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Lawyer Politicians in Illinois, I-K

  Harold LeClair Ickes (1874-1952) — also known as Harold L. Ickes — of Hubbard Woods, Cook County, Ill.; Winnetka, Cook County, Ill.; Olney, Montgomery County, Md. Born in Frankstown, Blair County, Pa., March 15, 1874. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1933-46; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936, 1940, 1944; newspaper columnist. Presbyterian. Scottish and German ancestry. Member, American Civil Liberties Union; American Bar Association; Phi Delta Theta; Phi Delta Phi. Died, in Emergency Hospital, Washington, D.C., February 3, 1952 (age 77 years, 325 days). Interment at Sandy Spring Friends Cemetery, Sandy Spring, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Jesse Boone Williams Ickes and Martha Ann (McCune) Ickes; married 1911 to Anna Wilmarth Thompson; married, May 24, 1938, to Jane Dahlman; father of Harold McEwen Ickes; nephew by marriage of John Clarence Cudahy.
  Political family: Ickes family.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Michael Lambert Igoe (1885-1967) — also known as Michael L. Igoe — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., April 16, 1885. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1913-30; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1924 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1928, 1932, 1936; member of Democratic National Committee from Illinois, 1930-32; U.S. Representative from Illinois at-large, 1935; resigned 1935; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1935-38; candidate for U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1938; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1939-65. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Foresters. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., August 21, 1967 (age 82 years, 127 days). Interment at All Saints Catholic Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of James F. Igoe and Katherine (Sherrin) Igoe; married, November 22, 1928, to Ruth O'Connor.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Albert Robert Imle (b. 1913) — also known as Albert R. Imle — of Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Ill. Born in Marshall, Clark County, Ill., December 25, 1913. Democrat. FBI special agent; lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 23rd District, 1954, 1956; chair of Montgomery County Democratic Party, 1956-60; member of Illinois Democratic State Committee, 1962-67; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1964. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Christopher Carl Imle and Alta Mae (Finkbinder) Imle; married, September 2, 1939, to Mary Virginia Brinton.
  Ebon Clarke Ingersoll (1831-1879) — also known as Ebon C. Ingersoll; Clark Ingersoll — of Peoria, Peoria County, Ill. Born in Marshall, Oneida County, N.Y., December 12, 1831. Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1857; U.S. Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1864-71; defeated, 1862. Died in Washington, D.C., May 31, 1879 (age 47 years, 170 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Ingersoll and Mary (Livingston) Ingersoll; brother of Robert Green Ingersoll; married, November 27, 1857, to Mary Carter; father of John Carter Ingersoll; second cousin thrice removed of Jonathan Ingersoll and Jared Ingersoll; third cousin twice removed of Charles Jared Ingersoll, Joseph Reed Ingersoll, Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll and Charles Anthony Ingersoll; fourth cousin once removed of Laman Ingersoll, Colin Macrae Ingersoll and Charles Roberts Ingersoll.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Robert G. Ingersoll Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) — also known as Robert G. Ingersoll; "The Great Agnostic"; "American Infidel"; "Impious Pope Bob" — of Peoria, Peoria County, Ill.; Washington, D.C. Born in Dresden, Yates County, N.Y., August 11, 1833. Lawyer; Democratic candidate for Illinois state house of representatives 5th District, 1860; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; charged about 1864 with assault and battery against the Peoria County Sheriff; tried; the jury was deadlocked and could not reach a verdict; the case was dismissed before a new trial could be held; Illinois state attorney general, 1867-69; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1876; made the nominating speech which dubbed James G. Blaine as "The Plumed Knight". Agnostic. Died in Dobbs Ferry, Westchester County, N.Y., July 21, 1899 (age 65 years, 344 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; statue erected 1911 at Glen Oak Park, Peoria, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. John Ingersoll and Mary (Livingston) Ingersoll; brother of Ebon Clarke Ingersoll; married, February 13, 1862, to Eve Amelia Parker; uncle of John Carter Ingersoll; second cousin thrice removed of Jonathan Ingersoll and Jared Ingersoll; third cousin twice removed of Charles Jared Ingersoll, Joseph Reed Ingersoll, Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll and Charles Anthony Ingersoll; fourth cousin once removed of Laman Ingersoll, Colin Macrae Ingersoll and Charles Roberts Ingersoll.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also NNDB dossier
  Books about Robert G. Ingersoll: Orvin Larson, American Infidel: Robert G. Ingersoll
  Image source: William C. Roberts, Leading Orators (1884)
  Clifford Cady Ireland (1878-1930) — also known as Clifford Ireland — of Peoria, Peoria County, Ill. Born in Washburn, Woodford County, Ill., February 14, 1878. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; general counsel, State Trust and Savings Bank; president, Western Live Stock Insurance Co.; U.S. Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1917-23; defeated in primary, 1922; member of Illinois Republican State Central Committee, 1925; treasurer of Illinois Republican Party, 1925. Methodist. Member, United Spanish War Veterans; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in 1930 (age about 52 years). Interment at Linn-Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Washburn, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Frank N. Ireland and Fidelia A. (Bangs) Ireland; married, October 16, 1903, to Louise Savage.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Ernest Eugene Jackman (b. 1884) — also known as E. E. Jackman — of Grant, Perkins County, Neb. Born in Lowpoint, Woodford County, Ill., March 4, 1884. Republican. Lawyer; president, Farmers State Bank; member of Nebraska state house of representatives 88th District, 1927-31; candidate for U.S. Representative from Nebraska, 1934, 1936; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1940. Methodist. Member, American Bankers Association; Rotary; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ameal Jackman and Kate (Dunn) Jackman; married, April 24, 1912, to Ruth Waggner.
