PoliticalGraveyard.com
The Political Graveyard: A Database of American History
Lawyer Politicians in Illinois, S


  Adolph Joachim Sabath (1866-1952) — also known as Adolph J. Sabath; A. J. Sabath — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Bohemia (now part of Czech Republic), April 4, 1866. Son of Joachim Sabath and Barbara (Eissenschimmel) Sabath. Democrat. Lawyer; municipal judge in Illinois, 1895-97; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1904, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932 (alternate), 1936, 1940, 1944; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1907-52 (5th District 1907-49, 7th District 1949-52); died in office 1952. Jewish. Bohemian ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen; Royal League. Died in the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., November 6, 1952 (age 86 years, 216 days). Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
  Relatives: Married, December 31, 1917, to Mae Ruth Fuerst.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Walter Clifford Sadler (1891-1959) — also known as Walter C. Sadler — of Seattle, King County, Wash.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Elgin, Kane County, Ill., February 15, 1891. Son of Walter Lincoln Sadler and Eleanore Elizabeth (Walter) Sadler. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; civil engineer; worked on railroad and hydroelectric projects; lawyer; university professor; mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1937-41; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II. Methodist. Member, American Society of Civil Engineers; American Academy of Political and Social Science; Sigma Pi; Tau Beta Pi. Died in Los Angeles County, Calif., October 14, 1959 (age 68 years, 241 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 21, 1917, to Hariette P. Jamieson.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Leslie Earnest Salter (1895-1964) — also known as Leslie E. Salter — of Flossmoor, Cook County, Ill. Born in Alva, Woods County, Okla., May 10, 1895. Son of Lewis Allison Salter (1858-1916) and Susannah Madora (Kinsey) Salter (1860-1961). Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Oklahoma state house of representatives, 1920-24; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1948; circuit judge in Illinois, 1953-64. Baptist. Member, Acacia; American Legion; Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Alpha Delta; Alpha Kappa Psi. Died in Flossmoor, Cook County, Ill., February 20, 1964 (age 68 years, 286 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Grandson of Melville Judson Salter; son of Lewis Allison Salter (1858-1916) and Susannah Madora (Kinsey) Salter (1860-1961); married, March 7, 1925, to Maud Carroll.
  Robert Nute Sawyer (b. 1911) — also known as Robert N. Sawyer — of Monroe, Monroe County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 3, 1911. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1939-42; defeated in primary, 1946; Monroe County Prosecuting Attorney, 1949-54. Member, Freemasons; Jaycees. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 22, 1937, to Frances Drake.
  Walter V. Schaefer (1904-1986) — of Lake Bluff, Lake County, Ill. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., December 10, 1904. Lawyer; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1951-76 (7th District 1951-63, 1st District 1964-76); appointed 1951. Member, American Bar Association; American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Died June 15, 1986 (age 81 years, 187 days). Burial location unknown.
  Steven Harvey Schiff (1947-1998) — also known as Steven Schiff — of New Mexico. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 18, 1947. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New Mexico 1st District, 1989-98; died in office 1998. Died, of squamous-cell skin cancer, in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M., March 25, 1998 (age 51 years, 7 days). Interment at Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier
  Lillian E. Schlagenhauf (b. 1899) — of Quincy, Adams County, Ill. Born in Quincy, Adams County, Ill., December 19, 1899. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1948. Female. Methodist. Member, Order of the Eastern Star; American Association of University Women; Kappa Beta Pi. Burial location unknown.
  Werner William Schroeder (b. 1892) — also known as Werner W. Schroeder — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Ill., December 20, 1892. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1932, 1944, 1956; member of Republican National Committee from Illinois, 1940-43. Lutheran. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Burial location unknown.
  Fred P. Schuman (b. 1909) — of Granite City, Madison County, Ill. Born in Indiana Harbor, Lake County, Ind., August 9, 1909. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1948, 1956. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Mark William Schwiebert (b. 1950) — also known as Mark W. Schwiebert — of Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill. Born in Moline, Rock Island County, Ill., August 2, 1950. Son of Lloyd A. Schwiebert and Olive E. Schwiebert. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Rock Island, Ill., 1989-. Still living as of 2007.
