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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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Albert Alonzo Ames (1842-1911) —
also known as Albert A. Ames;
"Doc" —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; California.
Born in Garden Prairie, Boone
County, Ill., January
18, 1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 5, 1867; mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1876-77, 1882-84, 1886-89, 1901-02;
resigned 1902; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1886 (Democratic), 1896 (Independent); delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1888;
indicted
in 1902 on bribery
charges,
over a scheme to induce county commissioners to appoint his
secretary, Thomas R. Brown, Jr., as Sheriff.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Died, in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., November
16, 1911 (age 69 years, 302
days). His body was reportedly donated to
science.
Cremated;
ashes interred at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Thomas Edward Barrett (b. 1863) —
also known as Thomas E. Barrett —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
30, 1863.
Democrat. Cook
County Sheriff, 1902; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1904.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Foresters;
Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Anthony Barrett and Rose (Collins) Barrett; married 1887 to Ellen
McCoy. |
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John Lafayette Bess (1872-1962) —
also known as J. L. Bess —
of West Plains, Howell
County, Mo.
Born in Shobonier, Fayette
County, Ill., November
12, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Missouri
state senate 22nd District, 1934; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Howell County, 1945-46;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights of Pythias.
Died in 1962
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery, West Plains, Mo.
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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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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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Octavien Jean Baptiste Brice (1837-1911) —
also known as O. J. B. Brice —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Jodoigne, Belgium,
April
6, 1837.
Real
estate and insurance
business; steamship
agent; notary
public; Brown
County Sheriff; Consul
for Belgium in Green
Bay, Wis., 1880-1907.
Member, Knights of Pythias.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 25,
1911 (age 74 years, 49
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Edward Jackson Brundage (1869-1934) —
also known as Edward J. Brundage —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Campbell, Steuben
County, N.Y., May 13,
1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 6th District, 1899-1900, 1903-04;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1916,
1928
(alternate); Illinois
state attorney general, 1917-25; corporate counsel, Chicago,
Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Knights of Pythias; Royal
League.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill., January
20, 1934 (age 64 years, 252
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) —
also known as William J. Bryan; "The Great
Commoner"; "The Peerless Leader";
"The Silver-Tongued Orator"; "The Boy Orator
of the Platte"; "The Niagaric
Nebraskan" —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ill., March
19, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1891-95; candidate for
President
of the United States, 1896, 1900, 1908; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1904
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1920;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1913-15; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1920;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Pi; Knights of Pythias.
Died in Dayton, Rhea
County, Tenn., July 26,
1925 (age 65 years, 129
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; statue at Rhea County Courthouse Grounds, Dayton, Tenn.
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Relatives: Son
of Silas
Lillard Bryan and Mariah Elizabeth (Jennings) Bryan; brother of
Charles
Wayland Bryan and Mary Elizabeth Bryan (who married Thomas
Stinson Allen); married, October
1, 1884, to Mary Elizabeth Baird; father of Ruth
Bryan Owen; grandfather of Helen
Rudd Brown; cousin *** of William
Sherman Jennings. |
| | | Political family: Bryan-Jennings
family of Illinois. |
| | | Cross-reference: Clarence
S. Darrow — Willis
J. Abbot |
| | | Bryan County,
Okla. is named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: William
J. Bryan Jarvis
— W.
J. Bryan Dorn
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| | | Campaign slogan (1896): "Sixteen to
one." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about William Jennings Bryan:
Robert W. Cherny, A
Righteous Cause : The Life of William Jennings Bryan —
Paolo E. Coletta, William
Jennings Bryan, Vol. 1: Political Evangelist,
1860-1908 — Paolo E. Coletta, William
Jennings Bryan, Vol. 2: Progressive Politician and Moral Statesman,
1909-1915 — Paolo E. Coletta, William
Jennings Bryan, Vol. 3: Political Puritan, 1915-1925 —
Michael Kazin, A
Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan — Scott
Farris, Almost
President: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the
Nation — Gerard N. Magliocca, The
Tragedy of William Jennings Bryan: Constitutional Law and the
Politics of Backlash |
| | | Image source: Munsey's Magazine,
October 1903 |
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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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Festus Orestes Butt (1875-1972) —
also known as Festus O. Butt; F. O. Butt —
of Eureka Springs, Carroll
County, Ark.
