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Shriners
Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
in Illinois
Politician members

• William Tabor Abbott (b. 1868) — also known as William T. Abbott — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Evanston, Cook County, Ill. Born in Wells River, Newbury, Orange County, Vt., February 16, 1868. Son of Orrin S. Abbott and Ella J. (Tabor) Abbott; married, June 28, 1905, to Elsie Parsons Bourland. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920; assistant director, U.S. Bureau of the Budget; assisted in creation of first federal budget. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Edward Hall Alexander (b. 1902) — also known as Edward H. Alexander — of Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill. Born in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill., July 9, 1902. Republican. Farmer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1940. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Lions; Odd Fellows. Presumed deceased. 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.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Thomas Stinson Allen (b. 1865) — also known as Thomas S. Allen; T. S. Allen — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Paynes Point, Ogle County, Ill., April 30, 1865. Son of Benjamin Franklin Allen and Harriet Maria (Ely) Allen; married, June 28, 1898, to Mary Elizabeth Bryan (1873-1962) (sister of William Jennings Bryan). Democrat. Lawyer; Nebraska Democratic state chair, 1904-09, 1921-32; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1912 (alternate), 1924, 1932, 1940; U.S. Attorney for Nebraska, 1915-21. Baptist. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Bryan family of Illinois
  
  
• Harvey S. Amerson (b. 1875) — of Antrim County, Mich. Born in Illinois, November 29, 1875. Married to Louise E. Dougherty (daughter of Archibald K. Dougherty; sister of Andrew B. Dougherty). Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Antrim County, 1911-12. German and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Dougherty family of Michigan
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• William Wright Arnold (1877-1957) — also known as William W. Arnold — of Robinson, Crawford County, Ill. Born in Oblong, Crawford County, Ill., October 14, 1877. Son of Berzelius M. Arnold and Mary Catherine (Baker) Arnold; married 1909 to Kate Wheeler Busey. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Illinois 23rd District, 1923-35. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Odd Fellows; Woodmen; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died in Robinson, Crawford County, Ill., November 23, 1957. Interment at Robinson New Cemetery, Robinson, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Henry Arthur (b. 1868) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Dublin, Ireland, December 27, 1868. Son of Harry Arthur and Martha (Hennan) Arthur; married, January 17, 1917, to Edith Tewksbury. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for circuit judge in Illinois, 1909. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Augustus Ayres (1867-1952) — also known as William A. Ayres — of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan. Born in Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Ill., April 19, 1867. Son of William Warren Ayres and Katharine (Drumm) Ayres; married, December 30, 1896, to Dula Pease. Democrat. Lawyer; Sedgwick County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-11; U.S. Representative from Kansas, 1915-21, 1923-34 (8th District 1915-21, 1923-33, 5th District 1933-34); defeated, 1920; resigned 1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1924; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1934. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in Washington, D.C., February 17, 1952. Interment at Old Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Chester Franklin Barnett (b. 1878) — also known as Chester F. Barnett — of Peoria, Peoria County, Ill. Born in Barnett Township, DeWitt County, Ill., August 4, 1878. Democrat. Lawyer; county judge in Illinois, 1915-18; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1944. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Phi Alpha Delta. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Conrad F. Becker (b. 1905) — of Red Bud, Randolph County, Ill. Born in Red Bud, Randolph County, Ill., November 11, 1905. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1940; Illinois state treasurer, 1945-47. Christian Reformed. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Willis Henry Bennett (b. 1851) — also known as W. H. Bennett — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Erie, Erie County, Pa., August 24, 1851. Son of Henry D. Bennett and Sarah Ann (Bryant) Bennett; married, December 24, 1883, to Estella P. Johnston. Republican. Traveling salesman; hardware merchant; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1896, 1904 (alternate). Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Ben Louis Berve (b. 1892) — also known as Ben L. Berve — of Rochelle, Ogle County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Rochelle, Ogle County, Ill., December 19, 1892. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Illinois Republican State Central Committee, 1938-44; Illinois Republican state chair, 1940-44. Protestant. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Jesters; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Sol Bloom (1870-1949) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Pekin, Tazewell County, Ill., March 9, 1870. Son of Garrison Bloom and Sara Bloom; married 1897 to Evelyn Hechheimer. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York, 1923-49 (19th District 1923-45, 20th District 1945-49); died in office 1949; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Redmen. Died in Washington, D.C., March 7, 1949. Interment at Mt. Eden Cemetery, Westchester Hills, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Alvan V. Burch (b. 1887) — of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind. Born in Crawford County, Ill., May 27, 1887. Republican. Railway conductor; merchant; president, Blount Plow Works; Indiana State Highway Commissioner, 1921-27; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1944. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Haydon Burns (1912-1987) — also known as Haydon Burns — of Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 17, 1912. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; public relations business; mayor of Jacksonville, Fla., 1949-65; Governor of Florida, 1965-67. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Alpha Kappa Psi; Phi Sigma Kappa; Sigma Phi Epsilon. Died November 22, 1987. Interment somewhere in Jacksonville, Fla.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Fred Ernst Busbey (1895-1966) — also known as Fred E. Busbey — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Tuscola, Douglas County, Ill., February 8, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1943-45, 1947-49, 1951-55; defeated, 1944, 1948, 1954. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Shriners; Elks; Phi Kappa Sigma. Died in Cocoa Beach, Brevard County, Fla., February 11, 1966. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Wilbur J. Cash (b. 1887) — of Towanda, McLean County, Ill. Born in Gridley, McLean County, Ill., March 23, 1887. Married 1909 to Ruby E. Jones. Republican. Merchant; farmer; director of McLean County Bank; member of Illinois state senate 26th District, 1941-53. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John William Chapman (1894-1978) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill. Born in Crete, Saline County, Neb., September 8, 1894. Republican. Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1953-61; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1960. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Rotary. Died in 1978. Cremated.
  
