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William Tabor Abbott (b. 1868) —
also known as William T. Abbott —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Wells River, Newbury, Orange
County, Vt., February
16, 1868.
Son of Orrin S. Abbott and Ella J. (Tabor) Abbott.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920;
assistant director, U.S. Bureau of the Budget; assisted in creation
of first federal budget.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harvey Sandburg Amerson (1875-1943) —
also known as Harvey S. Amerson —
of Elk Rapids, Antrim
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Illinois, November
29, 1875.
Son of William Amerson (1841-1922) and Matilda Harriet (Schaubel)
Amerson (1846-1906).
Republican. Merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Antrim County, 1911-12.
German
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in 1943
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Elk Rapids, Mich.
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William Wright Arnold (1877-1957) —
also known as William W. Arnold —
of Robinson, Crawford
County, Ill.
Born in Oblong, Crawford
County, Ill., October
14, 1877.
Son of Berzelius M. Arnold and Mary Catherine (Baker) Arnold.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 23rd District, 1923-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen;
Moose.
Died in Robinson, Crawford
County, Ill., November
23, 1957 (age 80 years, 40
days).
Interment at Robinson
New Cemetery, Robinson, Ill.
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William Henry Arthur (b. 1868) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Dublin, Ireland,
December
27, 1868.
Son of Harry Arthur and Martha (Hennan) Arthur.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for circuit judge in Illinois, 1909.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles W. Baker (1876-1963) —
also known as "Hand Shaking Charlie" —
of Monroe Center, Ogle
County, Ill.; Davis Junction, Ogle
County, Ill.; Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Born in Monroe Center, Ogle
County, Ill., July 10,
1876.
Republican. Farmer; cattle
breeder; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 10th District, 1917-25, 1927-29;
member of Illinois
state senate 10th District, 1929-57.
Congregationalist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Modern
Woodmen; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Grotto.
Died, in St. Anthony Hospital,
Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill., February
26, 1963 (age 86 years, 231
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Andrew Barr (b. 1873) —
also known as George A. Barr —
of Joliet, Will
County, Ill.
Born in Manhattan, Will
County, Ill., May 25,
1873.
Son of George Barr and Jane (McGrath) Barr.
Republican. Lawyer; Will
County State's Attorney, 1908-12; chair of
Will County Republican Party, 1912-24; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 41st District,
1920-22; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1924,
1936;
University
of Illinois trustee, 1924-36.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Henry Bartlett (1872-1941) —
also known as Charles H. Bartlett —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., September
4, 1872.
Son of Charles T. Bartlett and Martha (Cronkhite) Bartlett.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Evanston, Ill., 1925-37.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary; Sigma
Chi.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., January
21, 1941 (age 68 years, 139
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Relatives:
Married 1929
to Gwendolyn Williams. |
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Conrad F. Becker (1905-1965) —
of Red Bud, Randolph
County, Ill.
Born in Red Bud, Randolph
County, Ill., November
11, 1905.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1940;
Illinois
state treasurer, 1945-47.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1965
(age about
59 years).
Interment at St.
Peter Cemetery, Red Bud, Ill.
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Willis Henry Bennett (b. 1851) —
also known as W. H. Bennett —
of Austin (now part of Chicago), Cook
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., August
24, 1851.
Son of Henry D. Bennett and Sarah Ann (Bryant) Bennett.
Republican. Traveling
salesman; hardware
merchant; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1896,
1904.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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O. E. Benson (b. 1866) —
of Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill.
Born in Norway,
January
23, 1866.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 39th District, 1913-19, 1923-25,
1929-39; member of Illinois
state senate 39th District, 1939-51.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Modern
Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Jackson Brundage (b. 1869) —
also known as Edward J. Brundage —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Campbell, Steuben
County, N.Y., May 13,
1869.
