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Edward Hall Alexander (b. 1902) —
also known as Edward H. Alexander —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., July 9,
1902.
Republican. Farmer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1940.
Congregationalist.
Member, Lions;
Odd Fellows; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Leo Elwood Allen (1898-1973) —
also known as Leo E. Allen —
of Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill.
Born in Elizabeth, Jo Daviess
County, Ill., October
5, 1898.
Son of Alphonso Arthur Allen and Sarah Sadie (Steinberger) Allen.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1933-61 (13th District 1933-49,
16th District 1949-61); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1940
(alternate), 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill., January
19, 1973 (age 74 years, 106
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Galena, Ill.
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Harvey Sandburg Amerson (1875-1943) —
also known as Harvey S. Amerson —
of Elk Rapids, Antrim
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Illinois, November
29, 1875.
Son of William Amerson (1841-1922) and Matilda Harriet (Schaubel)
Amerson (1846-1906).
Republican. Merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Antrim County, 1911-12.
German
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Elks.
Died in 1943
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Elk Rapids, Mich.
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Louis Bernard Anderson (b. 1870) —
also known as Louis B. Anderson —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Petersburg,
Va., April 17,
1870.
Son of Moses Anderson and Caroline (Jarrett) Anderson.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1924;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1938.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Fort Donelson Anthony (b. 1862) —
also known as George D. Anthony —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
18, 1862.
Son of Elliott
Anthony and Mary (Dwight) Anthony.
Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate 23rd District, 1895-99.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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A. Otis Arnold (1878-1941) —
of Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.
Born near Big Neck, Adams
County, Ill., January
24, 1878.
Republican. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 36th District, 1919-29; candidate
in primary for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1938; member of Illinois
state senate 36th District, 1941; died in office 1941.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died September
11, 1941 (age 63 years, 230
days).
Interment at New
Lorraine Cemetery, Adams County, Ill.
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William Wright Arnold (1877-1957) —
also known as William W. Arnold —
of Robinson, Crawford
County, Ill.
Born in Oblong, Crawford
County, Ill., October
14, 1877.
Son of Berzelius M. Arnold and Mary Catherine (Baker) Arnold.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 23rd District, 1923-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen;
Moose.
Died in Robinson, Crawford
County, Ill., November
23, 1957 (age 80 years, 40
days).
Interment at Robinson
New Cemetery, Robinson, Ill.
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Jacob M. Arvey (1895-1977) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
3, 1895.
Son of Israel Arvey and Bertha (Eisenberg) Arvey.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alderman, 24th Ward, Chicago, 1923-41; commissioner, Chicago Park
District, 1945-67; delegate to
Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936,
1940,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1968;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; chair of
Cook County Democratic Party, 1946-50; member of Democratic
National Committee from Illinois, 1950-.
Jewish.
Russian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; B'nai
B'rith; Jewish
War Veterans; American
Legion; Navy
League; Elks; Freemasons;
Moose;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of heart
failure, in Weiss Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
25, 1977 (age 81 years, 295
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Augustus Ayres (1867-1952) —
also known as William A. Ayres —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Elizabethtown, Hardin
County, Ill., April 19,
1867.
Son of William Warren Ayres and Katharine (Drumm) Ayres.
Democrat. Lawyer; Sedgwick
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-12; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1915-21, 1923-34 (8th District
1915-21, 1923-33, 5th District 1933-34); defeated, 1920; resigned
1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1924;
member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1934-52; died in office 1952; chair, Federal Trade
Commission, 1937, 1942, 1946.
Christian.
German
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
17, 1952 (age 84 years, 304
days).
Interment at Old
Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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Martin Brachall Bailey (b. 1858) —
also known as M. B. Bailey —
of Danville, Vermilion
County, Ill.
Born in Indianola, Vermilion
County, Ill., 1858.
Son of Joseph Bailey and Sarah Ann (Brachall) Bailey.
Farmer;
school
teacher; silver
miner; mining
superintendent; lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives; elected 1894; member of Illinois
state senate, 1901-03, 1903-05, 1909-33 (18th District 1901-03,
22nd District 1903-05, 1909-33).
Member, Elks; Redmen;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Phi
Delta Theta; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1899
to Lucia Payne. |
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George Andrew Barr (b. 1873) —
also known as George A. Barr —
of Joliet, Will
County, Ill.
Born in Manhattan, Will
County, Ill., May 25,
1873.
