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George Becker (1928-2007) —
of Allison Park, Allegheny
County, Pa.; West Deer, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Madison, Madison
County, Ill., October
20, 1928.
Son of George Becker and Frances Becker.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
steelworker; president,
United Steelworkers of America, 1993-2000; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1996,
2000.
Member, United
Steelworkers of America.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in West Deer, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
3, 2007 (age 78 years, 106
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Buchanan (1862-1930) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born near Madison, Jefferson
County, Ind., June 14,
1862.
Son of Joseph Buchanan and Emeline (Connor) Buchanan.
Democrat. Ironworker; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1911-17; in 1915, when
the U.S. was still neutral in World War I, he was president of
"Labor's National Peace Council," which advocated a weapons embargo
against the countries then at war; the organization secretly received
funding from German
agents; when a grand jury
investigation was announced, he retaliated by introducing
resolutions to impeach U.S. Attorney H.
Snowden Marshall; indicted
in December 1915, along with H.
Robert Fowler, Frank
S. Monnett, and others, for restraint
of trade over the Peace Council's attempts to foment
strikes in U.S. munitions plants; stood
trial in May 1917, along with (ultimately) six co-defendants; the
jury convicted three, but deadlocked over the other four, including
Buchanan; he was not re-tried.
Died, of heart
disease, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 18,
1930 (age 67 years, 308
days).
Interment at Irving
Park Boulevard Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Samuel Crawford Denson (1839-1917) —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.; Easton (now part of Burlingame), San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Ursa, Adams
County, Ill., September
23, 1839.
Son of John Denson (1807-1884) and Emily Ann (Crawford) Denson
(1817-1903).
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in California 6th District, 1876-81; superior court
judge in California, 1881-83; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1885-86; Ormsby County District
Attorney, 1886-88; director and general counsel, Pacific Coast
Steel Company.
Member, Freemasons;
Union
League.
Died in Easton (now part of Burlingame), San Mateo
County, Calif., July 26,
1917 (age 77 years, 306
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Arthur Gamon (1883-1967) —
also known as John A. Gamon —
of Glen Ellyn, DuPage
County, Ill.; Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Wheaton, DuPage
County, Ill., February
9, 1883.
Son of B. H. Gamon and Jennie T. (Daniels) Gamon.
Democrat. Salesman, Jones & Laughlin Steel Co., Chicago,
1905-14; U.S. Consul in Puerto Cortes, 1914-15; Corinto, 1915-16; Acapulco, 1917-21; Cobh, 1921-25; U.S. Consul General in London, 1925-28; Marseille, 1928-35.
Died in 1967
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Wheaton
Cemetery, Wheaton, Ill.
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Gus Hall (1910-2000) —
also known as Arvo Kustaa Halberg —
of Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio; Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Virginia, St. Louis
County, Minn., October
8, 1910.
Communist. Steelworker; union
organizer and one of the leaders of the steelworkers' strike in
1937; candidate for mayor
of Youngstown, Ohio, 1937; served in the U.S. Navy during World
War II; indicted
in 1948, and convicted
in 1949, under the Smith
Act, of conspiring to teach the violent
overthrow of the U.S. government; fled
to Mexico; arrested
in 1951 and sent back; spent eight years in prison;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984.
Finnish
ancestry.
Died, of complications from diabetes,
in Lenox Hill Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
13, 2000 (age 90 years, 5
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
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Robert Stephen Ingersoll (1914-2010) —
also known as Robert S. Ingersoll —
Born in Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill., January
28, 1914.
Steel executive; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1972-73.
Died in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., August
22, 2010 (age 96 years, 206
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles F. Johnson —
of Illinois.
Born in Sweden.
Socialist. Iron molder; delegate to Socialist National
Convention from Illinois, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Gillett Oglesby (1878-1938) —
also known as John G. Oglesby —
of Elkhart, Logan
County, Ill.
Born in Decatur, Macon
County, Ill., March 19,
1878.
Son of Richard
James Oglesby.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
iron inspector, Republic Iron and Steel Company; farmer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 28th District, 1905-07; Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1909-13, 1917-21; defeated, 1912; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Illinois, 1920; delegate to
Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Died near Elkhart, Logan
County, Ill., May 27,
1938 (age 60 years, 69
days).
Interment at Elkhart
Cemetery, Elkhart, Ill.
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Image source:
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Michael Rosenberg (b. 1886) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
9, 1886.
Son of Reuben Rosenberg and Fanny (Annenberg) Rosenberg.
Democrat. Partner, Rosenberg Iron and Metal Company; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 19th District,
1920-22; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1924,
1928.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Izaak
Walton League.
Burial
location unknown.
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