  David H. Jackson (1874-1952) — of Lake Forest, Lake County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 14, 1874. Republican. Lawyer; banker; mayor of Lake Forest, Ill., 1906-09; chair of Cook County Republican Party, 1906-08; candidate for Illinois state house of representatives, 1908, 1910. Presbyterian. Died January 5, 1952 (age 77 years, 356 days). Interment at Lake Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Jonathan Jackson and Mary (Forsythe) Jackson; married to Cora Maxwell.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  David Cary Jacobson (b. 1951) — also known as David C. Jacobson — of Illinois. Born October 9, 1951. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Ambassador to Canada, 2009-. Still living as of 2012.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Alfred Perry Jaques (1857-1937) — also known as Alfred Jaques — of Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn. Born in Geneseo Township, Henry County, Ill., February 9, 1857. Democrat. Lawyer; municipal judge in Minnesota, 1887-89; candidate for district judge in Minnesota 11th District, 1896; candidate for U.S. Representative from Minnesota 8th District, 1910; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1912 (speaker); U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, 1914-22; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1926. Unitarian. Member, American Bar Association; Elks. Died in Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn., July 2, 1937 (age 80 years, 143 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of William Cowpen Jaques and Elizabeth Anne (Beers) Jaques; married, April 15, 1885, to Mary Josephine Shaw.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles J. Jenkins (b. 1897) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Austin, Travis County, Tex., October 4, 1897. Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives 3rd District, 1931-41. African ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel J. Jenkins and Irene B. Jenkins; married to Cynthia Flowers.
  William Sherman Jennings (1863-1920) — also known as W. S. Jennings — of Brooksville, Hernando County, Fla. Born in Centralia, Marion County, Ill., March 24, 1863. Democrat. Lawyer; Hernando County Judge, 1888; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1893-96; Speaker of the Florida State House of Representatives, 1895; candidate for Presidential Elector for Florida; Governor of Florida, 1901-05; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1908. Died February 28, 1920 (age 56 years, 341 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Josephus W. Jennings and Amanda Jennings; married, May 12, 1891, to May Mann; cousin *** of William Jennings Bryan.
  Political family: Bryan-Jennings family of Illinois.
  See also National Governors Association biography
Thomas M. Jett Thomas Marion Jett (1862-1939) — also known as Thomas M. Jett — of Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Ill. Born near Greenville, Bond County, Ill., May 1, 1862. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; Montgomery County State's Attorney, 1889-96; U.S. Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1897-1903; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1908; circuit judge in Illinois 4th Circuit, 1909-39; died in office 1939; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1922-36. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died in Litchfield, Montgomery County, Ill., January 10, 1939 (age 76 years, 254 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Hillsboro, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Stephen J. Jett and Nancy (Booher) Jett; married, December 24, 1889, to Mollie Clotfelter.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Autobiographies and Portraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899)
  John Franklin Jewell (1874-1927) — also known as John F. Jewell — of Galena, Jo Daviess County, Ill. Born in Scales Mound, Jo Daviess County, Ill., May 11, 1874. Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Martinique, 1902-06; St. Michaels, 1906-08; Melbourne, 1908-11; Vladivostok, 1911-14; Chefoo, 1916; Lourenco Marques, 1917; Batavia, 1919; Birmingham, 1922-27, died in office 1927. English ancestry. Died in Birmingham, England, October 23, 1927 (age 53 years, 165 days). Interment at Scales Mound Township Cemetery, Scales Mound, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Edwin Jewell and Ann (Reed) Jewell.
