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Washington Irving Babb (1844-1925) —
also known as W. I. Babb —
of Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa; Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Des Moines
County, Iowa, October
2, 1844.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1884; district judge in Iowa 2nd
District, 1891-94; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1895.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Union
League.
Died September
4, 1925 (age 80 years, 337
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.
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William R. Bach —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1924.
Burial location unknown.
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Clinton S. Bailey (b. 1890) —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 14,
1890.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; secretary of
Texas Republican Party, 1923-24; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 5th District, 1926, 1930.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Gamma Delta; Theta
Nu Epsilon; American
Legion; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Cornelius Bailey and Erminnie (Campbell) Bailey; married to
Alice Mae Nicholson. |
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Martin Brachall Bailey (b. 1858) —
also known as M. B. Bailey —
of Danville, Vermilion
County, Ill.
Born in Indianola, Vermilion
County, Ill., 1858.
Farmer;
school
teacher; silver
miner; mining
superintendent; lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives; elected 1894; member of Illinois
state senate, 1901-03, 1903-05, 1909-33 (18th District 1901-03,
22nd District 1903-05, 1909-33).
Member, Elks; Redmen;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Phi
Delta Theta; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Bailey and Sarah Ann (Brachall) Bailey; married 1899 to Lucia
Payne. |
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Edward Dickinson Baker (1811-1861) —
also known as Edward D. Baker —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.; Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill.; San
Francisco, Calif.; Oregon City, Clackamas
County, Ore.
Born in London, England,
February
24, 1811.
Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1837-40; member of Illinois
state senate, 1841-45; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1845-46, 1849-51 (7th District
1845-46, 6th District 1849-51); resigned 1846; colonel in the U.S.
Army during the Mexican War; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1860-61; died in office 1861; general in the
Union Army during the Civil War.
Killed
in battle at Balls Bluff, Loudoun
County, Va., October
21, 1861 (age 50 years, 239
days).
Interment at San
Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, Calif.
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Relatives:
Married, April
27, 1831, to Mary A. Lee. |
| | | Baker County,
Ore. is named for him. |
| | | The city
of Baker
City, Oregon, is named for
him. — Fort
Baker (previously, Lime Point Military Reservation; renamed Fort
Baker in 1897; now part of Golden Gate National Recreation
Area), in Marin
County, California, is named for
him. — Baker Street,
in San
Francisco, California, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page |
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Francis Elisha Baker (1860-1924) —
of Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind.
Born in Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind., October
20, 1860.
Lawyer; justice of
Indiana state supreme court, 1899-1902; Judge of U.S. Circuit
Court for the 7th Circuit, 1902-11; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1902-24; died in
office 1924.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from endocarditis,
in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
15, 1924 (age 63 years, 147
days).
Interment at Oakridge
Cemetery, Goshen, Ind.
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Harold Albert Baker (b. 1929) —
of Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Mt. Kisco, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
4, 1929.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Illinois, 1978-79; U.S.
District Judge for the Central District of Illinois, 1979-94;
took senior status 1994.
Still living as of 2000.
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Harold Griffith Baker (b. 1899) —
also known as Harold G. Baker —
of Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill., February
16, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, 1926-31.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin D. Baker and Gertrude (McLean) Baker; married, December
10, 1927, to Bernice Kraft. |
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Jehu Baker (1822-1903) —
of Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born near Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., November
4, 1822.
Republican. Lawyer; St.
Clair County Master in Chancery, 1861-65; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1865-69, 1887-89, 1897-99 (12th
District 1865-69, 18th District 1887-89, 21st District 1897-99); U.S.
Minister to Venezuela, 1878-81, 1882-85; U.S. Consul General in Caracas, as of 1882-85.
Died in Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill., March 1,
1903 (age 80 years, 117
days).
Interment at Walnut
Hill Cemetery, Belleville, Ill.
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Vincent Edward Baker (b. 1921) —
also known as Vincent E. Baker —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Robinson, Crawford
County, Ill., September
26, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; member of Missouri
state senate 10th District, 1955-56; candidate for Missouri
state attorney general, 1956; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1980.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert C. Baltzell (1879-1950) —
of Princeton, Gibson
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Lawrence
County, Ill., August
15, 1879.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; chair of
Gibson County Republican Party, 1912; member of Indiana
Republican State Committee, 1914-18; major in the U.S. Army
during World War I; circuit judge in Indiana, 1921-25; U.S.
District Judge for Indiana, 1925-28; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, 1928-50;
took senior status 1950; member executive committee, Methodist Hospital.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Died October
18, 1950 (age 71 years, 64
days).
Interment somewhere
in Sumner, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry H. Baltzell and Margaret C. (Roderick) Baltzell; married, March
28, 1904, to Vienna N. Carlton. |
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Edgar Addison Bancroft (1857-1925) —
also known as Edgar A. Bancroft —
of Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill., November
20, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer; solicitor in Illinois for Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe Railroad;
vice-president and general solicitor for Chicago and Western Indiana
Railroad
and the Belt Railway
Company; general counsel, International Harvester Company, farm
equipment and truck
manufacturer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois;
U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1924-25, died in office 1925.
