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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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Fred A. Busse (1866-1914) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 3,
1866.
Republican. Hardware
business; coal dealer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1895-98; member of Illinois
state senate, 1899-1900; Illinois
state treasurer, 1903-05; member of Illinois
Republican State Committee, 1905; postmaster at Chicago,
Ill., 1905-07; mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1907-11; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1908;
member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1910.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from valvular heart
disease, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 9,
1914 (age 48 years, 128
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Francis Daniel Connery (b. 1867) —
also known as Francis D. Connery —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
12, 1867.
Democrat. Coal dealer; Chicago City Clerk, 1909-15; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William M. Connery and Mary (Tobin) Connery; brother of John
Tobin Connery. |
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John Tobin Connery (b. 1861) —
also known as John T. Connery —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I., January
10, 1861.
Democrat. Coal dealer; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1908,
1924.
Catholic.
Member, Royal
Arcanum; Catholic
Order of Foresters; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Roy Donohoo (1881-c.1969) —
also known as W. Roy Donohoo —
of Pearl, Pike
County, Ill.
Born in Pike
County, Ill., February
20, 1881.
Democrat. Merchant;
postmaster;
coal dealer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 36th District, 1941-47, 1949-53.
Member, Eagles;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died about 1969 (age about 88
years).
Interment at Green
Pond Cemetery, Pearl, Ill.
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Relatives:
Married 1902 to Anna
Pettit. |
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Carlton Martin Garver (1862-1931) —
also known as Carlton M. Garver —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Williams Center, Williams
County, Ohio, January
1, 1862.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; coal
dealer; secretary, Enterprise Coal Mining
Company, Des Moines; banker; mayor
of Des Moines, Iowa; elected 1922.
Swiss
ancestry.
Died in Hines, Cook
County, Ill., June 18,
1931 (age 69 years, 168
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Garver and Barbara R. (Fusselman) Garver; married, April
23, 1900, to Gertrude Van Dyne. |
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Edwin Holton Keeler (1863-1931) —
also known as E. H. Keeler —
of Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Born in Janesville, Rock
County, Wis., August
13, 1863.
Republican. Lumber and
fuel business; bank
director; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1908.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Union
League; Elks.
Died, from influenza
and a heart
attack, in Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill., March
28, 1931 (age 67 years, 227
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Rockford, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Chauncey Conant Keeler and Katherine Means (Spaulding) Keeler;
married, December
3, 1885, to Clara May Reitler; married 1923 to
Adelaide (Moore) Clark; fourth cousin once removed of Frank
Heman Ticknor. |
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Anton Frank Maciejewski (1893-1949) —
also known as A. F. Maciejewski —
of Cicero, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Anderson, Grimes
County, Tex., January
3, 1893.
Democrat. Coal dealer; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1928,
1940;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1939-42; resigned 1942.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
25, 1949 (age 56 years, 265
days).
Interment at Resurrection
Cemetery, Justice, Ill.
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Samuel Edward Magill (1861-1913) —
also known as Samuel E. Magill —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., February
18, 1861.
Coal business; real estate
business; U.S. Consul in Tampico, 1897-1907; Guadalajara, 1908-11; U.S. Consul General in San Salvador, 1907-08.
Died in Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark., January
30, 1913 (age 51 years, 347
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William E. Magill and Louisa (Jones) Magill; married, June 30,
1887, to Julia Francis Groves. |
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Frederic William Upham (1861-1925) —
also known as Fred W. Upham —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., January
29, 1861.
Republican. Lumber
business; president, City Fuel Company, coal dealers;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1892,
1912,
1916,
1920
(chair, Arrangements
Committee), 1924;
member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1919; Treasurer
of Republican National Committee, 1920-24; member of Republican
National Committee from Illinois, 1924.
Member, Union
League; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Loyal
Legion.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
15, 1925 (age 64 years, 17
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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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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