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These families each have three or more politician members,
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Richard James Oglesby (1824-1899) —
also known as Richard J. Oglesby —
of Decatur, Macon
County, Ill.; Elkhart, Logan
County, Ill.
Born in Oldham
County, Ky., July 25,
1824.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1858; member of Illinois
state senate, 1860-61; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil
War; Governor of
Illinois, 1865-69, 1873, 1885-89; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1873-79; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1892,
1896.
Died in Elkhart, Logan
County, Ill., April
24, 1899 (age 74 years, 273
days).
Interment at Elkhart
Cemetery, Elkhart, Ill.
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![Woodson R. Oglesby](https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/474/36.69.jpg) |
Woodson Ratcliffe Oglesby (1867-1955) —
also known as Woodson R. Oglesby —
of Tuckahoe, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ky., February
9, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 1st District, 1906; U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1913-17; defeated,
1916.
Died in Quincy, Gadsden
County, Fla., April
30, 1955 (age 88 years, 80
days).
Entombed at Eastern
Cemetery, Quitman, Ga.
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![John G. Oglesby](https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/701/81.88.jpg) |
John Gillett Oglesby (1878-1938) —
also known as John G. Oglesby —
of Elkhart, Logan
County, Ill.
Born in Decatur, Macon
County, Ill., March
19, 1878.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
iron inspector, Republic Iron and
Steel Company; farmer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 28th District, 1905-07; Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1909-13, 1917-21; defeated, 1912; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1924,
1928,
1932;
candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1920; delegate
to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Died near Elkhart, Logan
County, Ill., May 27,
1938 (age 60 years, 69
days).
Interment at Elkhart
Cemetery, Elkhart, Ill.
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