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William Tabor Abbott (b. 1868) —
also known as William T. Abbott —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Wells River, Newbury, Orange
County, Vt., February
16, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920;
assistant director, U.S. Bureau of the Budget; assisted in creation
of first federal budget.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Orrin S. Abbott and Ella J. (Tabor) Abbott; married, June 28,
1905, to Elsie Parsons Bourland. |
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Jackson Leroy Adair (1887-1956) —
also known as J. Leroy Adair; Jefferson Leroy
Adair —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.; Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.
Born in Clayton, Adams
County, Ill., February
23, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; Adams
County State's Attorney, 1916-20, 1924-28; member of Illinois
state senate 36th District, 1929-33; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1933-37; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936;
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, 1937-56;
died in office 1956.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; American Bar
Association; Elks; Moose; Eagles.
Died in Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., January
19, 1956 (age 68 years, 330
days).
Interment at South
Side Cemetery, Clayton, Ill.
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James Adams (1783-1843) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Simsbury, Hartford
County, Conn., January
24, 1783.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; one
of the first nine men to receive the "Endowment" ordinance from
Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormon Church; participated in a
long-running newspaper battle with Abraham
Lincoln, over the transfer of a city lot; probate judge in
Illinois, 1830; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1834.
Mormon.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of cholera,
in Nauvoo, Hancock
County, Ill., August
11, 1843 (age 60 years, 199
days).
Interment at Old
Nauvoo Burial Grounds, Nauvoo, Ill.
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Charles Adkins (1863-1941) —
of Decatur, Macon
County, Ill.
Born in Pickaway
County, Ohio, February
7, 1863.
Republican. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1907-13; Speaker of
the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1911-13; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1925-33; defeated,
1932; candidate for Illinois
state senate 28th District, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen of
the World; Modern
Woodmen.
Died in Decatur, Macon
County, Ill., March
31, 1941 (age 78 years, 52
days).
Interment at Bement
Cemetery, Bement, Ill.
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Edward Hall Alexander (b. 1902) —
also known as Edward H. Alexander —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., July 9,
1902.
Republican. Farmer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1940.
Congregationalist.
Member, Lions; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Gates Allen (1858-1940) —
also known as Frank G. Allen —
of Moline, Rock
Island County, Ill.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., February
14, 1858.
Republican. Secretary and vice-president, Moline Plow
Company; president, Moline State Trust & Savings Bank;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1908,
1912.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill., August
30, 1940 (age 82 years, 198
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Moline, Ill.
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John Clayton Allen (1860-1939) —
also known as John C. Allen —
of McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb.; Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill.
Born in Hinesburg, Chittenden
County, Vt., February
14, 1860.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
secretary
of state of Nebraska, 1891-95; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1925-33; defeated,
1932, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died in Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill., January
12, 1939 (age 78 years, 332
days).
Interment at Vermont
Cemetery, Vermont, Ill.
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Leo Elwood Allen (1898-1973) —
also known as Leo E. Allen —
of Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill.
Born in Elizabeth, Jo Daviess
County, Ill., October
5, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1933-61 (13th District 1933-49,
16th District 1949-61); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1940
(alternate), 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill., January
19, 1973 (age 74 years, 106
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Galena, Ill.
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Thomas Stinson Allen (b. 1865) —
also known as Thomas S. Allen; T. S. Allen —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Paynes Point, Ogle
County, Ill., April
30, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; Nebraska
Democratic state chair, 1904-09, 1921-32; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1912
(alternate), 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1932,
1940;
U.S.
Attorney for Nebraska, 1915-21.
Baptist.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Willis Allen (1806-1859) —
of Marion, Williamson
County, Ill.
Born near Roanoke, Roanoke
County, Va., December
15, 1806.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1838-40; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Illinois; member of Illinois
state senate, 1845-49; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention Williamson, Franklin
and Jackson counties, 1847; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1851-55 (2nd District 1851-53, 9th
District 1853-55); circuit judge in Illinois, 1859; died in office
1859.
Member, Freemasons.
Died while holding court
in Harrisburg, Saline
County, Ill., April
15, 1859 (age 52 years, 121
days).
Interment at Marion
Cemetery, Marion, Ill.
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Benjamin Phillip Alschuler (1876-1967) —
also known as Benjamin P. Alschuler; Ben
Alschuler —
of Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., November
8, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Judge, Illinois Court of Claims, 1913-17; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1932;
delegate
to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;
vice-president and counsel, Western United Gas and
Electric Co.; director, publishing
companies and newspapers.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Elks; Union
League.
Died April
17, 1967 (age 90 years, 160
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jacob Edward Alschuler (1902-1977) —
also known as Jacob E. Alschuler —
of Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., July 9,
1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1940.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Zeta
Beta Tau; Elks; Moose;
Freemasons; B'nai
B'rith.
Died May 23,
1977 (age 74 years, 318
days).
Interment at Spring
Lake Cemetery, Aurora, Ill.
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William Robert Alstadt (1916-1993) —
also known as W. R. Alstadt —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Thebes, Alexander
County, Ill., October
7, 1916.
Democrat. Dentist;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1960,
1964.
Methodist.
Member, American
Dental Association; Freemasons; Civitan.
Died April 6,
1993 (age 76 years, 181
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Lee Alstadt and Gradie (Cole) Alstadt; married, August
31, 1962, to Laura May Goodness. |
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Harvey Sandburg Amerson (1875-1943) —
also known as Harvey S. Amerson —
of Elk Rapids, Antrim
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Illinois, November
29, 1875.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Antrim County, 1911-12.
