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Benjamin S. Adamowski (1906-1982) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
20, 1906.
Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 25th District, 1931-41; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936
(alternate), 1940
(alternate), 1948;
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1942; candidate for mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1955 (Democratic primary), 1963 (Republican);
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1960.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Elks;
Kiwanis.
Died in Elmwood Park, Cook
County, Ill., March 2,
1982 (age 75 years, 102
days).
Interment at All
Saints Catholic Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary (Wejnerowski) Adamowski and Max Adamowski; married to Kathryn
E. Kaiser. |
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memorial |
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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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Stan Bainter (b. 1931) —
of Florida.
Born in Macomb, McDonough
County, Ill., January
23, 1931.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 25th District, 1987-.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis; American
Legion; Elks.
Still living as of 1999.
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Meade Baltz (b. 1912) —
of Illinois.
Born in Troy Township, Will
County, Ill., 1912.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 37th District, 1961-65; member of
Illinois
state senate 41st District, 1967-73.
Member, Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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James Martin Barnes (1899-1958) —
also known as James M. Barnes —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., January
9, 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer;
county judge in Illinois, 1926-34; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1939-43; defeated,
1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1944.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks;
Kiwanis.
Died, of a liver
ailment, in Georgetown University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., June 8,
1958 (age 59 years, 150
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Floyd William Bartling (1896-1984) —
also known as F. W. Bartling —
of Douglas, Converse
County, Wyo.
Born in Posey, Clinton
County, Ill., December
12, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
work; lumber
dealer; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1938-42; member of Wyoming
state senate, 1942-50.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Kiwanis; Freemasons.
Died June 18,
1984 (age 87 years, 189
days).
Interment at Douglas
Park Cemetery, Douglas, Wyo.
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Frederick Van Ness Bradley (1898-1947) —
also known as Fred Bradley —
of Rogers City, Presque
Isle County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
12, 1898.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1939-47; died in
office 1947.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died, in the infirmary at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London,
New
London County, Conn., May 24,
1947 (age 49 years, 42
days).
Interment at Rogers
City Memorial Park, Rogers City, Mich.
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Charles Wayland Bryan (1867-1945) —
also known as Charles W. Bryan —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ill., February
10, 1867.
Democrat. Coal
business; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1915-17, 1935-37; Governor of
Nebraska, 1923-25, 1931-35; defeated, 1926, 1928, 1938; candidate
for Vice
President of the United States, 1924.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Elks;
Kiwanis.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., March 4,
1945 (age 78 years, 22
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Alvan V. Burch (b. 1887) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Crawford
County, Ill., May 27,
1887.
Republican. Railway
conductor; merchant;
president, Blount Plow
Works; Indiana State Highway Commissioner, 1921-27; candidate for
mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1925; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1944;
Indiana
state auditor, 1944-48.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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J. Herbert Burke (1913-1993) —
of Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
14, 1913.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1967-79 (10th District 1967-73, 12th
District 1973-79); defeated, 1955 (6th District), 1978 (12th
District); delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,
1972.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Eagles;
Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks; Moose;
Kiwanis.
Arrested
in 1978 for being drunk
and disruptive in the parking lot of a strip
club; pleaded
guilty to public
drunkenness, disorderly conduct and witness
tampering.
Died in Fern Park, Seminole
County, Fla., June 16,
1993 (age 80 years, 153
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William Haydon Burns (1912-1987) —
also known as Haydon Burns —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
17, 1912.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; public
relations business; mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1949-65; Governor of
Florida, 1965-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Sigma Kappa; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Died November
22, 1987 (age 75 years, 250
days).
Interment somewhere
in Jacksonville, Fla.
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Oscar Emonval Carlstrom (1878-1946) —
also known as Oscar E. Carlstrom —
of Aledo, Mercer
County, Ill.
Born near New Boston, Mercer
County, Ill., July 16,
1878.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
Mercer
County State's Attorney, 1916-20; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 33rd District,
1920-22; Illinois
state attorney general, 1925-33; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1928,
1932;
candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1932, 1944.
