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Politician members in Illinois, D-J

  Joseph E. Daily (b. 1888) — of Peoria, Peoria County, Ill. Born in Manito, Mason County, Ill., January 22, 1888. Lawyer; circuit judge in Illinois, 1926-48; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1948-64 (5th District 1948-63, 3rd District 1964); chief justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1951-52, 1958-59. Member, Order of the Coif; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Sidney Daily and Drusilla (Robison) Daily; married, January 7, 1914, to Audrey L. Woodward.
  Marcy Bradshaw Darnall (1872-1960) — also known as Marcy B. Darnall — of Key West, Monroe County, Fla. Born in Edgar County, Ill., January 27, 1872. Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; postmaster at Key West, Fla., 1913-21. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; American Legion; United Spanish War Veterans; Civitan; Elks. Died, in Coffee Memorial Hospital, Florence, Lauderdale County, Ala., January 18, 1960 (age 87 years, 356 days). Interment at Greenview Memorial Gardens, Florence, Ala.
  Relatives: Married to Lutie Milliken.
  William Levi Dawson (1886-1970) — also known as William L. Dawson — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Albany, Dougherty County, Ga., April 26, 1886. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Illinois Democratic State Central Committee, 1930-32; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1940 (alternate), 1944 (speaker), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968; U.S. Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1943-70; died in office 1970. African ancestry. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Alpha Phi Alpha; Freemasons; Elks. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 9, 1970 (age 84 years, 197 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Griffin Funeral Home Columbarium, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Married to Nellie Brown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Richard Dellenback (1918-2002) — also known as John R. Dellenback — of Medford, Jackson County, Ore. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 6, 1918. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1961-66; U.S. Representative from Oregon 4th District, 1967-75; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1968, 1972; associate director, U.S. Peace Corps, 1975-77; president, Christian College Coalition, 1977-88. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died in Medford, Jackson County, Ore., December 7, 2002 (age 84 years, 31 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Oscar Stanton De Priest (1871-1951) — also known as Oscar De Priest — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Florence, Lauderdale County, Ala., March 9, 1871. Republican. Painter; real estate broker; Cook County Commissioner, 1894-1904; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1908 (alternate), 1920, 1924 (alternate), 1928, 1932, 1936; U.S. Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1929-35; defeated, 1934, 1936, 1938. Congregationalist or Presbyterian. African ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 12, 1951 (age 80 years, 64 days). Interment at Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Alexander R. De Priest and Mary (Karsner) De Priest; married, February 23, 1898, to Jessie Williams.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
Everett M. Dirksen Everett McKinley Dirksen (1896-1969) — also known as Everett M. Dirksen; "The Wizard of Ooze" — of Pekin, Tazewell County, Ill. Born in Pekin, Tazewell County, Ill., January 4, 1896. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant; U.S. Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1933-49; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1940 (alternate), 1948, 1952 (speaker), 1956 (speaker), 1960 (member, Credentials Committee), 1964 (delegation chair), 1968 (delegation chair); U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1951-69; died in office 1969. Christian Reformed. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Moose; American Bar Association; Odd Fellows; Izaak Walton League. Died, of lung cancer, at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., September 7, 1969 (age 73 years, 246 days). Interment at Glendale Memorial Gardens, Pekin, Ill.
  Relatives: Father of Joy Dirksen (who married Howard Henry Baker Jr.).
  Political family: Baker-Dirksen family of Huntsville and Alcoa, Tennessee.
  Cross-reference: Harold E. Rainville
  The Dirksen Senate Office Building (opened 1958), in Washington, D.C., is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books about Everett Dirksen: Byron C. Hulsey, Everett Dirksen and His Presidents: How a Senate Giant Shaped American Politics
  Image source: U.S. postage stamp (1981)
  George C. Dixon — of Dixon, Lee County, Ill. Born in Dixon, Lee County, Ill. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1924, 1936; member of Illinois state house of representatives 35th District, 1929-31; mayor of Dixon, Ill., 1931-34; resigned 1934; member of Illinois state senate 35th District, 1935-43. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Knights Templar. Burial location unknown.
