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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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Robert Bruce Chiperfield (1899-1971) —
also known as Robert B. Chiperfield —
of Canton, Fulton
County, Ill.
Born in Canton, Fulton
County, Ill., November
20, 1899.
Son of Burnett
Mitchell Chiperfield.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1939-63 (15th District 1939-49,
19th District 1949-63); alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1964.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles; Moose.
Died in Canton, Fulton
County, Ill., April 9,
1971 (age 71 years, 140
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Canton, Ill.
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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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T. Mac Downing (b. 1891) —
of Macomb, McDonough
County, Ill.
Born in Macomb, McDonough
County, Ill., 1891.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 32nd District, 1935-37; member of
Illinois
state senate 32nd District, 1937-65.
Member, Phi Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold LeClair Ickes (1874-1952) —
also known as Harold L. Ickes —
of Hubbard Woods, Cook
County, Ill.; Winnetka, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Frankstown, Blair
County, Pa., March 15,
1874.
Son of Jesse Boone Williams Ickes and Martha Ann (McCune) Ickes.
Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920;
U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1933-46; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1936,
1940,
1944.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; American Bar
Association; Phi Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died February
3, 1952 (age 77 years, 325
days).
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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Noble Brandon Judah (1884-1938) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 23,
1884.
Son of Noble
Brandon Judah (1856?-?) and Kate (Hutchinson) Judah.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1911-12; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; U.S. Ambassador to Cuba, 1927-29.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Theta.
Died in 1938
(age about
54 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, May 12,
1917, to Dorothy Patterson (divorced 1933). |
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John Albert Lacey (1917-2002) —
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 14,
1917.
Son of Roscoe Byron Lacey and Vera (Hauver) Lacey.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Consul General in Singapore, 1964-65.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Theta.
Died March 25,
2002 (age 84 years, 284
days).
Interment at Ashland
Cemetery, Ashland, Ohio.
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Frank Kyle Lemon (b. 1875) —
also known as Frank K. Lemon —
of Clinton, DeWitt
County, Ill.
Born in Farmer City, DeWitt
County, Ill., March 6,
1875.
Son of Richard A. Lemon and Opha Ann (Kyle) Lemon.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920,
1924
(alternate), 1932
(alternate), 1936;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Illinois, 1931-35.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi Delta Theta; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adlai Ewing Stevenson (1835-1914) —
also known as Adlai E. Stevenson —
of Metamora, Woodford
County, Ill.; Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Christian
County, Ky., October
23, 1835.
Son of John Turner Stevenson (1808-1857) and Eliza Ann (Ewing)
Stevenson (1809-1889).
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1864;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1875-77, 1879-81;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1884,
1892;
Vice
President of the United States, 1893-97; defeated, 1900;
candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1908.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi Delta Theta.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 14,
1914 (age 78 years, 234
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
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John Meek Whitehead (b. 1852) —
of Janesville, Rock
County, Wis.
Born near Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill., July 29,
1852.
Son of Jacob Whitehead and Elizabeth Ann (Paisley) Whitehead.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1896-1912; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1920.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Economic Association; Phi Delta Theta.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Whitehead and Elizabeth Ann (Paisley) Whitehead; married, July 12,
1881, to Lavinia Fletcher Barrows (died 1888); married, May 15,
1919, to Julet Claire Thorp. |
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