Born near Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1875.
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1900; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1900.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Died June 30,
1972 (age about 96
years).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Ark.
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Homer Caton (b. 1887) —
of Stanford, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Macon
County, Ill., July 1,
1887.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 26th District, 1941.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Freemasons.
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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Eugene Victor Debs (1855-1926) —
also known as Eugene V. Debs —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., November
5, 1855.
Socialist. Locomotive
fireman on the Terre Haute and Indianapolis Railroad;
secretary-treasurer
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen in 1880-93; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1885; founder in
1893 and president
(1893-97) of the American Railway Union; arrested
during a strike
in 1894 and charged
with conspiracy
to commit murder; the charges were dropped, but he was jailed
for six months for contempt
of court; became a Socialist while incarcerated; candidate for President
of the United States, 1900 (Social Democratic), 1904 (Socialist),
1908 (Socialist), 1912 (Socialist), 1920 (Socialist); in 1905, was a
founder
of the Industrial Workers of the World ("Wobblies"), which hoped to
organize all workers in "One Big Union"; convicted
under the Sedition
and Espionage Act for an anti-war
speech he made in 1918, and sentenced
to ten years in federal prison;
released in 1921.
Member, Knights of Pythias; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Died in Lindlahr Sanitarium,
Elmhurst, DuPage
County, Ill., October
20, 1926 (age 70 years, 349
days).
Interment at Highland
Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Bradford Kirk Durfee (1838-1916) —
also known as Bradford K. Durfee —
of Decatur, Macon
County, Ill.
Born in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., March
25, 1838.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; real
estate and insurance
business; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 29th District, 1879-83; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1892.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights of Pythias.
Died in Glen Arbor, Leelanau
County, Mich., July 19,
1916 (age 78 years, 116
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Decatur, Ill.
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William Grant Edens (1863-1957) —
also known as William G. Edens —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind., November
27, 1863.
Republican. Railway
conductor; banker;
president, Illinois Highway Improvement Association, 1912-20; leading
advocate for construction of hard surface roads; campaign manager for
U.S. Sen William
B. McKinley, 1920 and 1926; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1934.
Methodist.
Member, Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen; American
Bankers Association; Knights of Pythias; Moose.
Died, in the Villa St. Cyril old
age home, Highland Park, Lake
County, Ill., November
14, 1957 (age 93 years, 352
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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James Douglas Elliott (b. 1859) —
also known as James D. Elliott —
of Tyndall, Bon Homme
County, S.Dak.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Mt. Sterling, Brown
County, Ill., October
7, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer; Bon
Homme County State's Attorney, 1887-91; South Dakota
Republican state chair, 1896; U.S.
Attorney for South Dakota, 1897-1907; U.S.
District Judge for South Dakota, 1911-.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Elliott and Mary (McPhail) Elliott; married, May 29,
1890, to Agnes S. Stilwill. |
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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.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1910; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1912,
1920,
1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940;
secretary
of state of Illinois, 1917-29; Governor of
Illinois, 1929-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Redmen;
Woodmen;
Elks; Moose.
Died in Mt. Vernon, Jefferson
County, Ill., February
4, 1941 (age 77 years, 39
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Ill.
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Louis FitzHenry (1870-1935) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., June 13,
1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 17th District, 1913-15; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1916;
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, 1918-33; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1933-35; died in
office 1935.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Died in Normal, McLean
County, Ill., November
18, 1935 (age 65 years, 158
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
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Robert Virgil Fletcher (b. 1869) —
also known as R. V. Fletcher —
of Pontotoc, Pontotoc
County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Grant
County, Ky., September
27, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; Mississippi
state attorney general, 1907-08; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1908-09; appointed 1908; general
attorney, Illinois Central Railroad,
1911.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John M. Fletcher and Mary (Luman) Fletcher; married, June 26,
1893, to Etta Childers. |
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Claude Albert Fuller (1876-1968) —
also known as Claude A. Fuller —
of Eureka Springs, Carroll
County, Ark.
