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Thomas Fisher Railsback (b. 1932) —
also known as Tom Railsback —
of Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill.
Born in Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill., January
22, 1932.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1963-66; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1967-83; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1972.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Jaycees;
Elks.
Still living as of 1998.
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Anson Rainey (1848-1922) —
of Waxahachie, Ellis
County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in El Dorado, Union
County, Ark., March 1,
1848.
Son of Christopher Columbus Rainey (1824-1854) and Nancy Blake
(Baker) Rainey (1826-1898).
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Texas
state senate, 1881-82; district judge in Texas, 1885-93; Judge, Texas Court of
Appeals, 1893.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Hinsdale, DuPage
County, Ill., August 6,
1922 (age 74 years, 158
days).
Interment at Waxahachie
City Cemetery, Waxahachie, Tex.
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Henry Thomas Rainey (1860-1934) —
also known as Henry T. Rainey —
of Carrollton, Greene
County, Ill.
Born in Carrollton, Greene
County, Ill., August
20, 1860.
Son of John Rainey (1815-1887) and Catherine 'Kate' (Thomas) Rainey
(1838-1934).
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1903-21, 1923-34;
defeated, 1920; died in office 1934; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1933-34; died in office 1934; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920,
1924,
1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., August
19, 1934 (age 73 years, 364
days).
Interment at Carrollton
Cemetery, Carrollton, Ill.
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John William Rainey (1880-1923) —
also known as John W. Rainey —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
21, 1880.
Son of John J. Rainey and Catherine Rainey.
Democrat. Lawyer; Cook
County Circuit Court Clerk, 1912-16; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1918-23; died in
office 1923.
Catholic.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 4,
1923 (age 42 years, 134
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Evanston, Ill.
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John Edward Raker (1863-1926) —
also known as John E. Raker —
of Alturas, Modoc
County, Calif.
Born near Knoxville, Knox
County, Ill., February
22, 1863.
Son of Christian Raker and Mary E. (Rambo) Raker.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for California
state senate, 1898; superior court judge in California, 1905-10;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1908,
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); California
Democratic state chair, 1908-10; U.S.
Representative from California, 1911-26 (1st District 1911-13,
2nd District 1913-26); died in office 1926.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
22, 1926 (age 62 years, 334
days).
Interment at Susanville
Cemetery, Susanville, Calif.
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David M. Ralston (b. 1870) —
of Trinidad, Las Animas
County, Colo.
Born in Illinois, 1870.
Son of Gavan Ralston.
Lawyer; mayor
of Trinidad, Colo., 1937.
Scottish
ancestry.
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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Charles W. Raymond —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Indian Territory (now Okla.).
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Son of William M. Raymond (killed at Civil War Battle of Nashville)
and Mary Ellen (Myers) Raymond.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1900;
U.S.
District Judge for Indian Territory, 1901; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indian Territory, 1904.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Loyal
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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John C. Rayson (b. 1949) —
of Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Oak Park, Cook
County, Ill., March 29,
1949.
Son of Leland
H. Rayson and Barbara C. Rayson.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives 90th District, 1991-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2004,
2008.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2008.
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Leland H. Rayson (1921-2001) —
of Tinley Park, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Oak Park, Cook
County, Ill., August
23, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1960;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1965-77.
Methodist.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, of metastatic
melanoma, in Stuart, Martin
County, Fla., January
8, 2001 (age 79 years, 138
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel C. Reat (b. 1868) —
of Tuscola, Douglas
County, Ill.
Born in Tuscola, Douglas
County, Ill., June 14,
1868.
Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; U.S. Consul in Port Louis, 1908-09; Tamsui, 1909-11; Calgary, 1914, 1919-32; Rangoon, 1916; Guatemala City, 1917.
Burial
location unknown.
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Chauncey William Reed (1890-1956) —
also known as Chauncey W. Reed —
of West Chicago, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in West Chicago, DuPage
County, Ill., June 2,
1890.
Son of William Thomas Reed and Margaret (Campbell) Reed.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; DuPage
County State's Attorney, 1920-35; chair of
DuPage County Republican Party, 1926-34; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1935-56 (11th District 1935-49,
14th District 1949-56); died in office 1956.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association; Delta
Upsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; Elks.
Died in 1956
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Glen
Oak Cemetery, West Chicago, Ill.
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Manoah Bostic Reese (1839-1917) —
also known as Manoah B. Reese —
of Wahoo, Saunders
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Macoupin
County, Ill., September
5, 1839.
Son of Simon Reese and Mary Ann (Steidly) Reese.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; District
Attorney, 4th District, 1876-83; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1884-90, 1908-15; chief
justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1888-90.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Sedan, Chautauqua
County, Kan., 1917
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Osceola, Iowa.
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Frank Stewart Regan (b. 1862) —
also known as Frank S. Regan —
of Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Born in Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill., October
3, 1862.
Son of Marshall H. Regan and Adelaide Regan.
Lawyer; lecturer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1899-1900; Prohibition candidate
for Vice
President of the United States, 1932; Prohibition candidate for
Illinois
state attorney general, 1936.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank R. Reid (1879-1945) —
of Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., April 18,
1879.
Son of Thomas Reid and Mary (Whiteside) Reid.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1911-12; chair of
Kane County Republican Party, 1914-15; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 11th District, 1923-35; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1936,
1940.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen.
