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Walter Gresham Andrews (1889-1949) —
also known as Walter G. Andrews —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., July 16,
1889.
Son of William Henry Andrews and Kate (Gresham) Andrews.
Republican. Athletic
coach; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; sales
manager; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1931-49 (40th District 1931-45,
42nd District 1945-49).
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died, from a heart
attack, in a hotel at
Daytona Beach, Volusia
County, Fla., March 5,
1949 (age 59 years, 232
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Old
Fort Niagara Cemetery, Youngstown, N.Y.
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George C. Armstrong (b. 1872) —
of Lawrenceville, Lawrence
County, Ill.
Born in Eldora, Hardin
County, Iowa, July 11,
1872.
Republican. Business executive; member of Illinois
state senate 48th District, 1941-49.
Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Willis Henry Bennett (b. 1851) —
also known as W. H. Bennett —
of Austin (now part of Chicago), Cook
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., August
24, 1851.
Son of Henry D. Bennett and Sarah Ann (Bryant) Bennett.
Republican. Traveling salesman; hardware
merchant; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1896,
1904.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ellsworth Brewer Buck (1892-1970) —
also known as Ellsworth B. Buck —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 3,
1892.
Son of Orlando Jacob Buck and Lillian Louisa (Brewer) Buck.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; business
executive; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1944-49 (11th District 1944-45,
16th District 1945-49); shot
and seriously wounded, by Charles Van Newkirk, at the Richmond
Borough Hall, April 5, 1949; chair of
Richmond County Republican Party, 1951-52; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1952.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Elks; American
Legion.
Died in Stephenson town, Marinette
County, Wis., August
14, 1970 (age 78 years, 42
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Thunder
Mountain Ranch Cemetery, Stephenson town, Marinette County, Wis.
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Fred Ernst Busbey (1895-1966) —
also known as Fred E. Busbey —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Tuscola, Douglas
County, Ill., February
8, 1895.
Son of Charles Oscar Busbey and Martha (Welch) Busbey.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
stockbroker; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1943-45, 1947-49,
1951-55; defeated, 1944, 1948, 1954.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Phi
Kappa Sigma.
Died in Cocoa Beach, Brevard
County, Fla., February
11, 1966 (age 71 years, 3
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Bird Sim Coler (1868-1941) —
also known as Bird S. Coler —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., October
9, 1868.
Son of Cordelia Shipley (Sim) Coler (1827-1886) and William Nichols
Coler.
Democrat. Stockbroker; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896,
1904;
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1902; borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1906-09; candidate for New York
state comptroller, 1918.
Died, in Caledonia Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 12,
1941 (age 72 years, 246
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Wendy Sue Conway (b. 1949) —
also known as Wendy Conway —
of Harbor Springs, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
21, 1949.
Business owner; Natural Law candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1996, 1998, 2000;
Natural Law candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Jon Stevens Corzine (b. 1947) —
also known as Jon Corzine —
of Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Taylorville, Christian
County, Ill., January
1, 1947.
Son of Roy Allen Corzine and Nancy June (Hedrick) Corzine.
Democrat. Business executive; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 2001-06; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 2004,
2008
(delegation chair); Governor of
New Jersey, 2006-.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thomas Cusack (1858-1926) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland,
October
5, 1858.
Son of John Cusack and Dehlia (McMahon) Cusack.
Democrat. Sign painter; advertising
business; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1899-1901; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1908.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
19, 1926 (age 68 years, 45
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Evanston, Ill.
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Cecil E. Fraser (b. 1895) —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., October
7, 1895.
Son of Wilbur J. Fraser (professor) and Alice (Eaton) Fraser.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; university
professor; business executive; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936.
Protestant.
Member, Exchange
Club.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Wahl Hawkes (1878-1971) —
also known as Albert W. Hawkes —
of Montclair, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
20, 1878.
Republican. Business executive; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1943-49; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Newcomen
Society.
Died in Palm Desert, Riverside
County, Calif., May 9,
1971 (age 92 years, 170
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Montclair, N.J.
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Henry H. Heimann (1891-1958) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Aviston, Clinton
County, Ill., September
26, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer; accountant;
business executive; economist;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928,
1932
(alternate); Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1929-31.
Member, Rotary; Union
League.
Died in Winnipeg, Manitoba,
September
12, 1958 (age 66 years, 351
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Patterson Lamont (1867-1948) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
1, 1867.
Son of Robert Lamont and Isabella (Patterson) Lamont.
Business executive; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1929-32.
Died February
20, 1948 (age 80 years, 81
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Otto Lobeck (1852-1920) —
also known as Charles O. Lobeck —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Andover, Henry
County, Ill., April 6,
1852.
Son of Otto Lobeck and Anna Lovisa (Gustavson) Lobeck.
Democrat. Traveling salesman; hardware
business; real
estate and insurance
business; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1893; Presidential Elector for Nebraska, 1900;
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1911-19.
Methodist.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., January
30, 1920 (age 67 years, 299
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Frank McDermott (died c.1947) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Business owner; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1912;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives; elected 1918; member of Illinois
state senate 4th District; elected 1924, 1928, 1936, 1940, 1944.
Died about 1947.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Novak —
of Illinois.
Born in Bohemia (now part of Czech
Republic).
Socialist. Instrument maker; delegate to Socialist National
Convention from Illinois, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Leonard Owens (1897-1948) —
also known as Thomas L. Owens —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
21, 1897.
Son of John P. Owens and Hannah (Burke) Owens.
Republican. Machinist;
accountant;
salesman; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1947-48; died in
office 1948.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; American
Legion.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 7,
1948 (age 50 years, 169
days).
Interment at All
Saints Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Victor Henry Palmieri (b. 1930) —
also known as Victor H. Palmieri —
of Malibu, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
16, 1930.
Lawyer;
business executive; U.S. Ambassador to , 1979-81.
Member, Order of the
Coif; Beta
Gamma Sigma.
Still living as of 1991.
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Leonard William Schuetz (1887-1944) —
also known as Leonard W. Schuetz —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Posen, Prussia (now Poznan, Poland),
November
16, 1887.
Democrat. Business executive; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1931-44; died in
office 1944.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
13, 1944 (age 56 years, 89
days).
Interment at St.
Adalbert's Cemetery, Niles, Ill.
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Frederick Simpich (b. 1878) —
of Wenatchee, Chelan
County, Wash.
Born in Urbana, Champaign
County, Ill., November
21, 1878.
Stenographer; newspaper
correspondent; U.S. Consul in Baghdad, 1909-11; Ensenada, 1911; Nogales, 1916-17; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Nogales, 1914.
Burial
location unknown.
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George F. Smith (b. 1897) —
of Metuchen, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 16,
1897.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; business
executive; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Middlesex
County, 1947.
Protestant.
Burial
location unknown.
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