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• Jackson Leroy Adair (1887-1956) — also known as J. Leroy Adair; Jefferson Leroy Adair — of Quincy, Adams County, Ill. Born in Clayton, Adams County, Ill., February 23, 1887. Son of Henry L. Adair and Sarah Emily (Pevehouse) Adair. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois state senate 36th District, 1929-33; U.S. Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1933-37; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, 1937-56; died in office 1956. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Moose. Died in Quincy, Adams County, Ill., January 19, 1956. Interment at South Side Cemetery, Clayton, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography; federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Benjamin S. Adamowski (1906-1982) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 20, 1906. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives 25th District, 1931-41; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936 (alternate), 1940 (alternate), 1948; Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois at-large, 1942; candidate for mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1955 (Democratic primary), 1963 (Republican); delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1960. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Columbus; Sigma Delta Kappa. Died in 1982. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert McCormick Adams (b. 1890) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Webster Groves, St. Louis County, Mo., June 17, 1890. Son of Robert McCormick Adams and Virginia (Claiborne) Adams; married, May 3, 1924, to Janet Lawrence. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1924 (alternate), 1940, 1944 (alternate), 1948 (alternate); candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Illinois at-large, 1936. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Military Order of the World Wars; Phi Delta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas Stinson Allen (b. 1865) — also known as Thomas S. Allen; T. S. Allen — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Paynes Point, Ogle County, Ill., April 30, 1865. Son of Benjamin Franklin Allen and Harriet Maria (Ely) Allen; married, June 28, 1898, to Mary Elizabeth Bryan (1873-1962) (sister of William Jennings Bryan). Democrat. Lawyer; Nebraska Democratic state chair, 1904-09, 1921-32; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1912 (alternate), 1924, 1932, 1940; U.S. Attorney for Nebraska, 1915-21. Baptist. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Bryan family of Illinois
  
  
• Benjamin Philip Alschuler (b. 1933) — also known as Benjamin P. Alschuler — of Aurora, Kane County, Ill. Born in Aurora, Kane County, Ill., February 5, 1933. Grandson of Benjamin Phillip Alschuler; son of Jacob Edward Alschuler. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1968. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Phi Beta Kappa; Zeta Beta Tau. Still living as of 1973.
  • See also Alschuler family of Illinois
  
  
• Benjamin Phillip Alschuler (b. 1876) — also known as Benjamin P. Alschuler; Ben Alschuler — of Aurora, Kane County, Ill. Born in Aurora, Kane County, Ill., November 8, 1876. Son of Jacob Alschuler and Caroline (Stiefel) Alschuler; brother of Samuel Alschuler; married, March 28, 1900, to Lillian Reinheimer; father of Jacob Edward Alschuler; grandfather of Benjamin Philip Alschuler. Democrat. Lawyer; Judge, Illinois Court of Claims, 1913-17; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1932; delegate to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; vice-president and counsel, Western United Gas and Electric Co.; director, publishing companies and newspapers. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Union League. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Alschuler family of Illinois
  
  
• Jacob Edward Alschuler (1902-1977) — of Aurora, Kane County, Ill. Born in Aurora, Kane County, Ill., July 9, 1902. Nephew of Samuel Alschuler; son of Benjamin Phillip Alschuler; father of Benjamin Philip Alschuler. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1940. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; B'nai B'rith; Elks; Moose; Zeta Beta Tau. Died in 1977. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Alschuler family of Illinois
  
  
• W. Russell Arrington (b. 1906) — of Evanston, Cook County, Ill. Born in Gillespie, Macoupin County, Ill., July 4, 1906. Member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1945-54; member of Illinois state senate, 1955-57, 1957-67, 1967-73 (6th District 1955-57, 4th District 1957-67, 1st District 1967-73). Member, American Bar Association; Gamma Eta Gamma; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Eta Sigma. Still living as of 1973.
  
