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John Paul Ahern (b. 1941) —
also known as John P. Ahern —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 27,
1941.
Son of Thomas Francis Ahern and Eleanor (Kane) Ahern.
Democrat. School teacher; personnel manager, Jewel Food Stores;
bank loan
officer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives:
Married 1965
to Ruth Marian Waldron. |
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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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Berta E. Baker (1876-1964) —
also known as Berta E. Colcord —
of Glenburn, Renville
County, N.Dak.; Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak.
Born near Sterling, Whiteside
County, Ill., November
26, 1876.
Daughter of William Henry Colcord and Fiana (Linerod) Colcord.
Republican. School teacher; North
Dakota state treasurer, 1929-32; North Dakota
state auditor, 1933-56.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Zonta; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak., May, 1964
(age 87
years, 0 days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Minot, N.Dak.
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Robert C. Baltzell (1879-1950) —
of Princeton, Gibson
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Lawrence
County, Ill., August
15, 1879.
Son of Henry H. Baltzell and Margaret C. (Roderick) Baltzell.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; chair of
Gibson County Republican Party, 1912; member of Indiana
Republican State Committee, 1914-18; major in the U.S. Army
during World War I; circuit judge in Indiana, 1921-25; U.S.
District Judge for Indiana, 1925-28; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, 1928-50;
took senior status 1950; member executive committee, Methodist Hospital.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Died October
18, 1950 (age 71 years, 64
days).
Interment somewhere
in Sumner, Ill.
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John T. Barnett (b. 1869) —
of Silverton, San Juan
County, Colo.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Ouray
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Potsdam, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., June 22,
1869.
Son of John Barnett and Katherine Barnett.
Democrat. School principal; newspaper
editor; lawyer; Ouray
County Attorney, 1898-1910; Colorado
state attorney general, 1909-10; secretary of
Colorado Democratic Party, 1912-16; member of Democratic
National Committee from Colorado, 1913-20.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Barnett and Katherine Barnett; married, January
24, 1906, to Sue Sayre Nash (died 1911); married, March 7,
1917, to Myrtle Louise Emily Schlessiner. |
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Elaine Bland Baxter (b. 1933) —
also known as Elaine Baxter; Elaine Bland —
of Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
16, 1933.
Daughter of Clarence Arthur Bland and Margaret Clark Bland.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Iowa state
house of representatives 60th District, 1983-86; secretary of
state of Iowa, 1987-92; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1988,
1992;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Iowa, 1988; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1992, 1994.
Female.
Still living as of 1994.
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Edna Louisa Beard (1877-1928) —
also known as Edna L. Beard —
of Orange, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Chenoa, McLean
County, Ill., July 25,
1877.
Daughter of Royal Edson Beard (1845-1912) and Flora (Curtiss) Beard
(1849-1920).
School teacher; superintendent of schools; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1921-22; member of Vermont
state senate from Orange County, 1923-24.
Female.
Congregationalist.
First
woman member of the Vermont legislature.
Died in Orange, Orange
County, Vt., September
18, 1928 (age 51 years, 55
days).
Interment at Orange
Center Cemetery, Orange, Vt.
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Francis Grant Blair (b. 1864) —
also known as Francis G. Blair —
of Charleston, Coles
County, Ill.; Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Nashville, Washington
County, Ill., October
30, 1864.
Son of William Blair and Mary J. (Crane) Blair.
Republican. School teacher; school principal; Illinois
superintendent of public instruction, 1907-35.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1898
to Lillian Caton. |
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1919 |
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Lee Ross Blohm (b. 1886) —
also known as Lee R. Blohm —
Born in Virginia, Cass
County, Ill., January
31, 1886.
Son of Peter M. Blohm and Mary (Lee) Blohm.
School teacher; superintendent of schools; U.S. Consul
in Frontera, 1919-21; Aguascalientes, 1921-25; Vancouver, 1925-26; Regina, 1929-32; Chihuahua, 1938; Antofagasta, 1943.
Burial
location unknown.
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J. Quinn Brisben (b. 1934) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in 1934.
Socialist. School teacher; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1976; briefly jailed in
Florida as a result of his participation in a disability rights demonstration
in Orlando, Fla., 1992; candidate for President
of the United States, 1992.
Member, American
Federation of Teachers.
Still living as of 1992.
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John Lester Buford (1898-1999) —
also known as J. Lester Buford —
of Galatia, Saline
County, Ill.; Mt. Vernon, Jefferson
County, Ill.
Born in Union
County, Ill., February
25, 1898.
Son of John Robert Buford and Susan (Hartline) Buford.
