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William Tabor Abbott (b. 1868) —
also known as William T. Abbott —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Wells River, Newbury, Orange
County, Vt., February
16, 1868.
Son of Orrin S. Abbott and Ella J. (Tabor) Abbott.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920;
assistant director, U.S. Bureau of the Budget; assisted in creation
of first federal budget.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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John Clayton Allen (1860-1939) —
also known as John C. Allen —
of McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb.; Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill.
Born in Hinesburg, Chittenden
County, Vt., February
14, 1860.
Son of John H. Allen and Elizabeth (Burns) Allen.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
secretary
of state of Nebraska, 1891-95; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1925-33; defeated,
1932, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died in Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill., January
12, 1939 (age 78 years, 332
days).
Interment at Vermont
Cemetery, Vermont, Ill.
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Thomas Stinson Allen (b. 1865) —
also known as Thomas S. Allen; T. S. Allen —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Paynes Point, Ogle
County, Ill., April 30,
1865.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Allen and Harriet Maria (Ely) Allen.
Democrat. Lawyer; Nebraska
Democratic state chair, 1904-09, 1921-32; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1912
(alternate), 1924,
1932,
1940;
U.S.
Attorney for Nebraska, 1915-21.
Baptist.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Samuel Shaw Arentz (1879-1934) —
also known as Samuel S. Arentz; Ulysses
Arentz —
of Simpson (unknown
county), Nev.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
8, 1879.
Son of Andrew Charles Arentz and Mary M. (Shaw) Arentz.
Republican. Surveyor;
engineer;
mining
superintendent; chief engineer for several Western railroads;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Nevada at-large, 1921-23, 1925-33; defeated,
1932; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1922; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nevada, 1928,
1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Reno, Washoe
County, Nev., June 17,
1934 (age 55 years, 160
days).
Interment at Masonic
Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
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Laurence Fletcher Arnold (1891-1966) —
also known as Laurence F. Arnold —
of Newton, Jasper
County, Ill.
Born in Newton, Jasper
County, Ill., June 8,
1891.
Son of John F. Arnold and Della (Barton) Arnold.
Democrat. Banker;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 46th District, 1923-27, 1933-37;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1924,
1952
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from Illinois 23rd District, 1937-43; defeated,
1942, 1950.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Woodmen.
Died in Newton, Jasper
County, Ill., December
6, 1966 (age 75 years, 181
days).
Interment at Westlawn
Memorial Park Cemetery, Newton, 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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William Henry Arthur (b. 1868) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Dublin, Ireland,
December
27, 1868.
Son of Harry Arthur and Martha (Hennan) Arthur.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for circuit judge in Illinois, 1909.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
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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Paul Babich (1911-1983) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Silvis, Rock Island
County, Ill., May 16,
1911.
Son of George Babich and Mary (Saich) Babich.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; merchant;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1956.
Eastern
Orthodox. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; American
Legion.
Died in 1983
(age about
72 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Griffith Baker (b. 1899) —
also known as Harold G. Baker —
of Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill., February
16, 1899.
Son of Martin D. Baker and Gertrude (McLean) Baker.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, 1926-31.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners; Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Chester Franklin Barnett (b. 1878) —
also known as Chester F. Barnett —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in Barnett Township, DeWitt
County, Ill., August 4,
1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
county judge in Illinois, 1915-18; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1944.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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Ben Louis Berve (b. 1892) —
also known as Ben L. Berve —
of Rochelle, Ogle
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Rochelle, Ogle
County, Ill., December
19, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1938-44; Illinois
Republican state chair, 1940-44.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners; Jesters.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sol Bloom (1870-1949) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Pekin, Tazewell
County, Ill., March 9,
1870.
Son of Garrison Bloom and Sara Bloom.
Democrat. Play
producer; entertainment
manager; songwriter;
furniture
business; real estate
business; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1923-49 (19th District 1923-45,
20th District 1945-49); died in office 1949; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Moose; Redmen.
