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• Robert McCormick Adams (b. 1890) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Webster Groves, St. Louis County, Mo., June 17, 1890. Son of Robert McCormick Adams and Virginia (Claiborne) Adams; married, May 3, 1924, to Janet Lawrence. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1924 (alternate), 1940, 1944 (alternate), 1948 (alternate); candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Illinois at-large, 1936. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Military Order of the World Wars; Phi Delta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
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• Leo Elwood Allen (1898-1973) — also known as Leo E. Allen — of Galena, Jo Daviess County, Ill. Born in Elizabeth, Jo Daviess County, Ill., October 5, 1898. 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.
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• Walter Gresham Andrews (1889-1949) — also known as Walter G. Andrews — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Evanston, Cook County, Ill., July 16, 1889. Son of William Henry Andrews and Kate (Gresham) Andrews. Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; sales manager; U.S. Representative from New York, 1931-49 (40th District 1931-45, 42nd District 1945-49). Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons. Died in Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Fla., March 5, 1949. Interment at Old Fort Niagara Cemetery, Youngstown, N.Y.
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• Laurence Fletcher Arnold (1891-1966) — also known as Laurence F. Arnold — of Newton, Jasper County, Ill. Born in Newton, Jasper County, Ill., June 8, 1891. Son of John F. Arnold and Della (Barton) Arnold; married, June 3, 1914, to Chlora Lane. Democrat. Banker; member of Illinois state house of representatives 46th District, 1923-27, 1933-37; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1924, 1952 (alternate); U.S. Representative from Illinois 23rd District, 1937-43; defeated, 1942, 1950. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Woodmen. Died in Newton, Jasper County, Ill., December 6, 1966. Interment at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Newton, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Ephraim Banning (b. 1849) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in McDonough County, Ill., July 21, 1849. Son of Ephraim Banning and Louisa Caroline (Walker) Banning; married, October 22, 1878, to Lucretia T. Lindsley (died 1887); married, September 5, 1889, to Emilie B. Jenne. Republican. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1896; member, Illinois State Board of Charities, 1897-1901; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1900. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Union League. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James 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.
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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. 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.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• George Hugo Boldt (1903-1984) — of Seattle, King County, Wash.; Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 28, 1903. Son of George F. Boldt and Christine (Carstensen) Boldt; married, November 17, 1928, to Eloise Baird. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1953-71; took senior status 1971. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Shriners; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Chi. Died March 18, 1984. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Frederick Van Ness Bradley (1898-1947) — also known as Fred Bradley — of Rogers City, Presque Isle County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 12, 1898. Married 1922 to Marcia Marie Hillidge. Republican. U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1939-47; died in office 1947. Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis. Died in New London, New London County, Conn., May 24, 1947. Interment at Rogers City Memorial Park, Rogers City, Mich.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Henry Breckenridge (b. 1886) — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 25, 1886. Son of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge and Louise Ludlow (Dudley) Breckinridge; married, July 7, 1910, to Ruth Bradley Woodman; married, August 5, 1927, to Aida de Acosta Root. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; attorney for Charles A. Lindbergh, 1932; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1936. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Loyal Legion; Military Order of the World Wars; Sons of the American Revolution. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Jesse David Bright (1812-1875) — also known as Jesse D. Bright — of Madison, Madison County, Ill.; Jeffersonville, Clark County, Ind. Born in Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y., December 18, 1812. Brother of Michael Graham Bright. Democrat. State court judge in Indiana, 1834-39; member of Indiana state senate, 1841-43; Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1843-45; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1845-62; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1867-71; Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1868. Presbyterian. Expelled from the U.S. Senate, February 5, 1862, over alleged disloyalty to the Union, as evidenced by a letter of introduction he wrote for an arms merchant, addressed to Confederate president Jefferson Davis. Died in Baltimore, Md., May 20, 1875. Interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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• Charles Wayland Brooks (1897-1957) — also known as C. Wayland Brooks — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Bureau County, Ill., March 8, 1897. 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.
  