  Relatives: Married 1987 to Deborah Louise Johnson.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Douglas P. Scott (b. 1960) — also known as Doug Scott — of Rockford, Winnebago County, Ill. Born in Rockford, Winnebago County, Ill., 1960. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives 67th District, 1995-2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2000, 2004; mayor of Rockford, Ill., 2001-05; defeated, 2005; director, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, 2005-. Member, League of Women Voters. Still living as of 2005.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Guy C. Scott (d. 1909) — of Illinois. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1892; law partner of George A. Cooke, 1896-1900; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1903-09; died in office 1909. Died in 1909. Interment at Aledo Cemetery, Aledo, Ill.
  Owen Scott (1848-1928) — of Effingham, Effingham County, Ill.; Bloomington, McLean County, Ill.; Decatur, Macon County, Ill. Born in Jackson Township, Effingham County, Ill., July 6, 1848. Democrat. School teacher; superintendent of schools; lawyer; newspaper publisher; mayor of Effingham, Ill., 1882; U.S. Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1891-93; insurance business. Member, Freemasons. Died in Decatur, Macon County, Ill., December 21, 1928 (age 80 years, 168 days). Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Effingham, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Thomas Jefferson Selby (1840-1917) — also known as Thomas J. Selby — of Jerseyville, Jersey County, Ill.; Hardin, Calhoun County, Ill. Born in Delaware County, Ohio, December 4, 1840. Democrat. Jersey County Sheriff, 1864-66; newspaper publisher; Jersey County Clerk, 1869-77; lawyer; Calhoun County State's Attorney, 1888-90; U.S. Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1901-03. Died in Hardin, Calhoun County, Ill., March 10, 1917 (age 76 years, 96 days). Interment at Hardin Cemetery, Hardin, Ill.
  Presumably named for: Thomas Jefferson
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Frank James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (b. 1943) — also known as F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. — of Shorewood, Milwaukee County, Wis.; Menomonee Falls, Waukesha County, Wis. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 14, 1943. Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1969-75; member of Wisconsin state senate, 1975-79; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, 1979-2004 (9th District 1979-2003, 5th District 2003-04); delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 2004. Episcopalian. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier
  Charles X. Seward (b. 1856) — of Watertown, Codington County, S.Dak. Born in Marengo, McHenry County, Ill., January 11, 1856. Lawyer; mayor of Watertown, S.Dak.; member of South Dakota state house of representatives, 1891-92, 1901-02 (31st District 1891-92, 28th District 1901-02); Speaker of the South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1891-92; member of South Dakota state senate 28th District, 1909-10; circuit judge in South Dakota 3rd Circuit, 1911. Burial location unknown.
  William Sharon (1821-1885) — of Carrollton, Greene County, Ill.; Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif.; Virginia City, Storey County, Nev. Born in Smithfield, Jefferson County, Ohio, January 9, 1821. Republican. Lawyer; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; banker; mining business; real estate business; U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1875-81. Died in San Francisco, Calif., November 13, 1885 (age 64 years, 308 days). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Father of Clara Adelaide Sharon (who married Francis Griffith Newlands).
  Cross-reference: Francis G. Newlands — David S. Terry
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Aaron Shaw (1811-1887) — of Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Ill. Born near Goshen, Orange County, N.Y., December 19, 1811. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1850, 1860; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1857-59, 1883-85 (7th District 1857-59, 16th District 1883-85); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1860; circuit judge in Illinois, 1863-69. Died in Olney, Richland County, Ill., January 7, 1887 (age 75 years, 19 days). Interment at Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Elwyn R. Shaw (b. 1888) — of Freeport, Stephenson County, Ill. Born in Lyndon, Whiteside County, Ill., October 19, 1888. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1932; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1933-42; chief justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1938-39. Burial location unknown.
  Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr. (1915-2011) — also known as R. Sargent Shriver, Jr.; "Sarge" — Born in Westminster, Carroll County, Md., November 9, 1915. Son of Robert Sargent Shriver (1880-1942) and Hilda (Shriver) Shriver (1883-1977). Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1968-70; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1972; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1976. Catholic. German ancestry. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Organized and directed the Peace Corps. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994. Sargent Shriver Elementary School, in Silver Spring, Md., is named for him. Died, from Alzheimer's disease, in Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., January 18, 2011 (age 95 years, 70 days). Interment at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Centerville, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Sargent Shriver (1880-1942) and Hilda (Shriver) Shriver (1883-1977); married, May 23, 1953, to Eunice Mary Kennedy (1921-2009; daughter of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr.; sister of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Robert Francis Kennedy, Jean Kennedy Smith and Edward Moore Kennedy; aunt of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend); father of Maria Owings Shriver (who married Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger) and Mark Kennedy Shriver. See Kennedy family of Massachusetts and New York.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about R. Sargent Shriver: Scott Stossel, Sarge: The Life and Times of Sargent Shriver
  L. C. Sieberns — of Gridley, McLean County, Ill. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois state senate 26th District, 1933-41; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1960. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Jeanne Hurley Simon (1922-2000) — also known as Jeanne C. Hurley — of Wilmette, Cook County, Ill.; Makanda, Jackson County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 10, 1922. Daughter of Ira W. Hurley. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1957-61. Female. Catholic. Died of complications from brain cancer, in Makanda, Jackson County, Ill., February 20, 2000 (age 77 years, 286 days). Interment at Rowan Cemetery, Makanda, Ill.
  Relatives: Married, April 21, 1960, to Paul Martin Simon.
  James Richard Slack (1818-1881) — also known as J. R. Slack — of Huntington, Huntington County, Ind. Born in Bucks County, Pa., September 28, 1818. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1854, 1880; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1856; member of Indiana state senate; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; circuit judge in Indiana, 1872-78. General Slack Park in Huntington, Ind. is named for him. Died, of a heart attack, in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., July 28, 1881 (age 62 years, 303 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Huntington, Ind.
  James Harvey Slater (1826-1899) — of Corvallis, Benton County, Ore. Born near Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill., December 28, 1826. Son of Jay Slater (1795-1860) and Lucretia (Carman) Slater (1806-1853). Democrat. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; lawyer; newspaper publisher; member of Oregon territorial House of Representatives, 1857-58; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1859; District Attorney 5th District, 1868; U.S. Representative from Oregon at-large, 1871-73; U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1879-85. Died in La Grande, Union County, Ore., January 28, 1899 (age 72 years, 31 days). Interment at Masonic Cemetery, La Grande, Ore.
  Relatives: Son of Jay Slater (1795-1860) and Lucretia (Carman) Slater (1806-1853); married, August 31, 1854, to Edna Elizabeth Gray (1835-1916); father of Woodson Taylor Slater.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Joseph Humphrey Sloss (1826-1911) — of Edwardsville, Madison County, Ill.; Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Ala. Born in Somerville, Morgan County, Ala., October 12, 1826. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1858-59; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor of Tuscumbia, Alabama; member of Alabama state legislature; U.S. Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1871-75. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., January 27, 1911 (age 84 years, 107 days). Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Ala.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John A. Smietanka (b. 1941) — of Stevensville, Berrien County, Mich.; Ada, Kent County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 28, 1941. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1977-81; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1981-94; candidate for Michigan state attorney general, 1994, 1998. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 1998.
