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Harold LeClair Ickes (1874-1952) —
also known as Harold L. Ickes —
of Hubbard Woods, Cook
County, Ill.; Winnetka, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Frankstown, Blair
County, Pa., March 15,
1874.
Son of Jesse Boone Williams Ickes and Martha Ann (McCune) Ickes.
Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1920;
U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1933-46; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1936,
1940,
1944.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died February
3, 1952 (age 77 years, 325
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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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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Ebon Clarke Ingersoll (1831-1879) —
also known as Ebon C. Ingersoll; Clark
Ingersoll —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in Marshall, Oneida
County, N.Y., December
12, 1831.
Son of John Ingersoll (1792-1759) and Mary (Livingston) Ingersoll.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1857; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1864-71; defeated,
1862.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 31,
1879 (age 47 years, 170
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) —
also known as Robert G. Ingersoll; "The Great
Agnostic"; "American Infidel";
"Impious Pope Bob" —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in Dresden, Yates
County, N.Y., August
11, 1833.
Son of Rev. John Ingersoll (1792-1759) and Mary (Livingston)
Ingersoll (died 1835).
Lawyer; Democratic candidate for Illinois
state house of representatives 5th District, 1860; colonel in the
Union Army during the Civil War; charged
about 1864 with assault and
battery against the Peoria County Sheriff; tried;
the jury was deadlocked and could not reach a verdict; the case was
dismissed before a new trial could be held; Illinois
state attorney general, 1867-69; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1876;
made the nominating speech which dubbed James
G. Blaine as "The Plumed Knight".
Agnostic.
Died in Dobbs Ferry, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 21,
1899 (age 65 years, 344
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; statue at Glen
Oak Park, Peoria, Ill.
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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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Ernest Eugene Jackman (b. 1884) —
also known as E. E. Jackman —
of Grant, Perkins
County, Neb.
Born in Lowpoint, Woodford
County, Ill., March 4,
1884.
Son of Ameal Jackman and Kate (Dunn) Jackman.
Republican. Lawyer; president, Farmers State Bank;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 88th District, 1927-31; candidate
in primary for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska, 1934, 1936; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, American
Bankers Association; Rotary; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred Jaques (b. 1857) —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Geneseo Township, Henry
County, Ill., February
9, 1857.
Son of William Cowpen Jaques and Elizabeth Anne (Beers) Jaques.
Democrat. Lawyer; municipal judge in Minnesota, 1887-89;
candidate for district judge in Minnesota 11th District, 1896;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 8th District, 1910; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1912
(speaker);
U.S.
Attorney for Minnesota, 1914-22; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1926.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Sherman Jennings (1863-1920) —
also known as W. S. Jennings —
of Brooksville, Hernando
County, Fla.
Born in Centralia, Marion
County, Ill., March 24,
1863.
Son of Josephus W. Jennings and Amanda Jennings.
Democrat. Lawyer; Hernando
County Judge, 1888; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1893-96; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1895; Presidential
Elector for Florida, 1896;
Governor
of Florida, 1901-05; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1904; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Florida, 1908.
Died February
28, 1920 (age 56 years, 341
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
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John Franklin Jewell (1874-1927) —
also known as John F. Jewell —
of Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill.
Born in Scales Mound, Jo Daviess
County, Ill., May 11,
1874.
Son of Edwin Jewell (1830-1879) and Ann (Reed) Jewell (1833-1904).
Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Martinique, 1902-06; SAINT Michaels, 1906-08; Melbourne, 1908-11; Vladivostok, 1911-14; Chefoo, 1916; Lourenco Marques, 1917; Batavia, 1919; Birmingham, 1922-27, died in office 1927.
Died in Birmingham, England,
October
23, 1927 (age 53 years, 165
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George E. Q. Johnson (b. 1874) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Harcourt, Webster
County, Iowa, July 11,
1874.
Son of John Johnson and Mathilda (Linderholm) Johnson.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1927-31; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1932-33.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum; Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hale Johnson (1847-1902) —
of Newton, Jasper
County, Ill.
Born in Montgomery
County, Ind., August
21, 1847.
Son of John B. Johnson.
Lawyer; mayor of Newton, Ill.; Prohibition candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1896.
Disciples
of Christ.
While attempting to collect a debt from a farmer, the debtor, Harry
Harris, shot and
killed
him, in Bogota, Jasper
County, Ill., November
4, 1902 (age 55 years, 75
days). Harris was arrested that day, but poisoned himself on the
way to jail.
Interment somewhere
in Newton, Ill.
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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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Timothy V. Johnson (b. 1946) —
of Urbana, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., July 23,
1946.