Son of George Barr and Jane (McGrath) Barr.
Republican. Lawyer; Will
County State's Attorney, 1908-12; chair of
Will County Republican Party, 1912-24; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 41st District,
1920-22; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1924,
1936;
University
of Illinois trustee, 1924-36.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Henry Bartlett (1872-1941) —
also known as Charles H. Bartlett —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., September
4, 1872.
Son of Charles T. Bartlett and Martha (Cronkhite) Bartlett.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Evanston, Ill., 1925-37.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Rotary; Sigma
Chi.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., January
21, 1941 (age 68 years, 139
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Relatives:
Married 1929
to Gwendolyn Williams. |
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Conrad F. Becker (1905-1965) —
of Red Bud, Randolph
County, Ill.
Born in Red Bud, Randolph
County, Ill., November
11, 1905.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1940;
Illinois
state treasurer, 1945-47.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd Fellows.
Died in 1965
(age about
59 years).
Interment at St.
Peter Cemetery, Red Bud, Ill.
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John David Biggs (b. 1888) —
also known as John D. Biggs —
of Greenville, Bond
County, Ill.
Born in Tamalco, Bond
County, Ill., February
23, 1888.
Republican. Bond
County State's Attorney, 1912-16; county judge in Illinois,
1922-41; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1944,
1948.
Christian.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd Fellows; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cecil William Bishop (1890-1971) —
also known as C. W. 'Runt' Bishop —
of Carterville, Williamson
County, Ill.
Born near West Vienna, Johnson
County, Ill., June 29,
1890.
Son of William C. Bishop and Belle Z. (Ragsdale) Bishop.
Republican. Tailor; laundry
business; coal miner;
professional football
and baseball
player and manager; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1941-55 (25th District 1941-49,
26th District 1949-53, 25th District 1953-55); defeated, 1954.
Christian.
Member, Lions; Elks; Eagles;
Odd Fellows; Woodmen;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Marion, Williamson
County, Ill., September
21, 1971 (age 81 years, 84
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Carterville, Ill.
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William Edgar Borah (1865-1940) —
also known as William E. Borah; "The Lion of
Idaho" —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born near Fairfield, Wayne
County, Ill., June 29,
1865.
Son of William N. Borah and Eliza Borah.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Idaho, 1896; U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1907-40; died in office 1940; member of Republican
National Committee from Idaho, 1908-12; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Idaho, 1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1936.
Protestant.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
19, 1940 (age 74 years, 204
days).
Interment at Morris
Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
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Harvey Lincoln Boutwell (b. 1860) —
of Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Meredosia, Morgan
County, Ill., April 5,
1860.
Son of Eli Allen Boutwell and Harriet W. (Weeks) Boutwell.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1895-98.
Member, Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Odd Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Wayland Bryan (1867-1945) —
also known as Charles W. Bryan —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ill., February
10, 1867.
Son of Silas
Lillard Bryan and Mariah Elizabeth (Jennings) Bryan.
Democrat. Coal
business; mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1915-17, 1935-37; Governor of
Nebraska, 1923-25, 1931-35; defeated, 1926, 1928, 1938; candidate
for Vice
President of the United States, 1924.
Baptist.
Member, Odd Fellows; Woodmen;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., March 4,
1945 (age 78 years, 22
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Festus Orestes Butt (1875-1972) —
also known as Festus O. Butt; F. O. Butt —
of Eureka Springs, Carroll
County, Ark.
Born near Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1875.
Son of William Alvin Butt.
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives; member of Arkansas
state senate.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died June 30,
1972 (age about 96
years).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Ark.
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Oscar E. Carlstrom (b. 1878) —
of Aledo, Mercer
County, Ill.
Born near New Boston, Mercer
County, Ill., July 16,
1878.
Son of Charles A. Carlstrom and Clara Carolina (Spang) Carlstrom.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
Mercer
County State's Attorney, 1916-20; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 33rd District,
1920-22; Illinois
state attorney general, 1925-33; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1928,
1932;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Illinois, 1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks;
Odd Fellows; Moose; Woodmen;
Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Parley Parker Christensen (b. 1869) —
also known as Parley P. Christensen —
of Grantsville, Tooele
County, Utah; Salt Lake
County, Utah; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Weston, Franklin
County, Idaho, July 19,
1869.
Son of Peter Christensen and Sophia M. Christensen.