  
• 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" — 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. Son of Silas Lillard Bryan and Mariah Elizabeth (Jennings) Bryan; married, October 1, 1884, to Mary Elizabeth Baird; brother of Charles Wayland Bryan and Mary Elizabeth Bryan (1873-1962) (who married Thomas Stinson Allen); father of Ruth Bryan Owen; grandfather of Helen Rudd Brown. Democrat. Lawyer; 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, 1912, 1920; U.S. Secretary of State, 1913-15; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1924. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Sigma Pi. Died in Dayton, Rhea County, Tenn., July 26, 1925. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. Bryan County, Okla. is named for him.
  • Cross-reference: Clarence S. Darrow
  • See also Bryan family of Illinois
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • 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
  
  
• John Buford, Sr. (1779-1848) — of Versailles, Woodford County, Ky.; Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill. Born in Barren County, Ky., 1779. Son of Margaret (Kirtley) Buford (born 1760) and Simeon Buford, Sr.; married, September 6, 1799, to Nancy Hickman (died 1824); married, January 4, 1825, to Ann Bannister (Howe) Watson (died 1835); father of John Buford, Jr. (Civil War general), Napoleon Bonaparte Buford (Civil War general), Thomas Jefferson Buford and James Monroe Buford. Farmer; merchant; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1824-27; postmaster; member of Illinois state senate, 1843-47. Presbyterian. French and English ancestry. Died in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill., March 25, 1848. Interment at Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island, Ill.
  • See also Buford family of Illinois
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert Keaton Christenberry (1899-1973) — also known as Robert K. Christenberry — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Peoria, Peoria County, Ill.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Fla. Born in Huntingdon, Carroll County, Tenn., January 27, 1899. Son of William Calvin Christenberry and Rebecca Arminta (Keaton) Christenberry; married, August 14, 1929, to Edna Joan LeRoy. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lost his right hand and wrist in a grenade explosion; U.S. Vice Consul in Vladivostok, 1919; hotel manager and executive; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1957; New York City postmaster, 1958-66. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Jesters. Suffered a stroke, and died two months later, in Methodist Hospital, Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., April 13, 1973. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frank Cicero, Jr. (b. 1935) — of Evanston, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 30, 1935. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 1st District, 1969-70; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1972. Presbyterian. Member, Order of the Coif; Council on Foreign Relations. Still living as of 1972.
  
  
• Edward Francis Colladay (b. 1877) — also known as Edward F. Colladay — of Washington, D.C. Born in Virginia, Cass County, Ill., February 15, 1877. Republican. Lawyer; member of Republican National Committee from District of Columbia, 1917-40; delegate to Republican National Convention from District of Columbia, 1948, 1952 (alternate), 1956 (alternate). Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Chauncey Stewart Conger (b. 1838) — also known as Chauncey S. Conger — of Carmi, White County, Ill. Born in Strong Ridge, Wood County, Ohio, January 14, 1838. Son of Enoch Conger (1792-1872) and Esther (West) Conger (1796-1882); brother of Omar Dwight Conger; married, November 28, 1861, to Ellen Stewart; first cousin of Edwin Hurd Conger; father of Chauncey Stewart Conger (1882-1963). Civil engineer; lawyer; White County Superintendent of Schools, 1861-62; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1863-64; circuit judge in Illinois, 1879. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Ancient Order of United Workmen. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Conger family of Illinois
  
  
• Chauncey Stewart Conger (1882-1963) — also known as Chauncey S. Conger — of Carmi, White County, Ill. Born in Carmi, White County, Ill., October 1, 1882. Nephew of Omar Dwight Conger; son of Chauncey Stewart Conger (1838-?) and Ellen (Stewart) Conger; married, February 2, 1910, to Lena Patrick. Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1932; White County Judge, 1934-42; director, First National Bank of Carmi. Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis. Died in Carmi, White County, Ill., April 16, 1963. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Conger family of Illinois
  
