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James Winfield Karber (1914-1976) —
also known as James W. Karber —
of Ridgway, Gallatin
County, Ill.
Born in Elizabethtown, Hardin
County, Ill., July 8,
1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; Gallatin
County State's Attorney, 1936-40; member of Illinois
Democratic State Central Committee, 1941-44; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1946-48; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., September, 1976
(age 62
years, 0 days).
Interment at Union Ridge Cemetery, Herald, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of James F. Karber and Myrtle C. (Tyer) Karber; married to Irma
Cox. |
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memorial |
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Russell Watson Keeney (1897-1958) —
also known as Russell W. Keeney —
of Wheaton, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in Pittsfield, Pike
County, Ill., December
29, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; law
associate of U.S. Rep. Chauncey
W. Reed; county judge in Illinois, 1940-50; circuit judge in
Illinois, 1953-56; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1957-58; died in
office 1958.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Moose; American Bar
Association.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
11, 1958 (age 60 years, 13
days).
Interment at Naperville
Protestant Cemetery, Naperville, Ill.
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Kent Ellsworth Keller (1867-1954) —
also known as Kent E. Keller —
of Ava, Jackson
County, Ill.
Born near Campbell Hill, Jackson
County, Ill., June 4,
1867.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; mining
business; member of Illinois
state senate 44th District, 1913-17; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1916,
1952;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 25th District, 1931-41; defeated,
1940 (25th District), 1942 (25th District), 1944 (25th District),
1948 (26th District), 1950 (26th District).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died September
3, 1954 (age 87 years, 91
days).
Interment at Ava
Evergreen Cemetery, Ava, Ill.
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James Scott Kemper (1886-1981) —
also known as James S. Kemper —
of Winnetka, Cook
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Van Wert, Van Wert
County, Ohio, November
18, 1886.
Republican. Insurance
executive; created Lumberman's Mutual Casualty Company, which later
became Kemper Insurance
Companies; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1964;
Treasurer
of Republican National Committee, 1944-46; U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, 1953-55.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1981
(age about
94 years).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Otto Kerner (1884-1952) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; River Forest, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
22, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1920;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1927-31; Illinois
state attorney general, 1933-38; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1939.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died December
13, 1952 (age 68 years, 295
days).
Interment at Bohemian
National Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Otto Kerner Jr. (1908-1976) —
of Glenview, Cook
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
15, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1947-54; county
judge in Illinois, 1954-60; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1960,
1964;
Governor
of Illinois, 1961-68; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1968-74; resigned
1974.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons; Shriners;
Moose;
Odd
Fellows; Royal
Arcanum; Military
Order of the World Wars; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi.
While serving as Governor, he and another official made a gain of
over $300,000 in a stock deal which prosecutors later characterized
as bribery.
Convicted
in 1973 on 17 counts of bribery,
conspiracy, perjury,
and related charges; sentenced
to three years in federal prison
and fined
$50,000.
Died of cancer,
May
9, 1976 (age 67 years, 268
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William E. King (born c.1891) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Oak Ridge, Morehouse
Parish, La., about 1891.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1925-27, 1929-33; member of Illinois
state senate 3rd District, 1935-39; defeated, 1938; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1940,
1944,
1956;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1940, 1942, 1944,
1946, 1948.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; Freemasons; Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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Fred L. Kircher (1891-1960) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cissna Park, Iroquois
County, Ill., November
18, 1891.
Republican. Railway
yardmaster; oil
business; real estate
business; candidate for mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1932, 1933, 1934, 1941 (primary); member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1939-46; defeated in primary, 1946, 1950, 1952, 1954; candidate for
Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1957.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Eagles;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1960
(age about
68 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Ray I. Klingbiel (b. 1901) —
of East Moline, Rock
Island County, Ill.; Moline, Rock
Island County, Ill.
Born in Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill., March 2,
1901.
Lawyer;
mayor
of East Moline, Ill., 1939-45; circuit judge in Illinois,
1945-53; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1953-69 (4th District 1953-63, 3rd
District 1964-69); chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1956-57.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary;
Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward C. Knotts (b. 1863) —
of Girard, Macoupin
County, Ill.; Carlinville, Macoupin
County, Ill.
Born near Chatham, Sangamon
County, Ill., March
24, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; Macoupin
County State's Attorney, 1892-96; mayor of Girard, Ill., 1893-95;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1912;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Illinois, 1914-22.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Abner Knotts and Mary J. (Peddicord) Knotts; married, May 18,
1893, to Elizabeth A. Routzhan. |
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Edward E. Laughlin (b. 1887) —
of Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill.
