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William Augustus Ayres (1867-1952) —
also known as William A. Ayres —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Elizabethtown, Hardin
County, Ill., April
19, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; Sedgwick
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-12; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1915-21, 1923-34 (8th District
1915-21, 1923-33, 5th District 1933-34); defeated, 1920; resigned
1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); member, Federal Trade Commission,
1934-52; died in office 1952; chair, Federal Trade Commission, 1937,
1942, 1946.
Christian. German
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
17, 1952 (age 84 years, 304
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Old
Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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Vincent Edward Baker (b. 1921) —
also known as Vincent E. Baker —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Robinson, Crawford
County, Ill., September
26, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state senate 10th District, 1955-56; candidate for Missouri
state attorney general, 1956; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1980.
Christian. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Martin Baner (b. 1936) —
also known as Richard Baner —
of Eureka, Woodford
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
27, 1936.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1972.
Christian. Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Phi
Alpha Delta; Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Martin Baner and Ella (Detweiler) Baner; married 1955 to Janet
Mae Eastman. |
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John Lafayette Bess (1872-1962) —
also known as J. L. Bess —
of West Plains, Howell
County, Mo.
Born in Shobonier, Fayette
County, Ill., November
12, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Missouri
state senate 22nd District, 1934; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Howell County, 1945-46;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri.
Christian. Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1962
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery, West Plains, Mo.
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John David Biggs (b. 1888) —
also known as John D. Biggs —
of Greenville, Bond
County, Ill.
Born in Tamalco, Bond
County, Ill., February
23, 1888.
Republican. Bond
County State's Attorney, 1912-16; county judge in Illinois,
1922-41; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1944,
1948.
Christian. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Cecil William Bishop (1890-1971) —
also known as C. W. 'Runt' Bishop —
of Carterville, Williamson
County, Ill.
Born near West Vienna, Johnson
County, Ill., June 29,
1890.
Republican. Tailor;
laundry
business; coal miner;
professional football
and baseball
player and manager; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1941-55 (25th District 1941-49,
26th District 1949-53, 25th District 1953-55); defeated, 1954.
Christian. Member, Lions; Elks; Eagles;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Marion, Williamson
County, Ill., September
21, 1971 (age 81 years, 84
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Carterville, Ill.
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William Cassidy (b. 1957) —
also known as Bill Cassidy —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Highland Park, Lake
County, Ill., September
28, 1957.
Republican. Physician;
member of Louisiana
state senate 16th District, 2006-08; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 2009-.
Christian.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Bertrand Conlan (b. 1930) —
also known as John B. Conlan —
of Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Oak Park, Cook
County, Ill., September
17, 1930.
Republican. Member of Arizona
state senate, 1960; U.S.
Representative from Arizona 4th District, 1973-77.
Christian.
Still living as of 1998.
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Cynthia L. Davis (b. 1959) —
of O'Fallon, St.
Charles County, Mo.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
23, 1959.
Bookseller;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives 19th District, 2003-10; candidate
in Republican primary for Missouri
state senate, 2010; Constitution candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 2012; candidate in Republican primary for
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 2016.
Female.
Christian.
Still living as of 2016.
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William T. Emblen (b. 1906) —
of Elm Grove, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
22, 1906.
Republican. School
teacher; athletic
coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1947-48;
defeated, 1948.
Christian. Member, Kappa
Sigma.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank J. Emblen and Ella Josephine (Miller) Emblen; married, October
3, 1931, to Celesta Richard. |
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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 |
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Marguerite (Rankin) Helm; married to Anna Puterbaugh. |
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Steve Hickey (b. 1967) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 4,
1967.
Republican. Pastor;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 9th District, 2011-15; in
2015-16, as a pastor and conservative state legislator, he teamed up
with an openly gay former deputy director of Barack Obama's
presidential campaign to sponsor a successful ballot initiative to
cap payday loan rates in South Dakota at 36%.
Evangelical Christian.
Still living as of 2016.
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Wilber H. Hickman —
of Paris, Edgar
County, Ill.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1926; member of Illinois
state senate 22nd District, 1933-41.
Christian. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Byron Holkenbrink (1903-2002) —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., November
30, 1903.
Merchant;
mayor
of Jacksonville, Ill., 1963-69.
Christian. Member, Rotary;
American
Association of Retired Persons.
