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Robert Emmet Burke (b. 1858) —
also known as Robert E. Burke —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September, 1858.
Democrat. Printer;
campaign manager, Carter
Harrison for Chicago Mayor, 1893, and for Carter
Harrison, Jr. in 1897, 1899, and 1901; Chicago oil inspector,
1897-1901; granite contractor; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1900,
1904,
1916;
member of Illinois
Democratic State Committee, 1905.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard M. Burke and Catherine Burke; married 1890 to Louise
J. Spangenberg. |
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Omer Nixon Custer (1873-1942) —
also known as Omer N. Custer —
of Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill.
Born in Fayette
County, Pa., December
25, 1873.
Republican. Banker;
president, Purington Paving
Brick Company; president, Intra-State Telephone
Company; postmaster at Galesburg,
Ill., 1909-13; Illinois
state treasurer, 1925-27, 1929-31; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1932,
1936,
1940;
candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1932.
Died in Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill., October
17, 1942 (age 68 years, 296
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Hope
Cemetery, Galesburg, Ill.
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Ralph A. Dunn (1914-2004) —
of Du Quoin, Perry
County, Ill.
Born in Pinckneyville, Perry
County, Ill., February
28, 1914.
Republican. Concrete business; automobile
dealer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1968;
delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention, 1970; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1973-85 (58th District 1973-83,
115th District 1983-85); member of Illinois
state senate, 1985-95.
Died, in Marshall Browning Hospital,
Du Quoin, Perry
County, Ill., May 3,
2004 (age 90 years, 65
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Herman Hallstrom (1888-1961) —
also known as J. Herman Hallstrom —
of Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Born in Sweden,
November
18, 1888.
Progressive. Bricklayer; served in the U.S. Army during World
War I; mayor
of Rockford, Ill., 1921-27, 1929-33; defeated, 1927, 1933;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois.
Swedish
ancestry.
Died in Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill., November
14, 1961 (age 72 years, 361
days).
Interment at Scandanavian Cemetery, Rockford, Ill.
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August Koenig —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Hardin
County, Iowa; Tyndall, Bon Homme
County, S.Dak.
Born in Mainz, Germany.
Democrat. Bricklayer; farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1891-94, 1903-04 (4th
District 1891-92, 7th District 1893-94, 1903-04).
German
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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William Lorimer (1861-1934) —
also known as "The Blond Boss" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Manchester, England,
April
27, 1861.
Republican. Real estate
business; contractor;
brick manufacturer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1895-1901, 1903-09 (2nd District
1895-1901, 6th District 1903-09); delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1896,
1904,
1908;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1909-12.
Scottish
ancestry.
He was accused
of bribery
in winning election to the Senate; in 1912, the Senate invalidated
his election.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
13, 1934 (age 73 years, 139
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Evanston, Ill.
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Martin Barnaby Madden (1855-1928) —
also known as Martin B. Madden —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Wolviston, England,
March
21, 1855.
Republican. Stone quarry business; director, Metropolitan
Trust and Savings Bank;
member Chicago City Council, 1889-97; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1896
(speaker),
1900,
1912,
1916,
1924;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1905-28; died in
office 1928.
Died in the House Appropriations Committee meeting room, in the U.S.
Capitol Building, Washington,
D.C., April
27, 1928 (age 73 years, 37
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Near Hinsdale, DuPage County, Ill.
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Lorenzo P. Sanger (1809-1875) —
of Joliet, Will
County, Ill.
Born in Littleton, Grafton
County, N.H., March 2,
1809.
Contractor;
built canals
and railroads;
member of Illinois
state senate, 1840; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil
War; stone quarry proprietor.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., March
23, 1875 (age 66 years, 21
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Joliet, Ill.
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Francis Cornwall Sherman (1805-1870) —
also known as Francis C. Sherman —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Newtown, Fairfield
County, Conn., September
18, 1805.
Democrat. Brick manufacturer; hotel
owner; mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1841-42, 1862-65; defeated, 1865; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention from Cook County,
1847; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1862.
Methodist.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
7, 1870 (age 65 years, 50
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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William Alexander Steel (1836-1879) —
also known as W. A. Steel —
of Joliet, Will
County, Ill.
Born in Blairsville, Indiana
County, Pa., October
11, 1836.
Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
stone quarry proprietor; mayor of
Joliet, Ill., 1869-71, 1872-73, 1875-76.
Died, reportedly as the result of a horsedrawn
sleigh accident, in Joliet, Will
County, Ill., March
28, 1879 (age 42 years, 168
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Joliet, Ill.
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Bernard F. Weber (b. 1853) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
6, 1853.
Democrat. Real estate
business; brick manufacturer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 6th District, 1881-84; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1912,
1916.
Catholic.
Member, Foresters;
Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Weber and Anna M. Weber; married, October
14, 1884, to Anna M. Kransz. |
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