Died, from an intestinal
hemorrhage, in Karuizawa, Japan,
July
27, 1925 (age 67 years, 249
days).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, Galesburg, Ill.
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Richard Martin Baner (b. 1936) —
also known as Richard Baner —
of Eureka, Woodford
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
27, 1936.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1972.
Christian.
Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Phi
Alpha Delta; Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Martin Baner and Ella (Detweiler) Baner; married 1955 to Janet
Mae Eastman. |
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Ephraim Banning (b. 1849) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in McDonough
County, Ill., July 21,
1849.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Illinois; member, Illinois State Board of Charities, 1897-1901;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1900.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ephraim Banning and Louisa Caroline (Walker) Banning; married, October
22, 1878, to Lucretia T. Lindsley; married, September
5, 1889, to Emilie B. Jenne. |
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James J. Barbour (b. 1869) —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., December
28, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state senate 6th District, 1917-37; defeated, 1936; member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1922; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 6th District; elected 1940.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Heman H. Barbour and Frances Emma Barbour; married, September
1, 1891, to Lillian Clayton. |
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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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John Peter Barnes (1881-1959) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; La Grange, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Beaver
County, Pa., March
15, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1931-57;
took senior status 1957.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Elgin, Kane
County, Ill., April
10, 1959 (age 78 years, 26
days).
Interment somewhere
in La Grange, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Barnes and Olive A. (Jack) Barnes; married 1908 to Sara
A. Darr. |
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Maurice E. Barnes —
of Havana, Mason
County, Ill.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1936;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1941.
Burial location unknown.
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William Henry Barnes (1843-1904) —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Hampton, Windham
County, Conn., May 14,
1843.
Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1871-72; justice of
Arizona territorial supreme court, 1885.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died November
10, 1904 (age 61 years, 180
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Park, Tucson, Ariz.
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Chester Franklin Barnett (b. 1878) —
also known as Chester F. Barnett —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in Barnett Township, DeWitt
County, Ill., August
4, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; county judge in Illinois, 1915-18; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1944.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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John T. Barnett (b. 1869) —
of Silverton, San Juan
County, Colo.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Ouray
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Potsdam, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., June 22,
1869.
Democrat. School
principal; newspaper
editor; lawyer; Ouray
County Attorney, 1898-1910; Colorado
state attorney general, 1909-10; secretary of
Colorado Democratic Party, 1912-16; member of Democratic
National Committee from Colorado, 1913-20.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Barnett and Katherine Barnett; married, January
24, 1906, to Sue Sayre Nash; married, March 7,
1917, to Myrtle Louise Emily Schlessiner. |
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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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Richard James Barr (b. 1865) —
also known as Richard J. Barr —
of Joliet, Will
County, Ill.
Born in Manhattan, Will
County, Ill., November
28, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Joliet, Ill., 1901-03, 1905-07; member of Illinois
state senate 41st District, 1903-51; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Granville Barrere (1829-1889) —
of Canton, Fulton
County, Ill.
Born in New Market, Highland
County, Ohio, July 11,
1829.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1873-75.
Died in Canton, Fulton
County, Ill., January
13, 1889 (age 59 years, 186
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Canton, Ill.
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George Francis Barrett (b. 1907) —
also known as George F. Barrett —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
17, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1932,
1944,
1948,
1956;
delegate
to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; Illinois
state attorney general, 1941-49.
Member, American Bar
Association; Zeta
Psi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Francis Barrett and Mary Frances (Sullivan) Barrett;
married, February
11, 1937, to Marcia Bates. |
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Norman C. Barry —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state senate 21st District, 1943-55.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Erastus Newton Bates (1828-1898) —
also known as Erastus N. Bates —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Centralia, Marion
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Plainfield, Hampshire
County, Mass., February
29, 1828.
Lawyer; delegate
to Minnesota state constitutional convention 11th District, 1857;
member of Minnesota
state senate 4th District, 1857-58; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1866-67; Illinois
state treasurer, 1869-73.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., May 29,
1898 (age 70 years, 0
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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William Joseph Bauer (b. 1926) —
also known as William J. Bauer —
of Illinois.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
15, 1926.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Illinois, 1964-70; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1970-71; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1971-75; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1974-94; took
senior status 1994.
Still living as of 2018.
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David Lionel Bazelon (1909-1993) —
also known as David L. Bazelon —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Superior, Douglas
County, Wis., September
3, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1948;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1949-79; took
senior status 1979.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
19, 1993 (age 83 years, 169
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Israel Bazelon and Lena (Krasnovsky) Bazelon; married, June 7,
1936, to Miriam M. Kellner. |
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Harry Peter Beam (1892-1967) —
also known as Harry P. Beam —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., November
23, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1931-42.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
31, 1967 (age 75 years, 38
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Ill.