Son of Victor D. Brundage and Maria L. (Armstrong) Brundage.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 6th District, 1899-1900, 1903-04;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1916,
1928
(alternate); Illinois
state attorney general, 1917-25; corporate counsel, Chicago,
Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Royal
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, December
17, 1913, to Germaine Vernier. |
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1919 |
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Llewellyn Link Callaway (1868-1951) —
also known as Lew L. Callaway —
of Virginia City, Madison
County, Mont.; Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Tuscola, Douglas
County, Ill., December
15, 1868.
Son of James Edmund Callaway (1834-1905) and Mary Elizabeth (Link)
Callaway (1843-1922).
Republican. Lawyer; Madison
County Attorney, 1894-98; district judge in Montana, 1905-13;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana, 1920;
chief
justice of Montana state supreme court, 1922-35.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Elks.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., August 6,
1951 (age 82 years, 234
days).
Interment at Forestvale
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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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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Carl Richard Chindblom (1870-1956) —
also known as Carl R. Chindblom —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
21, 1870.
Son of Carl P. Chindblom and Christine (Engel) Chindblom.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1919-33.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
12, 1956 (age 85 years, 266
days).
Interment at Ridgewood
Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
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Edward Francis Colladay (b. 1877) —
also known as Edward F. Colladay —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Virginia, Cass
County, Ill., February
15, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Republican
National Committee from District of Columbia, 1917-40; delegate
to Republican National Convention from District of Columbia, 1948,
1952
(alternate), 1956
(alternate).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Henry Colvin (b. 1839) —
also known as John H. Colvin —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y., October
25, 1839.
Son of Nancy Colvin and Harvey
Doolittle Colvin.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Chicago
alderman, 1882-88; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1904.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Foresters;
Royal
Arcanum; Knights
of Honor.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Anderson Cooke (b. 1869) —
also known as George A. Cooke —
of Aledo, Mercer
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in New Athens, Harrison
County, Ohio, July 3,
1869.
Son of Thomas Cooke and Vanceline (Downing) Cooke.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Guy C.
Scott, 1896-1900; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 33rd District, 1902-06; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1909-19; chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1913-14; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Curtis Craig (b. 1865) —
also known as Charles C. Craig —
of Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Ill., June 16,
1865.
Son of Alfred Marion Craig and Elizabeth P. (Harvey) Craig.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1899-1903; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1913-18; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1922.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Homer Stillé Cummings (1870-1956) —
also known as Homer S. Cummings —
of Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 30,
1870.
Son of Uriah C. Cummings and Audie Schuyler (Stillé) Cummings.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1900,
1904,
1920
(alternate), 1924,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Connecticut, 1900-25; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1919-20; mayor
of Stamford, Conn., 1900-02, 1904-06; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1902; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1913-19; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1916; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1920;
U.S.
Attorney General, 1933-39; Presidential Elector for Connecticut,
1940,
1944.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Eagles.
Died September
10, 1956 (age 86 years, 133
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.
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Charles Davison (b. 1858) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Lake
County, Ill., January
13, 1858.
Son of Peter Davison and Martha Maria (Whedon) Davison.
Physician;
medical
school professor; University
of Illinois trustee; elected 1904.
Methodist.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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George C. Dixon —
of Dixon, Lee
County, Ill.
Born in Dixon, Lee
County, Ill.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1924,
1936;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 35th District, 1929-31; mayor of
Dixon, Ill., 1931-34; resigned 1934; member of Illinois
state senate 35th District, 1935-43.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Norman G. Flagg (b. 1867) —
of Moro, Madison
County, Ill.
Born in Liberty Prairie, Madison
County, Ill., August 4,
1867.
Son of Willard
C. Flagg.
Republican. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 47th District, 1909-27; member of
Illinois
state senate 47th District, 1927-31, 1939-47.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Rotary; Farm
Bureau.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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James Guthrie Harbord (1866-1947) —
also known as James G. Harbord —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born near Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., March 21,
1866.
Son of George W. Harbord and Effie Critton (Gault) Harbord
(c.1840-1923).
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
general in the U.S. Army during World War I; president (1923-30), and
chairman (1930-47), Radio Corporation of America; director, Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad;
director, Bankers Trust Co.;
director, National Broadcasting
Co.; director, Radio-Keith-Orpheum, Inc. (RKO); director, New York
Life Insurance
Co.; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1924,
1932;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Union
League.
