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William Tabor Abbott (b. 1868) —
also known as William T. Abbott —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Wells River, Newbury, Orange
County, Vt., February
16, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920;
assistant director, U.S. Bureau of the Budget; assisted in creation
of first federal budget.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Orrin S. Abbott and Ella J. (Tabor) Abbott; married, June 28,
1905, to Elsie Parsons Bourland. |
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Harvey Sandburg Amerson (1875-1943) —
also known as Harvey S. Amerson —
of Elk Rapids, Antrim
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Illinois, November
29, 1875.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Antrim County, 1911-12.
German
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in 1943
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Elk Rapids, Mich.
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William Wright Arnold (1877-1957) —
also known as William W. Arnold —
of Robinson, Crawford
County, Ill.
Born in Oblong, Crawford
County, Ill., October
14, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 23rd District, 1923-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen;
Moose.
Died in Robinson, Crawford
County, Ill., November
23, 1957 (age 80 years, 40
days).
Interment at Robinson
New Cemetery, Robinson, Ill.
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William Henry Arthur (b. 1868) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Dublin, Ireland,
December
27, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for circuit judge in Illinois, 1909.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry Arthur and Martha (Hennan) Arthur; married, January
17, 1917, to Edith Tewksbury. |
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Charles W. Baker (1876-1963) —
also known as "Hand Shaking Charlie" —
of Monroe Center, Ogle
County, Ill.; Davis Junction, Ogle
County, Ill.; Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Born in Monroe Center, Ogle
County, Ill., July 10,
1876.
Republican. Farmer; cattle
breeder; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 10th District, 1917-25, 1927-29;
member of Illinois
state senate 10th District, 1929-57.
Congregationalist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Modern
Woodmen; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Grotto.
Died, in St. Anthony Hospital,
Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill., February
26, 1963 (age 86 years, 231
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Rockford, Ill.
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George Andrew Barr (b. 1873) —
also known as George A. Barr —
of Joliet, Will
County, Ill.
Born in Manhattan, Will
County, Ill., May 25,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Will
County State's Attorney, 1908-12; chair of
Will County Republican Party, 1912-24; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 41st District,
1920-22; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1924,
1936;
University
of Illinois trustee, 1924-36.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Barr and Jane (McGrath) Barr; married, October
16, 1902, to Mary Worrell Speer. |
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Charles Henry Bartlett (1872-1941) —
also known as Charles H. Bartlett —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., September
4, 1872.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Evanston, Ill., 1925-37.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary;
Sigma
Chi.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., January
21, 1941 (age 68 years, 139
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles T. Bartlett and Martha (Cronkhite) Bartlett; married 1929 to
Gwendolyn Williams. |
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Conrad F. Becker (1905-1965) —
of Red Bud, Randolph
County, Ill.
Born in Red Bud, Randolph
County, Ill., November
11, 1905.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1940;
Illinois
state treasurer, 1945-47; chair of
Randolph County Republican Party, 1950.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1965
(age about
59 years).
Interment at St.
Peter Cemetery, Red Bud, Ill.
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Willis Henry Bennett (b. 1851) —
also known as W. H. Bennett —
of Austin (now part of Chicago), Cook
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., August
24, 1851.
Republican. Traveling
salesman; hardware
merchant; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1896,
1904.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry D. Bennett and Sarah Ann (Bryant) Bennett; married, December
24, 1883, to Estella P. Johnston. |
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Ole E. Benson (1866-1952) —
of Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill.
Born in Norway,
January
23, 1866.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 39th District, 1913-19, 1923-25,
1929-39; member of Illinois
state senate 39th District, 1939-51.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Modern
Woodmen.
Died in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., March 2,
1952 (age 86 years, 39
days).
