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Benjamin S. Adamowski (1906-1982) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
20, 1906.
Son of Max Adamowski and Mary (Wejnerowski) Adamowski.
Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 25th District, 1931-41; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936
(alternate), 1940
(alternate), 1948;
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1942; candidate for mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1955 (Democratic primary), 1963 (Republican);
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1960.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Elks;
Kiwanis.
Died in March, 1982
(age 75
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph E. Anderson (b. 1884) —
also known as Joe E. Anderson —
of Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill.
Born in Wester, Gottland, Sweden,
April
14, 1884.
Mayor
of Galesburg, Ill., 1931-41.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis.
Interment at Linwood
Cemetery, Galesburg, Ill.
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Stan Bainter (b. 1931) —
of Florida.
Born in Macomb, McDonough
County, Ill., January
23, 1931.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 25th District, 1987-.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis; American
Legion; Elks.
Still living as of 1999.
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Meade Baltz (b. 1912) —
of Illinois.
Born in Troy Township, Will
County, Ill., 1912.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 37th District, 1961-65; member of
Illinois
state senate 41st District, 1967-73.
Member, Kiwanis.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Martin Barnes (1899-1958) —
also known as James M. Barnes —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., January
9, 1899.
Son of Charles A. Barnes and Madge (Martin) Barnes.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer;
county judge in Illinois, 1926-34; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1939-43; defeated,
1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1944.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks;
Kiwanis.
Died, of a liver
ailment, in Georgetown University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., June 8,
1958 (age 59 years, 150
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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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Frederick Van Ness Bradley (1898-1947) —
also known as Fred Bradley —
of Rogers City, Presque
Isle County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 12,
1898.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1939-47; died in
office 1947.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died, in the infirmary at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London,
New
London County, Conn., May 24,
1947 (age 49 years, 42
days).
Interment at Rogers
City Memorial Park, Rogers City, Mich.
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Charles Wayland Bryan (1867-1945) —
also known as Charles W. Bryan —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ill., February
10, 1867.
Son of Silas
Lillard Bryan and Mariah Elizabeth (Jennings) Bryan.
Democrat. Coal
business; mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1915-17, 1935-37; Governor of
Nebraska, 1923-25, 1931-35; defeated, 1926, 1928, 1938; candidate
for Vice
President of the United States, 1924.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Elks;
Kiwanis.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., March 4,
1945 (age 78 years, 22
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Alvan V. Burch (b. 1887) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Crawford
County, Ill., May 27,
1887.
Republican. Railway
conductor; merchant;
president, Blount Plow
Works; Indiana State Highway Commissioner, 1921-27; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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J. Herbert Burke (1913-1993) —
of Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
14, 1913.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1967-79 (10th District 1967-73, 12th
District 1973-79); defeated, 1955 (6th District), 1978 (12th
District); delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,
1972.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Eagles; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks; Moose;
Kiwanis.
Arrested
in 1978 for being drunk
and disruptive in the parking lot of a strip
club; pleaded
guilty to public
drunkenness, disorderly conduct and witness
tampering.
Died in Fern Park, Seminole
County, Fla., June 16,
1993 (age 80 years, 153
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William Haydon Burns (1912-1987) —
also known as Haydon Burns —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 17,
1912.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; public
relations business; mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1949-65; Governor of
Florida, 1965-67.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Sigma Kappa; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Died November
22, 1987 (age 75 years, 250
days).
Interment somewhere
in Jacksonville, Fla.
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Oscar E. Carlstrom (b. 1878) —
of Aledo, Mercer
County, Ill.
Born near New Boston, Mercer
County, Ill., July 16,
1878.
Son of Charles A. Carlstrom and Clara Carolina (Spang) Carlstrom.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
Mercer
County State's Attorney, 1916-20; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 33rd District,
1920-22; Illinois
state attorney general, 1925-33; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1928,
1932;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Illinois, 1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose; Woodmen;
Kiwanis; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph Edwin Church (1883-1950) —
also known as Ralph E. Church —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born near Catlin, Vermilion
County, Ill., May 5,
1883.