  
• George Anderson Cooke (b. 1869) — also known as George A. Cooke — of Aledo, Mercer County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in New Athens, Harrison County, Ohio, July 3, 1869. Son of Thomas Cooke and Vanceline (Downing) Cooke; married, October 20, 1896, to Sarah Blee. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Guy C. Scott, 1896-1900; member of Illinois state house of representatives 33rd District, 1902-06; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1909-19; chief justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1913-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1928. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Beta Theta Pi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Hyatt Elmer Covey (b. 1875) — also known as H. E. Covey — of Hamill, Tripp County, S.Dak. Born in Le Roy, McLean County, Ill., September 1, 1875. Son of James R. Covey and Lizzie Fox (Jones) Covey; married to Della Lois Baldwin. Republican. Farmer; member of South Dakota state senate, 1919-23; Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota, 1927-29. Presbyterian. Member, Grange. Interment at Winner Cemetery, Winner, S.Dak.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• David Davis (1815-1886) — of Bloomington, McLean County, Ill. Born near Cecilton, Cecil County, Md., March 9, 1815. Son-in-law of William P. Walker; cousin of Henry Winter Davis; great-grandfather of David Davis IV; first cousin thrice removed of George Herbert Walker Bush. Republican. Member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1845; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention McLean County, 1847; state court judge in Illinois, 1848; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1860; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1862-77; received one electoral vote for President, 1872; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1877-83. Presbyterian. Died in Bloomington, McLean County, Ill., June 26, 1886. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
  • See also Bush family of Massachusetts
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• David Davis IV (1906-1978) — of Bloomington, McLean County, Ill. Born in Bloomington, McLean County, Ill., July 29, 1906. Great-grandson of David Davis. Lawyer; member of Illinois state senate, 1953-67; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 37th District, 1969-70. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Died in Bloomington, McLean County, Ill., April 14, 1978. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
  • See also Bush family of Massachusetts
  
  
• James E. Defebaugh (b. 1926) — of Birmingham, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., October 28, 1926. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives 65th District, 1971-82. Presbyterian. Still living as of 1982.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Frederic Robert DeYoung (1875-1934) — also known as Frederic R. DeYoung — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 12, 1875. Son of Peter DeYoung and Effie (VanNorden) DeYoung; married to Miriam Cornell. Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives 7th District, 1915-19; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 7th District, 1920-22; circuit judge in Illinois, 1921-23; superior court judge in Illinois, 1923-24; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1924-34; died in office 1934. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association. Died in 1934. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Alan John Dixon (b. 1927) — also known as Alan J. Dixon; "Al the Pal" — of Belleville, St. Clair County, Ill. Born in Belleville, St. Clair County, Ill., July 7, 1927. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1951-63 (49th District 1951-57, 43rd District 1957-63); member of Illinois state senate, 1963-71; Illinois state treasurer, 1971-77; secretary of state of Illinois, 1977-81; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1981-93. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion. Still living as of 1998.
  • Cross-reference: Craig Lovitt; Craig Lovitt
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• John Porter East (1931-1986) — also known as John P. East — of North Carolina. Born in Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill., May 5, 1931. Republican. Candidate for secretary of state of North Carolina, 1968; Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1972; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1981-86; died in office 1986. Presbyterian. His legs were paralyzed due to polio. Committed suicide, in Greenville, Pitt County, N.C., June 29, 1986. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Paul Farthing (b. 1887) — of East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Ill. Born in Odin, Marion County, Ill., April 12, 1887. Democrat. Lawyer; county judge in Illinois, 1930-33; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1933-42; chief justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1937-38; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936. Presbyterian. Member, Optimist Club. Blind. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frank Frantz (1869-1941) — of Enid, Garfield County, Okla.; Bartlesville, Washington County, Okla. Born in Roanoke, Woodford County, Ill., May 7, 1869. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1906-07; candidate for U.S. Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1932. Presbyterian. Died in Muskogee, Muskogee County, Okla., March 9, 1941. Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Okla.
  