Interment at Ottawa
Avenue Cemetery, Ottawa, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Bjornson Runestad Benson and Bertha Benson; married 1890 to Louise
Benson; married 1912 to Lena
Hovda. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Edward Jackson Brundage (1869-1934) —
also known as Edward J. Brundage —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Campbell, Steuben
County, N.Y., May 13,
1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 6th District, 1899-1900, 1903-04;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1916,
1928
(alternate); Illinois
state attorney general, 1917-25; corporate counsel, Chicago,
Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Royal
League.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill., January
20, 1934 (age 64 years, 252
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Llewellyn Link Callaway (1868-1951) —
also known as Lew L. Callaway —
of Virginia City, Madison
County, Mont.; Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Tuscola, Douglas
County, Ill., December
15, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; Madison
County Attorney, 1894-98; district judge in Montana 5th District,
1905-13; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Montana, 1920;
chief
justice of Montana state supreme court, 1922-34; appointed 1922;
defeated, 1934.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Elks.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., August
6, 1951 (age 82 years, 234
days).
Interment at Forestvale
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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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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George Champion (1840-1928) —
of Normal, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Bristol, England,
February
24, 1840.
Mayor
of Normal, Ill., 1892-93.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Normal, McLean
County, Ill., July 2,
1928 (age 88 years, 129
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of George Champion (1804-1843) and Eleanor (Ellis) Champion; married
to Hattie Baker and Hannah McKnight. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Bloomington and Normal
Spring Souvenir (1905) |
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Morris J. Chaney (1858-1940) —
of Newell, Buena
Vista County, Iowa; Wakonda, Clay
County, S.Dak.
Born in White Rock, Ogle
County, Ill., October
1, 1858.
Republican. Farmer; banker;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 2nd District, 1903-10; Speaker of
the South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1905-10.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in Palm Springs, Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
8, 1940 (age 81 years, 130
days).
Interment at Bluff
View Cemetery, Vermillion, S.Dak.
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Relatives: Son
of Osborn Chaney and Amanda (Rice) Chaney; married 1886 to Helen
McFarline. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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Carl Richard Chindblom (1870-1956) —
also known as Carl R. Chindblom —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
21, 1870.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1919-33.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
12, 1956 (age 85 years, 266
days).
Interment at Ridgewood
Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
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Edward Francis Colladay (b. 1877) —
also known as Edward F. Colladay —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Virginia, Cass
County, Ill., February
15, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Republican
National Committee from District of Columbia, 1917-40; delegate
to Republican National Convention from District of Columbia, 1948,
1952
(alternate), 1956
(alternate).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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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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George Anderson Cooke (b. 1869) —
also known as George A. Cooke —
of Aledo, Mercer
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in New Athens, Harrison
County, Ohio, July 3,
1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Guy
C. Scott, 1896-1900; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 33rd District, 1902-06; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1909-19; chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1913-14; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Cooke and Vanceline (Downing) Cooke; married, October
20, 1896, to Sarah Blee. |
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Charles Curtis Craig (1865-1944) —
also known as Charles C. Craig —
of Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Ill., June 16,
1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1899-1903; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1913-18; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1922.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died in Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill., August
25, 1944 (age 79 years, 70
days).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, Galesburg, Ill.
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Homer Stillé Cummings (1870-1956) —
also known as Homer S. Cummings —
of Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
30, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1900,
1904,
1920
(alternate), 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business; speaker),
1948;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Connecticut, 1900-25; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1919-20; mayor
of Stamford, Conn., 1900-02, 1904-06; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1902; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1913-19; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1916; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1920;
U.S.
Attorney General, 1933-39; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Connecticut.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Eagles.
Died September
10, 1956 (age 86 years, 133
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Uriah C. Cummings and Audie Schuyler (Stillé) Cummings;
married to Cecilia Waterbury. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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Charles Davison (b. 1858) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Lake
County, Ill., January
13, 1858.
Physician;
medical
school professor; University
of Illinois trustee; elected 1904.
Methodist.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Davison and Martha Maria (Whedon) Davison; married, October
20, 1887, to Mary Lavinia Kidd. |
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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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George C. Dixon —
of Dixon, Lee
County, Ill.