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Grenville Beardsley (1898-1960) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Salem, Henry
County, Iowa, January
12, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; candidate for Illinois
state senate 13th District, 1934, 1938; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War II; Illinois
state attorney general, 1959-60; appointed 1959; died in office
1960.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks.
Died in 1960
(age about
62 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Grenville Beardsley and Mary Elizabeth (Riddell) Beardsley;
married, April
16, 1927, to Leona Marian Murray. |
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William Louis Beatty (b. 1925) —
of Illinois.
Born in Mendota, La Salle
County, Ill., September
4, 1925.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; circuit
judge in Illinois, 1968-79; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, 1979-92;
took senior status 1992.
Still living as of 2000.
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Arthur Matthias Beaupré (1853-1919) —
also known as Arthur M. Beaupré —
of Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Oswego, Kendall
County, Ill., July 29,
1853.
Lawyer; Kane
County Clerk, 1886-1894; U.S. Consul General in Guatemala City, as of 1899; Bogotá, as of 1902; U.S. Minister to Colombia, 1903; Argentina, 1904-08; Netherlands, 1908-11; Luxembourg, 1908-11; Cuba, 1911-13.
Suffered a stroke,
and died two days later, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
13, 1919 (age 66 years, 46
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Theodore Gilbert Beaver (b. 1834) —
also known as T. G. Beaver —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Union
County, Pa., 1834.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1884, 1889.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arcanum; Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary Ann (Swartz) Beaver and Jesse Beaver; married 1863 to
Frances Mary Twombly. |
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William Bebb (1802-1873) —
of Ohio.
Born near Shandon, Butler
County, Ohio, December
8, 1802.
Whig. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; Governor of
Ohio, 1846-49.
Welsh
ancestry.
Died October
23, 1873 (age 70 years, 319
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Rockford, Ill.
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William Dee Becker (1876-1943) —
also known as William D. Becker —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill., October
23, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; Judge, Missouri St. Louis Court of
Appeals, 1916-40; defeated, 1940; mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1941-43; died in office 1943.
German
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Was a passenger in an experimental Army glider, towed by an airplane;
the glider's wings suddenly fell off, and it crashed
at Lambert-St. Louis Airfield,
St.
Louis County, Mo., August
1, 1943 (age 66 years, 282
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of John Philip Becker and Anna A. (Cammann) Becker; married, June 10,
1902, to Margaret Louise McIntosh. |
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Louis Joseph Behan (b. 1876) —
also known as Louis J. Behan —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., March
10, 1876.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1936.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Interment at Oak
Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Carl Martin Behrman —
also known as Carl M. Behrman —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1926; member of Illinois
state senate 18th District, 1933-37.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Byron Bellinger (1839-1905) —
of Oregon.
Born in Maquon, Knox
County, Ill., November
21, 1839.
Lawyer; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1868; circuit judge in Oregon,
1878-80; U.S.
District Judge for Oregon, 1893-1905; died in office 1905.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., May 12,
1905 (age 65 years, 172
days).
Entombed at Wilhelm's Portland Memorial, Portland, Ore.
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William Stiles Bennet (1870-1962) —
also known as William S. Bennet —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Port Jervis, Orange
County, N.Y., November
9, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 21st District, 1901-02;
municipal judge in New York, 1903; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1905-11, 1915-17 (17th District
1905-11, 23rd District 1915-17); defeated, 1910 (17th District), 1916
(23rd District), 1936 (19th District), 1944 (21st District); delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908,
1916;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1936;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 15th District, 1938.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Delta
Chi.
Died in Falkirk Hospital,
Central Valley, Orange
County, N.Y., December
1, 1962 (age 92 years, 22
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Laurel
Grove Cemetery, Port Jervis, N.Y.
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Clarence Nathaniel Bergstrom (1895-1969) —
also known as Clarence N. Bergstrom —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Florida.
Born in Blue Island, Cook
County, Ill., July 8,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1932
(alternate), 1940;
member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1942-43; Judge, Illinois
Court of Claims, 1947.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Died in September, 1969
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Bernardini —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Milan, Italy.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1980;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Democrats
Abroad, 1992.
Still living as of 1999.
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John Lafayette Bess (1872-1962) —
also known as J. L. Bess —
of West Plains, Howell
County, Mo.
Born in Shobonier, Fayette
County, Ill., November
12, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Missouri
state senate 22nd District, 1934; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Howell County, 1945-46;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1962
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery, West Plains, Mo.
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Solomon Hicks Bethea (1852-1909) —
also known as Solomon H. Bethea —
of Dixon, Lee
County, Ill.
Born in Lee
County, Ill., May 18,
1852.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1882-83; mayor of
Dixon, Ill., 1888-89; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1899-1905; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1905-09;
died in office 1909.