Republican. School teacher and principal; superintendent of
schools; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 25th District, 1934, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary.
Died March 28,
1999 (age 101 years, 31
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Donald A. Callahan (b. 1876) —
of Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Wallace, Shoshone
County, Idaho.
Born in Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill., September
8, 1876.
Son of Thomas Callahan and Mary Jennings (Rowe) Callahan.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1921-23; member of Idaho
state senate, 1923-33; president, Callahan Consolidated Mines, 1937;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1938; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Idaho, 1940.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Romulus Campbell (1853-1924) —
also known as James R. Campbell —
of McLeansboro, Hamilton
County, Ill.
Born in Crook Township, Hamilton
County, Ill., May 4,
1853.
School teacher; lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1884-88; member of Illinois
state senate, 1888-96; newspaper
publisher; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American
War; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1897-99; defeated
(Democratic), 1918.
Died in McLeansboro, Hamilton
County, Ill., August
12, 1924 (age 71 years, 100
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, McLeansboro, Ill.
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LeRoy Cappaert (1923-2001) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Silvis, Rock Island
County, Ill., June 17,
1923.
Democrat. School teacher and principal; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1968.
Died August
16, 2001 (age 78 years, 60
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Edwin Carlson (b. 1886) —
also known as Harry E. Carlson —
of Joliet, Will
County, Ill.
Born in Morris, Grundy
County, Ill., March 17,
1886.
Son of Charles Carlson and Matilda (Herzloef) Carlson.
School teacher; U.S. Vice Consul in Frankfort, 1916-17; Christiania, 1917-23; U.S. Consul in Kovno, 1924-26; Tallinn, 1926-35; Stockholm, 1943.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Orrin N. Carter (b. 1854) —
of Morris, Grundy
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Jefferson
County, N.Y., January
22, 1854.
Son of Benajah Carter and Isabel (Cole) Carter.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; Grundy
County Superintendent of Schools, 1880-82; Grundy
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1882-88; Cook
County Judge, 1894-1905; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1906-24.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, August 1,
1881, to Nettie J. Steven. |
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1919 |
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Robert Andrew Childs (1845-1915) —
also known as Robert A. Childs —
of Hinsdale, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in Malone, Franklin
County, N.Y., March 22,
1845.
Son of Rev. George Childs (died 1870) and Calista (Cochran) Childs
(died 1854).
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
principal; lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1884;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 8th District, 1893-95.
Died in Hinsdale, DuPage
County, Ill., December
19, 1915 (age 70 years, 272
days).
Interment at Bronswood
Cemetery, Hinsdale, Ill.
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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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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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Charles O. Conrad (b. 1930) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Alton, Madison
County, Ill., July 23,
1930.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 50th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966, 1972; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1973.
Unitarian.
Still living as of 1973.
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John King Cowen (1844-1904) —
also known as John K. Cowen —
of Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio; Baltimore,
Md.
Born near Millersburg, Holmes
County, Ohio, October
28, 1844.
Son of Washington Cowen.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
counsel, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad,
1872-76; general counsel, 1876-96; president, 1896-1901; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1895-97.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 26,
1904 (age 59 years, 181
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Millersburg, Ohio.
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Debra DeLee (b. 1948) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1948.
Democrat. School teacher; lobbyist;
Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1994-95; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from District of Columbia, 1996,
2000;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2004,
2008;
president, Americans for Peace Now.
Female.
Jewish.
Member, National
Education Association.
Still living as of 2008.
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Frank S. Ebersole (b. 1875) —
of Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind.
Born in Sterling, Whiteside
County, Ill., November
28, 1875.
Republican. School teacher; director and secretary, Goshen Milk
Condensing Co.; board member, Goshen Hospital;
mayor
of Goshen, Ind., 1943-44.
Mennonite.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lynden Evans (1858-1926) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in La Salle, La Salle
County, Ill., June 28,
1858.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1911-13.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 6,
1926 (age 67 years, 312
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Lucy Louisa Flower (1837-1921) —
also known as Lucy L. Flower; Lucy L. Coues;
"The Mother of the Juvenile Court" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 10,
1837.
Republican. School teacher; social reformer; founder of
nursing school; advocate for the creation of a "parental court" to
handle cases of delinquent children; her efforts led to the world's
first
juvenile court legislation, which created the Chicago Juvenile Court
in 1899; University
of Illinois trustee; elected 1894.
Female.
Lucy L. Flower Vocational High School, and Lucy Flower Park, both in
Chicago, were named for
her.
