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Edward Lincoln Abel (1860-1927) —
also known as E. L. Abel —
of Carbondale, Jackson
County, Ill.; Bridgewater, McCook
County, S.Dak.
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., November
19, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
livestock grower; mayor of Bridgewater, S.D.; member of South
Dakota state senate 10th District, 1903-06; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1913-15.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., 1927
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Sunnyside Cemetery, Long Beach, Calif.
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Henry Cullen Adams (1850-1906) —
also known as Henry C. Adams —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Verona, Oneida
County, N.Y., November
28, 1850.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Adams and Caroline Melissa Adams.
Republican. Dairy
farmer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1883-86; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1888;
Wisconsin Dairy and Food Commissioner, 1895-1902; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1903-06; died in
office 1906.
Died, from intestinal
illness, in Auditorium Hotel,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 9,
1906 (age 55 years, 223
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Edward Hall Alexander (b. 1902) —
also known as Edward H. Alexander —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., July 9,
1902.
Republican. Farmer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1940.
Congregationalist.
Member, Lions; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Paschal Allen (1870-1954) —
also known as George P. Allen —
of Strool, Perkins
County, S.Dak.
Born in Wheaton, DuPage
County, Ill., September
4, 1870.
Republican. Farmer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 60th District, 1923-26.
Died in September, 1954
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Rapid City, S.Dak.
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Elmer Lee Andersen (1909-2004) —
also known as Elmer L. Andersen —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 17,
1909.
Son of Arne Andersen and Jennie Olivia (Johnson) Andersen.
Republican. Glue
manufacturing business; dairy
farmer; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1948,
1964;
member of Minnesota
state senate, 1949-59; Governor of
Minnesota, 1961-63; defeated, 1962.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Died, in a hospital
at St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., November
15, 2004 (age 95 years, 151
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Leslie Cornelius Arends (1895-1985) —
also known as Leslie C. Arends —
of Melvin, Ford
County, Ill.
Born in Melvin, Ford
County, Ill., September
27, 1895.
Son of George Teis Arends and Talea (Weiss) Arends.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; banker;
farmer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1935-74 (17th District 1935-73,
15th District 1973-74); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons.
Died in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., July 17,
1985 (age 89 years, 293
days).
Interment at Melvin
Cemetery, Melvin, Ill.
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Orville Elbridge Atwood (1880-1939) —
also known as Orville E. Atwood —
of Newaygo, Newaygo
County, Mich.; Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Morgan Park (now part of Chicago), Cook
County, Ill., February
23, 1880.
Son of Orville Elbridge Atwood, Sr. (1840-1910) and Martha Elvira
(Townsend) Atwood (1842-1914).
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Newaygo County, 1919-22;
member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1923-26, 1929-30; defeated in
primary, 1926; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1924;
secretary
of state of Michigan, 1935-36; defeated, 1936; director, Michigan
Sales Tax Division, 1939.
Congregationalist.
English
ancestry. Member, Delta
Upsilon; Freemasons.
Killed, along with auto executive Frank Longyear, in a collision
with a bus at Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., June 15,
1939 (age 59 years, 112
days).
Interment somewhere
in Lansing, Mich.
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Edward Backlund (1893-1978) —
also known as Ed Backlund —
of Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., December
11, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
farmer; insurance
business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 13th District, 1953-56.
Lutheran.
Member, Farmers
Union; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in November, 1978
(age 84
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Gladys Pear Lowrie. |
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Martin Brachall Bailey (b. 1858) —
also known as M. B. Bailey —
of Danville, Vermilion
County, Ill.
Born in Indianola, Vermilion
County, Ill., 1858.
Son of Joseph Bailey and Sarah Ann (Brachall) Bailey.
Farmer; school
teacher; silver
miner; mining
superintendent; lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives; elected 1894; member of Illinois
state senate, 1901-03, 1903-05, 1909-33 (18th District 1901-03,
22nd District 1903-05, 1909-33).
Member, Elks; Redmen; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Phi
Delta Theta; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1899
to Lucia Payne. |
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Willis Joshua Bailey (1854-1932) —
also known as Willis J. Bailey —
of Baileyville, Nemaha
County, Kan.; Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan.
Born in Mt. Carroll, Carroll
County, Ill., October
12, 1854.
Republican. Farmer; banker;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1888; U.S.
Representative from Kansas at-large, 1899-1901; Governor of
Kansas, 1903-05; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kansas, 1912,
1920.
Died in Mission Hills, Johnson
County, Kan., May 19,
1932 (age 77 years, 220
days).