Died in Dixon, Lee
County, Ill., August
3, 1909 (age 57 years, 77
days).
Interment somewhere
in Dixon, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of William Wilson Bethea and Emily (Green) Bethea. |
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Judith Borg Biggert (b. 1936) —
also known as Judy Biggert —
of Hinsdale, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
15, 1936.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1993-98; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1999-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 2004.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2006.
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William Henry Bissell (1811-1860) —
also known as William H. Bissell —
of Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in Hartwick, Otsego
County, N.Y., April
25, 1811.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1840; colonel in the U.S. Army
during the Mexican War; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1849-55 (1st District 1849-53, 8th
District 1853-55); Governor of
Illinois, 1857-60; died in office 1860.
Catholic.
Died in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., March
18, 1860 (age 48 years, 328
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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William Perkins Black (1842-1916) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Woodford
County, Ky., November
11, 1842.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; received the
Medal
of Honor for action at Pea Ridge, Ark., March 7, 1862;
lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1886.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died January
3, 1916 (age 73 years, 53
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. John Black and Josephine (Culbertson) Black; married 1869 to
Hortensia M. MacGreal. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Harry Andrew Blackmun (1908-1999) —
also known as Harry A. Blackmun; "Hip Pocket
Harry"; "Minnesota Twin" —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn.
Born in Nashville, Washington
County, Ill., November
12, 1908.
Lawyer; law clerk for U.S. Appeals Court Judge John
B. Sanborn, 1932-33; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1959-70; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1970-94; took senior status 1994;
actor
in the 1997 movie
Amistad, as Justice Joseph
Story.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., March 4,
1999 (age 90 years, 112
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Rod R. Blagojevich (b. 1956) —
also known as Rod Blagojevich;
"Blago" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
10, 1956.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1993-96; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1997-2003; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2000,
2004,
2008;
Governor
of Illinois, 2003-09; solicited
bribes from potential candidates for appointment to Barack
Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat; arrested
by federal agents in December 2008, and set for trial on
federal corruption charges; in January 2009, based on charges
that he abused
his authority and attempted to sell
authorizations, vetoes, and appointments, he was impeached
by the Illinois House, convicted
by a unanimous vote of the Illinois Senate, and prohibited
from holding public office in the state; tried in
federal court in 2010-11, and after a mistrial, was ultimately found
guilty on eighteen counts, including bribery
and extortion;
sentenced
to 14 years in federal prison; an appeal later overturned five of the
eighteen convictions, but did not change his prison sentence.
Serbian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2019.
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William McCormick Blair Jr. (1916-2015) —
of Illinois.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
24, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; administrative and executive assistant to Adlai
E. Stevenson, 1950-55; U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, 1961-64; Philippines, 1964-67.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in New York, August
28, 2015 (age 98 years, 308
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William John Blesse (1882-1961) —
also known as William J. Blesse —
of Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Elgin, Kane
County, Ill., February
28, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 6th District,
1917-18.
German
ancestry.
Died in St. Louis
County, Mo., January
25, 1961 (age 78 years, 332
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Bel-Nor, Mo.
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Henry Williams Blodgett (1821-1905) —
of Waukegan, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Amherst, Hampshire
County, Mass., July 21,
1821.
Surveyor;
lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1852-54; member of Illinois
state senate, 1858-62; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1870-92.
Died in Waukegan, Lake
County, Ill., February
9, 1905 (age 83 years, 203
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Carroll Curtis Boggs (b. 1843) —
also known as Carroll C. Boggs —
of Fairfield, Wayne
County, Ill.
Born in Fairfield, Wayne
County, Ill., October
19, 1843.
Democrat. Lawyer; Wayne
County State's Attorney, 1873-77; Wayne
County Judge, 1877-83; circuit judge in Illinois, 1885-97; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1897-1906; chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1900-01; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1908.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard L. Boggs and Sarah A. (Wright) Boggs; married, October
31, 1870, to Sarah A. Shaeffer. |
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William Dayton Boies (1857-1932) —
also known as William D. Boies —
of Sheldon, O'Brien
County, Iowa.
Born in Boone
County, Ill., January
3, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa, 1913-18 (4th
District 1913, 21st District 1913-18); U.S.
Representative from Iowa 11th District, 1919-29.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Sheldon, O'Brien
County, Iowa, May 31,
1932 (age 75 years, 149
days).
Interment at Eastlawn
Cemetery, Sheldon, Iowa.
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George Hugo Boldt (1903-1984) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
28, 1903.
Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1953-71;
took senior status 1971.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died March
18, 1984 (age 80 years, 81
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George F. Boldt and Christine (Carstensen) Boldt; married, November
17, 1928, to Eloise Baird. |
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Lester Legrant Bond (1829-1903) —
also known as Lester L. Bond —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Ravenna, Portage
County, Ohio, October
27, 1829.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1866-70; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Illinois; mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1873.