  
• Carl Richard Chindblom (1870-1956) — also known as Carl R. Chindblom — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 21, 1870. Son of Carl P. Chindblom and Christine (Engel) Chindblom; married, April 27, 1907, to Christien Nilsson. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1919-33. Lutheran. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in 1956. Interment at Ridgewood Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Ralph Edwin Church (1883-1950) — also known as Ralph E. Church — of Evanston, Cook County, Ill. Born near Catlin, Vermilion County, Ill., May 5, 1883. Son of Henry George Church and Lola (Douglas) Church; married, December 21, 1918, to Marguerite Stitt. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives 6th District, 1917-32; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1935-41, 1943-50 (10th District 1935-41, 1943-49, 13th District 1949-50); defeated (Independent), 1932; died in office 1950; candidate in Republican primary for U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1940. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Society for International Law; Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis; Delta Chi; Phi Kappa Psi. Died in a committee meeting in the House Office Building, Washington, D.C., March 21, 1950. Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Henry Colvin (b. 1839) — also known as John H. Colvin — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Little Falls, Herkimer County, N.Y., October 25, 1839. Son of Nancy Colvin and Harvey Doolittle Colvin; married, March 7, 1872, to Anna Wickliffe. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Chicago alderman, 1882-88; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1904. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Foresters; Royal Arcanum. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Anderson Cooke (b. 1869) — also known as George A. Cooke — of Aledo, Mercer County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in New Athens, Harrison County, Ohio, July 3, 1869. Son of Thomas Cooke and Vanceline (Downing) Cooke; married, October 20, 1896, to Sarah Blee. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Guy C. Scott, 1896-1900; member of Illinois state house of representatives 33rd District, 1902-06; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1909-19; chief justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1913-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1928. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Beta Theta Pi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Clarence Edward Coyne (1881-1929) — also known as Clarence E. Coyne — of Fort Pierre, Stanley County, S.Dak. Born in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill., December 23, 1881. Son of Foster Coyne and Mary (McGavaran) Coyne; married to Elizabeth Throckmorton-Gird. Republican. Newspaper editor; Stanley County Sheriff, 1911-14; secretary of state of South Dakota, 1922-27; Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota, 1929; died in office 1929. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Kiwanis; Odd Fellows. Died May 27, 1929. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Hugh W. Cross (b. 1896) — of Jerseyville, Jersey County, Ill. Born in Jerseyville, Jersey County, Ill., August 24, 1896. Republican. Member of Illinois state house of representatives 38th District, 1933-40; Speaker of the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1939-40; Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1941-49; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1944, 1948. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Jesters; Elks; Alpha Tau Omega; Phi Delta Phi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John T. Culbertson (b. 1891) — of Delavan, Tazewell County, Ill. Born in Delavan, Tazewell County, Ill., August 7, 1891. Lawyer; county judge in Illinois, 1930-34; circuit judge in Illinois, 1934-68; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1939-69; justice of Illinois state supreme court 3rd District, 1969-70; appointed 1969. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Rotary; Phi Alpha Delta. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles H. Davis (b. 1906) — of Rockford, Winnebago County, Ill. Born in Fairfield, Wayne County, Ill., January 7, 1906. Lawyer; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1955-60, 1970-75 (6th District 1955-60, 2nd District 1970-75); chief justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1957-58; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court 2nd District, 1964-70. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Shriners; Phi Delta Phi. Still living as of 1975.
  