Born in Prophetstown, Whiteside
County, Ill., January
20, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1903-05; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Arkansas, 1908,
1936,
1940,
1952,
1956,
1960;
prosecuting attorney, 4th circuit, 1910-15; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1929-39.
Baptist.
Member, Elks;
Knights of Pythias.
Died in Eureka Springs, Carroll
County, Ark., January
8, 1968 (age 91 years, 353
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Ark.
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Otis Ferguson Glenn (1879-1959) —
also known as Otis F. Glenn —
of Murphysboro, Jackson
County, Ill.
Born in Mattoon, Coles
County, Ill., August
27, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate, 1920-24; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1920,
1924,
1928
(speaker),
1932,
1936,
1940;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1928-33; defeated, 1932, 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Died in Portage Point, Manistee
County, Mich., March
11, 1959 (age 79 years, 196
days).
Interment at Onekama
Cemetery, Onekama, Mich.
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John Murchison Grimm (b. 1866) —
also known as John M. Grimm —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Henry
County, Ill., December
21, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; Linn
County Attorney, 1893-98; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1929-32; appointed 1929; resigned 1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis;
Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Henry Grimm and Catherine (McLennan) Grimm; married, December
28, 1894, to Orphea Bealer. |
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Ulysses Samuel Guyer (1868-1943) —
also known as U. S. Guyer —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born near Pawpaw, Lee
County, Ill., December
13, 1868.
Republican. School
principal; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; mayor
of Kansas City, Kan., 1909-10; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1924-25, 1927-43;
defeated, 1911; died in office 1943.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 5,
1943 (age 74 years, 174
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, St. John, Kan.
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John Jorgen Hanberg (b. 1858) —
also known as John J. Hanberg —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany,
January
29, 1858.
Republican. Merchant;
real
estate business; Cook
County Treasurer, 1903; Chicago Commissioner of Public Works,
1907-10; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1912.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Hanberg and Christina Hanberg; married, December
14, 1882, to Ida Carr. |
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Harry Ingalls Hannah (1890-1973) —
also known as Harry I. Hannah —
of Mattoon, Coles
County, Ill.
Born in Fithian, Vermilion
County, Ill., June 12,
1890.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Illinois
state senate 34th District, 1936.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Died in 1973
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John F. Hannah and Emma Jane (Donaldson) Hannah; married, June 29,
1917, to Vivian Britton. |
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Guy Urban Hardy (1872-1947) —
also known as Guy U. Hardy —
of Canon City, Fremont
County, Colo.
Born in Abingdon, Knox
County, Ill., April 4,
1872.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; postmaster at Canon
City, Colo., 1900-01; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1919-33; defeated,
1932.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Knights of Pythias; Elks; Moose.
Died January
26, 1947 (age 74 years, 297
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Canon City, Colo.
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Harry Scott Harnsberger (1889-1976) —
also known as Harry S. Harnsberger —
of Lander, Fremont
County, Wyo.
Born in Decatur, Macon
County, Ill., December
25, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 1948.
Protestant.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; American Bar
Association.
Died in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., 1976
(age about
86 years).
Interment somewhere
in Lander, Wyo.
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Lott Russell Herrick (1871-1937) —
also known as Lott R. Herrick —
of Farmer City, DeWitt
County, Ill.
Born in Farmer City, DeWitt
County, Ill., December
8, 1871.
Lawyer;
county judge in Illinois, 1902-04; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1933-37; died in office 1937; chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1936.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., September
18, 1937 (age 65 years, 284
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Farmer City, Ill.
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William Henry Hinebaugh (1867-1943) —
of Illinois.
