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Elks
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
in Illinois
Politician members

• 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.
  
  
• Charles Adkins (1863-1941) — of Decatur, Macon County, Ill. Born in Pickaway County, Ohio, February 7, 1863. Married to Dora E. Farrow. 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. Died in Decatur, Macon County, Ill., March 31, 1941. Interment at Bement Cemetery, Bement, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Son of John H. Allen and Elizabeth (Burns) Allen; married, August 2, 1881, to Abbie Stapleford; married, January 30, 1902, to Eudora Durrell. 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. Interment at Vermont Cemetery, Vermont, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Leo Elwood Allen (1898-1973) — also known as Leo E. Allen — of Galena, Jo Daviess County, Ill. Born in Elizabeth, Jo Daviess County, Ill., October 5, 1898. Son of Alphonso Arthur Allen and Sarah Sadie (Steinberger) Allen; married 1924 to Gladys Dahl. 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. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Galena, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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
  
  
• Harvey S. Amerson (b. 1875) — of Antrim County, Mich. Born in Illinois, November 29, 1875. Married to Louise E. Dougherty (daughter of Archibald K. Dougherty; sister of Andrew B. Dougherty). Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Antrim County, 1911-12. German and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Dougherty family of Michigan
  
  
• Louis Bernard Anderson (b. 1870) — also known as Louis B. Anderson — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Petersburg, Va., April 17, 1870. Son of Moses Anderson and Caroline (Jarrett) Anderson; married, November 12, 1898, to Julia E. Barr. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1924; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1938. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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. Son of Elliott Anthony and Mary (Dwight) Anthony; married 1895 to Emma E. Niblock; married, February 20, 1904, to Levene Thomas. Lawyer; member of Illinois state senate 23rd District, 1895-99. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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, Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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. Son of Berzelius M. Arnold and Mary Catherine (Baker) Arnold; married 1909 to Kate Wheeler Busey. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Illinois 23rd District, 1923-35. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Odd Fellows; Woodmen; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died in Robinson, Crawford County, Ill., November 23, 1957. Interment at Robinson New Cemetery, Robinson, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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. Brother-in-law of James Frank Hemmons; married 1906 to Henrietta M. Dusold (died 1920); married 1933 to Catherine McGrath Ahrens. Democrat. Member of Illinois state house of representatives 27th District, 1925-27, 1929-39, 1941-49. Member, Elks. Died March 27, 1968. Interment at Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  
  
• 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, Elks; Exchange Club; Knights of Columbus. Died July 2, 1992. Interment at St. Peter's Cemetery, Quincy, Ill.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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. Son of William Warren Ayres and Katharine (Drumm) Ayres; married, December 30, 1896, to Dula Pease. Democrat. Lawyer; Sedgwick County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-11; 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, Federal Trade Commission, 1934. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in Washington, D.C., February 17, 1952. Interment at Old Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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, American Legion; Elks; Kiwanis. Still living as of 1999.
  
  
• H. Clarence Baldridge (1868-1947) — of Parma, Canyon County, Idaho. Born in Carlock, McLean County, Ill., November 24, 1868. Son of William John Baldridge and Caroline (Wright) Baldridge; married, February 1, 1893, to Cora A. McCreighton. 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; Lieutenant Governor of Idaho, 1923-27; Governor of Idaho, 1927-31; candidate for U.S. Representative from Idaho 1st District, 1942. Presbyterian. Member, Anti-Saloon League; Freemasons; Elks; Phi Gamma Delta. Died June 8, 1947. Interment somewhere in Parma, Idaho.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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; Elks; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
  
  
• 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, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows; Rotary; Sigma Chi. Died, of a heart attack, in Evanston, Cook County, Ill., January 21, 1941. Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  
  
