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Elmer Lee Andersen (1909-2004) —
also known as Elmer L. Andersen —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 17,
1909.
Son of Arne Andersen and Jennie Olivia (Johnson) Andersen.
Republican. Glue
manufacturing business; dairy farmer; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1948,
1964;
member of Minnesota
state senate, 1949-59; Governor of
Minnesota, 1961-63; defeated, 1962.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Died, in a hospital
at St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., November
15, 2004 (age 95 years, 151
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Loren D. Anderson (1919-1982) —
of Waterford Township, Oakland
County, Mich.; Riverview, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill., November
21, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1967-74 (61st District 1967-72,
60th District 1973-74); defeated, 1974.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons;
Fraternal
Order of Police; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in April, 1982
(age 62
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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August Herman Andresen (1890-1958) —
also known as August H. Andresen —
of Red Wing, Goodhue
County, Minn.
Born in Newark, Kendall
County, Ill., October
11, 1890.
Son of Rev. Ole Andresen and Anna (Lunke) Andresen.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Goodhue County Republican Party, 1916-20; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1925-33, 1935-58 (3rd District
1925-33, 1st District 1935-58); defeated, 1932; died in office 1958.
Lutheran.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
14, 1958 (age 67 years, 95
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Red Wing, Minn.
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Edward Backlund (1893-1978) —
also known as Ed Backlund —
of Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., December
11, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; insurance
business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 13th District, 1953-56.
Lutheran. Member, Farmers
Union; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in November, 1978
(age 84
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Gladys Pear Lowrie. |
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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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Lawrence Brock (1906-1968) —
of Wakefield, Dixon
County, Neb.
Born near Columbus, Platte
County, Neb., August
16, 1906.
Son of John Brock and Mary (Moeller) Brock.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Nebraska, 1952,
1956;
Nebraska
Democratic state chair, 1954-56; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1959-61.
Lutheran.
Died in Zion, Lake
County, Ill., August
28, 1968 (age 62 years, 12
days).
Interment at Wakefield
Cemetery, Wakefield, Neb.
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William Busse (b. 1864) —
of Elk Grove, Cook
County, Ill.; Mt. Prospect, Cook
County, Ill.
Born January
27, 1864.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1908
(alternate), 1916,
1924
(alternate), 1932,
1940,
1944;
village
president of Mt. Prospect, Illinois, 1925.
Lutheran.
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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Adolph Olson Eberhart (1870-1944) —
also known as Adolph O. Eberhart; A. O.
Eberhart —
of Mankato, Blue Earth
County, Minn.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Värmland, Sweden,
June
23, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state senate, 1903-06; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1907-09; Governor of
Minnesota, 1909-15; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1916
(speaker);
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1916; real estate
broker.
Lutheran. Swedish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died December
6, 1944 (age 74 years, 166
days).
Interment somewhere
in Chicago, Ill.
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Carole Green (b. 1952) —
of Florida.
Born in Vandalia, Fayette
County, Ill., February
14, 1952.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 75th District, 1999-.
Female.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 1999.
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Nicolay Andrew Grevstad (1851-1940) —
also known as Nicolay A. Grevstad —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Norway,
June
2, 1851.
Son of Nels K. Grevstad and Birgitte (Schetlein) Grevstad.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; U.S. Minister to Paraguay, 1911-14; Uruguay, 1911-14.
Lutheran.
Died in 1940
(age about
89 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Gustav Holden Helgerson (1875-1965) —
also known as Gus H. Helgerson —
of Mt. Vernon, Davison
County, S.Dak.; Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak.
Born in Pontiac, Livingston
County, Ill., September
25, 1875.
Son of Barney Helgerson and Laura Marie (Larson) Helgerson.
Republican. Hardware
business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 13th District, 1909-12;
member of South
Dakota state senate 13th District, 1913-14; South
Dakota state treasurer, 1917-21; insurance
business.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., July, 1965
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Interment at Immanuel
Lutheran Cemetery, Blendon Township, Davison County, S.Dak.
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Relatives:
Married to Blanche Fern Hamilton. |
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Irma L. Igo (b. 1905) —
also known as Irma L. Heusler —
of Mt. Vernon, Jefferson
County, Ill.
Born in Mt. Olive, Macoupin
County, Ill., August
22, 1905.
Daughter of Bruno Fred Heusler and Margaret (Falke) Heusler.
Democrat. Owner and manager, Igo Tire
Sales and Service; chair of
Jefferson County Democratic Party, 1948-54; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1956
(alternate), 1964.
Female.