  
• Homer William Hall (1870-1954) — also known as Homer W. Hall — of Bloomington, McLean County, Ill. Born in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ill., July 22, 1870. Descendant of Lyman Hall; son of William W. Hall and Margaret (Byers) Hall; married, June 21, 1893, to Susan Forman. Republican. Lawyer; probate judge in Illinois, 1909-14; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1916, 1936; U.S. Representative from Illinois 17th District, 1927-33; defeated, 1932. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Died in Bloomington, McLean County, Ill., September 22, 1954. Interment at Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Edmund Perry Hanson (1889-1953) — of Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Born in Iroquois County, Ill., August 14, 1889. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1935-36. Presbyterian; later Christian Scientist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons. Died in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, January 11, 1953. Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
  
  
• John Marshall Harlan (1899-1971) — Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 20, 1899. Grandson of John Marshall Harlan (1833-1911). Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1954-55; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1955-71. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Washington, D.C., December 29, 1971. Interment at Emmanuel Church Cemetery, Weston, Conn.
  • Cross-reference: Michael Boudin
  • See also Harlan family of Kentucky
  • Books about John Marshall Harlan: Tinsley E. Yarbrough, John Marshall Harlan : Great Dissenter of the Warren Court
  
  
• Oscar Edwin Heard (b. 1856) — also known as Oscar E. Heard — of Freeport, Stephenson County, Ill. Born in Freeport, Stephenson County, Ill., June 26, 1856. Son of William Heard and Sarah Ann (Swanzey) Heard; married, December 25, 1879, to Mary J. Peters. Republican. Lawyer; Stephenson County State's Attorney, 1884-1900; circuit judge in Illinois 15th Circuit, 1903-24; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1919-24; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1924-33. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Kiwanis; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Harry B. Hershey — of Taylorville, Christian County, Ill. Born in Mifflin, Richland County, Ohio. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois Democratic State Central Committee, 1938; Illinois Democratic state chair, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1940, 1944, 1948; candidate for Governor of Illinois, 1940; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1951-66 (2nd District 1951-63, 5th District 1964-66). Presbyterian. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows; Alpha Delta Phi; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Alpha Delta. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Byron O. House (1902-1969) — of Nashville, Washington County, Ill. Born in St. Louis, Mo., September 27, 1902. Lawyer; circuit judge in Illinois, 1956-57; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1957-69 (1st District 1957-63, 5th District 1964-69); chief justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1959-60. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Odd Fellows; Phi Alpha Delta; Pi Kappa Phi. Died in Belleville, St. Clair County, Ill., September 27, 1969. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Harold LeClair Ickes (1874-1952) — also known as Harold L. Ickes — of Hubbard Woods, Cook County, Ill.; Winnetka, Cook County, Ill. Born in Frankstown, Blair County, Pa., March 15, 1874. Son of Jesse Boone Williams Ickes and Martha Ann (McCune) Ickes; married 1911 to Anna Wilmarth Thompson; nephew by marriage of John Clarence Cudahy. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1933-46; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936, 1940, 1944. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Civil Liberties Union; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Delta Theta. Died February 3, 1952. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles Cyrus Kearns (1869-1931) — also known as Charles C. Kearns — of Batavia, Clermont County, Ohio; Amelia, Clermont County, Ohio. Born in Tonica, La Salle County, Ill., February 11, 1869. Son of Barton Kearns and Amanda (Salisbury) Kearns; married to Philena Penn. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor; U.S. Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1915-31. Presbyterian. Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died December 17, 1931. Interment at Clarence E. Combs Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Amelia, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James Scott Kemper (1886-1981) — also known as James S. Kemper — of Winnetka, Cook County, Ill. Born in Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio, November 18, 1886. Republican. Insurance executive; created Lumberman's Mutual Casualty Company, which later became Kemper Insurance Companies; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952; Treasurer of Republican National Committee, 1944-46; U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, 1953-55. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in 1981. Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  
  