Interment at Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Kan.
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Charles W. Baker (1876-1963) —
also known as "Hand Shaking Charlie" —
of Monroe Center, Ogle
County, Ill.; Davis Junction, Ogle
County, Ill.; Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Born in Monroe Center, Ogle
County, Ill., July 10,
1876.
Republican. Farmer; cattle breeder; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 10th District, 1917-25, 1927-29;
member of Illinois
state senate 10th District, 1929-57.
Congregationalist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Modern
Woodmen; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Grotto.
Died, in St. Anthony Hospital,
Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill., February
26, 1963 (age 86 years, 231
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank J. Balcer, Sr. (1896-1992) —
of Millington, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., August
16, 1896.
Democrat. Farmer; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1958, 1960.
Died, in Hills and Dales Hospital,
Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich., June 25,
1992 (age 95 years, 314
days).
Interment at Millington
Township Cemetery, Millington, Mich.
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Robert Perkins Bass (1873-1960) —
also known as Robert P. Bass —
of Peterborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
1, 1873.
Son of Perkins Bass and Clara (Foster) Bass.
Farmer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1905-09; member of New
Hampshire state senate 15th District, 1909-10; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1911-13.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American
Forestry Association.
Died in Peterborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H., July 29,
1960 (age 86 years, 332
days).
Interment at Pine
Hill Cemetery, Peterborough, N.H.
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O. E. Benson (b. 1866) —
of Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill.
Born in Norway,
January
23, 1866.
Republican. Farmer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 39th District, 1913-19, 1923-25,
1929-39; member of Illinois
state senate 39th District, 1939-51.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Modern
Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Shields Adams Blaine (b. 1865) —
also known as S. A. Blaine —
of Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Armstrong
County, Pa., March 20,
1865.
Son of Edward Wiggins Blaine (1825-1914) and Nancy (Adams) Blaine
(c.1832-1870).
Farmer; banker; mayor
of Champaign, Ill., 1906-09; real
estate and insurance
business.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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George H. Blodgett (b. 1885) —
of Wright
County, Minn.
Born in Henry
County, Ill., 1885.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 27th District, 1927-28.
Member, Farmers
Union.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert L. Brown (b. 1828) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Lunenburg, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Lunenburg, Essex
County, Vt., January
12, 1828.
Republican. Merchant;
farmer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Lunenburgh, 1888.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Thompson Buckler (1865-1950) —
also known as Richard T. Buckler —
of Crookston, Polk
County, Minn.
Born near Oakland, Coles
County, Ill., October
27, 1865.
Son of John Buckler and Harriet (Davis) Buckler.
Farmer; director, Farmers Elevator
Company (Crookston, Minn.); member of Minnesota
state senate 66th District, 1915-18, 1923-26, 1931-34; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 9th District, 1935-43.
Baptist.
Member, Eagles; Farmers
Union; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Crookston, Polk
County, Minn., January
23, 1950 (age 84 years, 88
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Crookston, Minn.
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John Buford, Sr. (1779-1848) —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.; Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill.
Born in Barren
County, Ky., 1779.
Son of Margaret (Kirtley) Buford (born 1760) and Simeon
Buford, Sr..
Farmer; merchant;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1824-27; postmaster;
member of Illinois
state senate, 1843-47.
Presbyterian.
French
and English
ancestry.
Died in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., March 25,
1848 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Chippiannock
Cemetery, Rock Island, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Margaret (Kirtley) Buford (born 1760) and Simeon
Buford, Sr.; married, September
6, 1799, to Nancy Hickman (died 1824); married, January
4, 1825, to Ann Bannister (Howe) Watson (died 1835); father of
John Buford, Jr. (Civil War general), Napoleon Bonaparte Buford
(Civil War general), Thomas
Jefferson Buford and James
Monroe Buford. See Buford
family of Illinois. |
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Ben Franklin Caldwell (1848-1924) —
of Chatham, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born near Carrollton, Greene
County, Ill., August 2,
1848.
Son of John Caldwell and Mary J. Caldwell.
Democrat. Banker;
farmer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1882-86; member of Illinois
state senate, 1890-94; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1899-1905, 1907-09 (17th District
1899-1903, 21st District 1903-05, 1907-09); defeated, 1904; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1912.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of miocarditis,
in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., December
29, 1924 (age 76 years, 149
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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Douglas F. Carlin (b. 1855) —
of Leslie, Stanley
County, S.Dak.
Born in Greene
County, Ill., 1855.