Died, from a heart
attack, in the U.S. Naval
Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 7,
1949 (age 78 years, 363
days).
Interment at Mt.
Eden Cemetery, Westchester Hills, N.Y.
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George Hugo Boldt (1903-1984) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
28, 1903.
Son of George F. Boldt and Christine (Carstensen) Boldt.
Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1953-71;
took senior status 1971.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died March 18,
1984 (age 80 years, 81
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Wayland Brooks (1897-1957) —
also known as C. Wayland Brooks —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Bureau
County, Ill., March 8,
1897.
Son of Rev. Jonas Gardner Brooks and Ida Nora (Bickford) Brooks.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1934; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1936; member of Republican
National Committee from Illinois, 1939-52; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1940-49; defeated, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners; Moose; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Phi; Elks; Purple
Heart.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
14, 1957 (age 59 years, 312
days).
Interment at Pleasant
View Cemetery, Kewanee, Ill.
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Alvan V. Burch (b. 1887) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Crawford
County, Ill., May 27,
1887.
Republican. Railway
conductor; merchant;
president, Blount Plow
Works; Indiana State Highway Commissioner, 1921-27; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Haydon Burns (1912-1987) —
also known as Haydon Burns —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 17,
1912.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; public
relations business; mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1949-65; Governor of
Florida, 1965-67.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Sigma Kappa; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Died November
22, 1987 (age 75 years, 250
days).
Interment somewhere
in Jacksonville, Fla.
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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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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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Wilbur J. Cash (b. 1887) —
of Towanda, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Gridley, McLean
County, Ill., March 23,
1887.
Republican. Merchant;
farmer;
director of McLean County Bank;
member of Illinois
state senate 26th District, 1941-53.
Member, Shriners; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1909
to Ruby E. Jones. |
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John William Chapman (1894-1978) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Crete, Saline
County, Neb., September
8, 1894.
Republican. Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1953-61; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1960.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1978
(age about
83 years).
Cremated.
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Carl Richard Chindblom (1870-1956) —
also known as Carl R. Chindblom —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
21, 1870.
Son of Carl P. Chindblom and Christine (Engel) Chindblom.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1919-33.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
12, 1956 (age 85 years, 266
days).
Interment at Ridgewood
Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
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Robert Keaton Christenberry (1899-1973) —
also known as Robert K. Christenberry —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn., January
27, 1899.
Son of William Calvin Christenberry and Rebecca Arminta (Keaton)
Christenberry.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lost his
right hand and wrist in a grenade explosion; U.S. Vice Consul in
Vladivostok, 1919; hotel
manager and executive; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1957; New York City postmaster, 1958-66.
Presbyterian.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners; Jesters.
Suffered a stroke,
and died two months later, in Methodist Hospital,
Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., April 13,
1973 (age 74 years, 76
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph Edwin Church (1883-1950) —
also known as Ralph E. Church —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born near Catlin, Vermilion
County, Ill., May 5,
1883.
Son of Henry George Church and Lola (Douglas) Church.
Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 6th District, 1917-32; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1935-41, 1943-50 (10th District
1935-41, 1943-49, 13th District 1949-50); defeated (Independent),
1932; died in office 1950; candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners; Kiwanis;
Delta
Chi; Phi
Kappa Psi; American
Society for International Law.
Died in a committee
meeting in the House Office Building, Washington,
D.C., March 21,
1950 (age 66 years, 320
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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Roy Clippinger (1886-1962) —
of Carmi, White
County, Ill.
Born in Fairfield, Wayne
County, Ill., January
13, 1886.
Son of Anthony Clinton Clippinger (1858-1919) and Eliza Belle
(Donahey) Clippinger.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 24th District, 1946-49.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Union
League.
Died in Carmi, White
County, Ill., December
24, 1962 (age 76 years, 345
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, McLeansboro, Ill.
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John Henry Colvin (b. 1839) —
also known as John H. Colvin —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y., October
25, 1839.