Died January
25, 1945 (age 65 years, 282
days).
Interment at Spring
Lake Cemetery, Aurora, Ill.
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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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John Richard Reilly (b. 1928) —
also known as John R. Reilly —
of Illinois; Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, June 24,
1928.
Son of William Raphael Reilly and Stella (Vogenthaler) Reilly.
Democrat. Lawyer; member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1964-67.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1967.
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Samuel Richolson (1841-1906) —
of Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill.
Born in La Salle
County, Ill., March 25,
1841.
Son of Lars Richolson (1806-1868) and Helen (Johnson) Richolson
(1812-1898).
Lawyer; mayor of
Ottawa, Ill., 1877-78, 1879-81.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., June 24,
1906 (age 65 years, 91
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Milton Riggs (1839-1933) —
also known as James M. Riggs —
of Winchester, Scott
County, Ill.
Born near Winchester, Scott
County, Ill., April 17,
1839.
Democrat. Scott
County Sheriff, 1864-66; lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1871-72; Scott
County State's Attorney, 1872-76; mayor of Winchester, Ill.,
1876-77; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1883-87; Scott
County Judge, 1922-30.
Died in Winchester, Scott
County, Ill., November
18, 1933 (age 94 years, 215
days).
Interment at Winchester
Cemetery, Winchester, Ill.
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Raymond Robins (1873-1954) —
of Nome, Nome census
area, Alaska; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; near Brooksville, Hernando
County, Fla.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., September
17, 1873.
Progressive. Coal miner;
lawyer; went to
the Klondike for the 1898 Gold Rush; pastor; social
worker; economist;
writer;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1914; commissioner of American Red Cross
mission to Russia, 1917.
Died September
26, 1954 (age 81 years, 9
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Carl A. Robinson (b. 1886) —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in La Grange, Cook
County, Ill., June 20,
1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1917-18.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gifford Simeon Robinson (b. 1843) —
also known as Gifford S. Robinson —
of Storm Lake, Buena Vista
County, Iowa; Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa.
Born in Tremont, Tazewell
County, Ill., May 28,
1843.
Son of Israel W. Robinson and Cornelia (Leonard) Robinson.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member
of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1876-78; member of Iowa state
senate, 1882-86; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1888-99.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Israel W. Robinson and Cornelia (Leonard) Robinson; married, April 10,
1872, to Janette E. Gorham (died 1893); married, June 27,
1910, to Clare Lunbeck. |
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Peter J. Rogde (b. 1864) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lee
County, Ill., February
4, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer; Minnehaha
County State's Attorney, 1895-96; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1903-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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James Richard Rood (b. 1906) —
also known as James R. Rood —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in La Rose, Marshall
County, Ill., March 31,
1906.
Son of Frank Rood and Elizabeth (Simpson) Rood.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Midland District, 1938; chair of
Midland County Republican Party, 1940-42, 1950; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1946-48; Midland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1953-60; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Midland County,
1961-62; circuit
judge in Michigan 42nd Circuit, 1967.
Presbyterian.
Member, Civitan;
Delta
Theta Phi; Elks; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Helen Margaret Collins. |
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Robert R. Rose, Jr. (1915-1997) —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., November
1, 1915.
Son of Robert
R. Rose and Eleanor B. Rose.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Wyoming, 1940;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1949-51; mayor of
Casper, Wyo., 1950-52; Assistant Secretary of the Interior,
1951-52; justice of
Wyoming state supreme court, 1975-80; chief
justice of Wyoming state supreme court, 1978-80.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1997
(age about
81 years).
Cremated.
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Relatives:
Married 1948
to Kathryn Lorraine Warner. |
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Martin E. Rudolph (b. 1853) —
of Canton, Lincoln
County, S.Dak.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
11, 1853.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; lawyer; Lincoln
County State's Attorney; member of South
Dakota state senate 5th District, 1903-04.
German
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1884
to Claudia Shedd. |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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John Nicholas William Rumple (1841-1903) —
also known as John N. W. Rumple —
of Marengo, Iowa
County, Iowa.
Born near Fostoria, Seneca
County, Ohio, March 4,
1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Iowa state
senate, 1873-78; mayor of Marengo, Iowa, 1885-86; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1900;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1901-03; died in office
1903.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
31, 1903 (age 61 years, 333
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Marengo, Iowa.
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Howard Hyde Russell (1855-1946) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Westerville, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn., October
21, 1855.
Son of Rev. Joseph A. Russell and Sarah (Parker) Russell.
Lawyer; Adams
County Superintendent of Schools, 1878-84; minister;
founder (1895) and national superintendent (1895-1903) of the
Anti-Saloon League; Dry candidate for delegate to
Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Congregationalist.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died June 30,
1946 (age 90 years, 252
days).
Interment at Otterbein
Cemetery, Westerville, Ohio.
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Howard C. Ryan (b. 1916) —
of Tonica, La Salle
County, Ill.
Born in Tonica, La Salle
County, Ill., June 17,
1916.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
county judge in Illinois, 1954-57; circuit judge in Illinois,
1957-68; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court 3rd District, 1968-70; justice of
Illinois state supreme court 3rd District, 1970-90.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Still living as of 1990.
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Charles E. Ryberg (b. 1870) —
of Nome, Nome census
area, Alaska; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 9,
1870.
Real
estate business; lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 32nd District, 1917-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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