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Physician Politicians in Illinois
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  Albert Alonzo Ames (1842-1911) — also known as Albert A. Ames; "Doc" — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn.; California. Born in Garden Prairie, Boone County, Ill., January 18, 1842. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 5, 1867; mayor of Minneapolis, Minn., 1876-77, 1882-84, 1886-89, 1901-02; resigned 1902; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1886 (Democratic), 1896 (Independent); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1888; indicted in 1902 on bribery charges, over a scheme to induce county commissioners to appoint his secretary, Thomas R. Brown, Jr., as Sheriff. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died, in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., November 16, 1911 (age 69 years, 302 days). His body was reportedly donated to science. Cremated; ashes interred at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Alfred Elisha Ames and Martha Asenath (Pratt) Ames; married, April 21, 1862, to Sarah S. Strout; fourth cousin once removed of Oakes Ames and Oliver Ames Jr..
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Ames family of North Easton, Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  Alfred Elisha Ames (1814-1874) — also known as Alfred E. Ames — of Winnebago County, Ill.; St. Anthony Falls, Hennepin County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Colchester, Chittenden County, Vt., December 13, 1814. Democrat. Physician; member of Illinois state senate 24th District, 1849-50; member of Minnesota territorial House of Representatives 6th District, 1853; postmaster at Minneapolis, Minn., 1856-57; delegate to Minnesota state constitutional convention 11th District, 1857. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., September 23, 1874 (age 59 years, 284 days). Interment at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of William 'Billy' Ames and Phebe (Baker) Ames; married 1836 to Martha Asenath Pratt; father of Albert Alonzo Ames; third cousin thrice removed of John Adams; fourth cousin of Oakes Ames and Oliver Ames Jr.; fourth cousin once removed of Oliver Ames.
  Political family: Ames family of North Easton, Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
John W. Andrews John Wesley Andrews (1849-1932) — also known as John W. Andrews — of Marshall, Lyon County, Minn.; Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn. Born in Russellville, Lawrence County, Ill., April 6, 1849. Physician; member of Minnesota state senate 8th District, 1915-18. Died in Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn., May 18, 1932 (age 83 years, 42 days). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: John Wesley
  Relatives: Son of Rev. John Redding Andrews and Delilah (Armstrong) Andrews; married 1878 to Jennie Cornelia French.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
A. Henry Arp August Henry Arp (1893-1963) — also known as A. Henry Arp — of Moline, Rock Island County, Ill. Born in Rock Island County, Ill., September 22, 1893. Democrat. Physician; mayor of Moline, Ill., 1933-45. Died in Moline, Rock Island County, Ill., December 20, 1963 (age 70 years, 89 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Moline, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of August Heinrich Arp and Matilda (Hardy) Arp; married to Elsa Mauritzson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Daily Times (Davenport, Iowa), April 13, 1933
  John A. Ascher — of Freeport, Stephenson County, Ill. Democrat. Physician; member of Nevada state legislature, 1910; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1926, 1930; mayor of Freeport, Ill., 1930. Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Freeport, Ill.
  Alfred Babcock (1805-1871) — of Gaines, Orleans County, N.Y.; Galesburg, Knox County, Ill. Born in Hamilton, Madison County, N.Y., April 15, 1805. Whig. Physician; U.S. Representative from New York 33rd District, 1841-43. Died May 16, 1871 (age 66 years, 31 days). Interment at Hope Cemetery, Galesburg, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Allen T. Barnes Allen Thomas Barnes (1832-1901) — also known as Allen T. Barnes — of Bloomington, McLean County, Ill. Born in Trimble County, Ky., June 21, 1832. Physician; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; postmaster at Bloomington, Ill., 1899-1901. Died in Bloomington, McLean County, Ill., May 30, 1901 (age 68 years, 343 days). Interment at Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
  Relatives: Married to Elizabeth Helen Green.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Ill.), August 11, 1938
  Carl Ferdinand Bertschinger (1868-1952) — also known as Carl Bertschinger — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Winterthur, Switzerland, February 24, 1868. Democrat. Physician; Honorary Vice-Consul for Switzerland in Chicago, Ill., 1926; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1948. Protestant. Swiss ancestry. Died in El Cajon, San Diego County, Calif., November 24, 1952 (age 84 years, 274 days). Interment at Oak Hill Memorial Park, Escondido, Calif.
