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William Lamont Abbott (b. 1861) —
also known as William L. Abbott —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Whiteside
County, Ill., February
14, 1861.
Republican. Machinist;
president, National Electric Construction
Co.; chief engineer,
power
house, Chicago Edison Co.; later, chief operating engineer;
president, Lake Lawn Hotel
Co.; director, Chicago Bank of Commerce; University
of Illinois trustee, 1905-23.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Asa M. Abbott and Sarah (Sperry) Abbott; married, September
14, 1887, to Carrie Entwhistle. |
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Edward Lincoln Abel (1860-1927) —
also known as E. L. Abel —
of Carbondale, Jackson
County, Ill.; Bridgewater, McCook
County, S.Dak.
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., November
19, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; livestock
grower; mayor of Bridgewater, S.D.; member of South
Dakota state senate 10th District, 1903-06; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1913-15.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., 1927
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Sunnyside Cemetery, Long Beach, Calif.
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John Huy Addams (1822-1881) —
also known as John H. Addams —
of Cedarville, Stephenson
County, Ill.
Born in Sinking Spring, Berks
County, Pa., July 12,
1822.
Republican. Owner of Cedar Creek Mill, which produced lumber and
flour;
dirctor, Illinois Central Railroad;
president, Second National Bank of Freeport, Illinois; member
of Illinois
state senate, 1855-61, 1863-71 (4th District 1855-61, 22nd
District 1863-71); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1868
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker).
Died, of appendicitis,
in a hotel at
Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., August
17, 1881 (age 59 years, 36
days).
Interment at Cedarville
Cemetery, Cedarville, Ill.
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John Paul Ahern (b. 1941) —
also known as John P. Ahern —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 27,
1941.
Democrat. School
teacher; personnel manager, Jewel Food Stores;
bank loan officer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Francis Ahern and Eleanor (Kane) Ahern; married 1965 to Ruth
Marian Waldron. |
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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, Mt. Pulaski, Ill.
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Frank Gates Allen (1858-1940) —
also known as Frank G. Allen —
of Moline, Rock
Island County, Ill.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., February
14, 1858.
Republican. Secretary and vice-president, Moline Plow
Company; president, Moline State Trust & Savings Bank;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1908,
1912.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill., August
30, 1940 (age 82 years, 198
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Moline, Ill.
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John Clayton Allen (1860-1939) —
also known as John C. Allen —
of McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb.; Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill.
Born in Hinesburg, Chittenden
County, Vt., February
14, 1860.
Republican. Merchant;
banker; secretary
of state of Nebraska, 1891-95; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1925-33; defeated,
1932, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died in Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill., January
12, 1939 (age 78 years, 332
days).
Interment at Vermont
Cemetery, Vermont, Ill.
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Edward Andries (1884-1958) —
also known as Ed Andries —
of Moline, Rock
Island County, Ill.
Born in Belgium,
January
24, 1884.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; cabinetmaker;
building
contractor; banker; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Belgium in Moline,
Ill., 1929-46; Honorary
Consul for Belgium in Moline,
Ill., 1946-54.
Catholic.
Belgian
ancestry. Member, Catholic
Order of Foresters; Eagles;
Moose.
Died in Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill., April
16, 1958 (age 74 years, 82
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, East Moline, Ill.
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Leslie Cornelius Arends (1895-1985) —
also known as Leslie C. Arends —
of Melvin, Ford
County, Ill.
Born in Melvin, Ford
County, Ill., September
27, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
banker; farmer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1935-74 (17th District 1935-73,
15th District 1973-74); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968,
1972.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons.
Died in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., July 17,
1985 (age 89 years, 293
days).
Interment at Melvin
Cemetery, Melvin, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of George Teis Arends and Talea (Weiss) Arends; married to Betty
Tychon. |
| | | Epitaph: "His greatest gift was the
love of people, and he gave it with compassion, dignity, and unerring
grace. Elected forty years to the halls of the U.S. Congress, he
served his fellow man, this district and the nation with wisdom and
vision. For thirty-two years as Repubican Whip, serving with seven
presidents, he was primary architect of a history-making bipartisan
coalition in the House. Above all ws this noble man's love and
devotion to his Creator, which guided his life, and is his greatest
lasting legacy." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James Sinclair Armstrong (1915-2000) —
also known as J. Sinclair Armstrong —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
15, 1915.
Lawyer;
banker; member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,
1953-57; chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1955-57;
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1957-59.
Episcopalian.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
5, 2000 (age 85 years, 21
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Sinclair Howard Armstrong and Katharine Martin (LeBoutillier)
Armstrong; married, June 29,
1940, to Elisabeth Stillman; married, November
12, 1960, to Joan Shepard (Miller) Gilchrist; married, November
22, 1978, to Charlotte P. (Horwood) Faircloth. |
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Laurence Fletcher Arnold (1891-1966) —
also known as Laurence F. Arnold —
of Newton, Jasper
County, Ill.
Born in Newton, Jasper
County, Ill., June 8,
1891.
Democrat. Banker; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 46th District, 1923-27, 1933-37;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1924,
1952
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from Illinois 23rd District, 1937-43; defeated,
1942, 1950.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen.
Died in Newton, Jasper
County, Ill., December
6, 1966 (age 75 years, 181
days).
Interment at Westlawn
Memorial Park Cemetery, Newton, Ill.
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Thomas Edward Austin (1901-1965) —
also known as T. Edward Austin —
of Effingham, Effingham
County, Ill.
Born in Effingham, Effingham
County, Ill., May 21,
1901.
Republican. Investment banker; outdoor
advertising business; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 23rd District, 1932; chair of
Effingham County Republican Party, 1944-50.
Member, Elks; Moose.
Died, in a hospital
at Effingham, Effingham
County, Ill., April
21, 1965 (age 63 years, 335
days).
Interment at Oakridge
Cemetery, Effingham, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of William Winter Austin and Mamie (Wade) Austin; married to Frances
Vivian Crews. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Willis Joshua Bailey (1854-1932) —
also known as Willis J. Bailey —
of Baileyville, Nemaha
County, Kan.; Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan.
Born in Mt. Carroll, Carroll
County, Ill., October
12, 1854.
Republican. Farmer;
banker; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1888; U.S.
Representative from Kansas at-large, 1899-1901; Governor of
Kansas, 1903-05; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kansas, 1912,
1920;
governor, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, 1922-32.
Died in Mission Hills, Johnson
County, Kan., May 19,
1932 (age 77 years, 220
days).
Interment at Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Kan.
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Henry Clarence Baldridge (1868-1947) —
also known as H. Clarence Baldridge —
of Parma, Canyon
County, Idaho; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Carlock, McLean
County, Ill., November
24, 1868.
Republican. Grain
dealer; merchant;
banker; member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1911-13; member of Idaho
state senate, 1913-15; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Idaho, 1916
(alternate), 1936
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); Lieutenant
Governor of Idaho, 1923-27; Governor of
Idaho, 1927-31; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Idaho 1st District, 1942.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Freemasons;
Elks; Anti-Saloon
League.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, June 8,
1947 (age 78 years, 196
days).
Interment at Parma
Cemetery, Parma, Idaho.
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Albert N. Barber (1858-1940) —
of Esmond, Kingsbury
County, S.Dak.
Born in Davis Junction, Ogle
County, Ill., May 16,
1858.