Son of Henry George Church and Lola (Douglas) Church.
Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 6th District, 1917-32; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1935-41, 1943-50 (10th District
1935-41, 1943-49, 13th District 1949-50); defeated (Independent),
1932; died in office 1950; candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis; Delta
Chi; Phi
Kappa Psi; American
Society for International Law.
Died in a committee
meeting in the House Office Building, Washington,
D.C., March 21,
1950 (age 66 years, 320
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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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.
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Chauncey Stewart Conger (1882-1963) —
also known as Chauncey S. Conger —
of Carmi, White
County, Ill.
Born in Carmi, White
County, Ill., October
1, 1882.
Son of Chauncey
Stewart Conger (1838-?) and Ellen (Stewart) Conger.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1932;
White
County Judge, 1934-42; director, First National Bank of
Carmi.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died in Carmi, White
County, Ill., April 16,
1963 (age 80 years, 197
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clarence Edward Coyne (1881-1929) —
also known as Clarence E. Coyne —
of Fort Pierre, Stanley
County, S.Dak.
Born in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., December
23, 1881.
Son of Foster Coyne and Mary (McGavaran) Coyne.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; Stanley
County Sheriff, 1911-14; secretary of
state of South Dakota, 1922-27; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1929; died in office 1929.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Kiwanis; Elks.
Died May 27,
1929 (age 47 years, 155
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Elizabeth Throckmorton-Gird. |
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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.
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Edward Joseph Derwinski (b. 1926) —
also known as Edward J. Derwinski —
of Illinois.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
15, 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 24th District, 1957-59; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1959-83; U.S.
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 1989-92.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Amvets; Catholic
War Veterans; Knights
of Columbus; Moose;
Kiwanis; Polish
National Alliance.
Still living as of 2009.
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John George Fary (1911-1984) —
also known as John G. Fary —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 11,
1911.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1955-75; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1975-83.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Eagles;
Kiwanis; Lions; Polish
National Alliance.
Died June 7,
1984 (age 73 years, 57
days).
Interment at Resurrection
Cemetery, Justice, Ill.
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Harris Walter Fawell (b. 1929) —
also known as Harris W. Fawell —
of Naperville, DuPage
County, Ill.; Glen Ellyn, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in West Chicago, DuPage
County, Ill., March 25,
1929.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate, 1963-77; candidate for justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1976; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1985-99.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2009.
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Kenneth James Gray (b. 1924) —
also known as Kenneth J. Gray —
of West Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ill.; Carbondale, Jackson
County, Ill.
Born in West Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ill., November
14, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1955-75, 1985-89 (25th District
1955-63, 21st District 1963-73, 24th District 1973-75, 22nd District
1985-89); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1972,
1980.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis; Elks; Eagles; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1998.
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John Murchison Grimm (b. 1866) —
also known as John M. Grimm —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Henry
County, Ill., December
21, 1866.
Son of Charles Henry Grimm and Catherine (McLennan) Grimm.
Republican. Lawyer; Linn
County Attorney, 1893-98; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1929-32; appointed 1929; resigned 1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
Kiwanis; Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Oscar Edwin Heard (b. 1856) —
also known as Oscar E. Heard —
of Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill.
Born in Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill., June 26,
1856.
Son of William Heard and Sarah Ann (Swanzey) Heard.
Republican. Lawyer; Stephenson
County State's Attorney, 1884-1900; circuit judge in Illinois
15th Circuit, 1903-24; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1919-24; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1924-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gustav Holden Helgerson (1875-1965) —
also known as Gus H. Helgerson —
of Mt. Vernon, Davison
County, S.Dak.; Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak.
Born in Pontiac, Livingston
County, Ill., September
25, 1875.
Son of Barney Helgerson and Laura Marie (Larson) Helgerson.
Republican. Hardware
business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 13th District, 1909-12;
member of South
Dakota state senate 13th District, 1913-14; South
Dakota state treasurer, 1917-21; insurance
business.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Kiwanis.
Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., July, 1965
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Interment at Immanuel
Lutheran Cemetery, Blendon Township, Davison County, S.Dak.
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Relatives:
Married to Blanche Fern Hamilton. |
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William Leonard Hungate (1922-2007) —
also known as William L. Hungate —
of Troy, Lincoln
County, Mo.
Born in Benton, Franklin
County, Ill., December
14, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Lincoln
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-56; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1964-77; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1979-92.
Christian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis; American Bar
Association.
Injured in a fall at his
home, and died two weeks later, from surgery complications, in St.
Luke's Hospital,
Chesterfield, St. Louis
County, Mo., June 22,
2007 (age 84 years, 190
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Sveinbjorn Johnson (1883-1946) —
of Grand Forks, Grand Forks
County, N.Dak.; Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Holum, Hjaltadal, Iceland,
July
10, 1883.
Son of John Johnson and Gudbjorg Johnson.
Democrat. Lawyer; North Dakota
Democratic state chair, 1920-22; North
Dakota state attorney general, 1921-22; justice of
North Dakota state supreme court, 1923-26; resigned 1926;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1936;
candidate for Illinois
state attorney general, 1944.
Lutheran.
Icelandic
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Delta Theta; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Pi Gamma
Mu; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., March 10,
1946 (age 62 years, 243
days).
Interment somewhere
in Champaign, Ill.
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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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William Oliver Lipinski (b. 1937) —
also known as William O. Lipinski —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Western Springs, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
22, 1937.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1976,
1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1983-2006 (5th District 1983-93,
3rd District 1993-2006).
Catholic.
Member, Polish
National Alliance; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2009.
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Harry Litowich (1899-1973) —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
8, 1899.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1953-58; member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1959-64.
Jewish.
Member, Kiwanis; Elks; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in 1973
(age about
74 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Martin B. Lohmann —
of Pekin, Tazewell
County, Ill.
Born in Groveland Township, Tazewell
County, Ill.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 30th District, 1923-33; member of
Illinois
state senate 30th District, 1933-53.
Member, Modern
Woodmen; Elks;
Kiwanis; Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles A. Lord (b. 1868) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Rushville, Schuyler
County, Ill., March 21,
1868.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska,
1920,
1924,
1928.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Rell Madigan (1936-1994) —
also known as Edward R. Madigan —
of Lincoln, Logan
County, Ill.
Born in Lincoln, Logan
County, Ill., January
13, 1936.
Republican. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1967-72; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1973-91 (21st District 1973-83,
15th District 1983-91); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1980;
U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1991-93.
Catholic.
Member, Elks;
Kiwanis; Jaycees.
Died in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., December
7, 1994 (age 58 years, 328
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Lincoln, Ill.
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J. O. Miller (b. 1884) —
of Peru, Miami
County, Ind.
Born in Blue Mound, Macon
County, Ill., May 24,
1884.
Democrat. School
teacher; mayor of
Peru, Ind., 1943-44.
Christian.
Member, Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard R. Mohr (b. 1921) —
of Forest Park, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Forest Park, Cook
County, Ill., December
20, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor
of Forest Park, Ill., 1963-67; member of Illinois
state senate 5th District, 1967-77.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis; Moose; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
Still living as of 1977.
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Morris E. Muhleman (b. 1915) —
of Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill.
Born in 1915.
Republican. Rock
Island County Sheriff, 1951-54; member of Illinois
state senate, 1955-58; mayor
of Rock Island, Ill., 1961-65.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1965.
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Warren Henry Orr (b. 1886) —
also known as Warren H. Orr —
of Hamilton, Hancock
County, Ill.; Carthage, Hancock
County, Ill.; Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill.; Wilmette, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo., November
5, 1886.
Son of James H. Orr and Louisa E. (Watson) Orr.
Democrat. Lawyer; Hancock
County Judge, 1919-30; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1924;
justice
of Illinois state supreme court 4th District, 1930-39; chief
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1933-39; president,
Belmont National Bank of
Chicago.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Union
League; Kiwanis.
