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Methodist Politicians in Illinois

  Charles R. Adair (1868-1949) — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Logan County, Ill., March 11, 1868. Democrat. Lawyer; Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1922, 1932 (primary), 1936 (primary), 1938 (primary), 1940; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Methodist. Died in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., June 18, 1949 (age 81 years, 99 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Madison Adair and Sarah Jane (Barr) Adair; married, August 14, 1895, to Mary Alice Town.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Sampson Adkins and Eliza Ann (Mintun) Adkins; married 1888 to Dora Ellen Farrow.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Lee Alstadt and Gradie (Cole) Alstadt; married, August 31, 1962, to Laura May Goodness.
  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.
  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
  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.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Berzelius M. Arnold and Mary Catherine (Baker) Arnold; married 1909 to Kate Wheeler Busey.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Clinton S. Bailey (b. 1890) — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 14, 1890. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary of Texas Republican Party, 1923-24; candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 5th District, 1926, 1930. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Phi Gamma Delta; Theta Nu Epsilon; American Legion; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Cornelius Bailey and Erminnie (Campbell) Bailey; married to Alice Mae Nicholson.
  Stan Bainter (b. 1931) — of Florida. Born in Macomb, McDonough County, Ill., January 23, 1931. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of Florida state house of representatives 25th District, 1987-. Methodist. Member, Kiwanis; American Legion; Elks. Still living as of 1999.
  Berta E. Baker (1876-1964) — also known as Berta E. Colcord — of Glenburn, Renville County, N.Dak.; Bismarck, Burleigh County, N.Dak. Born near Sterling, Whiteside County, Ill., November 26, 1876. Republican. School teacher; North Dakota state treasurer, 1929-32; North Dakota state auditor, 1933-56. Female. Methodist. Member, Zonta; Order of the Eastern Star. Died in Minot, Ward County, N.Dak., May, 1964 (age 87 years, 0 days). Interment at Rosehill Memorial Park, Minot, N.Dak.
  Relatives: Daughter of William Henry Colcord and Fiana (Linerod) Colcord; married to Bert F. Baker.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Martin D. Baker and Gertrude (McLean) Baker; married, December 10, 1927, to Bernice Kraft.
  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.
  Charles Beggs (1775-1862) — of Indiana. Born in Rockingham County, Va., October 30, 1775. Member Indiana territorial council, 1808; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Indiana territorial House of Representatives, 1814-15; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1817-19. Methodist. Died in Morgan County, Ill., 1862 (age about 86 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of James Beggs.
  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.
  Harry Andrew Blackmun (1908-1999) — also known as Harry A. Blackmun; "Hip Pocket Harry"; "Minnesota Twin" — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn.; Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn. Born in Nashville, Washington County, Ill., November 12, 1908. Lawyer; law clerk for U.S. Appeals Court Judge John B. Sanborn, 1932-33; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1959-70; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1970-94; took senior status 1994; actor in the 1997 movie Amistad, as Justice Joseph Story. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Rotary; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., March 4, 1999 (age 90 years, 112 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Corwin Manning Blackmun and Theo H. (Reuter) Blackmun; married, June 21, 1941, to Dorothy E. Clark.
  Cross-reference: Richard Blumenthal
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — Arlington National Cemetery unofficial website
  Books about Harry Blackmun: Linda Greenhouse, Becoming Justice Blackmun : Harry Blackmun's Supreme Court Journey
  Silas Walter Bond (1864-1939) — also known as Silas W. Bond — of Houghton, Allegany County, N.Y.; Miltonvale, Cloud County, Kan.; Wheaton, DuPage County, Ill.; Santa Paula, Ventura County, Calif. Born in Nora, Jo Daviess County, Ill., January 13, 1864. Minister; professor, Houghton Seminary, Houghton, N.Y.; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 37th District, 1904; president, Miltonvale Wesleyan College, Miltonvale, Kan.; Prohibition candidate for Governor of Kansas, 1914; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois. Wesleyan Methodist. Died in Santa Paula, Ventura County, Calif., December 3, 1939 (age 75 years, 324 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Williams Bond and Matilda (Shaw) Bond; married, August 11, 1896, to Harriet 'Hattie' West; married, November 26, 1931, to Jessie LaVinia Ward.
  Jeremiah Dunham Botkin (1849-1921) — also known as Jeremiah D. Botkin — of Winfield, Cowley County, Kan.; Baldwin City, Douglas County, Kan.; Liberal, Seward County, Kan. Born near Atlanta, Logan County, Ill., April 24, 1849. Methodist minister; candidate for Governor of Kansas, 1888 (Prohibition), 1908 (Democratic); U.S. Representative from Kansas at-large, 1897-99; defeated, 1894. Methodist. Died in Liberal, Seward County, Kan., December 29, 1921 (age 72 years, 249 days). Interment at Union Cemetery, Winfield, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Botkin and Nancy (Barr) Botkin.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Edward H. Branchfield (b. 1914) — of Oregon. Born in Macomb, McDonough County, Ill., October 30, 1914. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1963; Judge, Oregon Court of Appeals, 1969-71. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Disabled American Veterans; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Luther Bowdle Bratton — also known as Luther B. Bratton — of Kankakee, Kankakee County, Ill. Born in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Ill. Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1931-35; defeated, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1936; circuit judge in Illinois, 1939. Methodist. Member, Farm Bureau; Modern Woodmen of America; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Luther Briarley Bratton.
Frank M. Bristol Frank Milton Bristol (1851-1932) — also known as Frank M. Bristol — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Evanston, Cook County, Ill.; Washington, D.C. Born in Jeddo, Orleans County, N.Y., January 4, 1851. Republican. Minister; offered prayer, Republican National Convention, 1884 ; bishop. Methodist. Member, Phi Kappa Sigma. Died in 1932 (age about 81 years). Burial location unknown.
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, July 1908
  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.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  Relatives: Son of John David Bristow and Fannie (Moore) Bristow; married, June 24, 1921, to Beryl F. Love.
  John Petit Brooks (1826-1915) — also known as John P. Brooks — of Galesburg, Knox County, Ill.; Lewistown, Fulton County, Ill.; Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill.; Sangamon County, Ill.; Peoria, Peoria County, Ill.; Bloomington, McLean County, Ill.; College Mound, Macon County, Mo. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, July 24, 1826. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; newspaper editor and publisher; preacher; Illinois superintendent of public instruction, 1863-65. Methodist; later Pentecostal. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., June 16, 1915 (age 88 years, 327 days). Interment at College Mound Cemetery, College Mound, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel S. Brooks; married, July 30, 1852, to Mary Ann Bray.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Pascal Griffin Bryant (1895-1979) — also known as Pascal G. Bryant — of Nevada, Vernon County, Mo. Born near Girard, Macoupin County, Ill., March 12, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; flour and feed business; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Vernon County, 1943-48, 1953-54; defeated, 1938, 1948, 1964. Methodist. Member, American Legion. Died in Nevada, Vernon County, Mo., December, 1979 (age 84 years, 0 days). Interment at Newton Burial Park, Nevada, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of George Swarts Bryant and Ida Mae (Young) Bryant; married, June 27, 1920, to Mildred Eleanor Jargo.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Theodore E. Buckbee and Catherine Buckbee.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Lester Buford (1898-1999) — also known as J. Lester Buford — of Galatia, Saline County, Ill.; Mt. Vernon, Jefferson County, Ill. Born in Union County, Ill., February 25, 1898. Republican. School teacher and principal; superintendent of schools; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 25th District, 1934, 1936. Methodist. Member, Rotary. Died March 28, 1999 (age 101 years, 31 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Robert Buford and Susan (Hartline) Buford; married 1928 to Dorothy Draper.
  See also OurCampaigns candidate detail
  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.
  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.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Archibald James Carey (1868-1931) — also known as Archibald J. Carey — of Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in slavery, in Georgia, August 25, 1868. Republican. School teacher and principal; president, Edward Waters College, Jacksonville, Fla., 1895; minister; bishop; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 3rd District, 1920-22; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1924; member, Chicago Civil Service Commission, 1927-29; indicted in 1929 on charges of accepting bribes from job applicants; the case never came to trial. African Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Died, from heart disease, in Billings Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 23, 1931 (age 62 years, 210 days). Interment at Lincoln Cemetery, Blue Island, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Ann Carey and Jefferson Alexander Carey; married to Elizabeth D. Davis; father of Archibald James Carey Jr..
