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Brickwood family of Chicago and Forest Park, Illinois

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  John Thomas Brickwood (1849-1912) — also known as John Brickwood — of Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Ariz. Born in Vandalia, Fayette County, Ill., November 19, 1849. Mayor of Nogales, Ariz., 1906-10. Died in Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Ariz., November 25, 1912 (age 63 years, 6 days). Interment at Nogales Cemetery, Nogales, Ariz.
  Relatives: Son of John Brickwood and Mariah Bennet (Venn) Brickwood; married 1884 to Guadalupe Canez (1862-1944); uncle of Albert William Brickwood, Jr. and Blaine Jackson Brickwood (1888-1949).
  Political family: Brickwood family of Chicago and Forest Park, Illinois.
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  Albert William Brickwood, Jr. (1879-1941) — also known as Albert W. Brickwood, Jr. — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., October 14, 1879. Consul for Venezuela in Chicago, Ill., 1913-14; Vice-Consul for Argentina in Chicago, Ill., 1914-17. Died in Illinois, November 7, 1941 (age 62 years, 24 days). Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Genevieve (Jackson) Brickwood (1849-1934) and Albert William Brickwood (1854-1915); brother of Blaine Jackson Brickwood; nephew of John Thomas Brickwood (1849-1912).
  Political family: Brickwood family of Chicago and Forest Park, Illinois.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Blaine Jackson Brickwood (1888-1949) — also known as Blaine J. Brickwood — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., February 5, 1888. Lawyer; Honorary Consul for Venezuela in Chicago, Ill., 1915-20; on November 18, 1917, while driving, he struck and killed Walter Israel; censured by the coroner's jury which investigated the death; indicted on a charge of manslaughter; following a trial in June 1920, he was found not guilty by a jury; meanwhile, he was arrested on a charge of embezzlement. Died in Cook County, Ill., March 13, 1949 (age 61 years, 36 days). Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Genevieve (Jackson) Brickwood (1851-1938) and Albert William Brickwood (1854-1915); brother of Albert William Brickwood, Jr. (1879-1941); married, November 16, 1912, to Bertie H. Meloy; nephew of John Thomas Brickwood.
  Political family: Brickwood family of Chicago and Forest Park, Illinois.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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