German
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in 1943
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Elk Rapids, Mich.
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Albert Alonzo Ames (1842-1911) —
also known as Albert A. Ames;
"Doc" —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; California.
Born in Garden Prairie, Boone
County, Ill., January
18, 1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 5, 1867; mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1876-77, 1882-84, 1886-89, 1901-02;
resigned 1902; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1886 (Democratic), 1896 (Independent); delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1888;
indicted
in 1902 on bribery
charges,
over a scheme to induce county commissioners to appoint his
secretary, Thomas R. Brown, Jr., as Sheriff.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., November
16, 1911 (age 69 years, 302
days). His body was reportedly donated to
science.
Cremated;
ashes interred at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Alfred Elisha Ames (1814-1874) —
also known as Alfred E. Ames —
of Winnebago
County, Ill.; St. Anthony Falls, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Colchester, Chittenden
County, Vt., December
13, 1814.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Illinois
state senate 24th District, 1849-50; member of Minnesota
territorial House of Representatives 6th District, 1853;
postmaster at Minneapolis,
Minn., 1856-57; delegate
to Minnesota state constitutional convention 11th District, 1857.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., September
23, 1874 (age 59 years, 284
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Loren D. Anderson (1919-1982) —
of Waterford Township, Oakland
County, Mich.; Riverview, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill., November
21, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1967-74 (61st District 1967-72,
60th District 1973-74); defeated, 1974.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons; Fraternal
Order of Police; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in April, 1982
(age 62
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Louis Bernard Anderson (b. 1870) —
also known as Louis B. Anderson —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Petersburg,
Va., April
17, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1924;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1938.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Moses Anderson and Caroline (Jarrett) Anderson; married, November
12, 1898, to Julia E. Barr. |
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Walter Gresham Andrews (1889-1949) —
also known as Walter G. Andrews —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., July 16,
1889.
Republican. Athletic
coach; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; sales
manager; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1931-49 (40th District 1931-45,
42nd District 1945-49).
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died, from a heart
attack, in a hotel at
Daytona Beach, Volusia
County, Fla., March 5,
1949 (age 59 years, 232
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Old
Fort Niagara Cemetery, Youngstown, N.Y.
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George Fort Donelson Anthony (b. 1862) —
also known as George D. Anthony —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
18, 1862.
Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate 23rd District, 1895-99.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Leslie Cornelius Arends (1895-1985) —
also known as Leslie C. Arends —
of Melvin, Ford
County, Ill.
Born in Melvin, Ford
County, Ill., September
27, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; banker; farmer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1935-74 (17th District 1935-73,
15th District 1973-74); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968,
1972.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons.
Died in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., July 17,
1985 (age 89 years, 293
days).
Interment at Melvin
Cemetery, Melvin, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of George Teis Arends and Talea (Weiss) Arends; married to Betty
Tychon. |
| | | Epitaph: "His greatest gift was the
love of people, and he gave it with compassion, dignity, and unerring
grace. Elected forty years to the halls of the U.S. Congress, he
served his fellow man, this district and the nation with wisdom and
vision. For thirty-two years as Repubican Whip, serving with seven
presidents, he was primary architect of a history-making bipartisan
coalition in the House. Above all ws this noble man's love and
devotion to his Creator, which guided his life, and is his greatest
lasting legacy." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Samuel Shaw Arentz (1879-1934) —
also known as Samuel S. Arentz; Ulysses
Arentz —
of Simpson, Lyon
County, Nev.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
8, 1879.
Republican. Surveyor;
engineer;
mining
superintendent; chief engineer for several Western railroads;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Nevada at-large, 1921-23, 1925-33; defeated,
1932; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1922; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nevada, 1928
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1932.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in Reno, Washoe
County, Nev., June 17,
1934 (age 55 years, 160
days).
Interment at Masonic
Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
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George C. Armstrong (b. 1872) —
of Lawrenceville, Lawrence
County, Ill.
Born in Eldora, Hardin
County, Iowa, July 11,
1872.
Republican. Business
executive; member of Illinois
state senate 48th District, 1941-49.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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A. Otis Arnold (1878-1941) —
of Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.
Born near Big Neck, Adams
County, Ill., January
24, 1878.
Republican. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 36th District, 1919-29; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1938; member of Illinois
state senate 36th District, 1941; died in office 1941.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died September
11, 1941 (age 63 years, 230
days).
Interment at New
Lorraine Cemetery, Adams County, Ill.
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Isaac Newton Arnold (1815-1884) —
also known as Isaac N. Arnold —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Hartwick, Otsego
County, N.Y., November
30, 1815.
Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1842-43, 1855; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Illinois; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1861-65 (2nd District 1861-63, 1st
District 1863-65).
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
24, 1884 (age 68 years, 146
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Laurence Fletcher Arnold (1891-1966) —
also known as Laurence F. Arnold —
of Newton, Jasper
County, Ill.
Born in Newton, Jasper
County, Ill., June 8,
1891.
Democrat. Banker;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 46th District, 1923-27, 1933-37;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1924,
1952
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from Illinois 23rd District, 1937-43; defeated,
1942, 1950.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Woodmen.
Died in Newton, Jasper
County, Ill., December
6, 1966 (age 75 years, 181
days).
