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Jackson Leroy Adair (1887-1956) —
also known as J. Leroy Adair; Jefferson Leroy
Adair —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.; Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.
Born in Clayton, Adams
County, Ill., February
23, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; Adams
County State's Attorney, 1916-20, 1924-28; 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, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Elks; Moose; Eagles.
Died in Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., January
19, 1956 (age 68 years, 330
days).
Interment at South
Side Cemetery, Clayton, Ill.
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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; Knights
of Columbus; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Elmwood Park, Cook
County, Ill., March 2,
1982 (age 75 years, 102
days).
Interment at All
Saints Catholic Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary (Wejnerowski) Adamowski and Max Adamowski; married to Kathryn
E. Kaiser. |
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memorial |
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Charles Adkins (1863-1941) —
of Decatur, Macon
County, Ill.
Born in Pickaway
County, Ohio, February
7, 1863.
Republican. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1907-13; Speaker of
the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1911-13; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1925-33; defeated,
1932; candidate for Illinois
state senate 28th District, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen of
the World; Modern
Woodmen.
Died in Decatur, Macon
County, Ill., March
31, 1941 (age 78 years, 52
days).
Interment at Bement
Cemetery, Bement, Ill.
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John Clayton Allen (1860-1939) —
also known as John C. Allen —
of McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb.; Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill.
Born in Hinesburg, Chittenden
County, Vt., February
14, 1860.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
secretary
of state of Nebraska, 1891-95; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1925-33; defeated,
1932, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died in Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill., January
12, 1939 (age 78 years, 332
days).
Interment at Vermont
Cemetery, Vermont, Ill.
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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.
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, Galena, Ill.
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Benjamin Philip Alschuler (1933-2001) —
also known as Benjamin P. Alschuler —
of Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., February
5, 1933.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1968.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Zeta
Beta Tau; American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died March 1,
2001 (age 68 years, 24
days).
Interment at Spring
Lake Cemetery, Aurora, Ill.
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Benjamin Phillip Alschuler (1876-1967) —
also known as Benjamin P. Alschuler; Ben
Alschuler —
of Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., November
8, 1876.
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.
Died April
17, 1967 (age 90 years, 160
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jacob Edward Alschuler (1902-1977) —
also known as Jacob E. Alschuler —
of Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., July 9,
1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1940.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Zeta
Beta Tau; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
B'nai
B'rith.
Died May 23,
1977 (age 74 years, 318
days).
Interment at Spring
Lake Cemetery, Aurora, Ill.
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Harvey Sandburg Amerson (1875-1943) —
also known as Harvey S. Amerson —
of Elk Rapids, Antrim
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Illinois, November
29, 1875.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Antrim County, 1911-12.
German
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in 1943
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Elk Rapids, Mich.
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Walter Hardy Ammerman (1864-1933) —
also known as Walter H. Ammerman —
of Moline, Rock
Island County, Ill.; East Moline, Rock
Island County, Ill.
Born in Henry
County, Ill., July 8,
1864.
Civil
engineer; village
president of East Moline, Illinois, 1903-07.
Member, Elks.
Died in Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill., March 4,
1933 (age 68 years, 239
days).
Interment at Rosedale Cemetery, Cambridge, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Jonathan Reed Ammerman and Sarah Ann (Hardy) Ammerman; married 1908 to Jennie
Mae Bartlett. |
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memorial |
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Louis Bernard Anderson (b. 1870) —
also known as Louis B. Anderson —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Petersburg,
Va., April
17, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1924;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1938.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Moses Anderson and Caroline (Jarrett) Anderson; married, November
12, 1898, to Julia E. Barr. |
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Thomas Milburn Anderson Jr. (b. 1934) —
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., December
25, 1934.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
La Salle County Republican Party, 1974-76; member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1974-82; vice-chair of
Illinois Republican Party, 1978.
Member, Elks; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Milburn Anderson and Bessie Mae (Olson) Anderson; married,
January
29, 1983, to N. Jean Widman. |
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George Fort Donelson Anthony (b. 1862) —
also known as George D. Anthony —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
18, 1862.
Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate 23rd District, 1895-99.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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George C. Armstrong (b. 1872) —
of Lawrenceville, Lawrence
County, Ill.
Born in Eldora, Hardin
County, Iowa, July 11,
1872.
Republican. Business
executive; member of Illinois
state senate 48th District, 1941-49.
Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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William Wright Arnold (1877-1957) —
also known as William W. Arnold —
of Robinson, Crawford
County, Ill.
Born in Oblong, Crawford
County, Ill., October
14, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 23rd District, 1923-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen;
Moose.
Died in Robinson, Crawford
County, Ill., November
23, 1957 (age 80 years, 40
days).
Interment at Robinson
New Cemetery, Robinson, Ill.
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Jacob M. Arvey (1895-1977) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
3, 1895.
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.
Russian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; B'nai
B'rith; Jewish
War Veterans; American
Legion; Navy
League; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of heart
failure, in Weiss Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
25, 1977 (age 81 years, 295
days).
Interment at Shalom Memorial Park, Arlington Heights, Ill.
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Thomas Edward Austin (1901-1965) —
also known as T. Edward Austin —
of Effingham, Effingham
County, Ill.
Born in Effingham, Effingham
County, Ill., May 21,
1901.
Republican. Investment
banker; outdoor
advertising business; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 23rd District, 1932; chair of
Effingham County Republican Party, 1944-50.
Member, Elks; Moose.
Died, in a hospital
at Effingham, Effingham
County, Ill., April
21, 1965 (age 63 years, 335
days).
Interment at Oakridge
Cemetery, Effingham, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of William Winter Austin and Mamie (Wade) Austin; married to Frances
Vivian Crews. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Abraham Lincoln Auth (1877-1968) —
also known as A. L. Auth —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
19, 1877.
Democrat. Printer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 27th District, 1925-27, 1929-39,
1941-49.
Member, Elks; Typographical
Union.
Died March
27, 1968 (age 90 years, 160
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Thomas James Awerkamp (1923-1992) —
also known as Thomas J. Awerkamp —
of Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.
Born in Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., May 23,
1923.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Illinois
state senate 36th District, 1965-67.
Catholic.
Member, Exchange
Club; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died July 2,
1992 (age 69 years, 40
days).
Interment at St.
Peter's Cemetery, Quincy, Ill.
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Paul Leon Aylward (1908-1996) —
also known as Paul L. Aylward —
of Ellsworth, Ellsworth
County, Kan.
Born in Stonington, Christian
County, Ill., March 1,
1908.
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, Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi
Kappa Theta; American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died March
21, 1996 (age 88 years, 20
days).
Interment at Ellsworth Memorial Cemetery, Ellsworth, Kan.
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William Augustus Ayres (1867-1952) —
also known as William A. Ayres —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Elizabethtown, Hardin
County, Ill., April
19, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; Sedgwick
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-12; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1915-21, 1923-34 (8th District
1915-21, 1923-33, 5th District 1933-34); defeated, 1920; resigned
1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); member, Federal Trade Commission,
1934-52; died in office 1952; chair, Federal Trade Commission, 1937,
1942, 1946.
Christian.
German
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
17, 1952 (age 84 years, 304
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Old
Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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Paul Babich (1911-1983) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Silvis, Rock Island
County, Ill., May 16,
1911.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; merchant;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1956.
Eastern
Orthodox. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion.
Died in January, 1983
(age 71
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Babich and Mary (Saich) Babich; married, September
5, 1937, to Charlotte Pribich. |
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Clinton S. Bailey (b. 1890) —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 14,
1890.
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, 1926, 1930.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Gamma Delta; Theta
Nu Epsilon; American
Legion; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Cornelius Bailey and Erminnie (Campbell) Bailey; married to
Alice Mae Nicholson. |
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Martin Brachall Bailey (b. 1858) —
also known as M. B. Bailey —
of Danville, Vermilion
County, Ill.
Born in Indianola, Vermilion
County, Ill., 1858.
Farmer;
school
teacher; silver
miner; mining
superintendent; lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives; elected 1894; member of Illinois
state senate, 1901-03, 1903-05, 1909-33 (18th District 1901-03,
22nd District 1903-05, 1909-33).
