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Logan County
Illinois

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Logan County

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 Politicians buried here:   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.   Relatives: Father of John Gillett Oglesby; cousin *** of Woodson Ratcliffe Oglesby.   Political family: Oglesby family of Elkhart and Decatur, Illinois.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article   Books about Richard J. Oglesby: Mark A. Plummer, Lincoln's Rail-Splitter: Governor Richard J. Oglesby 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.   Relatives: Son of Richard James Oglesby.   Political family: Oglesby family of Elkhart and Decatur, Illinois.   Image source: Illinois Blue Book 1919 Holy Cross Cemetery Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois Politicians buried here:   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.   Relatives: Married 1955 to Evelyn M. George.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier   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.   Relatives: Son of George Henry Hubbard and Mary Agnes (O'Connor) Hubbard.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial St. Mary's Cemetery Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois Politicians buried here:   Charles Emil Dehner (1871-1945) — also known as Charles E. Dehner — of Lincoln, Logan County, Ill. Born in St. Louis, Mo., October 27, 1871. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1916. Catholic. German ancestry. Died November 11, 1945 (age 74 years, 15 days). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery. Union Cemetery Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois Politicians buried here:   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.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Mt. Pulaski Cemetery Mt. Pulaski, Logan County, Illinois Politicians buried here:   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.   Relatives: Son of Robert H. Aitchison and Mary Ann (Nichol) Aitchison; married, July 8, 1912, to Irma Irene Buckles.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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