Died April
15, 1903 (age 73 years, 170
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Fenton Whitlock Booth (1869-1947) —
also known as Fenton W. Booth —
of Marshall, Clark
County, Ill.
Born in Marshall, Clark
County, Ill., May 12,
1869.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1896-97; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1904;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1905-.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died July 26,
1947 (age 78 years, 75
days).
Interment somewhere
in Indianapolis, Ind.
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William Edgar Borah (1865-1940) —
also known as William E. Borah; "The Lion of
Idaho" —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born near Fairfield, Wayne
County, Ill., June 29,
1865.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Idaho, 1896; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Idaho, 1904,
1916,
1920
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1924,
1928
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1932;
U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1907-40; died in office 1940; member of Republican
National Committee from Idaho, 1908-12; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1936.
Protestant.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
19, 1940 (age 74 years, 204
days).
Interment at Morris
Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
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Charles Martin Borchers (1869-1946) —
also known as Charles M. Borchers —
of Decatur, Macon
County, Ill.
Born in Lockville, Fairfield
County, Ohio, November
18, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Decatur, Ill., 1909-11, 1919-23; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1913-15; defeated,
1914, 1930; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1924.
Died in Decatur, Macon
County, Ill., December
2, 1946 (age 77 years, 14
days).
Interment at Frantz
Cemetery, Macon County, Ill.
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John Homer Bothwell (1848-1929) —
also known as John H. Bothwell —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.
Born in Maysville (now part of Clay City), Clay
County, Ill., November
20, 1848.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1889-90, 1895-96, 1901-04 (Pettis
County Eastern District 1889-90, Pettis County 1895-96, 1901-04);
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1896,
1908,
1928;
delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 15th District,
1922-23.
Died in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., August
4, 1929 (age 80 years, 257
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of James Kimble Bothwell and Mary Ann (Brissenden) Bothwell; married
to Hattie Jaynes. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Henry Sherman Boutell (1856-1926) —
also known as Henry S. Boutell —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March
14, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1884; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1897-1911 (6th District 1897-1903,
9th District 1903-11); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1908;
U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1911-13; law
professor.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Loyal
Legion.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in Sanremo, Italy,
March
11, 1926 (age 69 years, 362
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Westborough, Mass.
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Harvey Lincoln Boutwell (1860-1928) —
of Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Meredosia, Morgan
County, Ill., April 5,
1860.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1895-98.
Member, Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
4, 1928 (age 67 years, 305
days).
Interment at Forest Dale Cemetery, Malden, Mass.
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Debra Bowen —
Born in Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Lawyer; member of California
state assembly 53rd District, 1993-98; member of California
state senate 28th District, 1999-2006; secretary
of state of California, 2007-.
Female.
Still living as of 2007.
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Relatives:
Married to Mark Nechodom. |
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William M. Bowker (1865-1931) —
of Nevada, Vernon
County, Mo.
Born in Carthage, Hancock
County, Ill., May 2,
1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state senate 20th District, 1919-22; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1928.
Died, from chronic
bronchitis and bronchial
pneumonia, in Nevada, Vernon
County, Mo., February
8, 1931 (age 65 years, 282
days).
Interment at Deepwood
Cemetery, Nevada, Mo.
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John B. Bowman (1832-1885) —
of East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in Germany,
1832.
Republican. Civil
engineer; lawyer; real estate
business; mayor
of East St. Louis, Ill., 1865-66, 1868, 1872-74, 1877-78.
German
ancestry.
Shot
and killed by
an unknown assailant, in front of his home, in East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill., November
21, 1885 (age about 53
years). Two East St. Louis policemen were later charged with his
murder, but they were never tried.
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Charles E. Box —
of Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Rockford, Ill., 1989-2001; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1996.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2006.
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Charles Augustus Boyle (1907-1959) —
also known as Charles A. Boyle —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Spring Lake, Ottawa
County, Mich., August
13, 1907.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1955-59; died in
office 1959.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Elks.
Killed in an automobile
accident in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
4, 1959 (age 52 years, 83
days).
Interment at All
Saints Catholic Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
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John Stephen Boyle (1901-1983) —
also known as John S. Boyle —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Oak Park, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 17,
1901.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1943; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1952,
1956,
1960.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in November, 1983
(age 82
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Boyle and Maria (O'Malley) Boyle. |
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Samuel Evan Boys (1871-1966) —
also known as Samuel E. Boys —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.; Plymouth, Marshall
County, Ind.
Born in Lacon, Marshall
County, Ill., June 20,
1871.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1936
(alternate), 1940;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana.
Died in Plymouth, Marshall
County, Ind., April
14, 1966 (age 94 years, 298
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Ind.
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Nathaniel W. Branson —
of Petersburg, Menard
County, Ill.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1870; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1876,
1896
(alternate); candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois.
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Petersburg, Ill.
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Relatives:
Married to Frances 'Fanny' Regnier. |
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Luther Bowdle Bratton —
also known as Luther B. Bratton —
of Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill.
