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John Paul Ahern (b. 1941) —
also known as John P. Ahern —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 27,
1941.
Democrat. School
teacher; personnel manager, Jewel Food Stores; bank loan
officer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Francis Ahern and Eleanor (Kane) Ahern; married 1965 to Ruth
Marian Waldron. |
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Joseph E. Anderson (1884-1941) —
also known as Joe E. Anderson —
of Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill.
Born in Wester, Gottland, Sweden,
April
14, 1884.
Republican. Grocer; mayor
of Galesburg, Ill., 1931-41; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1936.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis.
Died in Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill., November
28, 1941 (age 57 years, 228
days).
Interment at East
Linwood Cemetery, Galesburg, Ill.
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Arthur Dixon (b. 1837) —
also known as "Watch-Dog of the City
Treasury" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in County Fermanagh, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), March
27, 1837.
Republican. Grocer; transfer
business; member, Chicago Common Council, 1867-91; president of
council, 1874-80; director, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad;
director, Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway,
1900-17; director, Metropolitan National Bank;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 96th District, 1871-73; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1880;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois.
Methodist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Elbert H. Fliegle (1909-1981) —
also known as Bert Fliegle —
of Morrisonville, Christian
County, Ill.; Alton, Madison
County, Ill.; Warrenton, Warren
County, Mo.
Born in Illinois, March
12, 1909.
Democrat. Supermarket manager; candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from Warren County, 1945.
Died in 1981
(age about
72 years).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Nicholas Haines and Susan (Krauss) Haines; married, November
17, 1926, to Edna May Bolin. |
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Peter Michael Hoffman (b. 1863) —
also known as Peter M. Hoffman —
of Des Plaines, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Des Plaines, Cook
County, Ill., March
23, 1863.
Republican. Worked in grocery business; chief clerk and
cashier for Chicago and Northwestern Railway;
village
president of Des Plaines, Illinois, 1893-94; Cook
County Coroner, 1905.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Hoffman and Annette (Nimsgarn) Hoffman; married 1889 to Emma
May Peet. |
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Vivian R. Irvin (b. 1875) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Doddsville, Schuyler
County, Ill., August
15, 1875.
Republican. Grocer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1916-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Rollin Arthur Keyes (1854-1925) —
also known as Rollin A. Keyes —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
14, 1854.
Republican. Wholesale grocer; director, National Bank of
the Republic, and City National Bank of
Evanston; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1908.
Swedenborgian.
Died in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., April 3,
1925 (age 70 years, 110
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rollin Web Keyes and Abigail A. (Chandler) Keyes; married, October
4, 1876, to Katharine D. Officer. |
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Franklin MacVeagh (1837-1934) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., November
22, 1837.
Democrat. Lawyer;
wholesale grocer; delegate to Gold Democrat National
Convention from Illinois, 1896; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1909-13.
Died July 6,
1934 (age 96 years, 226
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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James V. Pacelli (1902-1984) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 4,
1902.
Republican. Grocer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1948.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
11, 1984 (age 81 years, 222
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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Albert Arnold Sprague (1874-1946) —
also known as Albert A. Sprague —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 13,
1874.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; chairman,
Consolidated Grocers Corporation; director, Continental
Illinois National Bank and
Trust, International Harvester
Co., Baltimore & Ohio Railroad,
and other companies; receiver and co-trustee, Chicago Rapid
Transit; Chicago commissioner of public works, 1923-27, 1931-33;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1924; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 6,
1946 (age 71 years, 328
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Paul Black Wallace (b. 1879) —
also known as Paul B. Wallace —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 28,
1879.
Republican. President, Valley Motor
Co.; president, Salem Sand and Gravel Co.; manager, R. S. Wallace Orchard
Co.; president, Producers Cannery; director, Salem Federal Savings &
Loan Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon,
1944.
Presbyterian.
Member, Newcomen
Society; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of R. S. Wallace and Nancy Lee (Black) Wallace; married, August
15, 1923, to Helena Willett. |
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