  Relatives: Married 1892 to Lina Honegger.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Malcolm Andrews Bliss (1863-1934) — also known as Malcolm A. Bliss — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Warsaw, Hancock County, Ill., July 2, 1863. Republican. Physician; Independent candidate for delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922. Died in Manchester, St. Louis County, Mo., September 4, 1934 (age 71 years, 64 days). Interment at Manchester Methodist Cemetery, Manchester, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, April 19, 1891, to Clementine Chilton Carter.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Theodore J. Bluthardt (d. 1906) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Republican. Physician; U.S. Consul in Barmen, 1904-06, died in office 1906. German ancestry. Died in Barmen (now part of Wuppertal), Germany, January 14, 1906. Burial location unknown.
  Levi Day Boone (1808-1882) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born near Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., December 6, 1808. Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; physician; mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1855-56. Baptist. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 24, 1882 (age 73 years, 49 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Squire Boone and Anna (Grubbs) Boone; married 1833 to Louise M. Smith (daughter of Theophilus Washington Smith); grandnephew of Daniel Boone.
  Political families: Thomas-Smith-Irwin family of Pennsylvania; Boone family of St. Charles County, Missouri; Bache-Dallas family of Pennsylvania and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article
  Albert W. Bowen (1803-1881) — of Joliet, Will County, Ill. Born in Berkshire County, Mass., February 6, 1803. Democrat. Physician; postmaster at Joliet, Ill., 1845-49. Died in Wilmington, Will County, Ill., November 24, 1881 (age 78 years, 291 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Joliet, Ill.
  Relatives: Married 1831 to Mary Catherine Shoemaker; father of Rodney S. Bowen.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Eli Bowyer (1818-1886) — of Olney, Richland County, Ill. Born in Warren County, Ohio, March 20, 1818. Republican. Physician; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmaster at Olney, Ill., 1879-86. Died in Olney, Richland County, Ill., March 7, 1886 (age 67 years, 352 days). Interment at Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of John Bowyer and Jane (Shepler) Bowyer; married to Martha A. Cox (first cousin twice removed of James Earl Cox).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Larry Dean Bucshon (b. 1962) — also known as Larry Bucshon — of Newburgh, Warrick County, Ind. Born in Taylorville, Christian County, Ill., May 31, 1962. Republican. Physician; U.S. Representative from Indiana 8th District, 2011-. Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. Still living as of 2018.
  See also congressional biography — Wikipedia article
  William Cassidy (b. 1957) — also known as Bill Cassidy — of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born in Highland Park, Lake County, Ill., September 28, 1957. Republican. Physician; member of Louisiana state senate 16th District, 2006-08; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 2009-. Christian. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Arthur Sanford Cheney (1869-1908) — also known as Arthur S. Cheney — of Connecticut. Born in Joliet, Will County, Ill., October 4, 1869. Physician; U.S. Vice Consul in Reichenberg, 1906-07; U.S. Consul in Messina, 1907-08, died in office 1908. He and his wife were among about 80,000 people killed during the Messina Earthquake, specifically, when the U.S. consulate building collapsed, in Messina, Sicily, Italy, December 28, 1908 (age 39 years, 85 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Hicks Cheney and Sarah (Austin) Cheney; married 1895 to Laura A. Pfeiffer.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Erasmus B. Collins (1825-1866) — of Indiana. Born in Kentucky, 1825. Physician; secretary of state of Indiana, 1855-57; served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Died January 31, 1866 (age about 40 years). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Manteno, Ill.
  Mason Cook Darling (1801-1866) — of Wisconsin. Born in Amherst, Hampshire County, Mass., May 18, 1801. Democrat. Physician; member of Wisconsin territorial legislature, 1840-46; member Wisconsin territorial council, 1847-48; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1848-49; mayor of Fond du Lac, Wis., 1852. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 12, 1866 (age 64 years, 298 days). Interment at Rienzi Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wis.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Philander Daugherty (1834-1904) — also known as P. Daugherty — of Melrose, Clark County, Ill.; Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind.; Junction City, Geary County, Kan. Born in Greencastle, Putnam County, Ind., March 10, 1834. Physician; surgeon; member of Illinois state house of representatives; elected 1862; member of Kansas state house of representatives; elected 1892; mayor of Junction City, Kan., 1897-99. Died in Junction City, Geary County, Kan., May 23, 1904 (age 70 years, 74 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery, Junction City, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of Harriet (McNary) Daugherty and Patrick Daugherty; married, March 4, 1855, to Susan Alice Mitchell; married, October 23, 1870, to Sarah Sage.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  George W. Dodge (born c.1841) — of Menasha, Winnebago County, Wis. Born in Illinois, about 1841. Republican. Physician; surgeon; postmaster at Menasha, Wis., 1899-1912. Burial location unknown.