Born in Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1931-35; defeated, 1934; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1936;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1939.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Modern
Woodmen of America; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Luther Briarley Bratton. |
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Henry Skillman Breckinridge (1886-1960) —
also known as Henry Breckinridge; Henry
Breckenridge —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Fresh Meadows, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 25,
1886.
Democrat. Assistant Secretary of War, 1913-16; served in the U.S.
Army during World War I; lawyer; attorney for Charles A.
Lindbergh, 1932; Constitutional candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1934; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Military
Order of the World Wars; American
Legion; Loyal
Legion; Navy
League.
Died, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 3,
1960 (age 73 years, 344
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1842-1921) and Louise Ludlow (Dudley)
Breckinridge; married, July 7,
1910, to Ruth (Bradley) Woodman; married, August
5, 1927, to Aida (de Acosta) Root; married, March
27, 1947, to Margaret Lucy Smith; nephew of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William
Campbell Preston Breckinridge; grandson of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge; grandnephew of Joseph
Cabell Breckinridge (1788-1823), William
Campbell Preston and John
Smith Preston; great-grandson of John
Breckinridge and Francis
Smith Preston; great-grandnephew of James
Patton Preston; second great-grandson of William
Preston and William
Campbell; second great-grandnephew of William
Cabell and Patrick
Henry; first cousin of Levin
Irving Handy and Desha
Breckinridge; first cousin once removed of John
Cabell Breckinridge and Peter
Augustus Porter (1827-1864); first cousin twice removed of James
Douglas Breckinridge, Benjamin
William Sheridan Cabell, James
McDowell, John
Buchanan Floyd and George
Rogers Clark Floyd; first cousin thrice removed of William
Cabell Jr. and William
Henry Cabell; second cousin of Clifton
Rodes Breckinridge and Peter
Augustus Porter (1853-1925); second cousin once removed of Carter
Henry Harrison, William
Lewis Cabell and George
Craighead Cabell; second cousin twice removed of Valentine
Wood Southall, Frederick
Mortimer Cabell, Samuel
Meredith Garland (1802-1880) and Edward
Carrington Cabell; third cousin of Benjamin
Earl Cabell and Carter
Henry Harrison II; third cousin once removed of John
William Leftwich, Stephen
Valentine Southall and Earle
Cabell; fourth cousin of Samuel
Meredith Garland (1861-1945). |
| | | 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; Monroe-Grayson-Roosevelt-Breckinridge
family of Virginia and Kentucky (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Robert Warren Breckons (1866-1918) —
also known as Robert W. Breckons —
of Laramie
County, Wyo.; Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Kewanee, Henry
County, Ill., December
16, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; Laramie
County Attorney, 1896-98; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1901; U.S.
Attorney for Hawaii, 1902-13; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1904,
1908.
Died November
26, 1918 (age 51 years, 345
days).
Interment at Oahu
Cemetery, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward L. Breckons and Mary (Allison) Breckons; married, August
5, 1893, to Frances E. Harrison. |
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Martin Adlai Brennan (1879-1941) —
also known as Martin A. Brennan —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., September
21, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; Judge, Illinois Court of Claims, 1913-15;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 26th District, 1921-25; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1924;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1933-37.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Phi
Alpha Delta; Woodmen.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., July 4,
1941 (age 61 years, 286
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
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Theodore Brentano (1854-1940) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., March
29, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; superior court judge in Illinois,
1890-1921; U.S. Minister to Hungary, 1922-27; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1932.
Died July 2,
1940 (age 86 years, 95
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Blaine Jackson Brickwood (1888-1949) —
also known as Blaine J. Brickwood —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
5, 1888.
Lawyer; Honorary
Consul for Venezuela in Chicago,
Ill., 1915-20; on November 18, 1917, while driving, he struck and
killed
Walter Israel; censured
by the coroner's jury which investigated the death; indicted
on a charge of manslaughter;
following a trial in June 1920, he was found not guilty by a jury;
meanwhile, he was arrested
on a charge of embezzlement.
Died in Cook
County, Ill., March
13, 1949 (age 61 years, 36
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
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Charles Guy Briggle (1883-1972) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Rushville, Schuyler
County, Ill., January
27, 1883.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Illinois, 1927-32; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, 1932-58;
took senior status 1958.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died June 6,
1972 (age 89 years, 131
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rice T. Briggle and Mary E. (Thompson) Briggle; married, December
15, 1908, to Mary Ethel Stites. |
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George Washington Bristow (1894-1961) —
also known as George W. Bristow —
of Paris, Edgar
County, Ill.
Born in Grand Chain, Pulaski
County, Ill., September
23, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; Edgar
County State's Attorney, 1920-24; circuit judge in Illinois 5th
Circuit, 1927-51; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1942-51; justice of
Illinois state supreme court 3rd District, 1951-61; died in
office 1961.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died November
12, 1961 (age 67 years, 50
days).
