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Thomas Fisher Railsback (b. 1932) —
also known as Tom Railsback —
of Moline, Rock
Island County, Ill.
Born in Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill., January
22, 1932.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1963-66; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1967-83; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1972.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Jaycees;
Elks.
Still living as of 1998.
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Frank Marion Ramey (1881-1942) —
also known as Frank M. Ramey —
of Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill.
Born in Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill., September
23, 1881.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 21st District, 1929-31; defeated,
1934, 1936, 1938.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Moose.
Died in Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill., March
27, 1942 (age 60 years, 185
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Hillsboro, Ill.
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John Thomas Reardon (1910-1984) —
of Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.
Born in St. Mary's Hospital,
Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., March 3,
1910.
Circuit judge in Illinois, 1957-76; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court,
1976.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Eagles;
Elks; Lions; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of pancreatic
cancer, at St. Mary's Hospital,
Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., March
16, 1984 (age 74 years, 13
days).
Interment at Quincy
Memorial Park, Quincy, Ill.
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Chauncey William Reed (1890-1956) —
also known as Chauncey W. Reed —
of West Chicago, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in West Chicago, DuPage
County, Ill., June 2,
1890.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; DuPage
County State's Attorney, 1920-35; chair of
DuPage County Republican Party, 1926-34; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1935-56 (11th District 1935-49,
14th District 1949-56); died in office 1956.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association; Delta
Upsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose;
Elks.
Died in 1956
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Glen
Oak Cemetery, West Chicago, Ill.
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James Richard Rood (b. 1906) —
also known as James R. Rood —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in La Rose, Marshall
County, Ill., March
31, 1906.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Midland District, 1938; chair of
Midland County Republican Party, 1940-42, 1950; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1946-48; Midland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1953-60; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Midland County,
1961-62; circuit
judge in Michigan 42nd Circuit, 1967.
Presbyterian.
Member, Civitan;
Delta
Theta Phi; Elks; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Rood and Elizabeth (Simpson) Rood; married to Helen Margaret
Collins. |
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Michael Rosenberg (b. 1886) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
9, 1886.
Democrat. Partner, Rosenberg Iron and
Metal Company; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 19th District,
1920-22; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1924,
1928.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Izaak
Walton League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Reuben Rosenberg and Fanny (Annenberg) Rosenberg; married, September
30, 1906, to Ethel Colitz. |
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Samuel Rothschild (b. 1879) —
of Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
12, 1879.
Republican. Vice-president, Gloversville Knitting
Co.; vice-president, Gloversville Hotel
Assoc.; director, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad;
director, National Bank of
Gloversville; director, Glen Telephone
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1920
(alternate), 1936.
Jewish.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Abraham Rothschild and Babette (Barnet) Rothschild; married, December
27, 1906, to Grace Levor. |
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Andrew Russel (b. 1856) —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., June 17,
1856.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1904
(alternate), 1916,
1920,
1928;
Illinois
state treasurer, 1909-11, 1915-17; defeated, 1912; Illinois
state auditor of public accounts, 1917-25.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Redmen;
Moose.
Interment at Diamond
Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Ill.
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Image source:
Illinois Blue Book 1919 |
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George H. Ryan (b. 1934) —
of Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill.
Born February
24, 1934.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 43rd District, 1973-83; Speaker of
the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1981-83; Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1983-91; secretary
of state of Illinois, 1991-99; Governor of
Illinois, 1999-2003.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 2014.
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Howard C. Ryan (b. 1916) —
of Tonica, La Salle
County, Ill.
Born in Tonica, La Salle
County, Ill., June 17,
1916.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; county judge in
Illinois, 1954-57; circuit judge in Illinois, 1957-68; Judge,
Illinois Appellate Court 3rd District, 1968-70; justice of
Illinois state supreme court 3rd District, 1970-90.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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George Leroy Saal (1918-1996) —
also known as George L. Saal —
of Pekin, Tazewell
County, Ill.
Born in Pekin, Tazewell
County, Ill., December
2, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; insurance
business; Tazewell
County Sheriff, 1950-54, 1958-62; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1952
(alternate), 1960,
1964;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1955-58, 1963-64, 1967-68.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Marine
Corps League; Amvets;
Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Moose; Eagles.
