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William James Calhoun (1848-1916) —
also known as William J. Calhoun —
of Danville, Vermilion
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., October
5, 1848.
Republican. Lawyer; western counsel, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad;
member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1898-99; U.S. Minister to China, 1909-13; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1916.
Died September
19, 1916 (age 67 years, 350
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Donald A. Callahan (b. 1876) —
of Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Wallace, Shoshone
County, Idaho.
Born in Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill., September
8, 1876.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1921-23; member of Idaho
state senate, 1923-33; president, Callahan Consolidated Mines,
1937; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1938; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Idaho, 1940.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Callahan and Mary Jennings (Rowe) Callahan; married, May 10,
1905, to Agnes Kelly. |
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Llewellyn Link Callaway (1868-1951) —
also known as Lew L. Callaway —
of Virginia City, Madison
County, Mont.; Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Tuscola, Douglas
County, Ill., December
15, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; Madison
County Attorney, 1894-98; district judge in Montana 5th District,
1905-13; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Montana, 1920;
chief
justice of Montana state supreme court, 1922-34; appointed 1922;
defeated, 1934.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., August
6, 1951 (age 82 years, 234
days).
Interment at Forestvale
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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James Romulus Campbell (1853-1924) —
also known as James R. Campbell —
of McLeansboro, Hamilton
County, Ill.
Born in Crook Township, Hamilton
County, Ill., May 4,
1853.
School
teacher; lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1884-88; member of Illinois
state senate, 1888-96; newspaper
publisher; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American
War; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1897-99; defeated
(Democratic), 1918.
Died in McLeansboro, Hamilton
County, Ill., August
12, 1924 (age 71 years, 100
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, McLeansboro, Ill.
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Thomas J. Campbell (b. 1952) —
also known as Tom Campbell —
of Campbell, Santa
Clara County, Calif.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
14, 1952.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
Representative from California, 1989-93, 1995-2001 (12th District
1989-93, 15th District 1995-2001); Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1992 (primary), 2000; member of California
state senate, 1993-95.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Joseph Campbell (1905-1988) —
also known as William J. Campbell —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Lake Worth (now Lake Worth Beach), Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
19, 1905.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1938-40; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1940-70;
chairman, board of trustees, St. Agnes Hospital.
Catholic.
Died, in Good Samaritan Hospital,
West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., October
19, 1988 (age 83 years, 214
days).
Interment at Queen
of Peace Cemetery, Loxahatchee, Fla.
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Relatives: Son
of John Campbell and Christina (Larson) Campbell; married 1937 to Mary
Agnes Cloherty. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Richard Sprigg Canby (1808-1895) —
also known as Richard S. Canby —
of Bellefontaine, Logan
County, Ohio; Olney, Richland
County, Ill.
Born in Lebanon, Warren
County, Ohio, September
30, 1808.
Lawyer; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1845-46; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1847-49; circuit judge in
Illinois 2nd Circuit, 1867.
Died in Olney, Richland
County, Ill., July 27,
1895 (age 86 years, 300
days).
Interment at Haven
Hill Cemetery, Olney, Ill.
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Joseph Gurney Cannon (1836-1926) —
also known as Joseph G. Cannon; "Uncle
Joe" —
of Danville, Vermilion
County, Ill.
Born in Guilford, Guilford
County, N.C., May 7,
1836.
Republican. Lawyer; Vermilion
County State's Attorney, 1861-68; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1873-91, 1893-1913, 1915-23 (14th
District 1873-83, 15th District 1883-91, 1893-95, 12th District
1895-1903, 18th District 1903-13, 1915-23); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1903-11; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1892,
1904
(Permanent
Chair); candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1908.
Died in Danville, Vermilion
County, Ill., November
12, 1926 (age 90 years, 189
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Danville, Ill.
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Archibald James Carey Jr. (1908-1981) —
also known as Archibald J. Carey, Jr. —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
29, 1908.
Republican. Lawyer; member, Chicago City Council, 1947-55; pastor;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1950; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1952 ;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1966-78.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
20, 1981 (age 73 years, 0
days).
Interment at Lincoln
Cemetery, Blue Island, Ill.
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Oscar Emonval Carlstrom (1878-1946) —
also known as Oscar E. Carlstrom —
of Aledo, Mercer
County, Ill.