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Archibald James Carey Jr. (1908-1981) — also known as Archibald J. Carey, Jr. — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., February 29, 1908. Republican. Lawyer; member, Chicago City Council, 1947-55; pastor; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1950; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1952 ; circuit judge in Illinois, 1966-78. African Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 20, 1981 (age 73 years, 0 days). Interment at Lincoln Cemetery, Blue Island, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Elizabeth (Davis) Carey and Archibald James Carey.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Julian Shakespeare Carr (1845-1924) — also known as Julian S. Carr; Jule Carr — of Durham, Durham County, N.C. Born in Durham, Durham County, N.C., October 12, 1845. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; co-owner and president of the company which made "Bull Durham" tobacco; founder of the Durham Cotton Manufacturing Company and Durham Hosiery Mills; involved in railroads, utilities, and banking; mayor of Durham, N.C., 1873; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1888, 1904, 1912 (Honorary Vice-President), 1916; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1900. Methodist. Member, United Confederate Veterans. Died, of pneumonia, in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 29, 1924 (age 78 years, 200 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Wesley Carr and Elizabeth Pannill (Bullock) Carr; married, February 18, 1873, to Nancy Graham 'Nannie' Parrish (daughter of Doctor Claiborne Parrish); nephew of Robert Bullock; first cousin of William Simeon Bullock.
  Political family: Bullock-Parrish family of Durham, North Carolina.
  The town of Carrboro, North Carolina, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Burnett Mitchell Chiperfield (1870-1940) — also known as Burnett M. Chiperfield — of Canton, Fulton County, Ill. Born in Dover, Bureau County, Ill., June 14, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; Fulton County State's Attorney, 1896-1900; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1903-13; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1915-17, 1929-33 (at-large 1915-17, 15th District 1929-33); defeated, 1912 (at-large), 1932 (15th District), 1934 (15th District); delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920, 1936. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Canton, Fulton County, Ill., June 24, 1940 (age 70 years, 10 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Canton, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Hannah Maria (Reynolds) Chiperfield and Rev. Thomas Chiperfield; married, November 12, 1895, to Clara Louise Ross; father of Robert Bruce Chiperfield and Claude Burnett Chiperfield.
  Political family: Chiperfield family of Canton, Illinois.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Marguerite Stitt Church (1892-1990) — also known as Marguerite S. Church; Marguerite Stitt; Mrs. Ralph E. Church — of Evanston, Cook County, Ill. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., September 13, 1892. Republican. Psychologist; U.S. Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1951-63; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1964; speaker, 1952, 1960. Female. Methodist. Member, League of Women Voters; Phi Beta Kappa; American Association of University Women; Delta Kappa Gamma; Zonta; Beta Sigma Phi; American Legion Auxiliary. Died May 26, 1990 (age 97 years, 255 days). Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
  Relatives: Daughter of William James Stitt and Adelaide (Forsythe) Stitt; married, December 21, 1918, to Ralph Edwin Church.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Henry George Church and Lola (Douglas) Church; married, December 21, 1918, to Marguerite Stitt.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Hillary Rodham Clinton (b. 1947) — also known as Hillary Clinton; Hillary Diane Rodham; "Hill"; "Evergreen" — of Chappaqua, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., October 26, 1947. Democrat. Lawyer; First Lady of the United States, 1993-2001; U.S. Senator from New York, 2001-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2004, 2008 (speaker); candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 2008; U.S. Secretary of State, 2009-13; candidate for President of the United States, 2016. Female. Methodist. Member, Phi Alpha Delta. Inducted, National Women's Hall of Fame, 2005. Still living as of 2022.
  Relatives: Daughter of Hugh Ellsworth Rodham and Dorothy Emma (Howell) Rodham; sister of Hugh Edwin Rodham; married, October 11, 1975, to William Jefferson Clinton; mother of Chelsea Clinton (daughter-in-law of Edward Maurice Mezvinsky and Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky).
  Political family: Clinton family of Wadesboro, North Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail — National Women's Hall of Fame
  Books by Hillary Clinton: Living History (2003) — An Invitation To The White House : At Home With History (2000) — It Takes A Village
  Books about Hillary Clinton: Joe Conason, The Hunting of the President : The Ten-Year Campaign to Destroy Bill and Hillary Clinton — Donnie Radcliffe, Hillary Rodham Clinton : A First Lady for Our Time — Gene Lyons, Fools for Scandal : How the Media Invented Whitewater — Gail Sheehy, Hillary's Choice — Michael Tomasky, Hillary's Turn : Inside Her Improbable, Victorious Senate Campaign — Sidney Blumenthal, The Clinton Wars — Bernard Ryan, Jr., Hillary Clinton : First Lady and Senator — Susan Estrich, The Case For Hillary Clinton — Dick Morris and Eileen McGann, Condi vs. Hillary : The Next Great Presidential Race — Jeff Gerth & Don Van Natta, Jr., Her Way : The Hopes and Ambitions of Hillary Rodham Clinton — Susan Morrison, ed., Thirty Ways of Looking at Hillary: Reflections by Women Writers — Jonathan Allen & Amie Parnes, HRC: State Secrets and the Rebirth of Hillary Clinton
  Critical books about Hillary Clinton: Barbara Olson, Hell to Pay : The Unfolding Story of Hillary Rodham Clinton — Peggy Noonan, The Case Against Hillary Clinton — R. Emmet Tyrell, Jr., Madame Hillary : The Dark Road to the White House — Jack Cashill, Ron Brown's Body : How One Man's Death Saved the Clinton Presidency and Hillary's Future — Christopher Hitchens, No One Left To Lie To: The Values of the Worst Family — Carl Limbacher, Hillary's Scheme : Inside the Next Clinton's Ruthless Agenda to Take the White House — Ed Klein, The Truth About Hillary : What She Knew, When She Knew It, and How Far She'll Go to Become President — Dick Morris, Rewriting History — David N. Bossie, Hillary: The Politics of Personal Destruction — Joyce Milton, The First Partner: Hillary Rodham Clinton
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Anthony Clinton Clippinger and Eliza Belle (Donahey) Clippinger; married, May 31, 1917, to Verna Essery; third cousin once removed of Henry Clay Clippinger and Charles Hamsher Clippinger.
  Political family: Clippinger family of Pennsylvania.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Harold Reginald Collier (1915-2006) — also known as Harold R. Collier — of Berwyn, Cook County, Ill. Born in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., December 12, 1915. Republican. Newspaper editor; candidate in primary for secretary of state of Illinois, 1952; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1957-75 (10th District 1957-73, 6th District 1973-75). Methodist. Member, Moose; Elks. Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla., January 17, 2006 (age 90 years, 36 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Carol Jean Bangert.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
D. Leigh Colvin David Leigh Colvin (1880-1959) — also known as D. Leigh Colvin — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Evanston, Cook County, Ill. Born in South Charleston, Clark County, Ohio, January 28, 1880. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from New York, 1914 (15th District), 1922 (11th District); candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 1916 (Prohibition), 1932 (Law Preservation); Prohibition candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1917; Prohibition candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1920; Chairman of Prohibition National Committee, 1926-32; Prohibition candidate for President of the United States, 1936. Methodist. Member, Alpha Tau Omega. Died, from uremia, in Lawrence Hospital, Bronxville, Westchester County, N.Y., September 7, 1959 (age 79 years, 222 days). Interment at Summit Lawn Cemetery, Westfield, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of David Taylor Colvin and Maria (Larkin) Colvin; married, September 19, 1906, to Mamie White.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Ingham County News, July 16, 1936
  Garrett D. Conover (b. 1895) — of Valparaiso, Porter County, Ind. Born in Bradford, Stark County, Ill., October 6, 1895. Republican. Dentist; mayor of Valparaiso, Ind., 1943-44. Methodist. Member, American Legion; American Dental Association. Burial location unknown.