  Donald Claude Dobbins (1878-1943) — also known as Donald C. Dobbins — of Champaign, Champaign County, Ill. Born near Dewey, Champaign County, Ill., March 20, 1878. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1933-37; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936. Presbyterian. Member, Elks. Died in Champaign, Champaign County, Ill., February 14, 1943 (age 64 years, 331 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Urbana, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Isaac Dolliver (1894-1978) — also known as James I. Dolliver — of Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa; Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, Iowa. Born in Park Ridge, Cook County, Ill., August 31, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Webster County Attorney, 1924-29; candidate for U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1942; U.S. Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1945-57; defeated, 1956; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Lions; Elks; Moose; American Legion; Farm Bureau; Delta Chi. Died in Rolla, Phelps County, Mo., December 10, 1978 (age 84 years, 101 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Robert H. Dolliver and Mary Elle (Barrett) Dolliver; married, October 23, 1923, to Betty Morgan; married, September 4, 1928, to Rachael McCreight; nephew of Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver.
  Political family: Dolliver-Brown family of Kingwood, West Virginia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Paul Howard Douglas (1892-1976) — also known as Paul H. Douglas — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Salem, Essex County, Mass., March 26, 1892. Democrat. University professor; economist; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1949-67; defeated, 1942, 1966. Unitarian or Quaker. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Americans for Democratic Action; American Economic Association; American Philosophical Society; Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Upsilon. Died in Washington, D.C., September 24, 1976 (age 84 years, 182 days). Cremated; ashes scattered.
  Relatives: Son of James Howard Douglas and Annie (Smith) Douglas; married 1915 to Dorothy S. Wolff; married 1931 to Emily Taft.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about Paul H. Douglas: Roger Biles, Crusading Liberal: Paul H. Douglas of Illinois
  Lawrence E. Dowd — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Member of Illinois state senate 1st District, 1943-51. Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  T. Mac Downing (b. 1891) — of Macomb, McDonough County, Ill. Born in Macomb, McDonough County, Ill., 1891. Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives 32nd District, 1935-37; member of Illinois state senate 32nd District, 1937-65. Member, Phi Delta Theta; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Elks; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Robert Blackford Duncan (1920-2011) — also known as Robert B. Duncan — of Medford, Jackson County, Ore. Born in Normal, McLean County, Ill., December 4, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Oregon state legislature, 1956; U.S. Representative from Oregon, 1963-67, 1975-81 (4th District 1963-67, 3rd District 1975-81); defeated in primary, 1980; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1964; Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1966, 1968 (primary), 1972 (primary). Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Elks. Died April 29, 2011 (age 90 years, 146 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — OurCampaigns candidate detail
Adolph O. Eberhart Adolph Olson Eberhart (1870-1944) — also known as Adolph O. Eberhart; A. O. Eberhart; Olaf Adolf Olsson — of Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Värmland, Sweden, June 23, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota state senate 11th District, 1903-06; Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, 1907-09; Governor of Minnesota, 1909-15; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1916 (speaker); candidate for U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1916; real estate broker. Lutheran. Swedish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks; United Commercial Travelers. Died December 6, 1944 (age 74 years, 166 days). Interment somewhere in Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Married to Adele Marie Hoke.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Minnesota Legislator record
  Image source: Minnesota Encyclopeda
  George M. Eberle (b. 1884) — of Lincoln, Logan County, Ill. Born in Lincoln, Logan County, Ill., September 3, 1884. Grain business; farm manager; Logan County Treasurer, 1931-35; mayor of Lincoln, Ill., 1935-38. Member, Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Wallace Eberle and Margaret (Heinz) Eberle; married, August 6, 1928, to Sarah A. Reed.
  James Douglas Elliott (b. 1859) — also known as James D. Elliott — of Tyndall, Bon Homme County, S.Dak.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Mt. Sterling, Brown County, Ill., October 7, 1859. Republican. Lawyer; Bon Homme County State's Attorney, 1887-91; South Dakota Republican state chair, 1896; U.S. Attorney for South Dakota, 1897-1907; U.S. District Judge for South Dakota, 1911-. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Elliott and Mary (McPhail) Elliott; married, May 29, 1890, to Agnes S. Stilwill.
Louis L. Emmerson Louis Lincoln Emmerson (1863-1941) — also known as Louis L. Emmerson; Lou Emmerson — of Mt. Vernon, Jefferson County, Ill. Born in Albion, Edwards County, Ill., December 27, 1863. Republican. Merchant; banker; member of Illinois Republican State Central Committee, 1910; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1912, 1920, 1924 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940; secretary of state of Illinois, 1917-29; Governor of Illinois, 1929-33. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Redmen; Woodmen; Elks; Moose. Died in Mt. Vernon, Jefferson County, Ill., February 4, 1941 (age 77 years, 39 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Ill.
