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Joseph E. Daily (b. 1888) —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in Manito, Mason
County, Ill., January
22, 1888.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Illinois, 1926-48; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1948-64 (5th District 1948-63, 3rd
District 1964); chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1951-52, 1958-59.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Sidney Daily and Drusilla (Robison) Daily; married, January
7, 1914, to Audrey L. Woodward. |
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Richard Michael Daley (b. 1942) —
also known as Richard M. Daley —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
24, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 23rd District,
1969-70; member of Illinois
state senate 23rd District, 1973-81; Cook
County State's Attorney, 1981-89; mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1989-2011; defeated in primary, 1983; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008
(delegation chair).
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2020.
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William Michael Daley (b. 1948) —
also known as William M. Daley —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
8, 1948.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1980;
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1997-2000.
Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Charles P. Damron (b. 1878) —
of Ironton, Iron
County, Mo.
Born near Vienna, Johnson
County, Ill., October
31, 1878.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Iron County, 1915-16.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1899 to Myrtle
Swain. |
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Clarence Seward Darrow (1857-1938) —
also known as Clarence S. Darrow —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Kinsman, Trumbull
County, Ohio, April
18, 1857.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1896; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 17th District, 1903-05; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1904,
1924.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Defense attorney for, among many others, Patrick Eugene Prendergast,
who murdered Chicago mayor Carter
H. Harrison. In 1911, he was charged
with bribing
jurors in a California case; tried
and acquitted; a second trial
resulted in a hung jury. Famously cross-examined William
Jennings Bryan during the 1925 "Scopes Monkey Trial.".
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
13, 1938 (age 80 years, 329
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered; statue at Rhea County Courthouse Grounds, Dayton, Tenn.
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Charles H. Davis (b. 1906) —
of Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Born in Fairfield, Wayne
County, Ill., January
7, 1906.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Winnebago County Republican Party, 1950; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1955-60, 1970-75 (6th District
1955-60, 2nd District 1970-75); chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1957-58; Judge, Illinois
Appellate Court 2nd District, 1964-70.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Russell Davis (1849-1930) —
also known as Charles R. Davis —
of St. Peter, Nicollet
County, Minn.
Born in Pittsfield, Pike
County, Ill., September
17, 1849.
Republican. Lawyer; Nicollet
County Attorney; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 17, 1889; member of Minnesota
state senate 17th District, 1891-94; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1903-25.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 29,
1930 (age 80 years, 315
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Near St. Peter, Le Sueur County, Minn.
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David Davis IV (1906-1978) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., July 29,
1906.
Lawyer; member of Illinois
state senate, 1953-67; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 37th District,
1969-70.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., April
14, 1978 (age 71 years, 259
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
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Charles Gates Dawes (1865-1951) —
also known as Charles G. Dawes; "Charging
Charlie" —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio, August
27, 1865.
Republican. Engineer;
lawyer; banker;
U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, 1898-1901; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War I; Vice
President of the United States, 1925-29; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1928;
U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1929-31; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1932,
1936.
Awarded Nobel
Peace Prize in 1925.
Died in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., April
23, 1951 (age 85 years, 239
days).
Entombed at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Chester Mitchell Dawes (b. 1855) —
also known as Chester M. Dawes —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., July 14,
1855.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Illinois; general solicitor, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad,
1900.
Burial location unknown.
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William Levi Dawson (1886-1970) —
also known as William L. Dawson —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Albany, Dougherty
County, Ga., April
26, 1886.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Illinois
Democratic State Central Committee, 1930-32; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1940
(alternate), 1944
(speaker),
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1943-70; died in
office 1970.
African
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Alpha
Phi Alpha; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
9, 1970 (age 84 years, 197
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Griffin
Funeral Home Columbarium, Chicago, Ill.
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James Edward Day (1914-1996) —
also known as J. Edward Day —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., October
11, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1952;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960;
U.S.
Postmaster General, 1961-63.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Implemented the ZIP code.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Hunt Valley, Prince
George's County, Md., October
29, 1996 (age 82 years, 18
days).
