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Politicians in Finance in Illinois

Fred Ernst Busbey (1895-1966) — also known as Fred E. Busbey — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Tuscola, Douglas County, Ill., February 8, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; stockbroker; U.S. Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1943-45, 1947-49, 1951-55; defeated, 1944, 1948, 1954. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Phi Kappa Sigma. Died in Cocoa Beach, Brevard County, Fla., February 11, 1966 (age 71 years, 3 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.   Relatives: Son of Martha (Welch) Busbey and Charles O. Busbey; married, June 26, 1920, to Julia Mabel Humpf.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial Bird Sim Coler (1868-1941) — also known as Bird S. Coler — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Mt. Vernon, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Champaign, Champaign County, Ill., October 9, 1868. Democrat. Stockbroker; banker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896, 1904; candidate for Governor of New York, 1902; borough president of Brooklyn, New York, 1906-09; candidate for New York state comptroller, 1918. Died, in Caledonia Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., June 12, 1941 (age 72 years, 246 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Cordelia Shipley (Sim) Coler and William Nichols Coler; married, October 10, 1888, to Emily Moore.   See also Wikipedia article   Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, November 1902   Andrew Jackson Greenfield (1835-1931) — of Oil City, Venango County, Pa.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Millsboro, Washington County, Pa., November 20, 1835. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; oil business; financier; mayor of Oil City, Pa., 1882-83; postmaster at Oil City, Pa., 1885-89. Episcopalian. Died, from heart disease, in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 13, 1931 (age 95 years, 54 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.   Presumably named for: Andrew Jackson   Relatives: Son of William Greenfield and Eleanor Greenfield.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Thomas Charles O'Halleran (b. 1946) — also known as Tom O'Halleran — of Sedona, Coconino County, Ariz. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 24, 1946. Democrat. Police officer; bond trader; member of Arizona state house of representatives, 2001-07; member of Arizona state senate, 2007-09; U.S. Representative from Arizona 1st District, 2017-. Still living as of 2018.   See also congressional biography — Wikipedia article   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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