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Politicians in Horsedrawn Transportation Industries in Illinois

John Deere (1804-1886) — of Moline, Rock Island County, Ill. Born in Rutland, Rutland County, Vt., February 7, 1804. Blacksmith; inventor of the first successful steel plow; founder of John Deere & Company, manufacturers of farm implements; president, National Bank of Moline; mayor of Moline, Ill., 1873-75. Died in Moline, Rock Island County, Ill., May 17, 1886 (age 82 years, 99 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Moline, Ill.; statue at John Deere Historic Site, Grand Detour, Ill.   Relatives: Son of William Rinold Deere and Sarah (Yates) Deere; married, January 28, 1827, to Demarias Lamb (aunt of Charles Otis Nason (1828-1903)); married 1867 to Lucenia Lamb (aunt of Charles Otis Nason (1828-1903)).   Political families: Upham family; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   The World War II Liberty ship SS John Deere (built 1942 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1961) was named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   Walter Smith Gurnee (1813-1903) — also known as Walter S. Gurnee — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Haverstraw, Rockland County, N.Y., March 9, 1813. Democrat. Saddle and harness maker; real estate business; mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1851-53. Scottish ancestry. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 17, 1903 (age 90 years, 39 days). Entombed at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Halstead S. Gurnee and Hannah (Coe) Gurnee; married, June 24, 1839, to Mary Matilda Coe; nephew of Abraham Gurnee and John Daniel Coe (1790-1878); grandson of John Daniel Coe (1755-1824).   Political family: Coe-Gurnee family of Ramapo, New York.   The village of Gurnee, Illinois, is named for him.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Isaac Sherman Jr. (1800-1849) — of Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in November, 1800. Whig. Harness and saddle business; mayor of Bridgeport, Conn., 1836-37; postmaster at Bridgeport, Conn., 1841-45. Died, from cholera, in Freeport, Stephenson County, Ill., May 22, 1849 (age 48 years, 0 days). Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.   Relatives: Son of Sterling Sherman.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   George Washington Smith (1846-1907) — also known as George W. Smith — of Murphysboro, Jackson County, Ill. Born in Putnam County, Ohio, August 18, 1846. Republican. Blacksmith; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1889-1907 (20th District 1889-95, 22nd District 1895-1903, 25th District 1903-07); died in office 1907. Died in Murphysboro, Jackson County, Ill., November 30, 1907 (age 61 years, 104 days). Interment at Murphysboro City Cemetery, Murphysboro, Ill.   Presumably named for: George Washington   Relatives: Son of James Henry Smith and Agnes (Morton) Smith; married to Mary Alice Dailey.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Wilson (1849-1918) — of Henry County, Ill.; Kearney, Buffalo County, Neb. Born in Allegheny County, Pa., February 21, 1849. Republican. Deputy sheriff; livery business; Buffalo County Sheriff, 1889-92; member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1893. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias. Died, of stomach cancer, in Kearney, Buffalo County, Neb., January 13, 1918 (age 68 years, 326 days). Interment at Kearney Cemetery, Kearney, Neb.   Relatives: Son of Samuel Wilson and Mary (Owens) Wilson; married, May 25, 1881, to Rose M. Beecher.

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