Interment at Westlawn
Memorial Park Cemetery, Newton, Ill.
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William Wright Arnold (1877-1957) —
also known as William W. Arnold —
of Robinson, Crawford
County, Ill.
Born in Oblong, Crawford
County, Ill., October
14, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 23rd District, 1923-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen;
Moose.
Died in Robinson, Crawford
County, Ill., November
23, 1957 (age 80 years, 40
days).
Interment at Robinson
New Cemetery, Robinson, Ill.
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William Henry Arthur (b. 1868) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Dublin, Ireland,
December
27, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for circuit judge in Illinois, 1909.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry Arthur and Martha (Hennan) Arthur; married, January
17, 1917, to Edith Tewksbury. |
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Jacob M. Arvey (1895-1977) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
3, 1895.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alderman, 24th Ward, Chicago, 1923-41; commissioner, Chicago Park
District, 1945-67; delegate
to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936,
1940,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1968;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; chair of
Cook County Democratic Party, 1946-50; member of Democratic
National Committee from Illinois, 1950-.
Jewish.
Russian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; B'nai
B'rith; Jewish
War Veterans; American
Legion; Navy
League; Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of heart
failure, in Weiss Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
25, 1977 (age 81 years, 295
days).
Interment at Shalom Memorial Park, Arlington Heights, Ill.
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Orville Elbridge Atwood (1880-1939) —
also known as Orville E. Atwood —
of Newaygo, Newaygo
County, Mich.; Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Morgan Park (now part of Chicago), Cook
County, Ill., February
23, 1880.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Newaygo County, 1919-22;
member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1923-26, 1929-30; defeated in
primary, 1926; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1924;
secretary
of state of Michigan, 1935-36; defeated, 1936; director, Michigan
Sales Tax Division, 1939.
Congregationalist.
English
ancestry. Member, Delta
Upsilon; Freemasons.
While driving east on U.S. Highway 16, from Lansing to Detroit, he collided
with a westbound bus, was badly injured, and died an hour later in
McPherson Hospital,
Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., June 15,
1939 (age 59 years, 112
days). His passenger, auto executive Frank D. Longyear
(1879-1939), was also killed. Four passengers on the bus were
injuried, including Claud
Erickson of Lansing, and State Rep. Martin
R. Kronk of Detroit.
Interment at Deepdale
Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich.
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Richard Bevan Austin (1901-1977) —
also known as Richard B. Austin —
of Flossmoor, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
23, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in Illinois, 1953-60; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1956; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1961-75;
took senior status 1975.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
7, 1977 (age 76 years, 15
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Augustus Ayres (1867-1952) —
also known as William A. Ayres —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Born in Elizabethtown, Hardin
County, Ill., April
19, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; Sedgwick
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-12; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1915-21, 1923-34 (8th District
1915-21, 1923-33, 5th District 1933-34); defeated, 1920; resigned
1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); member, Federal Trade Commission,
1934-52; died in office 1952; chair, Federal Trade Commission, 1937,
1942, 1946.
Christian.
German
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
17, 1952 (age 84 years, 304
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Old
Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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Paul Babich (1911-1983) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Silvis, Rock Island
County, Ill., May 16,
1911.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; merchant;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1956.
Eastern
Orthodox. Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion.
Died in January, 1983
(age 71
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Babich and Mary (Saich) Babich; married, September
5, 1937, to Charlotte Pribich. |
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Charles W. Baker (1876-1963) —
also known as "Hand Shaking Charlie" —
of Monroe Center, Ogle
County, Ill.; Davis Junction, Ogle
County, Ill.; Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Born in Monroe Center, Ogle
County, Ill., July 10,
1876.
Republican. Farmer; cattle
breeder; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 10th District, 1917-25, 1927-29;
member of Illinois
state senate 10th District, 1929-57.
Congregationalist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Modern
Woodmen; Elks; Moose;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Grotto.
Died, in St. Anthony Hospital,
Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill., February
26, 1963 (age 86 years, 231
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Rockford, Ill.
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Harold Griffith Baker (b. 1899) —
also known as Harold G. Baker —
of Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill., February
16, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, 1926-31.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners;
Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin D. Baker and Gertrude (McLean) Baker; married, December
10, 1927, to Bernice Kraft. |
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Vincent Edward Baker (b. 1921) —
also known as Vincent E. Baker —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Robinson, Crawford
County, Ill., September
26, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state senate 10th District, 1955-56; candidate for Missouri
state attorney general, 1956; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1980.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Clarence Baldridge (1868-1947) —
also known as H. Clarence Baldridge —
of Parma, Canyon
County, Idaho; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Carlock, McLean
County, Ill., November
24, 1868.
Republican. Grain
dealer; merchant;
banker;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1911-13; member of Idaho
state senate, 1913-15; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Idaho, 1916
(alternate), 1936
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); Lieutenant
Governor of Idaho, 1923-27; Governor of
Idaho, 1927-31; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Idaho 1st District, 1942.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Freemasons; Elks; Anti-Saloon
League.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, June 8,
1947 (age 78 years, 196
days).
Interment at Parma
Cemetery, Parma, Idaho.
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Samuel R. Ballis (1901-1981) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
11, 1901.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in September, 1981
(age 79
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert C. Baltzell (1879-1950) —
of Princeton, Gibson
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Lawrence
County, Ill., August
15, 1879.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; chair of
Gibson County Republican Party, 1912; member of Indiana
Republican State Committee, 1914-18; major in the U.S. Army
during World War I; circuit judge in Indiana, 1921-25; U.S.
