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Bennett Archambault —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Son of Albert Joseph Archambault and May (Smales) Archambault.
Republican. Manufacturer;
president, Stewart-Warner Corp.; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1972.
Episcopalian. Member, Tau Beta
Pi; Lambda
Chi Alpha.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives:
Married to Margaret Henrietta Morgan. |
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James Sinclair Armstrong (1915-2000) —
also known as J. Sinclair Armstrong —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
15, 1915.
Son of Sinclair Howard Armstrong (1881-1980) and Katharine Martin
(LeBoutillier) Armstrong (1886-1977).
Lawyer;
banker;
member, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1953-57; chair, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1955-57; Assistant Secretary of the Navy,
1957-59.
Episcopalian.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
5, 2000 (age 85 years, 21
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Sinclair Howard Armstrong (1881-1980) and Katharine Martin
(LeBoutillier) Armstrong (1886-1977); married, June 29,
1940, to Elisabeth Stillman (divorced); married, November
12, 1960, to Joan Shepard (Miller) Gilchrist (divorced); married,
November
22, 1978, to Charlotte P. (Horwood) Faircloth. |
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Lucius K. Baker (1855-1929) —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.; Winnetka, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Kelloggsville, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, August
16, 1855.
Son of Edward P. Baker and Paulina (Bloss) Baker.
Republican. Lumber
business; mayor
of Ludington, Mich., 1892.
Episcopalian.
Died February
5, 1929 (age 73 years, 173
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1882
to May C. Foster (died 1890). |
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James Madison Barrett, Sr. (1852-1929) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in La Salle
County, Ill., February
7, 1852.
Member of Indiana
state senate, 1887-89.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Psi
Upsilon.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., May 1,
1929 (age 77 years, 83
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Floyd William Bartling (1896-1984) —
also known as F. W. Bartling —
of Douglas, Converse
County, Wyo.
Born in Posey, Clinton
County, Ill., December
12, 1896.
Son of Henry Bartling and Elizabeth Jane (Watts) Bartling.
Republican. Lumberman;
member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1938-41; member of Wyoming
state senate, 1941-50.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Kiwanis;
Freemasons.
Died June 18,
1984 (age 87 years, 189
days).
Interment at Douglas
Park Cemetery, Douglas, Wyo.
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Judith Borg Biggert (b. 1936) —
also known as Judy Biggert —
of Hinsdale, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
15, 1936.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1993-98; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1999-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 2004.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2006.
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Grace D. Catlin —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Fairbury, Livingston
County, Ill.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana,
1924
(alternate), 1932
(alternate), 1936
(alternate), 1940.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Terrel E. Clarke (1920-1997) —
also known as Tec Clarke —
of Western Springs, Cook
County, Ill.
Born March 11,
1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
broker; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1957-67; member of Illinois
state senate, 1967-77 (9th District 1967-73, 6th District
1973-77).
Episcopalian.
Died of congestive
heart failure, July 29,
1997 (age 77 years, 140
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arno Harry Denecke (1916-1993) —
also known as Arno H. Denecke —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., May 7,
1916.
Son of Harry Denecke and Gertrude (Etzel) Denecke.
Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; circuit judge in
Oregon, 1959-62; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1963-.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died October
20, 1993 (age 77 years, 166
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Schuveldt Dewey (1882-1980) —
also known as Charles S. Dewey —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Cadiz, Harrison
County, Ohio, November
10, 1882.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1941-45; defeated,
1938, 1944.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Psi.
As Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the 1920s, he was
responsible for the redesign and downsizing of U.S. paper currency.
Died December
27, 1980 (age 98 years, 47
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Anne H. Evans —
of Des Plaines, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in California.
Delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 4th District, 1969-70.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; League of Women
Voters; American
Association of University Women.
Still living as of 1970.
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Samuel Fallows (1835-1922) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Pendleton, Lancashire, England,
December
13, 1835.
Republican. Minister;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Wisconsin
superintendent of public instruction, 1870-74; president,
Wesleyan University, 1874; bishop; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1888.
Methodist;
later Reformed Episcopal Church. Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
5, 1922 (age 86 years, 266
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
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Relatives:
Married to Lucy Bethia Huntington (1840-1916). |
| | | Personal motto: "Do with your might
what your hands find to do." |
| | | Epitaph: "He walked with God - God took
him." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Melville Weston Fuller (1833-1910) —
also known as Melville W. Fuller —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, February
11, 1833.
