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Joseph Edward Taglia (1900-1957) —
also known as Joseph E. Taglia —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 1,
1900.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1956.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Bridgman, Berrien
County, Mich., June 1,
1957 (age 57 years, 0
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Bridgman, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Paul Taglia and Rose Taglia. |
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Adolphus Robert Talbot (b. 1859) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born near Alexis, Warren
County, Ill., April
11, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1887-90.
Methodist.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Talbot and Amy (Godfrey) Talbot; married, May 15,
1884, to Addie Harris. |
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Frederick Chauncey Tanner (1878-1963) —
also known as Fred C. Tanner —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Locust Valley, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., April 7,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1912,
1916;
New York
Republican state chair, 1914-17; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1915;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1918.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Locust Valley, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., June 23,
1963 (age 85 years, 77
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Robeson Taylor (1838-1923) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., September
24, 1838.
Lawyer; poet; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1907-10.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., July 5,
1923 (age 84 years, 284
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Thomas Taylor (1858-1941) —
also known as Edward T. Taylor —
of Glenwood Springs, Garfield
County, Colo.
Born in Metamora, Woodford
County, Ill., June 19,
1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Colorado
state senate, 1896-1908; U.S.
Representative from Colorado, 1909-41 (at-large 1909-15, 4th
District 1915-41); died in office 1941.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died September
3, 1941 (age 83 years, 76
days).
Interment at Rosebud
Cemetery, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
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Frank J. Taylor (b. 1866) —
of St. Paul, Howard
County, Neb.
Born in Ashton, Lee
County, Ill., February
12, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer; president, Citizens National Bank;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1912,
1916,
1920,
1924
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1928;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska, 1914; member of University
of Nebraska board of regents, 1927-39.
Presbyterian.
Member, Woodmen;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John P. Taylor and Susan (Bridge) Taylor; married, June 27,
1895, to Byrdie E. West. |
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Orville Taylor (1885-1969) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, September
8, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1936; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1956.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons.
Died in 1969
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Orville J. Taylor and Eleanor Sarah (Harris) Taylor; married, January
19, 1924, to Catherine E. Apperson. |
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Joseph A. Tecson (b. 1928) —
of Riverside, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in 1928.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 7th District, 1969-70.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1970.
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Wilhelm Carl August Thielepape (1814-1904) —
also known as W. C. A Thielepape —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Wabern, Hesse, Germany,
July
10, 1814.
Engineer;
architect;
mayor
of San Antonio, Tex., 1867-72; lawyer.
German
ancestry.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
7, 1904 (age 90 years, 28
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Werner Philipp Thielepape and Elisabeth (Thompson) Thielepape;
married 1841 to
Mathilde Gössling. |
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article |
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Edwin Stark Thomas (1872-1952) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Woodstock, McHenry
County, Ill., November
11, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Orange, 1899-1900; defeated,
1900; secretary of
Connecticut Democratic Party, 1902-12; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Connecticut, 1908
(alternate), 1912;
executive secretary to Gov. Simeon
Baldwin, 1911-13; U.S.
District Judge for Connecticut, 1913-39; resigned 1939.
During an investigation
of his financial affairs and actions in certain cases by a federal
grand jury, prompted by connections to the bribery
case of another federal judge, Martin
T. Manton, he resigned,
citing illness.
Died in Columbia, Tolland
County, Conn., January
21, 1952 (age 79 years, 71
days).
Interment at Grove
Cemetery, Eastford, Conn.
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John Jacob Thomas (b. 1869) —
also known as John J. Thomas; J. J. Thomas —
of Seward, Seward
County, Neb.
Born in Hancock
County, Ill., January
1, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; Seward
County Attorney, 1895-96; Seward
County Judge, 1898-1901; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nebraska, 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1924,
1928;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1924; Nebraska
Democratic state chair, 1932-34; chairman, Federal Reserve Bank
of Kansas City.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John C. Thomas and Anna Catherine (Luft) Thomas; married, December
19, 1906, to Gertrude M. Kerrihard. |
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Charles Henry Thompson (1882-1972) —
also known as Charles H. Thompson —
of Harrisburg, Saline
County, Ill.
Born near Mt. Vernon, Posey
County, Ind., December
11, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; Saline
County State's Attorney; member of Illinois
state senate 51st District, 1927-35, 1939-43; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1942-51; chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1945-46, 1949-50.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died, in Doctors Hospital,
Harrisburg, Saline
County, Ill., November
26, 1972 (age 89 years, 351
days).
Interment at Sunset
Hill Cemetery, Harrisburg, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Lewis Thompson and Emma (Monroe) Thompson; married 1914 to Ethel
K. Knight; nephew of John
L. Thompson. |
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Floyd Eugene Thompson (b. 1887) —
also known as Floyd E. Thompson —
of East Moline, Rock
Island County, Ill.; Rock Island, Rock
Island County, Ill.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Roodhouse, Greene
County, Ill., December
25, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; Rock
Island County State's Attorney, 1913-19; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1919-28; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1928; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Eagles;
Modern
Woodmen; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Illinois Blue Book 1919 |
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John L. Thompson (1852-1916) —
of Harrisburg, Saline
County, Ill.
Born in Posey
County, Ind., October
25, 1852.
Lawyer; judge in 1899-1907.
Died in Harrisburg, Saline
County, Ill., May 9,
1916 (age 63 years, 197
days).