Republican. Grain elevator
business; druggist;
banker; lumber
merchant; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 23rd District, 1911-12.
Died in Riverside, Riverside
County, Calif., August
29, 1940 (age 82 years, 105
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Park, Riverside, Calif.
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Louis E. Beckman (1876-1946) —
of Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill.
Born in Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill., May 20,
1876.
Republican. Banker; mayor
of Kankakee, Ill., 1925; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 20th District, 1927-29; member of
Illinois
state senate 20th District, 1937-46; died in office 1946.
Died January
7, 1946 (age 69 years, 232
days).
Interment at Kankakee
Memorial Garden, Kankakee, Ill.
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Louis E. Beckman —
of Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill.
Born in Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; real estate
business; banker; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1951-59 (20th District 1951-57,
41st District 1957-59).
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Shields Adams Blaine (b. 1865) —
also known as S. A. Blaine —
of Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Armstrong
County, Pa., March
20, 1865.
Farmer;
banker; mayor
of Champaign, Ill., 1906-09; real
estate and insurance
business.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Wiggins Blaine and Nancy (Adams) Blaine; married, August
5, 1902, to Elizabeth Temperance Fairclo. |
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Charles Boeschenstein (1862-1952) —
of Edwardsville, Madison
County, Ill.
Born in Highland, Madison
County, Ill., October
27, 1862.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; banker; mayor
of Edwardsville, Ill., 1887-89; organized Edwardsville Water
Co., 1897; member of Illinois
Democratic State Central Committee, 1900-12; Illinois
Democratic state chair, 1904-12; member of Democratic
National Committee from Illinois, 1912-24; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1920,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940.
Died in Alton, Madison
County, Ill., July 3,
1952 (age 89 years, 250
days).
Interment at Valley
View Cemetery, Edwardsville, Ill.
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Albert N. Bort (1845-1925) —
of Bridgewater, Oneida
County, N.Y.; Beloit, Rock
County, Wis.; Rock Island, Rock
Island County, Ill.
Born in Hastings, Oswego
County, N.Y., May 10,
1845.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; dry goods
merchant; bank director; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1880;
investment manager for Modern Woodmen of America.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., January
23, 1925 (age 79 years, 258
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Beloit, Wis.
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John Homer Bothwell (1848-1929) —
also known as John H. Bothwell —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.
Born in Maysville (now part of Clay City), Clay
County, Ill., November
20, 1848.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1889-90, 1895-96, 1901-04 (Pettis
County Eastern District 1889-90, Pettis County 1895-96, 1901-04);
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1896,
1908,
1928;
delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 15th District,
1922-23.
Died in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., August
4, 1929 (age 80 years, 257
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of James Kimble Bothwell and Mary Ann (Brissenden) Bothwell; married
to Hattie Jaynes. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George W. Brown (b. 1859) —
of Wheaton, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in DuPage
County, Ill., May 17,
1859.
Republican. Lawyer; DuPage
County Judge, 1891-97; circuit judge in Illinois, 1897-1904;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1904;
vice-president, Gary-Wheaton Bank.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Brown and Rosanna Brown. |
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Jacob Bunn Jr. (1864-1926) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., October
21, 1864.
Republican. President, Illinois Watch Co. (watch manufacturers);
president, Sangamo Electric Co.; president, Springfield Marine
Bank; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1924.
Died, from cirrhosis of
the liver, in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., May 10,
1926 (age 61 years, 201
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Bunn and Elizabeth (Ferguson) Bunn; married to Mildred
Jeffress. |
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Roland Wallace Burris (b. 1937) —
also known as Roland W. Burris —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Centralia, Marion
County, Ill., August
3, 1937.
Democrat. Lawyer;
bank examiner; Illinois
state comptroller, 1979-91; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1980,
1988
(speaker),
2008;
Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1988; Illinois
state attorney general, 1991-95; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1994, 1998, 2002; Independent candidate for mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1995; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 2009-10; defeated in primary, 1984.
Baptist.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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Marvin F. Burt (1905-1983) —
of Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill.
Born in Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill., November
20, 1905.
Lawyer;
bank director; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1945-52; member of Illinois
state senate, 1953-60; circuit judge in Illinois 15th Circuit,
1965-69; justice of
Illinois state supreme court 2nd District, 1969-70; appointed
1969.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
Elks.
Died, in Freeport Manor Nursing
Home, Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill., October
14, 1983 (age 77 years, 328
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Freeport, Ill.
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Samuel Thompson Busey (1835-1909) —
also known as Samuel T. Busey; "The Hero of Fort
Blakely" —
of Urbana, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Greencastle, Putnam
County, Ind., November
16, 1835.
Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;
banker; mayor of
Urbana, Ill., 1880-89; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1891-93.
Died in Urbana, Champaign
County, Ill., August
12, 1909 (age 73 years, 269
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Urbana, Ill.
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Ben Franklin Caldwell (1848-1924) —
of Chatham, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born near Carrollton, Greene
County, Ill., August
2, 1848.
Democrat. Banker; farmer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1882-86; member of Illinois
state senate, 1890-94; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1899-1905, 1907-09 (17th District
1899-1903, 21st District 1903-05, 1907-09); defeated, 1904; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1912.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of miocarditis,
in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., December
29, 1924 (age 76 years, 149
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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Claude Laroche Carney (b. 1927) —
of Wilmette, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Nice, France,
November
23, 1927.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; bank executive; candidate
for Illinois
state house of representatives 1st District, 1970.
Catholic.
French
ancestry. Member, League of Women
Voters.
Still living as of 1970.
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Relatives: Son
of Christian Victor Laroche and Renee Therese (de Besaucele) Laroche;
married to John Cyril Carney. |
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Julian Shakespeare Carr (1845-1924) —
also known as Julian S. Carr; Jule Carr —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., October
12, 1845.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
co-owner and president of the company which made "Bull Durham" tobacco;
founder of the Durham Cotton
Manufacturing Company and Durham Hosiery
Mills; involved in railroads,
utilities,
and banking; mayor of
Durham, N.C., 1873; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Carolina, 1888,
1904,
1912
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1916;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1900.
Methodist.
Member, United
Confederate Veterans.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
29, 1924 (age 78 years, 200
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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Wilbur J. Cash (b. 1887) —
of Towanda, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Gridley, McLean
County, Ill., March
23, 1887.
Republican. Merchant;
farmer;
director of McLean County Bank; member of Illinois
state senate 26th District, 1941-53.
Member, Shriners;
Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1909 to Ruby
E. Jones. |
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Frederick Percival Champ (1896-1976) —
also known as F. P. Champ —
of Logan, Cache
County, Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, June 4,
1896.
Democrat. Banker; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Utah, 1928;
director, St. Mark's Hospital.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Bankers Association; American
Forestry Association; American
Arbitration Association; Newcomen
Society; Rotary.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March
15, 1976 (age 79 years, 285
days).
Interment at Cedar Bluff Cemetery, Rockford, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of George Herbert Champ and Alla Dora (Cochran) Champ; married, December
29, 1921, to Frances Elizabeth Winton. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Eminent Americans
(1954) |
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Morris J. Chaney (1858-1940) —
of Newell, Buena
Vista County, Iowa; Wakonda, Clay
County, S.Dak.
Born in White Rock, Ogle
County, Ill., October
1, 1858.