Presbyterian.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose; Woodmen;
Kiwanis; American Bar
Association.
Died in Aledo, Mercer
County, Ill., March 6,
1946 (age 67 years, 233
days).
Interment at Aledo
Cemetery, Aledo, Ill.
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Ralph Edwin Church (1883-1950) —
also known as Ralph E. Church —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born near Catlin, Vermilion
County, Ill., May 5,
1883.
Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 6th District, 1917-32; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1935-41, 1943-50 (10th District
1935-41, 1943-49, 13th District 1949-50); defeated (Independent),
1932; died in office 1950; candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis; Delta
Chi; Phi
Kappa Psi; American
Society for International Law.
Died in a committee
meeting in the House Office Building, Washington,
D.C., March
21, 1950 (age 66 years, 320
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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Dennis J. Collins (b. 1901) —
of DeKalb, DeKalb
County, Ill.
Born in 1901.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 35th District, 1933-43; member of
Illinois
state senate, 1943-73 (35th District 1943-67, 33rd District
1967-73); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1948.
Member, American Bar
Association; Eagles;
Modern
Woodmen; Moose; Elks;
Kiwanis; Grange;
Farm
Bureau; Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Chauncey Stewart Conger (1882-1963) —
also known as Chauncey S. Conger —
of Carmi, White
County, Ill.
Born in Carmi, White
County, Ill., October
1, 1882.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1932;
White
County Judge, 1934-42; director, First National Bank of
Carmi.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died in Carmi, White
County, Ill., April
16, 1963 (age 80 years, 197
days).
Interment at Maple
Ridge Cemetery, Carmi, Ill.
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Rollo J. Conley (b. 1874) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Fulton, Whiteside
County, Ill., March
27, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; served in
the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County; elected
1928; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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Clarence Edward Coyne (1881-1929) —
also known as Clarence E. Coyne —
of Fort Pierre, Stanley
County, S.Dak.
Born in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., December
23, 1881.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; Stanley
County Sheriff, 1911-14; delegate to Republican National
Convention from South Dakota, 1920;
secretary
of state of South Dakota, 1922-27; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1929; died in office 1929.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Kiwanis; Elks.
Died May 27,
1929 (age 47 years, 155
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Foster Coyne and Mary (McGavaran) Coyne; married to Elizabeth
Throckmorton-Gird. |
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Caswell Jones Crebs (1912-1988) —
also known as Caswell J. Crebs —
of Robinson, Crawford
County, Ill.
Born in Carmi, White
County, Ill., January
14, 1912.
Lawyer;
circuit judge in Illinois 2nd Circuit, 1945-64; justice of
Illinois state supreme court 5th District, 1969-70, 1975-76.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks;
Kiwanis; Moose; Grange;
Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Kappa Phi.
Died in Fountain Valley, Orange
County, Calif., March 5,
1988 (age 76 years, 51
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Joseph Derwinski (1926-2012) —
also known as Edward J. Derwinski —
of Illinois.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
15, 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 24th District, 1957-59; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1959-83; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1960 ;
U.S.
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 1989-92.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Amvets;
Catholic
War Veterans; Knights
of Columbus; Moose;
Kiwanis; Polish
National Alliance.
Died January
15, 2012 (age 85 years, 122
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John George Fary (1911-1984) —
also known as John G. Fary —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
11, 1911.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1955-75; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1975-83.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Eagles;
Kiwanis; Lions; Polish
National Alliance.
Died June 7,
1984 (age 73 years, 57
days).
Interment at Resurrection
Cemetery, Justice, Ill.
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Harris Walter Fawell (b. 1929) —
also known as Harris W. Fawell —
of Naperville, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in West Chicago, DuPage
County, Ill., March
25, 1929.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate, 1963-77; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1968;
candidate for justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1976; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1985-99.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2014.
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Kenneth James Gray (1924-2014) —
also known as Kenneth J. Gray —
of West Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ill.; Carbondale, Jackson
County, Ill.
