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William Augustus Ayres (1867-1952) —
also known as William A. Ayres —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Elizabethtown, Hardin
County, Ill., April 19,
1867.
Son of William Warren Ayres and Katharine (Drumm) Ayres.
Democrat. Lawyer; Sedgwick
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-12; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1915-21, 1923-34 (8th District
1915-21, 1923-33, 5th District 1933-34); defeated, 1920; resigned
1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1924;
member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1934-52; died in office 1952; chair, Federal Trade
Commission, 1937, 1942, 1946.
Christian. German
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
17, 1952 (age 84 years, 304
days).
Interment at Old
Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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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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John David Biggs (b. 1888) —
also known as John D. Biggs —
of Greenville, Bond
County, Ill.
Born in Tamalco, Bond
County, Ill., February
23, 1888.
Republican. Bond
County State's Attorney, 1912-16; county judge in Illinois,
1922-41; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1944,
1948.
Christian. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cecil William Bishop (1890-1971) —
also known as C. W. 'Runt' Bishop —
of Carterville, Williamson
County, Ill.
Born near West Vienna, Johnson
County, Ill., June 29,
1890.
Son of William C. Bishop and Belle Z. (Ragsdale) Bishop.
Republican. Tailor; laundry
business; coal miner;
professional football
and baseball
player and manager; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1941-55 (25th District 1941-49,
26th District 1949-53, 25th District 1953-55); defeated, 1954.
Christian. Member, Lions; Elks; Eagles; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Marion, Williamson
County, Ill., September
21, 1971 (age 81 years, 84
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Carterville, Ill.
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William Cassidy (b. 1957) —
also known as Bill Cassidy —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Highland Park, Lake
County, Ill., September
28, 1957.
Republican. Physician;
member of Louisiana
state senate 16th District, 2006-08; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 2009-.
Christian.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Bertrand Conlan (b. 1930) —
also known as John B. Conlan —
of Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Oak Park, Cook
County, Ill., September
17, 1930.
Republican. Member of Arizona
state senate; U.S.
Representative from Arizona 4th District, 1973-77.
Christian.
Still living as of 1998.
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Grover Cleveland Helm (1884-1955) —
also known as Grover C. Helm —
of Mackinaw, Tazewell
County, Ill.; Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Streator, La Salle
County, Ill., November
2, 1884.
Son of Alexander Helm and Marguerite (Rankin) Helm.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
mayor of Mackinaw, Ill., 1912.; wholesale produce
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1952.
Christian. Scottish
ancestry. Member, American
Bankers Association; Union
League.
Died in 1955
(age about
70 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Grover
Cleveland |
| | | Relatives: Married to Anna Puterbaugh
(born 1888). |
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Wilber H. Hickman —
of Paris, Edgar
County, Ill.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1926; member of Illinois
state senate 22nd District, 1933-41.
Christian. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Byron Holkenbrink (1903-2002) —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., November
30, 1903.
Merchant;
mayor
of Jacksonville, Ill., 1963-69.
Christian. Member, Rotary; American
Association of Retired Persons.
Died in Barton W. Stone nursing
home, Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., April 26,
2002 (age 98 years, 147
days); body donated
to science.
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William Leonard Hungate (1922-2007) —
also known as William L. Hungate —
of Troy, Lincoln
County, Mo.
Born in Benton, Franklin
County, Ill., December
14, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Lincoln
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-56; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1964-77; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1979-92.
Christian. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association.
Injured in a fall at his
home, and died two weeks later, from surgery complications, in St.
Luke's Hospital,
Chesterfield, St. Louis
County, Mo., June 22,
2007 (age 84 years, 190
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Don Irving (b. 1898) —
of Chambersburg, Pike
County, Ill.
Born in Chambersburg, Pike
County, Ill., September
20, 1898.
Son of Wade Hampton Irving and Martha (Hume) Irving.
Democrat. Farmer; insurance
business; newspaper
columnist;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1944, 1946; chair of
Pike County Democratic Party, 1949-65.
Christian. Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Farmers
Union.
Burial
location unknown.
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J. O. Miller (b. 1884) —
of Peru, Miami
County, Ind.
Born in Blue Mound, Macon
County, Ill., May 24,
1884.
Democrat. School
teacher; mayor of
Peru, Ind., 1943-44.
Christian. Member, Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ray Page (b. 1921) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in New Berlin, Sangamon
County, Ill., December
8, 1921.
Son of Warren Page and Pearl (Taylor) Page.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; school
teacher; athletic
coach; Illinois
superintendent of public instruction, 1963-71; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1964
(delegation secretary).
Christian. Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1971.
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William Thomas Redmond (b. 1955) —
also known as Bill Redmond —
of New Mexico.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
28, 1955.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New Mexico 3rd District, 1997-99; defeated,
1996, 1998; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 2000.
Christian.
Still living as of 2000.
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Earle Benjamin Searcy (b. 1887) —
also known as Earle B. Searcy —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Palmyra, Macoupin
County, Ill., May 14,
1887.
Son of James
Buchanan Searcy.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
broker; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 45th District, 1921-23; member of
Illinois
state senate 45th District, 1923-45; clerk of the Illinois
supreme court; elected 1944.
Christian. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Disabled
American Veterans.
One of the founding members of the American Legion.
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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Gerald C. Weller (b. 1957) —
also known as Jerry Weller —
of Morris, Grundy
County, Ill.
Born in Streator, La Salle
County, Ill., July 7,
1957.
Republican. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1988-94; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 11th District, 1995-.
Christian.
Still living as of 2009.
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O. Lloyd Welsh (1899-1968) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born near Sciota, McDonough
County, Ill., June 29,
1899.
Son of Henry Byron Welsh (died 1949) and Dora (Hauser) Welsh (died
1933).
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
president and general manager of Prairie Lumber and
Fuel Company, which sells feed and
fertilizer, coal,
and building materials; mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1953-57.
Christian. Member, Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died in Normal, McLean
County, Ill., December
17, 1968 (age 69 years, 171
days).
Interment at Park
Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
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Tilford Albert Willmore (b. 1869) —
also known as T. A. Willmore —
of Hebron, Thayer
County, Neb.
Born in Clinton, DeWitt
County, Ill., November
18, 1869.
Son of Charles Willmore and Sarah J. (Wright) Willmore.
Democrat. School
teacher; postmaster;
real
estate and insurance
business; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Nebraska, 1932.
Christian.
Burial
location unknown.
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