  
• Jacob M. Arvey (1895-1977) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 3, 1895. Son of Israel Arvey and Bertha (Eisenberg) Arvey; married, June 11, 1916, to Edith Freeman. Democrat. Lawyer; alderman, 24th Ward, Chicago, 1923-41; commissioner, Chicago Park District, 1945-67; delegate to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936, 1940, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1968; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; chair of Cook County Democratic Party, 1946-50; member of Democratic National Committee from Illinois, 1950-. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Legion; Jewish War Veterans; Navy League; Freemasons; B'nai B'rith; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Odd Fellows. Died, of heart failure, in Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Cook County, Ill., August 25, 1977. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John David Ashcroft (b. 1942) — also known as John Ashcroft — of Missouri. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 9, 1942. Son of James Robert Ashcroft and Grace Pauline (Larson) Ashcroft; married 1967 to Janet Elise Roede. Republican. Lawyer; Missouri state auditor, 1973-75; defeated, 1974; Missouri state attorney general, 1977-85; Governor of Missouri, 1985-93; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1995-2001; defeated, 2000; U.S. Attorney General, 2001-05; university professor. Assembly of God. Norwegian ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Federalist Society; Rotary; Phi Delta Phi. Still living as of 2007.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books by John Ashcroft: On My Honor : The Beliefs That Shaped My Life (2001); Never Again : Securing America and Restoring Justice (2006)
  • Critical books about John Ashcroft: Clint Willis, The I Hate Dick Cheney, John Ashcroft, Donald Rumsfeld, Condi Rice. . Reader: Behind the Bush Cabal's War on America
  
  
• Marvin E. Aspen (b. 1934) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., July 11, 1934. Lawyer; circuit judge in Illinois, 1971-79; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1979-. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Still living as of 2000.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Paul L. Aylward (b. 1908) — of Ellsworth, Ellsworth County, Kan. Born in Stonington, Christian County, Ill., March 1, 1908. Son of Dennis E. Aylward and Via (Holben) Aylward; married, October 26, 1929, to Karma Ellen Golden. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1960, 1972; candidate for U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1962. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Phi Alpha Delta. Still living as of 1972.
  
  
• Clinton S. Bailey (b. 1890) — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 14, 1890. Son of James Cornelius Bailey and Erminnie (Campbell) Bailey; married to Alice Mae Nicholson. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary of Texas Republican Party, 1923-24; candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 5th District, 1924, 1926, 1930. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Phi Gamma Delta. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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; married, March 28, 1904, to Vienna N. Carlton. 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, American Bar Association; Freemasons. Died October 18, 1950. Interment somewhere in Sumner, Ill.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Richard Martin Baner (b. 1936) — also known as Richard Baner — of Eureka, Woodford County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 27, 1936. Son of Charles Martin Baner and Ella (Detweiler) Baner; married 1955 to Janet Mae Eastman. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1972. Christian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Trial Lawyers Association; Farm Bureau; Lambda Chi Alpha; Phi Alpha Delta. Still living as of 1973.
  
  
• Ephraim Banning (b. 1849) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in McDonough County, Ill., July 21, 1849. Son of Ephraim Banning and Louisa Caroline (Walker) Banning; married, October 22, 1878, to Lucretia T. Lindsley (died 1887); married, September 5, 1889, to Emilie B. Jenne. Republican. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1896; member, Illinois State Board of Charities, 1897-1901; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1900. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Union League. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James J. Barbour (b. 1869) — of Evanston, Cook County, Ill. Born in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., December 28, 1869. Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state senate 6th District, 1917-37; defeated, 1936; member of Illinois Republican State Central Committee, 1922. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Martin Barnes (1899-1958) — also known as James M. Barnes — of Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill. Born in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill., January 9, 1899. Son of Charles A. Barnes and Madge (Martin) Barnes; married, July 15, 1945, to Betty Grove. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; county judge in Illinois, 1926-34; U.S. Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1939-43; defeated, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1944. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis. Died, of a liver ailment, in Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., June 8, 1958. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Peter Barnes (1881-1959) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; La Grange, Cook County, Ill. Born in Beaver County, Pa., March 15, 1881. Son of Albert Barnes and Olive A. (Jack) Barnes; married 1908 to Sara A. Darr. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1931-57; took senior status 1957. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Elgin, Kane County, Ill., April 10, 1959. Interment somewhere in La Grange, Ill.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• William Henry Barnes (1843-1904) — of Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill.; Tucson, Pima County, Ariz. Born in Hampton, Windham County, Conn., May 14, 1843. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1871-72; justice of Arizona territorial supreme court, 1885. Member, American Bar Association. Died November 10, 1904. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Tucson, Ariz.
  
