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Thomas Stinson Allen (b. 1865) —
also known as Thomas S. Allen; T. S. Allen —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Paynes Point, Ogle
County, Ill., April
30, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; Nebraska
Democratic state chair, 1904-09, 1921-32; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1912
(alternate), 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1932,
1940;
U.S.
Attorney for Nebraska, 1915-21.
Baptist. Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Verne Keene Ausburg (b. 1900) —
also known as Verne Ausburg —
of Pinckneyville, Perry
County, Ill.
Born in Pinckneyville, Perry
County, Ill., January
11, 1900.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1948.
Female.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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James J. Barbour (b. 1869) —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., December
28, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate 6th District, 1917-37; defeated, 1936; member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1922; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 6th District; elected 1940.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Heman H. Barbour and Frances Emma Barbour; married, September
1, 1891, to Lillian Clayton. |
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Levi Day Boone (1808-1882) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born near Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., December
6, 1808.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; physician;
mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1855-56.
Baptist.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
24, 1882 (age 73 years, 49
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Albert L. Brown (b. 1828) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Lunenburg, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Lunenburg, Essex
County, Vt., January
12, 1828.
Republican. Merchant;
farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Lunenburgh, 1888.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Wayland Bryan (1867-1945) —
also known as Charles W. Bryan —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ill., February
10, 1867.
Democrat. Coal
business; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1915-17, 1935-37; Governor of
Nebraska, 1923-25, 1931-35; defeated, 1926, 1928, 1938; candidate
for Vice
President of the United States, 1924.
Baptist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., March 4,
1945 (age 78 years, 22
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Silas Lillard Bryan (1822-1880) —
also known as Silas L. Bryan —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ill.
Born in Culpeper
County, Va., November
4, 1822.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate, 1853-60 (3rd District 1853-54, 20th District
1855-60); circuit judge in Illinois, 1860; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 9th District,
1869-70; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1872.
Baptist.
Died in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., March
30, 1880 (age 57 years, 147
days).
Interment at East
Lawn Cemetery, Salem, Ill.
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Doc Richard Brydon (1881-1951) —
also known as Doc Brydon —
of Essex, Stoddard
County, Mo.
Born in Thackeray, Hamilton
County, Ill., February
22, 1881.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Stoddard County, 1911-14.
Baptist.
Died in Farmington, St.
Francois County, Mo., September
18, 1951 (age 70 years, 208
days).
Interment at North Antioch Cemetery, Bloomfield, Mo.
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Richard Thompson Buckler (1865-1950) —
also known as Richard T. Buckler —
of Crookston, Polk
County, Minn.
Born near Oakland, Coles
County, Ill., October
27, 1865.
Farmer;
director, Farmers Elevator
Company (Crookston, Minn.); member of Minnesota
state senate 66th District, 1915-18, 1923-26, 1931-34; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 9th District, 1935-43.
Baptist. Member, Eagles;
Farmers
Union; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Crookston, Polk
County, Minn., January
23, 1950 (age 84 years, 88
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Crookston, Minn.
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John Houston Burnett (1844-1934) —
of Marion, Williamson
County, Ill.
Born in Marion, Williamson
County, Ill., September
19, 1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of
Marion, Ill., 1895-97, 1911-13.
Baptist.
Died, following a fall which
broke his hip, in Marion, Williamson
County, Ill., July 13,
1934 (age 89 years, 297
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Marion, Ill.
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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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Harry Edwin Carlson (b. 1886) —
also known as Harry E. Carlson —
of Lafayette, Lafayette
Parish, La.; Lincoln, Logan
County, Ill.; Joliet, Will
County, Ill.
Born in Morris, Grundy
County, Ill., March
17, 1886.
School
teacher; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Frankfort, 1916-17; Christiania, 1917-24; Stavanger, 1922; U.S. Consul in Kovno, 1924-26; Tallinn, 1926-35; Stockholm, as of 1943.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Carlson and Matilda (Herzloef) Carlson; married, October
2, 1920, to Laura Reymert. |
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Milton Carpenter (1808-1848) —
of Hamilton
County, Ill.
Born in Kentucky, 1808.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; member
of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1834-41; member of Illinois
Democratic State Committee, 1839-41; Illinois
state treasurer, 1841-48; died in office 1848.
Baptist.
Died in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., August
13, 1848 (age about 40
years).
Interment at Old
Hutchinson Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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Wesley Kanne Clark (b. 1944) —
also known as Wesley K. Clark; Wesley
Kanne —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
23, 1944.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; U.S.
