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Politicians in Vehicle Manufacturing in Illinois

Edgar Addison Bancroft (1857-1925) — also known as Edgar A. Bancroft — of Galesburg, Knox County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Galesburg, Knox County, Ill., November 20, 1857. Republican. Lawyer; solicitor in Illinois for Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad; vice-president and general solicitor for Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad and the Belt Railway Company; general counsel, International Harvester Company, farm equipment and truck manufacturer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1924-25, died in office 1925. Died, from an intestinal hemorrhage, in Karuizawa, Japan, July 27, 1925 (age 67 years, 249 days). Interment at Hope Cemetery, Galesburg, Ill.   Relatives: Son of Addison N. Bancroft and Catharine (Blair) Bancroft; married, April 18, 1896, to Margaret Healy.   See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial   Patrick H. Kelly (b. 1890) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 13, 1890. Democrat. Automobile plant foreman; carpenter; general contractor; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Milwaukee County 10th District, 1959-60, 1963-64. Member, Eagles. Burial location unknown. Frank Lovell (1913-1998) — also known as Frederick J. Lang — of San Francisco, Calif.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Ipava, Fulton County, Ill., July 24, 1913. Socialist. Seaman; automobile worker; candidate for mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1953; Socialist Workers candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1954, 1958, 1964; Socialist Workers candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1960; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; Socialist Workers candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 4th District, 1961; Socialist Workers candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1968. Member, United Auto Workers. Died, from a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., May 1, 1998 (age 84 years, 281 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married 1949 to Sarah Zucker.   Image source: The Militant, October 27, 1958

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