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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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Frank Annunzio (1915-2001) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
12, 1915.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1965-93 (7th District 1965-73, 11th
District 1973-93).
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus; United
Steelworkers of America.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease, in Lincolnwood, Cook
County, Ill., April 8,
2001 (age 86 years, 86
days).
Interment at Queen
of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Ill.
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Thomas James Awerkamp (1923-1992) —
also known as Thomas J. Awerkamp —
of Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.
Born in Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., May 23,
1923.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Illinois
state senate 36th District, 1965-67.
Catholic.
Member, Exchange
Club; Knights of Columbus; Elks.
Died July 2,
1992 (age 69 years, 40
days).
Interment at St.
Peter's Cemetery, Quincy, Ill.
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Paul L. Aylward (1908-1996) —
of Ellsworth, Ellsworth
County, Kan.
Born in Stonington, Christian
County, Ill., March 1,
1908.
Son of Dennis E. Aylward and Via (Holben) Aylward.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kansas, 1960,
1972;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1962.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks;
Knights of Columbus.
Died March 21,
1996 (age 88 years, 20
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Edward Barrett (b. 1863) —
also known as Thomas E. Barrett —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 30,
1863.
Son of Anthony Barrett and Rose (Collins) Barrett.
Democrat. Cook
County Sheriff, 1902; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1904.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Foresters;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1887
to Ellen McCoy. |
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Louis Joseph Behan (b. 1876) —
also known as Louis J. Behan —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., March 10,
1876.
Son of William
James Behan.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1936.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus.
Interment at Oak
Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Daniel P. Bergin —
of Chicago Heights, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Ireland.
Democrat. Mayor
of Chicago Heights, Ill., 1927-35; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1932.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Izaak
Walton League; Knights of Columbus; Elks; Foresters.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur John Bidwill (1903-1985) —
also known as Arthur J. Bidwill —
of River Forest, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 24,
1903.
Republican. Candidate for Illinois
state auditor of public accounts, 1936; member of Illinois
state senate, 1939-73 (7th District 1939-57, 1st District
1957-67, 2nd District 1967-73); delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964.
Catholic.
Member, Eagles; Elks;
Knights of Columbus; Moose.
Died in October, 1985
(age 82
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James R. Boland (b. 1903) —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
3, 1903.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1944.
Catholic.
Member, Moose; Eagles;
Knights of Columbus.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Augustus Boyle (1907-1959) —
also known as Charles A. Boyle —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Spring Lake, Ottawa
County, Mich., August
13, 1907.
Son of Michael Melvin Boyle and Rose (Marsh) Boyle.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1955-59; died in
office 1959.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Knights of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Elks.
Killed in an automobile
accident in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
4, 1959 (age 52 years, 83
days).
Interment at All
Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
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John Stephen Boyle (1901-1983) —
also known as John S. Boyle —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Oak Park, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 17,
1901.
Son of Michael Boyle and Maria (O'Malley) Boyle.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate in primary for mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1943; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1952,
1956,
1960.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Knights of Columbus.
Died in November, 1983
(age 82
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Martin Adlai Brennan (1879-1941) —
also known as Martin A. Brennan —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., September
21, 1879.
Son of Dominick Brennan and Bridget (Cunningham) Brennan.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Judge, Illinois Court of Claims, 1913-15; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 26th District, 1921-25; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1924;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1933-37.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks; Phi
Alpha Delta; Woodmen.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., July 4,
1941 (age 61 years, 286
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
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Donald A. Callahan (b. 1876) —
of Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Wallace, Shoshone
County, Idaho.
Born in Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill., September
8, 1876.
Son of Thomas Callahan and Mary Jennings (Rowe) Callahan.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1921-23; member of Idaho
state senate, 1923-33; president, Callahan Consolidated Mines, 1937;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1938; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Idaho, 1940.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Francis Carpentier (1896-1964) —
also known as Charles F. Carpentier —
of East Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill.
Born in Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill., September
19, 1896.