  Epitaph: "Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch about him and lies down to pleasant dreams."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frederick William Job (1862-1935) — also known as Frederick W. Job; Fred W. Job — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Alton, Madison County, Ill., May 19, 1862. Lawyer; Consul-General for Hawaiian Islands in Chicago, Ill., 1894-97; Vice-Consul for Dominican Republic in Chicago, Ill., 1900-21. Died in Douglas, Allegan County, Mich., May 8, 1935 (age 72 years, 354 days). Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Zephaniah Beall Job and Amanda Fitz Allen (Montgomery) Job; married to Helen Crafts.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George E. Q. Johnson (b. 1874) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Harcourt, Webster County, Iowa, July 11, 1874. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1927-31; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1932-33. Lutheran. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Royal Arcanum; Union League. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Johnson and Mathilda (Linderholm) Johnson; married, September 8, 1906, to Elizabeth M. Swanstrom.
Hale Johnson Hale Johnson (1847-1902) — of Newton, Jasper County, Ill. Born in Montgomery County, Ind., August 21, 1847. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; mayor of Newton, Ill.; Prohibition candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1896. Disciples of Christ. While attempting to collect a debt from a farmer, the debtor, Harry Harris, shot and killed him, in Bogota, Jasper County, Ill., November 4, 1902 (age 55 years, 75 days). Harris was arrested that day, but poisoned himself on the way to jail. Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Newton, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of John B. Johnson; married 1871 to Mary E. Loofbourrow.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
  Sveinbjorn Johnson (1883-1946) — of Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, N.Dak.; Champaign, Champaign County, Ill. Born in Holum, Hjaltadal, Iceland, July 10, 1883. Democrat. Lawyer; North Dakota Democratic state chair, 1920-22; North Dakota state attorney general, 1921-22; justice of North Dakota state supreme court, 1923-26; resigned 1926; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936; candidate for Illinois state attorney general, 1944. Lutheran. Icelandic ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Delta Theta; Gamma Eta Gamma; Pi Gamma Mu; Freemasons; Kiwanis. Died in Champaign, Champaign County, Ill., March 10, 1946 (age 62 years, 243 days). Interment somewhere in Champaign, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of John Johnson and Gudbjorg Johnson; married, September 16, 1917, to Esther Henryetta Slette.
  Timothy V. Johnson (b. 1946) — of Urbana, Champaign County, Ill. Born in Champaign, Champaign County, Ill., July 23, 1946. Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1976-2000; U.S. Representative from Illinois 15th District, 2001-. Assembly of God. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Johnson and Margaret (Evans) Johnson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Alfred Hanby Jones (1850-1937) — also known as Alfred H. Jones — of Robinson, Crawford County, Ill. Born in Honey Creek Township, Crawford County, Ill., July 4, 1850. Republican. Lawyer; Crawford County State's Attorney, 1876-77; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1886-88; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1896, 1908, 1916. Methodist. Died in Robinson, Crawford County, Ill., 1937 (age about 86 years). Interment at Robinson New Cemetery, Robinson, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of John M. Jones; married 1872 to Ella M. Thompson; married 1878 to Catherine A. Beals.
  John Rice Jones (1759-1824) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky.; Vincennes, Knox County, Ind.; Kaskaskia, Randolph County, Ill.; Potosi, Washington County, Mo. Born in Mallwyd, Gwynedd, Wales, February 11, 1759. Lawyer; member Indiana territorial council, 1805-08; member of Missouri territorial legislature, 1814; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention from Washington County, 1820; justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1820-24; appointed 1820; died in office 1824. Welsh ancestry. Died in St. Louis, Mo., February 1, 1824 (age 64 years, 355 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Jones; married 1781 to Eliza Powell; married, February 11, 1791, to Mary Barger; father of Rice Jones, John Rice Jones (1792-1845) and George Wallace Jones; grandfather of John Rice Homer Scott.
  Political family: Jones family of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri.
  See also Wikipedia article
  McLain Jones (1855-1919) — of Springfield, Greene County, Mo. Born near Decatur, Macon County, Ill., February 13, 1855. Republican. Lawyer; real estate business; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Greene County 1st District, 1911-12, 1919; died in office 1919. Suffered a paralytic stroke, and died two days later, in St. Mary's Hospital, Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo., January 23, 1919 (age 63 years, 344 days). Interment at Maple Park Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, June 3, 1885, to Mary Elizabeth Abbott.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Norman L. Jones (1870-1940) — of Carrollton, Greene County, Ill. Born in Patterson, Greene County, Ill., September 19, 1870. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1893-97; Greene County State's Attorney; circuit judge in Illinois 7th Circuit, 1914-21, 1925; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1921-31; candidate for Governor of Illinois, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1928, 1936; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1931-40; died in office 1940. Died in 1940 (age about 69 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Jones and Minerva (Patterson) Jones; married, June 28, 1906, to Almeda Pegram.
