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Joan G. Anderson —
of Western Springs, Cook
County, Ill.
Delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 9th District, 1969-70.
Female.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; League of Women Voters.
Still living as of 1970.
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Melissa L. Bean (b. 1962) —
of Barrington, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
22, 1962.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 8th District, 2005-; defeated, 2002;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2008.
Female.
Eastern
Orthodox. Member, League of Women Voters.
Still living as of 2009.
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Claude Laroche Carney (b. 1927) —
of Wilmette, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Nice, France,
November
23, 1927.
Son of Christian Victor Laroche and Renee Therese (de Besaucele)
Laroche.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; bank
executive; candidate for Illinois
state house of representatives 1st District, 1970.
Catholic.
French
ancestry. Member, League of Women Voters.
Still living as of 1970.
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Relatives:
Married to John Cyril Carney. |
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Eugenia Rose Sheldon Chapman (1923-1994) —
also known as Eugenia S. Chapman; Genie
Chapman —
of Arlington Heights, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Fairhope, Baldwin
County, Ala., January
10, 1923.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1965-83; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1972,
1980;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1982.
Female.
Protestant.
Member, League of Women Voters.
Died in Arlington Heights, Cook
County, Ill., 1994
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Marguerite Stitt Church (1892-1990) —
also known as Marguerite S. Church; Marguerite Stitt;
Mrs. Ralph E. Church —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
13, 1892.
Daughter of William James Stitt and Adelaide (Forsythe) Stitt.
Republican. Psychologist;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1951-63; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1964.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, League of Women Voters; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Association of University Women; Delta
Kappa Gamma; Zonta; Beta
Sigma Phi; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Died May 26,
1990 (age 97 years, 255
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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Emily Taft Douglas (1899-1994) —
also known as Emily Taft —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 10,
1899.
Daughter of Lorado Taft (sculptor) and Ada (Bartlett) Taft.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1944;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1945-47; defeated, 1946.
Female.
Unitarian.
Member, League of Women Voters.
Died January
28, 1994 (age 94 years, 293
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Anne H. Evans —
of Des Plaines, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in California.
Delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 4th District, 1969-70.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; League of Women Voters; American
Association of University Women.
Still living as of 1970.
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Olive Mortimer Remington Goldman —
also known as Olive Remington Goldman —
of Urbana, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1946 (19th District), 1948 (22nd
District); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1948.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Association of University Women; League of Women Voters.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dawn Clark Netsch (b. 1926) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, September
16, 1926.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 12th District,
1969-70; member of Illinois
state senate, 1973-91 (13th District 1973-83, 4th District
1983-91); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1980,
1996;
Illinois
state comptroller, 1991-; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1994.
Female.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; League of Women Voters; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2000.
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Relatives:
Married to Walter A. Netsch (architect). |
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Lucy Reum —
of Oak Park, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Edmonton, Alberta.
Republican. School
teacher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1964;
member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1969-70.
Female.
Member, League of Women Voters; American
Association of University Women.
Still living as of 1970.
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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.
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Clara Towle Dockum Van Auken (1890-1977) —
also known as Clara Van Auken; Clara Towle Dockum;
Mrs. Howell Van Auken —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., September
12, 1890.
Daughter of Russel Myers Dockum and Catherine (Towle) Dockum.
Democrat. Social
worker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1936,
1940,
1944;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1936-47.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Association of University Women; League of Women Voters.
Died in St. Clair Shores, Macomb
County, Mich., February
13, 1977 (age 86 years, 154
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Howell Van Auken. |
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Anne Willer —
of Hillside, Cook
County, Ill.
Delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 5th District, 1969-70.
Female.
Member, League of Women Voters.
Still living as of 1970.
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