Born in Dixon, Lee
County, Ill.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1924,
1936;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 35th District, 1929-31; mayor of
Dixon, Ill., 1931-34; resigned 1934; member of Illinois
state senate 35th District, 1935-43.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Bradford Kirk Durfee (1838-1916) —
also known as Bradford K. Durfee —
of Decatur, Macon
County, Ill.
Born in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., March
25, 1838.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; real
estate and insurance
business; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 29th District, 1879-83; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1892.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Glen Arbor, Leelanau
County, Mich., July 19,
1916 (age 78 years, 116
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Decatur, Ill.
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Eugene Stanhope Elliott (1842-1902) —
also known as Eugene S. Elliott —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Lowell, La Salle
County, Ill., August
13, 1842.
Republican. Organizer and first president, American Whist League;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1896;
circuit judge in Wisconsin 2nd Circuit, 1900.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died, from heart
failure, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
2, 1902 (age 59 years, 142
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of George Washington Elliott and Susan Caroline (Bates) Elliott;
married 1865 to
Catherine Elizabeth Dousman. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Wesley Farris (1846-1915) —
also known as John W. Farris —
of Lebanon, Laclede
County, Mo.
Born in Marion
County, Ill., January
20, 1846.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
business; lawyer; insurance
agent; member of Missouri
state senate 22nd District, 1883-86; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Laclede County, 1897-98.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died April
23, 1915 (age 69 years, 93
days).
Interment at Lebanon
Cemetery, Lebanon, Mo.
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Norman G. Flagg (b. 1867) —
of Moro, Madison
County, Ill.
Born in Liberty Prairie, Madison
County, Ill., August
4, 1867.
Republican. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 47th District, 1909-27; member of
Illinois
state senate 47th District, 1927-31, 1939-47.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Rotary;
Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur William Fulton (b. 1867) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Wyoming, Stark
County, Ill., January
11, 1867.
Republican. School
principal; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1912, 1916.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Modern
Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Fulton and Fanny (Atkinson) Fulton. |
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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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Charles William Hadley (1875-1951) —
also known as Charles W. Hadley —
of Wheaton, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in West Chicago, DuPage
County, Ill., October
17, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; DuPage
County State's Attorney, 1906-20; bank
director; candidate for Illinois
state attorney general, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died October
14, 1951 (age 75 years, 362
days).
Interment at Wheaton
Cemetery, Wheaton, Ill.
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James Guthrie Harbord (1866-1947) —
also known as James G. Harbord —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born near Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., March
21, 1866.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
general in the U.S. Army during World War I; president (1923-30), and
chairman (1930-47), Radio Corporation of America; director, Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad;
director, Bankers Trust Co.;
director, National Broadcasting
Co.; director, Radio-Keith-Orpheum, Inc. (RKO); director, New York
Life Insurance
Co.; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1924,
1932;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Union
League.