Son of Nancy Colvin and Harvey
Doolittle Colvin.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Chicago
alderman, 1882-88; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1904.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Foresters;
Royal
Arcanum; Knights
of Honor.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Anderson Cooke (b. 1869) —
also known as George A. Cooke —
of Aledo, Mercer
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in New Athens, Harrison
County, Ohio, July 3,
1869.
Son of Thomas Cooke and Vanceline (Downing) Cooke.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Guy C.
Scott, 1896-1900; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 33rd District, 1902-06; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1909-19; chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1913-14; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
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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Charles Curtis Craig (b. 1865) —
also known as Charles C. Craig —
of Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Ill., June 16,
1865.
Son of Alfred Marion Craig and Elizabeth P. (Harvey) Craig.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1899-1903; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1913-18; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1922.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hugh W. Cross (b. 1896) —
of Jerseyville, Jersey
County, Ill.
Born in Jerseyville, Jersey
County, Ill., August
24, 1896.
Republican. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 38th District, 1933-40; Speaker of
the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1939-40; Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1941-49; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1944,
1948;
member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1949-55; resigned
under fire from the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1955,
following a unanimous vote of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on
Investigations to open an
inquiry into the propriety
of his actions influencing the award of a Chicago transportation
contract; the committee later reported that he had "made a
mistake and acted
indiscreetly".
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners; Jesters;
Elks; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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John T. Culbertson (b. 1891) —
of Delavan, Tazewell
County, Ill.
Born in Delavan, Tazewell
County, Ill., August 7,
1891.
Lawyer;
county judge in Illinois, 1930-34; circuit judge in Illinois,
1934-68; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1939-69; justice of
Illinois state supreme court 3rd District, 1969-70; appointed
1969.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Rotary; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph E. Daily (b. 1888) —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in Manito, Mason
County, Ill., January
22, 1888.
Son of Joseph Sidney Daily and Drusilla (Robison) Daily.
Lawyer;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1926-48; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1948-64 (5th District 1948-63, 3rd
District 1964); chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1951-52, 1958-59.
Member, Order of the
Coif; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles H. Davis (b. 1906) —
of Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Born in Fairfield, Wayne
County, Ill., January
7, 1906.
Lawyer;
justice
of Illinois state supreme court, 1955-60, 1970-75 (6th District
1955-60, 2nd District 1970-75); chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1957-58; Judge, Illinois
Appellate Court 2nd District, 1964-70.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Corneal A. Davis —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1931; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1964;
member of Illinois
Democratic State Central Committee, 1967.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; NAACP; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Davison (b. 1858) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Lake
County, Ill., January
13, 1858.
Son of Peter Davison and Martha Maria (Whedon) Davison.
Physician;
medical
school professor; University
of Illinois trustee; elected 1904.
Methodist.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Marvin Robert Dee (1917-1975) —
also known as Doc Dee —
of Illinois.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
21, 1917.
Republican. Lawyer; engineer;
appraiser;
construction
executive; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 20th District, 1973-74.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Sigma
Phi.
Died January
11, 1975 (age 57 years, 143
days).
Interment at Oak
Woods 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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Arthur Dixon (b. 1837) —
also known as "Watch-Dog of the City
Treasury" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in County Fermanagh, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), March 27,
1837.
Son of Arthur Dixon and Jane (Allen) Dixon.
Republican. Grocer; transfer
business; member, Chicago Common Council, 1867-91; president of
council, 1874-80; director, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad;
director, Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway,
1900-17; director, Metropolitan National Bank;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 96th District, 1871-73; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1880;
Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1904.
Methodist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Roy Donohoo (1881-c.1969) —
also known as W. Roy Donohoo —
of Pearl, Pike
County, Ill.
Born in Pike
County, Ill., February
20, 1881.
Democrat. Merchant;
postmaster;
coal
dealer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 36th District, 1941-47, 1949-53.