Army General; Supreme Allied Commander, 1997-2000; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 2004.
Baptist; later Catholic.
Jewish
ancestry.
Recipient, Medal
of Freedom, 2000.
Still living as of 2014.
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Cardiss Collins (1931-2013) —
also known as Cardiss Hortense Robertson —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
24, 1931.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1973-97; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1996,
2000,
2004;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Illinois, 2004.
Female.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
2, 2013 (age 81 years, 131
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Washington Collins (1925-1972) —
also known as George W. Collins —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 5,
1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1964
(alternate), 1968;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1970-72; died in
office 1972.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Died in an airplane
crash during landing approach at Midway Airport,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
8, 1972 (age 47 years, 278
days).
Interment at Burr
Oak Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Frederick Barney Conrath (1900-1965) —
also known as F. B. Conrath;
"Fritz" —
of Ewing, Lewis
County, Mo.
Born in La Grange, Lewis
County, Mo., October
3, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; mayor
of Ewing, Mo.; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Lewis County, 1939-42.
Baptist.
Died in Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., July 21,
1965 (age 64 years, 291
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery, La Grange, Mo.
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Edwin Stapleton Conway (b. 1850) —
also known as Edwin S. Conway —
of Oak Park, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Ontario,
1850.
Republican. Secretary and general superintendent, W. W. Kimball Piano
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1896;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois.
Baptist. Member, Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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William Herbert Crook (1925-1997) —
also known as William H. Crook —
of San Marcos, Hays
County, Tex.
Born in Momence, Kankakee
County, Ill., 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1960; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1964;
U.S. Ambassador to Australia, 1968-69.
Baptist.
Died in Corpus Christi, Nueces
County, Tex., October
29, 1997 (age about 72
years).
Interment at St.
Stephens Churchyard, Wimberley, Tex.
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Danny K. Davis (b. 1941) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Parkdale, Ashley
County, Ark., September
6, 1941.
Democrat. Candidate for mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1991; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1997-.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Richard Ernest Eagleton (b. 1930) —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., June 29,
1930.
Democrat. Candidate for circuit judge in Illinois, 1963; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Illinois, 1965-69.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1969.
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James Edgar (b. 1946) —
also known as Jim Edgar —
of Coles
County, Ill.; Seymour, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Vinita, Craig
County, Okla., January
22, 1946.
Republican. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1977-79; defeated, 1974; secretary
of state of Illinois, 1981-91; Governor of
Illinois, 1991-99; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 2008.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Cyrus Edwards (1793-1877) —
of Alton, Madison
County, Ill.
Born in Howard
County, Md., June 17,
1793.
Whig. Candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1838; postmaster at Alton,
Ill., 1841-43; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention from Madison County,
1847.
Baptist.
Died in Alton, Madison
County, Ill., August
31, 1877 (age 84 years, 75
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Alton, Ill.
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Ninian Edwards (1775-1833) —
of Kaskaskia, Randolph
County, Ill.; Edwardsville, Madison
County, Ill.
Born in Montgomery
County, Md., March
17, 1775.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1796-97; state court judge in
Kentucky, 1803; justice of
Kentucky state supreme court, 1808; Governor
of Illinois Territory, 1809-18; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1818-24; Governor of
Illinois, 1826-30; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1832.
Baptist.
Slaveowner.
Died of cholera,
in Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill., July 20,
1833 (age 58 years, 125
days).
Original interment somewhere
in Belleville, Ill.; reinterment in 1855 at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.; statue at Ninian
Edwards Plaza, Edwardsville, Ill.
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Claude Copley Flansburg (b. 1857) —
also known as Claude C. Flansburg —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Knox
County, Ill., June 1,
1857.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert T. Forth (1813-1886) —
of Wayne
County, Ill.
Born in Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky., September
15, 1813.
Farmer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1859-61, 1873-75 (10th District
1859-61, 44th District 1873-75).
Baptist.
Died in 1886
(age about
72 years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Wayne County, Ill.
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Claude Albert Fuller (1876-1968) —
also known as Claude A. Fuller —
of Eureka Springs, Carroll
County, Ark.
Born in Prophetstown, Whiteside
County, Ill., January
20, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1903-05; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Arkansas, 1908,
1936,
1940,
1952,
1956,
1960;
prosecuting attorney, 4th circuit, 1910-15; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1929-39.
Baptist. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Eureka Springs, Carroll
County, Ark., January
8, 1968 (age 91 years, 353
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Ark.
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Hubert Lee Goforth (b. 1915) —
also known as Hubert L. Goforth —
of Carbondale, Jackson
County, Ill.