Democrat. Delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention Cook County, 1862;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1863; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1876;
Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1888-1910; died in office 1910.
Episcopalian.
Died in Sorrento, Hancock
County, Maine, July 4,
1910 (age 77 years, 143
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Olive Mortimer Remington Goldman —
also known as Olive Remington Goldman —
of Urbana, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1946 (19th District), 1948 (22nd
District); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1948.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Association of University Women; League of Women
Voters.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Herbert Elmer Gooch (b. 1878) —
also known as Herbert E. Gooch —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
19, 1878.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska,
1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Freemasons.
President of Gooch Milling & Elevator Co.; Gooch Food Products Co.;
Lincoln Mills; and Star Publishing Co.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Slade Gorton III (b. 1928) —
also known as Slade Gorton —
of Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.; Clyde Hill, King
County, Wash.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
8, 1928.
Son of Thomas Slade Gorton and Ruth (Israel) Gorton.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1959-69; Washington
state attorney general, 1969-81; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1981-87, 1989-2001; defeated, 1986,
2000; delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 2008.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2009.
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Dwight Herbert Green (1897-1958) —
also known as Dwight H. Green —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Ligonier, Noble
County, Ind., January
9, 1897.
Son of Harry Green and Minnie (Gerber) Green.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1931-35;
candidate for mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1939; Governor of
Illinois, 1941-49; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1940,
1944
(speaker),
1948
(Temporary
Chair; speaker),
1952,
1956.
Episcopalian. Member, Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Died February
20, 1958 (age 61 years, 42
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Ashley Greene (b. 1898) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Lake Grove, Clackamas
County, Ore.
Born in Ashville, St. Clair
County, Ala., January
15, 1898.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1948
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Elks; Eagles; American Bar
Association; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Leslie Hagaman (1894-1966) —
also known as Frank L. Hagaman —
of Fairway, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Bushnell, McDonough
County, Ill., June 1,
1894.
Republican. Member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1935; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1945-46; member of Kansas
state senate, 1945; Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1947-50; Governor of
Kansas, 1950-51.
Episcopalian.
Died in a hospital
at Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., June 23,
1966 (age 72 years, 22
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Thomas Frederick Haines (1903-1997) —
also known as Tom Haines —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Rockport, Pike
County, Ill., March 4,
1903.
Son of Charles Nicholas Haines and Susan (Krauss) Haines.
Republican. Grocer;
director, New American Life
Insurance Company; chair of
Missoula County Republican Party, 1945-50; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Montana, 1948;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1950-74.
Methodist;
later Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont., March 21,
1997 (age 94 years, 17
days).
Interment at Missoula
Cemetery, Missoula, Mont.
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Ross Carlos Hall (b. 1866) —
also known as Ross C. Hall —
of Oak Park, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Rushville, Schuyler
County, Ill., October
29, 1866.
Son of Thomas M. Hall and Harriet S. (Ross) Hall.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1897-98; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1904,
1908
(alternate), 1912,
1928
(alternate).
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Taylor Hamilton (1843-1925) —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born near Geneseo, Henry
County, Ill., October
16, 1843.
Democrat. Mayor
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1878; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1885-91; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1890-91; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1891-93; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1914.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, January
25, 1925 (age 81 years, 101
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Albert Wahl Hawkes (1878-1971) —
also known as Albert W. Hawkes —
of Montclair, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
20, 1878.
Republican. Business
executive; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1943-49; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1944.
Episcopalian. Member, Kiwanis;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Newcomen
Society.
Died in Palm Desert, Riverside
County, Calif., May 9,
1971 (age 92 years, 170
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Montclair, N.J.
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Robert S. Juckett, Sr. (b. 1932) —
of Park Ridge, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., August
14, 1932.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1960;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1967-.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Kiwanis;
Theta
Delta Chi.
Still living as of 1973.
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William Kenneth Kidwell (b. 1900) —
of Mattoon, Coles
County, Ill.
Born in Mattoon, Coles
County, Ill., August 8,
1900.
Son of John Ashbury Kidwell (1859-1936) and Luella May (Hearn)
Kidwell (1864-1938).
Lawyer;
Coles
County State's Attorney, 1941-48.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Kiwanis;
Elks; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Albert Lacey (1917-2002) —
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 14,
1917.
