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Harold Derrer Nagel (1920-1996) —
also known as Harold D. Nagel —
of Stockton, Jo Daviess
County, Ill.
Born in Stockton, Jo Daviess
County, Ill., April 2,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; Jo
Daviess County State's Attorney, 1948-64; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1964.
Evangelical
United Brethren. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill., June 19,
1996 (age 76 years, 78
days).
Interment at Ladies
Union Cemetery, Near Stockton, Jo Daviess County, Ill.
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Albinus Nance (1848-1911) —
of Osceola, Polk
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in La Fayette, Stark
County, Ill., March
30, 1848.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1875-78; Speaker of
the Nebraska State House of Representatives, 1877-78; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1876;
Governor
of Nebraska, 1879-83; president, Osceola Bank and
Stromsburg Bank,
1879-88.
Congregationalist.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
6, 1911 (age 63 years, 251
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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William Henry Neece (1831-1909) —
of Macomb, McDonough
County, Ill.
Born in Sangamon County (part now in Logan
County), Ill., February
25, 1831.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1864, 1870; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 29th District,
1869-70; member of Illinois
state senate, 1878-82; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 11th District, 1883-87.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
3, 1909 (age 77 years, 313
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Macomb, Ill.
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George Arthur Neeley (1879-1919) —
also known as George A. Neeley —
of Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan.
Born in Detroit, Pike
County, Ill., August
1, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 7th District, 1912-15; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1914; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kansas, 1916.
Died in Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan., January
1, 1919 (age 39 years, 153
days).
Interment at Oak
Park Cemetery, Chandler, Okla.
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Arthur Emanuel Nelson (1892-1955) —
also known as Arthur E. Nelson —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Browns Valley, Traverse
County, Minn., May 10,
1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1922-26; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1936; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1942-43; defeated, 1928.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
11, 1955 (age 62 years, 336
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Dawn Clark Netsch (1926-2013) —
also known as Patricia Dawn Clark —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, September
16, 1926.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 12th District,
1969-70; member of Illinois
state senate, 1973-91 (13th District 1973-83, 4th District
1983-91); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1980,
1996;
Illinois
state comptroller, 1991-95; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1994.
Female.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; League of Women
Voters; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from Lou Gehrig's
disease, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 5,
2013 (age 86 years, 170
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Linda K. Neuman (b. 1948) —
of Le Claire, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 18,
1948.
Lawyer; district judge in Iowa, 1982-86; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1986-.
Female.
Still living as of 1995.
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Ernest Karl Neumann (1898-1959) —
also known as Ernest K. Neumann —
of Carlsbad, Eddy
County, N.M.
Born in Delavan, Tazewell
County, Ill., December
15, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of New
Mexico state house of representatives, 1927; New
Mexico state attorney general, 1931-35.
Quaker.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Elks; Lions.
Died April
13, 1959 (age 60 years, 119
days).
Interment at Carlsbad
Cemetery, Carlsbad, N.M.
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William Neville (1843-1909) —
of North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb.; Douglas, Cochise
County, Ariz.
Born in Nashville, Washington
County, Ill., December
29, 1843.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 13th District, 1891-95; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 6th District, 1899-1903; member of
Arizona
state house of representatives, 1905.
Died in 1909
(age about
65 years).
Interment at North
Platte Cemetery, North Platte, Neb.
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Thomas A. Nicholas (born c.1896) —
also known as Tom Nicholas —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., about 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; mayor of
Casper, Wyo., 1952-53, 1956-57; defeated, 1953, 1957; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1954.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Casper (Wyoming) Star-Tribune, August 17, 1955 |
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William Allen Northcott (1854-1917) —
also known as William A. Northcott —
of Greenville, Bond
County, Ill.; Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn., January
28, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; Bond
County State's Attorney, 1882-92; Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1897-1905; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1904;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Illinois, 1905-14;
president, Inter-Ocean Casualty
Co.
Episcopalian.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died January
25, 1917 (age 62 years, 363
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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Theophilus Lincoln Norval (b. 1847) —
also known as T. L. Norval —
of Seward, Seward
County, Neb.
Born in London Mills, Fulton
County, Ill., August
26, 1847.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1878; district judge in Nebraska, 1883-89; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1890-1902; chief
justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1894-95, 1900-02;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Nebraska.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Oliver Norval and Mary J. Norval; married, February
5, 1875, to Ella Godfrey. |
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James Lowell Oakes (b. 1924) —
also known as James L. Oakes —
of Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., February
21, 1924.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Vermont, 1960;
member of Vermont
state senate, 1961-64; Vermont
state attorney general, 1967; U.S.