  Charles Francis Craver (1842-1925) — of Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa; Harvey, Cook County, Ill.; Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla. Born in Franklinville, Gloucester County, N.J., September 3, 1842. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1876. Methodist. One of the founders of Craver & Steele, farm equipment manufacturers; invented the first successful twelve-foot binder for cutting and binding small grain; later, he was an oil producer based in Oklahoma. Died, of heart trouble, in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla., May 12, 1925 (age 82 years, 251 days). Interment at Rose Hill Memorial Park, Tulsa, Okla.
  Corneal A. Davis — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1931; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1964; member of Illinois Democratic State Central Committee, 1967. African Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, American Legion; NAACP; Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Charles Davison (b. 1858) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Lake County, Ill., January 13, 1858. Physician; medical school professor; University of Illinois trustee; elected 1904. Methodist. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Peter Davison and Martha Maria (Whedon) Davison; married, October 20, 1887, to Mary Lavinia Kidd.
  James Edward Day (1914-1996) — also known as J. Edward Day — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill., October 11, 1914. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960; U.S. Postmaster General, 1961-63. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Kappa Psi. Implemented the ZIP code. Died, of a heart attack, in Hunt Valley, Prince George's County, Md., October 29, 1996 (age 82 years, 18 days). Interment at Monocacy Cemetery, Beallsville, Md.
  Relatives: Son of James Allmond Day and Frances Edna (Wilmot) Day; married, July 2, 1941, to Mary Louise Burgess.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Arthur Dixon (b. 1837) — also known as "Watch-Dog of the City Treasury" — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in County Fermanagh, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), March 27, 1837. Republican. Grocer; transfer business; member, Chicago Common Council, 1867-91; president of council, 1874-80; director, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad; director, Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway, 1900-17; director, Metropolitan National Bank; member of Illinois state house of representatives 96th District, 1871-73; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1880; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois. Methodist. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Union League. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Arthur Dixon and Jane (Allen) Dixon; married 1862 to Annie Carson; father of George William Dixon and Thomas John Dixon.
  Political family: Dixon family of Chicago, Illinois.
  George William Dixon (born c.1866) — also known as George W. Dixon — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., about 1866. Republican. Lawyer; transfer business; member of Illinois state senate 1st District, 1903-07; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois. Methodist. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Union League; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Arthur Dixon and Annie (Carson) Dixon; brother of Thomas John Dixon; married, March 2, 1903, to Marion E. Martin.
  Political family: Dixon family of Chicago, Illinois.
  James Isaac Dolliver (1894-1978) — also known as James I. Dolliver — of Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa; Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, Iowa. Born in Park Ridge, Cook County, Ill., August 31, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Webster County Attorney, 1924-29; candidate for U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1942; U.S. Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1945-57; defeated, 1956; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Lions; Elks; Moose; American Legion; Farm Bureau; Delta Chi. Died in Rolla, Phelps County, Mo., December 10, 1978 (age 84 years, 101 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Robert H. Dolliver and Mary Elle (Barrett) Dolliver; married, October 23, 1923, to Betty Morgan; married, September 4, 1928, to Rachael McCreight; nephew of Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver.
  Political family: Dolliver-Brown family of Kingwood, West Virginia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
Jesse M. Donaldson Jesse Monroe Donaldson (1885-1970) — also known as Jesse M. Donaldson — of Washington, D.C. Born near Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ill., August 17, 1885. U.S. Postmaster General, 1947-53. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., March 25, 1970 (age 84 years, 220 days). Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Truman Library
  Robert Blackford Duncan (1920-2011) — also known as Robert B. Duncan — of Medford, Jackson County, Ore. Born in Normal, McLean County, Ill., December 4, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Oregon state legislature, 1956; U.S. Representative from Oregon, 1963-67, 1975-81 (4th District 1963-67, 3rd District 1975-81); defeated in primary, 1980; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1964; Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1966, 1968 (primary), 1972 (primary). Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Elks. Died April 29, 2011 (age 90 years, 146 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  M. C. Eames (b. 1834) — of Blue Island, Cook County, Ill. Born in Milton, Chittenden County, Vt., March 16, 1834. Village president of Blue Island, Illinois, 1883-84. Methodist. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Eames; married 1854 to Olive W. Purmort.
  William Grant Edens (1863-1957) — also known as William G. Edens — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Richmond, Wayne County, Ind., November 27, 1863. Republican. Railway conductor; banker; president, Illinois Highway Improvement Association, 1912-20; leading advocate for construction of hard surface roads; campaign manager for U.S. Sen William B. McKinley, 1920 and 1926; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois at-large, 1934. Methodist. Member, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen; American Bankers Association; Knights of Pythias; Moose. Died, in the Villa St. Cyril old age home, Highland Park, Lake County, Ill., November 14, 1957 (age 93 years, 352 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Hervey G. Washington Edens and Elsie Jane (Fought) Edens; married, December 9, 1896, to Lillian Maude Bruner.
  The Edens Expressway (opened 1951, now mostly part of I-94), in Cook County, Illinois, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Arthur Edwards (1834-1901) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio, 1834. Republican. Clergyman; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; editor, Northwestern Christian Advocate magazine, 1872-1901; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1888. Methodist. Died, of heart disease, in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 20, 1901 (age about 66 years). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Walter Owen Edwards (1882-1955) — also known as W. O. Edwards — of Danville, Vermilion County, Ill. Born near Coffeen, Montgomery County, Ill., February 24, 1882. Democrat. School teacher and principal; lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives 22nd District; elected 1934. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Danville, Vermilion County, Ill., June 8, 1955 (age 73 years, 104 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Ill.
  Relatives: Married 1907 to Margaret Alma Laskey.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
John Evans John Evans (1814-1897) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Waynesville, Warren County, Ohio, March 9, 1814. Republican. Physician; Governor of Colorado Territory, 1862-65; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado Territory, 1868 (member, Credentials Committee; member, Committee on Permanent Organization; speaker). Methodist. One of the founders of Northwestern University, and of the University of Denver. Died in Denver, Colo., July 3, 1897 (age 83 years, 116 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of David Evans and Rachel (Burnett) Evans; married 1838 to Hannah P. Canby; married 1853 to Margaret Patten Gray; father of Josephine Evans (who married Samuel Hitt Elbert).
  The city of Evanston, Illinois, is named for him.  — The city of Evans, Colorado, is named for him.  — Mount Evans, in Clear Creek County, Colorado, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS John Evans (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, August 1897
  Thomas W. Ewing (b. 1935) — of Pontiac, Livingston County, Ill. Born in Atlanta, Logan County, Ill., September 19, 1935. Republican. Lawyer; farmer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1975-91; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1980, 1984; U.S. Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1991-2001. Methodist. Still living as of 2001.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Samuel Fallows (1835-1922) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis.; Bloomington, McLean County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Pendleton, Lancashire, England, December 13, 1835. Republican. Minister; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Wisconsin superintendent of public instruction, 1870-74; president, Wesleyan University, 1874; bishop; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1888. Methodist; later Reformed Episcopal Church. Member, Freemasons; Grand Army of the Republic. Died, from pneumonia, in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 5, 1922 (age 86 years, 266 days). Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
  Relatives: Married to Lucy Bethia Huntington.
  Personal motto: "Do with your might what your hands find to do."
  Epitaph: "He walked with God - God took him."
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harris Walter Fawell (b. 1929) — also known as Harris W. Fawell — of Naperville, DuPage County, Ill. Born in West Chicago, DuPage County, Ill., March 25, 1929. Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state senate, 1963-77; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1968; candidate for justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1976; U.S. Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1985-99. Methodist. Member, Jaycees; Kiwanis. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Robert Virgil Fletcher (b. 1869) — also known as R. V. Fletcher — of Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds County, Miss.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Grant County, Ky., September 27, 1869. Democrat. Lawyer; Mississippi state attorney general, 1907-08; justice of Mississippi state supreme court, 1908-09; appointed 1908; general attorney, Illinois Central Railroad, 1911. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John M. Fletcher and Mary (Luman) Fletcher; married, June 26, 1893, to Etta Childers.
  Robert Virgil Fletcher (b. 1869) — of Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds County, Miss.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Washington, D.C. Born in Grant County, Ky., September 27, 1869. Democrat. Lawyer; Mississippi state attorney general, 1907-08; justice of Mississippi state supreme court, 1908-09; general attorney, Illinois Central Railroad, 1911-19. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John M. Fletcher and Mary (Luman) Fletcher; married, June 26, 1893, to Etta Childers.