Died in Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif., April 27,
1921 (age 83 years, 352
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederic Webster Goding (b. 1858) —
also known as Frederic W. Goding —
of Rutland, La Salle
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Hyde Park, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 9,
1858.
Son of Alphonso Landon Goding and Lydia Mehitable (Chandler) Goding.
School teacher; college
professor; physician;
U.S. Consul in Newcastle, 1898-1908; Montevideo, 1908-12; U.S. Consul General in Guayaquil, 1914-24.
Interment at Goding
Cemetery, Livermore, Maine.
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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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John Dennis Hastert (b. 1942) —
also known as J. Dennis Hastert; Denny
Hastert —
of Oswego, Kendall
County, Ill.; Yorkville, Kendall
County, Ill.; Plano, Kendall
County, Ill.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., January
2, 1942.
Republican. School teacher; athletic
coach; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1981-86; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1987-; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1999-; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 2008.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2010.
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J. Otis Humphrey (b. 1850) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Morgan
County, Ill., December
30, 1850.
Son of William Humphrey and Sarah (Stocker) Humphrey.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1884;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1896
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker);
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Illinois, 1897-1901; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, 1901.
Burial
location unknown.
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Maude June Trenary Hunt (born c.1875) —
also known as Mrs. J. W. Hunt —
of Oswego, Kendall
County, Ill.
Born about 1875.
Republican. School teacher; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1944.
Female.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Michael Irwin (1869-1933) —
also known as Edward M. Irwin —
of New Athens, St. Clair
County, Ill.; Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born near Leasburg, Crawford
County, Mo., April 14,
1869.
Republican. School teacher; physician;
chair
of St. Clair County Republican Party, 1898-1924; St.
Clair County Coroner, 1904-08; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1920;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 22nd District, 1925-31; defeated,
1930.
Died in Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill., January
30, 1933 (age 63 years, 291
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Belleville, Ill.
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Nancy Lee Johnson (b. 1935) —
also known as Nancy L. Johnson; Nancy Elizabeth
Lee —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
5, 1935.
Republican. School teacher; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1977-82; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Connecticut, 1980,
2008
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from Connecticut, 1983-2006 (6th District
1983-2003, 5th District 2003-06).
Female.
Unitarian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Howard Lyle Jones (b. 1925) —
also known as Howard L. Jones —
of Webberville, Ingham
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., September
19, 1925.
Son of Sherdie Jones and Millicent (Hardiek) Jones.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school teacher;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County
2nd District, 1962; appointed 1962; candidate in Democratic primary
for Michigan
state house of representatives, 1962 (Ingham County 2nd
District), 1968 (58th District), 1970 (58th District); Human Rights
candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1972, 1976; Human Rights candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1974; Human Rights
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1976.
Unitarian.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 1998.
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Relatives:
Married to Dorothy Gertrude Dorch. |
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Sheila Anne Jones —
also known as Sheila A. Jones —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
School teacher; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1982 (Anti-Drug, 9th District),
1983 (Democratic primary, 1st District), 1984 (Democratic primary,
1st District), 1992 (Economic Recovery, 9th District); candidate in
Democratic primary for mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1995; candidate in
Democratic primary for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1986; candidate in Democratic primary for
Governor
of Illinois, 1994.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 1995.
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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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Harry Eugene Kelly (b. 1870) —
also known as Harry E. Kelly —
of Litchfield, Montgomery
County, Ill.; Sullivan, Moultrie
County, Ill.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, December
27, 1870.
Son of Michael Joseph Kelly and Margery A. (Lytle) Kelly.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; school principal; superintendent of
schools; lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1906-08; U.S.
Attorney for Colorado, 1912-14.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Joseph Kelly and Margery A. (Lytle) Kelly; married 1893 to Jessie
L. Speer (died 1899); married 1903 to Edna
(McElravy) Smalley. |
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Ray H. LaHood (b. 1945) —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., December
6, 1945.
Republican. School teacher; admistrative assistant to U.S.
Rep. Tom
Railsback, 1977-82; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1982-83; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1995-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 2008.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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Alfred Collins Lockwood (b. 1875) —
also known as Alfred C. Lockwood —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., July 20,
1875.
Son of Walter C. Lockwood and Elizabeth W. (Peers) Lockwood.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
superior court judge in Arizona, 1913-24; justice of
Arizona state supreme court, 1925-43; chief
justice of Arizona Supreme Court, 1929-31, 1935-37, 1941-43.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Emil Lockwood (1919-2002) —
of St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., September
23, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
teacher; athletic
coach; accountant;
candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Gratiot County,
1961; member of Michigan
state senate, 1963-70 (25th District 1963-64, 30th District
1965-70); candidate for secretary of
state of Michigan, 1970.
