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Politician members in Illinois

  Joan G. Anderson — of Western Springs, Cook County, Ill. Delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 9th District, 1969-70. Female. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; League of Women Voters. Still living as of 1970.
  Melissa L. Bean (b. 1962) — of Barrington, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 22, 1962. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Illinois 8th District, 2005-; defeated, 2002; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2008. Female. Eastern Orthodox. Member, League of Women Voters. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Claude Laroche Carney (b. 1927) — of Wilmette, Cook County, Ill. Born in Nice, France, November 23, 1927. Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; bank executive; candidate for Illinois state house of representatives 1st District, 1970. Catholic. French ancestry. Member, League of Women Voters. Still living as of 1970.
  Relatives: Son of Christian Victor Laroche and Renee Therese (de Besaucele) Laroche; married to John Cyril Carney.
  Eugenia Rose Sheldon Chapman (1923-1994) — also known as Eugenia S. Chapman; Genie Chapman — of Arlington Heights, Cook County, Ill. Born in Fairhope, Baldwin County, Ala., January 10, 1923. Democrat. Member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1965-83; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1972, 1980; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1982. Female. Protestant. Member, League of Women Voters. Died in Arlington Heights, Cook County, Ill., 1994 (age about 71 years). Burial location unknown.
  Marguerite Stitt Church (1892-1990) — also known as Marguerite S. Church; Marguerite Stitt; Mrs. Ralph E. Church — of Evanston, Cook County, Ill. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., September 13, 1892. Republican. Psychologist; U.S. Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1951-63; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1964; speaker, 1952, 1960. Female. Methodist. Member, League of Women Voters; Phi Beta Kappa; American Association of University Women; Delta Kappa Gamma; Zonta; Beta Sigma Phi; American Legion Auxiliary. Died May 26, 1990 (age 97 years, 255 days). Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
  Relatives: Daughter of William James Stitt and Adelaide (Forsythe) Stitt; married, December 21, 1918, to Ralph Edwin Church.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Emily Taft Douglas (1899-1994) — also known as Emily Taft — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 10, 1899. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1944; U.S. Representative from Illinois at-large, 1945-47; defeated, 1946. Female. Unitarian. Member, League of Women Voters. Died January 28, 1994 (age 94 years, 293 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Lorado Taft and Ada (Bartlett) Taft; married 1931 to Paul Howard Douglas.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Anne H. Evans — of Des Plaines, Cook County, Ill. Born in California. Delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 4th District, 1969-70. Female. Episcopalian. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; League of Women Voters; American Association of University Women. Still living as of 1970.
  Clara Mae Fleming (1886-1960) — also known as Clara Mae Young — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Bristol, Kendall County, Ill., July 4, 1886. Republican. Insurance agent; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st District, 1922. Female. Member, League of Women Voters. Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., March 3, 1960 (age 73 years, 243 days). Interment at Mt. Ever-Rest Memorial Park South, Kalamazoo, Mich.
  Relatives: Daughter of Isaac Ketchum Young and Julia Elizabeth (Knox) Young; married 1912 to Harry Cowles Fleming.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Olive Mortimer Remington Goldman — also known as Olive Remington Goldman — of Urbana, Champaign County, Ill. Born in Newark, Essex County, N.J. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1946 (19th District), 1948 (22nd District); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1948. Female. Episcopalian. Member, American Association of University Women; League of Women Voters. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  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.
  Relatives: Daughter of William Keith Clark and Hazel Dawn (Harrison) Clark; married, October 19, 1963, to Walter A. Netsch.
  See also NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lucy Reum — of Oak Park, Cook County, Ill. Born in Edmonton, Alberta. Republican. School teacher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1964; member of Illinois Republican State Central Committee, 1960; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1969-70. Female. Member, League of Women Voters; American Association of University Women. Still living as of 1970.
  Harriet E. Rosenthal — of Deerfield, Lake County, Ill. School teacher; mayor of Deerfield, Ill., 2009-. Female. Jewish. Member, League of Women Voters. Still living as of 2012.
  Douglas P. Scott (b. 1960) — also known as Doug Scott — of Rockford, Winnebago County, Ill. Born in Rockford, Winnebago County, Ill., 1960. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives 67th District, 1995-2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2000, 2004; mayor of Rockford, Ill., 2001-05; defeated, 2005; director, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, 2005-. Member, League of Women Voters. Still living as of 2005.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Clara Towle Dockum Van Auken (1890-1977) — also known as Clara Van Auken; Clara Towle Dockum; Mrs. Howell Van Auken — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill., September 12, 1890. Democrat. Social worker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936, 1940, 1944 (co-chair, Committee on Permanent Organization); member of Democratic National Committee from Michigan, 1936-47. Female. Presbyterian. Member, American Association of University Women; League of Women Voters. Died in St. Clair Shores, Macomb County, Mich., February 13, 1977 (age 86 years, 154 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Russel Myers Dockum and Catherine (Towle) Dockum; married to Howell Van Auken.
  Bernice T. Van der Vries (b. 1890) — of Winnetka, Cook County, Ill. Born in Holton, Jackson County, Kan., February 14, 1890. Republican. Member of Illinois state house of representatives 7th District, 1935-42. Female. Episcopalian. Member, League of Women Voters; Daughters of the American Revolution; Pi Beta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to John N. Van der Vries.
  Anne Willer — of Hillside, Cook County, Ill. Delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 5th District, 1969-70. Female. Member, League of Women Voters. Still living as of 1970.
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