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These families each have three or more politician members,
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John Montgomery Crebs (1830-1890) —
also known as John M. Crebs —
of Carmi, White
County, Ill.
Born in Middleburg, Loudoun
County, Va., April 9,
1830.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Illinois
superintendent of public instruction, 1866; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1869-73; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1880.
Died in Carmi, White
County, Ill., June 26,
1890 (age 60 years, 78
days).
Interment at Maple
Ridge Cemetery, Carmi, Ill.
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John Montgomery Crebs Jr. (1869-1955) —
also known as John M. Crebs, Jr. —
of Carmi, White
County, Ill.
Born in Illinois, January
24, 1869.
Democrat. Banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1912
(alternate), 1916
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for University
of Illinois trustee, 1918.
Died June 21,
1955 (age 86 years, 148
days).
Interment at Maple
Ridge Cemetery, Carmi, Ill.
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![Caswell J. Crebs](https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/561/69.51.jpg) |
Caswell Jones Crebs (1912-1988) —
also known as Caswell J. Crebs —
of Robinson, Crawford
County, Ill.
Born in Carmi, White
County, Ill., January
14, 1912.
Lawyer;
circuit judge in Illinois 2nd Circuit, 1945-64; justice of
Illinois state supreme court 5th District, 1969-70, 1975-76.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Kiwanis;
Moose;
Grange;
Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Kappa Phi.
Died in Fountain Valley, Orange
County, Calif., March 5,
1988 (age 76 years, 51
days).
Burial location unknown.
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