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
  Walter Louis Finn (1875-1936) — also known as Walter L. Finn — of Iuka, Marion County, Ill. Born in Marion County, Ill., April 15, 1875. Democrat. Physician; farmer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of Iuka, Ill.; member of Illinois state senate 42nd District, 1929-36; died in office 1936. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Izaak Walton League. Died in Iuka, Marion County, Ill., November 7, 1936 (age 61 years, 206 days). Interment at East Lawn Cemetery, Salem, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Alfred C. Finn and Art (Mercer) Finn; married, December 31, 1912, to Kate M. Ward.
  Frederic Webster Goding (1858-1933) — also known as Frederic W. Goding — of Rutland, La Salle County, Ill. Born in Hyde Park, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., May 9, 1858. School teacher; college professor; physician; newspaper editor; justice of the peace; U.S. Consul in Newcastle, 1898-1907; Montevideo, 1907-13; U.S. Consul General in Guayaquil, 1913-24. Died in Androscoggin County, Maine, May 5, 1933 (age 74 years, 361 days). Interment at Lamb Cemetery, Livermore, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Alphonso Landon Goding and Lydia Mehitable (Chandler) Goding; married, June 8, 1880, to Ella Blanche Phelps.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Morris Gray (1856-1958) — of Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan. Born in Waukegan, Lake County, Ill., March 4, 1856. Surgeon; mayor of Kansas City, Kan., 1906-07. Died August 12, 1958 (age 102 years, 161 days). Interment at Quindaro Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
  M. W. Harrison — of Collinsville, Madison County, Ill. Physician; mayor of Collinsville, Ill., 1935-42. Burial location unknown.
  Nelson Hawley (1810-1874) — of New Hebron, Crawford County, Ill.; Olney, Richland County, Ill. Born in Vermont, 1810. Physician; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention from Crawford County, 1847. Died in Middletown, Butler County, Ohio, December 24, 1874 (age about 64 years). Burial location unknown.
  James Edward Inskeep (1851-1925) — also known as James E. Inskeep — of Mt. Carmel, Wabash County, Ill. Born in Culpeper County, Va., December 29, 1851. Democrat. Physician; Wabash County Coroner; Wabash County Sheriff; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1912. Died in Mt. Carmel, Wabash County, Ill., July 9, 1925 (age 73 years, 192 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carmel, Ill.
  Edward Michael Irwin (1869-1933) — also known as Edward M. Irwin — of New Athens, St. Clair County, Ill.; Belleville, St. Clair County, Ill. Born near Leasburg, Crawford County, Mo., April 14, 1869. Republican. School teacher; physician; chair of St. Clair County Republican Party, 1898-1924; St. Clair County Coroner, 1904-08; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920; U.S. Representative from Illinois 22nd District, 1925-31; defeated, 1930. Died in Belleville, St. Clair County, Ill., January 30, 1933 (age 63 years, 291 days). Interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Belleville, Ill.
  Relatives: Married to Emelia Flach.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
George F. Johnson George Fredrick Johnson (1873-1955) — also known as George F. Johnson — of Green River, Henry County, Ill.; East Moline, Rock Island County, Ill.; Montalvo, Ventura County, Calif. Born in Cobden, Union County, Ill., March 25, 1873. Democrat. Physician; mayor of East Moline, Ill., 1907-13, 1917-23, 1925-27; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1920. Died in Montalvo, Ventura County, Calif., August 6, 1955 (age 82 years, 134 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Moline, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of George W. Johnson and Emma Alice (Armstrong) Johnson; married, November 14, 1896, to Anna Martha Schulze.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Daily Times (Davenport, Iowa), July 11, 1936
  Arthur W. Karch (1886-1940) — of Monroe, Monroe County, Mich. Born in Frankfort, Will County, Ill., 1886. Physician; surgeon; founder of Monroe Hospital; mayor of Monroe, Mich., 1939-40; died in office 1940. Died, in Monroe Hospital, Monroe, Monroe County, Mich., April 29, 1940 (age about 53 years). Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park, La Salle, Mich.
  Oscar Monroe Lanstrum (b. 1869) — also known as Oscar M. Lanstrum; O. M. Lanstrum — of Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont. Born in Galesburg, Knox County, Ill., November 26, 1869. Republican. Physician; delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana, 1912; candidate for U.S. Senator from Montana, 1918; member of Republican National Committee from Montana, 1924. Burial location unknown.