Interment at Monocacy Cemetery, Beallsville, Md.
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Stephen Albion Day (1882-1950) —
also known as Stephen A. Day —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, July 13,
1882.
Republican. Private secretary to U.S. Chief Justice Melville
W. Fuller, 1905-07; lawyer; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1932;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1941-45; defeated, 1922,
1934, 1938, 1944.
Died in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., January
5, 1950 (age 67 years, 176
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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Charles Werden Deane (1837-1914) —
also known as Charles W. Deane; C. W. Deane; Charles
W. Dean —
of Pentwater, Oceana
County, Mich.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Antigo, Langlade
County, Wis.
Born in Grafton, Windham
County, Vt., 1837.
Republican. Lawyer; Oceana
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1861-62; major in the Union Army
during the Civil War; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Newaygo District, 1867-68;
village president, Pentwater, Mich., 1867; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1868.
Died in Antigo, Langlade
County, Wis., June 4,
1914 (age about 76
years).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Michigan City, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Werden Dean and Philinder (Willey) Dean; married to Adele C.
Woodward. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Marvin Robert Dee (1917-1975) —
also known as Doc Dee —
of Illinois.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
21, 1917.
Republican. Lawyer; engineer;
appraiser;
construction
executive; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 20th District, 1973-74.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sigma
Phi.
Died January
11, 1975 (age 57 years, 143
days).
Interment at Oak
Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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John Richard Dellenback (1918-2002) —
also known as John R. Dellenback —
of Medford, Jackson
County, Ore.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
6, 1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1961-66; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 4th District, 1967-75; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1968,
1972;
associate director, U.S. Peace Corps, 1975-77; president, Christian
College Coalition, 1977-88.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Medford, Jackson
County, Ore., December
7, 2002 (age 84 years, 31
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Arno Harry Denecke (1916-1993) —
also known as Arno H. Denecke —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., May 7,
1916.
Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; circuit
judge in Oregon, 1959-62; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1963-.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died October
20, 1993 (age 77 years, 166
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry Denecke and Gertrude (Etzel) Denecke; married, October
20, 1945, to Selma Rockey. |
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Charles Samuel Deneen (1863-1940) —
also known as Charles S. Deneen —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Edwardsville, Madison
County, Ill., May 4,
1863.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1893-94; Cook
County State's Attorney, 1896-1904; law partner of Charles
H. Hamill, 1898-1905; Governor of
Illinois, 1905-13; defeated, 1912; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1908,
1912,
1916,
1928
(speaker),
1932;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1925-31.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, probably from a heart
attack, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
5, 1940 (age 76 years, 277
days).
Interment at Oak
Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Edward Everett Denison (1873-1953) —
also known as Edward E. Denison —
of Marion, Williamson
County, Ill.
Born in Marion, Williamson
County, Ill., August
28, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 25th District, 1915-31; defeated,
1930, 1932.
Died in Carbondale, Jackson
County, Ill., June 17,
1953 (age 79 years, 293
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Marion, Ill.
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Samuel Crawford Denson (1839-1917) —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.; Nevada; San
Francisco, Calif.; Easton (now part of Burlingame), San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Ursa, Adams
County, Ill., September
23, 1839.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in California 6th District,
1876-81; superior court judge in California, 1881-83; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1885-86; Ormsby County District
Attorney, 1886-88; director and general counsel, Pacific Coast Steel
Company.
Member, Freemasons;
Union
League.
Died in Easton (now part of Burlingame), San Mateo
County, Calif., July 26,
1917 (age 77 years, 306
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Emmett Dever (1862-1929) —
also known as William E. Dever —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Woburn, Middlesex
County, Mass., March
13, 1862.
Democrat. Leather
manufacturer; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1908
(alternate), 1924,
1928;
mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1923-27.
Died, from pancreatic
cancer, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
3, 1929 (age 67 years, 174
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Evanston, Ill.