Born near New Boston, Mercer
County, Ill., July 16,
1878.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; Mercer
County State's Attorney, 1916-20; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 33rd District,
1920-22; Illinois
state attorney general, 1925-33; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1928,
1932;
candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1932, 1944.
Presbyterian.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose; Woodmen;
Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association.
Died in Aledo, Mercer
County, Ill., March 6,
1946 (age 67 years, 233
days).
Interment at Aledo
Cemetery, Aledo, Ill.
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Clark Ezra Carr (1836-1919) —
also known as Clark E. Carr —
of Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill.
Born in Boston Corners, Erie
County, N.Y., May 20,
1836.
Republican. Lawyer; postmaster at Galesburg,
Ill., 1861-85; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1864,
1884;
U.S. Minister to Denmark, 1889-93.
Died, in Mitchell Sanitarium,
Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., February
28, 1919 (age 82 years, 284
days).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, Galesburg, Ill.
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Joseph Newton Carter (b. 1843) —
also known as Joseph N. Carter —
of Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.
Born in Hardin
County, Ky., March
12, 1843.
Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1879-81; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1894-1903.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William P. Carter and Martha (Mays) Carter; married, December
3, 1879, to Ellen D. Barrell. |
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Orrin N. Carter (b. 1854) —
of Morris, Grundy
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Jefferson
County, N.Y., January
22, 1854.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Grundy
County Superintendent of Schools, 1880-82; Grundy
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1882-88; Cook
County Judge, 1894-1905; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1906-24.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benajah Carter and Isabel (Cole) Carter; married, August
1, 1881, to Nettie J. Steven. |
| | | Image source: Illinois Blue Book
1919 |
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John Edward A. Cassidy (b. 1896) —
also known as John E. Cassidy —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., January
31, 1896.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1956,
1964;
delegate
to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; Illinois
state attorney general, 1938-41.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Douglas Cassidy and Margaret Lucile (Fox) Cassidy; married,
August
11, 1923, to Susan Marie Casey. |
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Latham Castle (1900-1986) —
of Sandwich, DeKalb
County, Ill.
Born in Sandwich, DeKalb
County, Ill., February
27, 1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; DeKalb
County State's Attorney, 1928-40; Illinois
state attorney general, 1953-59; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1956;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals, 1959-80.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died March
10, 1986 (age 86 years, 11
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John B. Castle and Mollie (Latham) Castle; married, May 1,
1931, to Georgiana Whitcomb. |
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Eugene Wilder Chafin (1852-1920) —
also known as Eugene W. Chafin —
of Waukesha, Waukesha
County, Wis.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Arizona; Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in East Troy, Walworth
County, Wis., November
1, 1852.
Lawyer; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1882; Prohibition candidate for Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1886, 1900; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1898; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1902; Prohibition candidate for Illinois
state attorney general, 1904; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1908, 1912; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1914.
Died November
30, 1920 (age 68 years, 29
days).
Interment at Prairie
Home Cemetery, Waukesha, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel E. Chafin and Betsey (Pollard) Chafin; married, November
24, 1881, to Carrie A. Hunkins. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: American Monthly Review
of Reviews, September 1908 |
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Richard Harvey Chambers (1906-1994) —
also known as Richard H. Chambers —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Danville, Vermilion
County, Ill., November
7, 1906.
Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1954-76; took
senior status 1976; senior judge, 1977-94.
Died October
21, 1994 (age 87 years, 348
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edwin Van Meter Champion (1890-1976) —
also known as Edwin V. Champion —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in Mansfield, Piatt
County, Ill., September
18, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
Peoria
County State's Attorney, 1932-36; U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1937-39.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., February
11, 1976 (age 85 years, 146
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Springdale
Cemetery, Peoria, Ill.
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Gery Chico (b. 1956) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born August
24, 1956.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1996,
2004;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 2004; candidate for mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 2011.
Mexican,
Greek,
and Lithuanian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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Relatives: Son
of Jesse Chico and Jacqueline Chico; married to Jeryl Minow and Sunny
Pineda. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Robert Andrew Childs (1845-1915) —
also known as Robert A. Childs —
of Hinsdale, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in Malone, Franklin
County, N.Y., March
22, 1845.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
principal; lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Illinois; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 8th District, 1893-95.
Died in Hinsdale, DuPage
County, Ill., December
19, 1915 (age 70 years, 272
days).
Interment at Bronswood
Cemetery, Oak Brook, Ill.