  
• George Andrew Barr (b. 1873) — also known as George A. Barr — of Joliet, Will County, Ill. Born in Manhattan, Will County, Ill., May 25, 1873. Son of George Barr and Jane (McGrath) Barr; married, October 16, 1902, to Mary Worrell Speer. Republican. Lawyer; Will County State's Attorney, 1908-12; chair of Will County Republican Party, 1912-24; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 41st District, 1920-22; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1924, 1936; University of Illinois trustee, 1924-36. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Union League; Phi Delta Theta. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Francis Barrett (b. 1907) — also known as George F. Barrett — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 17, 1907. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1932, 1944, 1948, 1956; delegate to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; Illinois state attorney general, 1941-49. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Alpha Delta; Zeta Psi. Still living as of 1956.
  
  
• David Lionel Bazelon (1909-1993) — also known as David L. Bazelon — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Washington, D.C. Born in Superior, Douglas County, Wis., September 3, 1909. Son of Israel Bazelon and Lena (Krasnovsky) Bazelon; married, June 7, 1936, to Miriam M. Kellner. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1948; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1949-79; took senior status 1979. Jewish. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association. Died in Washington, D.C., February 19, 1993. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Harry Peter Beam (1892-1967) — also known as Harry P. Beam — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Peoria, Peoria County, Ill., November 23, 1892. Son of Peter J. Beam and Margaret B. Beam; married, June 29, 1921, to Marge Brown. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S. Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1931-42. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 31, 1967. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Grenville Beardsley (1898-1960) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Salem, Henry County, Iowa, January 12, 1898. Son of Frank Grenville Beardsley and Mary Elizabeth (Riddell) Beardsley; married, April 16, 1927, to Leona Marian Murray. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; candidate for Illinois state senate 13th District, 1934, 1938; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; Illinois state attorney general, 1959-60; appointed 1959; died in office 1960. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks. Died in 1960. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Dee Becker (1876-1943) — also known as William D. Becker — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Ill., October 23, 1876. Son of John Philip Becker and Anna A. (Cammann) Becker; married, June 10, 1902, to Margaret Louise McIntosh. Republican. Lawyer; Judge, Missouri Court of Appeals, 1916-40; mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1941-43; died in office 1943. Member, American Bar Association. Was a passenger in an experimental Army glider, towed by an airplane; the glider's wings suddenly fell off, and it crashed at Lambert-St. Louis Airfield, St. Louis County, Mo., August 1, 1943. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  
  
• William Stiles Bennet (1870-1962) — also known as William S. Bennet — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Port Jervis, Orange County, N.Y., November 9, 1870. Son of James Bennet and Alice Leonora (Stiles) Bennet; married, June 30, 1896, to Gertrude Witschief; father of Augustus Witschief Bennet. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from New York County 21st District, 1901-02; municipal judge in New York, 1903; U.S. Representative from New York, 1905-11, 1915-17 (17th District 1905-11, 23rd District 1915-17); defeated, 1910, 1916, 1936, 1944; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908, 1916; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1936; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1938. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Delta Chi. Died in Falkirk Hospital, Central Valley, Orange County, N.Y., December 1, 1962. Cremated; ashes interred at Laurel Grove Cemetery, Port Jervis, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Clarence Nathaniel Bergstrom (b. 1895) — also known as Clarence N. Bergstrom — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Blue Island, Cook County, Ill., July 8, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1932 (alternate), 1940; member of Illinois Republican State Central Committee, 1942-43; Judge, Illinois Court of Claims, 1947. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Phi Alpha Delta. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Harry Andrew Blackmun (1908-1999) — also known as Harry A. Blackmun; "Hip Pocket Harry"; "Minnesota Twin" — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn.; Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn. Born in Nashville, Washington County, Ill., November 12, 1908. Son of Corwin Manning Blackmun and Theo H. (Reuter) Blackmun; married, June 21, 1941, to Dorothy E. Clark. Lawyer; law clerk for U.S. Appeals Court Judge John B. Sanborn, 1932-33; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1959-70; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1970-94; took senior status 1994; actor in the 1997 movie Amistad, as Justice Joseph Story. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Rotary; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., March 4, 1999. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: federal judicial profile; Internet Movie Database profile; Find-A-Grave page.
  • Books about Harry Blackmun: Linda Greenhouse, Becoming Justice Blackmun : Harry Blackmun's Supreme Court Journey
  