Born in Putnam
County, Ill., July 27,
1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 12th District, 1935-37; member of
Illinois
state senate 12th District, 1937-41, 1943-53.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Myron M. Lehman (1889-1977) —
of Elgin, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Elgin, Kane
County, Ill., June 22,
1889.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of
Elgin, Ill., 1931-43, 1951-55; defeated, 1943.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Whitehaven, Shelby
County, Tenn., August
7, 1977 (age 88 years, 46
days).
Interment at Bluff
City Cemetery, Elgin, Ill.
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Theodore Levin (1897-1970) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
18, 1897.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1946-70;
died in office 1970.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died December
31, 1970 (age 73 years, 316
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis E. Lewis (b. 1893) —
also known as Louie E. Lewis —
of Christopher, Franklin
County, Ill.
Born in Franklin
County, Ill., July 20,
1893.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 50th District, 1932-39; Speaker of
the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1937-39; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936;
Illinois
state treasurer, 1939-41; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1940.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Interment at Masonic
and Odd Fellows Cemetery, Benton, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Adam Franklin Lewis and Louisiana Elizabeth (Galloway) Lewis;
married to Flora Agnes Overturf. |
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Albert Linxwiler (1878-1943) —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill., January
30, 1878.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; colonel in the U.S.
Army during World War I; postmaster at Jefferson
City, Mo., 1934-43.
Presbyterian.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Knights
Templar.
Died, from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., April
15, 1943 (age 65 years, 75
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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Park Livingston (b. 1906) —
of Hinsdale, DuPage
County, Ill.; La Grange, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Philip, Haakon
County, S.Dak., December
9, 1906.
Republican. Lawyer;
vice-president and general counsel, Dean Milk
Company, Chicago; University
of Illinois trustee, 1941-.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Theta
Chi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George H. Livingston and Grace (Sheehan) Livingston; married, December
19, 1936, to Elizabeth Murdock. |
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Alfred Collins Lockwood (1875-1951) —
also known as Alfred C. Lockwood —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., July 20,
1875.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
superior court judge in Arizona, 1913-24; justice of
Arizona state supreme court, 1925-43; chief
justice of Arizona Supreme Court, 1929-31, 1935-37, 1941-43.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., October
29, 1951 (age 76 years, 101
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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John Alexander Logan (1826-1886) —
also known as John A. Logan; "Black Jack";
"Black Eagle of Illinois" —
of Benton, Franklin
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Murphysboro, Jackson
County, Ill., February
9, 1826.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1852; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Illinois; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1859-62, 1867-71 (9th District
1859-62, at-large 1867-71); general in the Union Army during the
Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1868,
1880;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1871-77, 1879-86; died in office 1886;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1884;
Republican candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1884.
Member, Freemasons.
Conceived the idea of Memorial Day and inaugurated the observance in
May 1868.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
26, 1886 (age 60 years, 320
days).
Entombed at U.S.
Soldiers' & Airmen's Home National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Peter Lowe (1812-1891) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Neversink, Sullivan
County, N.Y., May 24,
1812.
Hardware
merchant; druggist; village
president of Mason, Michigan, 1866-67.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 7,
1891 (age 78 years, 318
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Hugh Magill Luckey (1873-1946) —
also known as Hugh M. Luckey —
of Potomac, Vermilion
County, Ill.
Born near Potomac, Vermilion
County, Ill., November
2, 1873.
Republican. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 22nd District; elected 1934;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1936, 1938 (primary).
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Modern
Woodmen of America; Farm
Bureau.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Lake View Hospital,
Danville, Vermilion
County, Ill., December
29, 1946 (age 73 years, 57
days).
Interment at Potomac Cemetery, Potomac, Ill.
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George Alfred Luxford (b. 1876) —
also known as G. A. Luxford —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in La Salle, La Salle
County, Ill., November
16, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
county judge in Colorado, 1921-37; district judge in Colorado,
1942-46; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1947-49.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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John Fleming Main (b. 1864) —
also known as John F. Main —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Mercer
County, Ill., September
10, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; superior court judge in Washington, 1910-12; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1912-31; chief
justice of Washington state supreme court, 1923-26.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William R. Main and Sarah M. (Fleming) Main; married, June 29,
1892, to Mary G. Crouch. |
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James Earl Major (1887-1972) —
also known as J. Earl Major —
of Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill.