Member, Elks; Redmen;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Phi
Delta Theta; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Bailey and Sarah Ann (Brachall) Bailey; married 1899 to Lucia
Payne. |
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Stan Bainter (b. 1931) —
of Florida.
Born in Macomb, McDonough
County, Ill., January
23, 1931.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 25th District, 1987-.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Elks.
Still living as of 1999.
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Charles W. Baker (1876-1963) —
also known as "Hand Shaking Charlie" —
of Monroe Center, Ogle
County, Ill.; Davis Junction, Ogle
County, Ill.; Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Born in Monroe Center, Ogle
County, Ill., July 10,
1876.
Republican. Farmer; cattle
breeder; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 10th District, 1917-25, 1927-29;
member of Illinois
state senate 10th District, 1929-57.
Congregationalist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Modern
Woodmen; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Grotto.
Died, in St. Anthony Hospital,
Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill., February
26, 1963 (age 86 years, 231
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Rockford, Ill.
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Henry Clarence Baldridge (1868-1947) —
also known as H. Clarence Baldridge —
of Parma, Canyon
County, Idaho; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Carlock, McLean
County, Ill., November
24, 1868.
Republican. Grain
dealer; merchant;
banker;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1911-13; member of Idaho
state senate, 1913-15; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Idaho, 1916
(alternate), 1936
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); Lieutenant
Governor of Idaho, 1923-27; Governor of
Idaho, 1927-31; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Idaho 1st District, 1942.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Freemasons;
Elks; Anti-Saloon
League.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, June 8,
1947 (age 78 years, 196
days).
Interment at Parma
Cemetery, Parma, Idaho.
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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.
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 (age 59 years, 150
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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.
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; Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Barr and Jane (McGrath) Barr; married, October
16, 1902, to Mary Worrell Speer. |
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Richard James Barr (b. 1865) —
also known as Richard J. Barr —
of Joliet, Will
County, Ill.
Born in Manhattan, Will
County, Ill., November
28, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Joliet, Ill., 1901-03, 1905-07; member of Illinois
state senate 41st District, 1903-51; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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James Madison Barrett Sr. (1852-1929) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in La Salle
County, Ill., February
7, 1852.
Member of Indiana
state senate, 1887-89.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Psi
Upsilon.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., May 1,
1929 (age 77 years, 83
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Charles Henry Bartlett (1872-1941) —
also known as Charles H. Bartlett —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., September
4, 1872.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Evanston, Ill., 1925-37.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary;
Sigma
Chi.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., January
21, 1941 (age 68 years, 139
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles T. Bartlett and Martha (Cronkhite) Bartlett; married 1929 to
Gwendolyn Williams. |
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Charles F. Baumrucker (b. 1884) —
of River Forest, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 5,
1884.
Democrat. Jeweler;
member of Illinois
state senate 7th District, 1935-39; defeated, 1934, 1938.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Lions; Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Grenville Beardsley (1898-1960) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Salem, Henry
County, Iowa, January
12, 1898.
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
(age about
62 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Grenville Beardsley and Mary Elizabeth (Riddell) Beardsley;
married, April
16, 1927, to Leona Marian Murray. |
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James Elijah Bell (1853-1919) —
also known as James E. Bell —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Wataga, Knox
County, Ill., September
8, 1853.
Mayor
of Everett, Wash., 1900-01.
Member, Elks.
Died in Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash., June 12,
1919 (age 65 years, 277
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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 (17th District), 1916
(23rd District), 1936 (19th District), 1944 (21st District); 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 15th District, 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 (age 92 years, 22
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Laurel
Grove Cemetery, Port Jervis, N.Y.
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Daniel P. Bergin —
of Chicago Heights, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Ireland.
Democrat. Mayor
of Chicago Heights, Ill., 1927-35; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1932.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Izaak
Walton League; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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Ben Louis Berve (b. 1892) —
also known as Ben L. Berve —
of Rochelle, Ogle
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Rochelle, Ogle
County, Ill., December
19, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1938-44; Illinois
Republican state chair, 1940-44.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur John Bidwill (1903-1985) —
also known as Arthur J. Bidwill —
of River Forest, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 24,
1903.