  
• George Hugo Boldt (1903-1984) — of Seattle, King County, Wash.; Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 28, 1903. Son of George F. Boldt and Christine (Carstensen) Boldt; married, November 17, 1928, to Eloise Baird. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1953-71; took senior status 1971. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Shriners; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Chi. Died March 18, 1984. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Fenton Whitlock Booth (1869-1947) — also known as Fenton W. Booth — of Marshall, Clark County, Ill. Born in Marshall, Clark County, Ill., May 12, 1869. Nephew of Newton Booth; son of Lyman Booth and Fayette W. (Whitlock) Booth; married, December 17, 1893, to Mabel Dana; first cousin of Newton Booth Tarkington. Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1896-97; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1904; Judge of U.S. Court of Claims, 1905-. Member, American Bar Association. Died July 26, 1947. Interment somewhere in Indianapolis, Ind.
  • See also Booth-Tarkington-Jameson family of Indiana
  
  
• Charles Augustus Boyle (1907-1959) — also known as Charles A. Boyle — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Spring Lake, Ottawa County, Mich., August 13, 1907. Son of Michael Melvin Boyle and Rose (Marsh) Boyle; married, August 14, 1940, to Helen Shaughnessy. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1955-59; died in office 1959. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Delta Theta Phi. Killed in an automobile accident in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 4, 1959. Interment at All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Edward H. Branchfield (b. 1914) — of Oregon. Born in Macomb, McDonough County, Ill., October 30, 1914. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1963; Judge, Oregon Court of Appeals, 1969-71. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks. Still living as of 1971.
  
