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Hoyne family of Chicago, Illinois

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  Thomas Hoyne (1817-1883) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 11, 1817. Democrat. Lawyer; Cook County Probate Justice of the Peace, 1845-48; U.S. Attorney for Illinois, 1853-55; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1868; elected (Independent) mayor of Chicago, Ill. 1876, but never took office. Killed in a railroad collision in Carlton, Orleans County, N.Y., July 27, 1883 (age 66 years, 166 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Married 1840 to Leonora Maria (Temple) Temple; grandfather of Thomas Maclay Hoyne II and Eugene Maclay Hoyne.
  Political family: Hoyne family of Chicago, Illinois.
   — Hoyne Elementary School, in Chicago, Illinois, is named for him.  — Hoyne Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Maclay Hoyne II (1872-1939) — also known as Maclay Hoyne — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., October 12, 1872. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1916; Cook County State's Attorney; Independent candidate for mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1919. Member, Delta Upsilon; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., October 1, 1939 (age 66 years, 354 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Maclay Hoyne and Eugenia Thomas 'Jeannie' (Maclay) Hoyne; brother of Eugene Maclay Hoyne; married, June 10, 1897, to Marie Jacobs; grandson of Thomas Hoyne.
  Political family: Hoyne family of Chicago, Illinois.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Eugene Maclay Hoyne (1884-1962) — also known as Eugene M. Hoyne — of Cook County, Ill. Born in 1884. Democrat. Candidate for Illinois state senate 31st District, 1938. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 2, 1962 (age about 77 years). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Maclay Hoyne and Eugenia Thomas 'Jeannie' (Maclay) Hoyne; brother of Thomas Maclay Hoyne II; grandson of Thomas Hoyne.
  Political family: Hoyne family of Chicago, Illinois.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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