School
principal; Tooele
County Superintendent of Schools, 1892-95; Salt
Lake County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-06; member of Utah state
house of representatives, 1910-12; Farmer-Labor candidate for President
of the United States, 1920; Progressive candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1926.
Unitarian.
Member, Odd Fellows; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clarence Edward Coyne (1881-1929) —
also known as Clarence E. Coyne —
of Fort Pierre, Stanley
County, S.Dak.
Born in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., December
23, 1881.
Son of Foster Coyne and Mary (McGavaran) Coyne.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; Stanley
County Sheriff, 1911-14; secretary of
state of South Dakota, 1922-27; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1929; died in office 1929.
Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Elks.
Died May 27,
1929 (age 47 years, 155
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Elizabeth Throckmorton-Gird. |
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Homer Stillé Cummings (1870-1956) —
also known as Homer S. Cummings —
of Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 30,
1870.
Son of Uriah C. Cummings and Audie Schuyler (Stillé) Cummings.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1900,
1904,
1920
(alternate), 1924,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Connecticut, 1900-25; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1919-20; mayor
of Stamford, Conn., 1900-02, 1904-06; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1902; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1913-19; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1916; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1920;
U.S.
Attorney General, 1933-39; Presidential Elector for Connecticut,
1940,
1944.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd Fellows; Elks; Eagles.
Died September
10, 1956 (age 86 years, 133
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.
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Oscar Stanton De Priest (1871-1951) —
also known as Oscar De Priest —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala., March 9,
1871.
Son of Alexander R. De Priest and Mary (Karsner) De Priest.
Republican. Painter;
real
estate broker; Cook
County Commissioner, 1894-1904; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1908
(alternate), 1920,
1924
(alternate), 1928,
1932,
1936;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1929-35; defeated,
1934, 1936, 1938.
Congregationalist
or Presbyterian.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 12,
1951 (age 80 years, 64
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Everett McKinley Dirksen (1896-1969) —
also known as Everett M. Dirksen; "The Wizard of
Ooze" —
of Pekin, Tazewell
County, Ill.
Born in Pekin, Tazewell
County, Ill., January
4, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1933-49; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1940
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1964
(delegation chair); U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1951-69; died in office 1969.
Christian
Reformed. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Eagles;
Elks; Moose; American Bar
Association; Odd Fellows; Izaak
Walton League.
Died, of lung
cancer, at the Walter
Reed Army Medical Center, Washington,
D.C., September
7, 1969 (age 73 years, 246
days).
Interment at Glendale
Memorial Gardens, Pekin, Ill.
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George C. Dixon —
of Dixon, Lee
County, Ill.
Born in Dixon, Lee
County, Ill.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1924,
1936;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 35th District, 1929-31; mayor of
Dixon, Ill., 1931-34; resigned 1934; member of Illinois
state senate 35th District, 1935-43.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis Marion Drake (1830-1903) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Rushville, Schuyler
County, Ill., December
30, 1830.
Son of John Adams Drake and Harriet Jane (O'Neal) Drake.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; railroad
builder; philanthropist; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1888;
Governor
of Iowa, 1896-98.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa is named for
him.
Died, of diabetes,
in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, November
20, 1903 (age 72 years, 325
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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M. C. Eames (b. 1834) —
of Blue Island, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Milton, Chittenden
County, Vt., March 16,
1834.
Son of Joseph Eames.
Village
president of Blue Island, Illinois, 1883-84.
Methodist.
Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1854
to Olive W. Purmort. |
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Louis Lincoln Emmerson (1863-1941) —
also known as Louis L. Emmerson; Lou
Emmerson —
of Mt. Vernon, Jefferson
County, Ill.
Born in Albion, Edwards
County, Ill., December
27, 1863.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1910; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1912,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940;
secretary
of state of Illinois, 1917-29; Governor of
Illinois, 1929-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen; Woodmen;
Elks; Moose.
Died in Mt. Vernon, Jefferson
County, Ill., February
4, 1941 (age 77 years, 39
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Ill.
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Robert Virgil Fletcher (b. 1869) —
also known as R. V. Fletcher —
of Pontotoc, Pontotoc
County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Grant
County, Ky., September
27, 1869.
Son of John M. Fletcher and Mary (Luman) Fletcher.
Democrat. Lawyer; Mississippi
state attorney general, 1907-08; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1908-09; appointed 1908; general
attorney, Illinois Central Railroad,
1911.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas P. Gunning (1882-1943) —
of Princeton, Bureau
County, Ill.