  David Arthur Lines (1860-1942) — also known as D. A. Lines — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Illinois, January 29, 1860. Republican. Physician; delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1912, 1916, 1920 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1924; Louisiana Republican state chair, 1925. Died August 21, 1942 (age 82 years, 204 days). Interment at Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
  Relatives: Son of David Millard Lines and Phoebe Ann (Bauder) Lines.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Logan (born c.1800) — of Illinois. Born in Ireland, about 1800. Physician; member of Illinois state legislature, 1840. Interment at Murphysboro City Cemetery, Murphysboro, Ill.
  Relatives: Father of John Alexander Logan.
  Logan County, Ill. may have been named for him.
  Arthur Evarts Lord (1883-1947) — also known as Arthur E. Lord — of Plano, Kendall County, Ill. Born in Plano, Kendall County, Ill., October 5, 1883. Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1932. Died in Sandwich, DeKalb County, Ill., September 13, 1947 (age 63 years, 343 days). Interment at Little Rock Township Cemetery, Plano, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Howard Lord and Julia Marie (Custin) Lord; married 1920 to Ruth Marguerite Sears; first cousin five times removed of Benjamin Huntington; second cousin thrice removed of Abel Huntington; second cousin four times removed of Matthew Griswold, Samuel Huntington, Henry Huntington and Gurdon Huntington; third cousin thrice removed of James Hillhouse, Ebenezer Huntington, Roger Griswold, Samuel H. Huntington, Zina Hyde Jr. and Benjamin Nicoll Huntington; fourth cousin once removed of William Clark Huntington.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Conkling-Seymour family of Utica, New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Francis Patrick Machler (1880-1950) — also known as F. Patrick Machler — of Washington, D.C.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Evanston, Cook County, Ill. Born in Litchfield, Montgomery County, Ill., March 17, 1880. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; physician; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Canal Zone, 1944. Catholic. Died, in Sacred Heart Sanitarium, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., June 10, 1950 (age 70 years, 85 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married to Ruth Steele.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Karl Albert Meyer (b. 1886) — also known as Karl A. Meyer — of Illinois. Born in Gilman, Iroquois County, Ill., September 28, 1886. Democrat. Physician; surgeon; University of Illinois trustee; elected 1938, 1944. Member, American Medical Association. Burial location unknown.
  George Washington Michell (b. 1876) — also known as George W. Michell — of Peoria, Peoria County, Ill. Born in 1876. Republican. Physician; psychiatrist; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1932, 1944. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  Calvin Crane Pendleton (1811-1873) — also known as Calvin C. Pendleton — of Nauvoo, Hancock County, Ill.; Parowan, Iron County, Utah. Born in Hope, Knox County, Maine, August 25, 1811. Physician; probate judge in Utah, 1853-55; member of Utah territorial legislature, 1854; Iron County Recorder, 1855-65. Mormon. Died in Parowan, Iron County, Utah, April 21, 1873 (age 61 years, 239 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Job Pendleton and Betsey (Crane) Pendleton; married 1844 to Sally A. Seavey; married 1846 to Phebe Smith; married, November 14, 1849, to Sarah Ann Newberry; married, April 2, 1861, to Mary J. Coombs; great-grandnephew of Nathan Pendleton (1754-1841); first cousin twice removed of Nathan Pendleton (1779-1827); second cousin of Joseph Palmer Dyer; second cousin once removed of Charles Marsh Pendleton, James Monroe Pendleton and Cyrus Henry Pendleton; second cousin twice removed of Daniel Burrows; third cousin of Edward Wheeler Pendleton, Charles Henry Pendleton, Harris Pendleton, Chauncey C. Pendleton, James Pendleton, Nathan William Pendleton and Eckford Gustavus Pendleton; third cousin once removed of Lorenzo Burrows, Cornelius Welles Pendleton and Claudius Victor Pendleton; fourth cousin of Enoch C. Chapman.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  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
  John A. Postlewaite (b. 1850) — of Oquawka, Henderson County, Ill.; Tarkio, Atchison County, Mo.; Alexis, Mercer County, Ill. Born in Illinois, 1850. Democrat. Physician; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1892; banker. Burial location unknown.
  Harry Evans Potter (1876-1945) — also known as H. E. Potter — of Fairbury, Jefferson County, Neb. Born in Richland County, Ill., February 21, 1876. Republican. Physician; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1924, 1928, 1932. Died February 27, 1945 (age 69 years, 6 days). Interment at Fairbury Cemetery, Fairbury, Neb.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin F. Potter and Rebecca Jane (Neal) Potter; married, June 6, 1906, to Nina Case.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Joseph Herman Romig (1872-1951) — also known as Joseph H. Romig; "Dog-Team Doctor" — of San Francisco, Calif.; Anchorage, Alaska. Born in Edwards County, Ill., September 3, 1872. Physician; mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, 1937-38. Moravian ancestry. Died in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colo., 1951 (age about 78 years). Original interment somewhere in Colorado Springs, Colo.; reinterment at Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Romig and Margaret (Ricksecker) Romig; married 1896 to Ella Mae Ervin.