  Lyman Judson Gage (1836-1927) — also known as Lyman J. Gage — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in DeRuyter, Madison County, N.Y., June 28, 1836. Republican. Bank president; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1897-1902; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1916. Methodist. Member, American Bankers Association. Died in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., January 26, 1927 (age 90 years, 212 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Eli A. Gage and Mary (Judson) Gage; married 1864 to Sarah Etheridge; married, June 7, 1887, to Cornelia Washburn; married, November 25, 1909, to Frances Ada Ballou.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822-1885) — also known as Ulysses S. Grant; Hiram Ulysses Grant; "Savior of the Union"; "Lion of Vicksburg"; "The Austerlitz of American Politics"; "Unconditional Surrender Grant"; "The Galena Tanner"; "The Silent Soldier"; "The Silent General" — of Galena, Jo Daviess County, Ill. Born in Point Pleasant, Clermont County, Ohio, April 27, 1822. Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; President of the United States, 1869-77; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1880. Methodist. Scottish ancestry. Member, Loyal Legion. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. Died of throat cancer, at Mt. McGregor, Saratoga County, N.Y., July 23, 1885 (age 63 years, 87 days). Interment at General Grant Memorial, Manhattan, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Jesse Root Grant and Hannah (Simpson) Grant; married, August 22, 1848, to Julia Boggs Dent (sister-in-law of Alexander Sharp; sister of George Wrenshall Dent and Lewis Dent); father of Frederick Dent Grant and Ulysses Simpson Grant Jr.; grandfather of Nellie Grant (who married William Pigott Cronan); first cousin twice removed of Augustus Seymour Porter (1769-1849) and Peter Buell Porter; second cousin once removed of Augustus Seymour Porter (1798-1872), Peter Buell Porter Jr. and Peter Augustus Porter (1827-1864); second cousin four times removed of Benjamin Huntington; third cousin of Peter Augustus Porter (1853-1925); third cousin twice removed of John Davenport, Joshua Coit, James Davenport, Henry Huntington, Gurdon Huntington, Samuel Lathrop, Abel Huntington and William Rush Merriam; third cousin thrice removed of Samuel Huntington and Henry Scudder; fourth cousin once removed of Ebenezer Huntington, Theodore Davenport, Benjamin Nicoll Huntington, Jesse Monroe Hatch, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Warren Delano Robbins.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Horace Porter — Ayres Phillips Merrill — Robert Martin Douglas — Thomas L. Hamer — James Arkell
  Grant counties in Ark., Kan., La., Minn., Neb., N.M., N.Dak., Okla., Ore., S.Dak., Wash. and W.Va. are named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Ulysses G. PalmerUlysses S. G. BieberUlysses G. DenmanUlysses G. CrandellUlysses S. G. BlakelyS. U. G. RhodesUlysses G. BordenU. Grant MengelUlysses G. FosterUlysses G. ByersU. S. Grant Leverett
  Coins and currency: His portrait appears on the U.S. $50 bill, and also appeared on $1 and $5 silver certificates in 1887-1927.
  Personal motto: "When in doubt, fight."
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Ulysses S. Grant: Jean Edward Smith, Grant — Frank J. Scaturro, President Grant Reconsidered — William S. McFeely, Grant — Brooks D. Simpson, Ulysses S. Grant: Triumph Over Adversity, 1822-1865 — Brooks D. Simpson, Let Us Have Peace: Ulysses S. Grant and the Politics of War and Reconstruction, 1861-1868 — James S. Brisbin, The campaign lives of Ulysses S. Grant and Schuyler Colfax — Josiah Bunting III, Ulysses S. Grant — Michael Korda, Ulysses S. Grant : The Unlikely Hero — Edward H. Bonekemper, A Victor, Not a Butcher: Ulysses S. Grant's Overlooked Military Genius — Harry J. Maihafer, The General and the Journalists: Ulysses S. Grant, Horace Greeley, and Charles Dana — H. W. Brands, The Man Who Saved the Union: Ulysses Grant in War and Peace — Charles Bracelen Flood, Grant's Final Victory: Ulysses S. Grant's Heroic Last Year — Joan Waugh, U. S. Grant: American Hero, American Myth
  Critical books about Ulysses S. Grant: Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents
  Fiction about Ulysses S. Grant: Newt Gingrich & William R. Forstchen, Grant Comes East — Newt Gingrich & William R. Forstchen, Never Call Retreat : Lee and Grant: The Final Victory
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Thomas P. Gunning (1882-1943) — of Princeton, Bureau County, Ill. Born near Neponset, Bureau County, Ill., June 26, 1882. Republican. Dentist; member of Illinois state senate 37th District, 1931-43; died in office 1943. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks; American Dental Association. Never recovered fully from surgery to remove a cataract, and died from multiple ailments, in Princeton, Bureau County, Ill., November 8, 1943 (age 61 years, 135 days). Burial location unknown.
  Edward T. Hackney (1870-1953) — also known as Ed T. Hackney — of Wellington, Sumner County, Kan. Born in Mt. Pulaski, Logan County, Ill., November 11, 1870. Lawyer; member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1897-99. Methodist. Member, Sigma Nu. Died in 1953 (age about 82 years). Interment at Prairie Lawn Cemetery, Wellington, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of Oscar J. Hackney and Lena (Clark) Hackney; married, November 14, 1900, to Mabel Rogers.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles William Hadley (1875-1951) — also known as Charles W. Hadley — of Wheaton, DuPage County, Ill. Born in West Chicago, DuPage County, Ill., October 17, 1875. Republican. Lawyer; DuPage County State's Attorney, 1906-20; bank director; candidate for Illinois state attorney general, 1936. Methodist. Member, Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died October 14, 1951 (age 75 years, 362 days). Interment at Wheaton Cemetery, Wheaton, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Philip L. Hadley and Mary Ellen (Roundy) Hadley; married, February 4, 1904, to Harriet R. Guild; first cousin twice removed of Daniel Curtis Roundy; second cousin five times removed of David Waterman.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Fiero-Waterman family of New York; Otis family of Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Frederick Haines (1903-1997) — also known as Tom Haines — of Missoula, Missoula County, Mont. Born in Rockport, Pike County, Ill., March 4, 1903. Republican. Grocer; director, New American Life Insurance Company; chair of Missoula County Republican Party, 1945-50; delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana, 1948; member of Montana state house of representatives, 1950-74. Methodist; later Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Missoula, Missoula County, Mont., March 21, 1997 (age 94 years, 17 days). Interment at Missoula Cemetery, Missoula, Mont.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Nicholas Haines and Susan (Krauss) Haines; married, November 17, 1926, to Edna May Bolin.
  James Harlan (1820-1899) — of Mt. Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa. Born in Clark County, Ill., August 26, 1820. Republican. Iowa superintendent of public instruction, 1847; president of Iowa Wesleyan College, 1853-55, 1869-70; U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1855-57, 1857-65, 1867-73; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1865-66; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1868. Methodist. Died in Mt. Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, October 5, 1899 (age 79 years, 40 days). Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.
  Relatives: Father of Mary Harlan (who married Robert Todd Lincoln).
  Political families: Lee-Randolph family; Lincoln-Lee family; Walker-Helm-Lincoln-Brown family of Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The city of Harlan, Iowa, was named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS James Harlan (built 1943 at Richmond, California; wrecked and scrapped 1962) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Parker Thompson Hart (1910-1997) — also known as Parker T. Hart — of Evanston, Cook County, Ill. Born in Medford, Middlesex County, Mass., September 28, 1910. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Vienna, 1938-39; Pará, 1940-43; Wellington, as of 1943; Cairo, as of 1944; Jidda, as of 1944; U.S. Consul in Dhahran, as of 1945; U.S. Consul General in Dhahran, as of 1949; Damascus, as of 1952; U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 1961-65; Yemen, 1961-62; Kuwait, 1962-63; Turkey, 1965-68. Methodist. Member, Phi Kappa Sigma. Died in 1997 (age about 86 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Parker Hart and Ella Louisa (Thompson) Hart; married, April 23, 1949, to Jane Constance Smiley.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  John Dennis Hastert (b. 1942) — also known as J. Dennis Hastert; Denny Hastert — of Oswego, Kendall County, Ill.; Yorkville, Kendall County, Ill.; Plano, Kendall County, Ill. Born in Aurora, Kane County, Ill., January 2, 1942. Republican. School teacher; athletic coach; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1981-86; U.S. Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1987-; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1999-; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 2008. Methodist. Still living as of 2020.
