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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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Edward Lincoln Abel (1860-1927) —
also known as E. L. Abel —
of Carbondale, Jackson
County, Ill.; Bridgewater, McCook
County, S.Dak.
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., November
19, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; livestock
grower; mayor of Bridgewater, S.D.; member of South
Dakota state senate 10th District, 1903-06; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1913-15.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., 1927
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Sunnyside Cemetery, Long Beach, Calif.
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James Waldo Ackerman (1926-1984) —
of Illinois.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., January
1, 1926.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; Sangamon
County State's Attorney, 1956-60; circuit judge in Illinois 7th
Circuit, 1971-76; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, 1976-79; U.S.
District Judge for the Central District of Illinois, 1979-84;
died in office 1984.
Member, Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Died in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., November
23, 1984 (age 58 years, 327
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles R. Adair (1868-1949) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Logan
County, Ill., March
11, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1922, 1932 (primary),
1936 (primary), 1938 (primary), 1940; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan.
Methodist.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., June 18,
1949 (age 81 years, 99
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Madison Adair and Sarah Jane (Barr) Adair; married, August
14, 1895, to Mary Alice Town. |
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Jackson Leroy Adair (1887-1956) —
also known as J. Leroy Adair; Jefferson Leroy
Adair —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.; Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.
Born in Clayton, Adams
County, Ill., February
23, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; Adams
County State's Attorney, 1916-20, 1924-28; member of Illinois
state senate 36th District, 1929-33; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1933-37; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936;
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, 1937-56;
died in office 1956.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Elks; Moose; Eagles.
Died in Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., January
19, 1956 (age 68 years, 330
days).
Interment at South
Side Cemetery, Clayton, Ill.
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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. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George Everett Adams (1840-1917) —
also known as George E. Adams —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H., June 18,
1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Illinois
state senate 6th District, 1881-83; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1883-91; defeated,
1890.
Died in Peterborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H., October
5, 1917 (age 77 years, 109
days).
Interment at Pine
Hill Cemetery, Peterborough, N.H.
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James Adams (1783-1843) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Simsbury, Hartford
County, Conn., January
24, 1783.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; one of
the first nine men to receive the "Endowment" ordinance from Joseph
Smith, founder of the Mormon Church; participated in a long-running
newspaper battle with Abraham
Lincoln, over the transfer of a city lot; probate judge in
Illinois, 1830; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1834.
Mormon.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of cholera,
in Nauvoo, Hancock
County, Ill., August
11, 1843 (age 60 years, 199
days).
Interment at Old
Nauvoo Burial Grounds, Nauvoo, Ill.
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Robert McCormick Adams (b. 1890) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo., June 17,
1890.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
I; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1924
(alternate), 1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert McCormick Adams and Virginia (Claiborne) Adams; married,
May
3, 1924, to Janet Lawrence. |
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Thaddeus V. Adesko (1902-1978) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Mt. Prospect, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
5, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state senate 9th District, 1947-51.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; National
Lawyers Guild.
Died in August, 1978
(age 75
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Adesko and Angela (Rylski) Adesko; married to Clara
Rutkowski. |
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Bert Wilson Adsit (b. 1877) —
also known as Bert W. Adsit —
of Pontiac, Livingston
County, Ill.
Born in Wellington, Iroquois
County, Ill., April
13, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1928.
Burial location unknown.
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Raymond Edward Ahearn (1894-1960) —
also known as Raymond E. Ahearn —
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., August
17, 1894.
Stenographer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Vice
Consul in Maracaibo, 1926-27; Charlottetown, 1927-28; Buenos Aires, 1928-29.
Died in Cook
County, Ill., January
14, 1960 (age 65 years, 150
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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James Lusk Alcorn (1816-1894) —
also known as James L. Alcorn —
of Livingston
County, Ky.; Friars Point, Coahoma
County, Miss.
Born near Golconda, Pope
County, Ill., November
4, 1816.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1843; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1846, 1856-57; member of Mississippi
state senate, 1848-54; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Mississippi, 1856; general in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War; Governor of
Mississippi, 1870-71; defeated, 1873; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1871-77.
Slaveowner.
Died in Friars Point, Coahoma
County, Miss., December
20, 1894 (age 78 years, 46
days).
Interment at Alcorn
Cemetery, Friars Point, Miss.
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Carlos Coolidge Alden (b. 1866) —
also known as Carlos C. Alden —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Wilmington, Will
County, Ill., June 4,
1866.
Progressive. Lawyer; law
professor; candidate for judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1912; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1913; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward A. Alden and Adelaide (Cousens) Alden; married, June 29,
1898, to Suzanne Weismer. |
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Charles H. Aldrich (1850-1929) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in LaGrange
County, Ind., August
28, 1850.
Lawyer; U.S. Solicitor General, 1892-93.
Member, American Bar
Association; Union
League.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
13, 1929 (age 78 years, 228
days).
Interment somewhere
in Orland, Ind.