• 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, 1937-39; defeated, 1938. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Elks; Lions. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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. Member, Izaak Walton League; Elks; Foresters; Knights of Columbus. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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; Freemasons; Shriners; Jesters; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Arthur John Bidwill (b. 1903) — also known as Arthur J. Bidwill — of River Forest, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 24, 1903. Republican. Candidate for Illinois state auditor of public accounts, 1936; member of Illinois state senate, 1939-73 (7th District 1939-57, 1st District 1957-67, 2nd District 1967-73); delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960. Catholic. Member, Eagles; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Moose. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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. Son of William C. Bishop and Belle Z. (Ragsdale) Bishop; married, December 25, 1913, to Elizabeth Hutton. 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, Eagles; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Lions; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Died in Marion, Williamson County, Ill., September 21, 1971. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Carterville, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Sol Bloom (1870-1949) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Pekin, Tazewell County, Ill., March 9, 1870. Son of Garrison Bloom and Sara Bloom; married 1897 to Evelyn Hechheimer. Democrat. 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 in Washington, D.C., March 7, 1949. Interment at Mt. Eden Cemetery, Westchester Hills, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Luther Bowdle Bratton — also known as Luther B. Bratton — of Kankakee, Kankakee County, Ill. Born in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Ill. Son of Luther Briarley Bratton. Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1931-35; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1936; circuit judge in Illinois, 1939. Methodist. Member, Farm Bureau; Elks; Woodmen. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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; state court judge in Illinois, 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, Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died in Bloomington, McLean County, Ill., July 4, 1941. Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• George W. Bristow (1894-1961) — of Paris, Edgar County, Ill. Born in Grand Chain, Pulaski County, Ill., September 23, 1894. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; circuit judge in Illinois, 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 Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Delta Phi. Died in 1961. 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.
  
  
• 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. Son of Silas Lillard Bryan and Mariah Elizabeth (Jennings) Bryan; brother of William Jennings Bryan; married, November 29, 1892, to Bessie Elizabeth Brokaw; uncle of Ruth Bryan Owen. 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, Elks; Kiwanis; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., March 4, 1945. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
  • Cross-reference: Franz Christopher Radke
  • See also Bryan family of Illinois
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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. Son of Orlando Jacob Buck and Lillian Louisa (Brewer) Buck; married, April 12, 1919, to Constance Tyler. 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; chair of Richmond County Republican Party, 1951-52; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1952. Member, American Legion; Elks; Delta Tau Delta. Died in Stephenson town, Marinette County, Wis., August 14, 1970. Cremated; ashes interred at Thunder Mountain Ranch Cemetery, Stephenson town, Marinette County, Wis.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Son of Theodore E. Buckbee and Catherine Buckbee. Republican. President, H. W. Buckbee Seed Company; U.S. Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1927-36; died in office 1936. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Moose. Died in Rockford, Winnebago County, Ill., April 23, 1936. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Rockford, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. 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; Disabled American Veterans; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Eagles; Elks; Kiwanis; Moose. 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 June 16, 1993. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Haydon Burns (1912-1987) — also known as Haydon Burns — of Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 17, 1912. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; public relations business; mayor of Jacksonville, Fla., 1949-65; Governor of Florida, 1965-67. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Alpha Kappa Psi; Phi Sigma Kappa; Sigma Phi Epsilon. Died November 22, 1987. Interment somewhere in Jacksonville, Fla.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• 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; U.S. Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1943-45, 1947-49, 1951-55; defeated, 1944, 1948, 1954. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Shriners; Elks; Phi Kappa Sigma. Died in Cocoa Beach, Brevard County, Fla., February 11, 1966. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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, Eagles; Elks. Died March 14, 1953. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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. Cremated; ashes interred at Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Ill.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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; mayor of East Moline, Ill., 1929-39; 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; Forty and Eight; Eagles; Elks; Foresters; Knights of Columbus; Moose; Rotary. Died, while seeking the Republican nomination for Governor, April 3, 1964. Interment at Catholic Cemetery, East Moline, Ill.
  
  
• 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, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Rotary. Died in 1978. Cremated.
  
  
• 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. Son of Burnett Mitchell Chiperfield; married to Catherine Newbern. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1939-63 (15th District 1939-49, 19th District 1949-63). Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Delta Theta. Died April 9, 1971. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Canton, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Clyde L. Choate (1920-2001) — 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; 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; Disabled American Veterans; Purple Heart; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Moose. Received the Medal of Honor for action near Bruyeres, France, October 25, 1944. The state mental hospital in Anna, Illinois was named for him. Died in 2001. Interment at Anna City Cemetery, Anna, Ill.
  
  
• 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. Son of Peter Christensen and Sophia M. Christensen. 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, Elks; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• W. E. C. Clifford — of Champaign, Champaign County, Ill. Born in Champaign, Champaign County, Ill. Democrat. Candidate for Illinois state treasurer, 1914; member of Illinois state senate 24th District, 1933-41; candidate for University of Illinois trustee, 1940. Member, American Legion; Elks; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Harold Reginald Collier (b. 1915) — also known as Harold R. Collier — of Berwyn, Cook County, Ill. Born in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., December 12, 1915. Married to Carol Jean Bangert. Republican. 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, Elks; Moose. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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. Son of Foster Coyne and Mary (McGavaran) Coyne; married to Elizabeth Throckmorton-Gird. Republican. Newspaper editor; Stanley County Sheriff, 1911-14; secretary of state of South Dakota, 1922-27; Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota, 1929; died in office 1929. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Kiwanis; Odd Fellows. Died May 27, 1929. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Caswell J. Crebs (b. 1912) — of Robinson, Crawford County, Ill. Born in Carmi, White County, Ill., January 14, 1912. Lawyer; circuit judge in Illinois, 1945-64; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1969-70, 1975-76. Presbyterian. Member, Order of the Coif; Grange; Elks; Kiwanis; Moose; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Kappa Psi. Still living as of 1976.
  
