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Frederick H. Wagener (1898-1982) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in O'Fallon, St. Clair
County, Ill., November
27, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; secretary of
Nebraska Republican Party, 1936-37; secretary to U.S. Sen. Kenneth
S. Wherry, 1943-46; Lancaster
County Attorney, 1947; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1948.
Congregationalist.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Legion; Lions; Elks; Optimist
Club; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in 1982
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Alvin Waggoner (b. 1879) —
of Philip, Haakon
County, S.Dak.
Born in Coles Station, Coles
County, Ill., November
23, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; Stanley
County State's Attorney, 1910-12; candidate for Presidential
Elector for South Dakota.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George D. Waggoner and Ada (Feree) Waggoner; married 1908 to
Harriet Brown. |
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Myron H. Wahls (b. 1921) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
11, 1921.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1974; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1975-82; appointed 1975; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1982-; appointed 1982.
African
ancestry. Member, National
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel Walker (b. 1922) —
of Deerfield, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Washington,
D.C., August
6, 1922.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the U.S. Navy
during the Korean conflict; lawyer; administrative assistant
to Gov. Adlai
E. Stevenson, 1952; Governor of
Illinois, 1973-77.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Society for International Law; Order of
the Coif.
Still living as of 2014.
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Gilbert Carlton Walker (1833-1885) —
also known as Gilbert C. Walker —
of Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Norfolk,
Va.; Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in South Gibson, Susquehanna
County, Pa., August
1, 1833.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
Virginia, 1869-74; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 3rd District, 1875-79; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1880;
president, New York Underground Railroad
Co.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 11,
1885 (age 51 years, 283
days).
Interment at Spring
Forest Cemetery, Binghamton, N.Y.
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Isaac Pigeon Walker (1815-1872) —
also known as Isaac P. Walker —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born near Wheeling, Ohio
County, Va. (now W.Va.), November
2, 1815.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1830; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Illinois; member of Wisconsin
territorial legislature, 1847-48; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1848-55.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., March
29, 1872 (age 56 years, 148
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Elmer Michael Walsh —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Lawyer; Cook
County Sheriff, 1946-50; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1948.
Irish
ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Chesley Mathew Walter (b. 1889) —
also known as Chesley M. Walter —
of Savanna, Carroll
County, Ill.; Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Savanna, Carroll
County, Ill., November
19, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 7th District, 1944.
Member, Kiwanis;
Order of
the Coif; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Walter and Catherine (Duffy) Walter; married 1912 to Fannie
Machen; married, May 24,
1941, to Dorothy Mills Smith. |
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Otto F. Walter (b. 1890) —
of Columbus, Platte
County, Neb.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., April
19, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1924,
1928
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Catholic.
Member, Delta
Chi; American
Legion; Lions; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William J. Walter and Anna M. (Fasoldt) Walter; married, October
16, 1919, to Gertrude Bloom. |
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Eugene Gilkison Wanger (b. 1933) —
also known as Eugene G. Wanger; Gil Wanger —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 16,
1933.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County
1st District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1966.
Congregationalist.
Member, Jaycees;
Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Theta
Xi; Toastmasters.
Still living as of 1982.
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Relatives: Son
of Eugene Wanger and Roka Gilkison Wanger; married to Marilyn Rose
Morris. |
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Daniel P. Ward (b. 1918) —
of La Grange Park, Cook
County, Ill.; Westchester, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
30, 1918.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
Cook
County State's Attorney, 1960-66; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1964;
justice
of Illinois state supreme court 1st District, 1966-90.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Ward and Jane (Convery) Ward; married, June 23,
1951, to Marilyn Corleto. |
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Harold G. Ward —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
member of Illinois
state senate 31st District, 1931-43; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936,
1940;
candidate for Illinois
state attorney general, 1940.
Member, American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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James Hugh Ward (1853-1916) —
also known as James H. Ward —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
30, 1853.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1885-87.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
15, 1916 (age 62 years, 259
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Evanston, Ill.
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Vespasian Warner (1842-1925) —
of Clinton, DeWitt
County, Ill.