Republican. Farmer;
banker; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 2nd District, 1903-10; Speaker of
the South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1905-10.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Palm Springs, Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
8, 1940 (age 81 years, 130
days).
Interment at Bluff
View Cemetery, Vermillion, S.Dak.
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Relatives: Son
of Osborn Chaney and Amanda (Rice) Chaney; married 1886 to Helen
McFarline. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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William Henry Clare (1868-1923) —
also known as William H. Clare —
of Joliet, Will
County, Ill.
Born in Joliet, Will
County, Ill., September
15, 1868.
Democrat. Real estate
business; bank director; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1904,
1916;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; candidate for mayor of
Joliet, Ill., 1915.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Joliet, Will
County, Ill., December
14, 1923 (age 55 years, 90
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Clare and Margaret (Flannery) Clare. |
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John T. Clyne (b. 1857) —
of Joliet, Will
County, Ill.
Born in Cohoes, Albany
County, N.Y., December
8, 1857.
Republican. Postmaster at Joliet,
Ill., 1903-15; banker.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Clyne and Catherine (Quinn) Clyne. |
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Washington Cockle (1811-1886) —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 2,
1811.
Lawyer;
banker; newspaper
editor; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1846-47; postmaster at Peoria,
Ill., 1847-49, 1880-85.
Died in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., July 15,
1886 (age 75 years, 74
days).
Interment at Springdale
Cemetery, Peoria, Ill.
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Bird Sim Coler (1868-1941) —
also known as Bird S. Coler —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., October
9, 1868.
Democrat. Stockbroker;
banker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1896,
1904;
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1902; borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1906-09; candidate for New York
state comptroller, 1918.
Died, in Caledonia Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 12,
1941 (age 72 years, 246
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Cordelia Shipley (Sim) Coler and William Nichols Coler; married,
October
10, 1888, to Emily Moore. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: American Monthly Review
of Reviews, November 1902 |
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Chauncey Stewart Conger (1882-1963) —
also known as Chauncey S. Conger —
of Carmi, White
County, Ill.
Born in Carmi, White
County, Ill., October
1, 1882.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1932;
White
County Judge, 1934-42; director, First National Bank of
Carmi.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died in Carmi, White
County, Ill., April
16, 1963 (age 80 years, 197
days).
Interment at Maple
Ridge Cemetery, Carmi, Ill.
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Alfred Marion Craig (1831-1911) —
also known as Alfred M. Craig —
of Knox
County, Ill.
Born in Paris, Edgar
County, Ill., January
15, 1831.
Lawyer;
banker; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 34th District,
1869-70; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1873-1900.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill., September
6, 1911 (age 80 years, 234
days).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, Galesburg, Ill.
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Charles Curtis Craig (1865-1944) —
also known as Charles C. Craig —
of Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Ill., June 16,
1865.
Democrat. Lawyer;
banker; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1899-1903; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1913-18; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1922.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill., August
25, 1944 (age 79 years, 70
days).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, Galesburg, Ill.
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Charles Richard Crane (1858-1939) —
also known as Charles R. Crane —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Woods Hole, Falmouth, Barnstable
County, Mass.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
7, 1858.
President, Crane Company, valves
and fittings manufacturer; director, National Bank of the
Republic, Chicago; U.S. Minister to China, 1920-21.
Member, American
Economic Association.
Died February
14, 1939 (age 80 years, 191
days).
Interment at Woods Hole Village Cemetery, Woods Hole, Falmouth, Mass.
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John Montgomery Crebs Jr. (1869-1955) —
also known as John M. Crebs, Jr. —
of Carmi, White
County, Ill.
Born in Illinois, January
24, 1869.
Democrat. Banker; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1912
(alternate), 1916
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for University
of Illinois trustee, 1918.
Died June 21,
1955 (age 86 years, 148
days).
Interment at Maple
Ridge Cemetery, Carmi, Ill.
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Walter J. Cummings (b. 1879) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., June 24,
1879.
Democrat. Banker; trustee, chair of finance committee,
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul Railroad;
director, Western Union Telegraph
Co.; director, Commonwealth Edison
Co.; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1932;
first chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 1933-34; Treasurer
of Democratic National Committee, 1934-36.
Burial location unknown.
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Omer Nixon Custer (1873-1942) —
also known as Omer N. Custer —
of Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill.
Born in Fayette
County, Pa., December
25, 1873.
Republican. Banker; president, Purington Paving
Brick
Company; president, Intra-State Telephone
Company; postmaster at Galesburg,
Ill., 1909-13; Illinois
state treasurer, 1925-27, 1929-31; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1932,
1936,
1940;
candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1932.
Died in Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill., October
17, 1942 (age 68 years, 296
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Hope
Cemetery, Galesburg, Ill.
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Shelby Cullom Davis (1909-1994) —
also known as Shelby Davis —
of New York.
Born in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., 1909.
Journalist;
economist;
investment banker; philanthropist; U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland, 1969-75.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Hobe Sound, Martin
County, Fla., May 29,
1994 (age about 84
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Gates Dawes (1865-1951) —
also known as Charles G. Dawes; "Charging
Charlie" —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio, August
27, 1865.
Republican. Engineer;
lawyer;
banker; U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, 1898-1901; colonel
in the U.S. Army during World War I; Vice
President of the United States, 1925-29; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1928;
U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1929-31; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1932,
1936.
Awarded Nobel
Peace Prize in 1925.
Died in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., April
23, 1951 (age 85 years, 239
days).
Entombed at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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John Deere (1804-1886) —
of Moline, Rock
Island County, Ill.
Born in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., February
7, 1804.
Blacksmith;
inventor
of the first successful steel plow; founder of John Deere &
Company, manufacturers of farm
implements; president, National Bank of Moline; mayor of
Moline, Ill., 1873-75.
Died in Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill., May 17,
1886 (age 82 years, 99
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Moline, Ill.; statue at John
Deere Historic Site, Grand Detour, Ill.
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Charles Schuveldt Dewey (1880-1980) —
also known as Charles S. Dewey —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Cadiz, Harrison
County, Ohio, November
10, 1880.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
banker; Honorary
Consul for Ecuador in Chicago,
Ill., 1935; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1941-45; defeated,
1938, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Psi.
As Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the 1920s, he was
responsible for the redesign and downsizing of U.S. paper currency.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
27, 1980 (age 100 years,
47 days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Charles Henry Dietrich (1853-1924) —
also known as Charles H. Dietrich —
of Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., November
26, 1853.
Republican. Banker; Governor of
Nebraska, 1901; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1901-05.
German
ancestry.
Died in Hastings, Adams
County, Neb., April
10, 1924 (age 70 years, 136
days).
Interment at Parkview
Cemetery, Hastings, Neb.
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Arthur Dixon (b. 1837) —
also known as "Watch-Dog of the City
Treasury" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in County Fermanagh, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), March
27, 1837.
Republican. Grocer; transfer
business; member, Chicago Common Council, 1867-91; president of
council, 1874-80; director, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad;
director, Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway,
1900-17; director, Metropolitan National Bank; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 96th District, 1871-73; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1880;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois.
Methodist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Millard Fillmore Dunlap (b. 1857) —
also known as Millard F. Dunlap —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., December
9, 1857.
Democrat. Banker; treasurer of
Illinois Democratic Party, 1897-1901; candidate for Illinois
state treasurer, 1898; Treasurer
of Democratic National Committee, 1900; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1908,
1916,
1924.