  Elbert Sidney Smith (b. 1911) — of Decatur, Macon County, Ill. Born in Sangamon County, Ill., October 27, 1911. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois state senate, 1949-57; Illinois state auditor of public accounts, 1957-61; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1960; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 50th District, 1969-70. Episcopalian. Member, Kiwanis; Elks; Moose; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; American Bar Association; Farm Bureau. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Ralph Tyler Smith (1915-1972) — of Alton, Madison County, Ill. Born in Granite City, Madison County, Ill., October 6, 1915. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1955-69; Speaker of the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1967-69; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1968; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1969-70; defeated, 1970. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Freemasons; Shriners; Optimist Club. Died in Alton, Madison County, Ill., August 13, 1972 (age 56 years, 312 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Sunset Hill Cemetery, Edwardsville, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Ronald C. Smith (b. 1933) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Lombard, DuPage County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., 1933. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 13th District, 1969-70; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 2004. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 2004.
  William A. Smith (b. 1870) — of Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa. Born in Andalusia, Rock Island County, Ill., 1870. Republican. Lawyer; justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1943-58. Burial location unknown.
  William Rudolph Smith (1787-1868) — also known as William R. Smith — of Mineral Point, Iowa County, Wis. Born in Trappe, Montgomery County, Pa., August 31, 1787. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives; member of Pennsylvania state senate 17th District, 1822-24; delegate to Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1846; Wisconsin state attorney general, 1856-58. Died in Quincy, Adams County, Ill., August 22, 1868 (age 80 years, 357 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of John Montgomery Smith.
  Vincent K. Snowbarger (b. 1949) — also known as Vince Snowbarger — of Olathe, Johnson County, Kan. Born in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Ill., September 16, 1949. Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1985-96; U.S. Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1997-99; defeated, 1998. Still living as of 1999.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post
  Roy J. Solfisburg, Jr. — of Aurora, Kane County, Ill. Born in Aurora, Kane County, Ill. Lawyer; circuit judge in Illinois, 1956-57; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1957-60; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1960-69 (6th District 1960-63, 2nd District 1964-69); resigned 1969. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 1969.
  John W. Speakman (1900-1942) — of Danville, Vermilion County, Ill. Born in Vermilion County, Ill., March 5, 1900. Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives; elected 1936, 1938; member of Illinois state senate 22nd District; elected 1940. Member, Freemasons. Drowned when his boat capsized, June 7, 1942 (age 42 years, 94 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Ill.
  Arthur W. Sprague (b. 1902) — of La Grange, Cook County, Ill. Born in La Grange, Cook County, Ill., August 2, 1902. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois state house of representatives 7th District, 1951-57; member of Illinois state senate 2nd District, 1957-67. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Robert Arthur Sprecher (1917-1982) — also known as Robert Sprecher — Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 30, 1917. Lawyer; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1971-82; died in office 1982. Died May 15, 1982 (age 64 years, 350 days). Burial location unknown.
  Cross-reference: Elaine E. Bucklo
  See also federal judicial profile
  William Lee Springer (1909-1992) — also known as William L. Springer — of Champaign, Champaign County, Ill. Born in Sullivan, Sullivan County, Ind., April 12, 1909. Republican. Lawyer; Champaign County State's Attorney, 1940-42; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; county judge in Illinois, 1946-50; U.S. Representative from Illinois 22nd District, 1951-73. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons. Died in 1992 (age about 83 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1942 to Elsie Cora Mattis (1914-1997).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William McKendree Springer (1836-1903) — also known as William M. Springer — of Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill. Born in Sullivan County, Ind., May 30, 1836. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois Democratic State Committee, 1860-62; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1871-72; defeated, 1860; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1875-95 (12th District 1875-83, 13th District 1883-95); U.S. District Judge for Indian Territory, 1895-99. Died, of pneumonia, in Washington, D.C., December 4, 1903 (age 67 years, 188 days). Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Edmund John Stack (1874-1957) — also known as Edmund J. Stack — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 31, 1874. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1911-13; defeated, 1906. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 12, 1957 (age 83 years, 71 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Alexander Steel (1836-1879) — also known as W. A. Steel — of Joliet, Will County, Ill. Born in Blairsville, Indiana County, Pa., October 11, 1836. Son of Stewart Steel (1800-1861) and Myrtilla (Sterrett) Steel (1806-1876). Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; stone quarry proprietor; mayor of Joliet, Ill., 1869-71, 1872-73, 1875-76. Died, reportedly as the result of a horsedrawn sleigh accident, in Joliet, Will County, Ill., March 28, 1879 (age 42 years, 168 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Joliet, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Stewart Steel (1800-1861) and Myrtilla (Sterrett) Steel (1806-1876); married, January 16, 1862, to Frances Louise Sanger (1842-1880; daughter of Lorenzo P. Sanger).