Died in Methodist Medical
Center, Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., July 12,
1996 (age 77 years, 223
days).
Interment at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Pekin, Ill.
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Adolph Joachim Sabath (1866-1952) —
also known as Adolph J. Sabath; A. J.
Sabath —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Zabori, Bohemia (now Czechia),
April
4, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Illinois, 1895-97; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1904,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932
(alternate), 1936,
1940,
1944
(speaker);
U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1907-52 (5th District 1907-49, 7th
District 1949-52); died in office 1952.
Jewish.
Bohemian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Royal
League.
Died in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., November
6, 1952 (age 86 years, 216
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
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Henry Paul Samuell (1886-1938) —
also known as Paul Samuell —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Born in Mason
County, Ill., October
2, 1886.
Republican. County judge in Illinois, 1918-26; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1929-30; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died March
21, 1938 (age 51 years, 170
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Don William Samuelson (1913-2000) —
also known as Don W. Samuelson —
of Sandpoint, Bonner
County, Idaho.
Born in Woodhull, Henry
County, Ill., July 27,
1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; sporting
goods merchant; member of Idaho
state senate, 1960-66; Governor of
Idaho, 1967-71; defeated, 1970.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Kiwanis;
National
Rifle Association.
Died, of a heart
attack, at the Swedish Medical
Center, Seattle, King
County, Wash., January
20, 2000 (age 86 years, 177
days).
Interment at Pinecrest
Memorial Park, Sandpoint, Idaho.
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Edgar Backus Schermerhorn (1851-1923) —
also known as Edgar B. Schermerhorn —
of Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan.
Born in Channahon, Will
County, Ill., November
19, 1851.
Organizer, Citizens Bank of
Galena; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1903-05; Chairman, Kansas Board
of Control, 1905-11.
Episcopalian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died, of heart
failure, in Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan., February
1, 1923 (age 71 years, 74
days).
Entombed at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Webb City, Mo.
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Victor L. Schlaeger (1896-1949) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born December
12, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1932; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1944,
1948
(alternate).
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Polish
National Alliance; American
Legion.
Died April 1,
1949 (age 52 years, 110
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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David C. Shapiro (b. 1925) —
of Amboy, Lee
County, Ill.
Born in Mendota, La Salle
County, Ill., February
16, 1925.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Illinois
state senate 37th District, 1973.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Oliver Henry Nelson Shoup (1869-1940) —
also known as Oliver H. Shoup —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in Champaign
County, Ill., December
13, 1869.
Republican. Oil
business; mining
business; banker; Governor of
Colorado, 1919-23; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1920.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died September
30, 1940 (age 70 years, 292
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colo.
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William A. Simonton (1871-1951) —
also known as "Cap" —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., September
28, 1871.
Republican. Executive at Du Pont chemical
company; director of Delaware Maryland Virginia Railroad;
member of Delaware
state senate from New Castle County 1st District, 1923-38.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Delaware Hospital,
Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., October
9, 1951 (age 80 years, 11
days).
Interment at Lower
Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Owls Nest, Del.
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Elbert Sidney Smith (b. 1911) —
of Decatur, Macon
County, Ill.
Born in Sangamon
County, Ill., October
27, 1911.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois
state senate, 1949-57; Illinois
state auditor of public accounts, 1957-61; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1960;
delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 50th District,
1969-70.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Ralph Tyler Smith (1915-1972) —
also known as Ralph T. Smith —
of Alton, Madison
County, Ill.
Born in Granite City, Madison
County, Ill., October
6, 1915.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1955-69; Speaker of
the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1967-69; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1968;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1969-70; defeated, 1970.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Optimist
Club.
Died in Alton, Madison
County, Ill., August
13, 1972 (age 56 years, 312
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Sunset
Hill Cemetery, Edwardsville, Ill.
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James C. Soper —
of Cicero, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Illinois
state senate 7th District, 1967-79.