• Otto Kerner, Jr. (1908-1976) — of Glenview, Cook County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., August 15, 1908. Son of Rose Barbara (Chmelik) Kerner and Otto Kerner; married, October 29, 1934, to Helena I. Cermak (daughter of Anton Joseph Cermak). Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1947-54; county judge in Illinois, 1954-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1960, 1964; Governor of Illinois, 1961-68; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1968-74; resigned 1974. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Military Order of the World Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Moose; Odd Fellows; Royal Arcanum; Alpha Delta Phi; Phi Delta Phi. While serving as Governor, he and another official made a gain of over $300,000 in a stock deal which prosecutors later characterized as bribery. Convicted in 1973 on 17 counts of bribery, conspiracy, perjury, and related charges; sentenced to three years in federal prison and fined $50,000. Died of cancer, May 9, 1976. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • Cross-reference: Milton Rakove
  • See also Kerner-Cermak family of Illinois
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• William Kile (1809-1877) — of Indiana. Born in Fayette County, Ohio, September 1, 1809. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1840-41. Presbyterian. Died in Paris, Edgar County, Ill., October 4, 1877. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Francis King (b. 1863) — of Alma, Gratiot County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 5, 1863. Son of Henry W. King (1829-1898) and Aurelia R. (Case) King (1833-1900); married, June 12, 1890, to Louisa Boyd Yeomans. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908; member of Michigan state senate 25th District, 1913-14. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Melvin Robert Laird, Sr. (d. 1946) — also known as Melvin R. Laird, Sr. — of Wisconsin. Born near Griggsville, Pike County, Ill. Married to Helen Connor (daughter of William Duncan Connor); father of Melvin Robert Laird, Jr.. Presbyterian minister; member of Wisconsin state senate 24th District, 1941-46; died in office 1946. Presbyterian. Died March 19, 1946. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Laird family of Wisconsin
  
  
• Carl Stanton Lloyd (b. 1894) — also known as Carl S. Lloyd — of Winnetka, Cook County, Ill. Born in Waverly, Wood County, W.Va., March 13, 1894. Son of Henry B. Lloyd and Maude (Jones) Lloyd. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; village president of Winnetka, Illinois, 1952-56. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Fleming Main (b. 1864) — also known as John F. Main — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Mercer County, Ill., September 10, 1864. Son of William R. Main and Sarah M. (Fleming) Main; married, June 29, 1892, to Mary G. Crouch. Republican. Lawyer; law professor; superior court judge in Washington, 1910-12; justice of Washington state supreme court, 1912-31; chief justice of Washington state supreme court, 1923-26. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Earl Major (1887-1972) — also known as J. Earl Major — of Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Ill. Born in Donnellson, Montgomery County, Ill., January 5, 1887. Son of Charles R. Major and Emma (Jones) Major; married, August 13, 1913, to Ruth Wafer. Democrat. Lawyer; Montgomery County State's Attorney, 1912-20; U.S. Representative from Illinois 21st District, 1923-25, 1927-29, 1931-33; defeated, 1920, 1924, 1928; Judge of U.S. District Court, 1933-37; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals, 1937-56. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Odd Fellows. Died in Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Ill., January 4, 1972. Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Hillsboro, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Roswell B. Mason (1805-1892) — of Illinois. Born September 19, 1805. Mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1869-71. Presbyterian. Died January 1, 1892. Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  
  
• Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884) — also known as Cyrus H. McCormick — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Rockbridge County, Va., February 15, 1809. Son of Robert McCormick (1780-1846) and Mary Ann 'Polly' (Hall) McCormick; married, January 26, 1858, to Nancy Maria 'Nettie' Fowler; uncle of Robert Sanderson McCormick (son-in-law of Joseph Medill); granduncle of Joseph Medill McCormick and Robert Rutherford McCormick; great-granduncle of William McCormick Blair, Jr.. Democrat. One of the inventors of the McCormick reaper, and the founder of the farm implement manufacturing company which became International Harvester; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1862. Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 13, 1884. Burial location unknown.
  • See also McCormick family of Illinois
  