  Relatives: Married, April 21, 1973, to Jean Kahl.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books by Dennis Hastert: Speaker : Lessons from 30 Years in Coaching and Politics (2004)
  Clifford Cady Ireland (1878-1930) — also known as Clifford Ireland — of Peoria, Peoria County, Ill. Born in Washburn, Woodford County, Ill., February 14, 1878. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; general counsel, State Trust and Savings Bank; president, Western Live Stock Insurance Co.; U.S. Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1917-23; defeated in primary, 1922; member of Illinois Republican State Central Committee, 1925; treasurer of Illinois Republican Party, 1925. Methodist. Member, United Spanish War Veterans; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in 1930 (age about 52 years). Interment at Linn-Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Washburn, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Frank N. Ireland and Fidelia A. (Bangs) Ireland; married, October 16, 1903, to Louise Savage.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Ernest Eugene Jackman (b. 1884) — also known as E. E. Jackman — of Grant, Perkins County, Neb. Born in Lowpoint, Woodford County, Ill., March 4, 1884. Republican. Lawyer; president, Farmers State Bank; member of Nebraska state house of representatives 88th District, 1927-31; candidate for U.S. Representative from Nebraska, 1934, 1936; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1940. Methodist. Member, American Bankers Association; Rotary; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ameal Jackman and Kate (Dunn) Jackman; married, April 24, 1912, to Ruth Waggner.
  Edward Halsey Jenison (1907-1996) — also known as Edward H. Jenison — of Paris, Edgar County, Ill. Born in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wis., July 27, 1907. Republican. Newspaper editor; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1947-53 (18th District 1947-49, 23rd District 1949-53); defeated, 1952, 1954; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1956, 1968 (alternate). Methodist. Member, American Legion; Sigma Delta Chi; Freemasons; Elks. Died June 22, 1996 (age 88 years, 331 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ernest Manley Jenison and Laura (Hinsey) Jenison; married, September 14, 1929, to Barbara E. Weinburgh.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Alfred Hanby Jones (1850-1937) — also known as Alfred H. Jones — of Robinson, Crawford County, Ill. Born in Honey Creek Township, Crawford County, Ill., July 4, 1850. Republican. Lawyer; Crawford County State's Attorney, 1876-77; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1886-88; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1896, 1908, 1916. Methodist. Died in Robinson, Crawford County, Ill., 1937 (age about 86 years). Interment at Robinson New Cemetery, Robinson, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of John M. Jones; married 1872 to Ella M. Thompson; married 1878 to Catherine A. Beals.
  Paul Fouts Jones (b. 1898) — also known as Paul F. Jones — of Danville, Vermilion County, Ill. Born in Danville, Vermilion County, Ill., November 6, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, 1931-35. Methodist. Member, Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Oliver Morton Jones and Emma (Fouts) Jones; married, January 24, 1924, to Edith Fairchild.
  Russell Jump (1895-2000) — of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan. Born in Galesburg, Knox County, Ill., March 16, 1895. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of Wichita, Kan., 1952-53. Methodist. Died in Pratt, Pratt County, Kan., April 18, 2000 (age 105 years, 33 days). Burial location unknown.
  Dave Kaptain (born c.1948) — of Elgin, Kane County, Ill. Born about 1948. Chemist; mayor of Elgin, Ill., 2011-. Methodist. Still living as of 2012.
  See also Wikipedia article
  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.
  Relatives: Son of James F. Karber and Myrtle C. (Tyer) Karber; married to Irma Cox.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Wendell Palmer Kay (b. 1913) — also known as Wendell P. Kay — of Anchorage, Alaska. Born in Illinois, 1913. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alaska territorial House of Representatives 3rd District, 1951-56; Speaker of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1955-56; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1956; member, Credentials Committee, 1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 1960, 1968; candidate for U.S. Senator from Alaska, 1970. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  James Thomas Kolbe (b. 1942) — also known as Jim Kolbe — of Tucson, Pima County, Ariz.; Bisbee, Cochise County, Ariz. Born in Evanston, Cook County, Ill., June 28, 1942. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; member of Arizona state senate 14th District, 1977-82; U.S. Representative from Arizona, 1985-2007 (5th District 1985-2003, 8th District 2003-07); defeated, 1982. Methodist. Gay. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Nelson George Kraschel (1889-1957) — also known as Nelson G. Kraschel — of Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa. Born in Macon, Macon County, Ill., October 27, 1889. Democrat. Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, 1933-37; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1936, 1940, 1952; Governor of Iowa, 1937-39. Methodist. Died March 15, 1957 (age 67 years, 139 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Isaac Eli Lambert (1854-1909) — also known as Isaac E. Lambert; Ike Lambert — of Emporia, Lyon County, Kan. Born in Peoria, Peoria County, Ill., August 18, 1854. Republican. Lawyer; race horse owner; postmaster at Emporia, Kan., 1889-94; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1896 (member, Credentials Committee); member of Kansas state house of representatives 47th District, 1897; U.S. Attorney for Kansas, 1897-1901. Methodist. Killed in the fire at the Copeland Hotel, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan., January 14, 1909 (age 54 years, 149 days). Interment at Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of Martin D. Lambert and Adaline (Johnson) Lambert; married 1877 to Harriet Stowe 'Hattie' Barnes; married 1907 to Millison Slayton Cutler.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  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.
  Frank Kyle Lemon (b. 1875) — also known as Frank K. Lemon — of Clinton, DeWitt County, Ill. Born in Farmer City, DeWitt County, Ill., March 6, 1875. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920, 1924 (alternate), 1932 (alternate), 1936; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Illinois, 1931-35. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Delta Theta; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Richard A. Lemon and Opha Ann (Kyle) Lemon; married, October 12, 1910, to Ruthelle Keys.
  Charles Otto Lobeck (1852-1920) — also known as Charles O. Lobeck — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Andover, Henry County, Ill., April 6, 1852. Democrat. Traveling salesman; hardware business; real estate and insurance business; member of Nebraska state senate, 1893; candidate for Presidential Elector for Nebraska; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1911-19. Methodist. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., January 30, 1920 (age 67 years, 299 days). Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
  Relatives: Son of Otto Lobeck and Anna Lovisa (Gustavson) Lobeck; married, July 28, 1886, to Emma L. Palmer.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles A. Lord (1868-1936) — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Rushville, Schuyler County, Ill., March 21, 1868. Democrat. Automobile dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1920, 1924, 1928. Methodist. Member, Kiwanis. Died November 10, 1936 (age 68 years, 234 days). Interment at Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph L. Lord, Sr. and Judidiah Anna (Boyd) Lord; married 1892 to Nellie M. Malone.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Emeline E. Wheaton.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of James Thomas Luxford and Mary (Renfro) Luxford; married, November 4, 1901, to Maude Robinson; father of Richard George Luxford.
J. Ralph Magee Junius Ralph Magee (1880-1970) — also known as J. Ralph Magee — of Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa; Falmouth, Barnstable County, Mass.; Taunton, Bristol County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Seattle, King County, Wash.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn.; Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, June 3, 1880. Democrat. Minister; bishop; president ad interim, Hamline University, 1933-34; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention, 1952. Methodist. Died, in a convalescent home at Morton Grove, Cook County, Ill., December 19, 1970 (age 90 years, 199 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Calvin Magee and Jane Amelia (Cole) Magee; married, September 10, 1902, to Harriet Ammie Keeler.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Chicago Tribune, December 20, 1970
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Price Manatt and Lucille (Taylor) Manatt; married, December 29, 1957, to Margaret K. Klinkefus.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
William C. Marland William Casey Marland (1918-1965) — also known as William C. Marland — of Glen Rogers, Wyoming County, W.Va. Born in Johnston City, Williamson County, Ill., March 26, 1918. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; West Virginia state attorney general, 1948-52; Governor of West Virginia, 1953-57; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1956; candidate for U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1956. Methodist. Member, Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi; Lambda Chi Alpha; United Mine Workers; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Moose. Died of pancreatic cancer, in Barrington, Cook County, Ill., November 26, 1965 (age 47 years, 245 days). Cremated; ashes scattered.