Son of Gregoir Carpentier and Louise (De Connick) Carpentier.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; movie
theater operator; mayor
of East Moline, Ill., 1929-39; member of Illinois
state senate 33rd District, 1939-53; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1940
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
secretary
of state of Illinois, 1953-64; died in office 1964.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights of Columbus; Forty and
Eight; Eagles; Moose; Elks; Rotary; Catholic
Order of Foresters.
Died, while seeking
the Republican nomination for Governor, April 3,
1964 (age 67 years, 197
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, East Moline, Ill.
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John Edward A. Cassidy (b. 1896) —
also known as John E. Cassidy —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., January
31, 1896.
Son of Andrew Douglas Cassidy and Margaret Lucile (Fox) Cassidy.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1956,
1964;
delegate
to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; Illinois
state attorney general, 1938-41.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Knights of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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William H. Chamberlain (1931-c.1979) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., January
22, 1931.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1964;
secretary
of state of Illinois, 1964-65; circuit judge in Illinois, 1965.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Urban
League; American
Judicature Society.
Died about 1979 (age about 48
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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William George Clark (1924-2001) —
also known as William G. Clark —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 16,
1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1953-54, 1957-59; member of Illinois
state senate, 1955-56; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1960,
1964;
Illinois
state attorney general, 1961-69; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1968; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1976-92.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Amvets; American
Legion; Moose; Elks;
Knights of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Catholic
Lawyers Guild.
Died in Skokie, Cook
County, Ill., August
17, 2001 (age 77 years, 32
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Evanston, Ill.
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Thomas James Courtney (1892-1971) —
also known as Thomas J. Courtney —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
23, 1892.
Son of James R. Courtney and Catherine (Hussey) Courtney.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate 11th District, 1927-33; Cook
County State's Attorney, 1932-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1936,
1944;
candidate in primary for mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1939; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1944; circuit judge in Illinois, 1945-70.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Knights of Columbus.
Died December
3, 1971 (age 78 years, 345
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Timothy T. Cronin (b. 1884) —
of Oconomowoc, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 27,
1884.
Son of Timothy Cronin and Mary (Swanson) Cronin.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1944-55.
Catholic.
Member, Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary;
Knights of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Joseph Daley (1902-1976) —
also known as Richard J. Daley; "The
Boss" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 15,
1902.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 9th District, 1936-38; member of
Illinois
state senate 9th District, 1939-47; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1955-76; died in office 1976.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus.
Stricken with a heart
attack and died at his doctor's
office, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
20, 1976 (age 74 years, 219
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Ill.
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Relatives:
Married, June 17,
1936, to Eleanor 'Sis' Guilfoyle (1907-2003); father of Richard
Michael Daley and William
Michael Daley. See Daley
family of Illinois. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Richard J. Daley: Mike
Royko, Boss
: Richard J. Daley of Chicago — Adam Cohen & Elizabeth
Taylor, American
Pharaoh : Mayor Richard J. Daley : His Battle for Chicago and the
Nation — Hugh Brogan, All
Honorable Men : Huey Long, Robert Moses, Estes Kefauver, Richard J.
Daley — Roger Biles, Richard
J. Daley : Politics, Race, and the Governing of
Chicago — Eugene C. Kennedy, Himself!
The Life and Times of Richard J. Daley (out of
print) — Len O'Connor, Requiem
: The Decline and Demise of Mayor Daley and His Era (out of
print) — F. Richard Ciccone, Daley
: Power and Presidential Politics — Frank Sullivan, Legend:
The Only Inside Story About Mayor Richard J. Daley —
Milton Rakove, Don't
Make No Waves, Don't Back No Losers : An Insider's Analysis of the
Daley Machine |
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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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Lawrence E. Dowd —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state senate 1st District, 1943-51.
Catholic.
Member, Elks;
Knights of Columbus.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Martin Patrick Durkin (1894-1955) —
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 18,
1894.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1953.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
13, 1955 (age 61 years, 240
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Alois Mathew Feldman (b. 1884) —
also known as Alois M. Feldman —
of Lincoln, Logan
County, Ill.
Born in Lincoln, Logan
County, Ill., August
15, 1884.
Son of Bernard Feldman and Elizabeth (Boeger) Feldman.
Printer;
mayor
of Lincoln, Ill., 1950-54.