  
• J. S. McCornack (b. 1862) — of Bancroft Township, Freeborn County, Minn. Born in Illinois, 1862. Minister; farmer; member of Minnesota state senate 6th District; elected 1930. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Henry McCoy (b. 1855) — also known as James H. McCoy — of Marshall County, S.Dak.; Huron, Beadle County, S.Dak. Born in Oakley, Macon County, Ill., July 14, 1855. 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; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles McGavin (1874-1940) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Riverton, Sangamon County, Ill., January 10, 1874. Son of James McGavin and Mary Ann (Farley) McGavin. Republican. Coal mining superintendent; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Illinois 8th District, 1905-09; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920. Presbyterian. Died December 17, 1940. Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Berwyn, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Rolla Coral McMillen (1880-1961) — also known as Rolla C. McMillen — of Decatur, Macon County, Ill. Born in Piatt County, Ill., 1880. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1940; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1944-51 (19th District 1944-49, 22nd District 1949-51). Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association. Died in 1961. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Irving McNeil (b. 1877) — of Wessington, Beadle County, S.Dak. Born in Bloomington, McLean County, Ill., May 22, 1877. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1912. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Harvey McSurely (b. 1865) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Oxford, Butler County, Ohio, January 27, 1865. Son of Rev. William Jasper McSurely and Hulda (Taylor) McSurely; married, October 18, 1892, to Mary Elizabeth Cadman. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Illinois state senate 5th District, 1894; member of Illinois state house of representatives 5th District, 1905-06; superior court judge in Illinois, 1907-12; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1912-. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Chi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Pierson Morehouse (b. 1859) — of Council Grove, Morris County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan. Born in Decatur, Macon County, Ill., July 28, 1859. Son of Horace Morehouse and Lavinia F. (Strong) Morehouse; married, April 23, 1906, to Louise (Thorne) Hull. Republican. Lawyer; Morris County Attorney, 1894-97; local attorney, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, 1894-1915; member of Kansas state senate, 1901-05; historian. Presbyterian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Morris E. Muhleman (b. 1915) — of Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill. Born in 1915. Republican. Rock Island County Sheriff, 1951-54; member of Illinois state senate, 1955-58; mayor of Rock Island, Ill., 1961-65. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis. Still living as of 1965.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• John J. Nimrod — of Skokie, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of Illinois state senate 4th District, 1973-83. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Amvets; Freemasons; Shriners. Still living as of 1983.
  
  
• Richard Buell Ogilvie (1923-1988) — also known as Richard B. Ogilvie — of Northfield, Cook County, Ill. Born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., February 2, 1923. Son of Kenneth S. Ogilvie and Edna Mae (Buell) Ogilvie; married, February 11, 1950, to Dorothy Louise Shriver. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Cook County Sheriff, 1962-68; Governor of Illinois, 1969-73; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1972. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Moose; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Alpha Delta. Died May 10, 1988. Cremated; ashes interred at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• William Church Osborn (b. 1862) — of Garrison, Putnam County, N.Y. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 31, 1862. Son of William Henry Osborn and Virginia Reed (Sturges) Osborn; married, June 3, 1886, to Alice H. Dodge. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 15th District, 1894; New York Democratic state chair, 1914-16; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916, 1920 (alternate); candidate in primary for Governor of New York, 1918; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1920. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James A. Patten (b. 1852) — of Evanston, Cook County, Ill. Born in Freeland Corners, DeKalb County, Ill., May 8, 1852. Son of Alexander R. Patten and Agnes (Beveridge) Patten; married, April 9, 1885, to Louise Buchanan. Republican. Grain commission business; mayor of Evanston, Ill., 1901-05; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1904, 1924. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Edward Porter (b. 1935) — of Winnetka, Cook County, Ill.; Wilmette, Cook County, Ill. Born in Evanston, Cook County, Ill., June 1, 1935. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for circuit judge in Illinois, 1970; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1973-79; U.S. Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1980-2001; defeated, 1978. Presbyterian. Still living as of 2001.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Thomas Posey (1750-1818) — Born in Fairfax County, Va., July 9, 1750. Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Kentucky state senate, 1805-06; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1812-13; Governor of Indiana Territory, 1813-16; candidate for Governor of Indiana, 1816. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died of typhus fever in Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Ill., March 19, 1818. Interment at Westwood Cemetery, Shawneetown, Ill. Posey County, Ind. is named for him.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Benjamin Wright Raymond (1801-1883) — of Illinois. Born June 15, 1801. Whig. Mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1839-40, 1842-43. Presbyterian. Died April 6, 1883. Interment at Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  
  
• James Richard Rood (b. 1906) — also known as James R. Rood — of Midland, Midland County, Mich. Born in La Rose, Marshall County, Ill., March 31, 1906. Son of Frank Rood and Elizabeth (Simpson) Rood; married to Helen Margaret Collins. Republican. Lawyer; candidate in primary for Michigan state house of representatives from Midland District, 1938; chair of Midland County Republican Party, 1940-42, 1950; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1946-48; Midland County Prosecuting Attorney, 1953-60; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Midland County, 1961-62; circuit judge in Michigan 42nd Circuit, 1967. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Civitan; Elks; Delta Theta Phi. Still living as of 1967.
  