  Relatives: Married 1942 to Valerie Allen.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  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.
Henry A. Moehlenpah Henry A. Moehlenpah (1867-1949) — of Clinton, Rock County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Joliet, Will County, Ill., March 9, 1867. Democrat. Banker; candidate for U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1906; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, 1908; candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin; candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, 1918; member, Federal Reserve Board, 1919-20. Methodist. Member, Phi Kappa Sigma; Kiwanis. Died November 9, 1949 (age 82 years, 245 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick Moehlenpah and Elizabeth (Brady) Moehlenpah; married 1896 to Alice Hartshorn.
  See also Wikipedia article — Federal Reserve History
  Image source: Federal Reserve History
  John S. Mowat Jr. (b. 1927) — of Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 12, 1927. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; fruit farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives 40th District, 1971-78; member of Michigan state senate 19th District, 1979-82; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1981. Methodist. Member, Farm Bureau. Still living as of 1982.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Joab Mulvane and Sarah Ann (Ross) Mulvane; married, May 5, 1906, to Mrs. Helen McKenna.
  Charles E. Nichols (b. 1908) — of Lebanon, St. Clair County, Ill.; Belleville, St. Clair County, Ill. Born in Lebanon, St. Clair County, Ill., April 19, 1908. School principal; mayor of Belleville, Ill., 1961-69. Methodist. Member, Phi Kappa Delta; Rotary; Optimist Club. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Stephen Edmund Nichols and Bess (Jones) Nichols; married, January 19, 1940, to Rosalie Sanders.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Elias Dolison Nickell and Ida Mae (Lewis) Nickell; married 1916 to Leta O. Nofzigger.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Faith (Dropsey) O'Bannon and Robert Presley O'Bannon; married, August 18, 1957, to Judith Mae 'Judy' Asmus; grandson of Lew O'Bannon; descendant *** of Presley Neville O'Bannon.
  Political family: O'Bannon family of Corydon, Indiana.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William O'Brian and Mary Catherine (Laemle) O'Brian; married 1920 to Mabel Day.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of James H. Orr and Louisa E. (Watson) Orr; married, September 10, 1914, to Dorothy Wallace.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, April 16, 1944, to Dazzie Viola Rosser.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ray Paddock (b. 1877) — of Round Lake, Lake County, Ill. Born in Lake County, Ill., 1877. Republican. Farmer; member of Illinois state senate 8th District, 1929-53. Methodist. Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery, Round Lake, Ill.
  Relatives: Married 1912 to Irma Grace Huson.
  Clyde Parker (1904-1986) — of Illinois. Born August 24, 1904. Superintendent of schools; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 4th District, 1969-70. Methodist. Member, Rotary. Died in June, 1986 (age 81 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  John Barton Payne (1855-1935) — of Kingwood, Preston County, W.Va.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Washington, D.C. Born in Pruntytown, Taylor County, Va. (now W.Va.), January 26, 1855. Democrat. Lawyer; chair of Preston County Democratic Party, 1877-82; superior court judge in Illinois, 1893-98; member, U.S. Shipping Board, 1919-20; resigned 1920; chair, U.S. Shipping Board, 1919-20; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1920-21. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association. Died January 24, 1935 (age 79 years, 363 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Amos Payne and Elizabeth (Barton) Payne; married, October 17, 1878, to Kate Bunker; married, May 1, 1913, to Jennie Byrd Bryan.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Barton Payne (built 1943 at Panama City, Florida; scrapped 1972) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Drue Pearce (b. 1951) — of Anchorage, Alaska. Born in Fairfield, Wayne County, Ill., April 2, 1951. Republican. Member of Alaska state house of representatives, 1985-88; member of Alaska state senate District F, 1989-. Female. Methodist. Still living as of 2001.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Penman and Emma Jeanette (Waite) Penman; married, June 30, 1917, to Hazel Mae Cole.
  Merle Francis Peterson (1916-2004) — also known as Merle F. Peterson — of Dumas, Desha County, Ark. Born in Mt. Carmel, Wabash County, Ill., March 6, 1916. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; automobile dealer; banker; farmer; member of Arkansas state senate, 1960-66; candidate for Presidential Elector for Arkansas. Methodist. Member, Lions. Died in Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Ark., March 19, 2004 (age 88 years, 13 days). Interment at Walnut Lake Cemetery, Dumas, Ark.
  William Bliss Pine (1877-1942) — also known as William B. Pine; W. B. Pine — of Okmulgee, Okmulgee County, Okla. Born in Bluffs, Scott County, Ill., December 30, 1877. Republican. Farmer; oil producer; manufacturer; U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, 1925-31; defeated, 1930; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1928, 1936; candidate for Governor of Oklahoma, 1934. Methodist. Died in 1942 (age about 64 years). Interment at Okmulgee Cemetery, Okmulgee, Okla.
  Relatives: Married, June 18, 1912, to Laura Hamilton.
  Cross-reference: Herbert K. Hyde
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Jesse Pollard and Martha (Ribelin) Pollard; married, June 13, 1897, to Erma Ann Wiley; third cousin once removed of Claude Pollard.
  Political families: Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia; Lewis-Pollard family of Texas (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank Marion Ramey (1881-1942) — also known as Frank M. Ramey — of Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Ill. Born in Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Ill., September 23, 1881. Republican. U.S. Representative from Illinois 21st District, 1929-31; defeated, 1934, 1936, 1938. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Moose. Died in Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Ill., March 27, 1942 (age 60 years, 185 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Hillsboro, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Thomas Rawleigh (b. 1870) — also known as William T. Rawleigh — of Freeport, Stephenson County, Ill. Born near Mineral Point, Iowa County, Wis., December 3, 1870. Merchant; newspaper editor; manufacturer; mayor of Freeport, Ill., 1909-11; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1911-12; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1932. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles David Rawleigh and Sarah Malinda (Babcock) Rawleigh; married, November 16, 1890, to Minnie B. Trevillian; married, March 14, 1923, to M. Marguerite Schneider.
  John C. Rayson (b. 1949) — of Pompano Beach, Broward County, Fla. Born in Oak Park, Cook County, Ill., March 29, 1949. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida state house of representatives 90th District, 1991-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996, 2004, 2008. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 2008.
  Relatives: Son of Leland H. Rayson and Barbara C. Rayson.
  Leland H. Rayson (1921-2001) — of Tinley Park, Cook County, Ill. Born in Oak Park, Cook County, Ill., August 23, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1960; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1965-77 (at-large 1965-67, 9th District 1967-77). Methodist. Member, Americans for Democratic Action; Council on Foreign Relations. Died, of metastatic melanoma, in Stuart, Martin County, Fla., January 8, 2001 (age 79 years, 138 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of John C. Rayson.
  Clyde Martin Reed (1871-1949) — also known as Clyde M. Reed — of Parsons, Labette County, Kan. Born in Champaign, Champaign County, Ill., October 19, 1871. Republican. Lawyer; secretary to Gov. Henry J. Allen, 1919; law partner of Bernard L. Glover; newspaper publisher; Governor of Kansas, 1929-31; defeated in primary, 1924; U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1939-49; died in office 1949. Methodist. Suffered a heart attack, and fell down a staircase, in Parsons, Labette County, Kan., November 8, 1949 (age 78 years, 20 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Parsons, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of Martin V. Reed and Mary A. Reed; married 1891 to Minnie E. Hart; father of Clyde Martin Reed Jr..