Born near Neponset, Bureau
County, Ill., June 26,
1882.
Republican. Dentist;
member of Illinois
state senate 37th District, 1931-43; died in office 1943.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks; American
Dental Association.
Never recovered fully from surgery to remove a cataract, and died
from multiple
ailments, in Princeton, Bureau
County, Ill., November
8, 1943 (age 61 years, 135
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ulysses Samuel Guyer (1868-1943) —
also known as U. S. Guyer —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Pawpaw, Lee
County, Ill., December
13, 1868.
Republican. School
principal; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; mayor
of Kansas City, Kan., 1909-10; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1924-25, 1927-43;
defeated, 1911; died in office 1943.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died June 5,
1943 (age 74 years, 174
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, St. John, Kan.
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Homer William Hall (1870-1954) —
also known as Homer W. Hall —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ill., July 22,
1870.
Son of William W. Hall and Margaret (Byers) Hall.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in Illinois, 1909-14; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1916,
1936;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 17th District, 1927-33; defeated,
1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., September
22, 1954 (age 84 years, 62
days).
Interment at Park
Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
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Oscar Edwin Heard (b. 1856) —
also known as Oscar E. Heard —
of Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill.
Born in Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill., June 26,
1856.
Son of William Heard and Sarah Ann (Swanzey) Heard.
Republican. Lawyer; Stephenson
County State's Attorney, 1884-1900; circuit judge in Illinois
15th Circuit, 1903-24; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1919-24; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1924-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association.
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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Harry Hermann (1872-1964) —
of Laurium, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 9,
1872.
Republican. Plumber;
steamfitter;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-44, 1947-54 (Houghton County
1st District 1939-44, Houghton District 1947-54); defeated, 1936
(Houghton County 1st District), 1944 (Houghton District), 1954
(Houghton District).
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd Fellows.
Died in 1964
(age about
92 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry B. Hershey —
of Taylorville, Christian
County, Ill.
Born in Mifflin, Richland
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
Democratic State Central Committee, 1938; Illinois
Democratic state chair, 1938; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1940,
1944,
1948;
candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1940; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1951-66 (2nd District 1951-63, 5th
District 1964-66).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Odd Fellows; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Farm
Bureau.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Henry Hinebaugh (1867-1943) —
of Illinois.
Born near Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., December
16, 1867.
County judge in Illinois, 1902-12; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1913-15.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich., September
22, 1943 (age 75 years, 280
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Litchfield, Mich.
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Byron O. House (1902-1969) —
of Nashville, Washington
County, Ill.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
27, 1902.
Lawyer;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1956-57; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1957-69 (1st District 1957-63, 5th
District 1964-69); chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1959-60.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Pi Kappa
Phi; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill., September
27, 1969 (age 67 years, 0
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ernest Eugene Jackman (b. 1884) —
also known as E. E. Jackman —
of Grant, Perkins
County, Neb.
Born in Lowpoint, Woodford
County, Ill., March 4,
1884.
Son of Ameal Jackman and Kate (Dunn) Jackman.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Farmers State Bank;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 88th District, 1927-31; candidate
in primary for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska, 1934, 1936; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, American
Bankers Association; Rotary; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Cyrus Kearns (1869-1931) —
also known as Charles C. Kearns —
of Batavia, Clermont
County, Ohio; Amelia, Clermont
County, Ohio.
Born in Tonica, La Salle
County, Ill., February
11, 1869.
Son of Barton Kearns and Amanda (Salisbury) Kearns.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1915-31.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd Fellows.
Died December
17, 1931 (age 62 years, 309
days).
Interment at Clarence
E. Combs Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Amelia, Ohio.
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Russell Watson Keeney (1897-1958) —
also known as Russell W. Keeney —
of Wheaton, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in Pittsfield, Pike
County, Ill., December
29, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; law
associate of U.S. Rep. Chauncey
W. Reed; county judge in Illinois, 1940-50; circuit judge in
Illinois, 1953-56; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1957-58; died in
office 1958.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Moose; American Bar
Association.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
11, 1958 (age 60 years, 13
days).
Interment at Naperville
Protestant Cemetery, Naperville, Ill.
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Kent Ellsworth Keller (1867-1954) —
also known as Kent E. Keller —
of Ava, Jackson
County, Ill.
Born near Campbell Hill, Jackson
County, Ill., June 4,
1867.