  
• Donald Henry Rumsfeld (b. 1932) — also known as Donald Rumsfeld; "Rummy" — of Illinois. Born in Evanston, Cook County, Ill., July 9, 1932. Republican. U.S. Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1963-69; U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1975-77, 2001-. Presbyterian. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977. Still living as of 2004.
  • Cross-reference: Jim Leach
  • See also: congressional biography; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books about Donald Rumsfeld: Midge Decter, Rumsfeld : A Personal Portrait; Rowan Scarborough, Rumsfeld's War: The Untold Story of America's Anti-Terrorist Commander; Jeffrey A. Krames, The Rumsfeld Way: The Leadership Wisdom of a Battle-Hardened Maverick
  • Critical books about Donald Rumsfeld: Clint Willis, The I Hate Dick Cheney, John Ashcroft, Donald Rumsfeld, Condi Rice. . Reader: Behind the Bush Cabal's War on America; Dan Piraro, The Three Little Pigs Buy the White House; Andrew Cockburn, Rumsfeld : His Rise, Fall, and Catastrophic Legacy
  
  
• William J. Scott (1926-1986) — of Palos Heights, Cook County, Ill.; Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 11, 1926. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Illinois state treasurer, 1963-67; Illinois state attorney general, 1969-80; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1972. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Jaycees. Died June 22, 1986. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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. Son of William R. Shoup and Delia J. (Ferris) Shoup; married, September 18, 1891, to Unetta Small. Republican. Oil business; mining business; banker; Governor of Colorado, 1919-23; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1920. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died September 30, 1940. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colo.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Ralph Tyler Smith (1915-1972) — of Alton, Madison County, Ill. Born in Granite City, Madison County, Ill., October 6, 1915. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1955-69; Speaker of the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1967-69; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1968; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1969-70; defeated, 1970. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Optimist Club. Died in Alton, Madison County, Ill., August 13, 1972. Entombed in mausoleum at Sunset Hill Cemetery, Edwardsville, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Robert Douglas Stuart (b. 1916) — also known as Robert D. Stuart — of Lake Forest, Lake County, Ill. Born in Hubbard Woods, Cook County, Ill., April 26, 1916. Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Chairman of Quaker Oats; member of Republican National Committee from Illinois, 1967-72; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1968, 1972; U.S. Ambassador to Norway, 1984-89. Presbyterian. Still living as of 1999.
  
  
• Frank J. Taylor (b. 1866) — of St. Paul, Howard County, Neb. Born in Ashton, Lee County, Ill., February 12, 1866. Son of John P. Taylor and Susan (Bridge) Taylor; married, June 27, 1895, to Byrdie E. West. Democrat. Lawyer; president, Citizens National Bank; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1912, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928; candidate for U.S. Representative from Nebraska, 1914; member of University of Nebraska board of regents, 1927-39. Presbyterian. Member, Knights of Pythias; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Joseph A. Tecson (b. 1928) — of Riverside, Cook County, Ill. Born in 1928. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 7th District, 1969-70. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons. Still living as of 1970.
  
  
• Roy Nathan Towl (1881-1974) — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 29, 1881. Son of Erwin Towl and Charlotte (Summers) Towl; married, September 1, 1904, to Zulu Remwick. Engineer; mayor of Omaha, Neb., 1933-36. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died March 7, 1974. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Clara Towle Dockum Van Auken (1890-1977) — also known as Clara Van Auken; Clara Towle Dockum; Mrs. Howell Van Auken — of Detroit, Wayne Coun