Born in Donnellson, Montgomery
County, Ill., January
5, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; Montgomery
County State's Attorney, 1912-20; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 21st District, 1923-25, 1927-29,
1931-33; defeated, 1920, 1924, 1928; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, 1933-37; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1937-56; took
senior status 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Moose.
Died in Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill., January
4, 1972 (age 84 years, 364
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Hillsboro, Ill.
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Charles Taylor Manatt (1936-2011) —
also known as Charles Manatt —
of Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 9,
1936.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California; California
Democratic state chair, 1971-73, 1975-77; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1972,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
Temporary Chair, 1984;
member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1976-82; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1981-85; U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1999-2001.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Kappa Phi; Delta
Chi; Freemasons.
Died in 2011
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Cunningham Martin (1880-1952) —
also known as John C. Martin —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ill.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ill., April
29, 1880.
Democrat. Banker; Illinois
state treasurer, 1933-35, 1937-39; U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1939-41; candidate for Illinois
state auditor of public accounts, 1940; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1944,
1948.
Methodist.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
27, 1952 (age 71 years, 273
days).
Interment at East
Lawn Cemetery, Salem, Ill.
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Lyman McCarl (1859-1920) —
of Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.
Born in Richfield Township, Adams
County, Ill., May 3,
1859.
Democrat. County judge in Illinois, 1910-20; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1916.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died from a stroke,
in his office
at the Adams County
Courthouse, Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., April
13, 1920 (age 60 years, 346
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Quincy, Ill.
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James Henry McCoy (b. 1855) —
also known as James H. McCoy —
of Britton, Marshall
County, S.Dak.; Webster, Day
County, S.Dak.; Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.; Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born in Oakley, Macon
County, Ill., July 14,
1855.
Republican. Lawyer; Secret
Service agent; Marshall
County Auditor, 1887-88; county judge in South Dakota, 1889-93;
circuit judge in South Dakota, 1902-09; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 5th District, 1909-21.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Modern
Woodmen of America; Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Burial location unknown.
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William Henry McMaster (1877-1968) —
also known as William H. McMaster —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ticonic, Monona
County, Iowa, May 10,
1877.
Republican. Banker;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 3rd District, 1911-12;
member of South
Dakota state senate 3rd District, 1913-16; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1917-21; Governor of
South Dakota, 1921-25; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1925-31; defeated, 1930; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1928.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Dixon, Lee
County, Ill., September
14, 1968 (age 91 years, 127
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Dixon, Ill.
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John Irving McNeil (b. 1877) —
of Wessington, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., May 22,
1877.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from South Dakota, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Ira D. McVicker (1853-1938) —
of Eagle Grove, Wright
County, Iowa.
Born in Henry, Marshall
County, Ill., January
27, 1853.
Farmer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives; elected 1912.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Eagle Grove, Wright
County, Iowa, November
20, 1938 (age 85 years, 297
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Eagle Grove, Iowa.
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George Wilson Mead (1871-1961) —
also known as George W. Mead —
of Grand Rapids (now Wisconsin Rapids), Wood
County, Wis.; Wisconsin Rapids, Wood
County, Wis.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
22, 1871.
Republican. Paper
manufacturer; banker; mayor
of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., 1926-32; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1932.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Theta
Delta Chi; Union
League.
Died in Wisconsin Rapids, Wood
County, Wis., October
2, 1961 (age 90 years, 222
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
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George Jacob Mecherle (b. 1877) —
also known as George J. Mecherle —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., June 7,
1877.
Republican. Farmer;
founder (1922), president (1922-37), and chairman, State Farm Mutual
Automobile
Insurance Company; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1944,
1948.
Presbyterian.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Rotary;
Moose;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Christian Thomas Mecherle and Susan Johnson (Hull) Mecherle;
married, November
6, 1901, to May Edith Perry; married, January
8, 1944, to Sylvia H. Caldwell. |
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Joseph T. Meek —
also known as "Mr. Retailing" —
of Western Springs, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1954; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 9th District, 1969-70.
Member, Freemasons; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi Mu
Alpha.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Louis Frank Meek (1863-1917) —
also known as Louis F. Meek —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in Eureka, Woodford
County, Ill., June 12,
1863.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1900;
postmaster at Peoria,
Ill., 1913-17.
Member, Freemasons; Sons
of Veterans.
Died in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., January
1, 1917 (age 53 years, 203
days).