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James Henry Alesia (b. 1934) —
of Illinois.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 16,
1934.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1987-98;
resigned 1998.
Still living as of 2000.
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Leo Elwood Allen (1898-1973) —
also known as Leo E. Allen —
of Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill.
Born in Elizabeth, Jo Daviess
County, Ill., October
5, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1933-61 (13th District 1933-49,
16th District 1949-61); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1940
(alternate), 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill., January
19, 1973 (age 74 years, 106
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Galena, Ill.
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Thomas Stinson Allen (b. 1865) —
also known as Thomas S. Allen; T. S. Allen —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Paynes Point, Ogle
County, Ill., April
30, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; Nebraska
Democratic state chair, 1904-09, 1921-32; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1912
(alternate), 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1932,
1940;
U.S.
Attorney for Nebraska, 1915-21.
Baptist.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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William Joshua Allen (1829-1901) —
also known as William J. Allen —
of Metropolis, Massac
County, Ill.; Marion, Williamson
County, Ill.; Cairo, Alexander
County, Ill.; Carbondale, Jackson
County, Ill.
Born in Wilson
County, Tenn., June 9,
1829.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state senate, 1855; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, 1855-59; circuit
judge in Illinois 26th Circuit, 1859-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1860,
1864,
1868,
1872,
1876,
1884;
delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention Williamson and
Johnson counties, 1862; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1862-65 (9th District 1862-63, 13th
District 1863-65); delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 1st District,
1869-70; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, 1887-1901;
died in office 1901.
Died, of "grippe" (influenza),
in Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark., January
26, 1901 (age 71 years, 231
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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Benjamin Philip Alschuler (1933-2001) —
also known as Benjamin P. Alschuler —
of Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., February
5, 1933.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1968.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Zeta
Beta Tau; American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died March 1,
2001 (age 68 years, 24
days).
Interment at Spring
Lake Cemetery, Aurora, Ill.
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Benjamin Phillip Alschuler (1876-1967) —
also known as Benjamin P. Alschuler; Ben
Alschuler —
of Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., November
8, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; Judge, Illinois Court of Claims, 1913-17;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1932;
delegate
to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;
vice-president and counsel, Western United Gas and
Electric Co.; director, publishing
companies and newspapers.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Union
League.
Died April
17, 1967 (age 90 years, 160
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jacob Edward Alschuler (1902-1977) —
also known as Jacob E. Alschuler —
of Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., July 9,
1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1940.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Zeta
Beta Tau; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
B'nai
B'rith.
Died May 23,
1977 (age 74 years, 318
days).
Interment at Spring
Lake Cemetery, Aurora, Ill.
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Samuel Alschuler (1859-1939) —
of Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
20, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1892; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1896-1900; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1900; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1904,
1908,
1912
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker);
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1915-36; took
senior status 1936.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
9, 1939 (age 79 years, 354
days).
Interment at Spring
Lake Cemetery, Aurora, Ill.
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John Peter Altgeld (1847-1902) —
also known as John P. Altgeld —
of Andrew
County, Mo.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Hesse, Germany,
December
30, 1847.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Andrew
County State's Attorney, 1875; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1884; superior court judge in
Illinois, 1886-91; Governor of
Illinois, 1893-97; Independent candidate for mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1899.
German
ancestry.
Pardoned the surviving protesters of the Haymarket incident in
Chicago, and refused to send troops against the Pullman railway
strikers. These actions were not popular at the time, and he never
won another election.
As he finished a speech
at the Joliet Opera
House, he suffered a stroke,
was carried across the street to the Hotel
Monroe, and died the next morning, in Joliet, Will
County, Ill., March
12, 1902 (age 54 years, 72
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.; statue at Lincoln
Park, Chicago, Ill.
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Wayne R. Andersen (b. 1945) —
of Illinois.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 30,
1945.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Illinois, 1984-91; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1991-.
Still living as of 2000.
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Louis Bernard Anderson (b. 1870) —
also known as Louis B. Anderson —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Petersburg,
Va., April
17, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1924;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1938.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Moses Anderson and Caroline (Jarrett) Anderson; married, November
12, 1898, to Julia E. Barr. |
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Ralph Justin Anderson (1888-1962) —
also known as Ralph J. Anderson —
of Lewistown, Fergus
County, Mont.
Born in Kinderhook, Pike
County, Ill., October
17, 1888.
Lawyer; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1915-16; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1933-38.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., August
8, 1962 (age 73 years, 295
days).
Interment at Resurrection
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Anderson and Emma (House) Anderson; married, February
24, 1919, to Laurette Kelly. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Biographies and Histories
of Montana's Justices, Judges, and Courts (2020) |
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Thomas Milburn Anderson Jr. (b. 1934) —
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., December
25, 1934.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
La Salle County Republican Party, 1974-76; member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1974-82; vice-chair of
Illinois Republican Party, 1978.
Member, Elks; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Milburn Anderson and Bessie Mae (Olson) Anderson; married,
January
29, 1983, to N. Jean Widman. |
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August Herman Andresen (1890-1958) —
also known as August H. Andresen —
of Red Wing, Goodhue
County, Minn.
