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Jacob Edward Alschuler (1902-1977) —
also known as Jacob E. Alschuler —
of Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., July 9,
1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1940.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Zeta
Beta Tau; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
B'nai B'rith.
Died May 23,
1977 (age 74 years, 318
days).
Interment at Spring
Lake Cemetery, Aurora, Ill.
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Jacob M. Arvey (1895-1977) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
3, 1895.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alderman, 24th Ward, Chicago, 1923-41; commissioner, Chicago Park
District, 1945-67; delegate
to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936,
1940,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1968;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; chair of
Cook County Democratic Party, 1946-50; member of Democratic
National Committee from Illinois, 1950-.
Jewish.
Russian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; B'nai B'rith; Jewish
War Veterans; American
Legion; Navy
League; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of heart
failure, in Weiss Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
25, 1977 (age 81 years, 295
days).
Interment at Shalom Memorial Park, Arlington Heights, Ill.
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Samuel R. Ballis (1901-1981) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
11, 1901.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
B'nai B'rith.
Died in September, 1981
(age 79
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Malcolm S. Kamin (b. 1939) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
23, 1939.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 12th District,
1969-70.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; B'nai B'rith; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 1970.
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Philip M. Klutznick (1907-1999) —
of Park Forest, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., July 9,
1907.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1980-81.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; B'nai B'rith.
Died August
14, 1999 (age 92 years, 36
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Litowich (1899-1973) —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
8, 1899.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1953-58; member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1959-64.
Jewish.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks;
B'nai B'rith.
Died in 1973
(age about
74 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Newton Norman Minow (b. 1926) —
also known as Newton N. Minow —
of Glencoe, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
17, 1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member, Federal Communications Commission, 1961-63; chair, Federal
Communications Commission, 1961-63; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1964
(alternate), 1972;
Honorary
Consul-General for Singapore in Chicago,
Ill., 2006.
Jewish.
Member, Order of
the Coif; American Bar
Association; American
Society for International Law; B'nai B'rith; American
Jewish Committee.
Still living as of 2016.
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Daniel Marshall Pierce (b. 1928) —
also known as Daniel M. Pierce; Dan Pierce —
of Highland Park, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
31, 1928.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
Democratic State Central Committee, 1962-66, 1970-73; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1964
(alternate), 1972;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1965-85 (at-large 1965-67, 32nd
District 1967-83, 58th District 1983-85); candidate for Presidential
Elector for Illinois.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Urban
League; B'nai B'rith; Jaycees;
American
Legion.
Still living as of 2000.
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Samuel Harvey Shapiro (1907-1987) —
also known as Samuel H. Shapiro; Israel
Shapiro —
of Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill.
Born in Estonia,
April
25, 1907.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1947-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964;
chair, Committee on Rules and Order of Business, chair, 1968;
speaker, 1968;
Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1961-68; Governor of
Illinois, 1968-69.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Amvets;
Moose;
Kiwanis;
Elks;
B'nai B'rith; Alpha
Epsilon Pi.
Died in Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill., March
16, 1987 (age 79 years, 325
days).
Interment at Jewish
Waldheim Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
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Martin Tuchow (b. 1924) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
2, 1924.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 11th District,
1969-70.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai B'rith.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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