  John Allen Sterling (1857-1918) — also known as John A. Sterling — of Bloomington, McLean County, Ill. Born in Le Roy, McLean County, Ill., February 1, 1857. Republican. Superintendent of schools; lawyer; McLean County State's Attorney, 1892-96; member of Illinois Republican State Central Committee, 1896-98; U.S. Representative from Illinois 17th District, 1903-13, 1915-18; died in office 1918. Died as the result of an automobile accident, near Pontiac, Livingston County, Ill., October 17, 1918 (age 61 years, 258 days). Interment at Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
  Relatives: Brother of Thomas Sterling.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Sterling and Anna (Kessler) Sterling; married to Anna Dunn (died 1881) and Emma R. Rowe-Thayer (died 1923); brother of John Allen Sterling.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Herbert Lyman Stern, Jr. (1915-2000) — also known as Herbert L. Stern, Jr. — of Highland Park, Lake County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 10, 1915. Son of Herbert L. Stern, Sr. and Lucille (Rosenberg) Stern. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1966; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1968; chair of Lake County Democratic Party, 1968-78. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion. Died February 21, 2000 (age 84 years, 317 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, May 13, 1962, to Grace Mary Dain.
  Charles L. Stevens (b. 1867) — of Warren, Marshall County, Minn. Born near Bunker Hill, Macoupin County, Ill., February 1, 1867. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1912; member of Minnesota state house of representatives 67th District, 1915-18. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  John Paul Stevens (b. 1920) — Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 20, 1920. Son of Ernest James Stevens and Elizabeth Maude (Street) Stevens. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1970-75; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1975-. Member, Psi Upsilon. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Son of Ernest James Stevens and Elizabeth Maude (Street) Stevens; married 1942 to Elizabeth Jane Sheeren (divorced 1979); married 1979 to Maryan Mulholland Simon.
  See also Wikipedia article — Judgepedia article — NNDB dossier
  Adlai Ewing Stevenson (1835-1914) — also known as Adlai E. Stevenson — of Metamora, Woodford County, Ill.; Bloomington, McLean County, Ill. Born in Christian County, Ky., October 23, 1835. Son of John Turner Stevenson (1808-1857) and Eliza Ann (Ewing) Stevenson (1809-1889). Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1864; U.S. Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1875-77, 1879-81; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1884, 1892; Vice President of the United States, 1893-97; defeated, 1900; candidate for Governor of Illinois, 1908. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Council on Foreign Relations; Phi Delta Theta. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 14, 1914 (age 78 years, 234 days). Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of John Turner Stevenson (1808-1857) and Eliza Ann (Ewing) Stevenson (1809-1889); married, December 20, 1866, to Letitia Green (1843-1913); cousin of James Stevenson Ewing and Sydenham Benoni Alexander; father of Lewis Green Stevenson; grandfather of Adlai Ewing Stevenson II; great-granduncle of McLean Stevenson (1927-1996; actor); great-grandfather of Adlai Ewing Stevenson III. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (1900-1965) — also known as Adlai E. Stevenson — of Libertyville, Lake County, Ill. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 5, 1900. Son of Lewis Green Stevenson and Helen Louise (Davi) Stevenson (1869-1935). Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1948 (member, Credentials Committee), 1952, 1956, 1960; Governor of Illinois, 1949-53; candidate for President of the United States, 1952, 1956; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1960; U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1961-65, died in office 1965. Unitarian. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Stricken with a heart attack, and died soon after, in St. George's Hospital, London, England, July 14, 1965 (age 65 years, 159 days). Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
  Relatives: Grandson of Adlai Ewing Stevenson; son of Lewis Green Stevenson and Helen Louise (Davi) Stevenson (1869-1935); married, December 1, 1928, to Ellen Borden; second cousin once removed of McLean Stevenson (1927-1996; actor); father of Adlai Ewing Stevenson III. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  Cross-reference: William McCormick Blair, Jr. — Daniel Walker — John Brademas — Marietta Tree — John Bartlow Martin
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Adlai Stevenson: Jeff Broadwater, Adlai Stevenson and American Politics : The Odyssey of a Cold War Liberal — Porter McKeever, Adlai Stevenson: His Life and Legacy
  Stephen Stockton (b. 1947) — also known as Steve Stockton — of Bloomington, McLean County, Ill. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 4, 1947. Lawyer; accountant; insurance executive; mayor of Bloomington, Ill., 2005-. Still living as of 2009.
