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Politician members in Illinois


  Dennis J. Collins (b. 1901) — of DeKalb, DeKalb County, Ill. Born in 1901. Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives 35th District, 1933-43; member of Illinois state senate, 1943-73 (35th District 1943-67, 33rd District 1967-73); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1948. Member, American Bar Association; Eagles; Modern Woodmen; Moose; Elks; Kiwanis; Grange; Farm Bureau; Delta Theta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Della Lois Baldwin.
  Caswell J. Crebs (b. 1912) — of Robinson, Crawford County, Ill. Born in Carmi, White County, Ill., January 14, 1912. Lawyer; circuit judge in Illinois, 1945-64; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1969-70, 1975-76. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Kiwanis; Moose; Grange; Phi Kappa Psi; Phi Alpha Delta; Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Knute Hill (1876-1963) — also known as "Little Giant" — of Prosser, Benton County, Wash. Born near Creston, Ogle County, Ill., July 31, 1876. Son of Rasmus O. Hill and Martha (Govig) Hill. Member of Washington state house of representatives, 1927-32; U.S. Representative from Washington 4th District, 1933-43; defeated, 1920 (Farmer-Labor, 4th District), 1924 (Farmer-Labor, 4th District), 1946 (Independent Progressive, 5th District). Norwegian ancestry. Member, Grange; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star. Died in Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, Calif., December 3, 1963 (age 87 years, 125 days). Interment at Yakima Calvary Cemetery, Yakima, Wash.
  Relatives: Married, June 30, 1908, to Helen Jensen.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Lawrence Kestenbaum (b. 1955) — also known as Larry Kestenbaum — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 13, 1955. Son of Justin Louis Kestenbaum (1925-1995) and Maryhelen (Dietrich) Kestenbaum (1928-1985). Democrat. Lawyer; Ingham County Commissioner 8th District, 1983-88; candidate in primary for Michigan state house of representatives 52nd District, 1998; Washtenaw County Commissioner 4th District, 2000-02; Washtenaw County Clerk and Register of Deeds, 2005-. Jewish. Hungarian, German, Polish, and Norwegian ancestry. Member, National Trust for Historic Preservation; American Civil Liberties Union; Grange; Sierra Club; NAACP. Creator of The Political Graveyard web site. Still living as of 2010.
  Relatives: Grandnephew of Meyer Kestnbaum; son of Justin Louis Kestenbaum (1925-1995) and Maryhelen (Dietrich) Kestenbaum (1928-1985); married, November 17, 1990, to Janice Gutfreund.
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  Walter Marcus Pierce (1861-1954) — also known as Walter M. Pierce — of La Grande, Union County, Ore. Born near Morris, Grundy County, Ill., May 30, 1861. Democrat. Member of Oregon state senate, 1903; Governor of Oregon, 1923-27; U.S. Representative from Oregon 2nd District, 1933-43; defeated, 1928; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1940. Member, Grange. Died March 27, 1954 (age 92 years, 301 days). Cremated; ashes scattered.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Married, November 6, 1912, to Jessie Margaret McNabb (died 1955).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

 

 


 
   
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