Index to Locations
Elkhart Elkhart Cemetery
Lincoln Holy Cross Cemetery
Lincoln St. Mary's Cemetery
Lincoln Union Cemetery
Mt. Pulaski Mt. Pulaski Cemetery
Elkhart
Cemetery
Elkhart, Logan County, Illinois
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Richard James Oglesby (1824-1899) —
also known as Richard J. Oglesby —
of Decatur, Macon
County, Ill.; Elkhart, Logan
County, Ill.
Born in Oldham
County, Ky., July 25,
1824.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1858; member of Illinois
state senate, 1860-61; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil
War; Governor of
Illinois, 1865-69, 1873, 1885-89; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1873-79; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1892,
1896.
Died in Elkhart, Logan
County, Ill., April
24, 1899 (age 74 years, 273
days).
Interment at Elkhart Cemetery.
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John Gillett Oglesby (1878-1938) —
also known as John G. Oglesby —
of Elkhart, Logan
County, Ill.
Born in Decatur, Macon
County, Ill., March
19, 1878.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
iron inspector, Republic Iron and
Steel Company; farmer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 28th District, 1905-07; Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1909-13, 1917-21; defeated, 1912; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1924,
1928,
1932;
candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1920; delegate
to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Died near Elkhart, Logan
County, Ill., May 27,
1938 (age 60 years, 69
days).
Interment at Elkhart Cemetery.
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Holy Cross
Cemetery
Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois
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Edward Rell Madigan (1936-1994) —
also known as Edward R. Madigan —
of Lincoln, Logan
County, Ill.
Born in Lincoln, Logan
County, Ill., January
13, 1936.
Republican. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1967-72; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1973-91 (21st District 1973-83,
15th District 1983-91); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1980;
U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1991-93.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Kiwanis;
Jaycees.
Died in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., December
7, 1994 (age 58 years, 328
days).
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Nicholas Leo Hubbard (1895-1983) —
also known as Nicholas L. Hubbard —
of Mt. Pulaski, Logan
County, Ill.
Born in Lincoln, Logan
County, Ill., May 8,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; grain
dealer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 38th District, 1935-39; member of
Illinois
state senate 28th District, 1939-45.
Died in Lincoln, Logan
County, Ill., January, 1983
(age 87
years, 0 days).
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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St. Mary's
Cemetery
Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois
Union
Cemetery
Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois
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Lawrence Beaumont Stringer (1866-1942) —
of Illinois.
Born near Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., February
24, 1866.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1890-92; member of Illinois
state senate, 1900-04; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1904; state court judge in Illinois, 1905-13, 1918-42;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1908, 1914; U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1913-15; candidate for justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1924.
Died in Lincoln, Logan
County, Ill., December
5, 1942 (age 76 years, 284
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery.
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Mt. Pulaski
Cemetery
Mt. Pulaski, Logan County, Illinois
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Brooks Rynd Aitchison (1891-1936) —
also known as Brooks R. Aitchison —
of Mt. Pulaski, Logan
County, Ill.
Born in Nauvoo, Hancock
County, Ill., September
21, 1891.
Republican. Bank
cashier; mayor of Mt. Pulaski, Ill.; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1936.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Mt. Pulaski, Logan
County, Ill., March
30, 1936 (age 44 years, 191
days).
Interment at Mt. Pulaski Cemetery.
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