  Paul Fouts Jones (b. 1898) — also known as Paul F. Jones — of Danville, Vermilion County, Ill. Born in Danville, Vermilion County, Ill., November 6, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, 1931-35. Methodist. Member, Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Oliver Morton Jones and Emma (Fouts) Jones; married, January 24, 1924, to Edith Fairchild.
Wesley L. Jones Wesley Livsey Jones (1863-1932) — also known as Wesley L. Jones — of North Yakima, Yakima County, Wash.; Seattle, King County, Wash. Born near Bethany, Moultrie County, Ill., October 9, 1863. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Washington at-large, 1899-1909; U.S. Senator from Washington, 1909-32; died in office 1932. Died, of heart and kidney trouble, in Seattle, King County, Wash., November 19, 1932 (age 69 years, 41 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Son of Wesley Jones and Phoebe (McKay) Jones; married, October 13, 1886, to Minda Nelson.
  Cross-reference: Frank R. Jeffrey
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Munsey's Magazine, June 1919
  Merritt L. Joslyn (1825-1904) — of Woodstock, McHenry County, Ill. Born in Livingston County, N.Y., September 10, 1825. Lawyer; village president of Woodstock, Illinois, 1855-57, 1866-67; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1864-66; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1868; member of Illinois state senate, 1876-80; mayor of Woodstock, Ill., 1881-82. Died in Woodstock, McHenry County, Ill., October 13, 1904 (age 79 years, 33 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Woodstock, Ill.
Charles F. Joy Charles Frederick Joy (1849-1921) — also known as Charles F. Joy — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill., December 11, 1849. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1893-94, 1895-1903; defeated, 1890 (8th District), 1902 (11th District); St. Louis Recorder of Deeds, 1907-21. Died in St. Louis, Mo., April 13, 1921 (age 71 years, 123 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Autobiographies and Portraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899)
  Robert S. Juckett Sr. (b. 1932) — of Park Ridge, Cook County, Ill. Born in Evanston, Cook County, Ill., August 14, 1932. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1960; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1967-. Episcopalian. Member, Phi Delta Phi; American Bar Association; Kiwanis; Theta Delta Chi. Still living as of 1973.
  Noble Brandon Judah (1884-1938) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 23, 1884. Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1911-12; served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Ambassador to Cuba, 1927-29. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Theta. Died February 26, 1938 (age 53 years, 309 days). Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Noble Brandon Judah (1851-1918) and Kate (Hutchinson) Judah; married, May 12, 1917, to Dorothy Patterson.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Malcolm S. Kamin (b. 1939) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., February 23, 1939. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 12th District, 1969-70. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; B'nai B'rith; American Civil Liberties Union. Still living as of 1970.
  Elias Kent Kane (1794-1835) — also known as Elias K. Kane — of Kaskaskia, Randolph County, Ill. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 7, 1794. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention from Randolph County, 1818; secretary of state of Illinois, 1818-22; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1824; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1825-35; died in office 1835. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., December 12, 1835 (age 41 years, 188 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Evergreen Cemetery, Chester, Ill.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Father of Elizabeth Kane (who married William Henry Bissell).
  Kane County, Ill. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Winfield Karber (1914-1976) — also known as James W. Karber — of Ridgway, Gallatin County, Ill. Born in Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Ill., July 8, 1914. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; Gallatin County State's Attorney, 1936-40; member of Illinois Democratic State Central Committee, 1941-44; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1946-48; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1964. Methodist. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind., September, 1976 (age 62 years, 0 days). Interment at Union Ridge Cemetery, Herald, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of James F. Karber and Myrtle C. (Tyer) Karber; married to Irma Cox.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Adam Karch (1875-1932) — also known as Charles A. Karch — of East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Ill.; Belleville, St. Clair County, Ill. Born in Englemann Township, St. Clair County, Ill., March 17, 1875. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1905-06, 1911-12; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, 1914; U.S. Representative from Illinois 22nd District, 1931-32; defeated, 1908 (22nd District), 1926 (at-large); died in office 1932; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1932. Died November 6, 1932 (age 57 years, 234 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Belleville, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Karch and Mary (Heberer) Karch; married, June 27, 1905, to Huldah Karch.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harold A. Katz — of Glencoe, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1972. Still living as of 2004.