District Judge for Vermont, 1970; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1971-92.
Unitarian-Universalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American
Judicature Society.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Lowell Oakes ; married to Rosalyn M. Landon. |
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Barack Hussein Obama Jr. (b. 1961) —
also known as Barack Obama; "The Messiah";
"Renegade"; "The Loin
King" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, August
4, 1961.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state senate 13th District, 1997-2004; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 2004
(speaker),
2008;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 2005-08; resigned 2008; President
of the United States, 2009-17; received the Nobel
Peace Prize in 2009.
United
Church of Christ. Kenyan
ancestry.
Still living as of 2020.
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Relatives: Son
of Barack Hussein Obama, Sr. and Stanley Ann (Dunham) Obama; married,
October
18, 1992, to Michelle
LaVaughn Robinson. |
| | | Cross-reference: Joe
Wilson — Philip
J. Berg — Rod
Blagojevich — Timothy
W. Jones |
| | | Barack Obama Elementary
School (formerly J.E.B. Stuart Elementary School; renamed 2018),
in Richmond,
Virginia, is named for
him. |
| | | Campaign slogan (2008): "Yes We
Can!" |
| | | Campaign slogan (2008): "Change We Can
Believe In." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by Barack Obama: Dreams
from My Father : A Story of Race and Inheritance
(2004) — The
Audacity of Hope : Thoughts on Reclaimig the American Dream
(2006) |
| | | Books about Barack Obama: Steve
Dougherty, Hopes
and Dreams: The Story of Barack Obama — David Mendell,
Obama:
From Promise to Power — John K. Wilson, Barack
Obama: This Improbable Quest — Shelby Steele, A
Bound Man: Why We Are Excited About Obama and Why He Can't
Win — Joseph Vogel, The
Obama Movement: Why Barack Obama Speaks to America's
Youth — Jodi Kantor, The
Obamas — David Maraniss, Barack
Obama: The Making of the Man — Jonathan Alter, The
Promise: President Obama, Year One — Pete Souza, The
Rise of Barack Obama — Jonathan Alter, The
Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies — Chuck Todd, The
Stranger: Barack Obama in the White House |
| | | Critical books about Barack Obama:
Webster Griffin Tarpley, Obama
- The Postmodern Coup: Making of a Manchurian
Candidate — Gordon Heslop, The
Hope of Audacity: Barack Obama, A Bad Choice — Edward
Klein, The
Amateur: Barack Obama in the White House — Michelle
Malkin, Culture
of Corruption: Obama and His Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks, and
Cronies — David Limbaugh, The
Great Destroyer: Barack Obama's War on the Republic —
David Limbaugh, Crimes
Against Liberty: An Indictment of President Barack
Obama — Dinesh D'Souza, The
Roots of Obama's Rage — David Freddoso, Gangster
Government: Barack Obama and the New Washington
Thugocracy — Stanley Kurtz, Radical-in-Chief:
Barack Obama and the Untold Story of American
Socialism — Jerome R. Corsi, The
Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of
Personality — Jack Cashill, Deconstructing
Obama: The Life, Loves, and Letters of America's First Postmodern
President — Kate Obenshain, Divider-in-Chief:
The Fraud of Hope and Change — Dinesh D'Souza, Obama's
America: Unmaking the American Dream — Dinesh D'Souza,
The
Roots of Obama's Rage — Phyllis Schlafly & George
Neumayr, No
Higher Power: Obama's War on Religious Freedom |
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Michelle Obama (b. 1964) —
also known as Michelle LaVaughn Robinson —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
17, 1964.
Democrat. Lawyer; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 2008,
2012,
2016,
2020;
First
Lady of the United States, 2009-17.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2022.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Fraser Robinson III and Marian (Shields) Robinson;
married, October
18, 1992, to Barack
Hussein Obama Jr.. |
| | | The Michelle Obama Library,
in Long
Beach, California, is named for
her. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about Michelle Obama: Jodi
Kantor, The
Obamas — Rachel L. Swarns, American
Tapestry: The Story of the Black, White, and Multiracial Ancestors of
Michelle Obama — Mary Tomer, Mrs.