Died in Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y., August
20, 1947 (age 81 years, 152
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Reginald Carl Harmon (1900-1992) —
also known as Reginald C. Harmon —
of Urbana, Champaign
County, Ill.; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Illinois, February
5, 1900.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Urbana, Ill., 1929-33; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in
World War II; Major General and chief legal officer, U.S. Air Force.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners;
Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, as the result of an automobile
accident, October
19, 1992 (age 92 years, 257
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Carter Henry Harrison II (1860-1953) —
also known as Carter H. Harrison —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
23, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; real estate
business; newspaper
editor and publisher; mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1897-1905, 1911-15; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1900,
1916,
1920,
1932,
1936;
U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 1st Illinois District,
1933-44.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Society
of Colonial Wars; Society
of the War of 1812; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
25, 1953 (age 93 years, 246
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Carter
Henry Harrison and Sophonisba Grayson (Preston) Harrison; married
to Marguerite Stearns; married, December
14, 1887, to Edith Ogden; great-grandson of William
Russell (1758-1825); great-grandnephew of Alfred
William Grayson and Benjamin
William Sheridan Cabell; second great-grandson of William
Russell (1735-1793) and William
Grayson; second great-grandnephew of Benjamin
Harrison (1726-1791), William
Cabell and William
Smallwood; third great-grandnephew of Richard
Randolph; first cousin twice removed of Joseph
Cabell Breckinridge, Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge, William
Lewis Cabell and George
Craighead Cabell; first cousin thrice removed of Thomas
Jefferson, Carter
Bassett Harrison, William
Cabell Jr., William
Henry Cabell, William
Henry Harrison (1773-1841) and Beverly
Robinson Grayson; first cousin four times removed of Richard
Bland, Peyton
Randolph (1721-1775) and Robert
Carter Nicholas (1729-1780); second cousin once removed of John
Cabell Breckinridge, Peter
Augustus Porter (1827-1864), Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge Jr., William
Campbell Preston Breckinridge and Benjamin
Earl Cabell; second cousin twice removed of Martha
Jefferson Randolph, Dabney
Carr, Frederick
Mortimer Cabell, John
Scott Harrison and Edward
Carrington Cabell; second cousin thrice removed of Theodorick
Bland, Edmund
Jenings Randolph, George
Nicholas, Beverley
Randolph, James
Monroe (1758-1831), Wilson
Cary Nicholas, John
Nicholas and John
Randolph of Roanoke; third cousin of Clifton
Rodes Breckinridge, Peter
Augustus Porter (1853-1925), Levin
Irving Handy, Desha
Breckinridge, Henry
Skillman Breckinridge and Earle
Cabell; third cousin once removed of Francis
Wayles Eppes, Dabney
Smith Carr, Benjamin
Franklin Randolph, Meriwether
Lewis Randolph, George
Wythe Randolph, John
William Leftwich and Benjamin
Harrison (1833-1901); third cousin twice removed of John
Marshall, Henry
Lee, Charles
Lee, James
Markham Marshall, Thomas
Mann Randolph Jr., Alexander
Keith Marshall, Edmund
Jennings Lee, Peyton
Randolph (1779-1828), Henry
St. George Tucker, Robert
Carter Nicholas (1787-1857), Thomas
Bell Monroe, James
Monroe (1799-1870) and Stanley
Matthews; third cousin thrice removed of Burwell
Bassett and Samuel
Nicholls Smallwood; fourth cousin of Thomas
Jefferson Coolidge, Russell
Benjamin Harrison, Henry
De La Warr Flood, John
Brady Grayson, Frederick
Madison Roberts and Joel
West Flood; fourth cousin once removed of Thomas
Marshall, James
Keith Marshall, John
Strother Pendleton, Albert
Gallatin Pendleton, Victor
Monroe, Peter
Myndert Dox, Edmund
Randolph, Nathaniel
Beverly Tucker, John
Gardner Coolidge, Edith
Wilson, Harry
Flood Byrd and William
Henry Harrison (1896-1990). |
| | | Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd
family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Walker-Randolph
family of Huntsville, Alabama (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: Robert
E. Burke |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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Harry Hermann (1872-1964) —
of Laurium, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 9,
1872.
Republican. Plumber;
steamfitter;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-44, 1947-54 (Houghton County
1st District 1939-44, Houghton District 1947-54); defeated, 1936
(Houghton County 1st District), 1944 (Houghton District), 1954
(Houghton District).
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1964
(age about
92 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Clifford Cady Ireland (1878-1930) —
also known as Clifford Ireland —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in Washburn, Woodford
County, Ill., February
14, 1878.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
general counsel, State Trust and Savings Bank;
president, Western Live Stock Insurance
Co.; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1917-23; defeated in
primary, 1922; member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1925; treasurer of
Illinois Republican Party, 1925.
Methodist.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died in 1930
(age about
52 years).
Interment at Linn-Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, Washburn, Ill.