District Judge for Indiana, 1925-28; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, 1928-50;
took senior status 1950; member executive committee, Methodist Hospital.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons; American Bar
Association.
Died October
18, 1950 (age 71 years, 64
days).
Interment somewhere
in Sumner, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry H. Baltzell and Margaret C. (Roderick) Baltzell; married, March
28, 1904, to Vienna N. Carlton. |
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James J. Barbour (b. 1869) —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., December
28, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate 6th District, 1917-37; defeated, 1936; member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1922; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 6th District; elected 1940.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Heman H. Barbour and Frances Emma Barbour; married, September
1, 1891, to Lillian Clayton. |
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James Martin Barnes (1899-1958) —
also known as James M. Barnes —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., January
9, 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer;
county judge in Illinois, 1926-34; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1939-43; defeated,
1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1944.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died, of a liver
ailment, in Georgetown University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., June 8,
1958 (age 59 years, 150
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Chester Franklin Barnett (b. 1878) —
also known as Chester F. Barnett —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in Barnett Township, DeWitt
County, Ill., August
4, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
county judge in Illinois, 1915-18; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1944.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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George Andrew Barr (b. 1873) —
also known as George A. Barr —
of Joliet, Will
County, Ill.
Born in Manhattan, Will
County, Ill., May 25,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Will
County State's Attorney, 1908-12; chair of
Will County Republican Party, 1912-24; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 41st District,
1920-22; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1924,
1936;
University
of Illinois trustee, 1924-36.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Barr and Jane (McGrath) Barr; married, October
16, 1902, to Mary Worrell Speer. |
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Richard James Barr (b. 1865) —
also known as Richard J. Barr —
of Joliet, Will
County, Ill.
Born in Manhattan, Will
County, Ill., November
28, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Joliet, Ill., 1901-03, 1905-07; member of Illinois
state senate 41st District, 1903-51; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Moose; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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James Madison Barrett Sr. (1852-1929) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in La Salle
County, Ill., February
7, 1852.
Member of Indiana
state senate, 1887-89.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Psi
Upsilon.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., May 1,
1929 (age 77 years, 83
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Charles Henry Bartlett (1872-1941) —
also known as Charles H. Bartlett —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., September
4, 1872.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Evanston, Ill., 1925-37.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary;
Sigma
Chi.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., January
21, 1941 (age 68 years, 139
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles T. Bartlett and Martha (Cronkhite) Bartlett; married 1929 to
Gwendolyn Williams. |
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Floyd William Bartling (1896-1984) —
also known as F. W. Bartling —
of Douglas, Converse
County, Wyo.
Born in Posey, Clinton
County, Ill., December
12, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
work; lumber
dealer; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1938-42; member of Wyoming
state senate, 1942-50.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Kiwanis;
Freemasons.
Died June 18,
1984 (age 87 years, 189
days).
Interment at Douglas
Park Cemetery, Douglas, Wyo.
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Charles F. Baumrucker (b. 1884) —
of River Forest, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 5,
1884.
Democrat. Jeweler;
member of Illinois
state senate 7th District, 1935-39; defeated, 1934, 1938.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Lions; Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Theodore Gilbert Beaver (b. 1834) —
also known as T. G. Beaver —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Union
County, Pa., 1834.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1884, 1889.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arcanum; Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary Ann (Swartz) Beaver and Jesse Beaver; married 1863 to
Frances Mary Twombly. |
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Conrad F. Becker (1905-1965) —
of Red Bud, Randolph
County, Ill.
Born in Red Bud, Randolph
County, Ill., November
11, 1905.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1940;
Illinois
state treasurer, 1945-47; chair of
Randolph County Republican Party, 1950.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1965
(age about
59 years).
Interment at St.
Peter Cemetery, Red Bud, Ill.
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William Stiles Bennet (1870-1962) —
also known as William S. Bennet —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Port Jervis, Orange
County, N.Y., November
9, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 21st District, 1901-02;
municipal judge in New York, 1903; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1905-11, 1915-17 (17th District
1905-11, 23rd District 1915-17); defeated, 1910 (17th District), 1916
(23rd District), 1936 (19th District), 1944 (21st District); delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908,
1916;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1936;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 15th District, 1938.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Delta
Chi.
Died in Falkirk Hospital,
Central Valley, Orange
County, N.Y., December
1, 1962 (age 92 years, 22
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Laurel
Grove Cemetery, Port Jervis, N.Y.
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Willis Henry Bennett (b. 1851) —
also known as W. H. Bennett —
of Austin (now part of Chicago), Cook
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., August
24, 1851.
Republican. Traveling
salesman; hardware
merchant; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1896,
1904.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry D. Bennett and Sarah Ann (Bryant) Bennett; married, December
24, 1883, to Estella P. Johnston. |
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Ole E. Benson (1866-1952) —
of Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill.
Born in Norway,
January
23, 1866.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 39th District, 1913-19, 1923-25,
1929-39; member of Illinois
state senate 39th District, 1939-51.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Modern
Woodmen.
Died in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., March 2,
1952 (age 86 years, 39
days).