Born near Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., December
16, 1867.
County judge in Illinois, 1902-12; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1913-15.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich., September
22, 1943 (age 75 years, 280
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Litchfield, Mich.
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Thomas Marion Jett (1862-1939) —
also known as Thomas M. Jett —
of Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill.
Born near Greenville, Bond
County, Ill., May 1,
1862.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; Montgomery
County State's Attorney, 1889-96; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1897-1903; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1908;
circuit judge in Illinois 4th Circuit, 1909-39; died in office 1939;
Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1922-36.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Litchfield, Montgomery
County, Ill., January
10, 1939 (age 76 years, 254
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Hillsboro, Ill.
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George E. Q. Johnson (b. 1874) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Harcourt, Webster
County, Iowa, July 11,
1874.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1927-31; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1932-33.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum; Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Johnson and Mathilda (Linderholm) Johnson; married, September
8, 1906, to Elizabeth M. Swanstrom. |
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Charles Cyrus Kearns (1869-1931) —
also known as Charles C. Kearns —
of Batavia, Clermont
County, Ohio; Las Vegas, San Miguel
County, N.M.; Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark.; Amelia, Clermont
County, Ohio.
Born in Tonica, La Salle
County, Ill., February
11, 1869.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; newspaper
editor; Clermont
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-09; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1915-31.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Amelia, Clermont
County, Ohio, December
17, 1931 (age 62 years, 309
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Withamsville, Ohio.
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Kent Ellsworth Keller (1867-1954) —
also known as Kent E. Keller —
of Ava, Jackson
County, Ill.
Born near Campbell Hill, Jackson
County, Ill., June 4,
1867.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; mining
business; member of Illinois
state senate 44th District, 1913-17; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1916,
1952;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 25th District, 1931-41; defeated,
1940 (25th District), 1942 (25th District), 1944 (25th District),
1948 (26th District), 1950 (26th District).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Died September
3, 1954 (age 87 years, 91
days).
Interment at Ava
Evergreen Cemetery, Ava, Ill.
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William Kenneth Kidwell (b. 1900) —
of Mattoon, Coles
County, Ill.
Born in Mattoon, Coles
County, Ill., August
8, 1900.
Lawyer;
Coles
County State's Attorney, 1941-48.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Kiwanis;
Elks; Moose;
Knights of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Ashbury Kidwell and Luella May (Hearn) Kidwell; married, November
28, 1942, to Mary Helen Spitz. |
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Frank Kyle Lemon (b. 1875) —
also known as Frank K. Lemon —
of Clinton, DeWitt
County, Ill.
Born in Farmer City, DeWitt
County, Ill., March 6,
1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920,
1924
(alternate), 1932
(alternate), 1936;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Illinois, 1931-35.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Knights of Pythias; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard A. Lemon and Opha Ann (Kyle) Lemon; married, October
12, 1910, to Ruthelle Keys. |
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Albert Linxwiler (1878-1943) —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill., January
30, 1878.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; colonel in the U.S.
Army during World War I; postmaster at Jefferson
City, Mo., 1934-43.
Presbyterian.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Knights
Templar.
Died, from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., April
15, 1943 (age 65 years, 75
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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Martin B. Lohmann —
of Pekin, Tazewell
County, Ill.
Born in Groveland Township, Tazewell
County, Ill.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 30th District, 1923-33; member of
Illinois
state senate 30th District, 1933-53.
Member, Modern
Woodmen; Elks; Kiwanis;
Knights of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan.
Burial location unknown.
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William Mahoney (1869-1952) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.; Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.; Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
13, 1869.
Pressman;
labor
leader; Socialist candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1904; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Minnesota; founder and editor, Minnesota
Union Advocate newspaper,
1920-32; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1932-34; Farmer-Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1943.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights of Pythias.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
17, 1952 (age 83 years, 217
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Lyman McCarl (1859-1920) —
of Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.
Born in Richfield Township, Adams
County, Ill., May 3,
1859.