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Carl Richard Chindblom (1870-1956) —
also known as Carl R. Chindblom —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
21, 1870.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1919-33.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
12, 1956 (age 85 years, 266
days).
Interment at Ridgewood
Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
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Burnett Mitchell Chiperfield (1870-1940) —
also known as Burnett M. Chiperfield —
of Canton, Fulton
County, Ill.
Born in Dover, Bureau
County, Ill., June 14,
1870.
Republican. Lawyer; Fulton
County State's Attorney, 1896-1900; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1903-13; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1915-17, 1929-33 (at-large 1915-17,
15th District 1929-33); defeated, 1912 (at-large), 1932 (15th
District), 1934 (15th District); delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1920,
1936.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Canton, Fulton
County, Ill., June 24,
1940 (age 70 years, 10
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Canton, Ill.
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Robert Bruce Chiperfield (1899-1971) —
also known as Robert B. Chiperfield —
of Canton, Fulton
County, Ill.
Born in Canton, Fulton
County, Ill., November
20, 1899.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1939-63 (15th District 1939-49,
19th District 1949-63); alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1964.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
Moose.
Died in Canton, Fulton
County, Ill., April 9,
1971 (age 71 years, 140
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Canton, Ill.
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Ralph Edwin Church (1883-1950) —
also known as Ralph E. Church —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born near Catlin, Vermilion
County, Ill., May 5,
1883.
Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 6th District, 1917-32; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1935-41, 1943-50 (10th District
1935-41, 1943-49, 13th District 1949-50); defeated (Independent),
1932; died in office 1950; candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Delta
Chi; Phi
Kappa Psi; American
Society for International Law.
Died in a committee
meeting in the House Office Building, Washington,
D.C., March
21, 1950 (age 66 years, 320
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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Frank Cicero Jr. (b. 1935) —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
30, 1935.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 1st District,
1969-70; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 1972.
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William H. Clay (1863-1931) —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Willow, Jo Daviess
County, Ill., April
23, 1863.
Lawyer; mayor
of Everett, Wash., 1914-16, 1920-24.
Died in Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash., April
21, 1931 (age 67 years, 363
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Raymond Francis Clevenger (1926-2016) —
also known as Raymond F. Clevenger —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 6,
1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1958-60; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1965-67; defeated,
1966, 1968; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1989.
Died March
29, 2016 (age 89 years, 297
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton (b. 1947) —
also known as Hillary Clinton; Hillary Diane Rodham;
"Hill"; "Evergreen" —
of Chappaqua, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
26, 1947.
Democrat. Lawyer; First Lady
of the United States, 1993-2001; U.S.
Senator from New York, 2001-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 2004,
2008
(speaker);
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 2008;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 2009-13; candidate for President
of the United States, 2016.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 2005.
Still living as of 2022.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Hugh Ellsworth Rodham and Dorothy Emma (Howell) Rodham;
sister of Hugh
Edwin Rodham; married, October
11, 1975, to William
Jefferson Clinton; mother of Chelsea Clinton (daughter-in-law of
Edward
Maurice Mezvinsky and Marjorie
Margolies-Mezvinsky). |
| | | Political family: Clinton
family of Wadesboro, North Carolina (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — OurCampaigns
candidate detail — National
Women's Hall of Fame |
| | | Books by Hillary Clinton: Living
History (2003) — An
Invitation To The White House : At Home With History
(2000) — It
Takes A Village |
| | | Books about Hillary Clinton: Joe
Conason, The
Hunting of the President : The Ten-Year Campaign to Destroy Bill and
Hillary Clinton — Donnie Radcliffe, Hillary
Rodham Clinton : A First Lady for Our Time — Gene
Lyons, Fools
for Scandal : How the Media Invented Whitewater — Gail
Sheehy, Hillary's
Choice — Michael Tomasky, Hillary's
Turn : Inside Her Improbable, Victorious Senate
Campaign — Sidney Blumenthal, The
Clinton Wars — Bernard Ryan, Jr., Hillary
Clinton : First Lady and Senator — Susan Estrich, The
Case For Hillary Clinton — Dick Morris and Eileen
McGann, Condi
vs. Hillary : The Next Great Presidential Race — Jeff
Gerth & Don Van Natta, Jr., Her
Way : The Hopes and Ambitions of Hillary Rodham
Clinton — Susan Morrison, ed., Thirty
Ways of Looking at Hillary: Reflections by Women
Writers — Jonathan Allen & Amie Parnes, HRC:
State Secrets and the Rebirth of Hillary Clinton |
| | | Critical books about Hillary Clinton:
Barbara Olson, Hell
to Pay : The Unfolding Story of Hillary Rodham
Clinton — Peggy Noonan, The
Case Against Hillary Clinton — R. Emmet Tyrell, Jr.,
Madame
Hillary : The Dark Road to the White House — Jack
Cashill, Ron
Brown's Body : How One Man's Death Saved the Clinton Presidency and
Hillary's Future — Christopher Hitchens, No
One Left To Lie To: The Values of the Worst Family —
Carl Limbacher, Hillary's
Scheme : Inside the Next Clinton's Ruthless Agenda to Take the White
House — Ed Klein, The
Truth About Hillary : What She Knew, When She Knew It, and How Far
She'll Go to Become President — Dick Morris, Rewriting
History — David N. Bossie, Hillary:
The Politics of Personal Destruction — Joyce Milton,
The
First Partner: Hillary Rodham Clinton |
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Charles F. Clyne (b. 1877) —
of Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Maple Park, Kane
County, Ill., July 26,
1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1913-14; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1914-22.