  
• Corneal A. Davis — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1931; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1964; member of Illinois Democratic State Central Committee, 1967. Black. Methodist. Member, NAACP; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles Davison (b. 1858) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Lake County, Ill., January 13, 1858. Son of Peter Davison and Martha Maria (Whedon) Davison; married, October 20, 1887, to Mary Lavinia Kidd. Physician; medical school professor; University of Illinois trustee; elected 1904. Methodist. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Marvin Robert Dee (1917-1975) — also known as Doc Dee — of Illinois. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., August 21, 1917. Republican. Lawyer; engineer; appraiser; construction executive; member of Illinois state house of representatives 20th District, 1973-74. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Sigma Phi. Died January 11, 1975. Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  
  
• Everett McKinley Dirksen (1896-1969) — also known as Everett M. Dirksen; "The Wizard of Ooze" — of Pekin, Tazewell County, Ill. Born in Pekin, Tazewell County, Ill., January 4, 1896. Father of Joy Dirksen (who married Howard Henry Baker, Jr.). Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant; U.S. Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1933-49; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1940 (alternate), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1951-69; died in office 1969. Christian Reformed. Member, American Bar Association; Izaak Walton League; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Odd Fellows. Died, of lung cancer, at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., September 7, 1969. Interment at Glendale Memorial Gardens, Pekin, Ill.
  • See also Baker-Landon-Dirksen-Kassebaum family of Tennessee
  • See also: congressional biography; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books about Everett Dirksen: Byron C. Hulsey, Everett Dirksen and His Presidents: How a Senate Giant Shaped American Politics
  
  
• Arthur Dixon (b. 1837) — also known as "Watch-Dog of the City Treasury" — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in County Fermanagh, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), March 27, 1837. Son of Arthur Dixon and Jane (Allen) Dixon; married 1862 to Annie Carson; father of George William Dixon and Thomas John Dixon. Republican. Grocer; transfer business; member, Chicago Common Council, 1867-91; president of council, 1874-80; director, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Chicago & Grand Rapids Railroad, Metropolitan National Bank; member of Illinois state house of representatives 96th District, 1871-73; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1880; Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1904. Methodist. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Union League. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Dixon family of Illinois
  
  
• Walter Roy Donohoo (1881-c.1969) — also known as W. Roy Donohoo — of Pearl, Pike County, Ill. Born in Pike County, Ill., February 20, 1881. Married 1902 to Anna Pettit. Democrat. Merchant; postmaster; coal dealer; member of Illinois state house of representatives 36th District, 1941-47, 1949-53. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles. Interment at Green Pond Cemetery, Pearl, Ill.
  