  Relatives: Grandson of Allan Emerson.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Image source: Illinois Blue Book 1919
  Clinton L. Ewing (1879-1953) — of Douglas, Knox County, Ill. Born in Yates City, Knox County, Ill., December 7, 1879. Republican. Farmer; member of Illinois state house of representatives 3rd District, 1927-31; member of Illinois state senate 43rd District, 1931-43. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Eagles; Woodmen; Farm Bureau. Died January 23, 1953 (age 73 years, 47 days). Interment at Yates City Cemetery, Yates City, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of William Oliver Ewing.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph E. Finerty (b. 1905) — of Gary, Lake County, Ind. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 28, 1905. Democrat. Lake County Auditor, 1934-41; mayor of Gary, Ind., 1943-44; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1944 (member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee). Catholic. Member, Moose; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Walter Louis Finn (1875-1936) — also known as Walter L. Finn — of Iuka, Marion County, Ill. Born in Marion County, Ill., April 15, 1875. Democrat. Physician; farmer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of Iuka, Ill.; member of Illinois state senate 42nd District, 1929-36; died in office 1936. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Izaak Walton League. Died in Iuka, Marion County, Ill., November 7, 1936 (age 61 years, 206 days). Interment at East Lawn Cemetery, Salem, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Alfred C. Finn and Art (Mercer) Finn; married, December 31, 1912, to Kate M. Ward.
  Edward Rowan Finnegan (1905-1971) — of Illinois. Born in Des Plaines, Cook County, Ill., June 5, 1905. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1961-65 (12th District 1961-63, 9th District 1963-65); circuit judge in Illinois, 1965-71; died in office 1971. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., February 2, 1971 (age 65 years, 242 days). Interment at All Saints Catholic Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Philip J. Finnegan (1886-1959) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 25, 1886. Democrat. Lawyer; law professor; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1918; municipal judge in Illinois, 1922-29; circuit judge in Illinois, 1929-33; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1932; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1949-59; died in office 1959. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Alpha Delta; Elks; Moose. Died January 4, 1959 (age 72 years, 193 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Richard J. Finnegan and Eleanore (Biggs) Finnegan.
  See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  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.
  Relatives: Married to May Obenshain.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Herbert Elmer Gooch (b. 1878) — also known as Herbert E. Gooch — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 19, 1878. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1916 (member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee). Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Freemasons. President of Gooch Milling & Elevator Co.; Gooch Food Products Co.; Lincoln Mills; and Star Publishing Co. Burial location unknown.
  Richey V. Graham (1886-1972) — of Cicero, Cook County, Ill. Born in Galt (now part of Cambridge), Ontario, November 22, 1886. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1929-30; member of Illinois state senate 19th District, 1931-38; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1938. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; American Bar Association; Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Elks. Died in Oak Forest, Cook County, Ill., July 3, 1972 (age 85 years, 224 days). Interment at Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Married, June 23, 1917, to Lidmila 'Lillian' Cermak (daughter of Anton Josef Cermak; sister-in-law of Otto Kerner Jr.).
  Political family: Kerner-Cermak family of Chicago, Illinois.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Married 1943 to June Croslin.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Ashley Greene (b. 1898) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Portland, Multnomah County, Ore.; Lake Grove, Clackamas County, Ore. Born in Ashville, St. Clair County, Ala., January 15, 1898. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1948 (member, Credentials Committee). Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Elks; Eagles; American Bar Association; Military Order of the World Wars. Burial location unknown.
  John Murchison Grimm (b. 1866) — also known as John M. Grimm — of Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. Born in Henry County, Ill., December 21, 1866. Republican. Lawyer; Linn County Attorney, 1893-98; justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1929-32; appointed 1929; resigned 1932. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Delta Tau Delta; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis; Union League. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Henry Grimm and Catherine (McLennan) Grimm; married, December 28, 1894, to Orphea Bealer.
  Thomas P. Gunning (1882-1943) — of Princeton, Bureau County, Ill. Born near Neponset, Bureau County, Ill., June 26, 1882. Republican. Dentist; member of Illinois state senate 37th District, 1931-43; died in office 1943. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks; American Dental Association. Never recovered fully from surgery to remove a cataract, and died from multiple ailments, in Princeton, Bureau County, Ill., November 8, 1943 (age 61 years, 135 days). Burial location unknown.
  Thomas Frederick Haines (1903-1997) — also known as Tom Haines — of Missoula, Missoula County, Mont. Born in Rockport, Pike County, Ill., March 4, 1903. Republican. Grocer; director, New American Life Insurance Company; chair of Missoula County Republican Party, 1945-50; delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana, 1948; member of Montana state house of representatives, 1950-74. Methodist; later Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Missoula, Missoula County, Mont., March 21, 1997 (age 94 years, 17 days). Interment at Missoula Cemetery, Missoula, Mont.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Nicholas Haines and Susan (Krauss) Haines; married, November 17, 1926, to Edna May Bolin.