Burial location unknown.
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William Grant Edens (1863-1957) —
also known as William G. Edens —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind., November
27, 1863.
Republican. Railway
conductor; banker; president, Illinois Highway Improvement
Association, 1912-20; leading advocate for construction of hard
surface roads; campaign manager for U.S. Sen William
B. McKinley, 1920 and 1926; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1934.
Methodist.
Member, Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen; American
Bankers Association; Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Died, in the Villa St. Cyril old
age home, Highland Park, Lake
County, Ill., November
14, 1957 (age 93 years, 352
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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Louis Lincoln Emmerson (1863-1941) —
also known as Louis L. Emmerson; Lou
Emmerson —
of Mt. Vernon, Jefferson
County, Ill.
Born in Albion, Edwards
County, Ill., December
27, 1863.
Republican. Merchant;
banker; member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1910; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1912,
1920,
1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940;
secretary
of state of Illinois, 1917-29; Governor of
Illinois, 1929-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen;
Woodmen;
Elks; Moose.
Died in Mt. Vernon, Jefferson
County, Ill., February
4, 1941 (age 77 years, 39
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Ill.
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Elisha Peyre Ferry (1825-1895) —
also known as Elisha P. Ferry —
of Waukegan, Lake
County, Ill.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Monroe
County, Mich., August
9, 1825.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; postmaster at Waukegan,
Ill., 1853-54; village
president of Waukegan, Illinois, 1856-57; mayor
of Waukegan, Ill., 1859; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention from Lake County,
1862; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Surveyor-General for Washington, 1871; Governor
of Washington Territory, 1872-80; vice-president, Puget Sound
National Bank; Governor of
Washington, 1889-93.
French
ancestry.
Died of pneumonia
and congestive
heart failure, in Seattle, King
County, Wash., October
14, 1895 (age 70 years, 66
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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Charles Newell Fowler (1852-1932) —
also known as Charles N. Fowler —
of Beloit, Mitchell
County, Kan.; Cranford, Union
County, N.J.; Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.; Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Lena, Stephenson
County, Ill., November
2, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1895-1911 (8th District
1895-1903, 5th District 1903-11); member of New Jersey
Republican State Committee, 1898-1907.
Died in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., May 27,
1932 (age 79 years, 207
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Westfield, N.J.
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Charles Eugene Fuller (1849-1926) —
also known as Charles E. Fuller —
of Belvidere, Boone
County, Ill.
Born near Belvidere, Boone
County, Ill., March
31, 1849.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; Boone
County State's Attorney, 1876-78; member of Illinois
state senate, 1878-82, 1888-93; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1882-88; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1884,
1896
(alternate); circuit judge in Illinois 17th Circuit, 1897-1903; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1903-13, 1915-26;
died in office 1926.
Died, in a hospital
at Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., June 25,
1926 (age 77 years, 86
days).
Interment at Belvidere
Cemetery, Belvidere, Ill.
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Lyman Judson Gage (1836-1927) —
also known as Lyman J. Gage —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in DeRuyter, Madison
County, N.Y., June 28,
1836.
Republican. Bank president; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1897-1902; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1916.
Methodist.
Member, American
Bankers Association.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., January
26, 1927 (age 90 years, 212
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Thomas Gallagher (1850-1930) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H., July 6,
1850.
Democrat. Hat
business; bank director; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 8th District, 1909-21.
Catholic.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., February
4, 1930 (age 79 years, 213
days).
Interment at St.
Boniface Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Elbert Henry Gary (1846-1927) —
of Wheaton, DuPage
County, Ill.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born near Wheaton, DuPage
County, Ill., October
8, 1846.
Lawyer;
banker; DuPage
County Judge, 1882-90; mayor
of Wheaton, Ill., 1890-92; founder (1901) and president
(1901-11), U.S. Steel.
Died, from chronic
myocarditis, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
15, 1927 (age 80 years, 311
days).
Entombed at Wheaton
Cemetery, Wheaton, Ill.
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John W. Gibson (1910-1976) —
of Michigan.
Born in Harrisburg, Saline
County, Ill., August
23, 1910.
Democrat. Assistant U.S. Secretary of Labor, 1945-49;; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1948;
chairman, U.S. Displaced Persons Commission, 1950-52; banker.
In 1957, was one of the first
owners of a McDonald's Hamburgers franchise in the Washington area.
Died, following a heart
attack, in a hospital
at Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., October
22, 1976 (age 66 years, 60
days).
Interment at Columbia
Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Asahel Gridley (1810-1881) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Cazenovia, Madison
County, N.Y., April
21, 1810.
Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; lawyer; merchant;
banker; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1840-42; member of Illinois
state senate 11th District, 1851-54.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., January
25, 1881 (age 70 years, 279
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
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Charles William Hadley (1875-1951) —
also known as Charles W. Hadley —
of Wheaton, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in West Chicago, DuPage
County, Ill., October
17, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; DuPage
County State's Attorney, 1906-20; bank director; candidate
for Illinois
state attorney general, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died October
14, 1951 (age 75 years, 362
days).
Interment at Wheaton
Cemetery, Wheaton, Ill.
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James Guthrie Harbord (1866-1947) —
also known as James G. Harbord —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born near Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., March
21, 1866.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
general in the U.S. Army during World War I; president (1923-30), and
chairman (1930-47), Radio Corporation of America; director, Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad;
director, Bankers Trust Co.; director, National Broadcasting
Co.; director, Radio-Keith-Orpheum, Inc. (RKO); director, New York
Life Insurance
Co.; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1924,
1932;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Union
League.
Died in Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y., August
20, 1947 (age 81 years, 152
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Harry Scott Harnsberger (1889-1976) —
also known as Harry S. Harnsberger —
of Lander, Fremont
County, Wyo.
Born in Decatur, Macon
County, Ill., December
25, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wyoming, 1948.
Protestant.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association.
Died in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., 1976
(age about
86 years).
Interment somewhere
in Lander, Wyo.
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Hugh G. Harrison (1822-1891) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill., April
23, 1822.
Banker; mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1868-69; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1888.
Died August
12, 1891 (age 69 years, 111
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Grover Cleveland Helm (1884-1955) —
also known as Grover C. Helm —
of Mackinaw, Tazewell
County, Ill.; Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Streator, La Salle
County, Ill., November
2, 1884.
Republican. Merchant;
banker; mayor of Mackinaw, Ill., 1912.; wholesale
produce business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1952.
Christian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, American
Bankers Association; Union
League.
Died in 1955
(age about
70 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Grover
Cleveland |
| | | Relatives: Son of Alexander Helm and
Marguerite (Rankin) Helm; married to Anna Puterbaugh. |
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Charles Henrotin (1843-1914) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Brussels, Belgium,
April
15, 1843.
Banker; Consul
for Belgium in Chicago,
Ill., 1876-1910; Consul
for Turkey in Chicago,
Ill., 1877-92; in 1882, was the first
president of the Chicago stock exchange; Consul-General
for Turkey in Chicago,
Ill., 1893-1907.
Belgian
ancestry.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 25,
1914 (age 71 years, 101
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Luther Constantine Hess (1865-1954) —
also known as Luther C. Hess —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born near Milton, Pike
County, Ill., 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer;
banker; member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 4th District, 1917-18; Speaker
of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1917-18; member of
Alaska
territorial senate 4th District, 1919-22, 1929-36; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1940.