Son of Roscoe Byron Lacey and Vera (Hauver) Lacey.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Consul General in Singapore, 1964-65.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died March 25,
2002 (age 84 years, 284
days).
Interment at Ashland
Cemetery, Ashland, Ohio.
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Emil Lockwood (1919-2002) —
of St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., September
23, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
teacher; athletic
coach; accountant;
candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Gratiot County,
1961; member of Michigan
state senate, 1963-70 (25th District 1963-64, 30th District
1965-70); candidate for secretary of
state of Michigan, 1970.
Episcopalian. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks; Rotary.
Died, at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August 2,
2002 (age 82 years, 313
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander Loyd (1805-1871) —
of Illinois.
Born August
19, 1805.
Mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1840-41.
Episcopalian.
Died April 7,
1871 (age 65 years, 231
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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William Henry Luers (b. 1929) —
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., May 15,
1929.
Son of Carl U. Luers and Ann L. (Lynd) Luers.
U.S. Vice Consul in Naples, 1957-60; U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela, 1978-82; Czechoslovakia, 1983-86.
Episcopalian. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2009.
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Virginia B. Macdonald —
of Arlington Heights, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.
Republican. Chair of
Cook County Republican Party, 1964; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 3rd District, 1969-70.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, Kappa
Kappa Gamma.
Still living as of 1970.
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Karl de Giers MacVitty (1883-1959) —
also known as Karl MacVitty —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., February
27, 1883.
Son of Frank Dow MacVitty and Kateryn (de Giers) MacVitty.
Newspaper
reporter; theatrical
manager; U.S. Vice Consul in Genoa, 1917-19; Belfast, 1919; Nassau, 1919-20; U.S. Consul in Saigon, 1920; Sydney, 1921; Auckland, 1921-22; Teheran, 1925; Stockholm, 1926-27; Leghorn, 1928-29, 1929; Malta, 1929; Nairobi, 1932; Sofia, 1938; Nouméa, 1942; U.S. Consul General in Nouméa, 1942; Alexandria, 1943.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1959
(age about
76 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James A. McDermott (b. 1936) —
also known as Jim McDermott —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
28, 1936.
Democrat. Psychiatrist;
member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1971-72; Democratic candidate for
Governor
of Washington, 1972 (primary), 1980, 1984 (primary); member of Washington
state senate, 1975-87; U.S.
Representative from Washington 7th District, 1989-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Henry McMaster (1877-1968) —
also known as William H. McMaster —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ticonic, Monona
County, Iowa, May 10,
1877.
Republican. Banker;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 3rd District, 1911-12;
member of South
Dakota state senate 3rd District, 1913-16; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1917-21; Governor of
South Dakota, 1921-25; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1925-31; defeated, 1930; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1928.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Dixon, Lee
County, Ill., September
14, 1968 (age 91 years, 127
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Dixon, Ill.
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William Estus McVey (1885-1958) —
also known as William E. McVey —
of Harvey, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Clinton
County, Ohio, December
13, 1885.
Republican. University
professor; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1951-58; died in
office 1958.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Tau.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
10, 1958 (age 72 years, 240
days).
Interment at Linwood
Cemetery, Galesburg, Ill.
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Julius Sterling Morton (1832-1902) —
also known as J. Sterling Morton —
of Otoe
County, Neb.
Born in Adams, Jefferson
County, N.Y., April 22,
1832.
Democrat. Member of Nebraska
territorial House of Representatives, 1855-57; secretary
of Nebraska Territory, 1858-61; Governor of
Nebraska Territory, 1858-59, 1861; candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1866, 1882; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Nebraska, 1888;
U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1893-97.
Episcopalian.
Died in Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill., April 27,
1902 (age 70 years, 5
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Nebraska City, Neb.
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Paul Morton (1857-1911) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 22,
1857.
Son of Julius
Sterling Morton.
Republican. U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1904-05; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1904.
Episcopalian.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
19, 1911 (age 53 years, 273
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Charles Otis Nason (b. 1828) —
also known as Charles O. Nason —
of Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill.
Born in Hartford, Windsor
County, Vt., September
20, 1828.
Son of Horace Nason and Mary (Lamb) Nason.
Republican. Superintendent of wood department, John Deere Co. Plow
Works; director and treasurer, Moline Plow
Works; treasurer, People's Power
Company; mayor of
Moline, Ill., 1887-89.