Member, American
Judicature Society; Theta
Delta Chi; Gamma
Eta Gamma; American
Legion; Moose;
Elks.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick E. Sterling (b. 1869) —
also known as Fred E. Sterling —
of Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Born in Dixon, Lee
County, Ill., June 29,
1869.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1912,
1920
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1914-16; Illinois
Republican state chair, 1916; Illinois
state treasurer, 1919-21; Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1921-33.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen; Moose; Kiwanis;
Elks; Royal
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Illinois Blue Book 1919 |
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William Grant Stratton (1914-2001) —
also known as William G. Stratton —
of Morris, Grundy
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Ingleside, Lake
County, Ill., February
26, 1914.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1941-43, 1947-49; Illinois
state treasurer, 1943-45, 1951-53; Republican candidate for secretary
of state of Illinois, 1944 (primary), 1948; served in the U.S.
Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1952
(Honorary
Vice-President; speaker),
1956,
1960
(speaker);
Governor
of Illinois, 1953-61; defeated in primary, 1968; candidate for
Republican nomination for Vice President, 1960.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Eagles;
Delta
Chi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion; Amvets.
Indicted
in 1964 on income
tax charges;
tried
and acquitted in 1965.
Died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 2,
2001 (age 87 years, 4
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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William Joseph Stratton (1886-1938) —
also known as William J. Stratton —
of Ingleside, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Ingleside, Lake
County, Ill., January
28, 1886.
Republican. Secretary
of state of Illinois, 1929-33; defeated, 1936; candidate for Illinois
state treasurer, 1934.
Member, Elks; Woodmen;
Freemasons.
Died in Ingleside, Lake
County, Ill., May 8,
1938 (age 52 years, 100
days).
Interment at North
Shore Garden of Memories, North Chicago, Ill.
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Harry C. Stuttle (b. 1879) —
of Litchfield, Montgomery
County, Ill.
Born in Litchfield, Montgomery
County, Ill., February
25, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate; elected 1932, 1936; defeated, 1940 (38th District).
Member, Elks; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Hardy Maxey Swift (1870-1942) —
of Illinois.
Born in Jefferson
County, Ill., August
29, 1870.
Mayor
of Mt. Vernon, Ill., 1911, 1927-29; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1934.
Methodist.
Member, Redmen;
Elks; Woodmen;
Lions.
Died, of injuries sustained in an automobile
accident, in Thompson Hospital,
Mt. Vernon, Jefferson
County, Ill., February
15, 1942 (age 71 years, 170
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Ill.
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Edward Thomas Taylor (1858-1941) —
also known as Edward T. Taylor —
of Glenwood Springs, Garfield
County, Colo.
Born in Metamora, Woodford
County, Ill., June 19,
1858.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Colorado
state senate, 1896-1908; U.S.
Representative from Colorado, 1909-41 (at-large 1909-15, 4th
District 1915-41); died in office 1941.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died September
3, 1941 (age 83 years, 76
days).
Interment at Rosebud
Cemetery, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
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Charles Dutton Terry (b. 1877) —
also known as Charles D. Terry —
of Kewanee, Henry
County, Ill.
Born in Kewanee, Henry
County, Ill., August
26, 1877.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1944.
Catholic.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Trask Terry and Ella (Dutton) Terry; married, October
24, 1905, to Bertha Ione Browne; married, June 1,
1921, to Catherine Cecilia McQuade. |
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Floyd Eugene Thompson (b. 1887) —
also known as Floyd E. Thompson —
of East Moline, Rock
Island County, Ill.; Rock Island, Rock
Island County, Ill.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Roodhouse, Greene
County, Ill., December
25, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; Rock
Island County State's Attorney, 1913-19; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1919-28; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1928; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Eagles;
Modern
Woodmen; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Illinois Blue Book 1919 |
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Roy Nathan Towl (1881-1974) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
29, 1881.
Engineer;
mayor
of Omaha, Neb., 1933-36.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died March 7,
1974 (age 92 years, 343
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Erwin Towl and Charlotte (Summers) Towl; married, September
1, 1904, to Zulu Remwick. |
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Joseph Tumpach (1912-1968) —
of Downers Grove, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., December
7, 1912.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; motel
owner; chair of
DuPage County Democratic Party, 1958-65; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1960,
1964;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1965-68 (at-large 1965-67, 38th
District 1967-68).
Member, Amvets;
Elks; Moose.
Killed in an automobile
accident, 1968
(age about
55 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Wesley Vursell (1881-1974) —
also known as Charles W. Vursell —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ill.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ill., February
8, 1881.