Interment at Ottawa
Avenue Cemetery, Ottawa, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Bjornson Runestad Benson and Bertha Benson; married 1890 to Louise
Benson; married 1912 to Lena
Hovda. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Clarence Nathaniel Bergstrom (1895-1969) —
also known as Clarence N. Bergstrom —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Florida.
Born in Blue Island, Cook
County, Ill., July 8,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1932
(alternate), 1940;
member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1942-43; Judge, Illinois
Court of Claims, 1947.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons; American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Died in September, 1969
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Howard Berkey (1874-1952) —
also known as William H. Berkey —
of Cassopolis, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Cambria
County, Pa., February
24, 1874.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; farmer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920
(alternate), 1940;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1930-47; Dry candidate for delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Cass County,
1933.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
22, 1952 (age 78 years, 27
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Cassopolis, Mich.
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Ben Louis Berve (b. 1892) —
also known as Ben L. Berve —
of Rochelle, Ogle
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Rochelle, Ogle
County, Ill., December
19, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1938-44; Illinois
Republican state chair, 1940-44.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Elks;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Jesters.
Burial location unknown.
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John David Biggs (b. 1888) —
also known as John D. Biggs —
of Greenville, Bond
County, Ill.
Born in Tamalco, Bond
County, Ill., February
23, 1888.
Republican. Bond
County State's Attorney, 1912-16; county judge in Illinois,
1922-41; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1944,
1948.
Christian.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Sol Bloom (1870-1949) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Pekin, Tazewell
County, Ill., March 9,
1870.
Democrat. Play
producer; entertainment
manager; songwriter;
furniture
business; real estate
business; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1923-49 (19th District 1923-45,
20th District 1945-49); died in office 1949; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Redmen.
Died, from a heart
attack, in the U.S.
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 7,
1949 (age 78 years, 363
days).
Interment at Mt.
Eden Cemetery, Westchester Hills, N.Y.
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Harry C. Boeke (b. 1883) —
of Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill.
Born in Stephenson
County, Ill., 1883.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state senate 12th District, 1933-37.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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William Dayton Boies (1857-1932) —
also known as William D. Boies —
of Sheldon, O'Brien
County, Iowa.
Born in Boone
County, Ill., January
3, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Iowa, 1913-18 (4th District 1913, 21st District
1913-18); U.S.
Representative from Iowa 11th District, 1919-29.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Sheldon, O'Brien
County, Iowa, May 31,
1932 (age 75 years, 149
days).
Interment at Eastlawn
Cemetery, Sheldon, Iowa.
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George Hugo Boldt (1903-1984) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
28, 1903.
Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1953-71;
took senior status 1971.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons; Shriners.
Died March
18, 1984 (age 80 years, 81
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George F. Boldt and Christine (Carstensen) Boldt; married, November
17, 1928, to Eloise Baird. |
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Albert N. Bort (1845-1925) —
of Bridgewater, Oneida
County, N.Y.; Beloit, Rock
County, Wis.; Rock Island, Rock
Island County, Ill.
Born in Hastings, Oswego
County, N.Y., May 10,
1845.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; dry goods
merchant; bank
director; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1880;
investment manager for Modern Woodmen of America.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., January
23, 1925 (age 79 years, 258
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Beloit, Wis.
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Brice J. Brasen (1873-1926) —
of Miles City, Custer
County, Mont.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 22,
1873.
Plumber;
mayor
of Miles City, Mont., 1922-26; defeated, 1926; died in office
1926.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in Miles City, Custer
County, Mont., April
19, 1926 (age 52 years, 301
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, River Grove, Ill.
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Charles Guy Briggle (1883-1972) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Rushville, Schuyler
County, Ill., January
27, 1883.
Lawyer;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1927-32; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, 1932-58;
took senior status 1958.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Elks.
Died June 6,
1972 (age 89 years, 131
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rice T. Briggle and Mary E. (Thompson) Briggle; married, December
15, 1908, to Mary Ethel Stites. |
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George Washington Bristow (1894-1961) —
also known as George W. Bristow —
of Paris, Edgar
County, Ill.
Born in Grand Chain, Pulaski
County, Ill., September
23, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Edgar
County State's Attorney, 1920-24; circuit judge in Illinois 5th
Circuit, 1927-51; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1942-51; justice of
Illinois state supreme court 3rd District, 1951-61; died in
office 1961.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Elks; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died November
12, 1961 (age 67 years, 50
days).
Interment somewhere in Paris, Ill.
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Frederick Albert Britten (1871-1946) —
also known as Frederick A. Britten; Fred A.
Britten —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
18, 1871.
Republican. Builder;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1913-35; defeated,
1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1936.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 4,
1946 (age 74 years, 167
days).
Originally entombed at Abbey
Mausoleum (which no longer exists), Arlington, Va.; reinterment
to unknown location.
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Charles Wayland Brooks (1897-1957) —
also known as C. Wayland Brooks —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Bureau
County, Ill., March 8,
1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1934; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1936; member of Republican
National Committee from Illinois, 1939-52; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1940
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1944,
1948,
1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1956
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1940-49; defeated, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons; Shriners;
Moose;
Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Phi; Elks; Purple
Heart.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
14, 1957 (age 59 years, 312
days).
Interment at Pleasant
View Cemetery, Kewanee, Ill.