Member, Rotary; Moose;
Knights of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1906
to Mary Hassenstab. |
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Joseph E. Finerty (b. 1905) —
of Gary, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
28, 1905.
Democrat. Lake
County Auditor, 1934-41; mayor of
Gary, Ind., 1943-44; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Indiana, 1944.
Catholic.
Member, Moose; Elks;
Knights of Columbus.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Rowan Finnegan (1905-1971) —
of Illinois.
Born in Des Plaines, Cook
County, Ill., June 5,
1905.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1961-65 (12th District 1961-63, 9th
District 1963-65); circuit judge in Illinois, 1965-71; died in office
1971.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks;
Knights of Columbus.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
2, 1971 (age 65 years, 242
days).
Interment at All
Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
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Richard Charles Flannigan (1857-1928) —
also known as Richard C. Flannigan —
of Norway, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich., December
12, 1857.
Son of James Flannigan and Ellen (Sullivan) Flannigan.
Lawyer;
Marquette
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1881-82, 1885-86; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1888;
mayor of Norway, Mich., 1891; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 31st District,
1907-08; circuit
judge in Michigan 25th Circuit, 1910-27; appointed 1910;
resigned 1927; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1927-28; appointed 1927; died in
office 1928; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1928; died in office
1928.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus.
Died, of cancer, in
a hospital
at Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
17, 1928 (age 70 years, 67
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Sylvy Gordon (1893-1959) —
also known as Thomas S. Gordon —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
17, 1893.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1936;
Chicago City Treasurer, 1939-42; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 8th District, 1943-59.
Catholic.
Member, Polish
National Alliance; Knights of Columbus.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
22, 1959 (age 65 years, 36
days).
Interment at St.
Adalbert's Cemetery, Niles, Ill.
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Albert Frederick Hattenburg (b. 1896) —
also known as Albert F. Hattenburg —
of Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill.
Born in Clifton, Iroquois
County, Ill., February
10, 1896.
Son of Henry N. Hattenburg (born 1869) and Margaret J. (Mayo)
Hattenburg.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; druggist; mayor
of Kankakee, Ill., 1937-50.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus; Moose; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Arthur Hayes (b. 1893) —
also known as Edward A. Hayes —
of Decatur, Macon
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Morrisonville, Christian
County, Ill., January
5, 1893.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1936,
1940
(alternate).
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry John Hyde (1924-2007) —
also known as Henry J. Hyde —
of Bensenville, DuPage
County, Ill.; Wood Dale, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 18,
1924.
Son of Henry Clay Hyde and Monica (Kelly) Hyde.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1967-75; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1975-; defeated, 1962.
Catholic.
English
and Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus.
Died, from complications of earlier heart
surgery, in Rush University Medical
Center, Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
29, 2007 (age 83 years, 225
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael Lambert Igoe (1885-1967) —
also known as Michael L. Igoe —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., April 16,
1885.
Son of James F. Igoe and Katherine (Sherrin) Igoe.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1913-30; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Illinois, 1930-32; U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1935; resigned 1935; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1935-38;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1938; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1939-65.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Foresters.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
21, 1967 (age 82 years, 127
days).
Interment at All
Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
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Frank Leonard Kaminski (b. 1897) —
also known as Frank L. Kaminski —
of Calumet City, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Melrose Park, Cook
County, Ill., October
10, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Calumet City, Ill., 1945-53; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus; Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen; Lions; Polish
National Alliance.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas E. Keane (b. 1905) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
29, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate 23rd District, 1935-47; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1952,
1956,
1964.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights of Columbus; Elks; Moose; Sigma Nu
Phi.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edgar J. Keating (b. 1889) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 28,
1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1931-40, 1943-44; member of Missouri
state senate, 1945-52 (5th District 1945-48, 9th District
1949-52).
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Austin Kelly (1892-1969) —
also known as Edward A. Kelly —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 3,
1892.
Son of John J. Kelly and Nellie (O'Connor) Kelly.
Democrat. Professional baseball
player, 1912-16; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant;
real
estate and insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1931-43, 1945-47;
defeated, 1942, 1946.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
30, 1969 (age 77 years, 149
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Frank A. Knight (b. 1907) —
of South Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
4, 1907.
