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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.
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Adam Wilson Snyder (1799-1842) —
also known as Adam W. Snyder —
of Illinois.
Born in Connellsville, Fayette
County, Pa., October
6, 1799.
Democrat. Member of Illinois state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1837-39; Presidential
Elector for Illinois, 1840.
Died in Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill., May 14,
1842 (age 42 years, 220
days).
Interment at Green Mount Cemetery.
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Walter Nesbit (1878-1938) —
of Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill., May 1,
1878.
Son of Charles Nesbit and Helen (Green) Nesbit.
Coal
miner; Secretary-Treasurer,
District 12, United Mine Workers
of America; U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1933-35; defeated, 1930
(Democratic), 1934 (National Progressive).
Member, United
Mine Workers.
Died in 1938
(age about
60 years).
Interment at Green Mount Cemetery.
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John Breese Hay (1834-1916) —
of Illinois.
Born in Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill., January
8, 1834.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1869-73; state court
judge in Illinois, 1886; mayor
of Belleville, Ill., 1901.
Died June 16,
1916 (age 82 years, 160
days).
Interment at Green Mount Cemetery.
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John Reynolds (1788-1865) —
of Illinois.
Born in Montgomery
County, Pa., February
26, 1788.
Democrat. Justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1818-25; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1823; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1827-29, 1846, 1852; Speaker of
the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1852; Governor of
Illinois, 1830-34; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1834-37, 1839-43;
candidate for Illinois
state senate, 1848; candidate for Illinois
superintendent of public instruction, 1858.
Died in Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill., May 8,
1865 (age 77 years, 71
days).
Interment at Walnut Hill Cemetery.
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Jehu Baker (1822-1903) —
of Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born near Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., November
4, 1822.
Republican. Lawyer; St.
Clair County Master in Chancery, 1861-65; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1865-69, 1887-89, 1897-99 (12th
District 1865-69, 18th District 1887-89, 21st District 1897-99); U.S.
Minister to Venezuela, 1878-81, 1882-85; U.S. Consul General in Caracas, 1882-85.
Died in Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill., March 1,
1903 (age 80 years, 117
days).
Interment at Walnut Hill Cemetery.
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Gustavus Koerner (1809-1896) —
also known as Gustave Koerner —
of Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in Germany,
1809.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1845-48; U.S. Consul in Hamburg, 1848-49; Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1853-57; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1860;
U.S. Minister to Spain, 1862-64; Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1868;
candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1872.
Died in 1896
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Walnut Hill Cemetery.
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Edwin Martin Schaefer (1887-1950) —
also known as Edwin M. Schaefer —
of Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill., May 14,
1887.
Democrat. Chemical
engineer,
and later general superintendent, Morris & Co. meat packers;
St.
Clair County Treasurer, 1930-32; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 22nd District, 1933-43; director,
Griesediech-Western Brewery Co.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., November
8, 1950 (age 63 years, 178
days).
Interment at Walnut Hill Cemetery.
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Frederick John Kern (1864-1931) —
also known as Fred J. Kern —
of Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born near Millstadt, St. Clair
County, Ill., September
2, 1864.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 21st District, 1901-03; mayor
of Belleville, Ill., 1902; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1904,
1908,
1912;
speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912.
Died November
9, 1931 (age 67 years, 68
days).
Interment at Walnut Hill Cemetery.
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Charles Waite Thomas —
also known as Charles W. Thomas —
of Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1880
(alternate), 1904.
Interment at Walnut Hill Cemetery.
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