Son of Philip Jacob Keller and Harriet Elizabeth (Bradley) Keller.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; mining
business; member of Illinois
state senate 44th District, 1913-17; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1916,
1952;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 25th District, 1931-41; defeated,
1940 (25th District), 1942 (25th District), 1944 (25th District),
1948 (26th District), 1950 (26th District).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died September
3, 1954 (age 87 years, 91
days).
Interment at Ava
Evergreen Cemetery, Ava, Ill.
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Otto Kerner, Jr. (1908-1976) —
of Glenview, Cook
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
15, 1908.
Son of Rose Barbara (Chmelik) Kerner and Otto
Kerner.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1947-54; county
judge in Illinois, 1954-60; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1960,
1964;
Governor
of Illinois, 1961-68; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1968-74; resigned 1974.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Odd Fellows; Royal
Arcanum; Military
Order of the World Wars; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi.
While serving as Governor, he and another official made a gain of
over $300,000 in a stock deal which prosecutors later characterized
as bribery.
Convicted
in 1973 on 17 counts of bribery,
conspiracy, perjury,
and related charges; sentenced
to three years in federal prison
and fined
$50,000.
Died of cancer, May 9,
1976 (age 67 years, 268
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Fred L. Kircher (1891-1960) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cissna Park, Iroquois
County, Ill., November
18, 1891.
Republican. Railway
yardmaster; oil
business; real estate
business; candidate for mayor of
Lansing, Mich., 1932, 1933, 1934, 1941 (primary); member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1939-46; defeated in primary, 1946, 1950, 1952, 1954; candidate in
primary for Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1957.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Eagles;
Odd Fellows.
Died in 1960
(age about
68 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward E. Laughlin (b. 1887) —
of Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill.
Born in Putnam
County, Ill., July 27,
1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 12th District, 1935-37; member of
Illinois
state senate 12th District, 1937-41, 1943-53.
Methodist.
Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Anderson Leonard (b. 1880) —
also known as Walter A. Leonard —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Essex, Page
County, Iowa, August 3,
1880.
Son of Levin Anderson Leonard and Ida (Hultman) Leonard.
School
teacher; U.S. Vice Consul in Kehl, 1908; U.S. Consul in Stavanger, 1912-14; Colombo, 1914-19; Stockholm, 1924; Warsaw, 1926-29; Bremen, 1932-35; U.S. Consul General in Stockholm, 1935-36.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows; American
Society for International Law.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Earl Major (1887-1972) —
also known as J. Earl Major —
of Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill.
Born in Donnellson, Montgomery
County, Ill., January
5, 1887.
Son of Charles R. Major and Emma (Jones) Major.
Democrat. Lawyer; Montgomery
County State's Attorney, 1912-20; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 21st District, 1923-25, 1927-29,
1931-33; defeated, 1920, 1924, 1928; Judge of
U.S. District Court, 1933-37; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals, 1937-56.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Moose.
Died in Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill., January
4, 1972 (age 84 years, 364
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Hillsboro, Ill.
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John Cunningham Martin (1880-1952) —
also known as John C. Martin —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ill.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ill., April 29,
1880.
Democrat. Banker; Illinois
state treasurer, 1933-35, 1937-39; U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1939-41; candidate for Illinois
state auditor of public accounts, 1940; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1944,
1948.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Rotary.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
27, 1952 (age 71 years, 273
days).
Interment at East
Lawn Cemetery, Salem, Ill.
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William Henry McMaster (1877-1968) —
also known as William H. McMaster —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ticonic, Monona
County, Iowa, May 10,
1877.
Republican. Banker;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 3rd District, 1911-12;
member of South
Dakota state senate 3rd District, 1913-16; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1917-21; Governor of
South Dakota, 1921-25; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1925-31; defeated, 1930; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1928.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Dixon, Lee
County, Ill., September
14, 1968 (age 91 years, 127
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Dixon, Ill.
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John Irving McNeil (b. 1877) —
of Wessington, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., May 22,
1877.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from South Dakota, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Jacob Mecherle (b. 1877) —
also known as George J. Mecherle —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., June 7,
1877.
Son of John Christian Thomas Mecherle (1830-1910) and Susan Johnson
(Hull) Mecherle (1842-1915).
Republican. Farmer;
founder (1922), president (1922-37), and chairman, State Farm Mutual
Automobile
Insurance Company; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1944,
1948.