Interment at Springdale
Cemetery, Peoria, Ill.
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Joseph A. Mendel (b. 1877) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1877.
Democrat. Florist;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1920,
1924,
1928;
member of Illinois
state senate 2nd District, 1929-41, 1943-45.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew Custer Metzger (b. 1873) —
also known as Andrew C. Metzger —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
18, 1873.
Republican. Partner in Walsh & Metzger plumbing
and heating firm; member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1925, 1941; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1928;
delegate
to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum; Woodmen;
Royal
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles John Michal (b. 1884) —
also known as Charles J. Michal —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Krc, Bohemia (now Czechia),
October
19, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1916
(alternate), 1920,
1924
(alternate); delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 9th District, 1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1950.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Amos Calvin Miller (b. 1866) —
also known as Amos C. Miller —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Marshalltown, Marshall
County, Iowa, December
16, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 7th District, 1920-22.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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August William Miller (b. 1861) —
also known as August W. Miller —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 8,
1861.
Republican. Wholesale
milliner; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1904
(alternate), 1908,
1916.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arcanum; Foresters;
Royal
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George M. Miller and Barbara (Blettner) Miller; married 1884 to
Pauline Steinhagen. |
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Julius Howard Miner (1896-1963) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Lubon, Russia (now Lyuban, Belarus),
May
25, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1936
(alternate), 1940,
1944,
1948
(alternate); circuit judge in Illinois, 1941; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1958-63;
died in office 1963.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Elks.
Died March
13, 1963 (age 66 years, 292
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Melville W. Mix (b. 1865) —
of Mishawaka, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Atlanta, Logan
County, Ill., November
16, 1865.
Democrat. Manufacturer;
mayor
of Mishawaka, Ind., 1902-05.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter W. Mix and Mary E. (Dodge) Mix; married 1887 to Zella
Louise Kenyon. |
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Allen Francis Moore (1869-1945) —
also known as Allen F. Moore —
of Monticello, Piatt
County, Ill.
Born in St. Charles, Kane
County, Ill., September
30, 1869.
Republican. President, Pepsin Syrup Company (patent
medicine); vice-president, Moore State Bank;
mayor of Monticello, Ill., 1901-03; University
of Illinois trustee; elected 1908; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1921-25; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1924,
1932;
member of Republican
National Committee from Illinois, 1925.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., August
15, 1945 (age 75 years, 319
days).
Interment at Monticello
Cemetery, Monticello, Ill.
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Don A. Moore (b. 1928) —
of Midlothian, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
1, 1928.
Republican. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1963-73 (2nd District 1963-67,
9th District 1967-73); alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1968;
member of Illinois
state senate 9th District, 1973-81.
Member, American
Judicature Society; Lions; Moose;
Freemasons.
Still living as of 1981.
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Morris E. Muhleman (b. 1915) —
of Rock Island, Rock
Island County, Ill.
Born in 1915.
Republican. Rock
Island County Sheriff, 1951-54; member of Illinois
state senate, 1955-58; mayor
of Rock Island, Ill., 1961-65.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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David Winfield Mulvane (b. 1863) —
also known as David W. Mulvane —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Princeton, Bureau
County, Ill., January
4, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kansas
Republican State Central Committee, 1898; member of Republican
National Committee from Kansas, 1900-12, 1920-24; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1920.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joab Mulvane and Sarah Ann (Ross) Mulvane; married, May 5,
1906, to Mrs. Helen McKenna. |
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Arthur Emanuel Nelson (1892-1955) —
also known as Arthur E. Nelson —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Browns Valley, Traverse
County, Minn., May 10,
1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1922-26; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1936; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1942-43; defeated, 1928.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
11, 1955 (age 62 years, 336
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Oscar E. Nelson (b. 1874) —
of Geneva, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Sweden,
April
22, 1874.
Republican. Kane
County Treasurer; Illinois
state treasurer, 1923-25; Illinois
state auditor of public accounts, 1925-33.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Ernest Karl Neumann (1898-1959) —
also known as Ernest K. Neumann —
of Carlsbad, Eddy
County, N.M.
Born in Delavan, Tazewell
County, Ill., December
15, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of New
Mexico state house of representatives, 1927; New
Mexico state attorney general, 1931-35.
Quaker.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Elks; Lions.
Died April
13, 1959 (age 60 years, 119
days).
Interment at Carlsbad
Cemetery, Carlsbad, N.M.