Interment at Sunset
Hill Cemetery, Harrisburg, Ill.
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Isaac Newton Threlkeld (1872-1954) —
also known as I. N. Threlkeld —
of Elvins (now part of Park Hills), St.
Francois County, Mo.
Born in Du Quoin, Perry
County, Ill., March
14, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Francois County, 1921-22.
Died in De Soto, Jefferson
County, Mo., November
1, 1954 (age 82 years, 232
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Memorial Park, De Soto, Mo.
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Thomas Foster Tipton (1833-1904) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Harrisburg, Franklin
County, Ohio, August
29, 1833.
Republican. Lawyer; McLean
County State's Attorney, 1867-68; circuit judge in Illinois,
1870-77, 1891-97; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1877-79.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., February
7, 1904 (age 70 years, 162
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
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Elmer Ely Todd (b. 1873) —
also known as Elmer E. Todd —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Dixon, Lee
County, Ill., May 7,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1905; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1907-12.
Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Harvey Todd and Charlotte Thomas (Little) Todd; married, March 9,
1904, to Relura Pardee Hunt. |
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Edgar B. Tolman —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1908.
Burial location unknown.
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Peter Andrew Tomel (b. 1934) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1934.
Lawyer; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 10th District,
1969-70.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 1970.
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Philip W. Tone (c.1923-2001) —
of Illinois.
Born about 1923.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1972-74; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1974-80.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's
disease, in Manor Care Nursing
Home, Glenview, Cook
County, Ill., November
28, 2001 (age about 78
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Horace Mann Towner (1855-1937) —
also known as Horace M. Towner —
of Corning, Adams
County, Iowa.
Born in Belvidere, Boone
County, Ill., October
23, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer; Adams
County Superintendent of Schools, 1881-84; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1888;
district judge in Iowa 3rd District, 1891-1910; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 8th District, 1911-23; Governor of
Puerto Rico, 1923-29.
Suffered a head injury in an accidental fall, and
died ten days later, in Corning, Adams
County, Iowa, November
23, 1937 (age 82 years, 31
days).
Interment at Walnut
Grove Cemetery, Corning, Iowa.
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Richard Wellington Townshend (1840-1889) —
also known as Richard W. Townshend —
of Shawneetown, Gallatin
County, Ill.
Born in Prince
George's County, Md., April
13, 1840.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1877-89; died in
office 1889.
Died in Washington,
D.C., 1889
(age about
49 years).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Clyde C. Trager —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state senate 18th District, 1945-57; defeated, 1936, 1940.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Phi
Gamma Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Melvin Alvah Traylor (1878-1934) —
also known as Melvin A. Traylor —
of Malone, Hill
County, Tex.; Ballinger, Runnels
County, Tex.; East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born, in a log
cabin near Breeding, Adair
County, Ky., October
21, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1928,
1932;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1932.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
14, 1934 (age 55 years, 116
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of James Milton Traylor and Kitty (Harvey) Traylor; married to
Dorothy Arnold Yerby. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Warren Truitt (1849-1935) —
of Moscow, Latah
County, Idaho.
Born in Fayette, Greene
County, Ill., 1849.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1882; district judge in Alaska,
1892-96; member of Idaho
state senate, 1906-08; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Idaho, 1908;
justice
of Idaho state supreme court, 1914-15; appointed 1914.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1935
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Moscow
Cemetery, Moscow, Idaho.
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Martin Tuchow (b. 1924) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
2, 1924.
Lawyer; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 11th District,
1969-70.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Johnston Turner (1815-1874) —
also known as Thomas J. Turner —
of Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill.
Born in Trumbull
County, Ohio, April 5,
1815.
Democrat. Lawyer; probate judge in Illinois, 1842; postmaster;
newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1847-49; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1854; mayor
of Freeport, Ill., 1855; colonel in the Union Army during the
Civil War; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 56th District,
1869-70.
Died in Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark., April 4,
1874 (age 58 years, 364
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Freeport, Ill.
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Robert C. Underwood (b. 1915) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Gardner, Grundy
County, Ill., October
27, 1915.
Lawyer; county judge in Illinois, 1946-62; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1962-84 (3rd District 1962-63, 4th
District 1964-84).
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Rotary;
Sigma
Chi; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Horatio Middleton Vandeveer (1816-1894) —
also known as H. M. Vandeveer;
"Rash" —
of Illinois.
Born in Washington
County, Ind., March
12, 1816.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1843, 1861; served in the U.S.
Army during the Mexican War; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Illinois; county judge in Illinois, 1849-57; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention Montgomery and
Christian counties, 1862; member of Illinois
state senate, 1863; circuit judge in Illinois, 1870-79; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1880
(Convention
Vice-President).
Died in Taylorville, Christian
County, Ill., March
12, 1894 (age 78 years, 0
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Taylorville, Ill.
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Thomas Gaylord Vennum (1873-1925) —
also known as Thomas G. Vennum —
of Watseka, Iroquois
County, Ill.
Born in Illinois, January
31, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1916.
Died in Watseka, Iroquois
County, Ill., February
6, 1925 (age 52 years, 6
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Watseka, Ill.
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William M. Vicars (1906-1959) —
of Pontiac, Livingston
County, Ill.
Born in Braidwood, Will
County, Ill., October
20, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1935-45; candidate for Illinois
state auditor of public accounts, 1944; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1948
(alternate), 1952.
Died in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., February
14, 1959 (age 52 years, 117
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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