Died in 1954
(age about
89 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Louis Hoebel (born c.1843) —
of Syracuse, Otoe
County, Neb.
Born in Illinois, about 1843.
Democrat. Banker; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1883-84; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1885-86.
Burial location unknown.
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Arnold Holinger (1849-1925) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Liestal, Switzerland,
July
20, 1849.
Banker; Consul
for Switzerland in Chicago,
Ill., 1892-1917.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 6,
1925 (age 75 years, 351
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Clifford Cady Ireland (1878-1930) —
also known as Clifford Ireland —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in Washburn, Woodford
County, Ill., February
14, 1878.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
general counsel, State Trust and Savings Bank; president,
Western Live Stock Insurance
Co.; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1917-23; defeated in
primary, 1922; member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1925; treasurer of
Illinois Republican Party, 1925.
Methodist.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in 1930
(age about
52 years).
Interment at Linn-Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, Washburn, Ill.
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Ernest Eugene Jackman (b. 1884) —
also known as E. E. Jackman —
of Grant, Perkins
County, Neb.
Born in Lowpoint, Woodford
County, Ill., March 4,
1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Farmers State Bank; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 88th District, 1927-31; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska, 1934, 1936; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, American
Bankers Association; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ameal Jackman and Kate (Dunn) Jackman; married, April
24, 1912, to Ruth Waggner. |
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David H. Jackson (1874-1952) —
of Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
14, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; mayor
of Lake Forest, Ill., 1906-09; chair of
Cook County Republican Party, 1906-08; candidate for Illinois
state house of representatives, 1908, 1910.
Presbyterian.
Died January
5, 1952 (age 77 years, 356
days).
Interment at Lake
Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Jonathan Jackson and Mary (Forsythe) Jackson; married to Cora
Maxwell. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James Winfield Karber (1914-1976) —
also known as James W. Karber —
of Ridgway, Gallatin
County, Ill.
Born in Elizabethtown, Hardin
County, Ill., July 8,
1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
banker; Gallatin
County State's Attorney, 1936-40; member of Illinois
Democratic State Central Committee, 1941-44; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1946-48; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., September, 1976
(age 62
years, 0 days).
Interment at Union Ridge Cemetery, Herald, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of James F. Karber and Myrtle C. (Tyer) Karber; married to Irma
Cox. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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David Matthew Kennedy (1905-1996) —
also known as David M. Kennedy —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Randolph, Rich
County, Utah, July 21,
1905.
Economist;
banker; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1969-71; U.S. Ambassador to , 1971-73.
Mormon.
Member, American
Economic Association; Pi Gamma
Mu.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, May 1,
1996 (age 90 years, 285
days).
Interment at Randolph
Cemetery, Randolph, Utah.
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Rollin Arthur Keyes (1854-1925) —
also known as Rollin A. Keyes —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
14, 1854.
Republican. Wholesale
grocer; director, National Bank of the Republic, and City
National Bank of Evanston; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1908.
Swedenborgian.
Died in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., April 3,
1925 (age 70 years, 110
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rollin Web Keyes and Abigail A. (Chandler) Keyes; married, October
4, 1876, to Katharine D. Officer. |
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David J. Lake —
of Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill.
Banker; mayor
of Lake Forest, Ill., 1866-67.
Burial location unknown.
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Cyrus Langworthy (1791-1874) —
of Ohio; Princeton, Bureau
County, Ill.
Born in Windsor, Windsor
County, Vt., November
13, 1791.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1842; owner of
carding mills; banker.
Died in Princeton, Bureau
County, Ill., January
16, 1874 (age 82 years, 64
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Princeton, Ill.
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William Edwin Lee (1852-1920) —
also known as William E. Lee —
of Long Prairie, Todd
County, Minn.
Born in Alton, Madison
County, Ill., January
8, 1852.
Republican. Banker; Todd
County Register of Deeds, 1877-80; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1885-88, 1893-94 (District 39
1885-88, District 46 1893-94).
English
ancestry.
Died in Long Prairie, Todd
County, Minn., November
16, 1920 (age 68 years, 313
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Orren Lowden (1861-1943) —
also known as Frank O. Lowden —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Oregon, Ogle
County, Ill.
Born in Sunrise, Chisago
County, Minn., January
26, 1861.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; law
professor; director, National Bank of the Republic;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1900,
1904;
member of Republican
National Committee from Illinois, 1904-12; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1906-11; Governor of
Illinois, 1917-21; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1920,
1928.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from rectal
cancer, in El Conquistador Hotel,
Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., March
20, 1943 (age 82 years, 53
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Richard Holloway Mabbatt Jr. (1887-1984) —
also known as Richard H. Mabbatt —
of Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Oconomowoc, Waukesha
County, Wis., July 16,
1887.
Banker; mayor
of Lake Forest, Ill., 1940-43.
Died March 3,
1984 (age 96 years, 231
days).
Interment at Lake
Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Ill.
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Martin Barnaby Madden (1855-1928) —
also known as Martin B. Madden —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Wolviston, England,
March
21, 1855.
Republican. Stone quarry
business; director, Metropolitan Trust and Savings Bank;
member Chicago City Council, 1889-97; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1896
(speaker),
1900,
1912,
1916,
1924;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1905-28; died in
office 1928.
Died in the House Appropriations Committee meeting room, in the U.S.
Capitol Building, Washington,
D.C., April
27, 1928 (age 73 years, 37
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Near Hinsdale, DuPage County, Ill.
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John Cunningham Martin (1880-1952) —
also known as John C. Martin —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ill.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ill., April
29, 1880.
Democrat. Banker; Illinois
state treasurer, 1933-35, 1937-39; U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1939-41; candidate for Illinois
state auditor of public accounts, 1940; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1944,
1948.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
27, 1952 (age 71 years, 273
days).
Interment at East
Lawn Cemetery, Salem, Ill.
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James Mead McAnulty (1866-1943) —
also known as James M. McAnulty —
of Nevada, Vernon
County, Mo.; Neosho, Newton
County, Mo.; Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo.
Born in Hancock
County, Ill., January
17, 1866.
Republican. Postmaster at Nevada,
Mo., 1897-1906; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1916;
banker.
Died in Carthage, Hancock
County, Ill., July 30,
1943 (age 77 years, 194
days).
Interment at Newton Burial Park, Nevada, Mo.
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Joseph Wallace McIntosh (1873-1952) —
also known as Joseph W. McIntosh —
Born in Macomb, McDonough
County, Ill., December
23, 1873.
Banker; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Comptroller of the Currency, 1924-28.
Died in Warrenton, Fauquier
County, Va., August
27, 1952 (age 78 years, 248
days).
Interment at Warrenton
Cemetery, Warrenton, Va.
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William Brown McKinley (1856-1926) —
also known as William B. McKinley —
of Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Petersburg, Menard
County, Ill., September
5, 1856.
Republican. Banker; electric
utility and street
railway executive; University
of Illinois trustee, 1903-05; resigned 1905; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1905-13, 1915-21;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1908,
1916,
1924
(chair, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1921-26; died in office 1926.
Died December
7, 1926 (age 70 years, 93
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Urbana, Ill.
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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, Dixon, Ill.
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George Wilson Mead (1871-1961) —
also known as George W. Mead —
of Grand Rapids (now Wisconsin Rapids), Wood
County, Wis.; Wisconsin Rapids, Wood
County, Wis.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
22, 1871.