Member, Eagles; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died about 1969 (age about 88
years).
Interment at Green
Pond Cemetery, Pearl, Ill.
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Relatives:
Married 1902
to Anna Pettit. |
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Asa E. Fickling (1877-1963) —
also known as "Earthquake Mayor" —
of Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Cambridge, Henry
County, Ill., July 12,
1877.
Son of Edward A. Fickling and Mary I. (Shannon) Fickling.
Lumber
dealer; mayor
of Long Beach, Calif., 1930-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; Toastmasters.
Died November
14, 1963 (age 86 years, 125
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John D. Fuhr (b. 1928) —
of Aurora, Adams
County, Colo.
Born in Aledo, Mercer
County, Ill., September
9, 1928.
Veterinarian;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1967-74; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1971-74.
Member, Rotary;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1975.
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Dwight Herbert Green (1897-1958) —
also known as Dwight H. Green —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Ligonier, Noble
County, Ind., January
9, 1897.
Son of Harry Green and Minnie (Gerber) Green.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1931-35;
candidate for mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1939; Governor of
Illinois, 1941-49; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1940,
1944
(speaker),
1948
(Temporary
Chair; speaker),
1952,
1956.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Died February
20, 1958 (age 61 years, 42
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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John Murchison Grimm (b. 1866) —
also known as John M. Grimm —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Henry
County, Ill., December
21, 1866.
Son of Charles Henry Grimm and Catherine (McLennan) Grimm.
Republican. Lawyer; Linn
County Attorney, 1893-98; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1929-32; appointed 1929; resigned 1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis;
Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Frederick Haines (1903-1997) —
also known as Tom Haines —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Rockport, Pike
County, Ill., March 4,
1903.
Son of Charles Nicholas Haines and Susan (Krauss) Haines.
Republican. Grocer;
director, New American Life
Insurance Company; chair of
Missoula County Republican Party, 1945-50; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Montana, 1948;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1950-74.
Methodist;
later Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks.
Died in Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont., March 21,
1997 (age 94 years, 17
days).
Interment at Missoula
Cemetery, Missoula, Mont.
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Reginald Carl Harmon (1900-1992) —
also known as Reginald C. Harmon —
of Urbana, Champaign
County, Ill.; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Illinois, February
5, 1900.
Son of Frank Harmon (1867-1936) and Mary (Persoon) Harmon
(1868-1945).
Lawyer;
mayor
of Urbana, Ill., 1929-33; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in
World War II; Major General and chief legal officer, U.S. Air Force.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, as the result of an automobile
accident, October
19, 1992 (age 92 years, 257
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Harry Scott Harnsberger (1889-1976) —
also known as Harry S. Harnsberger —
of Lander, Fremont
County, Wyo.
Born in Decatur, Macon
County, Ill., December
25, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 1948.
Protestant.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association.
Died in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., 1976
(age about
86 years).
Interment somewhere
in Lander, Wyo.
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James Vandaveer Heidinger (1882-1945) —
also known as James V. Heidinger —
of Fairfield, Wayne
County, Ill.
Born near Mt. Erie, Wayne
County, Ill., July 17,
1882.
Son of William B. Heidinger and Elizabeth (Vandaveer) Heidinger.
Republican. Lawyer;
county judge in Illinois, 1915-26; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1928,
1932
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from Illinois 24th District, 1941-45; defeated,
1930, 1934; died in office 1945.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from pulmonary
fibrosis, in Good Samaritan Hospital,
Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., March 22,
1945 (age 62 years, 248
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Fairfield, Ill.
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Wilber H. Hickman —
of Paris, Edgar
County, Ill.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1926; member of Illinois
state senate 22nd District, 1933-41.
Christian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Leonard Hungate (1922-2007) —
also known as William L. Hungate —
of Troy, Lincoln
County, Mo.
Born in Benton, Franklin
County, Ill., December
14, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Lincoln
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-56; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1964-77; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1979-92.