  Wendell Palmer Kay (b. 1913) — also known as Wendell P. Kay — of Anchorage, Alaska. Born in Illinois, 1913. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alaska territorial House of Representatives 3rd District, 1951-56; Speaker of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1955-56; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1956; member, Credentials Committee, 1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 1960, 1968; candidate for U.S. Senator from Alaska, 1970. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  Thomas E. Keane (b. 1905) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 29, 1905. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois state senate 23rd District, 1935-47; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1952, 1956, 1964. Member, American Bar Association; Knights of Columbus; Elks; Moose; Sigma Nu Phi. Burial location unknown.
  Charles Cyrus Kearns (1869-1931) — also known as Charles C. Kearns — of Batavia, Clermont County, Ohio; Las Vegas, San Miguel County, N.M.; Hot Springs, Garland County, Ark.; Amelia, Clermont County, Ohio. Born in Tonica, La Salle County, Ill., February 11, 1869. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; newspaper editor; Clermont County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-09; U.S. Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1915-31. Presbyterian. Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in Amelia, Clermont County, Ohio, December 17, 1931 (age 62 years, 309 days). Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Withamsville, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Barton Kearns and Amanda (Salisbury) Kearns; married to Philena M. Penn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edgar John Keating (1889-1981) — also known as Edgar J. Keating — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 28, 1889. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Jackson County 6th District, 1931-40, 1943-44; member of Missouri state senate, 1945-72 (5th District 1945-48, 9th District 1949-72). Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks. Died in 1981 (age about 92 years). Interment at Mt. St. Mary's Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, June 10, 1918, to Hazel Murray.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Hume Kedzie (1815-1903) — also known as John H. Kedzie — of Evanston, Cook County, Ill. Born in Stamford, Delaware County, N.Y., September 8, 1815. Republican. Lawyer; real estate developer; member of Illinois state house of representatives 7th District, 1877-78. Congregationalist. Scottish ancestry. Died in Evanston, Cook County, Ill., April 9, 1903 (age 87 years, 213 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Kedzie Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois, is named for him.  — Kedzie Street, in Evanston, Illinois, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Russell Watson Keeney (1897-1958) — also known as Russell W. Keeney — of Wheaton, DuPage County, Ill. Born in Pittsfield, Pike County, Ill., December 29, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; law associate of U.S. Rep. Chauncey W. Reed; county judge in Illinois, 1940-50; circuit judge in Illinois, 1953-56; U.S. Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1957-58; died in office 1958. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Moose; American Bar Association. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., January 11, 1958 (age 60 years, 13 days). Interment at Naperville Protestant Cemetery, Naperville, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Helen J. Kelleher — of Oak Park, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1954. Female. Catholic. Member, League of Women Voters. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Kent Ellsworth Keller (1867-1954) — also known as Kent E. Keller — of Ava, Jackson County, Ill. Born near Campbell Hill, Jackson County, Ill., June 4, 1867. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; mining business; member of Illinois state senate 44th District, 1913-17; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1916, 1952; U.S. Representative from Illinois 25th District, 1931-41; defeated, 1940 (25th District), 1942 (25th District), 1944 (25th District), 1948 (26th District), 1950 (26th District). Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died September 3, 1954 (age 87 years, 91 days). Interment at Ava Evergreen Cemetery, Ava, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Philip Jacob Keller and Harriet Elizabeth (Bradley) Keller; married to Olive Robinson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James W. Kelley (b. 1876) — of Denver, Colo. Born in Seneca, La Salle County, Ill., 1876. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1924. Member, Rotary; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1907 to Eselyn Brown.
