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Miller and Grain Dealer Politicians in Illinois


  H. Clarence Baldridge (1868-1947) — of Parma, Canyon County, Idaho. Born in Carlock, McLean County, Ill., November 24, 1868. Son of William John Baldridge and Caroline (Wright) Baldridge. Republican. Grain dealer; merchant; banker; member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1911-13; member of Idaho state senate, 1913-15; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1916 (alternate), 1936; Lieutenant Governor of Idaho, 1923-27; Governor of Idaho, 1927-31; candidate for U.S. Representative from Idaho 1st District, 1942. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Gamma Delta; Freemasons; Elks; Anti-Saloon League. Died in Parma, Canyon County, Idaho, June 8, 1947 (age 78 years, 196 days). Interment at Parma Cemetery, Parma, Idaho.
  Relatives: Married, February 1, 1893, to Cora A. McCreighton.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Albert N. Barber (1858-1940) — of Esmond, Kingsbury County, S.Dak. Born in Davis Junction, Ogle County, Ill., May 16, 1858. Son of Nelson F. Barber (1830-1921) and Jane (Brooks) Barber (1830-1908). Republican. Grain elevator business; druggist; banker; lumber merchant; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 23rd District, 1911-12. Died in Riverside, Riverside County, Calif., August 29, 1940 (age 82 years, 105 days). Interment at Evergreen Memorial Park, Riverside, Calif.
  Relatives: Married, March 16, 1882, to Amanda E. Williams (1862-1913).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Married, November 27, 1890, to Addie Ball.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  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.
  Relatives: Married, August 6, 1928, to Sarah A. Reed.
  Nicholas L. Hubbard (b. 1895) — of Mt. Pulaski, Logan County, Ill. Born in Lincoln, Logan County, Ill., May 8, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; grain dealer; member of Illinois state house of representatives 38th District, 1935-39; member of Illinois state senate 28th District, 1939-45. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  Robert Sanderson McCormick (1849-1919) — also known as Robert S. McCormick — of Illinois. Born in Rockbridge County, Va., July 26, 1849. Son of William Sanderson McCormick (1815-1865) and Mary Ann (Grigsby) McCormick (1828-1878). Grain brokerage business; U.S. Minister to Austria-Hungary, 1901-02; U.S. Ambassador to Austria-Hungary, 1902; Russia, 1902-05; France, 1905-07. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died, of pneumonia, in a nursing home at Hinsdale, DuPage County, Ill., April 16, 1919 (age 69 years, 264 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Nephew of Cyrus Hall McCormick; son of William Sanderson McCormick (1815-1865) and Mary Ann (Grigsby) McCormick (1828-1878); married, June 8, 1876, to Katharine Van Etta Medill (1853-1932; daughter of Joseph Medill); father of Joseph Medill McCormick (who married Ruth Hanna) and Robert Rutherford McCormick; granduncle of William McCormick Blair, Jr.. See McCormick-Guggenheim-Morton-Medill family of Illinois.
  James A. Patten (b. 1852) — of Evanston, Cook County, Ill. Born in Freeland Corners, DeKalb County, Ill., May 8, 1852. Son of Alexander R. Patten and Agnes (Beveridge) Patten. Republican. Grain commission business; mayor of Evanston, Ill., 1901-05; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1904, 1924. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, April 9, 1885, to Louise Buchanan.

 

 


 
   
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