Died in Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y., August
20, 1947 (age 81 years, 152
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Reginald Carl Harmon (1900-1992) —
also known as Reginald C. Harmon —
of Urbana, Champaign
County, Ill.; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Illinois, February
5, 1900.
Son of Frank Harmon (1867-1936) and Mary (Persoon) Harmon
(1868-1945).
Lawyer;
mayor
of Urbana, Ill., 1929-33; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in
World War II; Major General and chief legal officer, U.S. Air Force.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners;
Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, as the result of an automobile
accident, October
19, 1992 (age 92 years, 257
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Carter Henry Harrison II (1860-1953) —
also known as Carter H. Harrison —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 23,
1860.
Son of Carter
Henry Harrison.
Democrat. Lawyer; real estate
business; newspaper
editor and publisher; mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1897-1905, 1911-15; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1916,
1920,
1932,
1936.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Society
of Colonial Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Died December
25, 1953 (age 93 years, 246
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Harry Hermann (1872-1964) —
of Laurium, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 9,
1872.
Republican. Plumber;
steamfitter;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-44, 1947-54 (Houghton County
1st District 1939-44, Houghton District 1947-54); defeated, 1936
(Houghton County 1st District), 1944 (Houghton District), 1954
(Houghton District).
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1964
(age about
92 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clifford Cady Ireland (1878-1930) —
also known as Clifford Ireland —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in Washburn, Woodford
County, Ill., February
14, 1878.
Son of Frank N. Ireland and Fidelia A. (Bangs) Ireland.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
general counsel, State Trust and Savings Bank;
president, Western Live Stock Insurance
Co.; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1917-23; member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1925; treasurer of
Illinois Republican Party, 1925.
Methodist.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died in 1930
(age about
52 years).
Interment at Linn-Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, Washburn, Ill.
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Albert Johnson (1869-1957) —
of Hoquiam, Grays
Harbor County, Wash.
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., March 5,
1869.
Son of Charles W. Johnson and Anna E. (Ogden) Johnson.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Washington, 1913-33 (2nd District 1913-15,
3rd District 1915-33); defeated, 1932.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in the American Lake veterans hospital,
Fort Lewis, Pierce
County, Wash., January
17, 1957 (age 87 years, 318
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, Hoquiam, Wash.
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William Milton Johnston (b. 1867) —
of Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.
Born in Milledgeville, Carroll
County, Ill., February
5, 1867.
Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1905-07; mayor
of Billings, Mont., 1917-19.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Otto Kerner (1884-1952) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; River Forest, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
22, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1920;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1927-31; Illinois
state attorney general, 1933-38; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1939.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died December
13, 1952 (age 68 years, 295
days).
Interment at Bohemian
National Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Edward E. Laughlin (b. 1887) —
of Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill.
Born in Putnam
County, Ill., July 27,
1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 12th District, 1935-37; member of
Illinois
state senate 12th District, 1937-41, 1943-53.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis E. Lewis (b. 1893) —
also known as Louie E. Lewis —
of Christopher, Franklin
County, Ill.
Born in Franklin
County, Ill., July 20,
1893.
Son of Adam Franklin Lewis and Louisiana Elizabeth (Galloway) Lewis.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 50th District, 1932-39; Speaker of
the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1937-39; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936;
Illinois
state treasurer, 1939-41; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1940.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Interment at Masonic
and Odd Fellows Cemetery, Benton, Ill.
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Relatives:
Married to Flora Agnes Overturf. |
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Andrew Custer Metzger (b. 1873) —
also known as Andrew C. Metzger —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
18, 1873.
Republican. Partner in Walsh & Metzger plumbing
and heating firm; member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1925, 1941; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1928;
delegate
to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum; Woodmen;
Royal
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles John Michal (b. 1884) —
also known as Charles J. Michal —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Krc, Bohemia (now Czech
Republic), October
19, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1916
(alternate), 1920,
1924
(alternate); delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 9th District, 1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1950.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Riggs Rathbone (1870-1928) —
also known as Henry R. Rathbone —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Kenilworth, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
12, 1870.