Republican. Member of Illinois
state senate, 1935, 1939-73 (7th District 1935, 1939-57, 1st
District 1957-67, 2nd District 1967-73); candidate for Illinois
state auditor of public accounts, 1936; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1948,
1952,
1956
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1960,
1964.
Catholic.
Member, Eagles;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Moose.
Died in October, 1985
(age 82
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Cecil William Bishop (1890-1971) —
also known as C. W. 'Runt' Bishop —
of Carterville, Williamson
County, Ill.
Born near West Vienna, Johnson
County, Ill., June 29,
1890.
Republican. Tailor;
laundry
business; coal miner;
professional football
and baseball
player and manager; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1941-55 (25th District 1941-49,
26th District 1949-53, 25th District 1953-55); defeated, 1954.
Christian.
Member, Lions;
Elks; Eagles;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Marion, Williamson
County, Ill., September
21, 1971 (age 81 years, 84
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Carterville, Ill.
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Shields Adams Blaine (b. 1865) —
also known as S. A. Blaine —
of Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Armstrong
County, Pa., March
20, 1865.
Farmer;
banker;
mayor
of Champaign, Ill., 1906-09; real
estate and insurance
business.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Wiggins Blaine and Nancy (Adams) Blaine; married, August
5, 1902, to Elizabeth Temperance Fairclo. |
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Sol Bloom (1870-1949) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Pekin, Tazewell
County, Ill., March 9,
1870.
Democrat. Play
producer; entertainment
manager; songwriter;
furniture
business; real estate
business; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1923-49 (19th District 1923-45,
20th District 1945-49); died in office 1949; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Redmen.
Died, from a heart
attack, in the U.S.
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 7,
1949 (age 78 years, 363
days).
Interment at Mt.
Eden Cemetery, Westchester Hills, N.Y.
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Albert N. Bort (1845-1925) —
of Bridgewater, Oneida
County, N.Y.; Beloit, Rock
County, Wis.; Rock Island, Rock
Island County, Ill.
Born in Hastings, Oswego
County, N.Y., May 10,
1845.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; dry goods
merchant; bank
director; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1880;
investment manager for Modern Woodmen of America.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., January
23, 1925 (age 79 years, 258
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Beloit, Wis.
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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.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1955-59; died in
office 1959.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Elks.
Killed in an automobile
accident in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
4, 1959 (age 52 years, 83
days).
Interment at All
Saints Catholic Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
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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; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Luther Bowdle Bratton —
also known as Luther B. Bratton —
of Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill.
Born in Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1931-35; defeated, 1934; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1936;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1939.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Modern
Woodmen of America; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Luther Briarley Bratton. |
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Martin Adlai Brennan (1879-1941) —
also known as Martin A. Brennan —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., September
21, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Judge, Illinois Court of Claims, 1913-15; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 26th District, 1921-25; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1924;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1933-37.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Phi
Alpha Delta; Woodmen.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., July 4,
1941 (age 61 years, 286
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
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Charles Guy Briggle (1883-1972) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Rushville, Schuyler
County, Ill., January
27, 1883.
Lawyer;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1927-32; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, 1932-58;
took senior status 1958.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died June 6,
1972 (age 89 years, 131
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rice T. Briggle and Mary E. (Thompson) Briggle; married, December
15, 1908, to Mary Ethel Stites. |
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George Washington Bristow (1894-1961) —
also known as George W. Bristow —
of Paris, Edgar
County, Ill.
Born in Grand Chain, Pulaski
County, Ill., September
23, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Edgar
County State's Attorney, 1920-24; circuit judge in Illinois 5th
Circuit, 1927-51; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1942-51; justice of
Illinois state supreme court 3rd District, 1951-61; died in
office 1961.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died November
12, 1961 (age 67 years, 50
days).
Interment somewhere in Paris, Ill.
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Charles Wayland Brooks (1897-1957) —
also known as C. Wayland Brooks —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Bureau
County, Ill., March 8,
1897.