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Manoah Bostic Reese (1839-1917) — also known as Manoah B. Reese — of Wahoo, Saunders County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Macoupin County, Ill., September 5, 1839. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; District Attorney, 4th District, 1876-83; justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1884-90, 1908-15; chief justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1888-90. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Sedan, Chautauqua County, Kan., 1917 (age about 77 years). Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Osceola, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Simon Reese and Mary Ann (Steidly) Reese; married, January 1, 1862, to Carrie Burrows.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank R. Reid (1879-1945) — of Aurora, Kane County, Ill. Born in Aurora, Kane County, Ill., April 18, 1879. Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1911-12; chair of Kane County Republican Party, 1914-15; U.S. Representative from Illinois 11th District, 1923-35; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1936 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1940. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Woodmen. Died January 25, 1945 (age 65 years, 282 days). Interment at Spring Lake Cemetery, Aurora, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Reid and Mary (Whiteside) Reid; married, March 18, 1905, to Emily Kelley.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Plaster Richmond (1811-1895) — also known as John P. Richmond — of Schuyler County, Ill. Born in Middletown, Frederick County, Md., August 11, 1811. Democrat. Physician; minister; in 1840, he officiated at the first Protestant wedding in what is now the state of Washington; in 1841, he delivered the first Fourth of July oration on the Pacific coast; member of Illinois state senate, 1849-52, 1859-60; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1855-56; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention from Schuyler County, 1862; postmaster. Methodist. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in South Dakota, August 28, 1895 (age 84 years, 17 days). Interment at Tyndall Cemetery, Tyndall, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of Francis Preston Richmond and Susanna (Stottlemeyer) Richmond; married 1835 to America Walker; married 1859 to Kitty Gristy.
  Charles Silas Roe (1897-1959) — also known as Silas Roe — of El Dorado Springs, Cedar County, Mo. Born in West Ridge, Douglas County, Ill., July 12, 1897. Republican. Milliner; merchant; newspaper editor; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Cedar County, 1935-38. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., June 15, 1959 (age 61 years, 338 days). Interment at El Dorado Springs Cemetery, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Henry Roe and Mary Margaret (Izenhart) Roe; married, August 21, 1917, to Jewell Erma Collins.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Russell W. Root (b. 1898) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Diamond, Grundy County, Ill., August 22, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1947. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; American Bar Association; Freemasons; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  George H. Ryan (b. 1934) — of Kankakee, Kankakee County, Ill. Born February 24, 1934. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of Illinois state house of representatives 43rd District, 1973-83; Speaker of the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1981-83; Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1983-91; secretary of state of Illinois, 1991-99; Governor of Illinois, 1999-2003. Methodist. Member, Elks; Moose; Freemasons; Shriners. Still living as of 2014.
  Cross-reference: Charlie Serrano
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Howard C. Ryan (b. 1916) — of Tonica, La Salle County, Ill. Born in Tonica, La Salle County, Ill., June 17, 1916. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; county judge in Illinois, 1954-57; circuit judge in Illinois, 1957-68; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court 3rd District, 1968-70; justice of Illinois state supreme court 3rd District, 1970-90. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks; American Legion; Phi Alpha Delta. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Walter Clifford Sadler (1891-1959) — also known as Walter C. Sadler — of Seattle, King County, Wash.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Elgin, Kane County, Ill., February 15, 1891. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; civil engineer; worked on railroad and hydroelectric projects; lawyer; university professor; mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1937-41; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II. Methodist. Member, American Society of Civil Engineers; American Academy of Political and Social Science; Sigma Pi; Tau Beta Pi. Died in Los Angeles County, Calif., October 14, 1959 (age 68 years, 241 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Walter Lincoln Sadler and Eleanore Elizabeth (Walter) Sadler; married, July 21, 1917, to Hariette P. Jamieson.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Don William Samuelson (1913-2000) — also known as Don W. Samuelson — of Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho. Born in Woodhull, Henry County, Ill., July 27, 1913. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; sporting goods merchant; member of Idaho state senate, 1960-66; Governor of Idaho, 1967-71; defeated, 1970. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Elks; Kiwanis; National Rifle Association. Died, of a heart attack, at the Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, King County, Wash., January 20, 2000 (age 86 years, 177 days). Interment at Pinecrest Memorial Park, Sandpoint, Idaho.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Carfield Sanborn (1885-1968) — also known as John C. Sanborn — of Hagerman, Gooding County, Idaho. Born in Chenoa, McLean County, Ill., September 28, 1885. Republican. Farmer; member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1921-30; member of Idaho state senate, 1939-42; U.S. Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1947-51; candidate for U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1950, 1956; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1952; candidate for Presidential Elector for Idaho. Methodist. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Shriners; Grange. Died in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, May 16, 1968 (age 82 years, 231 days). Interment at Hagerman Cemetery, Hagerman, Idaho.
  Relatives: Son of Orville D. Sanborn and Frances (Carfield) Sanborn; married, November 6, 1912, to Jessie Margaret McNabb.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Lillian E. Schlagenhauf (b. 1899) — of Quincy, Adams County, Ill. Born in Quincy, Adams County, Ill., December 19, 1899. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1948. Female. Methodist. Member, Order of the Eastern Star; American Association of University Women; Kappa Beta Pi. Burial location unknown.
  Henry E. Schrey (1890-1967) — of Glendale, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Olney, Richland County, Ill., November 16, 1890. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school principal; mayor of Glendale, Ariz., 1950-54. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Lions. Died in Glendale, Maricopa County, Ariz., August 8, 1967 (age 76 years, 265 days). Interment at Glendale Memorial Park, Glendale, Ariz.
  John Wilson Shaffer (1827-1870) — also known as J. Wilson Shaffer — of Utah. Born in Lewisburg, Union County, Pa., July 5, 1827. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of Utah Territory, 1870; died in office 1870. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, October 31, 1870 (age 43 years, 118 days). Interment somewhere in Freeport, Ill.
  Francis Cornwall Sherman (1805-1870) — also known as Francis C. Sherman — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Newtown, Fairfield County, Conn., September 18, 1805. Democrat. Brick manufacturer; hotel owner; mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1841-42, 1862-65; defeated, 1865; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention from Cook County, 1847; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1862. Methodist. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 7, 1870 (age 65 years, 50 days). Interment at Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  See also Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Harry Herbert Stahl (1875-1960) — also known as Harry H. Stahl — of Freeport, Stephenson County, Ill. Born in Lena, Stephenson County, Ill., October 4, 1875. Mayor of Freeport, Ill., 1915-19; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 12th District, 1920-22. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons. Died, in a hospital at Freeport, Stephenson County, Ill., November 4, 1960 (age 85 years, 31 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Freeport, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Sarah Elizabeth (Gishwiller) Stahl and John Luther Stahl; married, September 14, 1904, to Ethel May Cowell.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Grant Stratton (1914-2001) — also known as William G. Stratton — of Morris, Grundy County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Ingleside, Lake County, Ill., February 26, 1914. Republican. U.S. Representative from Illinois at-large, 1941-43, 1947-49; Illinois state treasurer, 1943-45, 1951-53; Republican candidate for secretary of state of Illinois, 1944 (primary), 1948; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1952 (Honorary Vice-President; speaker), 1956, 1960 (speaker); Governor of Illinois, 1953-61; defeated in primary, 1968; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1960. Methodist. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Eagles; Delta Chi; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; American Legion; Amvets. Indicted in 1964 on income tax charges; tried and acquitted in 1965. Died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 2, 2001 (age 87 years, 4 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of William Joseph Stratton.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Books about William G. Stratton: David Kenney, The Political Passage : The Career of Stratton of Illinois
  George Bell Swift (1845-1912) — also known as George B. Swift — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, December 14, 1845. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1892; mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1893, 1895-97. Methodist. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., July 2, 1912 (age 66 years, 201 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel W. Swift and Elizabeth (Bell) Swift.
  George B. Swift School, in Chicago, Illinois, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Hardy Maxey Swift (1870-1942) — of Illinois. Born in Jefferson County, Ill., August 29, 1870. Mayor of Mt. Vernon, Ill., 1911, 1927-29; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1934. Methodist. Member, Redmen; Elks; Woodmen; Lions. Died, of injuries sustained in an automobile accident, in Thompson Hospital, Mt. Vernon, Jefferson County, Ill., February 15, 1942 (age 71 years, 170 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Ill.
  Adolphus Robert Talbot (b. 1859) — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born near Alexis, Warren County, Ill., April 11, 1859. Republican. Lawyer; member of Nebraska state senate, 1887-90. Methodist. Member, Modern Woodmen of America; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Talbot and Amy (Godfrey) Talbot; married, May 15, 1884, to Addie Harris.
