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Machinist Politicians in Illinois

  William Lamont Abbott (b. 1861) — also known as William L. Abbott — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Whiteside County, Ill., February 14, 1861. Republican. Machinist; president, National Electric Construction Co.; chief engineer, power house, Chicago Edison Co.; later, chief operating engineer; president, Lake Lawn Hotel Co.; director, Chicago Bank of Commerce; University of Illinois trustee, 1905-23. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Asa M. Abbott and Sarah (Sperry) Abbott; married, September 14, 1887, to Carrie Entwhistle.
  J. E. Deverall — of Illinois. Born in Ireland. Socialist. Toolmaker; delegate to Socialist National Convention from Illinois, 1920. Burial location unknown.
  Vito Marzullo (b. 1897) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Senerchia, Italy, September 10, 1897. Machinist; street repair superintendent; funeral director; elected (Republican) Illinois state house of representatives 2nd District 1940; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1960, 1964. Italian ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Letizia Cozzi.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John P. Owens and Hannah (Burke) Owens; married, June 26, 1929, to Emma Florence Ekberg.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank Lovell Raymond (1878-1941) — also known as Frank L. Raymond — of Aurora, Kane County, Ill. Born in Bristol, Kendall County, Ill., March 1, 1878. Socialist. Machinist; member of Illinois Socialist State Central Committee, 1919; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 11th District, 1920, 1922. Died in Aurora, Kane County, Ill., May 28, 1941 (age 63 years, 88 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Yorkville, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Lovell Raymond and Catherine G. (Lilley) Raymond; married, November 20, 1907, to Helen Mae Markel; third cousin twice removed of Benjamin Wright Raymond.
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  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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