Son of Robert Johnson and Margaret (Evans) Johnson.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1976-2000; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 15th District, 2001-.
Assembly
of God.
Still living as of 2009.
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Alfred Hanby Jones (1850-1937) —
also known as Alfred H. Jones —
of Robinson, Crawford
County, Ill.
Born in Honey Creek Township, Crawford
County, Ill., July 4,
1850.
Son of John M. Jones.
Republican. Lawyer; Crawford
County State's Attorney, 1876-77; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1886-88; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1896,
1908,
1916.
Methodist.
Died in Robinson, Crawford
County, Ill., 1937
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Robinson
New Cemetery, Robinson, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of John M. Jones; married 1872 to Ella M.
Thompson (died 1874); married 1878 to
Catherine A. Beals. |
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Norman L. Jones (1870-1940) —
of Carrollton, Greene
County, Ill.
Born in Patterson, Greene
County, Ill., September
19, 1870.
Son of John Jones and Minerva (Patterson) Jones.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1893-97; Greene
County State's Attorney; circuit judge in Illinois 7th Circuit,
1914-21, 1925; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1921-31; candidate
for Governor of
Illinois, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1928,
1936;
justice
of Illinois state supreme court, 1931-40; died in office 1940.
Died in 1940
(age about
69 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Fouts Jones (b. 1898) —
also known as Paul F. Jones —
of Danville, Vermilion
County, Ill.
Born in Danville, Vermilion
County, Ill., November
6, 1898.
Son of Oliver Morton Jones and Emma (Fouts) Jones.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, 1931-35.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wesley Livsey Jones (1863-1932) —
also known as Wesley L. Jones —
of North Yakima, Yakima
County, Wash.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born near Bethany, Moultrie
County, Ill., October
9, 1863.
Son of Wesley Jones and Phoebe (McKay) Jones.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Washington at-large, 1899-1909; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1909-32; died in office 1932.
Died, of heart and
kidney
trouble, in Seattle, King
County, Wash., November
19, 1932 (age 69 years, 41
days).
Cremated.
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Merritt L. Joslyn (1825-1904) —
of Woodstock, McHenry
County, Ill.
Born in Livingston
County, N.Y., September
10, 1825.
Lawyer; village
president of Woodstock, Illinois, 1855-57, 1866-67; Presidential
Elector for Illinois, 1856;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1864-66; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1868;
member of Illinois
state senate, 1876-80; mayor
of Woodstock, Ill., 1881-82.
Died in Woodstock, McHenry
County, Ill., October
13, 1904 (age 79 years, 33
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Woodstock, 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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Noble Brandon Judah (1884-1938) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 23,
1884.
Son of Noble
Brandon Judah (1856?-?) and Kate (Hutchinson) Judah.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1911-12; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; U.S. Ambassador to Cuba, 1927-29.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died in 1938
(age about
54 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, May 12,
1917, to Dorothy Patterson (divorced 1933). |
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Malcolm S. Kamin (b. 1939) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
23, 1939.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 12th District,
1969-70.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; B'nai
B'rith; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 1970.
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Elias Kent Kane (1794-1835) —
also known as Elias K. Kane —
of Kaskaskia, Randolph
County, Ill.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 7,
1794.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention Randolph County,
1818; secretary of
state of Illinois, 1818-22; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1824; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1825-35; died in office 1835.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
12, 1835 (age 41 years, 188
days).
Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Chester, Ill.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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James Winfield Karber (b. 1914) —
also known as James W. Karber —
of Ridgway, Gallatin
County, Ill.
Born in Elizabethtown, Hardin
County, Ill., July 8,
1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; Gallatin
County State's Attorney, 1936-40; member of Illinois
Democratic State Central Committee, 1941-44; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1946-48; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1964.
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Charles Adam Karch (1875-1932) —
also known as Charles A. Karch —
of East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill.; Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in Englemann Township, St. Clair
County, Ill., March 17,
1875.
Son of Charles Karch and Mary (Heberer) Karch.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1905-06, 1911-12; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, 1914; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 22nd District, 1931-32; defeated,
1908 (22nd District), 1926 (at-large); died in office 1932; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1932.
Died November
6, 1932 (age 57 years, 234
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Belleville, Ill.
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Harold A. Katz —
of Glencoe, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1972.
Still living as of 2004.
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Wendell Palmer Kay (b. 1913) —
also known as Wendell P. Kay —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Illinois, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 3rd District, 1951-56; Speaker
of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1955-56; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1956;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 1960;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 1970.
Methodist.
Presumed
deceased.