Episcopalian. English
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Emanuel Nelson (1892-1955) —
also known as Arthur E. Nelson —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Browns Valley, Traverse
County, Minn., May 10,
1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1922-26; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1936; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1942-43; defeated, 1928.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 11,
1955 (age 62 years, 336
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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William Allen Northcott (1854-1917) —
also known as William A. Northcott —
of Greenville, Bond
County, Ill.; Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn., January
28, 1854.
Son of Robert Saunders Northcott (Civil War general) and Mary
(Cunningham) Northcott.
Republican. Lawyer; Bond
County State's Attorney, 1882-92; Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1897-1905; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1904;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Illinois, 1905-14;
president, Inter-Ocean Casualty
Co.
Episcopalian. Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died January
25, 1917 (age 62 years, 363
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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Ruth Bryan Owen (1885-1954) —
also known as Ruth Bryan; Ruth Bryan Rohde; Mrs.
Borge Rohde —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., October
2, 1885.
Daughter of William
Jennings Bryan and Mary Elizabeth (Baird) Bryan (1861-1930).
Democrat. Lecturer;
U.S.
Representative from Florida 4th District, 1929-33; U.S. Minister
to Denmark, 1933-36.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Delta
Gamma.
first
woman to be elected to Congress from the South; inducted 1992 into
the Florida Women's Hall of
Fame.
Died in Copenhagen, Denmark,
July
26, 1954 (age 68 years, 297
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Ordrup
Cemetery, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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George Arthur Paddock (1885-1964) —
also known as George A. Paddock —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Winnetka, Cook
County, Ill., March 24,
1885.
Son of George Laban Paddock and Caroline Matilda (Bolles) Paddock.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1941-43.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Loyal
Legion; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons.
Died December
29, 1964 (age 79 years, 280
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Edwin Arthur Phillips (b. 1952) —
also known as Ed Phillips —
of Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born, in Alton Memorial Hospital,
Alton, Madison
County, Ill., July 30,
1952.
Son of Edwin Charles Phillips and Ada Mae (Russell) Phillips.
Republican. Meteorologist;
radio and
television broadcaster; airplane and
helicopter pilot; member of Arizona
state senate 28th District, 1991-94.
Episcopalian; later Jewish.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2010.
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Frank C. Prescott (1859-1934) —
of California.
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., November
15, 1859.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of California
state assembly, 1903-06; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1905-06.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
6, 1934 (age 74 years, 52
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Henry Thomas Rainey (1860-1934) —
also known as Henry T. Rainey —
of Carrollton, Greene
County, Ill.
Born in Carrollton, Greene
County, Ill., August
20, 1860.
Son of John Rainey (1815-1887) and Catherine 'Kate' (Thomas) Rainey
(1838-1934).
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1903-21, 1923-34;
defeated, 1920; died in office 1934; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1933-34; died in office 1934; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920,
1924,
1932.
Episcopalian. Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., August
19, 1934 (age 73 years, 364
days).
Interment at Carrollton
Cemetery, Carrollton, Ill.
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Leonard C. Reid (b. 1887) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich., May 6,
1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1928
(alternate), 1940,
1944;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1945.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert R. Rose, Jr. (1915-1997) —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., November
1, 1915.
Son of Robert
R. Rose and Eleanor B. Rose.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wyoming, 1940;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1949-51; mayor of
Casper, Wyo., 1950-52; Assistant Secretary of the Interior,
1951-52; justice of
Wyoming state supreme court, 1975-80; chief
justice of Wyoming state supreme court, 1978-80.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1997
(age about
81 years).
Cremated.
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Relatives:
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Julian Sidney Rumsey (1823-1886) —
also known as Julian S. Rumsey; "The Father of Grain
Inspection" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y., April 3,
1823.
Republican. Mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1861-62.
Episcopalian.
Died April 20,
1886 (age 63 years, 17
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Pauline Morton Sabin (1887-1955) —
also known as Pauline M. Sabin; Pauline Morton;
Pauline Smith; Mrs. Charles H. Sabin; Mrs. Dwight F.
Davis —
of Southampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 23,
1887.
Daughter of Paul
Morton and Charlotte (Goodridge) Morton.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1924,
1928;
member of Republican
National Committee from New York, 1924-28; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Female.
Episcopalian.