Born in Mt. Pleasant (now Farmer City), DeWitt
County, Ill., April
23, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1895-1905 (13th District 1895-1903,
19th District 1903-05); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1904;
U.S. Commissioner of Pensions, 1905-09; president, John Warner Bank.
Died in 1925
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Clinton, Ill.
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Hempstead Washburne (1852-1918) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill., November
11, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1891-93.
Died, following a stroke,
in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
13, 1918 (age 65 years, 153
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Harold Washington (1922-1987) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
15, 1922.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1965; member of Illinois
state senate, 1977; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1981-83; resigned
1983; mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1983-87; defeated in primary, 1977; died in
office 1987.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; National
Bar Association.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
25, 1987 (age 65 years, 224
days).
Interment at Oak
Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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The Harold Washington
Public
Library, in Chicago,
Illinois, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books about Harold Washington: Paul
Kleppner, Chicago
Divided : The Making of a Black Mayor — Melvin G.
Holli, Bashing
Chicago Traditions : Harold Washington's Last Campaign, Chicago,
1987 — Dempsey J. Travis, Harold,
the People's Mayor : The Authorized Biography of Mayor Harold
Washington — Florence Hamlish Levinsohn, Harold
Washington: A political biography — Alton Miller, Harold
Washington: The Mayor, the Man — Naurice Roberts, Harold
Washington : Mayor With A Vison (for young
readers) |
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George C. Watson (1880-1943) —
of Capac, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
20, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 2nd
District, 1923-38.
Died in 1943
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Bernard Weisberg (b. 1925) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, December
16, 1925.
Lawyer; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 11th District,
1969-70.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of
the Coif; American Civil
Liberties Union; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Lawrence Weldon (1829-1905) —
of Clinton, DeWitt
County, Ill.; Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, August
9, 1829.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Illinois; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1861; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Illinois, 1861-66; Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1883-1905; died in office 1905.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
10, 1905 (age 75 years, 244
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles F. Wennerstrum (1889-1986) —
of Chariton, Lucas
County, Iowa.
Born in Cambridge, Henry
County, Ill., October
11, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; district judge in Iowa 2nd District, 1930-40; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1941-58.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; Order of
the Coif.
Died in June, 1986
(age 96
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles F. Wennerstrum and Anna Mathilda (Vinstrand) Wennerstrum;
married, February
14, 1925, to Helen F. Rogers. |
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John Wentworth (1815-1888) —
also known as "Long John" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Sandwich, Carroll
County, N.H., March 5,
1815.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1843-51, 1853-55, 1865-67 (4th
District 1843-51, 2nd District 1853-55, 1st District 1865-67); mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1857-58, 1860-61; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention from Cook County,
1862.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
16, 1888 (age 73 years, 225
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Roy Owen West (1868-1958) —
also known as Roy O. West —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Georgetown, Vermilion
County, Ill., October
27, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; member, Cook County Board of Review,
1898-1914; Illinois
Republican state chair, 1904-14; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1908,
1912,
1916,
1928
(speaker);
member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1910; member of Republican
National Committee from Illinois, 1912-16, 1928-32; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1928-29.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Union
League.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
29, 1958 (age 90 years, 33
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Fred C. Wetmore (1867-1953) —
of Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., November
23, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer; Wexford
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-06; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1907-10; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1910-14, 1930-33,
1937.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in 1953
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Charles Stuart Wharton (1875-1939) —
also known as Charles S. Wharton —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Aledo, Mercer
County, Ill., April
22, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1905-07; in February,
1928, a group of masked men stopped a train at Evergreen Park,
Illinois, and robbed
it of over $130,000; after the robbery, they met at Wharton's home to
divide up the proceeds, leaving him $4,000; in June, after being implicated
by two of the robbers, he was indicted
by a federal grand jury, tried
and convicted,
and sentenced
to two years in federal
prison.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
4, 1939 (age 64 years, 135
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Hamilton Kinkaid Wheeler (1848-1918) —
also known as Hamilton K. Wheeler —
of Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill.
Born in Ballston town, Saratoga
County, N.Y., August
5, 1848.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state senate, 1884; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1893-95; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1896,
1900.