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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Charles Cyrus Kearns (1869-1931) —
also known as Charles C. Kearns —
of Batavia, Clermont
County, Ohio; Amelia, Clermont
County, Ohio.
Born in Tonica, La Salle
County, Ill., February
11, 1869.
Son of Barton Kearns and Amanda (Salisbury) Kearns.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1915-31.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died December
17, 1931 (age 62 years, 309
days).
Interment at Clarence
E. Combs Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Amelia, Ohio.
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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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Russell Watson Keeney (1897-1958) —
also known as Russell W. Keeney —
of Wheaton, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in Pittsfield, Pike
County, Ill., December
29, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; law associate of U.S. Rep. Chauncey
W. Reed; county judge in Illinois, 1940-50; circuit judge in
Illinois, 1953-56; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1957-58; died in
office 1958.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; American Bar
Association.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
11, 1958 (age 60 years, 13
days).
Interment at Naperville
Protestant Cemetery, Naperville, Ill.
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Kent Ellsworth Keller (1867-1954) —
also known as Kent E. Keller —
of Ava, Jackson
County, Ill.
Born near Campbell Hill, Jackson
County, Ill., June 4,
1867.
Son of Philip Jacob Keller and Harriet Elizabeth (Bradley) Keller.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; mining
business; member of Illinois
state senate 44th District, 1913-17; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1916,
1952;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 25th District, 1931-41; defeated,
1940 (25th District), 1942 (25th District), 1944 (25th District),
1948 (26th District), 1950 (26th District).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died September
3, 1954 (age 87 years, 91
days).
Interment at Ava
Evergreen Cemetery, Ava, Ill.
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James W. Kelley (b. 1876) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Seneca, La Salle
County, Ill., 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1924.
Member, Rotary; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1907
to Eselyn Brown. |
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William Kellogg (1814-1872) —
of Canton, Fulton
County, Ill.; Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in Kelloggsville, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, July 8,
1814.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1849-50; circuit judge in
Illinois, 1850-55; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1857-63; justice of
Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1865-67; chief
justice of Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1865-67.
Died December
20, 1872 (age 58 years, 165
days).
Interment at Springdale
Cemetery, Peoria, Ill.
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William Pitt Kellogg (1830-1918) —
also known as William P. Kellogg —
of Canton, Fulton
County, Ill.; New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Orwell, Addison
County, Vt., December
8, 1830.
Son of Rev. Sherman K. Kellogg.
Republican. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1860;
justice
of Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1861-65; chief
justice of Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1861-65; colonel
in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1865-68; delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana,
1868,
1888,
1896;
U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1868-72, 1877-83; Governor of
Louisiana, 1873-77; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1883-85.
Member, Loyal
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
10, 1918 (age 87 years, 245
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Harry Eugene Kelly (b. 1870) —
also known as Harry E. Kelly —
of Litchfield, Montgomery
County, Ill.; Sullivan, Moultrie
County, Ill.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, December
27, 1870.
Son of Michael Joseph Kelly and Margery A. (Lytle) Kelly.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; school
principal; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1906-08; U.S.
Attorney for Colorado, 1912-14.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Joseph Kelly and Margery A. (Lytle) Kelly; married 1893 to Jessie
L. Speer (died 1899); married 1903 to Edna
(McElravy) Smalley. |
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Harry Francis Kelly (1895-1971) —
also known as Harry F. Kelly; Henry Francis
Kelly —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Gaylord, Otsego
County, Mich.
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., April 19,
1895.
Son of Henry Michael Kelly (1865-1946) and Mollie (Morrissey) Kelly
(1869-1950).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lost part
of his left leg in France; lawyer; La
Salle County State's Attorney, 1919-23; secretary of
state of Michigan, 1939-42; Governor of
Michigan, 1943-46; defeated, 1950; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1954-70.
Died February
8, 1971 (age 75 years, 295
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
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Roger Kent (1906-1980) —
of Kentfield, Marin
County, Calif.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 8,
1906.
Son of William
Kent and Elizabeth (Thacher) Kent (1868-1932).
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 1st District, 1948, 1950
(Democratic); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1956,
1960,
1964;
California
Democratic state chair, 1958; co-chair, Lyndon
Johnson for President campaign, 1964.
Died May 16,
1980 (age 73 years, 343
days).
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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Otto Kerner, Jr. (1908-1976) —
of Glenview, Cook
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
15, 1908.
Son of Rose Barbara (Chmelik) Kerner and Otto
Kerner.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
II; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1947-54; county
judge in Illinois, 1954-60; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1960,
1964;
Governor
of Illinois, 1961-68; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1968-74; resigned 1974.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Odd
Fellows; Royal
Arcanum; Military
Order of the World Wars; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi.