O: The Face of Fashion Democracy — Liza Mundy, Michelle:
A Biography |
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Donald J. O'Brien —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state senate, 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1956,
1964.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Helen McGinnis. |
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Frank T. O'Brien (b. 1904) —
of Amarillo, Potter
County, Tex.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
3, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer; rancher;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 18th District, 1946; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Texas, 1956.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Buell Ogilvie (1923-1988) —
also known as Richard B. Ogilvie —
of Northfield, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., February
22, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; Cook
County Sheriff, 1962-68; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1964
(alternate), 1968,
1972
(delegation chair); Governor of
Illinois, 1969-73.
Presbyterian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Moose.
Died May 10,
1988 (age 65 years, 78
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Edwin August Olson (b. 1868) —
also known as Edwin A. Olson —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Cambridge, Henry
County, Ill., February
16, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1916;
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1922-27.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Theodore Bevry Olson (b. 1940) —
also known as Theodore B. Olson —
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
11, 1940.
Lawyer; U.S. Solicitor General, 2001-04.
Member, Order of
the Coif.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Ward Orme (1832-1866) —
also known as William W. Orme —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
17, 1832.
Lawyer; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention from McLean County,
1862; general in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Died, probably from tuberculosis,
in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., September
13, 1866 (age 34 years, 208
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
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Warren Henry Orr (b. 1886) —
also known as Warren H. Orr —
of Hamilton, Hancock
County, Ill.; Carthage, Hancock
County, Ill.; Rock Island, Rock
Island County, Ill.; Wilmette, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo., November
5, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; Hancock
County Judge, 1919-30; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1924;
justice
of Illinois state supreme court 4th District, 1930-39; chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1933-39; president,
Belmont National Bank of
Chicago.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Union
League; Kiwanis.
Interment at Hamilton
Cemetery, Hamilton, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of James H. Orr and Louisa E. (Watson) Orr; married, September
10, 1914, to Dorothy Wallace. |
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William Church Osborn (b. 1862) —
of Garrison, Putnam
County, N.Y.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
31, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 15th District, 1894;
New York
Democratic state chair, 1914-16; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916,
1920
(alternate); candidate for Governor of
New York, 1918; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Osborn and Virginia Reed (Sturges) Osborn; married,
June
3, 1886, to Alice H. Dodge. |
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Ellis Simmons Outlaw (1883-1982) —
also known as Ellis S. Outlaw —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Oktibbeha
County, Miss., November
15, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 3rd District,
1944.
Baptist.
African
ancestry.
Died in 1982
(age about
98 years).
Interment at Washington Park Cemetery, Berkeley, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Johnson Hansford Outlaw and Jennie (Gandy) Outlaw; married to
Angelina Villasenor; married, August
3, 1932, to Hazel Selvey. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Thomas Leonard Owens (1897-1948) —
also known as Thomas L. Owens —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
21, 1897.
Republican. Machinist;
accountant;
salesman;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1947-48; died in
office 1948.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; American
Legion.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 7,
1948 (age 50 years, 169
days).
Interment at All
Saints Catholic Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
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Edward J. Pacey (1894-1972) —
also known as E. J. Pacey —
of Paxton, Ford
County, Ill.
Born June 12,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1940,
1948
(alternate).
Died May 14,
1972 (age 77 years, 337
days).
Interment at Glen Cemetery, Paxton, Ill.
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Frank Edward Packard (1880-1961) —
of North Dakota; Oak Park, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Renwick, Humboldt
County, Iowa, November
18, 1880.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
newspaper
reporter; lawyer; North Dakota state tax commissioner,
1911-18; North
Dakota state attorney general, 1918-20; attorney for Standard Oil
Company, 1921-46.
Congregationalist.
Died February
9, 1961 (age 80 years, 83
days).
Interment at Mt.
Emblem Cemetery, Elmhurst, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank D. Packard and Harriet (Olden) Packard; married, September
16, 1903, to Bulah Richardson. |
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Alfred Rider Page (1859-1931) —
also known as Alfred R. Page —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Carlinville, Macoupin
County, Ill., October
7, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate 19th District, 1905-08; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1908;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1910-23; resigned 1923;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1st
Department, 1916-23; law partner of George
L. Ingraham, 1923-25.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Chi Psi;
Freemasons.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Southampton Hospital,
Southampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., February
3, 1931 (age 71 years, 119
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Page and Angeline (Rider) Page; married, April
27, 1886, to Elizabeth M. Rose. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1907 |
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George True Page (1859-1941) —
also known as George T. Page —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in Spring Bay, Woodford
County, Ill., September
22, 1859.
Lawyer; bank
director; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1919-30; took
senior status 1930.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in La Jolla, San Diego
County, Calif., November
4, 1941 (age 82 years, 43
days).