Democrat. Rancher; stockman; member of South
Dakota state senate 25th District, 1903-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Wilbur J. Cash (b. 1887) —
of Towanda, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Gridley, McLean
County, Ill., March 23,
1887.
Republican. Merchant;
farmer; director of McLean County Bank;
member of Illinois
state senate 26th District, 1941-53.
Member, Shriners;
Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1909
to Ruby E. Jones. |
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Homer Caton (b. 1887) —
of Stanford, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Macon
County, Ill., July 1,
1887.
Republican. Farmer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 26th District, 1941.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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M. J. Chaney (b. 1858) —
of Wakonda, Clay
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ogle
County, Ill., October
1, 1858.
Republican. Farmer; banker;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 2nd District, 1903-10.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Hyatt Elmer Covey (b. 1875) —
also known as H. E. Covey —
of Hamill, Tripp
County, S.Dak.
Born in Le Roy, McLean
County, Ill., September
1, 1875.
Son of James R. Covey and Lizzie Fox (Jones) Covey.
Republican. Farmer; member of South
Dakota state senate 26th District, 1919-26; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1927-29.
Presbyterian.
Member, Grange; Farmers
Union.
Interment at Winner
Cemetery, Winner, S.Dak.
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Relatives:
Married to Della Lois Baldwin. |
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Amos F. Dixon (b. 1877) —
of Stillwater Township, Sussex
County, N.J.
Born near Victoria, Knox
County, Ill., December
5, 1877.
Engineer
and executive in the Bell
System, 1902-40; granted more than 60 patents for inventions;
dairy
farmer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Sussex County, 1945-49; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Sussex County,
1947.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Ebbert (1839-1919) —
of Prairie Green Township, Iroquois
County, Ill.; Doland, Spink
County, S.Dak.
Born in Greene
County, Ohio, October
26, 1839.
Son of Andrew Ebbert (1811-1858) and Mary Catherine (Shank) Ebbert
(1814-1864).
Republican. Farmer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 36th District, 1895-98.
Died in Doland, Spink
County, S.Dak., March 22,
1919 (age 79 years, 147
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Ebbert (1811-1858) and Mary Catherine (Shank) Ebbert
(1814-1864); married, January
20, 1862, to Emily Elizabeth Bradford (1841-1881); father of Edwin
Lincoln Ebbert. |
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George M. Eberle (b. 1884) —
of Lincoln, Logan
County, Ill.
Born in Lincoln, Logan
County, Ill., September
3, 1884.
Son of Wallace Eberle and Margaret (Heinz) Eberle.
Grain
business; farm manager; Logan
County Treasurer, 1931-35; mayor of
Lincoln, Ill., 1935-38.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ernest C. Engle (b. 1871) —
of Centreville, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
27, 1871.
Democrat. Farmer; dealer in essential oils; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Joseph County; elected
1932; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clinton L. Ewing (b. 1879) —
of Douglas, Knox
County, Ill.
Born in Yates City, Knox
County, Ill., December
7, 1879.
Republican. Farmer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 3rd District, 1927-31; member of
Illinois
state senate 43rd District, 1931-43.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles; Woodmen;
Farm
Bureau.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas W. Ewing (b. 1935) —
of Pontiac, Livingston
County, Ill.
Born in Atlanta, Logan
County, Ill., September
19, 1935.
Republican. Lawyer;
farmer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1975-91; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1980,
1984;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1991-2001.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2001.
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John Abbot Fancher (1855-1931) —
also known as John Fancher; Jack Fancher —
of Espanola, Spokane
County, Wash.; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Ogle
County, Ill., December
28, 1855.
Son of John Fancher and Sarah (Johnson) Fancher.
Farmer; postmaster;
member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1905-09.
Congregationalist.
Died in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., April 2,
1931 (age 75 years, 95
days).
Interment at Riverside
Memorial Park, Spokane, Wash.
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Walter Louis Finn (1875-1936) —
also known as Walter L. Finn —
of Iuka, Marion
County, Ill.
Born in Marion
County, Ill., April 15,
1875.
Son of Alfred C. Finn and Art (Mercer) Finn.
Democrat. Physician;
farmer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of
Iuka, Ill.; member of Illinois
state senate 42nd District, 1929-36; died in office 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Izaak
Walton League.
Died in Iuka, Marion
County, Ill., November
7, 1936 (age 61 years, 206
days).
Interment at East
Lawn Cemetery, Salem, Ill.
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Robert T. Forth (1813-1886) —
of Wayne
County, Ill.
