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Politicians in Construction in Illinois

  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.
  Relatives: Son of Asa M. Abbott and Sarah (Sperry) Abbott; married, September 14, 1887, to Carrie Entwhistle.
Ed Andries 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.
  Relatives: Married, October 29, 1908, to Alida Heisbrandt.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Moline Dispatch, August 2, 1949
Charles W. Bouck Charles Wesley Bouck (1852-1920) — also known as Charles W. Bouck — of Royalton, Morrison County, Minn. Born in Rockford, Winnebago County, Ill., February 29, 1852. Carpenter; employed building bridges for the Northern Pacific Railroad, 1880-85; hardware and farm implement business; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1911-20 (District 48 1911-14, District 53 1915-20); died in office 1920. Died in Royalton, Morrison County, Minn., June 4, 1920 (age 68 years, 96 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Royalton, Minn.
  Relatives: Married to Mary L. Ball.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  Frederick Albert Britten (1871-1946) — also known as Frederick A. Britten; Fred A. Britten — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 18, 1871. Republican. Builder; U.S. Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1913-35; defeated, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1936. Member, Freemasons. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., May 4, 1946 (age 74 years, 167 days). Originally entombed at Abbey Mausoleum (which no longer exists), Arlington, Va.; reinterment to unknown location.
  Relatives: Son of Michael Britten and Eva (Fey) Britten; married, March 4, 1907, to Alma Hand.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Fahle Burman — of Waukegan, Lake County, Ill. Born in Sweden. Carpenter; delegate to Socialist National Convention from Illinois, 1920; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois. Swedish ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Elmer Ellsworth Caldwell (1861-1940) — also known as Elmer E. Caldwell — of Havana, Mason County, Ill. Born in Illinois, March 5, 1861. Republican. Carpenter; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1904; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois. Died in Limestone, Peoria County, Ill., April 5, 1940 (age 79 years, 31 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William H. Caldwell and Harriet Caldwell; married 1893 to Venus Prettyman.
  Henry Ogden Clark (b. 1944) — of Cedar, Leelanau County, Mich. Born in Berwyn, Cook County, Ill., December 29, 1944. Architect; builder; Natural Law candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1992 (11th District), 1994 (15th District), 1996 (2nd District), 1998 (10th District). Member, American Institute of Architects. Still living as of 1998.
  Marvin Robert Dee (1917-1975) — also known as Doc Dee — of Illinois. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., August 21, 1917. Republican. Lawyer; engineer; appraiser; construction executive; member of Illinois state house of representatives 20th District, 1973-74. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Sigma Phi. Died January 11, 1975 (age 57 years, 143 days). Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Joseph Johanik (1927-2007) — of Westmont, DuPage County, Ill.; Lombard, DuPage County, Ill. Born in 1927. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; carpenter; hardware store owner; village president of Westmont, Illinois, 1961-65. Czech ancestry. Member, Moose; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died, from a brain hemorrhage, in Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield, DuPage County, Ill., May 4, 2007 (age about 79 years). Burial location unknown.
  Patrick H. Kelly (b. 1890) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 13, 1890. Democrat. Automobile plant foreman; carpenter; general contractor; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Milwaukee County 10th District, 1959-60, 1963-64. Member, Eagles. Burial location unknown.
  Christian Krueger (b. 1836) — of Blue Island, Cook County, Ill. Born in Prussia, April 24, 1836. Carpenter; contractor; village president of Blue Island, Illinois, 1880-83. Lutheran. German ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Catharine Koch.
  Joe E. Lehmann (b. 1887) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.Dak. Born in Worthington, Dubuque County, Iowa, January 2, 1887. Democrat. Contractor; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 4th District, 1937-38; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1948; member of South Dakota state senate 3rd District, 1949-52, 1955-60. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1913 to Clara Bisenius.
William Lorimer William Lorimer (1861-1934) — also known as "The Blond Boss" — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Manchester, England, April 27, 1861. Republican. Real estate business; contractor; brick manufacturer; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1895-1901, 1903-09 (2nd District 1895-1901, 6th District 1903-09); delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1896, 1904, 1908; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1909-12. Scottish ancestry. He was accused of bribery in winning election to the Senate; in 1912, the Senate invalidated his election. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 13, 1934 (age 73 years, 139 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Ill.
  Relatives: Married to Susan Mooney.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Autobiographies and Portraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899)
  Lorenzo P. Sanger (1809-1875) — of Joliet, Will County, Ill. Born in Littleton, Grafton County, N.H., March 2, 1809. Contractor; built canals and railroads; member of Illinois state senate, 1840; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; stone quarry proprietor. Died in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., March 23, 1875 (age 66 years, 21 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Joliet, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of David Sanger, Jr. and Mary 'Polly' (Palmer) Sanger; married, February 3, 1830, to Rachel Mary Denniston; father of Frances Louise Sanger (who married William Alexander Steel).
  Richard M. Stadden (1856-1918) — Born in Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill., May 27, 1856. Civil engineer and contractor on railways and harbor projects in the U.S. and Mexico; Hawaiian consul at Manzanillo, 1886-87; U.S. Consul in Manzanillo, 1886-87; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Manzanillo, 1906-14; U.S. Vice Consul in Manzanillo, as of 1916-17. Died, of influenza, 1918 (age about 62 years). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
  Relatives: Married to Victoria Carbajal.
  Charles Wittenberg — of Palatine, Cook County, Ill. Carpenter; village president of Palatine, Illinois, 1954. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Marcus White Woods (1870-1956) — also known as Mark W. Woods — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Bonus Township, Boone County, Ill., January 23, 1870. Republican. Builder; real estate developer; telephone business; financier; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1924, 1928 (speaker), 1932. Member, Kiwanis; Elks; Woodmen of the World. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., June 29, 1956 (age 86 years, 158 days). Interment at Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
  George W. Wright — of Illinois. Socialist. Contractor; delegate to Socialist National Convention from Illinois, 1920; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1920. Burial location unknown.
  Carl Young (b. 1859) — of Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich. Born in Augusta, Hancock County, Ill., August 11, 1859. Republican. Carpenter; general organizer, Carpenter's Union, 1906-16; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Muskegon County, 1917-20. Burial location unknown.
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