  
• Henry Breckenridge (b. 1886) — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 25, 1886. Son of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge and Louise Ludlow (Dudley) Breckinridge; married, July 7, 1910, to Ruth Bradley Woodman; married, August 5, 1927, to Aida de Acosta Root. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; attorney for Charles A. Lindbergh, 1932; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1936. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Loyal Legion; Military Order of the World Wars; Sons of the American Revolution. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles Wayland Brooks (1897-1957) — also known as C. Wayland Brooks — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Bureau County, Ill., March 8, 1897. Son of Rev. Jonas Gardner Brooks and Ida Nora (Bickford) Brooks; son-in-law of John Thomas; married, August 26, 1920, to Gertrude Ackerly; married, May 8, 1946, to Mary Thomas Peavey. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois at-large, 1934; candidate for Governor of Illinois, 1936; member of Republican National Committee from Illinois, 1939-52; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1940-49; defeated, 1948. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Purple Heart; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Delta Sigma Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 14, 1957. Interment at Pleasant View Cemetery, Kewanee, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Llewellyn Link Callaway (b. 1868) — also known as Lew L. Callaway — of Virginia City, Madison County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont. Born in Tuscola, Douglas County, Ill., December 15, 1868. Son of James Edmund Callaway and Mary Elizabeth (Link) Callaway; married, December 12, 1894, to Ellen N. Badger. Republican. Lawyer; Madison County Attorney, 1894-98; district judge in Montana, 1905-13; chief justice of Montana state supreme court, 1922-31. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Oscar E. Carlstrom (b. 1878) — of Aledo, Mercer County, Ill. Born near Boston (unknown county), Ill., July 16, 1878. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 33rd District, 1920-22; Illinois state attorney general, 1925-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1928, 1932; candidate in primary for Governor of Illinois, 1932. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; Moose; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Edward A. Cassidy (b. 1896) — also known as John E. Cassidy — of Peoria, Peoria County, Ill. Born in Ottawa, La Salle County, Ill., January 31, 1896. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1956, 1964; delegate to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; Illinois state attorney general, 1938-41. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Knights of Columbus. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Latham Castle (1900-1986) — of Sandwich, DeKalb County, Ill. Born in Sandwich, DeKalb County, Ill., February 27, 1900. Son of John B. Castle and Mollie (Latham) Castle; married, May 1, 1931, to Georgiana Whitcomb. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; DeKalb County State's Attorney, 1928-40; Illinois state attorney general, 1953-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1956; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals, 1959-80. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Psi. Died March 10, 1986. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Carl Richard Chindblom (1870-1956) — also known as Carl R. Chindblom — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 21, 1870. Son of Carl P. Chindblom and Christine (Engel) Chindblom; married, April 27, 1907, to Christien Nilsson. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1919-33. Lutheran. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in 1956. Interment at Ridgewood Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Burnett Mitchell Chiperfield (1870-1940) — also known as Burnett M. Chiperfield — of Canton, Fulton County, Ill. Born in Dover, Bureau County, Ill., June 14, 1870. Son of Rev. Thomas Chiperfield and Hannah M. (Reynolds) Chiperfield; married, November 12, 1895, to Clara Louise Ross; father of Robert Bruce Chiperfield. Republican. Lawyer; Fulton County State's Attorney, 1896-1900; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1903-13; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1915-17, 1929-33 (at-large 1915-17, 15th District 1929-33); defeated, 1912 (at-large), 1932 (15th District), 1934 (15th District); delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920, 1936. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association. Died in 1940. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Canton, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Ralph Edwin Church (1883-1950) — also known as Ralph E. Church — of Evanston, Cook County, Ill. Born near Catlin, Vermilion County, Ill., May 5, 1883. Son of Henry George Church and Lola (Douglas) Church; married, December 21, 1918, to Marguerite Stitt. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives 6th District, 1917-32; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1935-41, 1943-50 (10th District 1935-41, 1943-49, 13th District 1949-50); defeated (Independent), 1932; died in office 1950; candidate in Republican primary for U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1940. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Society for International Law; Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis; Delta Chi; Phi Kappa Psi. Died in a committee meeting in the House Office Building, Washington, D.C., March 21, 1950. Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William George Clark (1924-2001) — also known as William G. Clark — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., July 16, 1924. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1953-54, 1957-59; member of Illinois state senate, 1955-56; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1960, 1964; Illinois state attorney general, 1961-69; candidate for U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1968; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1976-92. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Amvets; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Moose. Died in Skokie, Cook County, Ill., August 17, 2001. Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Ill.
  
  
• Charles F. Clyne (b. 1877) — of Aurora, Kane County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Maple Park, Kane County, Ill., July 26, 1877. Son of J. Clyne and Mary (Fitzgerald) Clyne. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1913-14; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1914-22. Member, American Bar Association; Union League. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Edward Francis Colladay (b. 1877) — also known as Edward F. Colladay — of Washington, D.C. Born in Virginia, Cass County, Ill., February 15, 1877. Republican. Lawyer; member of Republican National Committee from District of Columbia, 1917-40; delegate to Republican National Convention from District of Columbia, 1948, 1952 (alternate), 1956 (alternate). Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Dennis J. Collins (b. 1901) — of DeKalb, DeKalb County, Ill. Born in 1901. Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives 35th District, 1933-43; member of Illinois state senate, 1943-73 (35th District 1943-67, 33rd District 1967-73); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1948. Member, American Bar Association; Farm Bureau; Grange; Eagles; Elks; Kiwanis; Moose; Woodmen; Delta Theta Phi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Anderson Cooke (b. 1869) — also known as George A. Cooke — of Aledo, Mercer County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in New Athens, Harrison County, Ohio, July 3, 1869. Son of Thomas Cooke and Vanceline (Downing) Cooke; married, October 20, 1896, to Sarah Blee. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Guy C. Scott, 1896-1900; member of Illinois state house of representatives 33rd District, 1902-06; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1909-19; chief justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1913-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1928. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Beta Theta Pi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Homer Stillé Cummings (1870-1956) — also known as Homer S. Cummings — of Stamford, Fairfield County, Conn.; Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 30, 1870. Son of Uriah C. Cummings and Audie Schuyler (Stillé) Cummings; married to Cecilia Waterbury. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1900, 1904, 1920 (alternate), 1924, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948; member of Democratic National Committee from Connecticut, 1900-25; Chairman of Democratic National Committee, 1919-20; mayor of Stamford, Conn., 1900-02, 1904-06; candidate for U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1902; candidate for U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1916; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1920; U.S. Attorney General, 1933-39; Presidential Elector for Connecticut, 1940, 1944. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Eagles; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died September 10, 1956. Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Richard Michael Daley (b. 1942) — also known as Richard M. Daley — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 24, 1942. Son of Richard Joseph Daley and Eleanor 'Sis' (Guilfoyle) Daley (1907-2003); brother of William Michael Daley. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1969-70; member of Illinois state senate 23rd District, 1973-81; Cook County State's Attorney, 1981-89; mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1989-; defeated in primary, 1983; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2000, 2004. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 2007.
  • See also Daley family of Illinois
  • See also: Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• Charles H. Davis (b. 1906) — of Rockford, Winnebago County, Ill. Born in Fairfield, Wayne County, Ill., January 7, 1906. Lawyer; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1955-60, 1970-75 (6th District 1955-60, 2nd District 1970-75); chief justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1957-58; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court 2nd District, 1964-70. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Shriners; Phi Delta Phi. Still living as of 1975.
  
