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Leslie Cornelius Arends (1895-1985) —
also known as Leslie C. Arends —
of Melvin, Ford
County, Ill.
Born in Melvin, Ford
County, Ill., September
27, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; banker; farmer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1935-74 (17th District 1935-73,
15th District 1973-74); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968,
1972.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Farm Bureau; Freemasons.
Died in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., July 17,
1985 (age 89 years, 293
days).
Interment at Melvin
Cemetery, Melvin, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of George Teis Arends and Talea (Weiss) Arends; married to Betty
Tychon. |
| | | Epitaph: "His greatest gift was the
love of people, and he gave it with compassion, dignity, and unerring
grace. Elected forty years to the halls of the U.S. Congress, he
served his fellow man, this district and the nation with wisdom and
vision. For thirty-two years as Repubican Whip, serving with seven
presidents, he was primary architect of a history-making bipartisan
coalition in the House. Above all ws this noble man's love and
devotion to his Creator, which guided his life, and is his greatest
lasting legacy." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles W. Baker (1876-1963) —
also known as "Hand Shaking Charlie" —
of Monroe Center, Ogle
County, Ill.; Davis Junction, Ogle
County, Ill.; Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Born in Monroe Center, Ogle
County, Ill., July 10,
1876.
Republican. Farmer; cattle
breeder; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 10th District, 1917-25, 1927-29;
member of Illinois
state senate 10th District, 1929-57.
Congregationalist.
Member, Farm Bureau; Modern
Woodmen; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Grotto.
Died, in St. Anthony Hospital,
Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill., February
26, 1963 (age 86 years, 231
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Rockford, Ill.
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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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Charles F. Baumrucker (b. 1884) —
of River Forest, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 5,
1884.
Democrat. Jeweler;
member of Illinois
state senate 7th District, 1935-39; defeated, 1934, 1938.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Lions;
Farm Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Luther Bowdle Bratton —
also known as Luther B. Bratton —
of Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill.
Born in Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1931-35; defeated, 1934; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1936;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1939.
Methodist.
Member, Farm Bureau; Modern
Woodmen of America; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Luther Briarley Bratton. |
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Richard Thompson Buckler (1865-1950) —
also known as Richard T. Buckler —
of Crookston, Polk
County, Minn.
Born near Oakland, Coles
County, Ill., October
27, 1865.
Farmer;
director, Farmers Elevator
Company (Crookston, Minn.); member of Minnesota
state senate 66th District, 1915-18, 1923-26, 1931-34; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 9th District, 1935-43.
Baptist.
Member, Eagles;
Farmers
Union; Farm Bureau.
Died in Crookston, Polk
County, Minn., January
23, 1950 (age 84 years, 88
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Crookston, Minn.
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Dennis J. Collins (b. 1901) —
of DeKalb, DeKalb
County, Ill.
Born in 1901.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 35th District, 1933-43; member of
Illinois
state senate, 1943-73 (35th District 1943-67, 33rd District
1967-73); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1948.
Member, American Bar
Association; Eagles;
Modern
Woodmen; Moose; Elks; Kiwanis;
Grange;
Farm Bureau; Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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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.
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Norman G. Flagg (b. 1867) —
of Moro, Madison
County, Ill.
Born in Liberty Prairie, Madison
County, Ill., August
4, 1867.
Republican. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 47th District, 1909-27; member of
Illinois
state senate 47th District, 1927-31, 1939-47.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Rotary;
Farm Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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John W. Fribley (1906-2002) —
of Pana, Christian
County, Ill.
Born in Assumption, Christian
County, Ill., August
3, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
member of Illinois
state senate 40th District, 1934-53.
Member, Farm Bureau.
Died March
20, 2002 (age 95 years, 229
days).
Interment at Rosamond
Cemetery, Rosamond, Ill.
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John W. Gaebe (1878-1945) —
of Farmington, St.
Francois County, Mo.
Born in Addieville, Washington
County, Ill., December
2, 1878.
Republican. Ordained
minister; farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Francois County, 1943-45;
died in office 1945.
Evangelical
and Reformed Church. Member, Farm Bureau.
Died April
20, 1945 (age 66 years, 139
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Thomas P. Higgins (1891-1957) —
of Marengo, McHenry
County, Ill.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., December
14, 1891.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1944,
1948,
1956.
Catholic.
Member, Farm Bureau.
Died, apparently from a heart
attack, in Marengo, McHenry
County, Ill., December
12, 1957 (age 65 years, 363
days).
Interment at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Marengo, Ill.
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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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Hugh Magill Luckey (1873-1946) —
also known as Hugh M. Luckey —
of Potomac, Vermilion
County, Ill.
Born near Potomac, Vermilion
County, Ill., November
2, 1873.
Republican. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 22nd District; elected 1934;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1936, 1938 (primary).
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Modern
Woodmen of America; Farm Bureau.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Lake View Hospital,
Danville, Vermilion
County, Ill., December
29, 1946 (age 73 years, 57
days).
Interment at Potomac Cemetery, Potomac, Ill.
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John S. Mowat Jr. (b. 1927) —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
12, 1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; fruit
farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 40th District, 1971-78; member of
Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1979-82; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1981.
Methodist.
Member, Farm Bureau.
Still living as of 1982.
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John Carfield Sanborn (1885-1968) —
also known as John C. Sanborn —
of Hagerman, Gooding
County, Idaho.
Born in Chenoa, McLean
County, Ill., September
28, 1885.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1921-30; member of Idaho
state senate, 1939-42; U.S.
Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1947-51; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1950, 1956; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Idaho, 1952;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Idaho.
Methodist.
Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grange.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, May 16,
1968 (age 82 years, 231
days).
Interment at Hagerman
Cemetery, Hagerman, Idaho.
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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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Everett Pitt Wilson (b. 1868) —
also known as Everett P. Wilson —
of Chadron, Dawes
County, Neb.
Born near Princeton, Bureau
County, Ill., September
2, 1868.
School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20; member of
Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1923-29.
Member, Farm Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wesley Wilson and Mary Elizabeth (Magee) Wilson; married 1897 to Cora
Ellen Young. |
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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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