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Vernon Lewis Nickell (1891-1969) —
also known as Vernon L. Nickell —
of Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Bellflower, McLean
County, Ill., March 2,
1891.
Republican. School
teacher; athletic
coach; superintendent
of schools; Illinois
superintendent of public instruction, 1943-59; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; Kappa
Delta Pi; Kappa
Phi Kappa; Exchange
Club; Union
League; Elks;
Freemasons.
Died in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., August
15, 1969 (age 78 years, 166
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Urbana, Ill.
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John J. Nimrod —
of Skokie, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1968;
member of Illinois
state senate 4th District, 1973-83.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Amvets.
Still living as of 1983.
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William Allen Northcott (1854-1917) —
also known as William A. Northcott —
of Greenville, Bond
County, Ill.; Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn., January
28, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; Bond
County State's Attorney, 1882-92; Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1897-1905; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1904;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Illinois, 1905-14;
president, Inter-Ocean Casualty
Co.
Episcopalian.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died January
25, 1917 (age 62 years, 363
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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Frank Lewis O'Bannon (1930-2003) —
also known as Frank L. O'Bannon —
of Indiana.
Born in Corydon, Harrison
County, Ind., January
30, 1930.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Indiana
state senate, 1971-89; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1989-97; Governor of
Indiana, 1997-2003; died in office 2003; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 2000.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary;
Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Gamma Delta; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion.
Suffered a major
stroke, and subsequently died, in Northwestern Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
13, 2003 (age 73 years, 226
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Corydon, Ind.; statue at Old
Courthouse Square, Corydon, Ind.
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Robert Enlow O'Brian (1895-1977) —
also known as Robert E. O'Brian —
of Grand Forks, Grand
Forks County, N.Dak.; Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; South Laguna, Laguna Beach, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Bryant, Fulton
County, Ill., July 22,
1895.
Democrat. Locomotive
fireman; automobile
mechanic; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; pastor; president,
Morningside College, 1931-36; Dry candidate for delegate
to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; secretary
of state of Iowa, 1937-39; appointed 1937; defeated, 1938;
president, REO Foods, Inc. (operator of a meat packing
plant), 1944-59; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Delta Kappa; Alpha
Pi Zeta; Freemasons; Rotary.
Killed when he was hit by a
car on the Pacific Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, Orange
County, Calif., October
25, 1977 (age 82 years, 95
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William O'Brian and Mary Catherine (Laemle) O'Brian; married 1920 to Mabel
Day. |
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Richard Buell Ogilvie (1923-1988) —
also known as Richard B. Ogilvie —
of Northfield, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., February
22, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Cook
County Sheriff, 1962-68; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1964
(alternate), 1968,
1972
(delegation chair); Governor of
Illinois, 1969-73.
Presbyterian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Moose.
Died May 10,
1988 (age 65 years, 78
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Ben Wilson Olcott (1872-1952) —
also known as Ben W. Olcott; B. W. Olcott —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.; Redlands, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Keithsburg, Mercer
County, Ill., October
15, 1872.
Republican. Miner; secretary
of state of Oregon, 1911-20; appointed 1911; resigned 1920; Governor of
Oregon, 1919-23; defeated, 1922; president, American Savings Bank, Long
Beach, 1923.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., July 21,
1952 (age 79 years, 280
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mount
Crest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Ore.
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Edwin August Olson (b. 1868) —
also known as Edwin A. Olson —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Cambridge, Henry
County, Ill., February
16, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1916;
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1922-27.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Warren Henry Orr (b. 1886) —
also known as Warren H. Orr —
of Hamilton, Hancock
County, Ill.; Carthage, Hancock
County, Ill.; Rock Island, Rock
Island County, Ill.; Wilmette, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo., November
5, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; Hancock
County Judge, 1919-30; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1924;
justice
of Illinois state supreme court 4th District, 1930-39; chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1933-39; president,
Belmont National Bank of
Chicago.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons; Union
League; Kiwanis.
Interment at Hamilton
Cemetery, Hamilton, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of James H. Orr and Louisa E. (Watson) Orr; married, September
10, 1914, to Dorothy Wallace. |
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George H. Pace (1916-2005) —
of Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo.
Born in Crystal Lake, McHenry
County, Ill., November
21, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; motel
owner; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Marion County; elected 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died, in Beth Haven Nursing
Home, Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo., September
6, 2005 (age 88 years, 289
days).
Interment at Grandview
Burial Park, Near Hannibal, Ralls County, Mo.