  
• David Davis IV (1906-1978) — of Bloomington, McLean County, Ill. Born in Bloomington, McLean County, Ill., July 29, 1906. Great-grandson of David Davis. Lawyer; member of Illinois state senate, 1953-67; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 37th District, 1969-70. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Died in Bloomington, McLean County, Ill., April 14, 1978. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
  • See also Bush family of Massachusetts
  
  
• James Edward Day (1914-1996) — also known as J. Edward Day — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill., October 11, 1914. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960; U.S. Postmaster General, 1961-63. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Kappa Psi. Implemented the ZIP code. Died, of a heart attack, in Hunt Valley, Prince George's County, Md., October 29, 1996. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Arno Harry Denecke (1916-1993) — also known as Arno H. Denecke — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore.; Salem, Marion County, Ore. Born in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill., May 7, 1916. Son of Harry Denecke and Gertrude (Etzel) Denecke; married, October 20, 1945, to Selma Rockey. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; circuit judge in Oregon, 1959-62; justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1963-. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association. Died October 20, 1993. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles Samuel Deneen (1863-1940) — also known as Charles S. Deneen — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Edwardsville, Madison County, Ill., May 4, 1863. Son of Samuel H. Deneen and Mary F. (Ashley) Deneen; married, May 10, 1891, to Bina Day Maloney. Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1893-94; Cook County State's Attorney, 1896-1904; law partner of Charles H. Hamill, 1898-1905; Governor of Illinois, 1905-13; defeated, 1912; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1908, 1912, 1916, 1928, 1932; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1925-31. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., February 5, 1940. Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Frederic Robert DeYoung (1875-1934) — also known as Frederic R. DeYoung — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 12, 1875. Son of Peter DeYoung and Effie (VanNorden) DeYoung; married to Miriam Cornell. Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives 7th District, 1915-19; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 7th District, 1920-22; circuit judge in Illinois, 1921-23; superior court judge in Illinois, 1923-24; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1924-34; died in office 1934. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association. Died in 1934. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Everett McKinley Dirksen (1896-1969) — also known as Everett M. Dirksen; "The Wizard of Ooze" — of Pekin, Tazewell County, Ill. Born in Pekin, Tazewell County, Ill., January 4, 1896. Father of Joy Dirksen (who married Howard Henry Baker, Jr.). Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant; U.S. Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1933-49; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1940 (alternate), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1951-69; died in office 1969. Christian Reformed. Member, American Bar Association; Izaak Walton League; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Odd Fellows. Died, of lung cancer, at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., September 7, 1969. Interment at Glendale Memorial Gardens, Pekin, Ill.
  • See also Baker-Landon-Dirksen-Kassebaum family of Tennessee
  • See also: congressional biography; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books about Everett Dirksen: Byron C. Hulsey, Everett Dirksen and His Presidents: How a Senate Giant Shaped American Politics
  