Born in Energy, Williamson
County, Ill., January
6, 1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1948,
1964
(alternate).
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Kenneth James Gray (1924-2014) —
also known as Kenneth J. Gray —
of West Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ill.; Carbondale, Jackson
County, Ill.
Born in West Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ill., November
14, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1955-75, 1985-89 (25th District
1955-63, 21st District 1963-73, 24th District 1973-75, 22nd District
1985-89); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1972,
1980.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Elks; Eagles;
Jaycees.
Died in Herrin, Williamson
County, Ill., July 12,
2014 (age 89 years, 240
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Roger Sherman Greene (1840-1930) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
14, 1840.
Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; justice of
Washington territorial supreme court, 1870-79; chief
justice of Washington territorial supreme court, 1879-87;
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington, 1888; Prohibition candidate for
Governor
of Washington, 1890.
Baptist. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., February
17, 1930 (age 89 years, 65
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jesse Louis Jackson Jr. (b. 1965) —
also known as Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., March
11, 1965.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1988;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1995-2012; resigned
2012; investigated
by federal prosecutors in 2012 over misuse
of campaign funds, amounting to about $750,000 spent on personal
items, such as cashmere
capes and a fedora;
in February 2013, following his resignation
from Congress, he his wife pleaded
guilty; he was sentenced to 30 months in federal
prison; released in 2015.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Omega
Psi Phi.
Still living as of 2021.
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Kent Ellsworth Keller (1867-1954) —
also known as Kent E. Keller —
of Ava, Jackson
County, Ill.
Born near Campbell Hill, Jackson
County, Ill., June 4,
1867.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; mining
business; member of Illinois
state senate 44th District, 1913-17; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1916,
1952;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 25th District, 1931-41; defeated,
1940 (25th District), 1942 (25th District), 1944 (25th District),
1948 (26th District), 1950 (26th District).
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died September
3, 1954 (age 87 years, 91
days).
Interment at Ava
Evergreen Cemetery, Ava, Ill.
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William E. King (born c.1891) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Oak Ridge, Morehouse
Parish, La., about 1891.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1925-27, 1929-33; member of Illinois
state senate 3rd District, 1935-39; defeated, 1938; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1940,
1944,
1956;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1940, 1942, 1944,
1946, 1948.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; Freemasons;
Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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William Kinney (1781-1843) —
of St.
Clair County, Ill.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., 1781.
Baptist
minister; merchant;
Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1826-30; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1830, 1834.
Baptist.
Died near Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill., October
1, 1843 (age about 62
years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, St. Clair County, Ill.
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Scott Wike Lucas (1892-1968) —
also known as Scott W. Lucas —
of Havana, Mason
County, Ill.
Born near Chandlerville, Cass
County, Ill., February
19, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1932,
1940,
1944
(speaker),
1948,
1952
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1956,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1935-39; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1939-51; defeated, 1950; candidate for
Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1944.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Professional baseball
player, 3-I League, three years.
Died in Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C., February
22, 1968 (age 76 years, 3
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Havana, Ill.
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Donald A. Manzullo (b. 1944) —
of Egan, Ogle
County, Ill.
Born in Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill., March
24, 1944.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1993-; defeated in
primary, 1990; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 2004.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2014.
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C. L. McCormick (b. 1919) —
of Vienna, Johnson
County, Ill.
Born in McCormick, Pope
County, Ill., December
1, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; merchant;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1957-65, 1965-67, 1967-75,
1981-83 (59th District 1957-65, at-large 1965-67, 59th District
1967-75, 1981-83).
Baptist. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Interment at Vienna
Fraternal Cemetery, Vienna, Ill.
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Marvin A. McMickle —
of Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Baptist
minister; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1990; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 2000; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 2008.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2008.
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Andrew Custer Metzger (b. 1873) —
also known as Andrew C. Metzger —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
18, 1873.
Republican. Partner in Walsh & Metzger plumbing
and heating firm; member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1925, 1941; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1928;
delegate
to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum; Woodmen;
Royal
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Ellis Simmons Outlaw (1883-1982) —
also known as Ellis S. Outlaw —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Oktibbeha
County, Miss., November
15, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 3rd District,
1944.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Died in 1982
(age about
98 years).
Interment at Washington Park Cemetery, Berkeley, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Johnson Hansford Outlaw and Jennie (Gandy) Outlaw; married to
Angelina Villasenor; married, August
3, 1932, to Hazel Selvey. |
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memorial |
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Wallace Monroe Pence (b. 1860) —
of Salinas, Monterey
County, Calif.; San Miguel, San Luis
Obispo County, Calif.
