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Floyd William Bartling (1896-1984) —
also known as F. W. Bartling —
of Douglas, Converse
County, Wyo.
Born in Posey, Clinton
County, Ill., December
12, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
work; lumber
dealer; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1938-42; member of Wyoming
state senate, 1942-50.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and Eight; Kiwanis;
Freemasons.
Died June 18,
1984 (age 87 years, 189
days).
Interment at Douglas
Park Cemetery, Douglas, Wyo.
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George Washington Bristow (1894-1961) —
also known as George W. Bristow —
of Paris, Edgar
County, Ill.
Born in Grand Chain, Pulaski
County, Ill., September
23, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Edgar
County State's Attorney, 1920-24; circuit judge in Illinois 5th
Circuit, 1927-51; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1942-51; justice of
Illinois state supreme court 3rd District, 1951-61; died in
office 1961.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Forty and Eight.
Died November
12, 1961 (age 67 years, 50
days).
Interment somewhere in Paris, Ill.
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Charles Wayland Brooks (1897-1957) —
also known as C. Wayland Brooks —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Bureau
County, Ill., March 8,
1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1934; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1936; member of Republican
National Committee from Illinois, 1939-52; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1940
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1944,
1948,
1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1956
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1940-49; defeated, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Phi; Elks; Purple
Heart.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
14, 1957 (age 59 years, 312
days).
Interment at Pleasant
View Cemetery, Kewanee, Ill.
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J. Herbert Burke (1913-1993) —
of Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
14, 1913.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1967-79 (10th District 1967-73, 12th
District 1973-79); defeated, 1955 (6th District), 1978 (12th
District); delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,
1972.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Eagles;
Forty and Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks; Moose; Kiwanis.
Arrested
in 1978 for being drunk
and disruptive in the parking lot of a strip
club; pleaded
guilty to public
drunkenness, disorderly conduct and witness
tampering.
Died in Fern Park, Seminole
County, Fla., June 16,
1993 (age 80 years, 153
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Emmet Francis Byrne (1896-1974) —
also known as Emmet F. Byrne —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
6, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1957-59.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and Eight; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., September
25, 1974 (age 77 years, 293
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Ill.
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Charles Francis Carpentier (1896-1964) —
also known as Charles F. Carpentier —
of East Moline, Rock
Island County, Ill.
Born in Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill., September
19, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; movie
theater operator; mayor
of East Moline, Ill., 1929-39; defeated (Citizens), 1927; member
of Illinois
state senate 33rd District, 1939-53; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1940
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
secretary
of state of Illinois, 1953-64; died in office 1964.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Forty and Eight; Eagles;
Moose;
Elks; Rotary;
Catholic
Order of Foresters.
Died, while seeking
the Republican nomination for Governor, April 3,
1964 (age 67 years, 197
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, East Moline, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Gregoir Carpentier and Louise (De Connick) Carpentier; married, June 22,
1920, to Alta Sarginson. |
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Robert Bruce Chiperfield (1899-1971) —
also known as Robert B. Chiperfield —
of Canton, Fulton
County, Ill.
Born in Canton, Fulton
County, Ill., November
20, 1899.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1939-63 (15th District 1939-49,
19th District 1949-63); alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1964.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and Eight; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
Moose.
Died in Canton, Fulton
County, Ill., April 9,
1971 (age 71 years, 140
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Canton, Ill.
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Thomas James Courtney (1892-1971) —
also known as Thomas J. Courtney —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
23, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate 11th District, 1927-33; Cook
County State's Attorney, 1932-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1936,
1944
(speaker);
candidate for mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1939; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1944; circuit judge in Illinois, 1945-70.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and Eight; Knights
of Columbus.
Died December
3, 1971 (age 78 years, 345
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of James R. Courtney and Catherine (Hussey) Courtney; married, July 19,
1917, to Kathryn Foley. |
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Timothy T. Cronin (b. 1884) —
of Oconomowoc, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 27,
1884.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1944-55.
Catholic.
Member, Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Forty and Eight; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary;
Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Timothy Cronin and Mary (Swanson) Cronin; married, November
9, 1916, to Maud F. Clohisy. |
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Lawrence DiPrima (b. 1910) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 24,
1910.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1963-65, 1965-67, 1967-83,
1983-85 (18th District 1963-65, at-large 1965-67, 18th District
1967-83, 16th District 1983-85).
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and Eight; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Catholic
War Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
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Richey V. Graham (1886-1972) —
of Cicero, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Galt (now part of Cambridge), Ontario,
November
22, 1886.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1929-30; member of Illinois
state senate 19th District, 1931-38; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1938.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and Eight; American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Oak Forest, Cook
County, Ill., July 3,
1972 (age 85 years, 224
days).
Interment at Bohemian
National Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Kenneth James Gray (1924-2014) —
also known as Kenneth J. Gray —
of West Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ill.; Carbondale, Jackson
County, Ill.
Born in West Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ill., November
14, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1955-75, 1985-89 (25th District
1955-63, 21st District 1963-73, 24th District 1973-75, 22nd District
1985-89); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1972,
1980.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Elks; Eagles;
Jaycees.