While serving as Governor, he and another official made a gain of
over $300,000 in a stock deal which prosecutors later characterized
as bribery.
Convicted
in 1973 on 17 counts of bribery,
conspiracy, perjury,
and related charges; sentenced
to three years in federal prison
and fined
$50,000.
Died of cancer, May 9,
1976 (age 67 years, 268
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Lawrence Kestenbaum (b. 1955) —
also known as Larry Kestenbaum —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
13, 1955.
Son of Justin Louis Kestenbaum (1925-1995) and Maryhelen (Dietrich)
Kestenbaum (1928-1985).
Democrat. Lawyer; Ingham
County Commissioner 8th District, 1983-88; candidate in primary
for Michigan
state house of representatives 52nd District, 1998; Washtenaw
County Commissioner 4th District, 2000-02; Washtenaw
County Clerk and Register of Deeds, 2005-.
Jewish.
Hungarian,
German,
Polish,
and Norwegian
ancestry. Member, National
Trust for Historic Preservation; American Civil
Liberties Union; Grange; Sierra
Club; NAACP.
Creator of The Political Graveyard web site.
Still living as of 2010.
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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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Jean Ledwith King (b. 1924) —
also known as Jean Ledwith —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 16,
1924.
Daughter of William Medkirk Ledwith and Nettie May (Herrington)
Ledwith.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1967-69, 1977-79; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984
(member, Credentials
Committee), 2004
(alternate).
Female.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Civil
Liberties Union; Phi
Kappa Phi; National
Organization for Women.
Still living as of 2008.
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Relatives:
Married 1943
to John Culver King. |
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William E. King (born c.1891) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Oak Ridge, Morehouse
Parish, La., about 1891.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1925-27, 1929-33; member of Illinois
state senate 3rd District, 1935-39; defeated, 1938; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1940,
1944,
1956;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1940, 1942, 1944,
1946, 1948.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; Freemasons;
Foresters.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Callahan Kinsler (1869-1946) —
also known as James C. Kinsler —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., March 17,
1869.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Nebraska, 1921-30.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., April 27,
1946 (age 77 years, 41
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Mark Steven Kirk (b. 1959) —
also known as Mark Kirk —
of Wilmette, Cook
County, Ill.; Highland Park, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., September
11, 1959.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 2001-10; resigned
2010; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 2010-.
Still living as of 2012.
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Ray I. Klingbiel (b. 1901) —
of East Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill.; Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill.
Born in Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill., March 2,
1901.
Lawyer; mayor
of East Moline, Ill., 1939-45; circuit judge in Illinois,
1945-53; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1953-69 (4th District 1953-63, 3rd
District 1964-69); chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1956-57.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas E. Kluczynski (b. 1903) —
of Wilmette, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
29, 1903.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Illinois, 1950-63; Judge, Illinois
Appellate Court, 1963-66; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1966-76, 1978-80.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Philip M. Klutznick (1907-1999) —
of Park Forest, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., July 9,
1907.
Lawyer; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1980-81.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; B'nai
B'rith.
Died August
14, 1999 (age 92 years, 36
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward C. Knotts (b. 1863) —
of Girard, Macoupin
County, Ill.; Carlinville, Macoupin
County, Ill.
Born near Chatham, Sangamon
County, Ill., March 24,
1863.
Son of Abner Knotts and Mary J. (Peddicord) Knotts.
Democrat. Lawyer; Macoupin
County State's Attorney, 1892-96; mayor of Girard, Ill., 1893-95;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1912;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Illinois, 1914-22.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Christian Cecil Kohlsaat (b. 1844) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Edwards
County, Ill., January
8, 1844.
Son of Reimer Kohlsaat and Sarah (Hall) Kohlsaat.
Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; probate judge in Illinois, 1890-99; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1899-1905;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1905.
Member, Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1871
to Frances S. Smith. |
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Marshall Korshak (1910-1996) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
6, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state senate 5th District, 1951-63; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1964.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Urban
League.
Died, in a hospital
at Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
19, 1996 (age 85 years, 347
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Brother of Sidney Korshak (famed "mob lawyer"). |
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Kenneth Bentley Kramer (b. 1942) —
also known as Kenneth B. Kramer; Ken
Kramer —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
19, 1942.
Son of Albert Aaron Kramer and Ruth (Pokrass) Kramer.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1973-78; member of Colorado
Republican State Central Committee, 1973-82; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 5th District, 1979-87; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1986.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 1998.
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