Born in Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky., September
15, 1813.
Farmer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1859-61, 1873-75 (10th District
1859-61, 44th District 1873-75).
Baptist.
Died in 1886
(age about
72 years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Wayne County, Ill.
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George Ernest Foulkes (1878-1960) —
also known as George E. Foulkes —
of Hartford, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
25, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
farmer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1933-35; defeated,
1934.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Hartford, Van Buren
County, Mich., December
13, 1960 (age 81 years, 354
days).
Interment at Hartford
Cemetery, Hartford, Mich.
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John W. Fribley (1906-2002) —
of Pana, Christian
County, Ill.
Born in Assumption, Christian
County, Ill., August 3,
1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
farmer; member of Illinois
state senate 40th District, 1935-53.
Member, Farm
Bureau.
Died March 20,
2002 (age 95 years, 229
days).
Interment at Rosamond
Cemetery, Rosamond, Ill.
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Claude Albert Fuller (1876-1968) —
also known as Claude A. Fuller —
of Eureka Springs, Carroll
County, Ark.
Born in Prophetstown, Whiteside
County, Ill., January
20, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
farmer; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1903-05; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Arkansas, 1908,
1936,
1940,
1952,
1956,
1960;
prosecuting attorney, 4th circuit, 1910-15; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1929-39.
Baptist.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Eureka Springs, Carroll
County, Ark., January
8, 1968 (age 91 years, 353
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Ark.
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Robert Franklin Garner (1862-1930) —
also known as Robert F. Garner —
of San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Illinois, 1862.
Democrat. Rancher; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1904,
1912.
Died in 1930
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, San Bernardino, Calif.
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Josiah Grout (1841-1925) —
of Rock
Island County, Ill.; Derby, Orleans
County, Vt.; Newport, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Compton, Quebec,
May
28, 1841.
Son of Josiah Grout .
Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
farmer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1872-74, 1884-88, 1904; Speaker of
the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1874, 1886-88; member
of Vermont
state senate, 1892; Governor of
Vermont, 1896-98.
Died July 19,
1925 (age 84 years, 52
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Emil A. Hinz (b. 1889) —
of Saskatchewan;
Merrill, Lincoln
County, Wis.
Born in Proviso (now Hillside), Cook
County, Ill., February
21, 1889.
Republican. Farmer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Lincoln County, 1947-62.
Burial
location unknown.
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R. M. Hutchinson (b. 1858) —
of Delmont, Douglas
County, S.Dak.
Born in Henderson
County, Ill., September
8, 1858.
Democrat. Farmer; grain and livestock
dealer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 8th District, 1899-1900,
1903-04; defeated, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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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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Robert C. Kinney (b. 1832) —
of Yamhill
County, Ore.
Born in Illinois, 1832.
Republican. Farmer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Yamhill County,
1857.
Burial
location unknown.
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August Koenig —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Hardin
County, Iowa; Tyndall, Bon Homme
County, S.Dak.
Born in Mainz, Germany.
Democrat. Bricklayer;
farmer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1891-94, 1903-04 (4th
District 1891-92, 7th District 1893-94, 1903-04).
German
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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T. W. Lane (b. 1857) —
of Gann Valley, Buffalo
County, S.Dak.
Born in Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill., 1857.
Republican. Railway
brakeman; railway
conductor; rancher; stockman; member of South
Dakota state senate 19th District, 1903-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Simon E. Lantz —
of Congerville, Woodford
County, Ill.
Born in Carlock, McLean
County, Ill.
Republican. Farmer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 16th District, 1915-17; member of
Illinois
state senate 16th District, 1917-55; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1938.
Burial
location unknown.
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James A. Larson (b. 1860) —
of Walnut Grove, Redwood
County, Minn.
Born in Illinois, 1860.
Republican. Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1899-1902; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1916.
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Roseville, Minn.
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Floyd J. Mattheeussen (1930-2005) —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 29,
1930.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; fruit farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 44th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966.
United
Church of Christ. Member, American
Federation of Teachers; NAACP.
Died August
26, 2005 (age 75 years, 150
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Barbara Marie Schindler. |
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Arthur L. May (b. 1901) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
6, 1901.
Republican. Farmer; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1944;
Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1956.
Burial
location unknown.
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J. S. McCornack (b. 1862) —
of Bancroft Township, Freeborn
County, Minn.
Born in Illinois, 1862.
Minister;
farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate 6th District; elected 1930.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ira D. McVicker (1853-1938) —
of Eagle Grove, Wright
County, Iowa.