Democrat. County judge in Illinois, 1910-20; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1916.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died from a stroke,
in his office
at the Adams County
Courthouse, Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., April
13, 1920 (age 60 years, 346
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Quincy, Ill.
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James Henry McCoy (b. 1855) —
also known as James H. McCoy —
of Britton, Marshall
County, S.Dak.; Webster, Day
County, S.Dak.; Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.; Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born in Oakley, Macon
County, Ill., July 14,
1855.
Republican. Lawyer; Secret
Service agent; Marshall
County Auditor, 1887-88; county judge in South Dakota, 1889-93;
circuit judge in South Dakota, 1902-09; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 5th District, 1909-21.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Modern
Woodmen of America; Knights of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Burial location unknown.
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James Andrew Meeks (1864-1946) —
also known as James A. Meeks —
of Danville, Vermilion
County, Ill.
Born in Washington
County, Ohio, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1920,
1924,
1928
(alternate), 1932;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1933-39; defeated,
1938, 1940.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Pi; Elks;
Knights of Pythias.
Died in 1946
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Danville, Ill.
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Joseph A. Mendel (b. 1877) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1877.
Democrat. Florist;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1920,
1924,
1928;
member of Illinois
state senate 2nd District, 1929-41, 1943-45.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew Custer Metzger (b. 1873) —
also known as Andrew C. Metzger —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
18, 1873.
Republican. Partner in Walsh & Metzger plumbing
and heating firm; member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1925, 1941; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1928;
delegate
to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum; Woodmen;
Royal
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles John Michal (b. 1884) —
also known as Charles J. Michal —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Krc, Bohemia (now Czechia),
October
19, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1916
(alternate), 1920,
1924
(alternate); delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 9th District, 1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1950.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Allen Francis Moore (1869-1945) —
also known as Allen F. Moore —
of Monticello, Piatt
County, Ill.
Born in St. Charles, Kane
County, Ill., September
30, 1869.
Republican. President, Pepsin Syrup Company (patent
medicine); vice-president, Moore State Bank;
mayor of Monticello, Ill., 1901-03; University
of Illinois trustee; elected 1908; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1921-25; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1924,
1932;
member of Republican
National Committee from Illinois, 1925.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., August
15, 1945 (age 75 years, 319
days).
Interment at Monticello
Cemetery, Monticello, Ill.
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Oscar E. Nelson (b. 1874) —
of Geneva, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Sweden,
April
22, 1874.
Republican. Kane
County Treasurer; Illinois
state treasurer, 1923-25; Illinois
state auditor of public accounts, 1925-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Knights of Pythias; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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William Allen Northcott (1854-1917) —
also known as William A. Northcott —
of Greenville, Bond
County, Ill.; Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn., January
28, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; Bond
County State's Attorney, 1882-92; Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1897-1905; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1904;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Illinois, 1905-14;
president, Inter-Ocean Casualty
Co.
Episcopalian.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Knights of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died January
25, 1917 (age 62 years, 363
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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W. B. Phillips (1860-1929) —
of Mt. Vernon, Jefferson
County, Ill.
Born in Franklin
County, Ill., February
5, 1860.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 56th District, 1919-29; died in
office 1929.
Member, Modern
Woodmen; Knights of Pythias.
Died of a heart
attack, Mt. Vernon, Jefferson
County, Ill., April
19, 1929 (age 69 years, 73
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Ill.
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David Aris Pollard (1866-1952) —
also known as David A. Pollard —
of Calhoun, Henry
County, Mo.
Born in Clayton, Adams
County, Ill., May 27,
1866.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
druggist;
mayor of Calhoun, Mo.; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Henry County, 1925-28,
1935-36.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died in Calhoun, Henry
County, Mo., October
21, 1952 (age 86 years, 147
days).
Interment at Calhoun Cemetery, Calhoun, Mo.
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Henry Thomas Rainey (1860-1934) —
also known as Henry T. Rainey —
of Carrollton, Greene
County, Ill.