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Edward Jackson Brundage (1869-1934) —
also known as Edward J. Brundage —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Campbell, Steuben
County, N.Y., May 13,
1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 6th District, 1899-1900, 1903-04;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1916,
1928
(alternate); Illinois
state attorney general, 1917-25; corporate counsel, Chicago,
Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Royal
League.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill., January
20, 1934 (age 64 years, 252
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) —
also known as William J. Bryan; "The Great
Commoner"; "The Peerless Leader";
"The Silver-Tongued Orator"; "The Boy Orator
of the Platte"; "The Niagaric
Nebraskan" —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ill., March
19, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1891-95; candidate for
President
of the United States, 1896, 1900, 1908; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1904
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1920;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1913-15; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1920;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Sigma
Pi; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Dayton, Rhea
County, Tenn., July 26,
1925 (age 65 years, 129
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; statue at Rhea County Courthouse Grounds, Dayton, Tenn.
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Relatives: Son
of Silas
Lillard Bryan and Mariah Elizabeth (Jennings) Bryan; brother of
Charles
Wayland Bryan and Mary Elizabeth Bryan (who married Thomas
Stinson Allen); married, October
1, 1884, to Mary Elizabeth Baird; father of Ruth
Bryan Owen; grandfather of Helen
Rudd Brown; cousin *** of William
Sherman Jennings. |
| | | Political family: Bryan-Jennings
family of Illinois. |
| | | Cross-reference: Clarence
S. Darrow — Willis
J. Abbot |
| | | Bryan County,
Okla. is named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: William
J. Bryan Jarvis
— W.
J. Bryan Dorn
|
| | | Campaign slogan (1896): "Sixteen to
one." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about William Jennings Bryan:
Robert W. Cherny, A
Righteous Cause : The Life of William Jennings Bryan —
Paolo E. Coletta, William
Jennings Bryan, Vol. 1: Political Evangelist,
1860-1908 — Paolo E. Coletta, William
Jennings Bryan, Vol. 2: Progressive Politician and Moral Statesman,
1909-1915 — Paolo E. Coletta, William
Jennings Bryan, Vol. 3: Political Puritan, 1915-1925 —
Michael Kazin, A
Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan — Scott
Farris, Almost
President: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the
Nation — Gerard N. Magliocca, The
Tragedy of William Jennings Bryan: Constitutional Law and the
Politics of Backlash |
| | | Image source: Munsey's Magazine,
October 1903 |
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George Sturges Buck (b. 1875) —
also known as George S. Buck —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Hyde Park (now part of Chicago), Cook
County, Ill., February
10, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; Erie
County Auditor, 1912-17; mayor
of Buffalo, N.Y., 1918-21.
Presbyterian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Boswell R. Buck and Maria Catherine (Barnes) Buck; married, October
6, 1903, to Louise Hussey. |
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John Theodore Buckbee (1871-1936) —
also known as John T. Buckbee —
of Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Born near Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill., August
1, 1871.
Republican. President, H. W. Buckbee Seed Company; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1927-36; died in
office 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Moose; Eagles;
Elks.
Died in Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill., April
23, 1936 (age 64 years, 266
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Rockford, Ill.
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Alvan V. Burch (b. 1887) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Crawford
County, Ill., May 27,
1887.
Republican. Railway
conductor; merchant;
president, Blount Plow
Works; Indiana State Highway Commissioner, 1921-27; candidate for
mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1925; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1944;
Indiana
state auditor, 1944-48.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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William Haydon Burns (1912-1987) —
also known as Haydon Burns —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
17, 1912.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; public
relations business; mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1949-65; Governor of
Florida, 1965-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Sigma Kappa; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Died November
22, 1987 (age 75 years, 250
days).
Interment somewhere
in Jacksonville, Fla.
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Fred Ernst Busbey (1895-1966) —
also known as Fred E. Busbey —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Tuscola, Douglas
County, Ill., February
8, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; stockbroker;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1943-45, 1947-49,
1951-55; defeated, 1944, 1948, 1954.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Phi
Kappa Sigma.
Died in Cocoa Beach, Brevard
County, Fla., February
11, 1966 (age 71 years, 3
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Fred A. Busse (1866-1914) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 3,
1866.
Republican. Hardware
business; coal
dealer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1895-98; member of Illinois
state senate, 1899-1900; Illinois
state treasurer, 1903-05; member of Illinois
Republican State Committee, 1905; postmaster at Chicago,
Ill., 1905-07; mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1907-11; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1908;
member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1910.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from valvular heart
disease, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 9,
1914 (age 48 years, 128
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Festus Orestes Butt (1875-1972) —
also known as Festus O. Butt; F. O. Butt —
of Eureka Springs, Carroll
County, Ark.
Born near Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1875.
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1900; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1900.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died June 30,
1972 (age about 96
years).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Ark.
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Ben Franklin Caldwell (1848-1924) —
of Chatham, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born near Carrollton, Greene
County, Ill., August
2, 1848.
Democrat. Banker; farmer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1882-86; member of Illinois
state senate, 1890-94; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1899-1905, 1907-09 (17th District
1899-1903, 21st District 1903-05, 1907-09); defeated, 1904; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1912.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of miocarditis,
in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., December
29, 1924 (age 76 years, 149
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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Llewellyn Link Callaway (1868-1951) —
also known as Lew L. Callaway —
of Virginia City, Madison
County, Mont.; Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Tuscola, Douglas
County, Ill., December
15, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; Madison
County Attorney, 1894-98; district judge in Montana 5th District,
1905-13; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Montana, 1920;
chief
justice of Montana state supreme court, 1922-34; appointed 1922;
defeated, 1934.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Elks.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., August
6, 1951 (age 82 years, 234
days).