Born in Newark, Kendall
County, Ill., October
11, 1890.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Goodhue County Republican Party, 1916-20; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1925-33, 1935-58 (3rd District
1925-33, 1st District 1935-58); defeated, 1932; died in office 1958.
Lutheran.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
14, 1958 (age 67 years, 95
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Red Wing, Minn.
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George Fort Donelson Anthony (b. 1862) —
also known as George D. Anthony —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
18, 1862.
Lawyer; member of Illinois
state senate 23rd District, 1895-99.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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James Sinclair Armstrong (1915-2000) —
also known as J. Sinclair Armstrong —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
15, 1915.
Lawyer; banker;
member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1953-57; chair, U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, 1955-57; Assistant Secretary of
the Navy, 1957-59.
Episcopalian.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
5, 2000 (age 85 years, 21
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Sinclair Howard Armstrong and Katharine Martin (LeBoutillier)
Armstrong; married, June 29,
1940, to Elisabeth Stillman; married, November
12, 1960, to Joan Shepard (Miller) Gilchrist; married, November
22, 1978, to Charlotte P. (Horwood) Faircloth. |
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Isaac Newton Arnold (1815-1884) —
also known as Isaac N. Arnold —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Hartwick, Otsego
County, N.Y., November
30, 1815.
Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1842-43, 1855; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Illinois; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1861-65 (2nd District 1861-63, 1st
District 1863-65).
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
24, 1884 (age 68 years, 146
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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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 Russell Arrington (1906-1979) —
also known as W. Russell Arrington —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Gillespie, Macoupin
County, Ill., July 4,
1906.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1945-54; member of Illinois
state senate, 1955-67, 1967-73 (6th District 1955-57, 4th
District 1957-67, 1st District 1967-73).
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Eta Sigma; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Union
League.
Died in October, 1979
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of William Parnell Arrington and Ethel Louise (Fanning) Arrington;
married to Ruth Marion Browne. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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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Jacob M. Arvey (1895-1977) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
3, 1895.
Democrat. Lawyer; alderman, 24th Ward, Chicago, 1923-41;
commissioner, Chicago Park District, 1945-67; delegate
to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936,
1940,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1968;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; chair of
Cook County Democratic Party, 1946-50; member of Democratic
National Committee from Illinois, 1950-.
Jewish.
Russian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; B'nai
B'rith; Jewish
War Veterans; American
Legion; Navy
League; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of heart
failure, in Weiss Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
25, 1977 (age 81 years, 295
days).
Interment at Shalom Memorial Park, Arlington Heights, Ill.
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Alan E. Ashcraft Jr. (b. 1906) —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.; Kenilworth, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Beloit, Rock
County, Wis., March 5,
1906.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 6th District, 1941-44; superior
court judge in Illinois, 1947-50.
Member, Sigma
Phi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alan E. Ashcraft and Mae (Fluker) Ashcraft; married to Jean
Jackson. |
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John David Ashcroft (b. 1942) —
also known as John Ashcroft —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 9,
1942.
Republican. Lawyer; university
professor; Missouri
state auditor, 1973-75; defeated, 1974; Missouri
state attorney general, 1977-85; Governor of
Missouri, 1985-93; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1995-2001; defeated, 2000; U.S.
Attorney General, 2001-05.
Assembly
of God. Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Federalist
Society.
Still living as of 2020.
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Marvin E. Aspen (b. 1934) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 11,
1934.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Illinois, 1971-79; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1979-.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2000.
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Richard Bevan Austin (1901-1977) —
also known as Richard B. Austin —
of Flossmoor, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
23, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer; superior court judge in Illinois, 1953-60;
candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1956; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1961-75;
took senior status 1975.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
7, 1977 (age 76 years, 15
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Patrick Aylward (1885-1982) —
also known as James P. Aylward —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., September
10, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Jackson County Democratic Party, 1918-36; Missouri
Democratic state chair, 1934-40; member of Democratic
National Committee from Missouri, 1934-44; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1939.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., July 22,
1982 (age 96 years, 315
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Paul Leon Aylward (1908-1996) —
also known as Paul L. Aylward —
of Ellsworth, Ellsworth
County, Kan.
Born in Stonington, Christian
County, Ill., March 1,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1960,
1972;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1962.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi
Kappa Theta; American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died March
21, 1996 (age 88 years, 20
days).
Interment at Ellsworth Memorial Cemetery, Ellsworth, Kan.
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William Augustus Ayres (1867-1952) —
also known as William A. Ayres —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Elizabethtown, Hardin
County, Ill., April
19, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; Sedgwick
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-12; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1915-21, 1923-34 (8th District
1915-21, 1923-33, 5th District 1933-34); defeated, 1920; resigned
1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); member, Federal Trade Commission,
1934-52; died in office 1952; chair, Federal Trade Commission, 1937,
1942, 1946.
Christian.
German
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
17, 1952 (age 84 years, 304
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Old
Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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