  William Dean Kellogg (1814-1872) — also known as William Kellogg — of Canton, Fulton County, Ill.; Peoria, Peoria County, Ill.; Nebraska; Mississippi. Born in Kelloggsville, Ashtabula County, Ohio, July 8, 1814. Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1849-50; circuit judge in Illinois, 1850-55; U.S. Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1857-63; justice of Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1865-67; chief justice of Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1865-67; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 5th Illinois District, 1867-69. Died in Peoria, Peoria County, Ill., December 20, 1872 (age 58 years, 165 days). Interment at Springdale Cemetery, Peoria, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Amos Kellogg and Paulina (Dean) Kellogg; married, December 21, 1843, to Lucinda Caroline Ross; second cousin once removed of Chauncey Fitch Cleveland; second cousin twice removed of James Hodges, Charles Kellogg (1773-1842) and Frank Billings Kellogg; second cousin thrice removed of Aaron Kellogg; third cousin of Orlando Kellogg; third cousin once removed of Hezekiah Case, Elijah Hunt Mills, James Leonard Hodges, Alvan Kellogg, Day Otis Kellogg, Dwight Kellogg, Ensign Hosmer Kellogg and Rowland Case Kellogg; third cousin twice removed of Return Jonathan Meigs, Sr., Jonathan Ingersoll, Jared Ingersoll, Pierpont Edwards, Jason Kellogg, Josiah Meigs, Augustus Seymour Porter (1769-1849), Peter Buell Porter, Orsamus Cook Merrill, Timothy Merrill, Daniel Fiske Kellogg and Henry Theodore Kellogg; third cousin thrice removed of Oliver Ellsworth, Isaiah Kidder, Lyman Kidder, Ezra Kidder and David Kidder; fourth cousin of Parmenio Adams, Abiel Case, Silas Wright Jr., Marshall Chapin, Jairus Case, Elisha Hunt Allen, Gouverneur Morris, Marcus Morton, Almon Case, Stafford Canning Cleveland, Edwin Carpenter Pinney and Nelson Appleton Miles; fourth cousin once removed of John Davenport, Aaron Burr, James Davenport, Martin Chittenden, Theodore Dwight, Return Jonathan Meigs Jr., Leonard White, Gaylord Griswold, Benjamin Trumbull, Jedediah Sabin, Henry Waggaman Edwards, Elisha Phelps, Henry Meigs, Charles Jared Ingersoll, Lancelot Phelps, Luther Walter Badger, Silas Dewey Kellogg, Joseph Reed Ingersoll, Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll, Greene Carrier Bronson, Chester Ashley, Daniel Kellogg, John Russell Kellogg, Alvah Nash, Caleb Blodgett, John Larkin Payson, Augustus Seymour Porter (1798-1872), Charles Anthony Ingersoll, Charles Phelps Huntington and Peter Buell Porter Jr.; also fourth cousin once removed of Thomas Belden Butler, Oliver Dwight Filley, George Smith Catlin, Albert Gallatin Kellogg, Francis William Kellogg, Edmund Gillett Chapin, Farrand Fassett Merrill, Asahel Pierson Case, Hiram Bidwell Case, Peter Augustus Porter, Augustus Sabin Chase, William Fessenden Allen, Zenas Ferry Moody, Charles Edward Phelps, John Milton Hay, Charles Kellogg (1839-1903), Marden Sabin, Joseph Spalding, James Levi Hotchkiss, Clayton Hyde Lathrop, Frederick Hobbes Allen, George Watson French and Claude Carpenter Pinney.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Pitt Kellogg (1830-1918) — also known as William P. Kellogg — of Canton, Fulton County, Ill.; New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Orwell, Addison County, Vt., December 8, 1830. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; justice of Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1861-65; chief justice of Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1861-65; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1865-68; delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1868, 1880, 1888, 1896; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1868-72, 1877-83; Governor of Louisiana, 1873-77; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1883-85. Member, Loyal Legion. Died in Washington, D.C., August 10, 1918 (age 87 years, 245 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Presumably named for: William Pitt
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Sherman K. Kellogg and Rebecca (Eaton) Kellogg; married, June 6, 1865, to Mary E. Wills; second cousin twice removed of Jason Kellogg, Orsamus Cook Merrill and Timothy Merrill; second cousin thrice removed of Aaron Kellogg; third cousin once removed of Silas Dewey Kellogg, Farrand Fassett Merrill and Henry Theodore Kellogg; third cousin twice removed of Charles Kellogg (1773-1842) and Daniel Fiske Kellogg; fourth cousin once removed of Luther Walter Badger, Greene Carrier Bronson, Chester Ashley, Daniel Kellogg, Alvan Kellogg, John Russell Kellogg, Alvah Nash, Day Otis Kellogg, Dwight Kellogg, George Smith Catlin, Albert Gallatin Kellogg, Francis William Kellogg, Ensign Hosmer Kellogg, Charles Kellogg (1839-1903) and Charles Collins Kellogg.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Murphy-Merrill family of Harbor Beach, Michigan (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harry Eugene Kelly (b. 1870) — also known as Harry E. Kelly — of Litchfield, Montgomery County, Ill.; Sullivan, Moultrie County, Ill.; Denver, Colo. Born in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, December 27, 1870. Republican. Newspaper editor; school principal; superintendent of schools; lawyer; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1906-08; U.S. Attorney for Colorado, 1912-14. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Michael Joseph Kelly and Margery A. (Lytle) Kelly; married 1893 to Jessie L. Speer; married 1903 to Edna (McElravy) Smalley.