Died in Barton W. Stone nursing
home, Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., April
26, 2002 (age 98 years, 147
days). His body was
donated to science.
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William Leonard Hungate (1922-2007) —
also known as William L. Hungate —
of Troy, Lincoln
County, Mo.
Born in Benton, Franklin
County, Ill., December
14, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Lincoln
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-56; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1964-77; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1979-92.
Christian. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association.
Injured in a fall at
his home, and died two weeks later, from surgery complications, in
St. Luke's Hospital,
Chesterfield, St. Louis
County, Mo., June 22,
2007 (age 84 years, 190
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Don Irving (b. 1898) —
of Chambersburg, Pike
County, Ill.
Born in Chambersburg, Pike
County, Ill., September
20, 1898.
Democrat. Farmer; insurance
business; newspaper
columnist;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1944, 1946; chair of
Pike County Democratic Party, 1949-65.
Christian. Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Farmers
Union.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Wade Hampton Irving and Martha (Hume) Irving; married, November
25, 1920, to Marjorie Lindsey. |
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Charlie Kirk (b. 1993) —
Born in Arlington Heights, Cook
County, Ill., October
14, 1993.
Republican. Radio talk
show host; co-founder and executive director, Turning Point USA;
speaker, Republican National Convention, 2016,
2020.
Evangelical Christian.
Still living as of 2021.
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J. O. Miller (b. 1884) —
of Peru, Miami
County, Ind.
Born in Blue Mound, Macon
County, Ill., May 24,
1884.
Democrat. School
teacher; mayor of
Peru, Ind., 1943-44.
Christian. Member, Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Ray Page (b. 1921) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in New Berlin, Sangamon
County, Ill., December
8, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; school
teacher; athletic
coach; Illinois
superintendent of public instruction, 1963-71; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1964
(delegation secretary), 1968.
Christian. Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Warren Page and Pearl (Taylor) Page; married, June 6,
1943, to Kathryn Kincaid. |
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William Thomas Redmond (b. 1955) —
also known as Bill Redmond —
of New Mexico.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
28, 1955.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New Mexico 3rd District, 1997-99; defeated,
1996, 1998; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 2000.
Christian.
Still living as of 2000.
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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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Richard Lynn Scott (b. 1952) —
also known as Rick Scott —
of Naples, Collier
County, Fla.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., December
1, 1952.
Republican. Founder and leader of Columbia (later Columbia/HCA), a
chain of hospitals;
Governor
of Florida, 2011-19.
Evangelical Christian.
Still living as of 2019.
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Earle Benjamin Searcy (b. 1887) —
also known as Earl B. Searcy —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Palmyra, Macoupin
County, Ill., May 14,
1887.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
broker; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 45th District, 1921-23; member of
Illinois
state senate 45th District, 1923-45; clerk of the Illinois
supreme court; elected 1944.
Christian. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Disabled
American Veterans.
One of the founding members of the American Legion.
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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Gerald C. Weller (b. 1957) —
also known as Jerry Weller —
of Morris, Grundy
County, Ill.
Born in Streator, La Salle
County, Ill., July 7,
1957.
Republican. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1988-94; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 11th District, 1995-.
Christian.
Still living as of 2014.
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O. Lloyd Welsh (1899-1968) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born near Sciota, McDonough
County, Ill., June 29,
1899.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
president and general manager of Prairie Lumber and
Fuel Company, which sells feed and
fertilizer, coal,
and building materials; mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1953-57.
Christian. Member, Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died in Normal, McLean
County, Ill., December
17, 1968 (age 69 years, 171
days).
Interment at Park
Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
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Tilford Albert Willmore (b. 1869) —
also known as T. A. Willmore —
of Hebron, Thayer
County, Neb.
Born in Clinton, DeWitt
County, Ill., November
18, 1869.
Democrat. School
teacher; postmaster;
real
estate and insurance
business; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Nebraska, 1932.
Christian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Willmore and Sarah J. (Wright) Willmore; married, September
14, 1893, to Maude Woodward. |
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Lee T. Witty (1859-1931) —
of Memphis, Scotland
County, Mo.
Born in Newmansville, Cass
County, Ill., May 20,
1859.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer; real estate
business; immigration agent for Missouri Pacific Railroad;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Scotland County, 1903-06,
1923-24, 1927-31; died in office 1931.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., May 8,
1931 (age 71 years, 353
days).
Interment at Memphis
Cemetery, Memphis, Mo.
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