  
• Alan John Dixon (b. 1927) — also known as Alan J. Dixon; "Al the Pal" — of Belleville, St. Clair County, Ill. Born in Belleville, St. Clair County, Ill., July 7, 1927. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1951-63 (49th District 1951-57, 43rd District 1957-63); member of Illinois state senate, 1963-71; Illinois state treasurer, 1971-77; secretary of state of Illinois, 1977-81; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1981-93. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion. Still living as of 1998.
  • Cross-reference: Craig Lovitt; Craig Lovitt
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Robert Blackford Duncan (b. 1920) — also known as Robert B. Duncan — of Medford, Jackson County, Ore. Born in Normal, McLean County, Ill., December 4, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Oregon state legislature, 1956; U.S. Representative from Oregon, 1963-67, 1975-81 (4th District 1963-67, 3rd District 1975-81); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1964; candidate for U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1966. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Elks. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John E. Dvorak — of Bellwood, Cook County, Ill.; Berkeley, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 5th District, 1969-70; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1972, 1980. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Moose; Pi Gamma Mu. Still living as of 1980.
  
  
• Richard Ernest Eagleton (b. 1930) — of Peoria, Peoria County, Ill. Born in Peoria, Peoria County, Ill., June 29, 1930. Democrat. Candidate for circuit judge in Illinois, 1963; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Illinois, 1965-69. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Gamma Delta. Still living as of 1969.
  
  
• Paul F. Elward (b. 1926) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 19, 1926. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1957-69; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 10th District, 1969-70. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 1970.
  
  
• Edward Rowan Finnegan (1905-1971) — of Illinois. Born in Des Plaines, Cook County, Ill., June 5, 1905. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1961-65 (12th District 1961-63, 9th District 1963-65); circuit judge in Illinois, 1965-71; died in office 1971. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., February 2, 1971. Interment at All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Daniel Fish (b. 1848) — of Delano, Wright County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Cherry Valley, Winnebago County, Ill., January 31, 1848. Son of Daniel Fish and Parmelia (Adams) Fish; married, August 21, 1873, to Elizabeth Meigs Porter. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; newspaper publisher; probate judge in Minnesota, 1876-77, 1879; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1880; district judge in Minnesota 4th District, 1914-20. Member, American Bar Association; Grand Army of the Republic. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Eugene Lester Garey (1891-1953) — of Mt. Kisco, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., August 28, 1891. Son of Eugene Francis Garey and Ellen Frances (O'Boyle) Garey; married 1923 to Margaret Kashner. Democrat. Lawyer; director, Butte Copper and Zinc Co. (mining); delegate to New York state constitutional convention 13th District, 1938. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. Died May 20, 1953. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Ray H. Garrison (b. 1922) — of Flossmoor, Cook County, Ill. Born near Scottsville, Allen County, Ky., August 6, 1922. Lawyer; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 8th District, 1969-70. Member, American Bar Association; Beta Gamma Sigma. Still living as of 1970.
  
  
• Douglas Howard Ginsburg (b. 1946) — of District of Columbia. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 25, 1946. Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1986-. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 1991.
  
  
• Joseph H. Goldenhersh (1914-1992) — of Belleville, St. Clair County, Ill. Born in East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Ill., November 2, 1914. Lawyer; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1964-70; justice of Illinois state supreme court 5th District, 1970-87. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association. Died, of a stroke following heart surgery, March 11, 1992. Interment at Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Cemetery, Ladue, Mo.
  