  Romig Junior High School (opened 1966; now Romig Middle School), in Anchorage, Alaska, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  William Robert Roy (1926-2014) — also known as Bill Roy — of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan.; Lenexa, Johnson County, Kan. Born in Bloomington, McLean County, Ill., February 23, 1926. Democrat. Physician; U.S. Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1971-75; candidate for U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1974, 1978; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1984, 2004. Died May 26, 2014 (age 88 years, 92 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Charles Daniel Sherwood (1833-1895) — also known as Charles D. Sherwood — of Rushford, Fillmore County, Minn.; Sherwood, Franklin County, Tenn. Born in New Milford, Litchfield County, Conn., November 18, 1833. Republican. Physician; lawyer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1859-61, 1863 (District 9 1859-60, District 14 1861, 1863); postmaster; Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, 1864-66. Drowned, reportedly as a suicide, in Lake Michigan, near Chicago, Illinois, July 2, 1895 (age 61 years, 226 days). Interment at Mound Grove Cemetery, Kankakee, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Sherwood and Fanny (Shore) Sherwood; married to Charlotte Phoebe Ferris.
  The community of Sherwood, Tennessee, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Vespasian Smith (1818-1897) — of Superior, Douglas County, Wis.; Bayfield, Bayfield County, Wis.; Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn. Born in Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, October 21, 1818. Democrat. Physician; mayor of Duluth, Minn., 1873-74; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1876-81. Member, Freemasons. Died in Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn., October 11, 1897 (age 78 years, 355 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1846 to Charlotte E. Neely.
  Howard Lincoln Snyder (1878-1940) — of Winfield, Cowley County, Kan. Born in Eureka, Woodford County, Ill., October 10, 1878. Physician; mayor of Winfield, Kan., 1921. Member, Rotary. Died in Winfield, Cowley County, Kan., August 16, 1940 (age 61 years, 311 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery, Winfield, Kan.
  Jill Ellen Stein (b. 1950) — also known as Jill Stein — of Lexington, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 14, 1950. Green. Physician; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 2002, 2010; candidate for Massachusetts state house of representatives Ninth Middlesex District, 2004; candidate for President of the United States, 2012, 2016. Female. Jewish ancestry. Still living as of 2020.
  Relatives: Daughter of Joseph Stein and Gladys (Wool) Stein; married to Richard Rohrer.
  See also Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail — Encyclopedia of American Loons
  Andrew John Toman (1905-1979) — also known as Andrew J. Toman — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Riverside, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., February 21, 1905. Physician; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1940; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Cook County Coroner, 1960-76; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1964. Died August 2, 1979 (age 74 years, 162 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of John Toman and Bertha (Sefcik) Toman; married to Emily Serhant.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Peter Henry Wessel (1838-1924) — also known as Peter H. Wessel — of Moline, Rock Island County, Ill. Born in Germany, January 4, 1838. Republican. Physician; banker; mayor of Moline, Ill., 1889-93, 1899-1903. Died, from asthma and a stroke, in Moline, Rock Island County, Ill., December 10, 1924 (age 86 years, 341 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Riverside Cemetery, Moline, Ill.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jesse John Wimp (1905-1967) — also known as J. J. Wimp — of Kirksville, Adair County, Mo. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., February 11, 1905. Democrat. Physician; surgeon; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Adair County, 1959-62; defeated, 1962. Presbyterian. Member, Elks. Died in Adair County, Mo., March 31, 1967 (age 62 years, 48 days). Interment at Maple Hills Cemetery, Kirksville, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Ursa Wimp and Minta Ordella (Fouts) Wimp; married, August 11, 1928, to Sarah M. Grim.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Erasmus Winslow — of Niles, Berrien County, Mich.; Peru, La Salle County, Ill. Merchant; physician; village president of Niles, Michigan, 1839. Burial location unknown.
  William James Yerby (1867-1950) — also known as William J. Yerby — of Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn. Born in Oldtown, Phillips County, Ark., September 22, 1867. Physician; U.S. Consul in Sierra Leone, 1906-15; Dakar, 1915-25; La Rochelle, 1925-26; Oporto, 1926-30; Nantes, 1930-32. Baptist. African ancestry. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., 1950 (age about 82 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Milton Yerby and Clementine Yerby; married to Cecilia Carolyn Kennedy.
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