Son of Henry Reed Rathbone and Clara (Harris) Rathbone.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1916;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1923-28; defeated in
primary, 1918; died in office 1928.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 15,
1928 (age 58 years, 154
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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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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Leonard C. Reid (b. 1887) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich., May 6,
1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1928
(alternate), 1940,
1944;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1945.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edgar Backus Schermerhorn (1851-1923) —
also known as Edgar B. Schermerhorn —
of Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan.
Born in Channahon, Will
County, Ill., November
19, 1851.
Founder, city of Galena; organizer, Citizens Bank of
Galena; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1903-05; Chairman, Kansas Board
of Control, 1905-11.
Episcopalian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Schermerhorn Park (land he donated) is named for
him.
Died, of heart
failure, in Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan., February
1, 1923 (age 71 years, 74
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Joplin, Mo.
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Earle Benjamin Searcy (b. 1887) —
also known as Earle B. Searcy —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Palmyra, Macoupin
County, Ill., May 14,
1887.
Son of James
Buchanan Searcy.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
broker; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 45th District, 1921-23; member of
Illinois
state senate 45th District, 1923-45; clerk of the Illinois
supreme court; elected 1944.
Christian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Disabled
American Veterans.
One of the founding members of the American Legion.
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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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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Thomas Sterling (1851-1930) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.; Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.; Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak.
Born near Amanda, Fairfield
County, Ohio, February
20, 1851.
Son of Charles Sterling and Anna (Kessler) Sterling.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to
South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1889; member of South
Dakota state senate 30th District, 1889-90; dean,
college of law, University of South Dakota, 1901-11; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1913-25; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Dakota, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; American Bar
Association; American
Political Science Association.
Died in 1930
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Edward Thomas Taylor (1858-1941) —
also known as Edward T. Taylor —
of Glenwood Springs, Garfield
County, Colo.
Born in Metamora, Woodford
County, Ill., June 19,
1858.
Son of Henry R. Taylor and Anna (Evans) Taylor.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Colorado
state senate, 1896-1908; U.S.
Representative from Colorado, 1909-41 (at-large 1909-15, 4th
District 1915-41); died in office 1941.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died September
3, 1941 (age 83 years, 76
days).
Interment at Rosebud
Cemetery, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
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John Jacob Thomas (b. 1869) —
also known as John J. Thomas; J. J. Thomas —
of Seward, Seward
County, Neb.
Born in Hancock
County, Ill., January
1, 1869.
Son of John C. Thomas and Anna Catherine (Luft) Thomas.
Democrat. Lawyer; Seward
County Attorney, 1895-96; Seward
County Judge, 1898-1901; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nebraska, 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1924,
1928;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1924; Nebraska
Democratic state chair, 1932-34; chairman, Federal Reserve Bank
of Kansas City.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Henry Thompson (1882-1972) —
also known as Charles H. Thompson —
of Harrisburg, Saline
County, Ill.
Born near Mt. Vernon, Posey
County, Ind., December
11, 1882.
Son of Lewis Thompson and Emma (Monroe) Thompson.
Republican. Lawyer; Saline
County State's Attorney; member of Illinois
state senate 51st District, 1927-35, 1939-43; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1942-51; chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1945-46, 1949-50.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died, in Doctors Hospital,
Harrisburg, Saline
County, Ill., November
26, 1972 (age 89 years, 351
days).
Interment at Sunset
Hill Cemetery, Harrisburg, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Lewis Thompson and Emma (Monroe) Thompson; nephew of John
L. Thompson; married 1914 to Ethel
K. Knight (died 1967). |
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Herbert E. Winsor (1850-1920) —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Sterling Hill, Sterling, Windham
County, Conn., October
22, 1850.
Son of Horace W. Winsor and Sabra (Gallup) Winsor.
Lawyer;
circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1901-02; defeated, 1902.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
26, 1920 (age 70 years, 4
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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