Interment at Springdale
Cemetery, Peoria, Ill.
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John McAuley Palmer (1817-1900) —
also known as John M. Palmer —
of Carlinville, Macoupin
County, Ill.; Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Eagle Creek, Scott
County, Ky., September
13, 1817.
Lawyer; probate judge in Illinois, 1843-47; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention from Macoupin County,
1847; county judge in Illinois, 1849-52; member of Illinois
state senate, 1852-56; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1856;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1859; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Illinois; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
Governor
of Illinois, 1869-73; defeated (Democratic), 1888; received 3
electoral votes for Vice-President, 1872;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1884;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1891-97; delegate to Gold Democrat
National Convention from Illinois, 1896; Gold Democratic candidate
for President
of the United States, 1896.
Died in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., September
25, 1900 (age 83 years, 12
days).
Interment at Carlinville
City Cemetery, Carlinville, Ill.
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Victor Henry Palmieri (b. 1930) —
also known as Victor H. Palmieri —
of Malibu, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
16, 1930.
Democrat. Lawyer; business
executive; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1968;
U.S. Ambassador to , 1979-81.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Beta
Gamma Sigma.
Still living as of 1991.
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Hugo Pam (b. 1870) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
25, 1870.
Lawyer; superior court judge in Illinois, 1912-.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alexander Pam and Cecilia (Oestreicher) Pam. |
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Harry S. Parker —
of Effingham, Effingham
County, Ill.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1928,
1936.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis Baldwin Parsons (b. 1818) —
also known as Lewis B. Parsons —
of Flora, Clay
County, Ill.
Born in Genesee
County, N.Y., April 5,
1818.
Democrat. Lawyer; treasurer and president, Ohio and
Mississippi Railroad;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1880; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1884.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Deval Patrick (b. 1956) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 31,
1956.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
Massachusetts, 2007-15; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 2008
(member, Platform
Committee; speaker).
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2015.
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John Barton Payne (1855-1935) —
of Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Pruntytown, Taylor
County, Va. (now W.Va.), January
26, 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Preston County Democratic Party, 1877-82; superior court judge in
Illinois, 1893-98; member, U.S. Shipping Board, 1919-20; resigned
1920; chair, U.S. Shipping Board, 1919-20; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1920-21.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died January
24, 1935 (age 79 years, 363
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Robert A. Pearson (b. 1868) —
of Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo.
Born in Colchester, McDonough
County, Ill., September
7, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Missouri 25th Circuit,
1917-18; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 28th District,
1922-23.
Burial location unknown.
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Roy C. Pechous (b. 1936) —
of Berwyn, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Berwyn, Cook
County, Ill., 1936.
Lawyer; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 7th District, 1969-70.
Still living as of 1970.
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Wilbur Frank Pell Jr. (1915-2000) —
also known as Wilbur F. Pell, Jr. —
Born in Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ind., December
6, 1915.
Lawyer; FBI
special agent; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1970-84; took
senior status 1984.
Died in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., September
25, 2000 (age 84 years, 294
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Wallace Monroe Pence (b. 1860) —
of Salinas, Monterey
County, Calif.; San Miguel, San Luis
Obispo County, Calif.
Born in Rozetta Township, Henderson
County, Ill., March
27, 1860.
School
teacher; lawyer; Prohibition candidate for California
state attorney general, 1910.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert T. Pence and Elizabeth (Conger) Pence; married, January
4, 1893, to Carrie M. Beeman. |
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George Robert Perrine (1907-1993) —
also known as George R. Perrine —
of Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Hinckley, DeKalb
County, Ill., August
19, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1940-43; treasurer of
Illinois Republican Party, 1942-48.
Protestant.
Member, Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in 1993
(age about
85 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Peska (1885-1962) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
20, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1948,
1952.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance; American Bar
Association.
Died in 1962
(age about
76 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Delos Porter Phelps (1837-1914) —
also known as Delos P. Phelps —
of Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Warren
County, Ill., November
16, 1837.
Democrat. Lawyer; railroad
builder; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1878; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1888.
Died June 28,
1914 (age 76 years, 224
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Porter Phelps and Mary Ellen (Rees) Phelps; married, April
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Jesse J. Phillips (1837-1901) —
of Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill.
Born in Montgomery
County, Ill., 1837.
Democrat. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil
War; circuit judge in Illinois 5th Circuit, 1879-93; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1884;
justice
of Illinois state supreme court, 1893-1901.
Died in 1901
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Hillsboro, Ill.