Son of Charles Edgar Knight and Charlotte (Stanmeyer) Knight.
Democrat. Sports
editor, later managing editor, The Charleston Gazette newspaper;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1941-52;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1948
(alternate), 1952.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Edgar Knight and Charlotte (Stanmeyer) Knight; married, July 21,
1930, to Orpha Regina Thomas; father of Thomas
A. Knight. |
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Walter S. Kozubowski (b. 1939) —
of Illinois.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
13, 1939.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1973.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Knights of Columbus; Polish
National Alliance.
Still living as of 1973.
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John C. Kuklinski (b. 1897) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
29, 1897.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 27th District, 1941.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance; Knights of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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William J. Laurino (b. 1941) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 27,
1941.
Democrat. Delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 14th District,
1969-70.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Moose.
Still living as of 1970.
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John M. Lee (b. 1886) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 22,
1886.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 11th District, 1923-33; member of
Illinois
state senate 11th District, 1933-47.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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John F. Leon (1910-1987) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 9,
1910.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1959-67; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 14th District,
1969-70.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus.
Died December
21, 1987 (age 77 years, 287
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James B. Leonardo (b. 1889) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
3, 1889.
Republican. Member of Illinois
state senate 17th District; elected 1926, 1930, 1934; elected
unopposed 1938.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas E. Madden (1900-1983) —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born near Dunlap, Peoria
County, Ill., May 9,
1900.
Son of William H. Madden (1864-1944) and Elizabeth Catherine (Murphy)
Madden (1878-1965).
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state senate 18th District; elected 1936, 1940.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Eagles; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., November
18, 1983 (age 83 years, 193
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Peoria, Ill.
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Relatives:
Married to Bernice H. Hamilton (1905-1983). |
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Daniel E. Maguire (b. 1878) —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in East Dubuque, Jo Daviess
County, Ill., July 31,
1878.
Son of Thomas Maguire and Ellen (Groff) Maguire.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Iowa 19th District, 1916-39; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Iowa, 1924,
1928;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Iowa, 1940.
Catholic.
Member, Elks;
Knights of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael L. Mason (b. 1906) —
of Mason City, Cerro Gordo
County, Iowa.
Born in Warren
County, Ill., June 14,
1906.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1952-53; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1965-78.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights of Columbus.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis J. Menges (b. 1888) —
of East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill., October
30, 1888.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; owner and
builder of movie
theaters; member of Illinois
state senate 49th District, 1935-43.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Optimist
Club.
Burial
location unknown.
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William David Meyering (b. 1892) —
also known as William Meyering —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
10, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Cook
County Sheriff, 1930-34; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1932.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus.
Wounded in action during World War I and lost his
right hand.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jack Richard Miller (1916-1994) —
also known as Jack Miller —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; Temple Terrace, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 6,
1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1955-56; member of Iowa state
senate, 1957-60; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1961-73; defeated, 1972; Judge of
U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1973-82.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Reserve
Officers Association; Izaak
Walton League; Rotary; Moose; Eagles; Elks;
Knights of Columbus; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died in Temple Terrace, Hillsborough
County, Fla., August
29, 1994 (age 78 years, 84
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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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Donald J. O'Brien —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1956,
1964.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Knights of Columbus.
Still living as of 1967.
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Relatives:
Married to Helen McGinnis. |
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Thomas Joseph O'Brien (1878-1964) —
also known as Thomas J. O'Brien; "Blind
Tom" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 30,
1878.
Son of Thomas O'Brien and Mary (Murphy) O'Brien.
Democrat. Accountant;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1907-10, 1929-32; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1933-39, 1943-64; died
in office 1964; arrested
in a police raid on a gambling
establishment, 1935; Cook
County Sheriff, 1939-42; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1960.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April 14,
1964 (age 85 years, 350
days).
Interment at Queen
of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Ill.
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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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Charles Melvin Price (1905-1988) —
also known as Melvin Price —
of East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill., January
1, 1905.
