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Albert Robert Imle (b. 1913) —
also known as Albert R. Imle —
of Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill.
Born in Marshall, Clark
County, Ill., December
25, 1913.
Son of Christopher Carl Imle and Alta Mae (Finkbinder) Imle.
Democrat. FBI special agent; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 23rd District, 1954, 1956; chair of
Montgomery County Democratic Party, 1956-60; member of Illinois
Democratic State Committee, 1962-67; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1964.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Emmet Lee (1912-1993) —
also known as Robert E. Lee —
of Illinois; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 31,
1912.
Son of Patrick J. Lee and Delia (Ryan) Lee.
Republican. FBI special agent; member, Federal Communications
Commission, 1953-81; chair, Federal Communications
Commission, 1981.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of liver
cancer, in a hospital
at Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., April 5,
1993 (age 81 years, 5
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1936
to Wilma Rector. |
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Thomas G. Lyons (b. 1931) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1931.
Democrat. Police officer; lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate, 1965-67, 1971-73 (10th District 1965-67, 15th
District 1971-73); delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 15th District,
1969-70; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1980
(alternate), 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
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James Henry McCoy (b. 1855) —
also known as James H. McCoy —
of Britton, Marshall
County, S.Dak.; Webster, Day
County, S.Dak.; Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.; Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born in Oakley, Macon
County, Ill., July 14,
1855.
Republican. Lawyer;
Secret Service agent; Marshall
County Auditor, 1887-88; county judge in South Dakota, 1889-93;
circuit judge in South Dakota, 1902-09; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 5th District, 1909-21.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Modern
Woodmen of America; Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank J. Migas (b. 1888) —
of East Chicago, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
28, 1888.
Democrat. Owner, Sweet Corn Candy Co.,
1921-31; vice-president, American State Bank of
Gary; deputy sheriff; mayor
of East Chicago, Ind., 1939-51; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1940,
1948.
Catholic.
Member, Moose; Polish
National Alliance.
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Calumet City, Ill.
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John L. Montgomery (b. 1885) —
of Red Bank, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Hersman, Brown
County, Ill., May 6,
1885.
Probation officer; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Monmouth
County, 1947.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Gladys Hardy. |
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Arthur Schultz —
of Joliet, Will
County, Ill.
Born in Joliet, Will
County, Ill.
Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; police
officer; mayor of
Joliet, Ill., 1991-.
Member, Moose; Fraternal
Order of Police; American
Legion.
Still living as of 2007.
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H. Allen Smith (1909-1998) —
of Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Dixon, Lee
County, Ill., October
8, 1909.
Republican. FBI agent; member of California
state assembly, 1949-56; Presidential Elector for California, 1956;
U.S.
Representative from California 20th District, 1957-73; delegate
to Republican National Convention from California, 1960,
1972.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 4,
1998 (age 88 years, 239
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Harvey C. Whetzel —
of East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Illinois.
Democrat. Mayor
of East Grand Rapids, Mich., 1932-33; defeated, 1933; U.S.
internal revenue agent; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1948; candidate for Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1949.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Wilson (1849-1918) —
of Henry
County, Ill.; Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb.
Born in Allegheny
County, Pa., February
21, 1849.
Son of Samuel Wilson and Mary (Owens) Wilson.
Republican. Deputy sheriff; livery
business; Buffalo
County Sheriff, 1889-92; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1893.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of stomach
cancer, in Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb., January
13, 1918 (age 68 years, 326
days).
Interment at Kearney
Cemetery, Kearney, Neb.
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