Born in Henry, Marshall
County, Ill., January
27, 1853.
Farmer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives; elected 1912.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Eagle Grove, Wright
County, Iowa, November
20, 1938 (age 85 years, 297
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Eagle Grove, Iowa.
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George Jacob Mecherle (b. 1877) —
also known as George J. Mecherle —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., June 7,
1877.
Son of John Christian Thomas Mecherle (1830-1910) and Susan Johnson
(Hull) Mecherle (1842-1915).
Republican. Farmer; founder (1922), president (1922-37), and
chairman, State Farm Mutual Automobile
Insurance Company; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1944,
1948.
Presbyterian.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Moose;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Christian Thomas Mecherle (1830-1910) and Susan Johnson
(Hull) Mecherle (1842-1915); married, November
6, 1901, to May Edith Perry (1881-1942); married, January
8, 1944, to Sylvia H. Caldwell. |
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John S. Mowat, Jr. (b. 1927) —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
12, 1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
fruit farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 40th District, 1971-78; member of
Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1979-82; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1981.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1982.
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Frank T. O'Brien (b. 1904) —
of Amarillo, Potter
County, Tex.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August 3,
1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
rancher; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 18th District, 1946; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Texas, 1956.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Gillett Oglesby (1878-1938) —
also known as John G. Oglesby —
of Elkhart, Logan
County, Ill.
Born in Decatur, Macon
County, Ill., March 19,
1878.
Son of Richard
James Oglesby.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
iron inspector, Republic Iron and
Steel Company; farmer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 28th District, 1905-07; Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1909-13, 1917-21; defeated, 1912; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Illinois, 1920; delegate to
Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Died near Elkhart, Logan
County, Ill., May 27,
1938 (age 60 years, 69
days).
Interment at Elkhart
Cemetery, Elkhart, Ill.
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Image source:
Illinois Blue Book, 1919 |
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Ray Paddock (b. 1877) —
of Round Lake, Lake
County, Ill.; Wauconda, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Lake
County, Ill., 1877.
Republican. Farmer; member of Illinois
state senate 8th District, 1929-53.
Methodist.
Interment at Fort
Hill Cemetery, Round Lake, Ill.
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Relatives:
Married 1912
to Irma Grace Huson. |
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Claude VanCleve Parsons (1895-1941) —
also known as Claude V. Parsons —
of Golconda, Pope
County, Ill.
Born near McCormick, Pope
County, Ill., October
7, 1895.
Democrat. Farmer; superintendent
of schools; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 24th District, 1930-41; defeated,
1940.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 23,
1941 (age 45 years, 228
days).
Interment at Zion
Church Cemetery, Near Ozark, Johnson County, Ill.
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Merle Francis Peterson (1916-2004) —
also known as Merle F. Peterson —
of Dumas, Desha
County, Ark.
Born in Mt. Carmel, Wabash
County, Ill., March 6,
1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; automobile
dealer; banker;
farmer; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1960-66; Presidential Elector for Arkansas, 1996.
Methodist.
Member, Lions.
Died in Pine Bluff, Jefferson
County, Ark., March 19,
2004 (age 88 years, 13
days).
Interment at Walnut
Lake Cemetery, Dumas, Ark.
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William Bliss Pine (1877-1942) —
also known as William B. Pine; W. B. Pine —
of Okmulgee, Okmulgee
County, Okla.
Born in Bluffs, Scott
County, Ill., December
30, 1877.
Republican. Farmer; oil
producer; manufacturer;
U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1925-31; defeated, 1930; candidate for Governor of
Oklahoma, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1936.
Methodist.
Died in 1942
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Okmulgee
Cemetery, Okmulgee, Okla.
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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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H. Carlyle Ralston (1893-1954) —
of Caledonia, Boone
County, Ill.
Born in Caledonia, Boone
County, Ill., October
10, 1893.
Republican. Farmer; chair of
Boone County Republican Party, 1950; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1952.
Died in 1954
(age about
60 years).
Interment at Scottish
Cemetery, Caledonia, Ill.
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Isaac Stuart Raymond (1849-1915) —
also known as Isaac S. Raymond —
of Raymond Township, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Union
County, Ohio, January
29, 1849.
Son of Nathaniel Raymond (1811-1890) and Melissa (Stuart) Raymond
(1818-1865).
Democrat. Farmer; banker; University
of Illinois trustee, 1893-99.
Died in Champaign
County, Ill., July 15,
1915 (age 66 years, 167
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Urbana, Ill.