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Frederic Robert DeYoung (1875-1934) —
also known as Frederic R. DeYoung —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
12, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 7th District, 1915-19; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 7th District,
1920-22; circuit judge in Illinois, 1921-23; superior court judge in
Illinois, 1923-24; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1924-34; died in office 1934.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in 1934
(age about
58 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter DeYoung and Effie (VanNorden) DeYoung; married to Miriam
Cornell. |
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Jacob McGavock Dickinson (1851-1928) —
also known as Jacob M. Dickinson —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Columbus, Lowndes
County, Miss., January
30, 1851.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
justice
of Tennessee state supreme court, 1891-93; law
professor; general counsel, Illinois Central Railroad,
1899-1909; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1909-11.
Member, Izaak
Walton League.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
13, 1928 (age 77 years, 318
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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George C. Dixon —
of Dixon, Lee
County, Ill.
Born in Dixon, Lee
County, Ill.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1924,
1936;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 35th District, 1929-31; mayor of
Dixon, Ill., 1931-34; resigned 1934; member of Illinois
state senate 35th District, 1935-43.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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George William Dixon (born c.1866) —
also known as George W. Dixon —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., about 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; transfer
business; member of Illinois
state senate 1st District, 1903-07; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Illinois.
Methodist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Union
League; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Donald Claude Dobbins (1878-1943) —
also known as Donald C. Dobbins —
of Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born near Dewey, Champaign
County, Ill., March
20, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1933-37; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks.
Died in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., February
14, 1943 (age 64 years, 331
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Urbana, Ill.
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James Isaac Dolliver (1894-1978) —
also known as James I. Dolliver —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa; Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa.
Born in Park Ridge, Cook
County, Ill., August
31, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; Webster
County Attorney, 1924-29; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1942; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1945-57; defeated, 1956;
member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Delta
Chi.
Died in Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo., December
10, 1978 (age 84 years, 101
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
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Paul F. Donahue —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Lawyer; Honorary
Consul for Liechtenstein in Chicago,
Ill., 2017.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2017.
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Charles H. Donnelly (b. 1855) —
of Woodstock, McHenry
County, Ill.
Born in Woodstock, McHenry
County, Ill., August
22, 1855.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Illinois 17th Circuit, 1919.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Neil Donnelly and Mary Donnelly; married, May 2,
1888, to Nina C. Blakeslee. |
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Francis Edmund Donoghue (1873-1952) —
also known as Francis E. Donoghue —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
27, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1901-05, 1907-09 (15th District
1901-03, 2nd District 1903-05, 1907-09).
Catholic.
Died January
11, 1952 (age 78 years, 45
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Evanston, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of M. F. Donoghue and Elizabeth (Shields) Donoghue. |
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Stephen Arnold Douglas (1813-1861) —
also known as Stephen A. Douglas; Arnold Douglass;
"The Little Giant" —
of Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Brandon, Rutland
County, Vt., April
23, 1813.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1837-39; secretary
of state of Illinois, 1840-41; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1841-43; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1843-47; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1847-61; died in office 1861; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1852,
1856;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1860.
Slaveowner.
Died, of typhoid
fever, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 3,
1861 (age 48 years, 41
days).
Entombed at Douglas
Monument Park, Chicago, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen Arnold Douglass and Sarah 'Sally' (Fisk) Douglass; married
1847 to
Martha Denny Martin; married 1856 to Adele
Cutts; father of Robert
Martin Douglas; grandfather of Robert
Dick Douglas. |
| | | Political family: Douglas-Dick
family of Greensboro, North Carolina. |
| | | Douglas counties in Colo., Ga., Ill., Kan., Minn., Mo., Neb., Nev., Ore., S.Dak., Wash. and Wis. are
named for him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Stephen A. Douglas: Robert
W. Johannsen, Stephen
A. Douglas — James L. Huston, Stephen
A. Douglas and the Dilemmas of Democratic Equality —
Roy Morris, Jr., The
Long Pursuit: Abraham Lincoln's Thirty-Year Struggle with Stephen
Douglas for the Heart and Soul of America — Scott
Farris, Almost
President: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the
Nation — Fergus M. Bordewich, America's
Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That
Preserved the Union |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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Wallace Barton Douglas (1854-1930) —
also known as Wallace B. Douglas; W. B.