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George Arthur Paddock (1885-1964) —
also known as George A. Paddock —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Winnetka, Cook
County, Ill., March
24, 1885.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1941-43.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Loyal
Legion; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons.
Died December
29, 1964 (age 79 years, 280
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Alfred Rider Page (1859-1931) —
also known as Alfred R. Page —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Carlinville, Macoupin
County, Ill., October
7, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 19th District, 1905-08; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1908;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1910-23; resigned 1923;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1st
Department, 1916-23; law partner of George
L. Ingraham, 1923-25.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Chi Psi;
Freemasons.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Southampton Hospital,
Southampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., February
3, 1931 (age 71 years, 119
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Page and Angeline (Rider) Page; married, April
27, 1886, to Elizabeth M. Rose. |
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1907 |
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Ray Page (b. 1921) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in New Berlin, Sangamon
County, Ill., December
8, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; school
teacher; athletic
coach; Illinois
superintendent of public instruction, 1963-71; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1964
(delegation secretary), 1968.
Christian.
Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Warren Page and Pearl (Taylor) Page; married, June 6,
1943, to Kathryn Kincaid. |
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Claude VanCleve Parsons (1895-1941) —
also known as Claude V. Parsons —
of Golconda, Pope
County, Ill.
Born near McCormick, Pope
County, Ill., October
7, 1895.
Democrat. Farmer; superintendent
of schools; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 24th District, 1930-41; defeated,
1940.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 23,
1941 (age 45 years, 228
days).
Interment at Zion
Church Cemetery, Near Ozark, Johnson County, Ill.
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Thomas Abraham Penman (1884-1959) —
also known as T. A. Penman —
of Portageville, New Madrid
County, Mo.
Born in Champaign
County, Ill., December
15, 1884.
Democrat. Farmer; cotton gin
operator; New
Madrid County Judge, 1923-24; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from New Madrid County, 1927-28,
1931-32, 1949-59; died in office 1959.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Missouri, December
7, 1959 (age 74 years, 357
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Penman and Emma Jeanette (Waite) Penman; married, June 30,
1917, to Hazel Mae Cole. |
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George Robert Perrine (1907-1993) —
also known as George R. Perrine —
of Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Hinckley, DeKalb
County, Ill., August
19, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1940-43; treasurer of
Illinois Republican Party, 1942-48.
Protestant.
Member, Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in 1993
(age about
85 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel Thomas Phillips (1842-1905) —
also known as Daniel T. Phillips —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Tredegar, Wales,
December
19, 1842.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; U.S. Consul in Cardiff, 1897-1905, died in office 1905.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Cardiff, Wales,
January
3, 1905 (age 62 years, 15
days).
Interment at Cathays
Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales.
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Thomas Johnson Pickett (1821-1891) —
also known as Thomas J. Pickett —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.; Rock
Island County, Ill.; Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., March
17, 1821.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1856;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Illinois
state senate 21st District, 1863-64; postmaster at Paducah,
Ky., 1865-67, 1869-72; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1868;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1874.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Ashland, Saunders
County, Neb., December
24, 1891 (age 70 years, 282
days).
Interment at Ashland Cemetery, Ashland, Neb.
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David Aris Pollard (1866-1952) —
also known as David A. Pollard —
of Calhoun, Henry
County, Mo.
Born in Clayton, Adams
County, Ill., May 27,
1866.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
druggist;
mayor of Calhoun, Mo.; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Henry County, 1925-28,
1935-36.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died in Calhoun, Henry
County, Mo., October
21, 1952 (age 86 years, 147
days).
Interment at Calhoun Cemetery, Calhoun, Mo.
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Thomas Lloyd Posey (1750-1818) —
also known as Thomas Posey —
Born in Fairfax
County, Va., July 9,
1750.
Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1805-06; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1806-08; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1812-13; Governor
of Indiana Territory, 1813-16; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1816.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died of typhus
fever in Shawneetown, Gallatin
County, Ill., March
19, 1818 (age 67 years, 253
days).
Interment at Westwood
Cemetery, Shawneetown, Ill.
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Frank C. Prescott (1859-1934) —
of California.
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., November
15, 1859.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of California
state assembly, 1903-06; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1905-06.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
6, 1934 (age 74 years, 52
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Edward E. Pringle (b. 1914) —
of Colorado.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
12, 1914.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; district judge in
Colorado, 1957-61; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1961-83.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons; American
Legion; Elks; Moose; Eagles.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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