Christian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners; Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association.
Injured in a fall at his
home, and died two weeks later, from surgery complications, in St.
Luke's Hospital,
Chesterfield, St. Louis
County, Mo., June 22,
2007 (age 84 years, 190
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Robert Imle (b. 1913) —
also known as Albert R. Imle —
of Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill.
Born in Marshall, Clark
County, Ill., December
25, 1913.
Son of Christopher Carl Imle and Alta Mae (Finkbinder) Imle.
Democrat. FBI
special agent; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 23rd District, 1954, 1956; chair of
Montgomery County Democratic Party, 1956-60; member of Illinois
Democratic State Committee, 1962-67; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1964.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clifford Cady Ireland (1878-1930) —
also known as Clifford Ireland —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in Washburn, Woodford
County, Ill., February
14, 1878.
Son of Frank N. Ireland and Fidelia A. (Bangs) Ireland.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
general counsel, State Trust and Savings Bank;
president, Western Live Stock Insurance
Co.; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1917-23; member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1925; treasurer of
Illinois Republican Party, 1925.
Methodist.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in 1930
(age about
52 years).
Interment at Linn-Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, Washburn, Ill.
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James Winfield Karber (b. 1914) —
also known as James W. Karber —
of Ridgway, Gallatin
County, Ill.
Born in Elizabethtown, Hardin
County, Ill., July 8,
1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; Gallatin
County State's Attorney, 1936-40; member of Illinois
Democratic State Central Committee, 1941-44; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1946-48; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1964.
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Otto Kerner (1884-1952) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; River Forest, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
22, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1920;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1927-31; Illinois
state attorney general, 1933-38; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1939.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks.
Died December
13, 1952 (age 68 years, 295
days).
Interment at Bohemian
National Cemetery, Chicago, 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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Theodore Levin (1897-1970) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
18, 1897.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1946-70;
died in office 1970.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died December
31, 1970 (age 73 years, 316
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis E. Lewis (b. 1893) —
also known as Louie E. Lewis —
of Christopher, Franklin
County, Ill.
Born in Franklin
County, Ill., July 20,
1893.
Son of Adam Franklin Lewis and Louisiana Elizabeth (Galloway) Lewis.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 50th District, 1932-39; Speaker of
the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1937-39; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936;
Illinois
state treasurer, 1939-41; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1940.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Interment at Masonic
and Odd Fellows Cemetery, Benton, Ill.
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Relatives:
Married to Flora Agnes Overturf. |
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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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Joseph A. Mendel (b. 1877) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1877.
Democrat. Florist;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1920,
1924,
1928;
member of Illinois
state senate 2nd District, 1929-41, 1943-45.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Melville W. Mix (b. 1865) —
of Mishawaka, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Atlanta, Logan
County, Ill., November
16, 1865.
Son of Walter W. Mix and Mary E. (Dodge) Mix.
Democrat. Manufacturer;
mayor
of Mishawaka, Ind., 1902-05.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1887
to Zella Louise Kenyon. |
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John J. Nimrod —
of Skokie, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Army
during the Korean conflict; member of Illinois
state senate 4th District, 1973-83.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; American
Legion; Amvets.
Still living as of 1983.
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Richard Buell Ogilvie (1923-1988) —
also known as Richard B. Ogilvie —
of Northfield, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., February
22, 1923.
Son of Kenneth S. Ogilvie and Edna Mae (Buell) Ogilvie.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Cook
County Sheriff, 1962-68; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1964
(alternate), 1972
(delegation chair); Governor of
Illinois, 1969-73.
Presbyterian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners; American
Legion; Moose.
Died May 10,
1988 (age 65 years, 78
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Ben Wilson Olcott (1872-1952) —
also known as Ben W. Olcott; B. W. Olcott —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.; Redlands, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Keithsburg, Mercer
County, Ill., October
15, 1872.
Son of Hiram Wallace Olcott and Mary Jane (Wilson) Olcott.
