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Lee County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Lee County

Index to Locations Dixon Unknown location Dixon Oakwood Cemetery Unknown Location Dixon, Lee County, Illinois Politicians buried here:   Solomon Hicks Bethea (1852-1909) — also known as Solomon H. Bethea — of Dixon, Lee County, Ill. Born in Lee County, Ill., May 18, 1852. Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1882-83; mayor of Dixon, Ill., 1888-89; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1899-1905; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1905-09; died in office 1909. Died in Dixon, Lee County, Ill., August 3, 1909 (age 57 years, 77 days). Interment somewhere.   Relatives: Son of William Wilson Bethea and Emily (Green) Bethea. Oakwood Cemetery Dixon, Lee County, Illinois Politicians buried here:   William Henry McMaster (1877-1968) — also known as William H. McMaster — of Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak. Born in Ticonic, Monona County, Iowa, May 10, 1877. Republican. Banker; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 3rd District, 1911-12; member of South Dakota state senate 3rd District, 1913-16; Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota, 1917-21; Governor of South Dakota, 1921-25; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1925-31; defeated, 1930; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1928. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Odd Fellows; Freemasons. Died in Dixon, Lee County, Ill., September 14, 1968 (age 91 years, 127 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography   John Sherwood Dixon (1896-1973) — also known as Sherwood Dixon — of Dixon, Lee County, Ill. Born in Dixon, Lee County, Ill., June 19, 1896. Democrat. Member of Illinois Democratic State Central Committee, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1940 (alternate), 1952, 1956 (alternate); Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1949-53; candidate for Governor of Illinois, 1952. Died in Dixon, Lee County, Ill., May 17, 1973 (age 76 years, 332 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Father of James E. Dixon.

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