Interment at Forestvale
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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Oscar Emonval Carlstrom (1878-1946) —
also known as Oscar E. Carlstrom —
of Aledo, Mercer
County, Ill.
Born near New Boston, Mercer
County, Ill., July 16,
1878.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
Mercer
County State's Attorney, 1916-20; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 33rd District,
1920-22; Illinois
state attorney general, 1925-33; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1928,
1932;
candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1932, 1944.
Presbyterian.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose; Woodmen;
Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association.
Died in Aledo, Mercer
County, Ill., March 6,
1946 (age 67 years, 233
days).
Interment at Aledo
Cemetery, Aledo, Ill.
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Wilbur J. Cash (b. 1887) —
of Towanda, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Gridley, McLean
County, Ill., March
23, 1887.
Republican. Merchant;
farmer;
director of McLean County Bank;
member of Illinois
state senate 26th District, 1941-53.
Member, Shriners;
Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1909 to Ruby
E. Jones. |
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Homer Caton (b. 1887) —
of Stanford, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Macon
County, Ill., July 1,
1887.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 26th District, 1941.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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George Champion (1840-1928) —
of Normal, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Bristol, England,
February
24, 1840.
Mayor
of Normal, Ill., 1892-93.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Normal, McLean
County, Ill., July 2,
1928 (age 88 years, 129
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of George Champion (1804-1843) and Eleanor (Ellis) Champion; married
to Hattie Baker and Hannah McKnight. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Bloomington and Normal
Spring Souvenir (1905) |
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Morris J. Chaney (1858-1940) —
of Newell, Buena
Vista County, Iowa; Wakonda, Clay
County, S.Dak.
Born in White Rock, Ogle
County, Ill., October
1, 1858.
Republican. Farmer; banker;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 2nd District, 1903-10; Speaker of
the South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1905-10.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Palm Springs, Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
8, 1940 (age 81 years, 130
days).
Interment at Bluff
View Cemetery, Vermillion, S.Dak.
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Relatives: Son
of Osborn Chaney and Amanda (Rice) Chaney; married 1886 to Helen
McFarline. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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John William Chapman (1894-1978) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Crete, Saline
County, Neb., September
8, 1894.
Republican. Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1953-61; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1960.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Elks;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in 1978
(age about
83 years).
Cremated.
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Eli Perry Chatfield (b. 1846) —
also known as Eli P. Chatfield —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Prattsville, Greene
County, N.Y., August
14, 1846.
Republican. Secretary, J. E. Tilt Shoe
Company; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ira D. Chatfield and Eliza (Case) Chatfield; married, February
13, 1873, to Ida M. Parker. |
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James William Cherry (1872-1949) —
also known as James W. Cherry —
of Utah; Mesa, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Hancock
County, Ill., April 5,
1872.
Republican. Justice of
Utah state supreme court, 1923-33; chief
justice of Utah state supreme court, 1929-33.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of cardiac asthma,
in Mesa, Maricopa
County, Ariz., March
23, 1949 (age 76 years, 352
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Manti
Cemetery, Manti, Utah.
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Relatives: Son
of A. N. Cherry and Mary (Banks) Cherry. |
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Carl Richard Chindblom (1870-1956) —
also known as Carl R. Chindblom —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
21, 1870.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1919-33.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
12, 1956 (age 85 years, 266
days).
Interment at Ridgewood
Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
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Robert Bruce Chiperfield (1899-1971) —
also known as Robert B. Chiperfield —
of Canton, Fulton
County, Ill.
Born in Canton, Fulton
County, Ill., November
20, 1899.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1939-63 (15th District 1939-49,
19th District 1949-63); alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1964.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Elks; Eagles;
Moose.
Died in Canton, Fulton
County, Ill., April 9,
1971 (age 71 years, 140
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Canton, Ill.
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Robert Keaton Christenberry (1899-1973) —
also known as Robert K. Christenberry —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn., January
27, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lost his
right hand and wrist in a grenade explosion; U.S. Vice Consul in
Vladivostok, as of 1919; hotel
manager and executive; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1957; postmaster at New
York City, N.Y., 1958-66 (acting, 1958-59).
Presbyterian.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners;
Jesters.
Suffered a stroke,
and died two months later, in Methodist Hospital,
Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., April
13, 1973 (age 74 years, 76
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Calvin Christenberry and Rebecca Arminta (Keaton)
Christenberry; married, August
14, 1929, to Edna Joan LeRoy. |
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Ralph Edwin Church (1883-1950) —
also known as Ralph E. Church —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born near Catlin, Vermilion
County, Ill., May 5,
1883.
Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 6th District, 1917-32; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1935-41, 1943-50 (10th District
1935-41, 1943-49, 13th District 1949-50); defeated (Independent),
1932; died in office 1950; candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Delta
Chi; Phi
Kappa Psi; American
Society for International Law.
Died in a committee
meeting in the House Office Building, Washington,
D.C., March
21, 1950 (age 66 years, 320
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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Roy Clippinger (1886-1962) —
of Carmi, White
County, Ill.
Born in Fairfield, Wayne
County, Ill., January
13, 1886.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 24th District, 1946-49.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Union
League.
Died in Carmi, White
County, Ill., December
24, 1962 (age 76 years, 345
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, McLeansboro, Ill.