Republican. Miner; secretary of
state of Oregon, 1911-20; appointed 1911; resigned 1920; Governor of
Oregon, 1919-23; president, American Savings Bank, Long
Beach, 1923.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., July 21,
1952 (age 79 years, 280
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mount
Crest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Ore.
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Edwin August Olson (b. 1868) —
also known as Edwin A. Olson —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Cambridge, Henry
County, Ill., February
16, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1916;
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1922-27.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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George H. Pace (b. 1916) —
of Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo.
Born in Crystal Lake, McHenry
County, Ill., November
21, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; motel
owner; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Marion County; elected 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Still living as of 1967.
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Ray Page (b. 1921) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in New Berlin, Sangamon
County, Ill., December
8, 1921.
Son of Warren Page and Pearl (Taylor) Page.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; school
teacher; athletic
coach; Illinois
superintendent of public instruction, 1963-71; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1964
(delegation secretary).
Christian.
Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1971.
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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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Payne Harry Ratner (1896-1974) —
also known as Payne Ratner —
of Parsons, Labette
County, Kan.
Born in Casey, Clark
County, Ill., October
3, 1896.
Son of Harry Ratner and Julia (Miller) Ratner.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Labette
County Attorney, 1923-27; member of Kansas
state senate, 1929, 1937-39; Governor of
Kansas, 1939-43.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners; Kiwanis.
Died in Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., December
27, 1974 (age 78 years, 85
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Wichita
Park Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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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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George H. Ryan (b. 1934) —
of Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill.
Born February
24, 1934.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 43rd District, 1973-83; Speaker of
the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1981-83; Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1983-91; secretary of
state of Illinois, 1991-99; Governor of
Illinois, 1999-2003.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Carfield Sanborn (1885-1968) —
also known as John C. Sanborn —
of Hagerman, Gooding
County, Idaho.
Born in Chenoa, McLean
County, Ill., September
28, 1885.
Son of Orville D. Sanborn and Frances (Carfield) Sanborn.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1921-30; member of Idaho
state senate, 1939-42; U.S.
Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1947-51; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1950, 1956; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Idaho, 1952;
Presidential Elector for Idaho, 1960.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Shriners; Grange.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, May 16,
1968 (age 82 years, 231
days).
Interment at Hagerman
Cemetery, Hagerman, Idaho.
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Edgar Backus Schermerhorn (1851-1923) —
also known as Edgar B. Schermerhorn —
of Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan.
Born in Channahon, Will
County, Ill., November
19, 1851.
Founder, city of Galena; organizer, Citizens Bank of
Galena; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1903-05; Chairman, Kansas Board
of Control, 1905-11.
Episcopalian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Schermerhorn Park (land he donated) is named for
him.
Died, of heart
failure, in Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan., February
1, 1923 (age 71 years, 74
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Joplin, Mo.
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Darwin Gale Schisler (b. 1933) —
also known as Gale Schisler —
of Illinois.
Born in Knox
County, Ill., March 2,
1933.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1965-67; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1969-80.
Protestant.
Member, National
Education Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners; Amvets.
Still living as of 1998.
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Earle Benjamin Searcy (b. 1887) —
also known as Earle B. Searcy —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Palmyra, Macoupin
County, Ill., May 14,
1887.
Son of James
Buchanan Searcy.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
broker; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 45th District, 1921-23; member of
Illinois
state senate 45th District, 1923-45; clerk of the Illinois
supreme court; elected 1944.
Christian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks; Disabled
American Veterans.
One of the founding members of the American Legion.
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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David C. Shapiro (b. 1925) —
of Amboy, Lee
County, Ill.
Born in Mendota, La Salle
County, Ill., February
16, 1925.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Illinois
state senate 37th District, 1973.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1973.
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H. Allen Smith (1909-1998) —
of Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Dixon, Lee
County, Ill., October
8, 1909.