Douglas —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Moorhead, Clay
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Leyden, Lewis
County, N.Y., September
21, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 50, 1895-98; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1899-1904; resigned 1904; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1904-05; appointed 1904.
Died in 1930
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Prairie
Home Cemetery, Moorhead, Minn.
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T. Mac Downing (b. 1891) —
of Macomb, McDonough
County, Ill.
Born in Macomb, McDonough
County, Ill., 1891.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 32nd District, 1935-37; member of
Illinois
state senate 32nd District, 1937-65.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Howard L. Doyle (b. 1894) —
of Decatur, Macon
County, Ill.
Born August
28, 1894.
Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 28th District, 1931-35; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Illinois, 1935-53.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Doyle and Catherine (Galvin) Doyle; married 1931 to Mary
Finn. |
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Francis Marion Drake (1830-1903) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Rushville, Schuyler
County, Ill., December
30, 1830.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; railroad
builder; philanthropist; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1888;
Governor
of Iowa, 1896-98.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, of diabetes,
in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, November
20, 1903 (age 72 years, 325
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Duke W. Dunbar —
of Colorado.
Born in Mt. Sterling, Brown
County, Ill.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Colorado
state attorney general, 1951-73.
Member, American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Ralph O. Dunbar (b. 1845) —
of Goldendale, Klickitat
County, Wash.
Born in Schuyler
County, Ill., April
26, 1845.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Washington
territorial legislature, 1879; delegate
to Washington state constitutional convention, 1889; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1889-1901.
Burial location unknown.
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Warren W. Duncan (b. 1857) —
of Marion, Williamson
County, Ill.
Born near Lake Creek, Williamson
County, Ill., January
21, 1857.
Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1903-15; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1915-33.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Illinois Blue Book 1919 |
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Frank Kershner Dunn (b. 1854) —
also known as Frank K. Dunn —
of Charleston, Coles
County, Ill.
Born in Mt. Gilead, Morrow
County, Ohio, November
13, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Illinois 5th Circuit,
1897-1903; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1907-33.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew
Kershner Dunn and Emily (Armentrout) Dunn; married 1882 to Alice
Trimble. |
| | | Image source: Illinois Blue Book
1919 |
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Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne (1853-1937) —
also known as Edward F. Dunne —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Waterville, Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., October
12, 1853.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Illinois, 1892-1905;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1905-07; defeated, 1907, 1911; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1908,
1916,
1920,
1932,
1936;
Governor
of Illinois, 1913-17; defeated, 1916.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died May 24,
1937 (age 83 years, 224
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Evanston, Ill.
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William Henry Dunphy (b. 1860) —
of Walla Walla, Walla
Walla County, Wash.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., June 29,
1860.
Democrat. Locomotive
engineer; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Washington, 1892,
1900;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Washington, 1900-01.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Dunphy and Catharine Dunphy; married, November
4, 1896, to Mary Helen Lyons. |
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Charles W. Durfee (1863-1959) —
of Golconda, Pope
County, Ill.
Born in Saline
County, Ill., November
21, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 51st District, 1907-11; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920.
Died in Golconda, Pope
County, Ill., April
16, 1959 (age 95 years, 146
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Golconda, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of William Fielding Durfee and Lucretia Busby (Moore) Durfee;
married, January
1, 1885, to Mary Casslyn Murphey; married, April
27, 1895, to Lucy Berry; first cousin of Bradford
Kirk Durfee; fourth cousin once removed of Job
Durfee, Elias
Durfee, Elihu
Durfee, Nathaniel
Briggs Durfee and Daniel
Parrish Witter. |
| | | Political families: Durfee-Wanton
family of Newport, Rhode Island; Beakes-Greene-Witter
family (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John E. Dvorak —
of Bellwood, Cook
County, Ill.; Berkeley, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 5th District,
1969-70; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1972,
1980.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Pi Gamma
Mu; Moose.
Still living as of 1980.
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