Presbyterian.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Moose;
Elks;
Odd Fellows; Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Christian Thomas Mecherle (1830-1910) and Susan Johnson
(Hull) Mecherle (1842-1915); married, November
6, 1901, to May Edith Perry (1881-1942); married, January
8, 1944, to Sylvia H. Caldwell. |
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Andrew Custer Metzger (b. 1873) —
also known as Andrew C. Metzger —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
18, 1873.
Republican. Partner in Walsh & Metzger plumbing
and heating firm; member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1925, 1941; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1928;
delegate
to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum; Woodmen;
Royal
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Allen Northcott (1854-1917) —
also known as William A. Northcott —
of Greenville, Bond
County, Ill.; Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn., January
28, 1854.
Son of Robert Saunders Northcott (Civil War general) and Mary
(Cunningham) Northcott.
Republican. Lawyer; Bond
County State's Attorney, 1882-92; Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1897-1905; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1904;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Illinois, 1905-14;
president, Inter-Ocean Casualty
Co.
Episcopalian.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Odd Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died January
25, 1917 (age 62 years, 363
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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Claude VanCleve Parsons (1895-1941) —
also known as Claude V. Parsons —
of Golconda, Pope
County, Ill.
Born near McCormick, Pope
County, Ill., October
7, 1895.
Democrat. Farmer; superintendent
of schools; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 24th District, 1930-41; defeated,
1940.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 23,
1941 (age 45 years, 228
days).
Interment at Zion
Church Cemetery, Near Ozark, Johnson County, Ill.
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George Robert Perrine (1907-1993) —
also known as George R. Perrine —
of Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Hinckley, DeKalb
County, Ill., August
19, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1940-43; treasurer of
Illinois Republican Party, 1942-48.
Protestant.
Member, Elks; Moose;
Odd Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in 1993
(age about
85 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Thomas Rainey (1860-1934) —
also known as Henry T. Rainey —
of Carrollton, Greene
County, Ill.
Born in Carrollton, Greene
County, Ill., August
20, 1860.
Son of John Rainey (1815-1887) and Catherine 'Kate' (Thomas) Rainey
(1838-1934).
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1903-21, 1923-34;
defeated, 1920; died in office 1934; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1933-34; died in office 1934; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920,
1924,
1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., August
19, 1934 (age 73 years, 364
days).
Interment at Carrollton
Cemetery, Carrollton, Ill.
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John Edward Raker (1863-1926) —
also known as John E. Raker —
of Alturas, Modoc
County, Calif.
Born near Knoxville, Knox
County, Ill., February
22, 1863.
Son of Christian Raker and Mary E. (Rambo) Raker.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for California
state senate, 1898; superior court judge in California, 1905-10;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1908,
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); California
Democratic state chair, 1908-10; U.S.
Representative from California, 1911-26 (1st District 1911-13,
2nd District 1913-26); died in office 1926.
Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
22, 1926 (age 62 years, 334
days).
Interment at Susanville
Cemetery, Susanville, Calif.
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Frank Marion Ramey (1881-1942) —
also known as Frank M. Ramey —
of Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill.
Born in Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill., September
23, 1881.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 21st District, 1929-31; defeated,
1934, 1936, 1938.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Moose.
Died in Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill., March 27,
1942 (age 60 years, 185
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Hillsboro, Ill.
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Henry Riggs Rathbone (1870-1928) —
also known as Henry R. Rathbone —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Kenilworth, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
12, 1870.
Son of Henry Reed Rathbone and Clara (Harris) Rathbone.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1916;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1923-28; defeated in
primary, 1918; died in office 1928.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 15,
1928 (age 58 years, 154
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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William Thomas Rawleigh (b. 1870) —
also known as William T. Rawleigh —
of Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill.
Born near Mineral Point, Iowa
County, Wis., December
3, 1870.
Son of Charles David Rawleigh and Sarah Malinda (Babcock) Rawleigh.
Republican. Merchant;
newspaper
editor; manufacturer;
mayor
of Freeport, Ill., 1909-11; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1911-12; Presidential Elector for
Illinois, 1916;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles David Rawleigh and Sarah Malinda (Babcock) Rawleigh;
married, November
16, 1890, to Minnie B. Trevillian; married, March 14,
1923, to M. Marguerite Schneider. |
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Chauncey William Reed (1890-1956) —
also known as Chauncey W. Reed —
of West Chicago, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in West Chicago, DuPage
County, Ill., June 2,
1890.