Interment somewhere in Paris, Ill.
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Charles Wayland Brooks (1897-1957) —
also known as C. Wayland Brooks —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Bureau
County, Ill., March 8,
1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;
lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1934; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1936; member of Republican
National Committee from Illinois, 1939-52; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1940
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1944,
1948,
1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1956
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1940-49; defeated, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Phi; Elks; Purple
Heart.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
14, 1957 (age 59 years, 312
days).
Interment at Pleasant
View Cemetery, Kewanee, Ill.
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Dorothy A. Brown (b. 1954) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Minden, Webster
Parish, La., September
4, 1954.
Democrat. Lawyer; accountant;
Cook
County Circuit Clerk, 2001-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 2004;
candidate for mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 2007.
Female.
Church
of God in Christ. African
ancestry. Member, Delta
Sigma Theta.
Still living as of 2011.
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George T. Brown (1820-1880) —
of Alton, Madison
County, Ill.
Born in Scotland,
1820.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Alton, Ill., 1846-47; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention from Madison County,
1847; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1856
(member, Platform
Committee).
Scottish
ancestry.
Sergeant at Arms of the U.S. Senate 1861-69; served the impeachment
summons on President Andrew
Johnson.
Died in Alton, Madison
County, Ill., June 10,
1880 (age about 59
years).
Interment at Alton
Cemetery, Alton, Ill.
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George W. Brown (b. 1859) —
of Wheaton, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in DuPage
County, Ill., May 17,
1859.
Republican. Lawyer; DuPage
County Judge, 1891-97; circuit judge in Illinois, 1897-1904;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1904;
vice-president, Gary-Wheaton Bank.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Brown and Rosanna Brown. |
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Edward Everts Browne (1868-1945) —
also known as Edward E. Browne —
of Waupaca, Waupaca
County, Wis.
Born in Waupaca, Waupaca
County, Wis., February
16, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; Waupaca
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1907-13; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1913-31.
Died in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., November
23, 1945 (age 77 years, 280
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Waupaca, Wis.
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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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Charles Page Bryan (1856-1918) —
also known as Charles P. Bryan —
of Colorado; Elmhurst, DuPage
County, Ill.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
2, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1880; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1888-97; U.S. Minister to Brazil, 1898-1902; Portugal, 1903-10; Belgium, 1909-11; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1911-12.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
13, 1918 (age 61 years, 162
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Silas Lillard Bryan (1822-1880) —
also known as Silas L. Bryan —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ill.
Born in Culpeper
County, Va., November
4, 1822.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state senate, 1853-60 (3rd District 1853-54, 20th District
1855-60); circuit judge in Illinois, 1860; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 9th District,
1869-70; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1872.
Baptist.
Died in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., March
30, 1880 (age 57 years, 147
days).
Interment at East
Lawn Cemetery, Salem, Ill.
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William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) —
also known as William J. Bryan; "The Great
Commoner"; "The Peerless Leader";
"The Silver-Tongued Orator"; "The Boy Orator
of the Platte"; "The Niagaric
Nebraskan" —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ill., March
19, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1891-95; candidate for
President
of the United States, 1896, 1900, 1908; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1904
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1920;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1913-15; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1920;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Pi; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Dayton, Rhea
County, Tenn., July 26,
1925 (age 65 years, 129
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; statue at Rhea County Courthouse Grounds, Dayton, Tenn.
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Relatives: Son
of Silas
Lillard Bryan and Mariah Elizabeth (Jennings) Bryan; brother of
Charles
Wayland Bryan and Mary Elizabeth Bryan (who married Thomas
Stinson Allen); married, October
1, 1884, to Mary Elizabeth Baird; father of Ruth
Bryan Owen; grandfather of Helen
Rudd Brown; cousin *** of William
Sherman Jennings. |
| | | Political family: Bryan-Jennings
family of Illinois. |
| | | Cross-reference: Clarence
S. Darrow — Willis
J. Abbot |
| | | Bryan County,
Okla. is named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: William
J. Bryan Jarvis
— W.
J. Bryan Dorn
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| | | Campaign slogan (1896): "Sixteen to
one." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about William Jennings Bryan:
Robert W. Cherny, A
Righteous Cause : The Life of William Jennings Bryan —
Paolo E. Coletta, William
Jennings Bryan, Vol. 1: Political Evangelist,
1860-1908 — Paolo E. Coletta, William
Jennings Bryan, Vol. 2: Progressive Politician and Moral Statesman,
1909-1915 — Paolo E. Coletta, William
Jennings Bryan, Vol. 3: Political Puritan, 1915-1925 —
Michael Kazin, A
Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan — Scott
Farris, Almost
President: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the
Nation — Gerard N. Magliocca, The
Tragedy of William Jennings Bryan: Constitutional Law and the
Politics of Backlash |
| | | Image source: Munsey's Magazine,
October 1903 |
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Nicholas John Bua (1925-2002) —
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
9, 1925.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; circuit
judge in Illinois, 1964-76; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court 1st
District, 1976-77; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1977-91;
retired 1991.