Died in Kankakee, Kankakee
County, Ill., July 19,
1918 (age 69 years, 348
days).
Interment at Mound
Grove Cemetery, Kankakee, Ill.
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John Meek Whitehead (1852-1924) —
also known as John M. Whitehead —
of Janesville, Rock
County, Wis.
Born near Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill., July 29,
1852.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1896-1912; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1920.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Economic Association; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died in Janesville, Rock
County, Wis., August
31, 1924 (age 72 years, 33
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Janesville, Wis.
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W. B. Whitlow (1893-c.1942) —
of Fulton, Callaway
County, Mo.
Born in Harvel, Montgomery
County, Ill., May 6,
1893.
Democrat. Lawyer; Callaway
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-24; member of Missouri
Democratic State Committee, 1937-39; member of Missouri
state senate 10th District, 1939-42.
Died about 1942 (age about 49
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Russell Whitman (b. 1861) —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Plymouth, Plymouth
County, Mass., January
18, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1932.
Unitarian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William H. Whitman and Helen (Russell) Whitman; married, April 3,
1893, to Alice Mason Miller. |
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Scott Wike (1834-1901) —
of Pittsfield, Pike
County, Ill.
Born in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., April 6,
1834.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1863-67; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1875-77, 1889-93 (11th District
1875-77, 12th District 1889-93); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1880;
Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury, 1893-97.
Died near Barry, Pike
County, Ill., January
15, 1901 (age 66 years, 284
days).
Interment at Park Lawn Cemetery, Barry, Ill.
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James Robert Williams (1850-1923) —
also known as James R. Williams; Bob
Williams —
of Carmi, White
County, Ill.
Born in Carmi, White
County, Ill., December
27, 1850.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1889-95, 1899-1905 (19th District
1889-95, 20th District 1899-1903, 24th District 1903-05); delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1900,
1912;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1904.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Loma Linda, San
Bernardino County, Calif., November
8, 1923 (age 72 years, 316
days).
Interment at Maple
Ridge Cemetery, Carmi, Ill.
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Joseph L. Williams (1821-1895) —
of Waukegan, Lake
County, Ill.; El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in New York, 1821.
Lawyer; Lake
County State's Attorney; mayor
of Waukegan, Ill., 1872-73.
Died in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., December
7, 1895 (age about 74
years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Richard Salisbury Williamson (1949-2013) —
also known as Richard S. Williamson —
of Kenilworth, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., May 9,
1949.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1992; Illinois
Republican state chair, 1999-2001; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 2008.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, from complications of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Evanston Hospital,
Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., December
8, 2013 (age 64 years, 213
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Francis Servis Wilson (1872-1951) —
also known as Francis S. Wilson —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, February
7, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1920-27; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court,
1927-35; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1932;
justice
of Illinois state supreme court 7th District, 1935-51; died in
office 1951.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in 1951
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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James Wilson (born c.1920) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Mound City, Pulaski
County, Ill., about 1920.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Missouri
state senate 7th District, 1960.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James M. Wilson (1866-1924) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born near Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill., September
8, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa
state senate 3rd District, 1913-19.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died, of septicemia
resulting from pulled teeth, in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 2,
1924 (age 57 years, 237
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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William Warfield Wilson (1868-1942) —
also known as William W. Wilson —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Ohio, Bureau
County, Ill., March 2,
1868.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1903-13, 1915-21;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1924.
Died in 1942
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Ohio, Ill.
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Herbert E. Winsor (1850-1920) —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Sterling Hill, Sterling, Windham
County, Conn., October
22, 1850.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1896;
circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1901-02; defeated, 1902.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
26, 1920 (age 70 years, 4
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Horace W. Winsor and Sabra (Gallup) Winsor; married, October
10, 1876, to Mary G. Eldredge. |
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Samuel W. Witwer (1908-1998) —
also known as "Father of the Illinois
Constitution" —
of Riverside, Cook
County, Ill.; Kenilworth, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., July 1,
1908.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1960;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1960; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 1st District, 1969-70.