Born in Carrollton, Greene
County, Ill., August
20, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1903-21, 1923-34;
defeated, 1920; died in office 1934; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1933-34; died in office 1934; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920,
1924,
1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., August
19, 1934 (age 73 years, 364
days).
Interment at Carrollton
Cemetery, Carrollton, Ill.
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Frank Marion Ramey (1881-1942) —
also known as Frank M. Ramey —
of Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill.
Born in Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill., September
23, 1881.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 21st District, 1929-31; defeated,
1934, 1936, 1938.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Moose.
Died in Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill., March
27, 1942 (age 60 years, 185
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Hillsboro, Ill.
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Henry Riggs Rathbone (1870-1928) —
also known as Henry R. Rathbone —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Kenilworth, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
12, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1916;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1923-28; defeated in
primary, 1918; died in office 1928.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 15,
1928 (age 58 years, 154
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Leonard C. Reid (b. 1887) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich., May 6,
1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1928
(alternate), 1940,
1944;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1945.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Michael Rosenberg (b. 1886) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
9, 1886.
Democrat. Partner, Rosenberg Iron and
Metal Company; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 19th District,
1920-22; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1924,
1928.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Knights of Pythias; Izaak
Walton League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Reuben Rosenberg and Fanny (Annenberg) Rosenberg; married, September
30, 1906, to Ethel Colitz. |
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Andrew Russel (b. 1856) —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., June 17,
1856.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1904
(alternate), 1916,
1920,
1928;
Illinois
state treasurer, 1909-11, 1915-17; defeated, 1912; Illinois
state auditor of public accounts, 1917-25.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Knights of Pythias; Woodmen;
Redmen;
Moose.
Interment at Diamond
Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Ill.
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Image source:
Illinois Blue Book 1919 |
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Adolph Joachim Sabath (1866-1952) —
also known as Adolph J. Sabath; A. J.
Sabath —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Zabori, Bohemia (now Czechia),
April
4, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Illinois, 1895-97; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1904,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932
(alternate), 1936,
1940,
1944
(speaker);
U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1907-52 (5th District 1907-49, 7th
District 1949-52); died in office 1952.
Jewish.
Bohemian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Knights of Pythias; Woodmen;
Royal
League.
Died in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., November
6, 1952 (age 86 years, 216
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
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Henry Paul Samuell (1886-1938) —
also known as Paul Samuell —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Born in Mason
County, Ill., October
2, 1886.
Republican. County judge in Illinois, 1918-26; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1929-30; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Knights of Pythias.
Died March
21, 1938 (age 51 years, 170
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edgar Backus Schermerhorn (1851-1923) —
also known as Edgar B. Schermerhorn —
of Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan.
Born in Channahon, Will
County, Ill., November
19, 1851.
Organizer, Citizens Bank of
Galena; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1903-05; Chairman, Kansas Board
of Control, 1905-11.
Episcopalian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks;
Knights of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died, of heart
failure, in Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan., February
1, 1923 (age 71 years, 74
days).
Entombed at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Webb City, Mo.
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Oliver Henry Nelson Shoup (1869-1940) —
also known as Oliver H. Shoup —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in Champaign
County, Ill., December
13, 1869.
Republican. Oil
business; mining
business; banker; Governor of
Colorado, 1919-23; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1920.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died September
30, 1940 (age 70 years, 292
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Alison J. Shumway (1869-1926) —
of Scottsbluff, Scotts
Bluff County, Neb.
Born in New Windsor, Mercer
County, Ill., May 1,
1869.
Newspaper
editor; abstractor.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen.
Died, during gall
bladder surgery, in a hospital
at Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., February
16, 1926 (age 56 years, 291
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Scottsbluff, Neb.
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Frederick E. Sterling (b. 1869) —
also known as Fred E. Sterling —
of Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Born in Dixon, Lee
County, Ill., June 29,
1869.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1912,
1920
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1914-16; Illinois
Republican state chair, 1916; Illinois
state treasurer, 1919-21; Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1921-33.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen; Moose; Kiwanis;
Elks; Royal
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Illinois Blue Book 1919 |
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Edward Thomas Taylor (1858-1941) —
also known as Edward T. Taylor —
of Glenwood Springs, Garfield
County, Colo.