  Clyde E. Stone (b. 1876) — of Peoria, Peoria County, Ill. Born near Mason City, Mason County, Ill., March 23, 1876. Lawyer; Peoria County Judge, 1910-15; circuit judge in Illinois 10th Circuit, 1915-18; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1918-48; chief justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1936-37. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Illinois Blue Book, 1919
  Joseph E. Streeter (1829-1863) — of Joliet, Will County, Ill. Born in Harford, Susquehanna County, Pa., August 3, 1829. Lawyer; mayor of Joliet, Ill., 1854-55; justice of Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1861-63; died in office 1863. Died February 20, 1863 (age 33 years, 201 days). Burial location unknown.
  John Todd Stuart (1807-1885) — also known as John T. Stuart — of Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill. Born near Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., November 10, 1807. Lawyer; law partner of Abraham Lincoln; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1833-37; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1839-43, 1863-65 (3rd District 1839-43, 8th District 1863-65). Died November 23, 1885 (age 78 years, 13 days). Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Harry C. Stuttle (b. 1879) — of Litchfield, Montgomery County, Ill. Born in Litchfield, Montgomery County, Ill., February 25, 1879. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois state senate; elected 1932, 1936. Member, Elks; Moose. Burial location unknown.

 

 


 
   
"Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard."
Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872
The Political Graveyard

The Political Graveyard is a web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries. Founded in 1996, it is the Internet's most comprehensive free source for American political biography, listing 234,420 politicians, living and dead.
 
  The coverage of the site includes (1) the President, Vice President, members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; and the chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifying municipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, for any of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellate judges; (4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet, diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys, collectors of customs and internal revenue, and members of major federal commissions; and (5) state and national political party officials, including delegates, alternate delegates, and other participants in national party nominating conventions.  
  The listings are incomplete; development of the database is a continually ongoing project.  
  Information on this page — and on all other pages of this site — is believed to be accurate, but is not guaranteed. Users are advised to check with other sources before relying on any information here.  
  The official URL for this page is: http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/lawyer.S.html.  
  Links to this or any other Political Graveyard page are welcome, but specific page addresses may sometimes change as the site develops.  
  If you are searching for a specific named individual, try the alphabetical index of politicians.  
  More information: FAQ; privacy policy; cemetery links.  
  If you find any error or omission in The Political Graveyard, or if you have information to share, please see the biographical checklist and submission guidelines.  
Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — The mailing address is The Political Graveyard, P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. — This site is hosted by HDL. — The Political Graveyard opened on July 1, 1996; the last full revision was done on May 12, 2012.
Copyright notice: Facts are not subject to copyright; see Feist v. Rural Telephone. Original material, programming, selection and arrangement are © 1996-2011 Lawrence Kestenbaum. This work is also licensed for free non-commercial re-use, with attribution, under a Creative Commons License.

Creative 
Commons License Follow polgraveyard on Twitter Click to join political-graveyard [Amazon.com]