Episcopalian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks; Rotary.
Died, at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August 2,
2002 (age 82 years, 313
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Orren Lowden (1861-1943) —
also known as Frank O. Lowden —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Oregon, Ogle
County, Ill.
Born in Sunrise, Chisago
County, Minn., January
26, 1861.
Son of Lorenzo Orren Lowden and Nancy Elizabeth (Breg) Lowden.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; law
professor; director, National Bank of the
Republic; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1900,
1904;
member of Republican
National Committee from Illinois, 1904-12; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1906-11; Governor of
Illinois, 1917-21; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1920,
1928.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from rectal
cancer, in El Conquistador Hotel,
Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., March 20,
1943 (age 82 years, 53
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Lynn Morley Martin (b. 1939) —
also known as Lynn Martin; Lynn Morley —
of Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Born in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., December
26, 1939.
Daughter of Lawrence William Morley and Helen Catherine (Hall)
Morley.
Republican. School teacher; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1977-79; member of Illinois
state senate, 1979-81; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1981-91; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1990; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1991-93.
Female.
Member, American
Association of University Women; Junior
League.
Still living as of 2009.
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Noah Morgan Mason (1882-1965) —
also known as Noah M. Mason —
of Oglesby, La Salle
County, Ill.
Born in Wales,
July
19, 1882.
Republican. School teacher and principal; superintendent of
schools; member of Illinois
state senate 39th District, 1931-36; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1937-63 (12th District 1937-49,
15th District 1949-63); member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-54; resigned 1954.
Died in Joliet, Will
County, Ill., March 29,
1965 (age 82 years, 253
days).
Interment at Plainfield
Cemetery, Plainfield, Ill.
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Floyd J. Mattheeussen (1930-2005) —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 29,
1930.
Democrat. School teacher and principal; fruit
farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 44th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966.
United
Church of Christ. Member, American
Federation of Teachers; NAACP.
Died August
26, 2005 (age 75 years, 150
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Barbara Marie Schindler. |
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J. O. Miller (b. 1884) —
of Peru, Miami
County, Ind.
Born in Blue Mound, Macon
County, Ill., May 24,
1884.
Democrat. School teacher; mayor of
Peru, Ind., 1943-44.
Christian.
Member, Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ada Belle Mills Nale (1882-1947) —
also known as Ada Belle Mills —
of West Plains, Howell
County, Mo.; Atlanta, Macon
County, Mo.; Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo.; Dutch Flat, Placer
County, Calif.
Born in Gallatin
County, Ill., October
6, 1882.
Daughter of Joseph L. Mills and Lavina E. (Allyn) Mills.
Democrat. School teacher; postmaster;
member of Missouri
Democratic State Central Committee.
Female.
Died, of liver
cancer, in Sutter Hospital,
Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., March 4,
1947 (age 64 years, 149
days).
Interment at Sierra
View Memorial Patk, Marysville, Calif.
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Charles E. Nichols (b. 1908) —
of Lebanon, St. Clair
County, Ill.; Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in Lebanon, Warren
County, Ohio, April 19,
1908.
Son of Stephen Edmund Nichols and Bess (Jones) Nichols.
School principal; mayor
of Belleville, Ill., 1961-69.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Kappa Delta; Rotary; Optimist
Club.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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Elias S. Pettijohn (b. 1848) —
of St. Peter, Nicollet
County, Minn.
Born in Pottsville, Union
County, Ill., February
1, 1848.
Superintendent of schools; Nicollet
County Auditor; Minnesota
state treasurer, 1910-11.
Burial
location unknown.
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David Dwain Phelps (b. 1947) —
also known as David D. Phelps —
of Eldorado, Saline
County, Ill.
Born in Eldorado, Saline
County, Ill., October
26, 1947.
Democrat. School teacher; school administrator; member
of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1984-98; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1999-2003; defeated,
2002; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2000.
Still living as of 2009.
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Glendal William Poshard (b. 1945) —
also known as Glenn Poshard —
of Marion, Williamson
County, Ill.
Born in Herald, White
County, Ill., October
30, 1945.
Democrat. School teacher; athletic
coach; member of Illinois
state senate, 1984-88; defeated, 1982; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1989-99 (22nd District 1989-93,
19th District 1993-99); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1996;
candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1998.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Lucy Reum —
of Oak Park, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Edmonton, Alberta.
Republican. School teacher; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1964;
member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1969-70.
Female.
Member, League
of Women Voters; American
Association of University Women.