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John T. Clyne (b. 1857) —
of Joliet, Will
County, Ill.
Born in Cohoes, Albany
County, N.Y., December
8, 1857.
Republican. Postmaster at Joliet,
Ill., 1903-15; banker.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Clyne and Catherine (Quinn) Clyne. |
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Edward Francis Colladay (b. 1877) —
also known as Edward F. Colladay —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Virginia, Cass
County, Ill., February
15, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Republican
National Committee from District of Columbia, 1917-40; delegate
to Republican National Convention from District of Columbia, 1948,
1952
(alternate), 1956
(alternate).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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John Henry Colvin (b. 1839) —
also known as John H. Colvin —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y., October
25, 1839.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Chicago
alderman, 1882-88; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1904.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Foresters;
Royal
Arcanum; Knights
of Honor.
Burial location unknown.
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Chauncey Stewart Conger (1838-1916) —
also known as Chauncey S. Conger —
of Carmi, White
County, Ill.
Born in Strong Ridge, Wood
County, Ohio, January
14, 1838.
Civil
engineer; lawyer; White
County Superintendent of Schools, 1861-62; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1863-64; circuit judge in
Illinois, 1879.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Carmi, White
County, Ill., July 24,
1916 (age 78 years, 192
days).
Interment at Maple
Ridge Cemetery, Carmi, Ill.
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Rollo J. Conley (b. 1874) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Fulton, Whiteside
County, Ill., March
27, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; served in
the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County; elected
1928; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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George Anderson Cooke (b. 1869) —
also known as George A. Cooke —
of Aledo, Mercer
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in New Athens, Harrison
County, Ohio, July 3,
1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Guy
C. Scott, 1896-1900; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 33rd District, 1902-06; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1909-19; chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1913-14; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Cooke and Vanceline (Downing) Cooke; married, October
20, 1896, to Sarah Blee. |
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Clarence Edward Coyne (1881-1929) —
also known as Clarence E. Coyne —
of Fort Pierre, Stanley
County, S.Dak.
Born in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., December
23, 1881.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; Stanley
County Sheriff, 1911-14; delegate to Republican National
Convention from South Dakota, 1920;
secretary
of state of South Dakota, 1922-27; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1929; died in office 1929.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Elks.
Died May 27,
1929 (age 47 years, 155
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Foster Coyne and Mary (McGavaran) Coyne; married to Elizabeth
Throckmorton-Gird. |
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Alfred Marion Craig (1831-1911) —
also known as Alfred M. Craig —
of Knox
County, Ill.
Born in Paris, Edgar
County, Ill., January
15, 1831.
Lawyer;
banker;
delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 34th District,
1869-70; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1873-1900.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill., September
6, 1911 (age 80 years, 234
days).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, Galesburg, Ill.
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Charles Curtis Craig (1865-1944) —
also known as Charles C. Craig —
of Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Ill., June 16,
1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1899-1903; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1913-18; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1922.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill., August
25, 1944 (age 79 years, 70
days).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, Galesburg, Ill.
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DeWitt Clinton Cregier (1829-1898) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 1,
1829.
Democrat. Engineer;
mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1889-91.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
9, 1898 (age 69 years, 161
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Hugh Ware Cross (1896-1972) —
also known as Hugh W. Cross —
of Jerseyville, Jersey
County, Ill.
Born in Jerseyville, Jersey
County, Ill., August
24, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 38th District, 1933-40; Speaker of
the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1939-40; Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1941-49; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1944,
1948;
member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1949-55; resigned
under fire from the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1955,
following a unanimous vote of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on
Investigations to open an
inquiry into the propriety
of his actions influencing the award of a Chicago transportation
contract; the committee later reported that he had "made
a mistake and acted
indiscreetly".
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Shriners;
Jesters;
Elks; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Jerseyville, Jersey
County, Ill., October
15, 1972 (age 76 years, 52
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Jerseyville, Ill.
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John T. Culbertson (b. 1891) —
of Delavan, Tazewell
County, Ill.
Born in Delavan, Tazewell
County, Ill., August
7, 1891.
Lawyer;
county judge in Illinois, 1930-34; circuit judge in Illinois,
1934-68; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1939-69; justice of
Illinois state supreme court 3rd District, 1969-70; appointed
1969.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Rotary;
Phi
Alpha Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Homer Stillé Cummings (1870-1956) —
also known as Homer S. Cummings —
of Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
30, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1900,
1904,
1920
(alternate), 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business; speaker),
1948;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Connecticut, 1900-25; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1919-20; mayor
of Stamford, Conn., 1900-02, 1904-06; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1902; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1913-19; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1916; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1920;
U.S.
Attorney General, 1933-39; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Connecticut.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Eagles.
Died September
10, 1956 (age 86 years, 133
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Uriah C. Cummings and Audie Schuyler (Stillé) Cummings;
married to Cecilia Waterbury. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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Charles Forrest Curry (1858-1930) —
also known as Charles F. Curry; C. F.
Curry —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Naperville, DuPage
County, Ill., March
14, 1858.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1887-89; secretary
of state of California, 1899-1911; candidate for Governor of
California, 1910; U.S.
Representative from California 3rd District, 1913-30; died in
office 1930.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Eagles.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
10, 1930 (age 72 years, 210
days).
Originally entombed at Abbey
Mausoleum (which no longer exists), Arlington, Va.; re-entombed
in mausoleum at National
Memorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.
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