  Clair L. Taylor (b. 1902) — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Will County, Ill., October 14, 1902. Republican. Michigan superintendent of public instruction, 1953-; candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County 1st District, 1961. Methodist. Member, Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Edward Thomas Taylor (1858-1941) — also known as Edward T. Taylor — of Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colo. Born in Metamora, Woodford County, Ill., June 19, 1858. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Colorado state senate, 1896-1908; U.S. Representative from Colorado, 1909-41 (at-large 1909-15, 4th District 1915-41); died in office 1941. Methodist. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died September 3, 1941 (age 83 years, 76 days). Interment at Rosebud Cemetery, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of Henry R. Taylor and Anna (Evans) Taylor; married, October 19, 1892, to Etta (Tabor) Durfee.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Charles Henry Thompson (1882-1972) — also known as Charles H. Thompson — of Harrisburg, Saline County, Ill. Born near Mt. Vernon, Posey County, Ind., December 11, 1882. Republican. Lawyer; Saline County State's Attorney; member of Illinois state senate 51st District, 1927-35, 1939-43; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1942-51; chief justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1945-46, 1949-50. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died, in Doctors Hospital, Harrisburg, Saline County, Ill., November 26, 1972 (age 89 years, 351 days). Interment at Sunset Hill Cemetery, Harrisburg, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Lewis Thompson and Emma (Monroe) Thompson; married 1914 to Ethel K. Knight; nephew of John L. Thompson.
  Chester Charles Thompson (1893-1971) — also known as Chester Thompson — of Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill. Born in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill., September 19, 1893. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; plastering contractor; Rock Island County Treasurer; mayor of Rock Island, Ill., 1927-32; defeated, 1964; U.S. Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1933-39; defeated, 1938. Methodist. Member, Moose; Eagles. Died in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill., January 30, 1971 (age 77 years, 133 days). Interment at Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Charles L. Thompson and Susan (Miller) Thompson; married to Margaret M. Flynn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Thompson (1862-1944) — also known as "Shepherd of the Loop" — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Nenthead, Cumbria, England, July 24, 1862. Democrat. Pastor, Chicago Methodist Temple (First Methodist Church), 1924-41; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1944. Methodist. English ancestry. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 19, 1944 (age 82 years, 57 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Glen Ellyn, Ill.
  Relatives: Married to Ruth Clegg.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Emil Trautmann (b. 1872) — also known as William E. Trautmann — of East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Ill.; Belleville, St. Clair County, Ill. Born in Caseyville, St. Clair County, Ill., August 16, 1872. Republican. Member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1898-1906; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, 1905-10; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1916; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 49th District, 1920-22. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick Trautmann and Dorothea (Deck) Trautmann; married, November 25, 1910, to Evelyn L. Kinne.
  Warren Truitt (1849-1935) — of Moscow, Latah County, Idaho. Born in Fayette, Greene County, Ill., 1849. Republican. Lawyer; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1882; district judge in Alaska, 1892-96; member of Idaho state senate, 1906-08; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1908; justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1914-15; appointed 1914. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in 1935 (age about 86 years). Interment at Moscow Cemetery, Moscow, Idaho.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Truitt and Cynthia (Carr) Truitt; married, February 28, 1888, to Kathryn Mayer.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert C. Underwood (b. 1915) — of Bloomington, McLean County, Ill. Born in Gardner, Grundy County, Ill., October 27, 1915. Lawyer; county judge in Illinois, 1946-62; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1962-84 (3rd District 1962-63, 4th District 1964-84). Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Rotary; Sigma Chi; Sigma Delta Kappa; Pi Kappa Delta. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Robert Scadden Vessey (1858-1929) — also known as Robert S. Vessey — of Wessington Springs, Jerauld County, S.Dak.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wis., May 16, 1858. Republican. Merchant; banker; member of South Dakota state senate 19th District, 1905-08; Governor of South Dakota, 1909-13. Methodist. Died October 18, 1929 (age 71 years, 155 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Vessey and Jane Elizabeth (Kirkpatrick) Vessey; married 1882 to Florence Albert.
  See also National Governors Association biography
Ernest Lynn Waldorf Ernest Lynn Waldorf (1876-1943) — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y.; Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y.; Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in South Valley, Otsego County, N.Y., May 14, 1876. Republican. Pastor; chaplain; bishop; offered prayer, Republican National Convention, 1928, 1936. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died, in the Noble Foundation Hospital, Alexandria Bay, Jefferson County, N.Y., July 27, 1943 (age 67 years, 74 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of David Hiram Waldorf and Mercy Ann (Thrall) Waldorf; married, January 9, 1902, to Flora Jannette Irish.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: New York Times, July 28, 1943
  William A. Wallace (b. 1867) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Maryland, June 6, 1867. Democrat. Postal worker; land title worker; merchant; member of Illinois state senate 3rd District; elected 1938; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1940. African Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, Urban League; NAACP. Burial location unknown.
  Roy Owen West (1868-1958) — also known as Roy O. West — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Georgetown, Vermilion County, Ill., October 27, 1868. Republican. Lawyer; member, Cook County Board of Review, 1898-1914; Illinois Republican state chair, 1904-14; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1908, 1912, 1916, 1928 (speaker); member of Illinois Republican State Central Committee, 1910; member of Republican National Committee from Illinois, 1912-16, 1928-32; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1928-29. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Delta Tau Delta; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Union League. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 29, 1958 (age 90 years, 33 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Pleasant West and Helen Anna West; married, June 11, 1898, to Louisa Augustus; married, June 8, 1904, to Louise McWilliams.
  See also NNDB dossier
  Louis O. Williams (1874-1937) — of Clinton, DeWitt County, Ill. Born in DeWitt County, Ill., February 22, 1874. Democrat. Member of Illinois state senate 28th District, 1933-37; died in office 1937; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons. Died, from injuries received in an automobile collision, March 19, 1937 (age 63 years, 25 days). Burial location unknown.
  James M. Wilson (1866-1924) — of Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Born near Monmouth, Warren County, Ill., September 8, 1866. Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa state senate 3rd District, 1913-19. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis. Died, of septicemia resulting from pulled teeth, in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, May 2, 1924 (age 57 years, 237 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
  William Willard Wirtz (1912-2010) — also known as Willard Wirtz — of Winnetka, Cook County, Ill. Born in DeKalb, DeKalb County, Ill., March 14, 1912. Democrat. U.S. Secretary of Labor, 1962-69; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1964. Methodist. Died April 24, 2010 (age 98 years, 41 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also NNDB dossier
  Samuel W. Witwer (1908-1998) — also known as "Father of the Illinois Constitution" — of Riverside, Cook County, Ill.; Kenilworth, Cook County, Ill. Born in Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colo., July 1, 1908. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1960; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1960; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 1st District, 1969-70. Methodist. Member, American Judicature Society. Died, in a hospice at Evanston, Cook County, Ill., September 13, 1998 (age 90 years, 74 days). Burial location unknown.
  Books about Samuel Witwer: Elmer Gertz, Quest for a Constitution: A Man Who Wouldn't Quit : A Political Biography of Samuel Witwer of Illinois
  John G. Woods (b. 1921) — of Arlington Heights, Cook County, Ill. Born in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., November 1, 1921. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; village president of Arlington Heights, Illinois, 1961-69; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 3rd District, 1969-70. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Richard Yates (1860-1936) — of Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill.; Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill. Born in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill., December 12, 1860. Republican. Lawyer; county judge in Illinois, 1894-97; Governor of Illinois, 1901-05; defeated, 1892; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1904; U.S. Representative from Illinois at-large, 1919-33; defeated, 1932. Methodist. Died in Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill., April 11, 1936 (age 75 years, 121 days). Interment at Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Yates (1815-1873) and Catherine (Geers) Yates; married, October 23, 1888, to Helen 'Nellie' Wadsworth; first cousin once removed of Richard Yates Rowe; third cousin thrice removed of Richard Ridgely, Daniel Dorsey, Alexander Warfield, Thomas Beale Dorsey and Andrew Dorsey.
  Political families: Dorsey-Poffenbarger family of Maryland; Maull family of Lewes, Delaware; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
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