Republican. Paper
manufacturer; banker; mayor
of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., 1926-32; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1932.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Theta
Delta Chi; Union
League.
Died in Wisconsin Rapids, Wood
County, Wis., October
2, 1961 (age 90 years, 222
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
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Frank J. Migas (b. 1888) —
of East Chicago, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
28, 1888.
Democrat. Owner, Sweet Corn Candy Co.,
1921-31; vice-president, American State Bank of Gary; deputy
sheriff; mayor
of East Chicago, Ind., 1939-51; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1940,
1948;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana.
Catholic.
Member, Moose; Polish
National Alliance.
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Calumet City, Ill.
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Frank Crenshaw Millspaugh (1872-1947) —
also known as Frank C. Millspaugh —
of Canton, Lewis
County, Mo.; Jasper
County, Mo.
Born in Shawneetown, Gallatin
County, Ill., January
14, 1872.
Republican. Banker; mayor of Canton, Mo., 1915-19; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1921-23; defeated,
1918, 1922, 1924; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1924;
county judge in Missouri, 1942-47.
Died in Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo., July 8,
1947 (age 75 years, 175
days).
Interment at Forest
Grove Cemetery, Canton, Mo.
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Henry A. Moehlenpah (1867-1949) —
of Clinton, Rock
County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Joliet, Will
County, Ill., March 9,
1867.
Democrat. Banker; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1906; candidate for
Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1908; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Wisconsin; candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1918; member, Federal Reserve Board, 1919-20.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma; Kiwanis.
Died November
9, 1949 (age 82 years, 245
days).
Burial location unknown.
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W. L. Montgomery (b. 1872) —
of Chamberlain, Brule
County, S.Dak.
Born in Rock Island
County, Ill., July 7,
1872.
Republican. Real estate
business; livestock
dealer; banker; member of South
Dakota state senate 14th District, 1903-04.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Montgomery and Martha (Parks) Montgomery; married, January
1, 1899, to Lorene M. King. |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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Allen Francis Moore (1869-1945) —
also known as Allen F. Moore —
of Monticello, Piatt
County, Ill.
Born in St. Charles, Kane
County, Ill., September
30, 1869.
Republican. President, Pepsin Syrup Company (patent
medicine); vice-president, Moore State Bank; mayor of
Monticello, Ill., 1901-03; University
of Illinois trustee; elected 1908; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1921-25; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1924,
1932;
member of Republican
National Committee from Illinois, 1925.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., August
15, 1945 (age 75 years, 319
days).
Interment at Monticello
Cemetery, Monticello, Ill.
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Albert Bartlett Moss (1849-1914) —
also known as A. B. Moss —
of Payette, Payette
County, Idaho.
Born in Belvidere, Boone
County, Ill., November
29, 1849.
Republican. Merchant;
banker; mayor
of Payette, Idaho, 1891-92, 1895-97; candidate for Governor of
Idaho, 1898.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, March
14, 1914 (age 64 years, 105
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Payette, Idaho.
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Albinus Nance (1848-1911) —
of Osceola, Polk
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in La Fayette, Stark
County, Ill., March
30, 1848.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1875-78; Speaker of
the Nebraska State House of Representatives, 1877-78; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1876;
Governor
of Nebraska, 1879-83; president, Osceola Bank and
Stromsburg Bank, 1879-88.
Congregationalist.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
6, 1911 (age 63 years, 251
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Ben Wilson Olcott (1872-1952) —
also known as Ben W. Olcott; B. W. Olcott —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.; Redlands, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Keithsburg, Mercer
County, Ill., October
15, 1872.
Republican. Miner; secretary
of state of Oregon, 1911-20; appointed 1911; resigned 1920; Governor of
Oregon, 1919-23; defeated, 1922; president, American Savings
Bank, Long Beach, 1923.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., July 21,
1952 (age 79 years, 280
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mount
Crest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Ore.
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Warren Henry Orr (b. 1886) —
also known as Warren H. Orr —
of Hamilton, Hancock
County, Ill.; Carthage, Hancock
County, Ill.; Rock Island, Rock
Island County, Ill.; Wilmette, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo., November
5, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; Hancock
County Judge, 1919-30; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1924;
justice
of Illinois state supreme court 4th District, 1930-39; chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1933-39; president,
Belmont National Bank of Chicago.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Union
League; Kiwanis.
Interment at Hamilton
Cemetery, Hamilton, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of James H. Orr and Louisa E. (Watson) Orr; married, September
10, 1914, to Dorothy Wallace. |
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Ralph Chester Otis (b. 1870) —
also known as Ralph C. Otis —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 8,
1870.
Republican. Banker; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1916.
Interment at Oak
Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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George True Page (1859-1941) —
also known as George T. Page —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in Spring Bay, Woodford
County, Ill., September
22, 1859.
Lawyer;
bank director; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1919-30; took
senior status 1930.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in La Jolla, San Diego
County, Calif., November
4, 1941 (age 82 years, 43
days).
Interment at Springdale
Cemetery, Peoria, Ill.
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Charles H Patten —
of Palatine, Cook
County, Ill.
Banker; village
president of Palatine, Illinois, 1894-95.
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Sanford Paulen (1869-1961) —
also known as Ben S. Paulen; "The Coolidge of
Kansas" —
of Fredonia, Wilson
County, Kan.
Born near Clinton, DeWitt
County, Ill., July 14,
1869.
Republican. Banker; member of Kansas
state senate, 1913; Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1923-25; Governor of
Kansas, 1925-29; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kansas, 1928
(speaker);
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1932.
Died July 11,
1961 (age 91 years, 362
days).
Interment at Fredonia
Cemetery, Fredonia, Kan.
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Henry Merritt Paulson Jr. (b. 1946) —
also known as Henry M. Paulson; Hank
Paulson —
of Barrington, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., March
28, 1946.
Investment banker; chief executive officer of Goldman, Sachs;
U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 2006-.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Nature
Conservancy.
Still living as of 2020.
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Merle Francis Peterson (1916-2004) —
also known as Merle F. Peterson —
of Dumas, Desha
County, Ark.
Born in Mt. Carmel, Wabash
County, Ill., March 6,
1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; automobile
dealer; banker; farmer;
member of Arkansas
state senate, 1960-66; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Arkansas.
Methodist.
Member, Lions.
Died in Pine Bluff, Jefferson
County, Ark., March
19, 2004 (age 88 years, 13
days).
Interment at Walnut
Lake Cemetery, Dumas, Ark.
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Ralph Plumb (1816-1903) —
of Oberlin, Lorain
County, Ohio; Streator, La Salle
County, Ill.
Born in Busti, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., March
29, 1816.
Republican. Merchant;
lawyer;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1855; served in the Union Army
during the Civil War; coal mining
business; railroad
builder; banker; mayor
of Streator, Ill., 1882-85; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 8th District, 1885-89.
Died in Streator, La Salle
County, Ill., April 8,
1903 (age 87 years, 10
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Streator, Ill.
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John A. Postlewaite (b. 1850) —
of Oquawka, Henderson
County, Ill.; Tarkio, Atchison
County, Mo.; Alexis, Mercer
County, Ill.
Born in Illinois, 1850.
Democrat. Physician;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1892;
banker.
Burial location unknown.