Born in West Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ill., November
14, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1955-75, 1985-89 (25th District
1955-63, 21st District 1963-73, 24th District 1973-75, 22nd District
1985-89); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1972,
1980.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis; Elks; Eagles;
Jaycees.
Died in Herrin, Williamson
County, Ill., July 12,
2014 (age 89 years, 240
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Murchison Grimm (b. 1866) —
also known as John M. Grimm —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Henry
County, Ill., December
21, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; Linn
County Attorney, 1893-98; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1929-32; appointed 1929; resigned 1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
Kiwanis; Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Henry Grimm and Catherine (McLennan) Grimm; married, December
28, 1894, to Orphea Bealer. |
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Albert Wahl Hawkes (1878-1971) —
also known as Albert W. Hawkes —
of Montclair, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
20, 1878.
Republican. Business
executive; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1943-49; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kiwanis; Sons of
the American Revolution; Newcomen
Society; Union
League.
Died in Palm Desert, Riverside
County, Calif., May 9,
1971 (age 92 years, 170
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Upper Montclair, N.J.
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Oscar Edwin Heard (b. 1856) —
also known as Oscar E. Heard —
of Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill.
Born in Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill., June 26,
1856.
Republican. Lawyer; Stephenson
County State's Attorney, 1884-1900; circuit judge in Illinois
15th Circuit, 1903-24; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1919-24; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1924-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Heard and Sarah Ann (Swanzey) Heard; married, December
25, 1879, to Mary J. Peters. |
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Gustav Holden Helgerson (1875-1965) —
also known as Gus H. Helgerson —
of Mt. Vernon, Davison
County, S.Dak.; Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak.
Born in Pontiac, Livingston
County, Ill., September
25, 1875.
Republican. Hardware
business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 13th District, 1909-12;
member of South
Dakota state senate 13th District, 1913-14; South
Dakota state treasurer, 1917-21; insurance
business.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Kiwanis.
Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., July, 1965
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Interment at Immanuel
Lutheran Cemetery, Blendon Township, Davison County, S.Dak.
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Relatives: Son
of Barney Helgerson and Laura Marie (Larson) Helgerson; married to
Blanche Fern Hamilton. |
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William Leonard Hungate (1922-2007) —
also known as William L. Hungate —
of Troy, Lincoln
County, Mo.
Born in Benton, Franklin
County, Ill., December
14, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Lincoln
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-56; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1964-77; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1979-92.
Christian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis; American Bar
Association.
Injured in a fall at
his home, and died two weeks later, from surgery complications, in
St. Luke's Hospital,
Chesterfield, St. Louis
County, Mo., June 22,
2007 (age 84 years, 190
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Sveinbjorn Johnson (1883-1946) —
of Grand Forks, Grand
Forks County, N.Dak.; Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Holum, Hjaltadal, Iceland,
July
10, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; North Dakota
Democratic state chair, 1920-22; North
Dakota state attorney general, 1921-22; justice of
North Dakota state supreme court, 1923-26; resigned 1926;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1936;
candidate for Illinois
state attorney general, 1944.
Lutheran.
Icelandic
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Delta Theta; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Pi Gamma
Mu; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., March
10, 1946 (age 62 years, 243
days).
Interment somewhere
in Champaign, Ill.
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Robert S. Juckett Sr. (b. 1932) —
of Park Ridge, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., August
14, 1932.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1960;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1967-.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Kiwanis; Theta
Delta Chi.
Still living as of 1973.
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William Kenneth Kidwell (b. 1900) —
of Mattoon, Coles
County, Ill.
Born in Mattoon, Coles
County, Ill., August
8, 1900.
Lawyer;
Coles
County State's Attorney, 1941-48.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Kiwanis; Elks; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Ashbury Kidwell and Luella May (Hearn) Kidwell; married, November
28, 1942, to Mary Helen Spitz. |
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William Oliver Lipinski (b. 1937) —
also known as William O. Lipinski —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Western Springs, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
22, 1937.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1976,
1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1983-2006 (5th District 1983-93,
3rd District 1993-2006).