  
• John D. Fuhr (b. 1928) — of Aurora, Adams County, Colo. Born in Aledo, Mercer County, Ill., September 9, 1928. Veterinarian; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1967-74; Speaker of the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1971-74. Member, Shriners; Rotary. Still living as of 1975.
  
  
• Dwight Herbert Green (1897-1958) — also known as Dwight H. Green — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Ligonier, Noble County, Ind., January 9, 1897. Son of Harry Green and Minnie (Gerber) Green; married, June 29, 1926, to Mabel Victoria Kingston. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1931-35; candidate for mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1939; Governor of Illinois, 1941-49; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Military Order of the World Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Kappa Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta. Died February 20, 1958. Entombed in mausoleum at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Harry Scott Harnsberger (1889-1976) — also known as Harry S. Harnsberger — of Lander, Fremont County, Wyo. Born in Decatur, Macon County, Ill., December 25, 1889. Republican. Lawyer; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 1948. Protestant. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Died in Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo., 1976. Interment somewhere in Lander, Wyo.
  
  
• James Vandaveer Heidinger (1882-1945) — also known as James V. Heidinger — of Fairfield, Wayne County, Ill. Born near Mt. Erie, Wayne County, Ill., July 17, 1882. Republican. Lawyer; county judge in Illinois, 1915-26; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1928, 1932 (alternate); U.S. Representative from Illinois 24th District, 1941-45; defeated, 1930, 1934; died in office 1945. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., March 22, 1945. Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Fairfield, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Wilber H. Hickman — of Paris, Edgar County, Ill. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1926; member of Illinois state senate 22nd District, 1933-41. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Leonard Hungate (1922-2007) — also known as William L. Hungate — of Troy, Lincoln County, Mo. Born in Benton, Franklin County, Ill., December 14, 1922. Married 1944 to Dorothy Wilson. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Lincoln County Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-56; U.S. Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1964-77; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1979-92. Christian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis. Injured in a fall at his home, and died two weeks later, from surgery complications, in St. Luke's Hospital, Chesterfield, St. Louis County, Mo., June 22, 2007. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
  • Books by William L. Hungate: Glimpses of Politics : Red, White & Blue Jokes (1996); It Wasn't Funny at the Time (1994)
  
  
• Albert Robert Imle (b. 1913) — also known as Albert R. Imle — of Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Ill. Born in Marshall, Clark County, Ill., December 25, 1913. Son of Christopher Carl Imle and Alta Mae (Finkbinder) Imle; married, September 2, 1939, to Mary Virginia Brinton. Democrat. FBI special agent; lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 23rd District, 1954, 1956; chair of Montgomery County Democratic Party, 1956-60; member of Illinois Democratic State Committee, 1962-67; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1964. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Still living as of 1967.
  
  
• Clifford Cady Ireland (1878-1930) — also known as Clifford Ireland — of Peoria, Peoria County, Ill. Born in Washburn, Woodford County, Ill., February 14, 1878. Son of Frank N. Ireland and Fidelia A. (Bangs) Ireland; married, October 16, 1903, to Louise Savage. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; general counsel, State Trust and Savings Bank; president, Western Live Stock Insurance Co.; U.S. Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1917-23; member of Illinois Republican State Central Committee, 1925; treasurer of Illinois Republican Party, 1925. Methodist. Member, United Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Alpha Delta. Died in 1930. Interment at Linn-Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Washburn, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James Winfield Karber (b. 1914) — also known as James W. Karber — of Ridgway, Gallatin County, Ill. Born in Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Ill., July 8, 1914. Democrat. Lawyer; Gallatin County State's Attorney, 1936-40; member of Illinois Democratic State Central Committee, 1941-44; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1946-48; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1964. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Still living as of 1964.
  
