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Edward Andries (1884-1958) —
also known as Ed Andries —
of Moline, Rock
Island County, Ill.
Born in Belgium,
January
24, 1884.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; cabinetmaker;
building
contractor; banker; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Belgium in Moline,
Ill., 1929-46; Honorary
Consul for Belgium in Moline,
Ill., 1946-54.
Catholic.
Belgian
ancestry. Member, Catholic Order of Foresters; Eagles;
Moose.
Died in Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill., April
16, 1958 (age 74 years, 82
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, East Moline, Ill.
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Thomas Edward Barrett (b. 1863) —
also known as Thomas E. Barrett —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
30, 1863.
Democrat. Cook
County Sheriff, 1902; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1904.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Foresters; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Anthony Barrett and Rose (Collins) Barrett; married 1887 to Ellen
McCoy. |
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Daniel P. Bergin —
of Chicago Heights, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Ireland.
Democrat. Mayor
of Chicago Heights, Ill., 1927-35; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1932.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Izaak
Walton League; Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Francis Carpentier (1896-1964) —
also known as Charles F. Carpentier —
of East Moline, Rock
Island County, Ill.
Born in Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill., September
19, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; movie
theater operator; mayor
of East Moline, Ill., 1929-39; defeated (Citizens), 1927; member
of Illinois
state senate 33rd District, 1939-53; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1940
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
secretary
of state of Illinois, 1953-64; died in office 1964.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Forty and
Eight; Eagles;
Moose;
Elks; Rotary;
Catholic Order of Foresters.
Died, while seeking
the Republican nomination for Governor, April 3,
1964 (age 67 years, 197
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, East Moline, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Gregoir Carpentier and Louise (De Connick) Carpentier; married, June 22,
1920, to Alta Sarginson. |
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John Henry Colvin (b. 1839) —
also known as John H. Colvin —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y., October
25, 1839.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Chicago
alderman, 1882-88; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1904.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Foresters; Royal
Arcanum; Knights
of Honor.
Burial location unknown.
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Michael Lambert Igoe (1885-1967) —
also known as Michael L. Igoe —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., April
16, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1913-30; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1928,
1932,
1936;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Illinois, 1930-32; U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1935; resigned 1935; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1935-38;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1938; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1939-65.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Foresters.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
21, 1967 (age 82 years, 127
days).
Interment at All
Saints Catholic Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
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William E. King (born c.1891) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Oak Ridge, Morehouse
Parish, La., about 1891.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1925-27, 1929-33; member of Illinois
state senate 3rd District, 1935-39; defeated, 1938; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1940,
1944,
1956;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1940, 1942, 1944,
1946, 1948.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; Freemasons;
Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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August William Miller (b. 1861) —
also known as August W. Miller —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 8,
1861.
Republican. Wholesale
milliner; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1904
(alternate), 1908,
1916.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arcanum; Foresters; Royal
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George M. Miller and Barbara (Blettner) Miller; married 1884 to
Pauline Steinhagen. |
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Walter H. Nill (1891-1964) —
of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
13, 1891.
Democrat. Patternmaker;
real
estate sales; Muskegon
County Register of Deeds, 1937-46; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-62 (Muskegon County 2nd
District 1949-54, Muskegon County 1st District 1955-62); candidate
for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Woodmen;
Foresters.
Died in 1964
(age about
73 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Ryan (b. 1886) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born February
22, 1886.
Democrat. Grain commission
merchant; member of Illinois
state house of representatives; elected 1914, 1934; member of Illinois
state senate 2nd District; elected 1940, 1944.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Catholic Order of Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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Bernard F. Weber (b. 1853) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
6, 1853.
Democrat. Real estate
business; brick
manufacturer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 6th District, 1881-84; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1912,
1916.
Catholic.
Member, Foresters; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Weber and Anna M. Weber; married, October
14, 1884, to Anna M. Kransz. |
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Henry Wulff (1854-1907) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Meldorf, Germany,
August
24, 1854.
Republican. Cook
County Clerk, 1886-94; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1892;
Illinois
state treasurer, 1895-97; president of Continental Financing
Company, which in 1905 was investigated
by the Illinois Attorney General as a fraud
scheme; charged
in federal court with using the mails to defraud,
he and an associate pleaded
guilty in 1906, and were sentenced to
prison.
Member, Freemasons;
Foresters; Redmen;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
27, 1907 (age 53 years, 125
days).
Interment at Union
Ridge Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Claus Wulff and Catherine Wulff; married 1875 to
Katherine Englehart. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Chicago Tribune, June 19,
1905 |
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