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Louis C. Romell (b. 1899) —
of near Adams, Adams
County, Wis.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 7,
1899.
Farmer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly; defeated, 1942 (Progressive, Adams and Marquette
counties); elected unopposed 1948; elected 1964.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph W. Russell (b. 1900) —
of Roberts, Ford
County, Ill.
Born near Roberts, Ford
County, Ill., July, 1900.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1941.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Carfield Sanborn (1885-1968) —
also known as John C. Sanborn —
of Hagerman, Gooding
County, Idaho.
Born in Chenoa, McLean
County, Ill., September
28, 1885.
Son of Orville D. Sanborn and Frances (Carfield) Sanborn.
Republican. Farmer; member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1921-30; member of Idaho
state senate, 1939-42; U.S.
Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1947-51; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1950, 1956; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Idaho, 1952;
Presidential Elector for Idaho, 1960.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grange.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, May 16,
1968 (age 82 years, 231
days).
Interment at Hagerman
Cemetery, Hagerman, Idaho.
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Levi Scott (b. 1797) —
of Umpqua County (now Douglas
County), Ore.
Born in Illinois, 1797.
Republican. Farmer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Umpqua County,
1857.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Tate Sedam (1839-1929) —
also known as Robert T. Sedam —
of Ogle
County, Ill.; St. Lawrence, Hand
County, S.Dak.
Born in Pennsylvania, February
15, 1839.
Son of Eve Dinges (1805-1841) and Robert Sedam (1811-1848).
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; member
of South
Dakota state house of representatives 24th District, 1893-94.
Died in St. Lawrence, Hand
County, S.Dak., September
6, 1929 (age 90 years, 203
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Eve Dinges (1805-1841) and Robert Sedam (1811-1848); married to
Emerett Miller Bulkley; father of Carrie Almeda Sedam (1877-1976; who
married John
Terrence McCullen). |
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Ashton Cokayne Shallenberger (1862-1938) —
also known as Ashton C. Shallenberger —
of Alma, Harlan
County, Neb.
Born in Toulon, Stark
County, Ill., December
23, 1862.
Son of Martin Shallenberger and Eliza (Hall) Shallenberger.
Democrat. Farmer; cattle raiser; banker; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska, 1901-03, 1915-19, 1923-29, 1931-35
(5th District 1901-03, 1915-19, 1923-29, 1931-33, 4th District
1933-35); Governor of
Nebraska, 1909-11; defeated, 1906; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1920.
Member, Freemasons.
Died February
22, 1938 (age 75 years, 61
days).
Interment at Alma
Cemetery, Alma, Neb.
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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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Melvin Thomas (b. 1885) —
of Charleston, Coles
County, Ill.
Born in Mason
County, W.Va., May 6,
1885.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Illinois
state senate 34th District, 1937-41.
Member, Sigma Xi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Cantwell Wallace (1866-1924) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., May 11,
1866.
Son of Henry Wallace and Nannie (Cantwell) Wallace.
Farmer; college
professor; magazine
editor; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1921-24; died in office 1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
25, 1924 (age 58 years, 167
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Paul Black Wallace (b. 1879) —
also known as Paul B. Wallace —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 28,
1879.
Son of R. S. Wallace and Nancy Lee (Black) Wallace.
Republican. President, Valley Motor
Co.; president, Salem Sand and Gravel Co.; manager, R. S. Wallace
Orchard Co.; president, Producers Cannery;
director, Salem Federal Savings &
Loan Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon,
1944.
Presbyterian.
Member, Newcomen
Society; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew F. Warga (b. 1919) —
of Phillips, Price
County, Wis.
Born in Thayer, Sangamon
County, Ill., February
12, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; farmer;
garage
business; farm
implement dealer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Price and Taylor counties; elected 1958.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1960.
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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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George Arthur Williams (b. 1864) —
also known as George A. Williams —
of Fairmont, Fillmore
County, Neb.
Born in La Fayette, Stark
County, Ill., August
17, 1864.
Farmer; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1919-21; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1925-31.
Seventh-Day
Adventist. Member, Sons
of Union Veterans.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles O. Zollar (1914-1988) —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.; Benton Township, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
6, 1914.
Republican. Fruit farmer; real estate
business; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1965-78; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1972; supervisor
of Benton Township, Michigan, 1981.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Rotary; American
Legion; Moose; Fraternal
Order of Police; Farm
Bureau.
Died in St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich., February
24, 1988 (age 74 years, 49
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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