Died in Melrose Park, Cook
County, Ill., November
1, 2002 (age 77 years, 265
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Sturges Buck (b. 1875) —
also known as George S. Buck —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Hyde Park (now part of Chicago), Cook
County, Ill., February
10, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; Erie
County Auditor, 1912-17; mayor
of Buffalo, N.Y., 1918-21.
Presbyterian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Boswell R. Buck and Maria Catherine (Barnes) Buck; married, October
6, 1903, to Louise Hussey. |
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George Tracy Buckingham (1864-1940) —
also known as George T. Buckingham —
of Danville, Vermilion
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind., April
21, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1908.
Died in Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill., September
9, 1940 (age 76 years, 141
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Danville, Ill.
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Elaine E. Bucklo (b. 1944) —
of Illinois.
Born in Chelsea, Suffolk
County, Mass., 1944.
Lawyer; law clerk, Judge Robert
Sprecher, 1972-73; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1994-.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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Carl Olaf Bue Jr. (b. 1922) —
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1922.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, 1970-87; took
senior status 1987.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Jonathan Russell Bullock (1815-1899) —
also known as J. Russell Bullock —
of Alton, Madison
County, Ill.; Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I.
Born in Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I., September
6, 1815.
Lawyer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1844-46; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1849-53; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1859-60; Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1860-61; justice of
Rhode Island state supreme court, 1862-64; U.S.
District Judge for Rhode Island, 1865-69; resigned 1869.
Died, of heart
disease, in Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I., May 7,
1899 (age 83 years, 243
days).
Interment at Juniper
Hill Cemetery, Bristol, R.I.
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Archibald F. Bunting (b. 1871) —
of Empire, Leelanau
County, Mich.
Born in Albion, Edwards
County, Ill., May 17,
1871.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1900;
Leelanau
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-02; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Leelanau District, 1905-08.
English
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Horatio Chapin Burchard (1825-1908) —
of Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill.
Born in Marshall, Oneida
County, N.Y., September
22, 1825.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 56th District, 1863-67; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1869-79 (3rd District 1869-73, 5th
District 1873-79); director of the U.S. Mint, 1879-85.
Died in Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill., May 14,
1908 (age 82 years, 235
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Freeport, Ill.
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H. S. Burgess (b. 1866) —
of Fairfield, Wayne
County, Ill.
Born in Wayne
County, Ill., December
6, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 46th District, 1923-25, 1941-43;
member of Illinois
state senate 46th District, 1925-29, 1933-41.
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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Carlos C. Burr (1846-1927) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in DeKalb, DeKalb
County, Ill., 1846.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1875-76, 1885-86; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1885-87.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, December
5, 1927 (age about 81
years).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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Roland Wallace Burris (b. 1937) —
also known as Roland W. Burris —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Centralia, Marion
County, Ill., August
3, 1937.
Democrat. Lawyer; bank
examiner; Illinois
state comptroller, 1979-91; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1980,
1988
(speaker),
2008;
Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1988; Illinois
state attorney general, 1991-95; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1994, 1998, 2002; Independent candidate for mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1995; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 2009-10; defeated in primary, 1984.
Baptist.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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Marvin F. Burt (1905-1983) —
of Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill.
Born in Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill., November
20, 1905.
Lawyer; bank
director; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1945-52; member of Illinois
state senate, 1953-60; circuit judge in Illinois 15th Circuit,
1965-69; justice of
Illinois state supreme court 2nd District, 1969-70; appointed
1969.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
Elks.
Died, in Freeport Manor Nursing
Home, Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill., October
14, 1983 (age 77 years, 328
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Freeport, Ill.
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Allen Joseph Busby (1900-1988) —
also known as Allen J. Busby —
of West Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 6,
1900.
School
teacher and principal; lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 19th District, 1931-32,
1935-36; member of Wisconsin
state senate 8th District, 1937-72.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., July 19,
1988 (age 88 years, 135
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph T. Busby. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book
1940 |
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Festus Orestes Butt (1875-1972) —
also known as Festus O. Butt; F. O. Butt —
of Eureka Springs, Carroll
County, Ark.
Born near Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1875.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1900; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1900.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died June 30,
1972 (age about 96
years).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Ark.
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Justin Butterfield (1790-1855) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H., 1790.
Whig. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Illinois, 1841-44; Commissioner of the General Land
Office, 1849-52.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
23, 1855 (age about 65
years).
Original interment at City
Cemetery (which no longer exists), Chicago, Ill.; reinterment in
1871 at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Emmet Francis Byrne (1896-1974) —
also known as Emmet F. Byrne —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
6, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1957-59.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., September
25, 1974 (age 77 years, 293
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Ill.
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