Son of William Thomas Reed and Margaret (Campbell) Reed.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; DuPage
County State's Attorney, 1920-35; chair of
DuPage County Republican Party, 1926-34; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1935-56 (11th District 1935-49,
14th District 1949-56); died in office 1956.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association; Delta
Upsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Moose; Elks.
Died in 1956
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Glen
Oak Cemetery, West Chicago, Ill.
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Leonard C. Reid (b. 1887) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich., May 6,
1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1928
(alternate), 1940,
1944;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1945.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Russel (b. 1856) —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., June 17,
1856.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1904
(alternate), 1916,
1920,
1928;
Illinois
state treasurer, 1909-11, 1915-17; defeated, 1912; Illinois
state auditor of public accounts, 1917-25.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Redmen;
Moose.
Interment at Diamond
Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Ill.
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Image source:
Illinois Blue Book, 1919 |
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Howard C. Ryan (b. 1916) —
of Tonica, La Salle
County, Ill.
Born in Tonica, La Salle
County, Ill., June 17,
1916.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; county judge in
Illinois, 1954-57; circuit judge in Illinois, 1957-68; Judge,
Illinois Appellate Court 3rd District, 1968-70; justice of
Illinois state supreme court 3rd District, 1970-90.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks; American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Still living as of 1990.
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Mark Ashton Saunders (1883-1974) —
also known as Mark A. Saunders —
of Kewanee, Henry
County, Ill.
Born in Bradford, Stark
County, Ill., September
6, 1883.
Republican. Mayor of
Kewanee, Ill., 1935-43; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1936,
1940
(alternate), 1948.
Congregationalist.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Kewanee, Henry
County, Ill., April 26,
1974 (age 90 years, 232
days).
Interment at Pleasant
View Cemetery, Kewanee, Ill.
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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.
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Elliott Wilford Sproul (1856-1935) —
also known as Elliott W. Sproul —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Apohaqui, New
Brunswick, December
28, 1856.
Son of Elliott Burgoyne Sproul and Rebecca Jane (Earl) Sproul.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1920;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1921-31; defeated,
1930, 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in 1935
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Frederick E. Sterling (b. 1869) —
also known as Fred E. Sterling —
of Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Born in Dixon, Lee
County, Ill., June 29,
1869.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1912,
1920;
member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1914-16; Illinois
Republican state chair, 1916; Illinois
state treasurer, 1919-21; Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1921-33.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Modern
Woodmen; Moose; Kiwanis;
Elks; Royal
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Illinois Blue Book, 1919 |
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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.
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Edward Thomas Taylor (1858-1941) —
also known as Edward T. Taylor —
of Glenwood Springs, Garfield
County, Colo.
Born in Metamora, Woodford
County, Ill., June 19,
1858.
Son of Henry R. Taylor and Anna (Evans) Taylor.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Colorado
state senate, 1896-1908; U.S.
Representative from Colorado, 1909-41 (at-large 1909-15, 4th
District 1915-41); died in office 1941.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died September
3, 1941 (age 83 years, 76
days).
Interment at Rosebud
Cemetery, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
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Floyd Eugene Thompson (b. 1887) —
also known as Floyd E. Thompson —
of East Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill.; Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Roodhouse, Greene
County, Ill., December
25, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; Rock
Island County State's Attorney, 1913-19; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1919-28; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1928; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Eagles; Modern
Woodmen; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Illinois Blue Book, 1919 |
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Charles Winfield Vail (b. 1861) —
also known as Charles W. Vail —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born near Fairbury, Livingston
County, Ill., 1861.
Republican. Member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1910; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1912;
clerk of the Illinois supreme court, 1915-19; defeated in primary,
1938.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Modern
Woodmen; Moose;
Odd Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Clara Barton. |
| | | Image source: Illinois Blue Book,
1919 |
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Alvin Waggoner (b. 1879) —
of Philip, Haakon
County, S.Dak.
Born in Coles Station, Coles
County, Ill., November
23, 1879.
Son of George D. Waggoner and Ada (Feree) Waggoner.
Republican. Lawyer; Stanley
County State's Attorney, 1910-12; Presidential Elector for South
Dakota, 1916.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1908
to Harriet Brown. |
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George W. Wright (b. 1872) —
of Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born in Illinois, 1872.
Republican. Realtor;
member of South
Dakota state senate 22nd District, 1911-14; South Dakota
Republican state chair, 1924-26; delegate to Republican National
Convention from South Dakota, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Luella Biddle. |
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