Interment at Hamilton
Cemetery, Hamilton, Ill.
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George H. Pace (b. 1916) —
of Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo.
Born in Crystal Lake, McHenry
County, Ill., November
21, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; motel
owner; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Marion County; elected 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Kiwanis; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1967.
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Alex Pilch (1913-1980) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., March 18,
1913.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 32nd District, 1967-72; defeated
in primary, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, Kiwanis; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich., September
8, 1980 (age 67 years, 174
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Payne Harry Ratner (1896-1974) —
also known as Payne Ratner —
of Parsons, Labette
County, Kan.
Born in Casey, Clark
County, Ill., October
3, 1896.
Son of Harry Ratner and Julia (Miller) Ratner.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Labette
County Attorney, 1923-27; member of Kansas
state senate, 1929, 1937-39; Governor of
Kansas, 1939-43.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died in Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., December
27, 1974 (age 78 years, 85
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Wichita
Park Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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Daniel David Rostenkowski (b. 1928) —
also known as Dan Rostenkowski; "Rosty";
"Chicago Powerhouse" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
2, 1928.
Son of Joseph
P. Rostenkowski.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member
of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1953-55; member of Illinois
state senate, 1955-59; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1959-95 (8th District 1959-93, 5th
District 1993-95); defeated, 1994; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1960,
1964,
1968,
1976,
1984,
1988,
1992.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis; Moose.
Indicted
in 1994 on 17 felony charges;
pleaded
guilty in April 1996 to two counts of misuse of public funds; sentenced
to seventeen months in federal prison;
released in 1997.
Still living as of 2009.
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Don William Samuelson (1913-2000) —
also known as Don W. Samuelson —
of Sandpoint, Bonner
County, Idaho.
Born in Woodhull, Henry
County, Ill., July 27,
1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; sporting
goods merchant; member of Idaho
state senate, 1960-66; Governor of
Idaho, 1967-71; defeated, 1970.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Elks;
Kiwanis; National Rifle
Association.
Died, of a heart
attack, at the Swedish Medical
Center, Seattle, King
County, Wash., January
20, 2000 (age 86 years, 177
days).
Interment at Pinecrest
Memorial Park, Sandpoint, Idaho.
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Samuel Harvey Shapiro (1907-1987) —
also known as Samuel H. Shapiro; Israel
Shapiro —
of Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill.
Born in Estonia,
April
25, 1907.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1947-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964;
Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1961-68; Governor of
Illinois, 1968-69.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Amvets; Moose;
Kiwanis; Elks; B'nai
B'rith; Alpha
Epsilon Pi.
The Samuel H. Shapiro Developmental Center (former Kankakee State
Hospital) was named for
him.
Died in Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill., March 16,
1987 (age 79 years, 325
days).
Interment at Jewish
Waldheim Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
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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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Frederick E. Sterling (b. 1869) —
also known as Fred E. Sterling —
of Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Born in Dixon, Lee
County, Ill., June 29,
1869.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1912,
1920;
member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1914-16; Illinois
Republican state chair, 1916; Illinois
state treasurer, 1919-21; Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1921-33.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen; Moose;
Kiwanis; Elks; Royal
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Illinois Blue Book, 1919 |
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Chesley Mathew Walter (b. 1889) —
also known as Chesley M. Walter —
of Savanna, Carroll
County, Ill.; Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Savanna, Carroll
County, Ill., November
19, 1889.
Son of John Walter and Catherine (Duffy) Walter.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 7th District, 1944.
Member, Kiwanis; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Walter and Catherine (Duffy) Walter; married 1912 to Fannie
Machen; married, May 24,
1941, to Dorothy Mills Smith. |
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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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James M. Wilson (1866-1924) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born near Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill., September
8, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Iowa state
senate, 1913-19.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
Kiwanis.
Died, of septicemia
resulting from pulled teeth, in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 2,
1924 (age 57 years, 237
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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