Still living as of 1970.
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Martin E. Rudolph (b. 1853) —
of Canton, Lincoln
County, S.Dak.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
11, 1853.
Republican. School teacher and principal; lawyer; Lincoln
County State's Attorney; member of South
Dakota state senate 5th District, 1903-04.
German
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1884
to Claudia Shedd. |
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Manual, 1903 |
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Elise Salinger (1942-1998) —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill., March 5,
1942.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Arizona
state house of representatives 20th District, 1997-98; died in
office 1998.
Female.
Member, National
Organization for Women; American
Association of University Women.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., March 16,
1998 (age 56 years, 11
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lillian E. Schlagenhauf (b. 1899) —
of Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.
Born in Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., December
19, 1899.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1948.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Order
of the Eastern Star; American
Association of University Women; Kappa
Beta Pi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry E. Schrey (1890-1967) —
of Glendale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Olney, Richland
County, Ill., November
16, 1890.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school principal;
mayor
of Glendale, Ariz., 1950-54.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in Glendale, Maricopa
County, Ariz., August 8,
1967 (age 76 years, 265
days).
Interment at Glendale Memorial Park, Glendale, Ariz.
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Owen Scott (1848-1928) —
of Effingham, Effingham
County, Ill.; Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.; Decatur, Macon
County, Ill.
Born in Jackson Township, Effingham
County, Ill., July 6,
1848.
Democrat. School teacher; superintendent of schools; lawyer; newspaper
publisher; mayor of Effingham, Ill., 1882; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1891-93; insurance
business.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Decatur, Macon
County, Ill., December
21, 1928 (age 80 years, 168
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Effingham, Ill.
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Andrea H. Seastrand (b. 1941) —
of California.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August 5,
1941.
Republican. School teacher; member of California
state assembly, 1990-94; U.S.
Representative from California 22nd District, 1995-97; defeated,
1996.
Female.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Allen Sterling (1857-1918) —
also known as John A. Sterling —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Le Roy, McLean
County, Ill., February
1, 1857.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; lawyer; McLean
County State's Attorney, 1892-96; member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1896-98; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 17th District, 1903-13, 1915-18;
died in office 1918.
Died as the result of an automobile
accident, near Pontiac, Livingston
County, Ill., October
17, 1918 (age 61 years, 258
days).
Interment at Park
Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
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Bradford Newcomb Stevens (1813-1885) —
also known as Bradford N. Stevens —
of Tiskilwa, Bureau
County, Ill.
Born in Boscawen, Merrimack
County, N.H., January
3, 1813.
School teacher; merchant;
mayor of Tiskilwa, Ill.; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1871-73.
Died in Tiskilwa, Bureau
County, Ill., November
10, 1885 (age 72 years, 311
days).
Interment at Mt.
Bloom Cemetery, Tiskilwa, Ill.
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William Henry Weber (b. 1856) —
also known as William H. Weber —
of Blue Island, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Orland Township, Cook
County, Ill., August 7,
1856.
Republican. School teacher; member, Cook County Board of
Assessors, 1899-1925; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1904,
1908,
1912,
1916,
1932
(alternate), 1940.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arcanum.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1878
to Minnie A. Schoentgen (died 1914); married, November
16, 1916, to Kate M. Longfellow; married to Mrs. E.
Mohler. |
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Tilford Albert Willmore (b. 1869) —
also known as T. A. Willmore —
of Hebron, Thayer
County, Neb.
Born in Clinton, DeWitt
County, Ill., November
18, 1869.
Son of Charles Willmore and Sarah J. (Wright) Willmore.
Democrat. School teacher; postmaster;
real
estate and insurance
business; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Nebraska, 1932.
Christian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Everett Pitt Wilson (b. 1868) —
also known as Everett P. Wilson —
of Chadron, Dawes
County, Neb.
Born near Princeton, Bureau
County, Ill., September
2, 1868.
Son of John Wesley Wilson and Mary Elizabeth (Magee) Wilson.
School teacher; superintendent of schools; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20; member of
Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1923-29.
Member, Farm
Bureau.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1897
to Cora Ellen Young. |
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Benson Wood (1839-1915) —
of Effingham, Effingham
County, Ill.
Born near Bridgewater, Susquehanna
County, Pa., March 31,
1839.
Republican. School principal; served in the Union Army during
the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1872; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1876,
1888;
mayor of Effingham, Ill., 1881-83; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1895-97; banker.
Died in Effingham, Effingham
County, Ill., August
27, 1915 (age 76 years, 149
days).
Interment at Oakridge
Cemetery, Effingham, Ill.
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