civil War; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1874, 1879; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1879.
Catholic.
Died in Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa, June 1,
1879 (age 69 years, 22
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Carrollton, Mo.
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Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr. (1915-2011) —
also known as R. Sargent Shriver, Jr.;
"Sarge" —
Born in Westminster, Carroll
County, Md., November
9, 1915.
Son of Robert Sargent Shriver (1880-1942) and Hilda (Shriver) Shriver
(1883-1977).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Ambassador to France, 1968-70; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1972; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1976.
Catholic. German
ancestry. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Organized and directed the Peace Corps. Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1994. Sargent Shriver Elementary School, in
Silver Spring, Md., is named for
him.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease, in Suburban Hospital,
Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
18, 2011 (age 95 years, 70
days).
Interment at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Centerville, Mass.
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Jeanne Hurley Simon (1922-2000) —
also known as Jeanne C. Hurley —
of Wilmette, Cook
County, Ill.; Makanda, Jackson
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 10,
1922.
Daughter of Ira W. Hurley.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1957-61.
Female.
Catholic.
Died of complications from brain
cancer, in Makanda, Jackson
County, Ill., February
20, 2000 (age 77 years, 286
days).
Interment at Rowan
Cemetery, Makanda, Ill.
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Fred J. Smith (b. 1899) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., July 4,
1899.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1943.
Catholic. African
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ken Sorensen —
of Monroe
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,
1980
(alternate), 1984;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 120th District, 1999.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1999.
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James Stephens Speed (1811-1860) —
also known as James S. Speed —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Kentucky, 1811.
Son of John Speed.
Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1843; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1852-55.
Catholic.
Died in 1860
(age about
49 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Mark E. Storen (1910-1965) —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Joliet, Will
County, Ill., 1910.
Mayor
of Highland Park, Mich., 1960-65; died in office 1965.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry.
Died, from a heart
attack, February
25, 1965 (age about 54
years).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
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Joseph Edward Taglia (1900-1957) —
also known as Joseph E. Taglia —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 1,
1900.
Son of Paul Taglia and Rose Taglia.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1956.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Bridgman, Berrien
County, Mich., June 1,
1957 (age 57 years, 0
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Bridgman, Mich.
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Charles Dutton Terry (b. 1877) —
also known as Charles D. Terry —
of Kewanee, Henry
County, Ill.
Born in Kewanee, Henry
County, Ill., August
26, 1877.
Son of Henry Trask Terry and Ella (Dutton) Terry.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1944.
Catholic. Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Trask Terry and Ella (Dutton) Terry; married, October
24, 1905, to Bertha Ione Browne (died 1916); married, June 1,
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Fred J. Tuerk (d. 2001) —
of Illinois.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1969-89.
Catholic.
Died in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., August
16, 2001.
Burial
location unknown.
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John J. Wall —
also known as Jack Wall —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Catholic
priest; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1996.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2008.
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Otto F. Walter (b. 1890) —
of Columbus, Platte
County, Neb.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., April 19,
1890.
Son of William J. Walter and Anna M. (Fasoldt) Walter.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1924,
1928.
Catholic. Member, Delta
Chi; American
Legion; Lions; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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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 F. Weber (b. 1853) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
6, 1853.
Son of Michael Weber and Anna M. Weber.
Democrat. Real estate
business; brick
manufacturer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 6th District, 1881-84; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1912,
1916.
Catholic. Member, Foresters;
Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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