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Elihu Benjamin Washburne (1816-1887) —
also known as Elihu B. Washburne; "Watchdog of the
Treasury" —
of Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill.
Born in Livermore, Androscoggin
County, Maine, September
23, 1816.
Son of Israel
Washburn and Martha (Benjamin) Washburn (1792-1861).
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1853-69 (1st District 1853-63, 3rd
District 1863-69); U.S.
Secretary of State, 1869; U.S. Minister to France, 1869-77; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1880;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1880.
Presbyterian.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
22, 1887 (age 71 years, 29
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Leo Elwood Allen (1898-1973) —
also known as Leo E. Allen —
of Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill.
Born in Elizabeth, Jo Daviess
County, Ill., October
5, 1898.
Son of Alphonso Arthur Allen and Sarah Sadie (Steinberger) Allen.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1933-61 (13th District 1933-49,
16th District 1949-61); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1940
(alternate), 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill., January
19, 1973 (age 74 years, 106
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Harry LeRoy Heer (1873-1962) —
also known as Harry L. Heer —
of Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill.
Born in Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill., January
22, 1873.
Son of David H. Heer (1836-1908) and Martha (Evans) Heer (1838-1922).
Mining engineer;
lawyer;
circuit judge in Illinois 15th Circuit, 1925.
German
and Welsh
ancestry.
Died in Hennepin
County, Minn., November
12, 1962 (age 89 years, 294
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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