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Perry F. Powers (1858-1945) —
of Cambridge, Henry
County, Ill.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Ohio, September
5, 1858.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1899-1900; Michigan
state auditor general, 1901-04; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1920-21; postmaster at Cadillac,
Mich., 1922-34; vice-president, Peoples Savings Bank.
Died in 1945
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Daniel Lace Quirk (1818-1910) —
also known as Daniel L. Quirk —
of Belleville, Wayne
County, Mich.; Sterling, Whiteside
County, Ill.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Isle of
Man, June 15,
1818.
Democrat. Wayne
County Auditor, 1852-54; postmaster at Belleville,
Mich., 1853-54; hotelier;
co-founder and later president, First National Bank of
Ypsilanti, the first national bank incorporated in Washtenaw County;
he and others organized the Ypsilanti Woolen
Manufacturing Company, which later became the Ypsilanti Underwear
Company; founder and president, Peninsular Paper
Company; railroad
builder.
Manx
ancestry.
Died in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
3, 1910 (age 92 years, 171
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Isaac Stuart Raymond (1849-1915) —
also known as Isaac S. Raymond —
of Raymond Township, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Union
County, Ohio, January
29, 1849.
Democrat. Farmer;
banker; University
of Illinois trustee, 1893-99.
Died in Champaign
County, Ill., July 15,
1915 (age 66 years, 167
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Urbana, Ill.
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John Campbell Rice (b. 1864) —
also known as John C. Rice —
of Caldwell, Canyon
County, Idaho.
Born in Cass
County, Ill., January
27, 1864.
Lawyer;
banker; mayor
of Caldwell, Idaho, 1901; justice of
Idaho state supreme court, 1916-22.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Interment at Canyon
Hill Cemetery, Caldwell, Idaho.
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Relatives: Son
of Elbert G. Rice and Mary Ann (Camp) Rice; married, October
2, 1895, to Maude M. Beshears. |
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William Barret Ridgely (1853-1920) —
also known as William B. Ridgely —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., July 19,
1853.
Republican. Vice-president, Springfield Iron
Company; banker; postmaster at Springfield,
Ill., 1897-99; U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, 1901-08;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1908.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
30, 1920 (age 66 years, 286
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Ridgely and Jane Maria (Barret) Ridgely; married, October
24, 1882, to Eleanor M. 'Ella' Cullom (daughter of Shelby
Moore Cullom); married, December
30, 1905, to Kate Deering; nephew of Redick
McKee Ridgely; second great-grandnephew of Samuel
Huntington; first cousin twice removed of Nathaniel
Huntington, James
Huntington and Elisha
Mills Huntington; first cousin thrice removed of Samuel
H. Huntington; first cousin five times removed of Benjamin
Huntington; second cousin twice removed of Joseph
Lyman Huntington; second cousin four times removed of Joshua
Coit, Henry
Huntington and Gurdon
Huntington; third cousin of Edwin
Reed Ridgely and Austin
Eugene Lathrop; third cousin once removed of Collins
Dwight Huntington, George
Milo Huntington and Helen
Huntington Hull; third cousin thrice removed of John
Davenport, Ebenezer
Huntington, James
Davenport, Asahel
Otis, Augustus
Seymour Porter, Samuel
Lathrop, Peter
Buell Porter, Abel
Huntington, Zina
Hyde Jr. and Benjamin
Nicoll Huntington; fourth cousin once removed of John
Hall Brockway, Abial
Lathrop and Hilliard
Samuel Ridgely. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial — Comptrollers
of the Currency |
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Logan Holt Roots (1841-1893) —
also known as Logan H. Roots —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born near Tamaroa, Perry
County, Ill., March
26, 1841.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; planter;
banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arkansas, 1868,
1884,
1888
(member, Committee
to Notify Nominees), 1892
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1868-71; defeated,
1870.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., May 30,
1893 (age 52 years, 65
days).
Interment at Oakland
and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Samuel Rothschild (b. 1879) —
of Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
12, 1879.
Republican. Vice-president, Gloversville Knitting
Co.; vice-president, Gloversville Hotel
Assoc.; director, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad;
director, National Bank of Gloversville; director, Glen Telephone
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1920
(alternate), 1936.
Jewish.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Abraham Rothschild and Babette (Barnet) Rothschild; married, December
27, 1906, to Grace Levor. |
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Andrew Russel (b. 1856) —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., June 17,
1856.
Republican. Banker; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1904
(alternate), 1916,
1920,
1928;
Illinois
state treasurer, 1909-11, 1915-17; defeated, 1912; Illinois
state auditor of public accounts, 1917-25.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Redmen;
Moose.
Interment at Diamond
Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Ill.
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Image source:
Illinois Blue Book 1919 |
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Pauline Morton Sabin (1887-1955) —
also known as Pauline M. Sabin; Pauline Morton;
Pauline Smith; Mrs. Charles H. Sabin; Mrs. Dwight F.
Davis —
of Southampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
23, 1887.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1924,
1928;
member of Republican
National Committee from New York, 1924-28; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Female.
Episcopalian.
A leader of the Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
27, 1955 (age 68 years, 248
days).
Interment somewhere
in Southampton, Long Island, N.Y.
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Robert V. Sabonjian (1916-1992) —
also known as "The Rock" —
of Waukegan, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Waukegan, Lake
County, Ill., January
4, 1916.
Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; dry cleaning
business; acting postmaster at Waukegan,
Ill., 1952-53; mayor
of Waukegan, Ill., 1957-77, 1985-89; defeated, 1977; bank
director; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1966.
Disciples
of Christ. Armenian
ancestry. Member, Eagles;
Moose;
Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
19, 1992 (age 76 years, 228
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lazurus Sabonjian and Zaruhey (Mooradian) Sabonjian; married, June 7,
1947, to Lorene Terrill; father of Robert
Sabonjian Jr.. |
| | | Image source: City of
Waukegan |
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Charles Manville Sawyer (1866-1950) —
also known as Charles M. Sawyer —
of Norton, Norton
County, Kan.; Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Reading Township, Livingston
County, Ill., September
17, 1866.
Democrat. Banker; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kansas, 1908,
1912;
Kansas Banking Commissioner, 1913-14; Governor, Federal Reserve Bank
of Kansas City, 1914-16.
Died in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
26, 1950 (age 84 years, 9
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Edgar Backus Schermerhorn (1851-1923) —
also known as Edgar B. Schermerhorn —
of Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan.
Born in Channahon, Will
County, Ill., November
19, 1851.
Organizer, Citizens Bank of Galena; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1903-05; Chairman, Kansas Board
of Control, 1905-11.
Episcopalian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died, of heart
failure, in Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan., February
1, 1923 (age 71 years, 74
days).
Entombed at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Webb City, Mo.
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Henry Christian Senne (1826-1911) —
also known as Henry C. Senne —
of Des Plaines, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Norde Branke, Hessen, Germany,
October
26, 1826.
Merchant;
banker; lumber
business; village
president of Des Plaines, Illinois, 1870-71, 1875-77, 1881-83,
1888-91, 1892-93; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1871-75.
Died in Des Plaines, Cook
County, Ill., February
8, 1911 (age 84 years, 105
days).
Interment at Immanuel
Lutheran Church Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
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Relatives:
Married 1848 to
Dorothea Linnemann. |
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Ashton Cokayne Shallenberger (1862-1938) —
also known as Ashton C. Shallenberger —
of Alma, Harlan
County, Neb.