Democrat. Secretary to U.S. Rep. Edwin
M. Schaefer, 1933-43; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1945-88 (22nd District 1945-49,
25th District 1949-53, 24th District 1953-73, 23rd District 1973-83,
21st District 1983-88); died in office 1988.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Amvets;
Knights of Columbus; Moose; Eagles; Elks; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died in Camp Springs, Prince
George's County, Md., April 22,
1988 (age 83 years, 112
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Belleville, Ill.
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John Thomas Reardon (1910-1984) —
of Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.
Born in St. Mary's Hospital,
Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., March 3,
1910.
Circuit judge in Illinois, 1957-76; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court,
1976.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Eagles; Elks; Lions;
Knights of Columbus.
Died, of pancreatic
cancer, at St. Mary's Hospital,
Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., March 16,
1984 (age 74 years, 13
days).
Interment at Quincy
Memorial Park, Quincy, Ill.
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Daniel John Ronan (1914-1969) —
also known as Daniel J. Ronan —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 13,
1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1948-52; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1965-69; died in
office 1969.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Knights of Columbus.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
13, 1969 (age 55 years, 31
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Queen
of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Ill.
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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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Frank Ryan (b. 1886) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born February
22, 1886.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives; elected 1914; member of Illinois
state senate 2nd District; elected 1940, 1944.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank J. Ryan (b. 1861) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Tipperary, Ireland,
March
30, 1861.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 11th District, 1911-16, 1919-22;
member of Illinois
state senate 11th District; elected 1922.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Royal
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Savickas (1935-2001) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 14,
1935.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 27th District, 1967-71; member of
Illinois
state senate, 1971-93 (27th District 1971-83, 15th District
1983-93).
Catholic.
Lithuanian
ancestry. Member, Moose;
Knights of Columbus.
First
Lithuanian-American member of the Illinois legislature.
Died in Venice, Sarasota
County, Fla., May 14,
2001 (age 66 years, 0
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Timothy Patrick Sheehan (1909-2000) —
also known as Timothy P. Sheehan —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 9,
1909.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 11th District, 1951-59; defeated,
1958, 1960; candidate for mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1959; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1964,
1968,
1972,
1976,
1980,
1984.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Delta
Sigma Pi; Beta
Gamma Sigma.
Died in Resurrection Medical
Center, Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
8, 2000 (age 91 years, 213
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph Cemetery, River Grove, Ill.
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Joseph Edward Taglia (1900-1957) —
also known as Joseph E. Taglia —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 1,
1900.
Son of Paul Taglia and Rose Taglia.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1956.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Bridgman, Berrien
County, Mich., June 1,
1957 (age 57 years, 0
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Bridgman, Mich.
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Charles Dutton Terry (b. 1877) —
also known as Charles D. Terry —
of Kewanee, Henry
County, Ill.
Born in Kewanee, Henry
County, Ill., August
26, 1877.
Son of Henry Trask Terry and Ella (Dutton) Terry.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1944.
Catholic.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Knights of Columbus; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Trask Terry and Ella (Dutton) Terry; married, October
24, 1905, to Bertha Ione Browne (died 1916); married, June 1,
1921, to Catherine Cecilia McQuade. |
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John F. Wall (b. 1913) —
of Illinois.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
10, 1913.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1963-65, 1967-.
Member, Knights of Columbus.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Otto F. Walter (b. 1890) —
of Columbus, Platte
County, Neb.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., April 19,
1890.
Son of William J. Walter and Anna M. (Fasoldt) Walter.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1924,
1928.
Catholic.
Member, Delta
Chi; American
Legion; Lions; Elks;
Knights of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bernard F. Weber (b. 1853) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
6, 1853.
Son of Michael Weber and Anna M. Weber.
Democrat. Real estate
business; brick
manufacturer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 6th District, 1881-84; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1912,
1916.
Catholic.
Member, Foresters;
Knights of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Emmett Whealan (1875-1950) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 4,
1875.
Son of James Whealan and Johanna (Dewey) Whealan.
Democrat. Printing
business; real estate
business; Cook
County Commissioner, 1919-31; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1928,
1932.
Member, Typographical
Unon; Knights of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died in 1950
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Ill.
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