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Joseph Gurney Cannon (1836-1926) —
also known as Joseph G. Cannon; "Uncle
Joe" —
of Danville, Vermilion
County, Ill.
Born in Guilford, Guilford
County, N.C., May 7,
1836.
Son of Dr. Horace H. Cannon and Gulielma (Hollingsworth) Cannon.
Republican. Lawyer; Vermilion
County State's Attorney, 1861-68; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1873-91, 1893-1913, 1915-23 (14th
District 1873-83, 15th District 1883-91, 1893-95, 12th District
1895-1903, 18th District 1903-13, 1915-23); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1903-11; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1904
(Permanent
Chair); candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1908.
Cannon House Office Building, in Washington, D.C., is named for
him.
Died in Danville, Vermilion
County, Ill., November
12, 1926 (age 90 years, 189
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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John Charles Black (1839-1915) —
also known as John C. Black —
of Danville, Vermilion
County, Ill.
Born in Lexington, Holmes
County, Miss., January
27, 1839.
Son of Rev. John Black and Josephine (Culbertson) Black.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; Democratic candidate
for Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1872; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1884;
U.S. Commissioner of Pensions, 1885-89; candidate for Democratic
nomination for Vice President, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1893-95; defeated
(Democratic), 1866, 1880, 1884; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1895-99; delegate
to Gold Democrat National Convention from Illinois, 1896; member, U.S. Civil Service
Commission, 1903-07.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Received the Medal
of Honor in 1893 for action at Prairie Grove, Ark., December 7,
1862.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
17, 1915 (age 76 years, 202
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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James Andrew Meeks (1864-1946) —
also known as James A. Meeks —
of Danville, Vermilion
County, Ill.
Born in Washington
County, Ohio, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1920,
1924,
1928
(alternate), 1932;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1933-39; defeated,
1938, 1940.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Pi; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1946
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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Charles Mervin Campbell (1921-1996) —
also known as Chuck Campbell —
of Illinois.
Born in Danville, Vermilion
County, Ill., October
11, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1962-80.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Elks.
Professional baseball
player, 1946.
Died November
11, 1996 (age 75 years, 31
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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John W. Speakman (1900-1942) —
of Danville, Vermilion
County, Ill.
Born in Vermilion
County, Ill., March 5,
1900.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives; elected 1936, 1938; member of Illinois
state senate 22nd District; elected 1940.
Member, Freemasons.
Drowned
when his boat
capsized, June 7,
1942 (age 42 years, 94
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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George Tracy Buckingham (1864-1940) —
also known as George T. Buckingham —
of Danville, Vermilion
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind., April 21,
1864.
Son of Tracy Wilson Buckingham (1833-1917) and Helen Asenath (Clark)
Buckingham (1838-1925).
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1908.
Died in Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill., September
9, 1940 (age 76 years, 141
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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