Born in Rozetta Township, Henderson
County, Ill., March
27, 1860.
School
teacher; lawyer;
Prohibition candidate for California
state attorney general, 1910.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert T. Pence and Elizabeth (Conger) Pence; married, January
4, 1893, to Carrie M. Beeman. |
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Daniel Thomas Phillips (1842-1905) —
also known as Daniel T. Phillips —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Tredegar, Wales,
December
19, 1842.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; U.S. Consul in Cardiff, 1897-1905, died in office 1905.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Cardiff, Wales,
January
3, 1905 (age 62 years, 15
days).
Interment at Cathays
Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales.
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Glendal William Poshard (b. 1945) —
also known as Glenn Poshard —
of Marion, Williamson
County, Ill.
Born in Herald, White
County, Ill., October
30, 1945.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; member of Illinois
state senate, 1984-88; defeated, 1982; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1989-99 (22nd District 1989-93,
19th District 1993-99); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1996;
candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1998.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Orvis Chester Randall (1873-1963) —
also known as O. C. Randall —
of Nebraska.
Born in Bowenburg, Hancock
County, Ill., September
6, 1873.
Member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1929-31.
Baptist.
Died in Baptist
Home, Holdrege, Phelps
County, Neb., 1963
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Prairie
Home Cemetery, Holdrege, Neb.
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Melvin Jay Reynolds (b. 1952) —
also known as Mel Reynolds —
of Illinois.
Born in Mound Bayou, Bolivar
County, Miss., January
8, 1952.
Democrat. University
professor; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1993-95; defeated in
primary, 1988, 1990; resigned 1995.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Convicted
in 1995 on sexual
misconduct and obstruction
of justice charges and sentenced
to five years in prison.
Convicted
in federal court in 1997 of 15 counts of bank
fraud, wire fraud, and lying to the Federal
Election Commission; sentenced
to 78 more months in prison.
Still living as of 2014.
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Alvah Sabin (1793-1885) —
of Georgia, Franklin
County, Vt.; Sycamore, DeKalb
County, Ill.
Born in Georgia, Franklin
County, Vt., October
23, 1793.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1826-35, 1838-40, 1847-49, 1851,
1861-62; secretary
of state of Vermont, 1841-42; member of Vermont
state senate, 1842-45; U.S.
Representative from Vermont 3rd District, 1853-57.
Baptist.
Died in Sycamore, DeKalb
County, Ill., January
22, 1885 (age 91 years, 91
days).
Interment at Georgia
Plains Cemetery, Georgia Plains, Georgia, Vt.
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Leslie Earnest Salter (1895-1964) —
also known as Leslie E. Salter —
of Flossmoor, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Alva, Woods
County, Okla., May 10,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1920-24; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1948; circuit judge in
Illinois, 1953-64.
Baptist. Member, Acacia;
American
Legion; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Alpha Delta; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Died in Flossmoor, Cook
County, Ill., February
20, 1964 (age 68 years, 286
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter H. Toberman (1879-1960) —
also known as "Mr. Democrat" —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Montgomery
County, Ill., April
19, 1879.
Democrat. Founder and president, Toberman Grain
Company; secretary
of state of Missouri, 1949-60; died in office 1960.
Baptist.
Died at Memorial Community Hospital,
Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., February
13, 1960 (age 80 years, 300
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Missouri Official Manual 1957 |
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Joel Vandeveer (1791-1874) —
of Indiana.
Born in Orange
County, N.C., June 16,
1791.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1833-38, 1844-46; candidate for
Indiana
state senate, 1838.
Baptist.
Died in Pana, Christian
County, Ill., August
15, 1874 (age 83 years, 60
days).
Interment at Mound
Cemetery, Pana, Ill.
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William Caesar Warfield (1920-2002) —
also known as William Warfield —
Born in West Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips
County, Ark., January
22, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; professional
singer; actor;
performed, Republican National Convention, 1952 ;
university
professor.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Broke his neck in an accidental fall, and
died a few weeks later, in Northwestern Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
25, 2002 (age 82 years, 215
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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William James Yerby (1867-1950) —
also known as William J. Yerby —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Oldtown, Phillips
County, Ark., September
22, 1867.
Physician;
U.S. Consul in Sierra Leone, 1906-15; Dakar, 1915-25; La Rochelle, 1925-26; Oporto, 1926-30; Nantes, 1930-32.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1950
(age about
82 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Milton Yerby and Clementine Yerby; married to Cecilia
Carolyn Kennedy. |
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