Member, American Bar
Association; Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. Clyne and Mary (Fitzgerald) Clyne. |
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Washington Cockle (1811-1886) —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 2,
1811.
Lawyer; banker; newspaper
editor; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1846-47; postmaster at Peoria,
Ill., 1847-49, 1880-85.
Died in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., July 15,
1886 (age 75 years, 74
days).
Interment at Springdale
Cemetery, Peoria, Ill.
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Edward Francis Colladay (b. 1877) —
also known as Edward F. Colladay —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Virginia, Cass
County, Ill., February
15, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Republican
National Committee from District of Columbia, 1917-40; delegate
to Republican National Convention from District of Columbia, 1948,
1952
(alternate), 1956
(alternate).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Dennis J. Collins (b. 1901) —
of DeKalb, DeKalb
County, Ill.
Born in 1901.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 35th District, 1933-43; member of
Illinois
state senate, 1943-73 (35th District 1943-67, 33rd District
1967-73); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1948.
Member, American Bar
Association; Eagles;
Modern
Woodmen; Moose; Elks; Kiwanis;
Grange;
Farm
Bureau; Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Chauncey Stewart Conger (1838-1916) —
also known as Chauncey S. Conger —
of Carmi, White
County, Ill.
Born in Strong Ridge, Wood
County, Ohio, January
14, 1838.
Civil
engineer; lawyer; White
County Superintendent of Schools, 1861-62; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1863-64; circuit judge in
Illinois, 1879.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Carmi, White
County, Ill., July 24,
1916 (age 78 years, 192
days).
Interment at Maple
Ridge Cemetery, Carmi, Ill.
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Chauncey Stewart Conger (1882-1963) —
also known as Chauncey S. Conger —
of Carmi, White
County, Ill.
Born in Carmi, White
County, Ill., October
1, 1882.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; lawyer; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1932;
White
County Judge, 1934-42; director, First National Bank of
Carmi.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died in Carmi, White
County, Ill., April
16, 1963 (age 80 years, 197
days).
Interment at Maple
Ridge Cemetery, Carmi, Ill.
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Edwin Hurd Conger (1843-1907) —
also known as Edwin H. Conger —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Adel, Dallas
County, Iowa.
Born in Knox
County, Ill., March 7,
1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Dallas
County Treasurer, 1877-81; Iowa state
treasurer, 1881-85; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 7th District, 1885-91; U.S. Minister to
Brazil, 1890-93, 1897-98; China, 1898-1905; U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, 1905.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 18,
1907 (age 64 years, 72
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.
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Moore Conger (1819-1890) —
of Ira, Cayuga
County, N.Y.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Cayuga
County, N.Y., May 21,
1819.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County 1st District, 1855; livestock
commission business.
Accidentally
struck
by a gate at the Chicago stockyards, suffered a head injury, and died
two weeks later, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
8, 1890 (age 71 years, 171
days).
Interment at Oak
Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Rollo J. Conley (b. 1874) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Fulton, Whiteside
County, Ill., March
27, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County; elected
1928; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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James Austin Connolly (1843-1914) —
also known as James A. Connolly —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., March 8,
1843.
Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil
War; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1873-76; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Illinois, 1876-85, 1889-93;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 17th District, 1895-99; defeated,
1886.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died, of cerebral
hemorrhage, in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., December
15, 1914 (age 71 years, 282
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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Daniel Pope Cook (1794-1827) —
of Edwardsville, Madison
County, Ill.
Born in Scott
County, Ky., October
16, 1794.
Lawyer; Illinois
state attorney general, 1819; U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1819-27; U.S. Commercial
Agent (Consul) in Havana, 1827.
Died in Scott
County, Ky., October
16, 1827 (age 33 years, 0
days).
Original interment at Hutchinson Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.; reinterment in 1866 at
Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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George Anderson Cooke (b. 1869) —
also known as George A. Cooke —
of Aledo, Mercer
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in New Athens, Harrison
County, Ohio, July 3,
1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Guy
C. Scott, 1896-1900; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 33rd District, 1902-06; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1909-19; chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1913-14; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Cooke and Vanceline (Downing) Cooke; married, October
20, 1896, to Sarah Blee. |
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George William Cooper (1851-1899) —
also known as George W. Cooper —
of Columbus, Bartholomew
County, Ind.
Born near Columbus, Bartholomew
County, Ind., May 21,
1851.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Columbus, Ind., 1877; postmaster at Columbus,
Ind., 1885-86; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1889-95.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
27, 1899 (age 48 years, 190
days).
Interment at Garland
Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Ind.
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Edward Corlett (c.1871-1951) —
of Wilmington, Will
County, Ill.; Joliet, Will
County, Ill.
Born in Will
County, Ill., about 1871.
Lawyer; Mayor of Wilmington, Ill., 1899; newspaper
publisher; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 41st District,
1920-22.
Died, in Silver Cross Hospital,
Joliet, Will
County, Ill., December
4, 1951 (age about 80
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas James Courtney (1892-1971) —
also known as Thomas J. Courtney —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
23, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state senate 11th District, 1927-33; Cook
County State's Attorney, 1932-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1936,
1944
(speaker);
candidate for mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1939; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1944; circuit judge in Illinois, 1945-70.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Knights
of Columbus.
Died December
3, 1971 (age 78 years, 345
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of James R. Courtney and Catherine (Hussey) Courtney; married, July 19,
1917, to Kathryn Foley. |
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John King Cowen (1844-1904) —
also known as John K. Cowen —
of Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio; Baltimore,
Md.
Born near Millersburg, Holmes
County, Ohio, October
28, 1844.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; counsel, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad,
1872-76; general counsel, 1876-96; president, 1896-1901; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1895-97.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
26, 1904 (age 59 years, 181
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Millersburg, Ohio.
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Alfred Marion Craig (1831-1911) —
also known as Alfred M. Craig —
of Knox
County, Ill.
Born in Paris, Edgar
County, Ill., January
15, 1831.
Lawyer; banker; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 34th District,
1869-70; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1873-1900.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill., September
6, 1911 (age 80 years, 234
days).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, Galesburg, Ill.
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Charles Curtis Craig (1865-1944) —
also known as Charles C. Craig —
of Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Ill., June 16,
1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1899-1903; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1913-18; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1922.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill., August
25, 1944 (age 79 years, 70
days).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, Galesburg, Ill.
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Caswell Jones Crebs (1912-1988) —
also known as Caswell J. Crebs —
of Robinson, Crawford
County, Ill.
Born in Carmi, White
County, Ill., January
14, 1912.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Illinois 2nd Circuit, 1945-64; justice of
Illinois state supreme court 5th District, 1969-70, 1975-76.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Kiwanis;
Moose;
Grange;
Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Kappa Phi.
Died in Fountain Valley, Orange
County, Calif., March 5,
1988 (age 76 years, 51
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Montgomery Crebs (1830-1890) —
also known as John M. Crebs —
of Carmi, White
County, Ill.
Born in Middleburg, Loudoun
County, Va., April 9,
1830.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil
War; candidate for Illinois
superintendent of public instruction, 1866; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1869-73; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1880.
Died in Carmi, White
County, Ill., June 26,
1890 (age 60 years, 78
days).
Interment at Maple
Ridge Cemetery, Carmi, Ill.
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John Jordan Crittenden (1787-1863) —
also known as John J. Crittenden —
of Illinois; Russellville, Logan
County, Ky.; Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.
Born near Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky., September
10, 1787.