Born in Metamora, Woodford
County, Ill., June 19,
1858.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Colorado
state senate, 1896-1908; U.S.
Representative from Colorado, 1909-41 (at-large 1909-15, 4th
District 1915-41); died in office 1941.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Died September
3, 1941 (age 83 years, 76
days).
Interment at Rosebud
Cemetery, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
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Frank J. Taylor (b. 1866) —
of St. Paul, Howard
County, Neb.
Born in Ashton, Lee
County, Ill., February
12, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer;
president, Citizens National Bank;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1912,
1916,
1920,
1924
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1928;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska, 1914; member of University
of Nebraska board of regents, 1927-39.
Presbyterian.
Member, Woodmen;
Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John P. Taylor and Susan (Bridge) Taylor; married, June 27,
1895, to Byrdie E. West. |
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Floyd Eugene Thompson (b. 1887) —
also known as Floyd E. Thompson —
of East Moline, Rock
Island County, Ill.; Rock Island, Rock
Island County, Ill.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Roodhouse, Greene
County, Ill., December
25, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; Rock
Island County State's Attorney, 1913-19; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1919-28; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1928; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Eagles;
Modern
Woodmen; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Illinois Blue Book 1919 |
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Charles F. Wennerstrum (1889-1986) —
of Chariton, Lucas
County, Iowa.
Born in Cambridge, Henry
County, Ill., October
11, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in Iowa
2nd District, 1930-40; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1941-58.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; Order of
the Coif.
Died in June, 1986
(age 96
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles F. Wennerstrum and Anna Mathilda (Vinstrand) Wennerstrum;
married, February
14, 1925, to Helen F. Rogers. |
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Fred C. Wetmore (1867-1953) —
of Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., November
23, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer; Wexford
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-06; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1907-10; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1910-14, 1930-33,
1937.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in 1953
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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James M. Wilson (1866-1924) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born near Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill., September
8, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Iowa
state senate 3rd District, 1913-19.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died, of septicemia
resulting from pulled teeth, in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 2,
1924 (age 57 years, 237
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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John Wilson (1849-1918) —
of Henry
County, Ill.; Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb.
Born in Allegheny
County, Pa., February
21, 1849.
Republican. Deputy
sheriff; livery
business; Buffalo
County Sheriff, 1889-92; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1893.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias.
Died, of stomach
cancer, in Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb., January
13, 1918 (age 68 years, 326
days).
Interment at Kearney
Cemetery, Kearney, Neb.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Wilson and Mary (Owens) Wilson; married, May 25,
1881, to Rose M. Beecher. |
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Lee T. Witty (1859-1931) —
of Memphis, Scotland
County, Mo.
Born in Newmansville, Cass
County, Ill., May 20,
1859.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer; real estate
business; immigration agent for Missouri Pacific Railroad;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Scotland County, 1903-06,
1923-24, 1927-31; died in office 1931.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., May 8,
1931 (age 71 years, 353
days).
Interment at Memphis
Cemetery, Memphis, Mo.
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Henry Wulff (1854-1907) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Meldorf, Germany,
August
24, 1854.
Republican. Cook
County Clerk, 1886-94; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1892;
Illinois
state treasurer, 1895-97; president of Continental Financing
Company, which in 1905 was investigated
by the Illinois Attorney General as a fraud
scheme; charged
in federal court with using the mails to defraud,
he and an associate pleaded
guilty in 1906, and were sentenced to
prison.
Member, Freemasons;
Foresters;
Redmen;
Knights of Pythias.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
27, 1907 (age 53 years, 125
days).
Interment at Union
Ridge Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Claus Wulff and Catherine Wulff; married 1875 to
Katherine Englehart. |
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memorial |
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1905 |
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