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Albert Johnson (1869-1957) —
of Hoquiam, Grays
Harbor County, Wash.
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., March 5,
1869.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Washington, 1913-33 (2nd District 1913-15,
3rd District 1915-33); defeated, 1932.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in the American Lake veterans hospital,
Fort Lewis, Pierce
County, Wash., January
17, 1957 (age 87 years, 318
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, Hoquiam, Wash.
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William Milton Johnston (b. 1867) —
also known as W. M. Johnston —
of Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.
Born in Milledgeville, Carroll
County, Ill., February
5, 1867.
Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1905-07; mayor
of Billings, Mont., 1917-19.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Gasham Jones (1856-1911) —
also known as Charles G. Jones;
"Gristmill" —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Greenup, Cumberland
County, Ill., November
3, 1856.
Flour mill
business; painting
contractor; mayor
of Oklahoma City, Okla., 1896-97, 1901-03; member of Oklahoma
territorial House of Representatives, 1900.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died, from a stomach
hemorrhage, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., March
29, 1911 (age 54 years, 146
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Otto Kerner (1884-1952) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; River Forest, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
22, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1920;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1927-31; Illinois
state attorney general, 1933-38; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1939.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died December
13, 1952 (age 68 years, 295
days).
Interment at Bohemian
National Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Edward E. Laughlin (b. 1887) —
of Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill.
Born in Putnam
County, Ill., July 27,
1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 12th District, 1935-37; member of
Illinois
state senate 12th District, 1937-41, 1943-53.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis E. Lewis (b. 1893) —
also known as Louie E. Lewis —
of Christopher, Franklin
County, Ill.
Born in Franklin
County, Ill., July 20,
1893.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 50th District, 1932-39; Speaker of
the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1937-39; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936;
Illinois
state treasurer, 1939-41; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1940.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Interment at Masonic
and Odd Fellows Cemetery, Benton, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Adam Franklin Lewis and Louisiana Elizabeth (Galloway) Lewis;
married to Flora Agnes Overturf. |
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Albert Linxwiler (1878-1943) —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill., January
30, 1878.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; colonel in the U.S.
Army during World War I; postmaster at Jefferson
City, Mo., 1934-43.
Presbyterian.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Knights Templar.
Died, from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., April
15, 1943 (age 65 years, 75
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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Park Livingston (b. 1906) —
of Hinsdale, DuPage
County, Ill.; La Grange, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Philip, Haakon
County, S.Dak., December
9, 1906.
Republican. Lawyer;
vice-president and general counsel, Dean Milk
Company, Chicago; University
of Illinois trustee, 1941-.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners;
Theta
Chi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George H. Livingston and Grace (Sheehan) Livingston; married, December
19, 1936, to Elizabeth Murdock. |
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Andrew Custer Metzger (b. 1873) —
also known as Andrew C. Metzger —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
18, 1873.
Republican. Partner in Walsh & Metzger plumbing
and heating firm; member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1925, 1941; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1928;
delegate
to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum; Woodmen;
Royal
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles John Michal (b. 1884) —
also known as Charles J. Michal —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Krc, Bohemia (now Czechia),
October
19, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1916
(alternate), 1920,
1924
(alternate); delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 9th District, 1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1950.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Riggs Rathbone (1870-1928) —
also known as Henry R. Rathbone —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Kenilworth, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
12, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1916;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1923-28; defeated in
primary, 1918; died in office 1928.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 15,
1928 (age 58 years, 154
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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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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Leonard C. Reid (b. 1887) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich., May 6,
1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1928
(alternate), 1940,
1944;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1945.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel A. Roberts (b. 1884) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
15, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
elected Illinois
state house of representatives 23rd District 1934; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1948.
Member, Royal
Arcanum; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Edgar Backus Schermerhorn (1851-1923) —
also known as Edgar B. Schermerhorn —
of Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan.
Born in Channahon, Will
County, Ill., November
19, 1851.
