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Politician members in Illinois

  Latham Castle (1900-1986) — of Sandwich, DeKalb County, Ill. Born in Sandwich, DeKalb County, Ill., February 27, 1900. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; DeKalb County State's Attorney, 1928-40; Illinois state attorney general, 1953-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1956; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals, 1959-80. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Kappa Psi; Phi Delta Phi. Died March 10, 1986 (age 86 years, 11 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John B. Castle and Mollie (Latham) Castle; married, May 1, 1931, to Georgiana Whitcomb.
  Edwin Van Meter Champion (1890-1976) — also known as Edwin V. Champion — of Peoria, Peoria County, Ill. Born in Mansfield, Piatt County, Ill., September 18, 1890. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Peoria County State's Attorney, 1932-36; U.S. Representative from Illinois at-large, 1937-39. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Peoria, Peoria County, Ill., February 11, 1976 (age 85 years, 146 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Springdale Cemetery, Peoria, Ill.
  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
Caswell J. Crebs Caswell Jones Crebs (1912-1988) — also known as Caswell J. Crebs — of Robinson, Crawford County, Ill. Born in Carmi, White County, Ill., January 14, 1912. Lawyer; circuit judge in Illinois 2nd Circuit, 1945-64; justice of Illinois state supreme court 5th District, 1969-70, 1975-76. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Kiwanis; Moose; Grange; Phi Kappa Psi; Phi Alpha Delta; Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi. Died in Fountain Valley, Orange County, Calif., March 5, 1988 (age 76 years, 51 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Stewart L. Crebs and Dorothy Mary (Jones) Crebs; married 1942 to Mary Wakefield Mann; nephew of John Montgomery Crebs Jr.; grandson of John Montgomery Crebs.
  Political family: Crebs family of Carmi, Illinois.
  Image source: Illinois Supreme Court
  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
  Allan Cathcart Durborow Jr. (1857-1908) — also known as Allan C. Durborow, Jr. — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., November 10, 1857. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1891-95. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 10, 1908 (age 50 years, 121 days). Interment at Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Hamilton Glover Ewart (1849-1918) — also known as Hamilton G. Ewart — of Hendersonville, Henderson County, N.C. Born in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., October 23, 1849. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; mayor of Hendersonville, N.C., 1877; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1887-88, 1895-97, 1911-12; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1889-91; defeated, 1890 (9th District), 1904 (10th District); circuit judge in North Carolina, 1897; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina, 1898-99, 1899-1900. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 28, 1918 (age 68 years, 187 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Hendersonville, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of James B. Ewart and Mary Ann Ewart; married 1879 to Sarah C. Ripley.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Jefferson Henderson (1824-1911) — also known as Thomas J. Henderson — of Princeton, Bureau County, Ill. Born in Brownsville, Haywood County, Tenn., November 29, 1824. Republican. Stark County Clerk of the Court, 1849-53; lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1855-56; member of Illinois state senate, 1857-60; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 5th Illinois District, 1871; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1875-95 (6th District 1875-83, 7th District 1883-95); delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1896. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Washington, D.C., February 6, 1911 (age 86 years, 69 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Princeton, Ill.
  Presumably named for: Thomas Jefferson
  Relatives: Son of William Hendrick Henderson and Sarah Murphy (Howard) Henderson; married, May 29, 1849, to Henrietta Independence Butler.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James McKinney (1852-1934) — of Aledo, Mercer County, Ill. Born in Oquawka, Henderson County, Ill., April 14, 1852. Republican. U.S. Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1905-13. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died September 29, 1934 (age 82 years, 168 days). Interment at Aledo Cemetery, Aledo, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Ellery Sweet (1869-1942) — also known as William E. Sweet — of Denver, Colo. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 27, 1869. Investment banker; Governor of Colorado, 1923-25; defeated (Republican), 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1924; Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1926, 1936 (primary). Congregationalist. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Denver, Colo., May 9, 1942 (age 73 years, 102 days). Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of Channing Sweet; married 1892 to Joyeuse L. Fullerton.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  James Robert Williams (1850-1923) — also known as James R. Williams; Bob Williams — of Carmi, White County, Ill. Born in Carmi, White County, Ill., December 27, 1850. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1889-95, 1899-1905 (19th District 1889-95, 20th District 1899-1903, 24th District 1903-05); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1900, 1912; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1904. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Loma Linda, San Bernardino County, Calif., November 8, 1923 (age 72 years, 316 days). Interment at Maple Ridge Cemetery, Carmi, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Francis Everett Yerly (1901-1968) — also known as Everett Yerly — of La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wis. Born in Braidwood, Will County, Ill., September 16, 1901. Republican. Member of Wisconsin Republican State Central Committee, 1943-47; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1948, 1960, 1964; candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin. Protestant. Member, Elks; Eagles; Freemasons; Rotary; Phi Kappa Psi. Died in October, 1968 (age 67 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
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