Catholic.
Member, Polish
National Alliance; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2014.
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Harry Litowich (1899-1973) —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
8, 1899.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1953-58; member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1959-64.
Jewish.
Member, Kiwanis; Elks; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in 1973
(age about
74 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Martin B. Lohmann —
of Pekin, Tazewell
County, Ill.
Born in Groveland Township, Tazewell
County, Ill.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 30th District, 1923-33; member of
Illinois
state senate 30th District, 1933-53.
Member, Modern
Woodmen; Elks;
Kiwanis; Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles A. Lord (1868-1936) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Rushville, Schuyler
County, Ill., March
21, 1868.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska,
1920,
1924,
1928.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died November
10, 1936 (age 68 years, 234
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph L. Lord, Sr. and Judidiah Anna (Boyd) Lord; married 1892 to Nellie
M. Malone. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Edward Rell Madigan (1936-1994) —
also known as Edward R. Madigan —
of Lincoln, Logan
County, Ill.
Born in Lincoln, Logan
County, Ill., January
13, 1936.
Republican. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1967-72; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1973-91 (21st District 1973-83,
15th District 1983-91); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1980;
U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1991-93.
Catholic.
Member, Elks;
Kiwanis; Jaycees.
Died in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., December
7, 1994 (age 58 years, 328
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Lincoln, Ill.
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J. O. Miller (b. 1884) —
of Peru, Miami
County, Ind.
Born in Blue Mound, Macon
County, Ill., May 24,
1884.
Democrat. School
teacher; mayor of
Peru, Ind., 1943-44.
Christian.
Member, Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry A. Moehlenpah (1867-1949) —
of Clinton, Rock
County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Joliet, Will
County, Ill., March 9,
1867.
Democrat. Banker;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1906; candidate for
Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1908; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Wisconsin; candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1918; member, Federal Reserve Board, 1919-20.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma; Kiwanis.
Died November
9, 1949 (age 82 years, 245
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Howard R. Mohr (b. 1921) —
of Forest Park, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Forest Park, Cook
County, Ill., December
20, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor
of Forest Park, Ill., 1963-67; member of Illinois
state senate 5th District, 1967-77.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis; Moose; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Morris E. Muhleman (b. 1915) —
of Rock Island, Rock
Island County, Ill.
Born in 1915.
Republican. Rock
Island County Sheriff, 1951-54; member of Illinois
state senate, 1955-58; mayor
of Rock Island, Ill., 1961-65.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Warren Henry Orr (b. 1886) —
also known as Warren H. Orr —
of Hamilton, Hancock
County, Ill.; Carthage, Hancock
County, Ill.; Rock Island, Rock
Island County, Ill.; Wilmette, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo., November
5, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; Hancock
County Judge, 1919-30; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1924;
justice
of Illinois state supreme court 4th District, 1930-39; chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1933-39; president,
Belmont National Bank of
Chicago.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Union
League; Kiwanis.
Interment at Hamilton
Cemetery, Hamilton, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of James H. Orr and Louisa E. (Watson) Orr; married, September
10, 1914, to Dorothy Wallace. |
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George H. Pace (1916-2005) —
of Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo.
Born in Crystal Lake, McHenry
County, Ill., November
21, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; motel
owner; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Marion County; elected 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Kiwanis; American
Legion.
Died, in Beth Haven Nursing
Home, Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo., September
6, 2005 (age 88 years, 289
days).
Interment at Grandview
Burial Park, Near Hannibal, Ralls County, Mo.
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Alex Pilch (1913-1980) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., March
18, 1913.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 32nd District, 1967-72; defeated
in primary, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, Kiwanis; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich., September
8, 1980 (age 67 years, 174
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Payne Harry Ratner (1896-1974) —
also known as Payne Ratner —
of Parsons, Labette
County, Kan.