Organizer, Citizens Bank of
Galena; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1903-05; Chairman, Kansas Board
of Control, 1905-11.
Episcopalian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died, of heart
failure, in Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan., February
1, 1923 (age 71 years, 74
days).
Entombed at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Webb City, Mo.
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Earle Benjamin Searcy (b. 1887) —
also known as Earl B. Searcy —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Palmyra, Macoupin
County, Ill., May 14,
1887.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
broker; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 45th District, 1921-23; member of
Illinois
state senate 45th District, 1923-45; clerk of the Illinois
supreme court; elected 1944.
Christian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Disabled
American Veterans.
One of the founding members of the American Legion.
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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William A. Simonton (1871-1951) —
also known as "Cap" —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., September
28, 1871.
Republican. Executive at Du Pont chemical
company; director of Delaware Maryland Virginia Railroad;
member of Delaware
state senate from New Castle County 1st District, 1923-38.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Delaware Hospital,
Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., October
9, 1951 (age 80 years, 11
days).
Interment at Lower
Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Owls Nest, Del.
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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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Thomas Sterling (1851-1930) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.; Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.; Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak.
Born near Amanda, Fairfield
County, Ohio, February
20, 1851.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1889; member of
South
Dakota state senate 30th District, 1889-90; dean,
college of law, University of South Dakota, 1901-11; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1913-25; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Dakota, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; American Bar
Association; American
Political Science Association.
Died in 1930
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Edward Thomas Taylor (1858-1941) —
also known as Edward T. Taylor —
of Glenwood Springs, Garfield
County, Colo.
Born in Metamora, Woodford
County, Ill., June 19,
1858.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Colorado
state senate, 1896-1908; U.S.
Representative from Colorado, 1909-41 (at-large 1909-15, 4th
District 1915-41); died in office 1941.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died September
3, 1941 (age 83 years, 76
days).
Interment at Rosebud
Cemetery, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
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John Jacob Thomas (b. 1869) —
also known as John J. Thomas; J. J. Thomas —
of Seward, Seward
County, Neb.
Born in Hancock
County, Ill., January
1, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; Seward
County Attorney, 1895-96; Seward
County Judge, 1898-1901; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nebraska, 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1924,
1928;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1924; Nebraska
Democratic state chair, 1932-34; chairman, Federal Reserve Bank
of Kansas City.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John C. Thomas and Anna Catherine (Luft) Thomas; married, December
19, 1906, to Gertrude M. Kerrihard. |
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Charles Henry Thompson (1882-1972) —
also known as Charles H. Thompson —
of Harrisburg, Saline
County, Ill.
Born near Mt. Vernon, Posey
County, Ind., December
11, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; Saline
County State's Attorney; member of Illinois
state senate 51st District, 1927-35, 1939-43; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1942-51; chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1945-46, 1949-50.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died, in Doctors Hospital,
Harrisburg, Saline
County, Ill., November
26, 1972 (age 89 years, 351
days).
Interment at Sunset
Hill Cemetery, Harrisburg, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Lewis Thompson and Emma (Monroe) Thompson; married 1914 to Ethel
K. Knight; nephew of John
L. Thompson. |
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Herbert E. Winsor (1850-1920) —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Sterling Hill, Sterling, Windham
County, Conn., October
22, 1850.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1896;
circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1901-02; defeated, 1902.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
26, 1920 (age 70 years, 4
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Horace W. Winsor and Sabra (Gallup) Winsor; married, October
10, 1876, to Mary G. Eldredge. |
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Lee T. Witty (1859-1931) —
of Memphis, Scotland
County, Mo.
Born in Newmansville, Cass
County, Ill., May 20,
1859.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer; real estate
business; immigration agent for Missouri Pacific Railroad;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Scotland County, 1903-06,
1923-24, 1927-31; died in office 1931.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., May 8,
1931 (age 71 years, 353
days).
Interment at Memphis
Cemetery, Memphis, Mo.
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