  
• Hugh W. Cross (b. 1896) — of Jerseyville, Jersey County, Ill. Born in Jerseyville, Jersey County, Ill., August 24, 1896. Republican. 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, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Jesters; Elks; Alpha Tau Omega; Phi Delta Phi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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. Father of Charles Forrest Curry, Jr.. Republican. Member of California state assembly, 1887-89; secretary of state of California, 1899-1911; candidate in primary for Governor of California, 1910; U.S. Representative from California 3rd District, 1913-30; died in office 1930. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Elks. Died in Washington, D.C., October 10, 1930. 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.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Levi Dawson (1886-1970) — also known as William L. Dawson — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Albany, Dougherty County, Ga., April 26, 1886. Married to Nellie Brown. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Illinois Democratic State Central Committee, 1930-32; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1940 (alternate), 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968; U.S. Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1943-70; died in office 1970. Black. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Freemasons; Elks; Alpha Phi Alpha. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 9, 1970. Cremated; ashes interred at Griffin Funeral Home Columbarium, Chicago, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Richard Dellenback (b. 1918) — also known as John R. Dellenback — of Oregon. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 6, 1918. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1961-66; U.S. Representative from Oregon 4th District, 1967-75. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Oscar Stanton De Priest (1871-1951) — also known as Oscar De Priest — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Florence, Lauderdale County, Ala., 1871. Republican. Real estate broker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1908 (alternate), 1920, 1924 (alternate), 1928, 1932, 1936; U.S. Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1929-35; defeated, 1934, 1936, 1938. Black. Congregationalist. Member, Elks. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 12, 1951. Interment at Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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
  
  
• George C. Dixon — of Dixon, Lee County, Ill. Born in Dixon, Lee County, Ill. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1924, 1936; member of Illinois state house of representatives 35th District, 1929-31; mayor of Dixon, Ill., 1931-34; resigned 1934; member of Illinois state senate 35th District, 1935-43. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks; Odd Fellows. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Donald Claude Dobbins (1878-1943) — also known as Donald C. Dobbins — of Champaign, Champaign County, Ill. Born near Dewey, Champaign County, Ill., March 20, 1878. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1933-37; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936. Presbyterian. Member, Elks. Died in Champaign, Champaign County, Ill., February 14, 1943. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Champaign, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Paul Howard Douglas (1892-1976) — also known as Paul H. Douglas — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Salem, Essex County, Mass., March 26, 1892. Son of James Howard Douglas and Annie (Smith) Douglas; married 1915 to Dorothy S. Wolff (divorced 1930); married 1931 to Emily Taft. Democrat. University professor; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1949-67; defeated, 1966. Unitarian or Quaker. Member, American Economic Association; American Philosophical Society; Americans for Democratic Action; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Delta Upsilon; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Washington, D.C., September 24, 1976. Cremated; ashes scattered.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  • Books about Paul H. Douglas: Roger Biles, Crusading Liberal: Paul H. Douglas of Illinois
  
  
• Lawrence E. Dowd — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Member of Illinois state senate 1st District, 1943-51. Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 1951.
  
  
• T. Mac Downing (b. 1891) — of Macomb, McDonough County, Ill. Born in Macomb, McDonough County, Ill., 1891. Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives 32nd District, 1935-37; member of Illinois state senate 32nd District, 1937-65. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Delta Theta. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Adolph Olson Eberhart (1870-1944) — also known as Adolph O. Eberhart; A. O. Eberhart — of Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Värmland, Sweden, June 23, 1870. Married to Adele Marie Hoke. Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota state senate, 1903-06; Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, 1907-09; Governor of Minnesota, 1909-15; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1916; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1916; real estate broker. Lutheran. Swedish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks; United Commercial Travelers. Died December 6, 1944. Interment somewhere in Chicago, Ill.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Louis Lincoln Emmerson (1863-1941) — also known as Louis L. Emmerson; Lou Emmerson — of Mt. Vernon, Jefferson County, Ill. Born in Albion, Edwards County, Ill., December 27, 1863. Grandson of Allan Emerson. Republican. Member of Illinois Republican State Central Committee, 1910; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1912,