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
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1944,
1948,
1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1956
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1940-49; defeated, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Phi; Elks; Purple
Heart.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
14, 1957 (age 59 years, 312
days).
Interment at Pleasant
View Cemetery, Kewanee, Ill.
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Charles Wayland Bryan (1867-1945) —
also known as Charles W. Bryan —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ill., February
10, 1867.
Democrat. Coal
business; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1915-17, 1935-37; Governor of
Nebraska, 1923-25, 1931-35; defeated, 1926, 1928, 1938; candidate
for Vice
President of the United States, 1924.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., March 4,
1945 (age 78 years, 22
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Ellsworth Brewer Buck (1892-1970) —
also known as Ellsworth B. Buck —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 3,
1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; business
executive; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1944-49 (11th District 1944-45,
16th District 1945-49); shot
and seriously wounded, by Charles Van Newkirk, at the Richmond
Borough Hall, April 5, 1949; District Attorney Herman
Methfessel witnessed the shooting from his office; chair of
Richmond County Republican Party, 1951-52; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1952.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Elks; American
Legion.
Died in Stephenson town, Marinette
County, Wis., August
14, 1970 (age 78 years, 42
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Thunder
Mountain Ranch Cemetery, Stephenson town, Marinette County, Wis.
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John Theodore Buckbee (1871-1936) —
also known as John T. Buckbee —
of Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Born near Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill., August
1, 1871.
Republican. President, H. W. Buckbee Seed Company; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1927-36; died in
office 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Eagles;
Elks.
Died in Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill., April
23, 1936 (age 64 years, 266
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Rockford, Ill.
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J. Herbert Burke (1913-1993) —
of Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
14, 1913.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1967-79 (10th District 1967-73, 12th
District 1973-79); defeated, 1955 (6th District), 1978 (12th
District); delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,
1972.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Eagles;
Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks; Moose; Kiwanis.
Arrested
in 1978 for being drunk
and disruptive in the parking lot of a strip
club; pleaded
guilty to public
drunkenness, disorderly conduct and witness
tampering.
Died in Fern Park, Seminole
County, Fla., June 16,
1993 (age 80 years, 153
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William Haydon Burns (1912-1987) —
also known as Haydon Burns —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
17, 1912.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; public
relations business; mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1949-65; Governor of
Florida, 1965-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Sigma Kappa; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Died November
22, 1987 (age 75 years, 250
days).
Interment somewhere
in Jacksonville, Fla.
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Marvin F. Burt (1905-1983) —
of Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill.
Born in Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill., November
20, 1905.
Lawyer;
bank
director; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1945-52; member of Illinois
state senate, 1953-60; circuit judge in Illinois 15th Circuit,
1965-69; justice of
Illinois state supreme court 2nd District, 1969-70; appointed
1969.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
Elks.
Died, in Freeport Manor Nursing
Home, Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill., October
14, 1983 (age 77 years, 328
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Freeport, Ill.
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Fred Ernst Busbey (1895-1966) —
also known as Fred E. Busbey —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Tuscola, Douglas
County, Ill., February
8, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; stockbroker;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1943-45, 1947-49,
1951-55; defeated, 1944, 1948, 1954.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Phi
Kappa Sigma.
Died in Cocoa Beach, Brevard
County, Fla., February
11, 1966 (age 71 years, 3
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Dan Bernard Butler (1879-1953) —
also known as Dan B. Butler —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., January
18, 1879.
Democrat. Accountant;
mayor
of Omaha, Neb., 1936-45.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles.
Died March
14, 1953 (age 74 years, 55
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Donald A. Callahan (b. 1876) —
of Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Wallace, Shoshone
County, Idaho.
Born in Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill., September
8, 1876.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1921-23; member of Idaho
state senate, 1923-33; president, Callahan Consolidated Mines,
1937; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1938; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Idaho, 1940.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Callahan and Mary Jennings (Rowe) Callahan; married, May 10,
1905, to Agnes Kelly. |
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Llewellyn Link Callaway (1868-1951) —
also known as Lew L. Callaway —
of Virginia City, Madison
County, Mont.; Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Tuscola, Douglas
County, Ill., December
15, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; Madison
County Attorney, 1894-98; district judge in Montana 5th District,
1905-13; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Montana, 1920;
chief
justice of Montana state supreme court, 1922-34; appointed 1922;
defeated, 1934.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., August
6, 1951 (age 82 years, 234
days).
