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Urban League
Politician members in Illinois

William H. Chamberlain (1931-c.1979) — of Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill. Born in Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill., January 22, 1931. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1964; secretary of state of Illinois, 1964-65; circuit judge in Illinois, 1965. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Urban League; American Judicature Society. Died about 1979 (age about 48 years). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.

William E. King (born c.1891) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Oak Ridge, Morehouse Parish, La., about 1891. Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1925-27, 1929-33; member of Illinois state senate 3rd District, 1935-39; defeated, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1940, 1944, 1956; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1948. Baptist. African ancestry. Member, Urban League; Freemasons; Foresters. Burial location unknown.

Marshall Korshak (1910-1996) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., February 6, 1910. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois state senate 5th District, 1951-63; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1964. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Urban League. Died, in a hospital at Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 19, 1996 (age 85 years, 347 days). Burial location unknown.

Relatives: Brother of Sidney Korshak (famed "mob lawyer").

Ralph Harold Metcalfe (1910-1978) — also known as Ralph H. Metcalfe — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., May 29, 1910. Democrat. Won gold, silver and bronze Olympic medals in 1932 and 1936; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1952 (alternate), 1956 (alternate), 1964 (alternate), 1968; U.S. Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1971-78; died in office 1978. Catholic. African ancestry. Member, Amvets; American Legion; Urban League; NAACP; Elks; Alpha Phi Alpha. Died, from a heart attack, in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., October 10, 1978 (age 68 years, 134 days). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Ill.

Daniel Marshall Pierce (b. 1928) — also known as Daniel M. Pierce; Dan Pierce — of Highland Park, Lake County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 31, 1928. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois Democratic State Central Committee, 1962-66, 1970-73; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1964 (alternate), 1972; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1965-85 (at-large 1965-67, 32nd District 1967-83, 58th District 1983-85); Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1992, 1996, 2000; Presidential Elector for Illinois, 2000. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; Urban League; B'nai B'rith; Jaycees; American Legion. Still living as of 2000.

William A. Wallace (b. 1867) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Maryland, June 6, 1867. Democrat. Member of Illinois state senate 3rd District; elected 1938; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1940. African Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, Urban League; NAACP; Foresters. Burial location unknown.

Thomas J. Weisner — also known as Tom Weisner — of Aurora, Kane County, Ill. Democrat. Served in the Peace Corps; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1996; mayor of Aurora, Ill., 2007-. Member, Urban League. Still living as of 2009.

Relatives: Married to Marilyn Hogan.

Christopher C. Wimbish (b. 1895) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Illinois state senate 3rd District; defeated, 1938; elected 1942, 1946; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1948. African ancestry. Member, Urban League; NAACP; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Alpha Phi Alpha. Burial location unknown.

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