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Politicians in Importing and Exporting in Illinois

William Harrison Bradley (1848-1929) — also known as William H. Bradley — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Galena, Jo Daviess County, Ill., June 3, 1848. Importer; U.S. Consul in Nice, 1889-93; Tunstall, 1897-1903; Manchester, 1903-05, 1906-07; U.S. Consul General in Manchester, 1905-06; Montreal, 1907-17. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., September 17, 1929 (age 81 years, 106 days). Interment at Titicus Cemetery, Ridgefield, Conn.   Relatives: Son of William Henry Bradley and Idea Sophronia (Strong) Bradley; married, September 24, 1873, to Mary Capen Gray; married, November 13, 1883, to Carolina Lawson.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Spencer Pettis Gracey (1865-1933) — also known as Spencer P. Gracey — of Atlanta, Logan County, Ill.; Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif.; Hankow (now part of Wuhan), China. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 18, 1865. Opera singer; U.S. Vice Consul in Foochow, as of 1898; U.S. Consular Marshal in Foochow, as of 1898; worked for Standard Oil company in Japan and China; foreign exchange broker. Died, from peritonitis and heart failure, in International Hospital, Hankow (now part of Wuhan), China, January 15, 1933 (age 67 years, 28 days). Cremated.   Relatives: Son of Samuel Levis Gracey and Leonora (Thompson) Gracey; brother of Wilbur Tirrell Gracey; married to Pearl Miller.   Political family: Gracey family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.   Rea Hanna (b. 1878) — of Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Aurora, Kane County, Ill., March 11, 1878. Musical instrument salesman; customhouse broker; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Amoy, 1906-07; U.S. Consul in Iquique, 1907-11; Georgetown, 1913. Interment at Cementerio de Santa Inés, Viña del Mar, Chile.   Relatives: Son of George Hanna and Julia (Mandigo) Hanna.   Gaylord Clarke Whipple (1894-1970) — also known as Gaylord C. Whipple — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., October 29, 1894. Exporter; Honorary Vice-Consul for Estonia in Chicago, Ill., 1935. Died in 1970 (age about 75 years). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.   Relatives: Son of Ira Hugh Whipple and Ida May Whipple.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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