Harry F. Kelly Harry Francis Kelly (1895-1971) — also known as Harry F. Kelly; Henry Francis Kelly — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Gaylord, Otsego County, Mich. Born in Ottawa, La Salle County, Ill., April 19, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lost part of his left leg in France; lawyer; La Salle County State's Attorney, 1919-23; secretary of state of Michigan, 1939-42; Governor of Michigan, 1943-46; defeated, 1950; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1954-70. Died February 8, 1971 (age 75 years, 295 days). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Michael Kelly and Mollie (Morrissey) Kelly; married, May 4, 1929, to Anne Veronica O'Brien.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1939
  Roger Kent (1906-1980) — of Kentfield, Marin County, Calif. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 8, 1906. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from California 1st District, 1948, 1950 (Democratic); delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956, 1960, 1964; California Democratic state chair, 1958; co-chair, Lyndon Johnson for President campaign, 1964. Died May 16, 1980 (age 73 years, 343 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Kent and Elizabeth (Thacher) Kent; married, August 26, 1930, to Alice Cooke; grandnephew of Sherman Day; second great-grandson of Roger Sherman; first cousin of Thomas Day Thacher; second cousin of Simeon Eben Baldwin, Roger Sherman Greene, Rockwood Hoar, Sherman Hoar and Maxwell Evarts.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article
  Otto Kerner (1884-1952) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; River Forest, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., February 22, 1884. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1920; circuit judge in Illinois, 1927-31; Illinois state attorney general, 1933-38; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1939. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks. Died December 13, 1952 (age 68 years, 295 days). Interment at Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Father of Otto Kerner Jr. (son-in-law of Anton Josef Cermak).
  Political family: Kerner-Cermak family of Chicago, Illinois.
  Otto Kerner Jr. (1908-1976) — of Glenview, Cook County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., August 15, 1908. Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1947-54; county judge in Illinois, 1954-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1960, 1964; Governor of Illinois, 1961-68; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1968-74; resigned 1974. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Shriners; Moose; Odd Fellows; Royal Arcanum; Military Order of the World Wars; Alpha Delta Phi; Phi Delta Phi. While serving as Governor, he and another official made a gain of over $300,000 in a stock deal which prosecutors later characterized as bribery. Convicted in 1973 on 17 counts of bribery, conspiracy, perjury, and related charges; sentenced to three years in federal prison and fined $50,000. Died of cancer, May 9, 1976 (age 67 years, 268 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Rose Barbara (Chmelik) Kerner and Otto Kerner; married, October 29, 1934, to Helena Irene Cermak (daughter of Anton Josef Cermak; sister-in-law of Richey V. Graham).
  Political family: Kerner-Cermak family of Chicago, Illinois.
  Cross-reference: Milton Rakove
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
Charles J. Kersten Charles Joseph Kersten (1902-1972) — also known as Charles J. Kersten — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis.; Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 26, 1902. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1947-49, 1951-55; defeated, 1948, 1954, 1956. Died October 31, 1972 (age 70 years, 158 days). Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Edith McKinnon.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1954
  Lawrence Kestenbaum (b. 1955) — also known as Larry Kestenbaum — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 13, 1955. Democrat. Lawyer; Ingham County Commissioner 8th District, 1983-88; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 52nd District, 1998; Washtenaw County Commissioner 4th District, 2000-02; Washtenaw County Clerk and Register of Deeds, 2005-. Jewish. Hungarian, German, Polish, and Norwegian ancestry. Member, National Trust for Historic Preservation; American Civil Liberties Union; Grange; Sierra Club; NAACP. Creator of The Political Graveyard web site. Still living as of 2022.
  Relatives: Son of Justin Louis Kestenbaum and Maryhelen (Dietrich) Kestenbaum; married, November 17, 1990, to Janice Gutfreund; grandnephew of Meyer Kestnbaum.
  Political family: Wilentz family of Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
  See also Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  William Kenneth Kidwell (b. 1900) — of Mattoon, Coles County, Ill. Born in Mattoon, Coles County, Ill., August 8, 1900. Lawyer; Coles County State's Attorney, 1941-48. Episcopalian. Member, Phi Delta Phi; Kiwanis; Elks; Moose; Knights of Pythias; Knights of Khorassan. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Ashbury Kidwell and Luella May (Hearn) Kidwell; married, November 28, 1942, to Mary Helen Spitz.
  Roger Joseph Kiley (1900-1974) — also known as Roger J. Kiley — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Oak Park, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., October 23, 1900. Democrat. Professional football player, Chicago Cardinals, 1923; athletic coach; lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936, 1940; superior court judge in Illinois, 1940; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1941-61; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1961-74; took senior status 1974. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Suffering from diabetes and a heart ailment, he collapsed at Rosary College in River Forest, and died soon after at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, Melrose Park, Cook County, Ill., September 6, 1974 (age 73 years, 318 days). Interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Roger Kiley and Mary (Quinlan) Kiley; married to Helen Burke.