Interment at Forestvale
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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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, Danville, Ill.
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Oscar Emonval Carlstrom (1878-1946) —
also known as Oscar E. Carlstrom —
of Aledo, Mercer
County, Ill.
Born near New Boston, Mercer
County, Ill., July 16,
1878.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
Mercer
County State's Attorney, 1916-20; 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 for Governor of
Illinois, 1932, 1944.
Presbyterian.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose; Woodmen;
Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association.
Died in Aledo, Mercer
County, Ill., March 6,
1946 (age 67 years, 233
days).
Interment at Aledo
Cemetery, Aledo, Ill.
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Charles Francis Carpentier (1896-1964) —
also known as Charles F. Carpentier —
of East Moline, Rock
Island County, Ill.
Born in Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill., September
19, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; movie
theater operator; mayor
of East Moline, Ill., 1929-39; defeated (Citizens), 1927; member
of Illinois
state senate 33rd District, 1939-53; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1940
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
secretary
of state of Illinois, 1953-64; died in office 1964.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Forty and
Eight; Eagles;
Moose;
Elks; Rotary;
Catholic
Order of Foresters.
Died, while seeking
the Republican nomination for Governor, April 3,
1964 (age 67 years, 197
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, East Moline, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Gregoir Carpentier and Louise (De Connick) Carpentier; married, June 22,
1920, to Alta Sarginson. |
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John William Chapman (1894-1978) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Crete, Saline
County, Neb., September
8, 1894.
Republican. Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1953-61; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1960.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1978
(age about
83 years).
Cremated.
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Robert Bruce Chiperfield (1899-1971) —
also known as Robert B. Chiperfield —
of Canton, Fulton
County, Ill.
Born in Canton, Fulton
County, Ill., November
20, 1899.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1939-63 (15th District 1939-49,
19th District 1949-63); alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1964.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
Moose.
Died in Canton, Fulton
County, Ill., April 9,
1971 (age 71 years, 140
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Canton, Ill.
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Clyde Lee Choate (1920-2001) —
also known as Clyde L. Choate —
of Anna, Union
County, Ill.
Born in West Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ill., June 28,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; received the
Medal
of Honor for action near Bruyeres, France, October 25, 1944.;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1947-79 (50th District 1947-57,
58th District 1957-67, 59th District 1967-79); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1956
(alternate), 1964,
1972.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks; Moose; Purple
Heart.
Died in Carbondale, Jackson
County, Ill., October
5, 2001 (age 81 years, 99
days).
Interment at Anna
Cemetery, Anna, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of James Isaac Choate and Grace Ellen (Brown) Choate; married to
Madonna Ross. |
| | | Choate Mental Health Center (state mental hospital),
in Anna,
Illinois, is named for
him. |
| | | Epitaph: "Proudly Served the People of
the State of Illinois. Southern Illinois' Guardian
Angel." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Parley Parker Christensen (b. 1869) —
also known as Parley P. Christensen —
of Grantsville, Tooele
County, Utah; Salt Lake
County, Utah; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Weston, Franklin
County, Idaho, July 19,
1869.
School
principal; Tooele
County Superintendent of Schools, 1892-95; Salt
Lake County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-06; member of Utah
state house of representatives, 1910-12; Farmer-Labor candidate
for President
of the United States, 1920; Progressive candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1926.
Unitarian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Christensen and Sophia M. Christensen. |
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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; Amvets;
American
Legion; Moose;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Catholic
Lawyers Guild.
Died in Skokie, Cook
County, Ill., August
17, 2001 (age 77 years, 32
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Evanston, Ill.
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W. E. C. Clifford —
of Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill.