  
• Otto Kerner (1884-1952) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; River Forest, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., February 22, 1884. Father of Otto Kerner, Jr.. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1920; circuit judge in Illinois, 1927-31; Illinois state attorney general, 1933-38; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1939. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks. Died December 13, 1952. Interment at Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  • See also Kerner-Cermak family of Illinois
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Theodore Levin (b. 1897) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., February 18, 1897. Father of Charles Leonard Levin and Joseph Levin; uncle of Sander Martin Levin and Carl Milton Levin. Lawyer; federal judge, 1950. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Levin family of Michigan
  
  
• Lewis E. Lewis (b. 1893) — also known as Louie E. Lewis — of Christopher, Franklin County, Ill. Born in Franklin County, Ill., July 20, 1893. Son of Adam Franklin Lewis and Louisiana Elizabeth (Galloway) Lewis; married to Flora Agnes Overturf. Democrat. Member of Illinois state house of representatives 50th District, 1932-39; Speaker of the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1937-39; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936; Illinois state treasurer, 1939-41; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1940. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Interment at Masonic and Odd Fellows Cemetery, Benton, Ill.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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. 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; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Royal Arcanum; Woodmen. Partner in Walsh & Metzger plumbing and heating firm. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Ben Wilson Olcott (1872-1952) — also known as Ben W. Olcott; B. W. Olcott — of Salem, Marion County, Ore.; Redlands, San Bernardino County, Calif. Born in Keithsburg, Mercer County, Ill., October 15, 1872. Son of Hiram Wallace Olcott and Mary Jane (Wilson) Olcott; married, December 25, 1912, to Lena O. Hutton. Republican. Miner; secretary of state of Oregon, 1911-20; appointed 1911; resigned 1920; Governor of Oregon, 1919-23; president, American Savings Bank, Long Beach, 1923. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died July 21, 1952. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Edwin August Olson (b. 1868) — also known as Edwin A. Olson — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Cambridge, Henry County, Ill., February 16, 1868. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1916; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1922-27. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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. Grandson of Ira Harris; son of Henry Reed Rathbone and Clara (Harris) Rathbone; married, December 22, 1903, to Laura Lucille Harney. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1916; U.S. Representative from Illinois at-large, 1923-28; died in office 1928. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., July 15, 1928. Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Payne Harry Ratner (1896-1974) — also known as Payne Ratner — of Parsons, Labette County, Kan. Born in Casey, Clark County, Ill., October 3, 1896. Son of Harry Ratner and Julia (Miller) Ratner; married, August 21, 1920, to Cliffe Dodd. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Labette County Attorney, 1923-27; member of Kansas state senate, 1929, 1937-39; Governor of Kansas, 1939-43. Disciples of Christ. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Kiwanis; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan., December 27, 1974. Entombed in mausoleum at Wichita Park Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George H. Ryan (b. 1934) — of Kankakee, Kankakee County, Ill. Born February 24, 1934. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of Illinois state house of representatives 43rd District, 1973-83; Speaker of the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1981-83; Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1983-91; secretary of state of Illinois, 1991-99; Governor of Illinois, 1999-2003. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose. Still living as of 2003.
  • Cross-reference: Charlie Serrano
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• John Carfield Sanborn (1885-1968) — also known as John C. Sanborn — of Hagerman, Gooding County, Idaho. Born in Chenoa, McLean County, Ill., September 28, 1885. Son of Orville D. Sanborn and Frances (Carfield) Sanborn; married, November 6, 1912, to Jessie Margaret McNabb (died 1955). Republican. Farmer; member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1921-30; member of Idaho state senate, 1939-42; U.S. Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1947-51; candidate for U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1950, 1956; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1952; Presidential Elector for Idaho, 1960. Methodist. Member, Farm Bureau; Grange; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, May 16, 1968. Interment at Hagerman Cemetery, Hagerman, Idaho.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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. Founder, city of Galena; 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; Knights Templar; Shriners; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Schermerhorn Park (land he donated) is named for him. Died, of heart failure, in Galena, Cherokee County, Kan., February 1, 1923. Entombed at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Joplin, Mo.
  