Born in Casey, Clark
County, Ill., October
3, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Labette
County Attorney, 1923-27; member of Kansas
state senate, 1929, 1937-39; Governor of
Kansas, 1939-43.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died in Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., December
27, 1974 (age 78 years, 85
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Wichita
Park Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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Daniel David Rostenkowski (1928-2010) —
also known as Dan Rostenkowski; "Rosty";
"Chicago Powerhouse" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
2, 1928.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member
of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1953-55; member of Illinois
state senate, 1955-59; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1959-95 (8th District 1959-93, 5th
District 1993-95); defeated, 1994; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1960,
1964,
1968,
1976,
1984
(delegation chair), 1988,
1992.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis; Moose.
Indicted
in 1994 on 17 felony charges;
pleaded
guilty in April 1996 to two counts of misuse of public funds; sentenced
to seventeen months in federal prison;
released in 1997.
Died in Powers Lake, Kenosha
County, Wis., August
11, 2010 (age 82 years, 221
days).
Interment at St.
Adalbert's Cemetery, Niles, Ill.
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Don William Samuelson (1913-2000) —
also known as Don W. Samuelson —
of Sandpoint, Bonner
County, Idaho.
Born in Woodhull, Henry
County, Ill., July 27,
1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; sporting
goods merchant; member of Idaho
state senate, 1960-66; Governor of
Idaho, 1967-71; defeated, 1970.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Elks;
Kiwanis; National Rifle
Association.
Died, of a heart
attack, at the Swedish Medical
Center, Seattle, King
County, Wash., January
20, 2000 (age 86 years, 177
days).
Interment at Pinecrest
Memorial Park, Sandpoint, Idaho.
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Samuel Harvey Shapiro (1907-1987) —
also known as Samuel H. Shapiro; Israel
Shapiro —
of Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill.
Born in Estonia,
April
25, 1907.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1947-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964;
chair, Committee on Rules and Order of Business, chair, 1968;
speaker, 1968;
Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1961-68; Governor of
Illinois, 1968-69.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Amvets;
Moose;
Kiwanis; Elks; B'nai
B'rith; Alpha
Epsilon Pi.
Died in Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill., March
16, 1987 (age 79 years, 325
days).
Interment at Jewish
Waldheim Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
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Elbert Sidney Smith (b. 1911) —
of Decatur, Macon
County, Ill.
Born in Sangamon
County, Ill., October
27, 1911.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois
state senate, 1949-57; Illinois
state auditor of public accounts, 1957-61; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1960;
delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 50th District,
1969-70.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kiwanis; Elks; Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick E. Sterling (b. 1869) —
also known as Fred E. Sterling —
of Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Born in Dixon, Lee
County, Ill., June 29,
1869.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1912,
1920
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1914-16; Illinois
Republican state chair, 1916; Illinois
state treasurer, 1919-21; Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1921-33.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen; Moose;
Kiwanis; Elks; Royal
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Illinois Blue Book 1919 |
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Chesley Mathew Walter (b. 1889) —
also known as Chesley M. Walter —
of Savanna, Carroll
County, Ill.; Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Savanna, Carroll
County, Ill., November
19, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 7th District, 1944.
Member, Kiwanis; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Walter and Catherine (Duffy) Walter; married 1912 to Fannie
Machen; married, May 24,
1941, to Dorothy Mills Smith. |
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O. Lloyd Welsh (1899-1968) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born near Sciota, McDonough
County, Ill., June 29,
1899.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
president and general manager of Prairie Lumber and
Fuel Company, which sells feed and
fertilizer, coal,
and building materials; mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1953-57.
Christian.
Member, Kiwanis; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died in Normal, McLean
County, Ill., December
17, 1968 (age 69 years, 171
days).
Interment at Park
Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
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James M. Wilson (1866-1924) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born near Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill., September
8, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Iowa
state senate 3rd District, 1913-19.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
Kiwanis.
Died, of septicemia
resulting from pulled teeth, in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 2,
1924 (age 57 years, 237
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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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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