Methodist.
Member, American
Judicature Society.
Died, in a hospice
at Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., September
13, 1998 (age 90 years, 74
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Benson Wood (1839-1915) —
of Effingham, Effingham
County, Ill.
Born near Bridgewater, Susquehanna
County, Pa., March
31, 1839.
Republican. School
principal; served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1872; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1876,
1884
(alternate), 1888;
mayor of Effingham, Ill., 1881-83; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1895-97; banker.
Died in Effingham, Effingham
County, Ill., August
27, 1915 (age 76 years, 149
days).
Interment at Oakridge
Cemetery, Effingham, Ill.
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Charles Walhart Woodman (1844-1898) —
also known as Charles W. Woodman —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Aalborg, Denmark,
March
11, 1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War;
lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1880;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1895-97.
Died in Elgin, Kane
County, Ill., March
16, 1898 (age 54 years, 5
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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John G. Woods (b. 1921) —
of Arlington Heights, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., November
1, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; village
president of Arlington Heights, Illinois, 1961-69; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 3rd District, 1969-70.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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David Meade Woodson (1806-1877) —
also known as David M. Woodson —
of Carrollton, Greene
County, Ill.
Born near Nicholasville, Jessamine
County, Ky., 1806.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1833; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention from Greene County,
1847; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1848; circuit judge in Illinois,
1850; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1868.
Died in Carrollton, Greene
County, Ill., 1877
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John McDowell Woodson (b. 1834) —
also known as John M. Woodson —
of Carrollton, Greene
County, Ill.; Carlinville, Macoupin
County, Ill.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born near Nicholasville, Jessamine
County, Ky., June 5,
1834.
Engineer;
lawyer; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention from Greene County,
1862; member of Illinois
state senate, 1867-69; attorney for several railroads.
Burial location unknown.
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John Granville Woolley (1850-1922) —
also known as John G. Woolley —
of Illinois.
Born in Collinsville, Butler
County, Ohio, February
15, 1850.
Lawyer; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1900.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Granada, Spain,
August
13, 1922 (age 72 years, 179
days).
Interment at Edgar
Cemetery, Paris, Ill.
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John McClelland Work (1869-1961) —
also known as John M. Work —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Washington
County, Iowa, January
3, 1869.
Socialist. Lawyer; lecturer;
writer;
candidate for mayor
of Des Moines, Iowa, 1902; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1910; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1914; editorial page
editor for the Socialist Milwaukee Leader newspaper,
1917-42; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1925; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Wisconsin.
Died in Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
5, 1961 (age 92 years, 2
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Herbert Wright (1863-1930) —
also known as Edward H. Wright —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
28, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer; Cook
County Commissioner, 1897-1900; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1908.
African
ancestry.
Died, in Colonial Hospital,
Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., August
6, 1930 (age 66 years, 312
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
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Austin L. Wyman Jr. (1927-2001) —
of Northbrook, Cook
County, Ill.
Born December
28, 1927.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1960.
Died January
4, 2001 (age 73 years, 7
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Richard Yates (1860-1936) —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.; Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., December
12, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; county judge in Illinois, 1894-97; Governor of
Illinois, 1901-05; defeated, 1892; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1904;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1919-33; defeated, 1932.
Methodist.
Died in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., April
11, 1936 (age 75 years, 121
days).
Interment at Diamond
Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Ill.
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Sidney Richard Yates (1909-2000) —
also known as Sidney R. Yates —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
27, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1949-63, 1965-99;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1962; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1964,
1996.
Jewish.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bar
Association.
Died, of kidney
failure and complications of pneumonia,
in Sibley Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., October
5, 2000 (age 91 years, 39
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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Samuel Hollingsworth Young (b. 1922) —
also known as Samuel H. Young —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Glenview, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Casey, Clark
County, Ill., December
26, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1952;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1973-75; defeated,
1974, 1976.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Paul C. Younger (1910-1971) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., January
11, 1910.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-54; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1957-64; defeated in primary, 1964,
1970; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1968.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Optimist
Club; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
21, 1971 (age 61 years, 314
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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