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Stuart-Batchelder family of Lake Forest, Illinois

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Robert Douglas Stuart (1886-1975) — also known as R. Douglas Stuart — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Glencoe, Cook County, Ill., January 20, 1886. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1952; U.S. Ambassador to Canada, 1953-56. Died in Lake Forest, Lake County, Ill., January 5, 1975 (age 88 years, 350 days). Interment at Lake Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Ill.

		Relatives: Father of Robert Douglas Stuart Jr. and Anne Stuart Batchelder (who married Clifton B. Batchelder).
		Political family: Stuart-Batchelder family of Lake Forest, Illinois.
		See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial

Clifton B. Batchelder (1909-2001) — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born August 21, 1909. Republican. Bank director; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1972. Died August 17, 2001 (age 91 years, 361 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.

		Relatives: Married to Anne Stuart Batchelder (daughter of Robert Douglas Stuart).
		Political family: Stuart-Batchelder family of Lake Forest, Illinois.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Robert Douglas Stuart Jr. (1916-2014) — also known as Robert D. Stuart, Jr. — of Lake Forest, Lake County, Ill. Born in Hubbard Woods, Cook County, Ill., April 26, 1916. Republican. Co-founder in 1940 of the America First Committee, which opposed U.S. involvement in World War II; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Republican National Committee from Illinois, 1964-72; chief executive, Quaker Oats Company, 1966-1981; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1968, 1972; U.S. Ambassador to Norway, 1984-89. Presbyterian. Member, Urban League. Died May 8, 2014 (age 98 years, 12 days). Interment at Lake Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Ill.

		Relatives: Son of Robert Douglas Stuart and Harriet (McClure) Stuart; brother of Anne Stuart Batchelder.
		Political family: Stuart-Batchelder family of Lake Forest, Illinois.
		See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial

Anne Stuart Batchelder (1920-2009) — of Lake Forest, Lake County, Ill.; Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Lake Forest, Lake County, Ill., January 11, 1920. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1956, 1972; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska, 1974; Nebraska Republican state chair, 1975-79. Female. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., October 28, 2009 (age 89 years, 290 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.

		Relatives: Daughter of Robert Douglas Stuart and Harriet (McClure) Stuart; sister of Robert Douglas Stuart Jr.; married to Clifton B. Batchelder.
		Political family: Stuart-Batchelder family of Lake Forest, Illinois.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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