Democrat. Democratic candidate for Illinois
state treasurer, 1914, 1922 (primary); member of Illinois
state senate 24th District, 1933-41; candidate for University
of Illinois trustee, 1940.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Roy Clippinger (1886-1962) —
of Carmi, White
County, Ill.
Born in Fairfield, Wayne
County, Ill., January
13, 1886.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 24th District, 1946-49.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Union
League.
Died in Carmi, White
County, Ill., December
24, 1962 (age 76 years, 345
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, McLeansboro, Ill.
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Harold Reginald Collier (1915-2006) —
also known as Harold R. Collier —
of Berwyn, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., December
12, 1915.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; candidate in primary for secretary
of state of Illinois, 1952; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1957-75 (10th District 1957-73, 6th
District 1973-75).
Methodist.
Member, Moose;
Elks.
Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., January
17, 2006 (age 90 years, 36
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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; Eagles;
Modern
Woodmen; Moose;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Grange;
Farm
Bureau; Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Rollo J. Conley (b. 1874) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Fulton, Whiteside
County, Ill., March
27, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; served in
the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County; elected
1928; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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Clarence Edward Coyne (1881-1929) —
also known as Clarence E. Coyne —
of Fort Pierre, Stanley
County, S.Dak.
Born in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., December
23, 1881.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; Stanley
County Sheriff, 1911-14; delegate to Republican National
Convention from South Dakota, 1920;
secretary
of state of South Dakota, 1922-27; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1929; died in office 1929.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Elks.
Died May 27,
1929 (age 47 years, 155
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Foster Coyne and Mary (McGavaran) Coyne; married to Elizabeth
Throckmorton-Gird. |
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Caswell Jones Crebs (1912-1988) —
also known as Caswell J. Crebs —
of Robinson, Crawford
County, Ill.
Born in Carmi, White
County, Ill., January
14, 1912.
Lawyer;
circuit judge in Illinois 2nd Circuit, 1945-64; justice of
Illinois state supreme court 5th District, 1969-70, 1975-76.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Kiwanis;
Moose;
Grange;
Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Kappa Phi.
Died in Fountain Valley, Orange
County, Calif., March 5,
1988 (age 76 years, 51
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Hugh Ware Cross (1896-1972) —
also known as Hugh W. Cross —
of Jerseyville, Jersey
County, Ill.
Born in Jerseyville, Jersey
County, Ill., August
24, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 38th District, 1933-40; Speaker of
the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1939-40; Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1941-49; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1944,
1948;
member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1949-55; resigned
under fire from the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1955,
following a unanimous vote of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on
Investigations to open an
inquiry into the propriety
of his actions influencing the award of a Chicago transportation
contract; the committee later reported that he had "made
a mistake and acted
indiscreetly".
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Elks; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Jerseyville, Jersey
County, Ill., October
15, 1972 (age 76 years, 52
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Jerseyville, Ill.
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John T. Culbertson (b. 1891) —
of Delavan, Tazewell
County, Ill.
Born in Delavan, Tazewell
County, Ill., August
7, 1891.
Lawyer;
county judge in Illinois, 1930-34; circuit judge in Illinois,
1934-68; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1939-69; justice of
Illinois state supreme court 3rd District, 1969-70; appointed
1969.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary;
Phi
Alpha Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1900,
1904,
1920
(alternate), 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business; speaker),
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; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1913-19; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1916; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1920;
U.S.
Attorney General, 1933-39; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Connecticut.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Eagles.
Died September
10, 1956 (age 86 years, 133
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Uriah C. Cummings and Audie Schuyler (Stillé) Cummings;
married to Cecilia Waterbury. |
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article — NNDB
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Charles Forrest Curry (1858-1930) —
also known as Charles F. Curry; C. F.
Curry —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Naperville, DuPage
County, Ill., March
14, 1858.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1887-89; secretary
of state of California, 1899-1911; candidate for Governor of
California, 1910; U.S.
Representative from California 3rd District, 1913-30; died in
office 1930.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Eagles.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
10, 1930 (age 72 years, 210
days).
Originally entombed at Abbey
Mausoleum (which no longer exists), Arlington, Va.; re-entombed
in mausoleum at National
Memorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.
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