Republican. FBI
agent; member of California
state assembly, 1949-56; Presidential Elector for California, 1956;
U.S.
Representative from California 20th District, 1957-73; delegate
to Republican National Convention from California, 1960,
1972.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 4,
1998 (age 88 years, 239
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Ralph Tyler Smith (1915-1972) —
of Alton, Madison
County, Ill.
Born in Granite City, Madison
County, Ill., October
6, 1915.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1955-69; Speaker of
the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1967-69; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1968;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1969-70; defeated, 1970.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Freemasons;
Shriners; Optimist
Club.
Died in Alton, Madison
County, Ill., August
13, 1972 (age 56 years, 312
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Sunset
Hill Cemetery, Edwardsville, Ill.
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Arthur W. Sprague (b. 1902) —
of La Grange, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in La Grange, Cook
County, Ill., August 2,
1902.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 7th District, 1951-57; member of
Illinois
state senate 2nd District, 1957-67.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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William Grant Stratton (1914-2001) —
also known as William G. Stratton —
of Morris, Grundy
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Ingleside, Lake
County, Ill., February
26, 1914.
Son of William
Joseph Stratton.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1941-43, 1947-49; Illinois
state treasurer, 1943-45, 1951-53; candidate in primary for secretary of
state of Illinois, 1944; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; candidate for secretary of
state of Michigan, 1948; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1952,
1956,
1960;
Governor
of Illinois, 1953-61; defeated in primary, 1968; candidate for
Republican nomination for Vice President, 1960.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Eagles; Delta
Chi; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; American
Legion; Amvets.
Indicted
in 1964 on income
tax charges;
tried
and acquitted in 1965.
Died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 2,
2001 (age 87 years, 4
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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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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John Jacob Thomas (b. 1869) —
also known as John J. Thomas; J. J. Thomas —
of Seward, Seward
County, Neb.
Born in Hancock
County, Ill., January
1, 1869.
Son of John C. Thomas and Anna Catherine (Luft) Thomas.
Democrat. Lawyer; Seward
County Attorney, 1895-96; Seward
County Judge, 1898-1901; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nebraska, 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1924,
1928;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1924; Nebraska
Democratic state chair, 1932-34; chairman, Federal Reserve Bank
of Kansas City.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Roy Nathan Towl (1881-1974) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 29,
1881.
Son of Erwin Towl and Charlotte (Summers) Towl.
Engineer;
mayor
of Omaha, Neb., 1933-36.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks.
Died March 7,
1974 (age 92 years, 343
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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. |
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1919 |
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Frederick H. Wagener (1898-1982) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in O'Fallon, St. Clair
County, Ill., November
27, 1898.
Son of John A. F. Wagener and Hester (Rable) Wagener.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; secretary of
Nebraska Republican Party, 1936-37; secretary to U.S. Sen. Kenneth
S. Wherry, 1943-46; Lancaster
County Attorney, 1947; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1948.
Congregationalist.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Legion; Lions; Elks; Optimist
Club; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in 1982
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James M. Wilson (1866-1924) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born near Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill., September
8, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Iowa state
senate, 1913-19.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died, of septicemia
resulting from pulled teeth, in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 2,
1924 (age 57 years, 237
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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John Wilson (1849-1918) —
of Henry
County, Ill.; Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb.
Born in Allegheny
County, Pa., February
21, 1849.
Son of Samuel Wilson and Mary (Owens) Wilson.
Republican. Deputy
sheriff; livery
business; Buffalo
County Sheriff, 1889-92; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1893.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of stomach
cancer, in Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb., January
13, 1918 (age 68 years, 326
days).
Interment at Kearney
Cemetery, Kearney, Neb.
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Milton K. Young (1868-1953) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Litchfield, Montgomery
County, Ill., April 7,
1868.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1908,
1912,
1932;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1928;
Democratic candidate for Governor of
California, 1930, 1934 (primary).
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks.
Died at St. Vincent's Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 9,
1953 (age 85 years, 2
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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