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John Calhoun Phillips (1870-1943) —
also known as John C. Phillips —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Vermont, Fulton
County, Ill., November
13, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; Governor of
Arizona, 1929-31.
Suffered a heart
attack, while fishing
on Lake Mary, and died soon after, in Flagstaff Hospital,
Flagstaff, Coconino
County, Ariz., June 25,
1943 (age 72 years, 224
days).
Interment somewhere
in Prescott, Ariz.
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Daniel Marshall Pierce (b. 1928) —
also known as Daniel M. Pierce; Dan Pierce —
of Highland Park, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
31, 1928.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
Democratic State Central Committee, 1962-66, 1970-73; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1964
(alternate), 1972;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1965-85 (at-large 1965-67, 32nd
District 1967-83, 58th District 1983-85); candidate for Presidential
Elector for Illinois.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Urban
League; B'nai
B'rith; Jaycees;
American
Legion.
Still living as of 2000.
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Gilbert Ashville Pierce (1839-1901) —
also known as Gilbert A. Pierce —
of Porter
County, Ind.; Illinois; North Dakota; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in East Otto, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., January
11, 1839.
Republican. Lawyer; journalist;
newspaper
editor; author;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1869; Governor
of Dakota Territory, 1884-86; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1889-91; U.S. Minister to Portugal, 1893.
Died at the Lexington Hotel,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
15, 1901 (age 62 years, 35
days).
Interment at Adams
Cemetery, Valparaiso, Ind.
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Ralph Plumb (1816-1903) —
of Oberlin, Lorain
County, Ohio; Streator, La Salle
County, Ill.
Born in Busti, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., March
29, 1816.
Republican. Merchant;
lawyer; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1855; served in the Union Army
during the Civil War; coal mining
business; railroad
builder; banker; mayor
of Streator, Ill., 1882-85; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 8th District, 1885-89.
Died in Streator, La Salle
County, Ill., April 8,
1903 (age 87 years, 10
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Streator, Ill.
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Howard Wallace Pollock (1920-2011) —
also known as Howard W. Pollock —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
11, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lost his
right arm in a grenade explosion; lawyer; member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 3rd District, 1953-54; U.S.
Representative from Alaska at-large, 1967-71; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Alaska, 1972.
Died in Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif., January
9, 2011 (age 90 years, 273
days).
Interment at Anchorage
Memorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska.
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John Edward Porter (b. 1935) —
of Winnetka, Cook
County, Ill.; Wilmette, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., June 1,
1935.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for circuit judge in Illinois,
1970; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1973-79; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1980-2001; defeated,
1978.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Philip Sidney Post (1833-1895) —
also known as P. Sidney Post —
of Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill.
Born in Florida, Orange
County, N.Y., March
19, 1833.
Republican. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil
War; U.S. Consul in Vienna, 1866-74; U.S. Consul General in Vienna, 1874-79; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1887-95; died in
office 1895.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Received the Medal
of Honor in 1893 for action at the Battle of Nashville.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
6, 1895 (age 61 years, 293
days).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, Galesburg, Ill.
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George Washington Prince (1854-1939) —
also known as George W. Prince —
of Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Tazewell
County, Ill., March 4,
1854.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Knox County Republican Party, 1884; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1888-91; candidate for Illinois
state attorney general, 1892; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1895-1913 (10th District 1895-1903,
15th District 1903-13).
Died in 1939
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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Edward E. Pringle (b. 1914) —
of Colorado.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
12, 1914.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
district judge in Colorado, 1957-61; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1961-83.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Elks; Moose; Eagles.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Jay Robert Pritzker (b. 1965) —
also known as J. B. Pritzker —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Atherton, San Mateo
County, Calif., January
19, 1965.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1998; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2008,
2016;
Governor
of Illinois, 2019-.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2019.
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David T. Prosser Jr. (b. 1942) —
of Wisconsin.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
24, 1942.
Republican. Lawyer; administrative aide to U.S. Rep. Harold
V. Froelich, 1973-74; Outagamie
County District Attorney, 1977-78; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1979-96; Speaker of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1995-96; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1996; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1998-2016; appointed 1998; retired
2016.
Still living as of 2016.
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Carlton Prouty (1864-1931) —
of Winnetka, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
20, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer; insurance
business; real estate
dealer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1908.
In May, 1913, he was fined
$500, and sentenced
to three months in the county
jail, for having violated the Illinois law which prohibits the remarriage
of divorced persons within one year; he had married his former
stenographer four days after being divorced from his first wife.
Died in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., December
10, 1931 (age 67 years, 20
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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