Died in Herrin, Williamson
County, Ill., July 12,
2014 (age 89 years, 240
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Dwight Herbert Green (1897-1958) —
also known as Dwight H. Green —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Ligonier, Noble
County, Ind., January
9, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1931-35;
candidate for mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1939; Governor of
Illinois, 1941-49; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1940,
1944
(speaker),
1948
(Temporary
Chair; speaker),
1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1956.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Died February
20, 1958 (age 61 years, 42
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Frank Leslie Hagaman (1894-1966) —
also known as Frank L. Hagaman —
of Fairway, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Bushnell, McDonough
County, Ill., June 1,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1935; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1945-46; member of Kansas
state senate, 1945; Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1947-50; Governor of
Kansas, 1950-51.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in a hospital
at Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., June 23,
1966 (age 72 years, 22
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Albert Frederick Hattenburg (b. 1896) —
also known as Albert F. Hattenburg —
of Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill.
Born in Clifton, Iroquois
County, Ill., February
10, 1896.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; druggist; mayor
of Kankakee, Ill., 1937-50.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry N. Hattenburg and Margaret J. (Mayo) Hattenburg; married, December
28, 1921, to Ann H. Gallagher. |
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Russell Watson Keeney (1897-1958) —
also known as Russell W. Keeney —
of Wheaton, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in Pittsfield, Pike
County, Ill., December
29, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; law
associate of U.S. Rep. Chauncey
W. Reed; county judge in Illinois, 1940-50; circuit judge in
Illinois, 1953-56; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1957-58; died in
office 1958.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; American Bar
Association.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
11, 1958 (age 60 years, 13
days).
Interment at Naperville
Protestant Cemetery, Naperville, Ill.
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John Carl Kluczynski (1896-1975) —
also known as John C. Kluczynski —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
15, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; restaurant
owner; caterer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 4th District, 1933-48; member of
Illinois
state senate 4th District, 1949; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1951-75; died in
office 1975.
Polish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Polish
National Alliance; Polish
Roman Catholic Union; Elks.
Died January
26, 1975 (age 78 years, 345
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Resurrection
Cemetery, Justice, Ill.
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Payne Harry Ratner (1896-1974) —
also known as Payne Ratner —
of Parsons, Labette
County, Kan.
Born in Casey, Clark
County, Ill., October
3, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Labette
County Attorney, 1923-27; member of Kansas
state senate, 1929, 1937-39; Governor of
Kansas, 1939-43.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American
Legion; Forty and Eight; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died in Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., December
27, 1974 (age 78 years, 85
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Wichita
Park Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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Chauncey William Reed (1890-1956) —
also known as Chauncey W. Reed —
of West Chicago, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in West Chicago, DuPage
County, Ill., June 2,
1890.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; DuPage
County State's Attorney, 1920-35; chair of
DuPage County Republican Party, 1926-34; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1935-56 (11th District 1935-49,
14th District 1949-56); died in office 1956.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and Eight; American Bar
Association; Delta
Upsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; Elks.
Died in 1956
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Glen
Oak Cemetery, West Chicago, Ill.
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Benjamin S. Rhodes (1889-1969) —
also known as Ben S. Rhodes —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.; Normal, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Saunemin, Livingston
County, Ill., April
11, 1889.
Republican. Plasterer;
president
of the Plasterer's Union; mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1927-33; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 26th District, 1939-64.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and Eight.
Died July 21,
1969 (age 80 years, 101
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah J. Rhodes and Mary (Gahagan) Rhodes; married to Julie
O'Neil. |
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Russell W. Root (b. 1898) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Diamond, Grundy
County, Ill., August
22, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for
mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1947.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and Eight; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Peter Rostenkowski (1892-1970) —
also known as Joe P. Rostenkowski —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
15, 1892.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1948.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Polish
Roman Catholic Union; Polish
National Alliance; American
Legion; Forty and Eight.
Died February
8, 1970 (age 77 years, 146
days).
Interment at St.
Adalbert's Cemetery, Niles, Ill.
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George Leroy Saal (1918-1996) —
also known as George L. Saal —
of Pekin, Tazewell
County, Ill.
Born in Pekin, Tazewell
County, Ill., December
2, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; insurance
business; Tazewell
County Sheriff, 1950-54, 1958-62; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1952
(alternate), 1960,
1964;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1955-58, 1963-64, 1967-68.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Forty and Eight; Marine
Corps League; Amvets;
Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Moose; Eagles.
Died in Methodist Medical
Center, Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., July 12,
1996 (age 77 years, 223
days).
Interment at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Pekin, Ill.
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Sidney Elmer Simpson (1894-1958) —
also known as Sid Simpson —
of Carrollton, Greene
County, Ill.
Born in Carrollton, Greene
County, Ill., September
20, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1943-58; died in
office 1958; chair of
Greene County Republican Party, 1950-58; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1956.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and Eight.
Died in Pittsfield, Pike
County, Ill., October
26, 1958 (age 64 years, 36
days).
Interment at Carrollton
Cemetery, Carrollton, Ill.
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