  Frank Herbert Hall (1890-1964) — also known as Frank H. Hall — of Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colo. Born in Braceville, Grundy County, Ill., August 14, 1890. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of Colorado state supreme court, 1957-64; chief justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1961-62. Member, American Bar Association; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Alpha Delta; Elks; Lions. Died December 2, 1964 (age 74 years, 110 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Matthew F. Hall and Mary Jane (Graham) Hall; married, September 23, 1920, to Nora Gregg; married, November 1, 1934, to Lucia Malcarne.
  Guy Urban Hardy (1872-1947) — also known as Guy U. Hardy — of Canon City, Fremont County, Colo. Born in Abingdon, Knox County, Ill., April 4, 1872. Republican. Newspaper publisher; postmaster at Canon City, Colo., 1900-01; U.S. Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1919-33; defeated, 1932. Disciples of Christ. Member, Knights of Pythias; Elks; Moose. Died January 26, 1947 (age 74 years, 297 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Canon City, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of U. W. Hardy and Virginia (Moorehead) Hardy; married, August 2, 1899, to Jessie Mack.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Gustav Holden Helgerson (1875-1965) — also known as Gus H. Helgerson — of Mt. Vernon, Davison County, S.Dak.; Mitchell, Davison County, S.Dak. Born in Pontiac, Livingston County, Ill., September 25, 1875. Republican. Hardware business; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 13th District, 1909-12; member of South Dakota state senate 13th District, 1913-14; South Dakota state treasurer, 1917-21; insurance business. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis. Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak., July, 1965 (age 89 years, 0 days). Interment at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Blendon Township, Davison County, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of Barney Helgerson and Laura Marie (Larson) Helgerson; married to Blanche Fern Hamilton.
  Lott Russell Herrick (1871-1937) — also known as Lott R. Herrick — of Farmer City, DeWitt County, Ill. Born in Farmer City, DeWitt County, Ill., December 8, 1871. Lawyer; county judge in Illinois, 1902-04; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1933-37; died in office 1937; chief justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1936. Member, Sigma Chi; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., September 18, 1937 (age 65 years, 284 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Farmer City, Ill.
  Relatives: Brother of George Wirt Herrick.
  Harry B. Hershey — of Taylorville, Christian County, Ill. Born in Mifflin, Richland County, Ohio. Democrat. Lawyer; Christian County State's Attorney, 1912-20; mayor of Taylorville, Ill., 1922-26; member of Illinois Democratic State Central Committee, 1938; Illinois Democratic state chair, 1938-39; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1940, 1944 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1948; candidate for Governor of Illinois, 1940; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1951-66 (2nd District 1951-63, 5th District 1964-66). Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows; Alpha Delta Phi; Phi Alpha Delta; Delta Sigma Rho; Farm Bureau. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  William Henry Hinebaugh (1867-1943) — of Illinois. Born near Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich., December 16, 1867. County judge in Illinois, 1902-12; U.S. Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1913-15. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died in Albion, Calhoun County, Mich., September 22, 1943 (age 75 years, 280 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Litchfield, Mich.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Byron O. House (1902-1969) — of Nashville, Washington County, Ill. Born in St. Louis, Mo., September 27, 1902. Lawyer; circuit judge in Illinois, 1956-57; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1957-69 (1st District 1957-63, 5th District 1964-69); chief justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1959-60. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Odd Fellows; Pi Kappa Phi; Phi Alpha Delta. Died in Belleville, St. Clair County, Ill., September 27, 1969 (age 67 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  James Thomas Igoe (1883-1971) — also known as James T. Igoe — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., October 23, 1883. Democrat. Printing business; Chicago City Clerk, 1917-23; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1920, 1928, 1936; U.S. Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1927-33. Member, Elks. Died in 1971 (age about 87 years). Interment at All Saints Catholic Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Igoe and Helen Igoe; married, October 20, 1909, to Katherine Jordan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alfred Perry Jaques (1857-1937) — also known as Alfred Jaques — of Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn. Born in Geneseo Township, Henry County, Ill., February 9, 1857. Democrat. Lawyer; municipal judge in Minnesota, 1887-89; candidate for district judge in Minnesota 11th District, 1896; candidate for U.S. Representative from Minnesota 8th District, 1910; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1912 (speaker); U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, 1914-22; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1926. Unitarian. Member, American Bar Association; Elks. Died in Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn., July 2, 1937 (age 80 years, 143 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of William Cowpen Jaques and Elizabeth Anne (Beers) Jaques; married, April 15, 1885, to Mary Josephine Shaw.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward Halsey Jenison (1907-1996) — also known as Edward H. Jenison — of Paris, Edgar County, Ill. Born in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wis., July 27, 1907. Republican. Newspaper editor; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1947-53 (18th District 1947-49, 23rd District 1949-53); defeated, 1952, 1954; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1956, 1968 (alternate). Methodist. Member, American Legion; Sigma Delta Chi; Freemasons; Elks. Died June 22, 1996 (age 88 years, 331 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ernest Manley Jenison and Laura (Hinsey) Jenison; married, September 14, 1929, to Barbara E. Weinburgh.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Charles J. Jenkins (b. 1897) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Austin, Travis County, Tex., October 4, 1897. Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives 3rd District, 1931-41. African ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel J. Jenkins and Irene B. Jenkins; married to Cynthia Flowers.