Lutheran.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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William John Janklow (b. 1939) —
also known as William J. Janklow; Bill
Janklow —
of South Dakota.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
13, 1939.
Republican. South
Dakota state attorney general, 1975-79; Governor of
South Dakota, 1979-87, 1995-2002; Presidential Elector for South
Dakota, 1996,
2000;
U.S.
Representative from South Dakota at-large, 2003-04; resigned 2004.
Lutheran.
Involved in a traffic accident in 2003 when he ran a stop
sign and hit a motorcyclist; convicted
of second-degree
manslaughter; sentenced
to 100 days in jail and
three years probation.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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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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John Linebaugh Knuppel (1923-1986) —
also known as John L. Knuppel —
of Petersburg, Menard
County, Ill.
Born in Easton, Mason
County, Ill., August
15, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Illinois state constitutional convention, 1969-70; member of Illinois
state senate, 1971-81 (42nd District 1971-73, 48th District
1973-81); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1980.
Lutheran. German
ancestry. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Jailed
for contempt
of court for refusing to
wear a tie.
Died, of heart
disease, in a hospital
at Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., November
15, 1986 (age 63 years, 92
days).
Interment somewhere
in Havana, Ill.
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Christian Krueger (b. 1836) —
of Blue Island, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Prussia,
April
24, 1836.
Carpenter;
contractor;
village
president of Blue Island, Illinois, 1880-83.
Lutheran. German
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Catharine Koch. |
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William G. Legner (b. 1858) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Neustadt, Prussia (now Wejherowo, Poland),
August
15, 1858.
Son of William G. Legner and Flora (Noetzel) Legner.
Brewer;
Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1892;
delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Illinois, 1896;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1904,
1924
(alternate).
Lutheran. Member, Royal
Arcanum.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward J. Lorenz (b. 1894) —
of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 20,
1894.
Son of Dave Lorenz.
Republican. Hardware
merchant; mayor
of Muskegon Heights, Mich., 1933-37.
Lutheran. Member, Elks; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1914
to Cora F. Lorengel. |
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Oscar Gottfried Mayer (b. 1888) —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 10,
1888.
University
of Illinois trustee, 1935-41.
Lutheran. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Nelson (b. 1865) —
of Kansas; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Andover, Henry
County, Ill., December
14, 1865.
Son of Charles M. Nelson and Caroline Nelson.
Republican. Kansas
superintendent of public instruction, 1899-1903; president,
Minnesota College, from 1907; candidate in primary for Governor of
Minnesota, 1920.
Lutheran.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gene A. Saari (1909-1990) —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Chisholm, St. Louis
County, Minn., June 21,
1909.
Democrat. Labor leader;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1944, 1946; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1948; Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1968.
Lutheran. Finnish
ancestry.
Died in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., April 7,
1990 (age 80 years, 290
days).
Interment at Sugar
Island Cemetery, Sugar Island, Mich.
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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.
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John M. Shimkus (b. 1958) —
of Collinsville, Madison
County, Ill.
Born in Collinsville, Madison
County, Ill., February
21, 1958.
Republican. Madison
County Treasurer, 1990-96; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1997-2006 (20th District 1997-2003,
19th District 2003-06); defeated, 1992; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 2008.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2009.
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Paul Martin Simon (1928-2003) —
also known as Paul Simon —
of Makanda, Jackson
County, Ill.
Born in Eugene, Lane
County, Ore., November
29, 1928.
Democrat. University
professor; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1955-63; member of Illinois
state senate, 1963-69; Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1969-73; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1972
(alternate), 1996;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1975-85 (24th District 1975-83,
22nd District 1983-85); U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1985-97; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1988,
1992.
Lutheran.
Died, following heart
surgery, in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., December
9, 2003 (age 75 years, 10
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Jackson County, Ill.
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Donald Kenneth Sundquist (b. 1936) —
also known as Donald K. Sundquist; Don
Sundquist —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill., March 15,
1936.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1976,
1980;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1983-95; Governor of
Tennessee, 1995-.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2009.
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Donald P. Welvaert —
also known as Don Welvaert —
of Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill.
Mayor
of Moline, Ill., 2005-.
Lutheran. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2007.
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Charles O. Zollar (1914-1988) —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.; Benton Township, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
6, 1914.
Republican. Fruit
farmer; real estate
business; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1965-78; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1972; supervisor
of Benton Township, Michigan, 1981.
Lutheran. Member, Elks; Rotary; American
Legion; Moose; Fraternal
Order of Police; Farm
Bureau.
Died in St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich., February
24, 1988 (age 74 years, 49
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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