  See also federal judicial profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Jean Ledwith King (1924-2021) — also known as Jean Ledwith — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 16, 1924. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1967-69, 1977-79; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984 (member, Credentials Committee), 2004 (alternate). Female. Protestant. Member, American Bar Association; American Civil Liberties Union; Phi Kappa Phi; National Organization for Women; American Association of University Women. Died October 9, 2021 (age 97 years, 207 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of William Medkirk Ledwith and Nettie May (Herrington) Ledwith; married 1943 to John Culver King.
  See also Wikipedia article
  William E. King (born c.1891) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Oak Ridge, Morehouse Parish, La., about 1891. Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1925-27, 1929-33; member of Illinois state senate 3rd District, 1935-39; defeated, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1940, 1944, 1956; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1948. Baptist. African ancestry. Member, Urban League; Freemasons; Foresters. Burial location unknown.
  James Callahan Kinsler (1869-1946) — also known as James C. Kinsler — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Quincy, Adams County, Ill., March 17, 1869. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Nebraska, 1921-30. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., April 27, 1946 (age 77 years, 41 days). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
John R. Kirk John Robert Kirk (1851-1937) — also known as John R. Kirk — of Jackson County, Mo. Born in Bureau County, Ill., January 24, 1851. School teacher and principal; lawyer; Missouri superintendent of schools, 1895-98; president, Northeast Missouri State Teacher's College. Died in Knox County, Mo., November 7, 1937 (age 86 years, 287 days). Interment at Maple Hills Cemetery, Kirksville, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of George W. Kirk and Mary Jane (Reid) Kirk; married, July 15, 1875, to Rebecca Idella Burns.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Souvenir of the Missouri Legislature 1897
  Mark Steven Kirk (b. 1959) — also known as Mark Kirk — of Wilmette, Cook County, Ill.; Highland Park, Lake County, Ill. Born in Champaign, Champaign County, Ill., September 11, 1959. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Illinois 10th District, 2001-10; resigned 2010; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 2010-. Still living as of 2012.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Ray I. Klingbiel (b. 1901) — of East Moline, Rock Island County, Ill.; Moline, Rock Island County, Ill. Born in Moline, Rock Island County, Ill., March 2, 1901. Lawyer; mayor of East Moline, Ill., 1939-45; circuit judge in Illinois, 1945-53; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1953-69 (4th District 1953-63, 3rd District 1964-69); chief justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1956-57. Member, Phi Delta Phi; Rotary; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Thomas E. Kluczynski (b. 1903) — of Wilmette, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 29, 1903. Lawyer; circuit judge in Illinois, 1950-63; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1963-66; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1966-76, 1978-80. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Philip M. Klutznick (1907-1999) — of Park Forest, Cook County, Ill. Born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., July 9, 1907. Lawyer; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1980-81. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; B'nai B'rith. Died August 14, 1999 (age 92 years, 36 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of Bettylu Klutznick Saltzman.
  See also NNDB dossier
  Edward C. Knotts (b. 1863) — of Girard, Macoupin County, Ill.; Carlinville, Macoupin County, Ill. Born near Chatham, Sangamon County, Ill., March 24, 1863. Democrat. Lawyer; Macoupin County State's Attorney, 1892-96; mayor of Girard, Ill., 1893-95; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1912; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Illinois, 1914-22. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Abner Knotts and Mary J. (Peddicord) Knotts; married, May 18, 1893, to Elizabeth A. Routzhan.
  William Kinney Koerner (b. 1880) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Belleville, St. Clair County, Ill., August 21, 1880. Lawyer; circuit judge in Missouri 8th Circuit, 1939-47; appointed 1939. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1946 to Edith Marcum.
  Christian Cecil Kohlsaat (b. 1844) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Edwards County, Ill., January 8, 1844. Newspaper reporter; lawyer; probate judge in Illinois, 1890-99; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1899-1905; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1905. Member, Union League. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Reimer Kohlsaat and Sarah (Hall) Kohlsaat; married 1871 to Frances S. Smith.
  Marshall Korshak (1910-1996) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., February 6, 1910. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois state senate 5th District, 1951-63; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1964. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Urban League. Died, in a hospital at Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 19, 1996 (age 85 years, 347 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of Sidney Korshak.
  Kenneth Bentley Kramer (b. 1942) — also known as Kenneth B. Kramer; Ken Kramer — of Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colo. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., February 19, 1942. Republican. Lawyer; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1973-78; member of Colorado Republican State Central Committee, 1973-82; U.S. Representative from Colorado 5th District, 1979-87; candidate for U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1986. Jewish. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Still living as of 1998.
  Relatives: Son of Albert Aaron Kramer and Ruth (Pokrass) Kramer; married 1980 to Nancy Pearson (daughter of Helen H. Pearson).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
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