A leader of the Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
27, 1955 (age 68 years, 248
days).
Interment somewhere
in Southampton, Long Island, N.Y.
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Edgar Backus Schermerhorn (1851-1923) —
also known as Edgar B. Schermerhorn —
of Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan.
Born in Channahon, Will
County, Ill., November
19, 1851.
Founder, city of Galena; organizer, Citizens Bank of
Galena; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1903-05; Chairman, Kansas Board
of Control, 1905-11.
Episcopalian. Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Schermerhorn Park (land he donated) is named for
him.
Died, of heart
failure, in Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan., February
1, 1923 (age 71 years, 74
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Joplin, Mo.
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Frank James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (b. 1943) —
also known as F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. —
of Shorewood, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Menomonee Falls, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 14,
1943.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1969-75; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1975-79; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1979-2004 (9th District 1979-2003,
5th District 2003-04); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 2004.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2009.
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George Pratt Shultz (b. 1920) —
also known as George P. Shultz —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
13, 1920.
Son of Birl E. Shultz and Margaret Lennox (Pratt) Shultz.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; economist;
university
professor; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1969-70; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1972-74; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1982-89.
Episcopalian. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American
Economic Association.
Survived an assassination
attempt in South America, August 1988; received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1989.
Still living as of 2009.
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James Simpson, Jr. (1905-1960) —
of Wadsworth, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1905.
Republican. Farmer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1933-35; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1936;
member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1943.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1960
(age about
55 years).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Thomas Sloo, Jr. (1790-1879) —
of Illinois; New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Washington, Mason
County, Ky., April 5,
1790.
Member of Illinois
state senate, 1823-27; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1826.
Episcopalian.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., January
17, 1879 (age 88 years, 287
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Elbert Sidney Smith (b. 1911) —
of Decatur, Macon
County, Ill.
Born in Sangamon
County, Ill., October
27, 1911.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois
state senate, 1949-57; Illinois
state auditor of public accounts, 1957-61; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1960;
delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 50th District,
1969-70.
Episcopalian. Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Farm
Bureau.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur W. Sprague (b. 1902) —
of La Grange, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in La Grange, Cook
County, Ill., August 2,
1902.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 7th District, 1951-57; member of
Illinois
state senate 2nd District, 1957-67.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Orville Taylor (1885-1969) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, September
8, 1885.
Son of Orville J. Taylor and Eleanor Sarah (Harris) Taylor.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate in primary for
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1936; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1956.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons.
Died in 1969
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Lloyd Thomas (1851-1924) —
of Utah.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
22, 1851.
Secretary
of Utah Territory, 1879-89; Governor of
Utah Territory, 1889-93.
Episcopalian.
Died in Utah, September
15, 1924 (age 73 years, 24
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Willard Saxby Townsend (b. 1895) —
also known as Willard S. Townsend —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
4, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1940; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1948.
Episcopalian. Member, Omega
Psi Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Clay Warmouth (1842-1931) —
also known as Henry C. Warmouth —
of Lawrence, Plaquemines
Parish, La.
Born in McLeansboro, Hamilton
County, Ill., May 9,
1842.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Louisiana, 1868,
1888,
1896,
1900,
1908,
1912;
Governor
of Louisiana, 1868-72; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1888-92.
Episcopalian.
Impeached
as Governor in 1872 during election contest over successor.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., September
30, 1931 (age 89 years, 144
days).
Interment at Metairie
Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
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Frances Elizabeth Willis (1899-1983) —
also known as Frances E. Willis —
of Redlands, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Metropolis, Massac
County, Ill., May 20,
1899.
Daughter of John Gilbert Willis and Belle Whitfield (James) Willis.
College
professor; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Valparaiso, 1928-31; Santiago, 1931; U.S. Consul in Madrid, 1940-43; London, 1947-50; U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland, 1953-57; Norway, 1957-61; Ceylon, 1961-64.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in 1983
(age about
84 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Ransom Wood (1907-2001) —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born near Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., February
3, 1907.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; president,
University of Alaska, 1960-73; mayor
of Fairbanks, Alaska, 1978-80.
Episcopalian.
Died, at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital,
Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska, February
25, 2001 (age 94 years, 22
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul C. Younger (1910-1971) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., January
11, 1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-54; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1957-64; defeated in primary, 1964,
1970; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1968.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Optimist
Club; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
21, 1971 (age 61 years, 314
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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