  
• Thomas Slade Gorton III (b. 1928) — also known as Slade Gorton — of Olympia, Thurston County, Wash. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 8, 1928. Son of Thomas Slade Gorton and Ruth (Israel) Gorton; married, June 28, 1958, to Sally Jean Clark. Republican. Lawyer; member of Washington state house of representatives, 1959-69; Washington state attorney general, 1969-81; U.S. Senator from Washington, 1981-87, 1989-2001; defeated, 1986, 2000. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa. Still living as of 2001.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Dwight Herbert Green (1897-1958) — also known as Dwight H. Green — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Ligonier, Noble County, Ind., January 9, 1897. Son of Harry Green and Minnie (Gerber) Green; married, June 29, 1926, to Mabel Victoria Kingston. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1931-35; candidate for mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1939; Governor of Illinois, 1941-49; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Military Order of the World Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Kappa Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta. Died February 20, 1958. Entombed in mausoleum at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Ashley Greene (b. 1898) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Portland, Multnomah County, Ore.; Lake Grove, Clackamas County, Ore. Born in Ashville, St. Clair County, Ala., January 15, 1898. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1948. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Military Order of the World Wars; Eagles; Elks. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frank Herbert Hall (1890-1964) — also known as Frank H. Hall — of Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colo. Born in Braceville, Grundy County, Ill., August 14, 1890. Son of Matthew F. Hall and Mary Jane (Graham) Hall; married, September 23, 1920, to Nora Gregg; married, November 1, 1934, to Lucia Malcarne. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of Colorado state supreme court, 1957-64; chief justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1961-62. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Lions; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Alpha Delta. Died December 2, 1964. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles Humphrey Hamill (b. 1868) — also known as Charles H. Hamill — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 20, 1868. Son of Charles D. Hamill and Susan Fannie (Walbridge) Hamill; married, May 25, 1910, to Kathleen McDonald Mather-Smith. Republican. Lawyer; law partner of Charles S. Deneen, 1898-1905; member, board of managers, Presbyterian Hospital; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 29th District, 1920-22. Member, American Bar Association; American Economic Association; American Society for International Law; Phi Beta Kappa; Psi Upsilon. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Marshall Harlan (1899-1971) — Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 20, 1899. Grandson of John Marshall Harlan (1833-1911). Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1954-55; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1955-71. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Washington, D.C., December 29, 1971. Interment at Emmanuel Church Cemetery, Weston, Conn.
  • Cross-reference: Michael Boudin
  • See also Harlan family of Kentucky
  • Books about John Marshall Harlan: Tinsley E. Yarbrough, John Marshall Harlan : Great Dissenter of the Warren Court
  
  
• Harry Scott Harnsberger (1889-1976) — also known as Harry S. Harnsberger — of Lander, Fremont County, Wyo. Born in Decatur, Macon County, Ill., December 25, 1889. Republican. Lawyer; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 1948. Protestant. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Died in Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo., 1976. Interment somewhere in Lander, Wyo.
  
  
• Oscar Edwin Heard (b. 1856) — also known as Oscar E. Heard — of Freeport, Stephenson County, Ill. Born in Freeport, Stephenson County, Ill., June 26, 1856. Son of William Heard and Sarah Ann (Swanzey) Heard; married, December 25, 1879, to Mary J. Peters. Republican. Lawyer; Stephenson County State's Attorney, 1884-1900; circuit judge in Illinois 15th Circuit, 1903-24; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1919-24; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1924-33. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Kiwanis; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Leonard Hungate (1922-2007) — also known as William L. Hungate — of Troy, Lincoln County, Mo. Born in Benton, Franklin County, Ill., December 14, 1922. Married 1944 to Dorothy Wilson. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Lincoln County Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-56; U.S. Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1964-77; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1979-92. Christian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis. Injured in a fall at his home, and died two weeks later, from surgery complications, in St. Luke's Hospital, Chesterfield, St. Louis County, Mo., June 22, 2007. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
  • Books by William L. Hungate: Glimpses of Politics : Red, White & Blue Jokes (1996); It Wasn't Funny at the Time (1994)
  
  
• Harold LeClair Ickes (1874-1952) — also known as Harold L. Ickes — of Hubbard Woods, Cook County, Ill.; Winnetka, Cook County, Ill. Born in Frankstown, Blair County, Pa., March 15, 1874. Son of Jesse Boone Williams Ickes and Martha Ann (McCune) Ickes; married 1911 to Anna Wilmarth Thompson; nephew by marriage of John Clarence Cudahy. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1933-46; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936,