Born in Toulon, Stark
County, Ill., December
23, 1862.
Democrat. Farmer; cattle
raiser; banker; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska, 1901-03, 1915-19, 1923-29, 1931-35
(5th District 1901-03, 1915-19, 1923-29, 1931-33, 4th District
1933-35); Governor of
Nebraska, 1909-11; defeated, 1906; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1920.
Member, Freemasons.
Died February
22, 1938 (age 75 years, 61
days).
Interment at Alma
Cemetery, Alma, Neb.
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William Sharon (1821-1885) —
of Carrollton, Greene
County, Ill.; Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.; Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev.
Born in Smithfield, Jefferson
County, Ohio, January
9, 1821.
Republican. Lawyer; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; banker; mining
business; real estate
business; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1875-81.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., November
13, 1885 (age 64 years, 308
days).
Original interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Oliver Henry Nelson Shoup (1869-1940) —
also known as Oliver H. Shoup —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in Champaign
County, Ill., December
13, 1869.
Republican. Oil
business; mining
business; banker; Governor of
Colorado, 1919-23; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1920.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died September
30, 1940 (age 70 years, 292
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Dietrich Conrad Smith (1840-1914) —
also known as Dietrich C. Smith —
of Pekin, Tazewell
County, Ill.
Born in Germany,
April
4, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
banker; railroad
builder; manufacturer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1876-78; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1881-83; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1884.
Died in Pekin, Tazewell
County, Ill., April
18, 1914 (age 74 years, 14
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Pekin, Ill.
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John M. Smith —
of Shell Lake, Washburn
County, Wis.
Born near Carthage, Hancock
County, Ill.
Republican. Telegraph
operator; railway
station agent; bookkeeper;
banker; Wisconsin
state treasurer, 1939-47.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
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Albert Arnold Sprague (1874-1946) —
also known as Albert A. Sprague —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 13,
1874.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; chairman,
Consolidated Grocers
Corporation; director, Continental Illinois National Bank and
Trust, International Harvester
Co., Baltimore & Ohio Railroad,
and other companies; receiver and co-trustee, Chicago Rapid
Transit; Chicago commissioner of public works, 1923-27, 1931-33;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1924; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 6,
1946 (age 71 years, 328
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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William Ellery Sweet (1869-1942) —
also known as William E. Sweet —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
27, 1869.
Investment banker; Governor of
Colorado, 1923-25; defeated (Republican), 1924; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1924;
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1926, 1936 (primary).
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Denver,
Colo., May 9,
1942 (age 73 years, 102
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Frank J. Taylor (b. 1866) —
of St. Paul, Howard
County, Neb.
Born in Ashton, Lee
County, Ill., February
12, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer;
president, Citizens National Bank; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1912,
1916,
1920,
1924
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1928;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska, 1914; member of University
of Nebraska board of regents, 1927-39.
Presbyterian.
Member, Woodmen;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John P. Taylor and Susan (Bridge) Taylor; married, June 27,
1895, to Byrdie E. West. |
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Henry Junior Taylor (1902-1984) —
also known as Henry J. Taylor —
of Virginia.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
2, 1902.
Republican. Pulp and
paper industry; trustee, Manhattan Savings Bank; director,
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel;
author;
newspaper
correspondent; economist;
U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland, 1957-61.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of
the American Revolution; Military
Order of the World Wars; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Sigma
Delta Chi; Loyal
Legion.
Died in 1984
(age about
81 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Dutton Terry (b. 1877) —
also known as Charles D. Terry —
of Kewanee, Henry
County, Ill.
Born in Kewanee, Henry
County, Ill., August
26, 1877.
Republican. Banker; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1944.
Catholic.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Trask Terry and Ella (Dutton) Terry; married, October
24, 1905, to Bertha Ione Browne; married, June 1,
1921, to Catherine Cecilia McQuade. |
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Melvin Alvah Traylor (1878-1934) —
also known as Melvin A. Traylor —
of Malone, Hill
County, Tex.; Ballinger, Runnels
County, Tex.; East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born, in a log
cabin near Breeding, Adair
County, Ky., October
21, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
banker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1928,
1932;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1932.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
14, 1934 (age 55 years, 116
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of James Milton Traylor and Kitty (Harvey) Traylor; married to
Dorothy Arnold Yerby. |
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Thomas Gaylord Vennum (1833-1898) —
also known as Thomas G. Vennum —
of Watseka, Iroquois
County, Ill.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., December
25, 1833.
Republican. Banker; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1884,
1892
(alternate).
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Watseka, Iroquois
County, Ill., June 29,
1898 (age 64 years, 186
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Watseka, Ill.
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Robert Scadden Vessey (1858-1929) —
also known as Robert S. Vessey —
of Wessington Springs, Jerauld
County, S.Dak.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., May 16,
1858.
Republican. Merchant;
banker; member of South
Dakota state senate 19th District, 1905-08; Governor of
South Dakota, 1909-13.
Methodist.
Died October
18, 1929 (age 71 years, 155
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Paul Black Wallace (b. 1879) —
also known as Paul B. Wallace —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 28,
1879.
Republican. President, Valley Motor
Co.; president, Salem Sand and Gravel Co.; manager, R. S. Wallace Orchard
Co.; president, Producers Cannery;
director, Salem Federal Savings & Loan Co.; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1944.
Presbyterian.
Member, Newcomen
Society; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of R. S. Wallace and Nancy Lee (Black) Wallace; married, August
15, 1923, to Helena Willett. |
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Vespasian Warner (1842-1925) —
of Clinton, DeWitt
County, Ill.
Born in Mt. Pleasant (now Farmer City), DeWitt
County, Ill., April
23, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1895-1905 (13th District 1895-1903,
19th District 1903-05); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1904;
U.S. Commissioner of Pensions, 1905-09; president, John Warner
Bank.
Died in 1925
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Clinton, Ill.
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Peter Henry Wessel (1838-1924) —
also known as Peter H. Wessel —
of Moline, Rock
Island County, Ill.
Born in Germany,
January
4, 1838.
Republican. Physician;
banker; mayor of
Moline, Ill., 1889-93, 1899-1903.
Died, from asthma
and a stroke,
in Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill., December
10, 1924 (age 86 years, 341
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Riverside
Cemetery, Moline, Ill.
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William Howard Wheat (1879-1944) —
also known as William H. Wheat —
of Rantoul, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Kahoka, Clark
County, Mo., February
19, 1879.
Republican. Banker; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1939-44; defeated,
1936; died in office 1944.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
16, 1944 (age 64 years, 331
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Rantoul, Ill.
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George Elon White (1848-1935) —
also known as George E. White —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Millbury, Worcester
County, Mass., March 7,
1848.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber
business; banker; member of Illinois
state senate, 1878-86; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1895-99.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 17,
1935 (age 87 years, 71
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Benson Wood (1839-1915) —
of Effingham, Effingham
County, Ill.
Born near Bridgewater, Susquehanna
County, Pa., March
31, 1839.
Republican. School
principal; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1872; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1876,
1884
(alternate), 1888;
mayor of Effingham, Ill., 1881-83; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1895-97;
banker.
Died in Effingham, Effingham
County, Ill., August
27, 1915 (age 76 years, 149
days).
Interment at Oakridge
Cemetery, Effingham, Ill.
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