Republican. Hardware
merchant; Marion
County Sheriff, 1910-14; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 42nd District, 1915-18; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1943-59 (23rd District 1943-49,
24th District 1949-53, 23rd District 1953-59); defeated, 1958.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Salem, Marion
County, Ill., September
21, 1974 (age 93 years, 225
days).
Interment at East
Lawn Cemetery, Salem, Ill.
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Frederick H. Wagener (1898-1982) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in O'Fallon, St. Clair
County, Ill., November
27, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; secretary of
Nebraska Republican Party, 1936-37; secretary to U.S. Sen. Kenneth
S. Wherry, 1943-46; Lancaster
County Attorney, 1947; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1948.
Congregationalist.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Legion; Lions;
Elks; Optimist
Club; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in 1982
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Harrison Waigand (1900-1998) —
also known as Ben H. Waigand —
of Nampa, Canyon
County, Idaho.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 8,
1900.
Democrat. Electrical
engineer;
inventor;
refrigeration
equipment dealer; mayor of
Nampa, Idaho, 1939-43; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Idaho, 1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Nampa, Canyon
County, Idaho, May 6,
1998 (age 97 years, 302
days).
Interment at Cloverdale
Memorial Park, Boise, Idaho.
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Otto F. Walter (b. 1890) —
of Columbus, Platte
County, Neb.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., April
19, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1924,
1928
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Catholic.
Member, Delta
Chi; American
Legion; Lions;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William J. Walter and Anna M. (Fasoldt) Walter; married, October
16, 1919, to Gertrude Bloom. |
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William J. Warfield (b. 1883) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 7,
1883.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in
the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
broker; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 5th District; elected 1934, 1940.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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James Q. Wedworth (c.1919-1998) —
of Hawthorne, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Illinois, about 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor
of Hawthorne, Calif., 1958-66; member of California
state senate, 1967-76; candidate for Presidential Elector for
California; candidate for Governor of
California, 1974.
Member, Elks; Moose; Rotary.
Died in Newcastle, Placer
County, Calif., December
22, 1998 (age about 79
years).
Burial location unknown.
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James M. Wilson (1866-1924) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born near Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill., September
8, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Iowa
state senate 3rd District, 1913-19.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died, of septicemia
resulting from pulled teeth, in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 2,
1924 (age 57 years, 237
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Jesse John Wimp (1905-1967) —
also known as J. J. Wimp —
of Kirksville, Adair
County, Mo.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
11, 1905.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Adair County, 1959-62;
defeated, 1962.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks.
Died in Adair
County, Mo., March
31, 1967 (age 62 years, 48
days).
Interment at Maple
Hills Cemetery, Kirksville, Mo.
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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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John G. Woods (b. 1921) —
of Arlington Heights, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., November
1, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; village
president of Arlington Heights, Illinois, 1961-69; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 3rd District, 1969-70.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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George W. Wright (b. 1872) —
of Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born in Illinois, 1872.
Republican. Realtor;
member of South
Dakota state senate 22nd District, 1911-14; South Dakota
Republican state chair, 1924-26; delegate to Republican National
Convention from South Dakota, 1928
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Francis Everett Yerly (1901-1968) —
also known as Everett Yerly —
of La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis.
Born in Braidwood, Will
County, Ill., September
16, 1901.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
Republican State Central Committee, 1943-47; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1948,
1960,
1964;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin.
Protestant.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Freemasons;
Rotary;
Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in October, 1968
(age 67
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Milton K. Young (1868-1953) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Litchfield, Montgomery
County, Ill., April 7,
1868.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1908,
1912,
1932;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California; Democratic
candidate for Governor of
California, 1930, 1934 (primary).
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died at St. Vincent's Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 9,
1953 (age 85 years, 2
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Paul C. Younger (1910-1971) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., January
11, 1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-54; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1957-64; defeated in primary, 1964,
1970; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1968.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Optimist
Club; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
21, 1971 (age 61 years, 314
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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Charles O. Zollar (1914-1988) —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.; Benton Township, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
6, 1914.
Republican. Fruit
farmer;
real
estate business; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1965-78; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1972; supervisor
of Benton Township, Michigan, 1981.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Rotary;
American
Legion; Moose; Fraternal
Order of Police; Farm
Bureau.
Died in St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich., February
24, 1988 (age 74 years, 49
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mich.
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