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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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Arthur Dixon (b. 1837) —
also known as "Watch-Dog of the City
Treasury" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in County Fermanagh, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), March 27,
1837.
Son of Arthur Dixon and Jane (Allen) Dixon.
Republican. Grocer; transfer
business; member, Chicago Common Council, 1867-91; president of
council, 1874-80; director, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad;
director, Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway,
1900-17; director, Metropolitan National Bank;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 96th District, 1871-73; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1880;
Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1904.
Methodist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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Peter Michael Hoffman (b. 1863) —
also known as Peter M. Hoffman —
of Des Plaines, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Des Plaines, Cook
County, Ill., March 23,
1863.
Son of Michael Hoffman and Annette (Nimsgarn) Hoffman.
Republican. Worked in grocery business; chief clerk and
cashier for Chicago and Northwestern Railway;
village
president of Des Plaines, Illinois, 1893-94; Cook
County Coroner, 1905.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1889
to Emma May Peet. |
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Vivian R. Irvin (b. 1875) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Doddsville, Schuyler
County, Ill., August
15, 1875.
Republican. Grocer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1916-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rollin Arthur Keyes (1854-1925) —
also known as Rollin A. Keyes —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
14, 1854.
Son of Rollin Web Keyes and Abigail A. (Chandler) Keyes.
Republican. Wholesale grocer; director, National Bank of the
Republic, and City National Bank of
Evanston; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1908.
Swedenborgian.
Died in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., April 3,
1925 (age 70 years, 110
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Franklin MacVeagh (1837-1934) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., November
22, 1837.
Son of Maj. John MacVeagh and Margaret (Lincoln) MacVeagh.
Lawyer;
wholesale grocer; delegate to Gold Democrat National
Convention from Illinois, 1896; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1909-13.
Died July 6,
1934 (age 96 years, 226
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Edwin Martin Schaefer (1887-1950) —
also known as Edwin M. Schaefer —
of Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill., May 14,
1887.
Democrat. Chemical
engineer,
and later general superintendent, Morris & Co. meat
packers; St.
Clair County Treasurer, 1930-32; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 22nd District, 1933-43; director,
Griesediech-Western Brewery Co.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., November
8, 1950 (age 63 years, 178
days).
Interment at Walnut
Hill Cemetery, Belleville, Ill.
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Robert Douglas Stuart (b. 1916) —
also known as Robert D. Stuart —
of Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Hubbard Woods, Cook
County, Ill., April 26,
1916.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Chairman of
Quaker Oats; member of Republican
National Committee from Illinois, 1967-72; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1968,
1972;
U.S. Ambassador to Norway, 1984-89.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1999.
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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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