  
• Darwin Gale Schisler (b. 1933) — also known as Gale Schisler — of Illinois. Born in Knox County, Ill., March 2, 1933. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1965-67; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1969-80. Protestant. Member, American Legion; Amvets; Freemasons; Shriners. Still living as of 1998.
  • Cross-reference: Craig Lovitt
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Earle Benjamin Searcy (b. 1887) — also known as Earle B. Searcy — of Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill. Born in Palmyra, Macoupin County, Ill., May 14, 1887. Son of James Buchanan Searcy. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate broker; member of Illinois state house of representatives 45th District, 1921-23; member of Illinois state senate 45th District, 1923-45; clerk of the Illinois supreme court; elected 1944. Christian. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks. One of the founding members of the American Legion. Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
  
  
• David C. Shapiro (b. 1925) — of Amboy, Lee County, Ill. Born in Mendota, La Salle County, Ill., February 16, 1925. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Illinois state senate 37th District, 1973. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Still living as of 1973.
  
  
• H. Allen Smith (1909-1998) — of Glendale, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Dixon, Lee County, Ill., October 8, 1909. Republican. Member of California state assembly, 1949-56; Presidential Elector for California, 1956; U.S. Representative from California 20th District, 1957-73; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1960, 1972. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Glendale, Los Angeles County, Calif., June 4, 1998. Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
  • See also: congressional 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.
  
  
• Arthur W. Sprague (b. 1902) — of La Grange, Cook County, Ill. Born in La Grange, Cook County, Ill., August 2, 1902. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois state house of representatives 7th District, 1951-57; member of Illinois state senate 2nd District, 1957-67. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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; Illinois Republican state chair, 1916; Illinois state treasurer, 1919-21; Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1921-33. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas Sterling (1851-1930) — of Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill.; Redfield, Spink County, S.Dak.; Vermillion, Clay County, S.Dak. Born near Amanda, Fairfield County, Ohio, February 20, 1851. Son of Charles Sterling and Anna (Kessler) Sterling; married to Anna Dunn (died 1881) and Emma R. Rowe-Thayer (died 1923); brother of John Allen Sterling. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1889; member of South Dakota state senate 30th District, 1889-90; dean, college of law, University of South Dakota, 1901-11; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1913-25. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; American Political Science Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Odd Fellows. Died in 1930. Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Grant Stratton (1914-2001) — also known as William G. Stratton — of Morris, Grundy County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Ingleside, Lake County, Ill., February 26, 1914. Son of William Joseph Stratton. Republican. U.S. Representative from Illinois at-large, 1941-43, 1947-49; Illinois state treasurer, 1943-45, 1951-53; candidate in primary for secretary of state of Illinois, 1944; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate for secretary of state of Michigan, 1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1952, 1956, 1960; Governor of Illinois, 1953-61; defeated in primary, 1968; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1960. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Amvets; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Lions; Delta Chi. Indicted in 1964 on income tax charges; tried and acquitted in 1965. Died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 2, 2001. Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  • Books about William G. Stratton: David Kenney, The Political Passage : The Career of Stratton of Illinois
  
  
• 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. Son of Henry R. Taylor and Anna (Evans) Taylor; married, October 19, 1892, to Etta (Tabor) Durfee. 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, Scottish Rite Masons; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died September 3, 1941. Interment at Rosebud Cemetery, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Jacob Thomas (b. 1869) — also known as John J. Thomas; J. J. Thomas — of Seward, Seward County, Neb. Born in Hancock County, Ill., January 1, 1869. Son of John C. Thomas and Anna Catherine (Luft) Thomas; married, December 19, 1906, to Gertrude M. Kerrihard. Democrat. Lawyer; Seward County Attorney, 1895-96; Seward County Judge, 1898-1901; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1916, 1924, 1928; candidate for U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1924; Nebraska Democratic state chair, 1932-34; chairman, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Frederick H. Wagener (1898-1982) — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in O'Fallon, St. Clair County, Ill., November 27, 1898. Son of John A. F. Wagener and Hester (Rable) Wagener;