Thomas M. Jett Thomas Marion Jett (1862-1939) — also known as Thomas M. Jett — of Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Ill. Born near Greenville, Bond County, Ill., May 1, 1862. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; Montgomery County State's Attorney, 1889-96; U.S. Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1897-1903; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1908; circuit judge in Illinois 4th Circuit, 1909-39; died in office 1939; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1922-36. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died in Litchfield, Montgomery County, Ill., January 10, 1939 (age 76 years, 254 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Hillsboro, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Stephen J. Jett and Nancy (Booher) Jett; married, December 24, 1889, to Mollie Clotfelter.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Autobiographies and Portraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899)
Charles G. Jones Charles Gasham Jones (1856-1911) — also known as Charles G. Jones; "Gristmill" — of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla. Born in Greenup, Cumberland County, Ill., November 3, 1856. Flour mill business; painting contractor; mayor of Oklahoma City, Okla., 1896-97, 1901-03; member of Oklahoma territorial House of Representatives, 1900. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks. Died, from a stomach hemorrhage, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla., March 29, 1911 (age 54 years, 146 days). Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
  Relatives: Son of Harrison Jones and Rebeccal (Wall) Jones; married 1893 to Tena Stafford; married, April 10, 1909, to Nettie E. Wheeler; uncle of William Harrison Hallett.
  Epitaph: "89'er"
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: City of Oklahoma City
  Paul Fouts Jones (b. 1898) — also known as Paul F. Jones — of Danville, Vermilion County, Ill. Born in Danville, Vermilion County, Ill., November 6, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, 1931-35. Methodist. Member, Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Oliver Morton Jones and Emma (Fouts) Jones; married, January 24, 1924, to Edith Fairchild.
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Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872
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The Political Graveyard is a web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries. Founded in 1996, it is the Internet's most comprehensive free source for American political biography, listing 320,919 politicians, living and dead.
 
  The coverage of this site includes (1) the President, Vice President, members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; and the chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifying municipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, for any of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellate judges; (4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet, diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys, collectors of customs and internal revenue, members of major federal commissions; and political appointee (pre-1969) postmasters of qualifying communities; (5) state and national political party officials, including delegates, alternate delegates, and other participants in national party nominating conventions; (6) Americans who served as "honorary" consuls for other nations before 1950. Note: municipalities or communities "qualify", for Political Graveyard purposes, if they have at least half a million person-years of history, inclusive of predecessor, successor, and merged entities.  
  The listings are incomplete; development of the database is a continually ongoing project.  
  Information on this page — and on all other pages of this site — is believed to be accurate, but is not guaranteed. Users are advised to check with other sources before relying on any information here.  
  The official URL for this page is: https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/elks.D-J.html.  
  Links to this or any other Political Graveyard page are welcome, but specific page addresses may sometimes change as the site develops.  
  If you are searching for a specific named individual, try the alphabetical index of politicians.  
Copyright notices: (1) Facts are not subject to copyright; see Feist v. Rural Telephone. (2) Politician portraits displayed on this site are 70-pixel-wide monochrome thumbnail images, which I believe to constitute fair use under applicable copyright law. Where possible, each image is linked to its online source. However, requests from owners of copyrighted images to delete them from this site are honored. (3) Original material, programming, selection and arrangement are © 1996-2023 Lawrence Kestenbaum. (4) This work is also licensed for free non-commercial re-use, with attribution, under a Creative Commons License.
Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — The mailing address is The Political Graveyard, P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. — This site is hosted by HDL. — The Political Graveyard opened on July 1, 1996; the last full revision was done on March 8, 2023.

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