Lawyer; Illinois
territory attorney general, 1809-10; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1811-17, 1825-29; served in the
U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1817-19, 1835-41, 1842-48, 1855-61;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Kentucky; U.S.
Attorney for Kentucky, 1827-29; secretary
of state of Kentucky, 1834-35; U.S.
Attorney General, 1841, 1850-53; Governor of
Kentucky, 1848-50; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1861-63.
Two of his sons were generals on opposite sides in the Civil War; a
grandson of his was killed in Gen. Custer's expedition against the
Sioux in 1876.
Slaveowner.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., July 26,
1863 (age 75 years, 319
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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George Martin Crocker (1848-1918) —
also known as George M. Crocker —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Illinois, August
9, 1848.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1879-81.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., January
4, 1918 (age 69 years, 148
days).
Interment at Clinton
Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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Timothy T. Cronin (b. 1884) —
of Oconomowoc, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 27,
1884.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1944-55.
Catholic.
Member, Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary;
Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Timothy Cronin and Mary (Swanson) Cronin; married, November
9, 1916, to Maud F. Clohisy. |
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Hugh Ware Cross (1896-1972) —
also known as Hugh W. Cross —
of Jerseyville, Jersey
County, Ill.
Born in Jerseyville, Jersey
County, Ill., August
24, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 38th District, 1933-40; Speaker of
the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1939-40; Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1941-49; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1944,
1948;
member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1949-55; resigned
under fire from the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1955,
following a unanimous vote of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on
Investigations to open an
inquiry into the propriety
of his actions influencing the award of a Chicago transportation
contract; the committee later reported that he had "made
a mistake and acted
indiscreetly".
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Elks; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Jerseyville, Jersey
County, Ill., October
15, 1972 (age 76 years, 52
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Jerseyville, Ill.
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Joseph Burns Crowley (1858-1931) —
also known as Joseph B. Crowley —
of Robinson, Crawford
County, Ill.
Born in Coshocton, Coshocton
County, Ohio, July 19,
1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; Crawford
County Judge, 1886-93; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1899-1905 (19th District 1899-1903,
23rd District 1903-05); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1904.
Died in Robinson, Crawford
County, Ill., June 25,
1931 (age 72 years, 341
days).
Interment at Old
Robinson Cemetery, Robinson, Ill.
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John T. Culbertson (b. 1891) —
of Delavan, Tazewell
County, Ill.
Born in Delavan, Tazewell
County, Ill., August
7, 1891.
Lawyer; county judge in Illinois, 1930-34; circuit judge in
Illinois, 1934-68; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1939-69; justice of
Illinois state supreme court 3rd District, 1969-70; appointed
1969.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary;
Phi
Alpha Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Shelby Moore Cullom (1829-1914) —
also known as Shelby M. Cullom —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Monticello, Wayne
County, Ky., November
22, 1829.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1856, 1860-61, 1872-74; Speaker of
the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1861, 1873;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 8th District, 1865-71; Governor of
Illinois, 1877-83; resigned 1883; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1883-1913; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1884,
1892,
1904
(speaker),
1908.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
28, 1914 (age 84 years, 67
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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Homer Stillé Cummings (1870-1956) —
also known as Homer S. Cummings —
of Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
30, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Connecticut, 1900,
1904,
1920
(alternate), 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business; speaker),
1948;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Connecticut, 1900-25; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1919-20; mayor
of Stamford, Conn., 1900-02, 1904-06; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1902; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1913-19; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1916; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1920;
U.S.
Attorney General, 1933-39; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Connecticut.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Eagles.
Died September
10, 1956 (age 86 years, 133
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Uriah C. Cummings and Audie Schuyler (Stillé) Cummings;
married to Cecilia Waterbury. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
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Congress |
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Walter J. Cummings Jr. (1916-1999) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
29, 1916.
Lawyer; U.S. Solicitor General, 1952-53; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1966-86.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Union
League.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
24, 1999 (age 82 years, 207
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Alexander Cunnea (1868-1937) —
also known as William A. Cunnea —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Ireland,
September
22, 1868.
Lawyer; Socialist candidate for various offices; defense
attorney for Eugene
V. Debs at one of his sedition trials.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Fort Worth (unknown
county), Fla., March
13, 1937 (age 68 years, 172
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Alexander Cunnea II (1905-1963) —
also known as William A. Cunnea —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
8, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1960.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of colon
cancer, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
22, 1963 (age 57 years, 165
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Ill.
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