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Robert McCormick Adams (b. 1890) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo., June 17,
1890.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1924
(alternate), 1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1936.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert McCormick Adams and Virginia (Claiborne) Adams; married,
May
3, 1924, to Janet Lawrence. |
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Jane Addams (1860-1935) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Cedarville, Stephenson
County, Ill., September
6, 1860.
Progressive. Social
worker; sociologist;
lecturer;
woman suffrage activist; pacifist; delegate to Progressive National
Convention from Illinois, 1912; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Illinois; received the Nobel
Peace Prize in 1931.
Female.
Presbyterian or Unitarian.
English
ancestry. Lesbian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American Civil
Liberties Union; Women's
International League for Peace and Freedom; NAACP.
Died, from cancer,
in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 21,
1935 (age 74 years, 257
days).
Interment at Cedarville
Cemetery, Cedarville, Ill.
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John Clayton Allen (1860-1939) —
also known as John C. Allen —
of McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb.; Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill.
Born in Hinesburg, Chittenden
County, Vt., February
14, 1860.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
secretary
of state of Nebraska, 1891-95; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1925-33; defeated,
1932, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1936.
Presbyterian. Member, Loyal
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died in Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill., January
12, 1939 (age 78 years, 332
days).
Interment at Vermont
Cemetery, Vermont, Ill.
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Leo Elwood Allen (1898-1973) —
also known as Leo E. Allen —
of Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill.
Born in Elizabeth, Jo Daviess
County, Ill., October
5, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1933-61 (13th District 1933-49,
16th District 1949-61); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1940
(alternate), 1960.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill., January
19, 1973 (age 74 years, 106
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Galena, Ill.
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Harrison Ray Anderson (1893-1979) —
also known as Harrison R. Anderson —
of Ellsworth, Ellsworth
County, Kan.; Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan., January
24, 1893.
Pastor,
Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago, 1928-61; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1944 ; offered prayer, Republican National Convention, 1952,
1956.
Presbyterian.
Died in Santa
Barbara County, Calif., October
18, 1979 (age 86 years, 267
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Junction City, Kan.
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Relatives: Son
of John Byers Anderson and Josephine (Ferguson) Anderson; married, May 29,
1917, to Margaret Blanchard. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Wilmington (N.C.) Morning
Sun, February 27, 1950 |
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Walter Gresham Andrews (1889-1949) —
also known as Walter G. Andrews —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., July 16,
1889.
Republican. Athletic
coach; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; sales
manager; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1931-49 (40th District 1931-45,
42nd District 1945-49).
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died, from a heart
attack, in a hotel at
Daytona Beach, Volusia
County, Fla., March 5,
1949 (age 59 years, 232
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Old
Fort Niagara Cemetery, Youngstown, N.Y.
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Laurence Fletcher Arnold (1891-1966) —
also known as Laurence F. Arnold —
of Newton, Jasper
County, Ill.
Born in Newton, Jasper
County, Ill., June 8,
1891.
Democrat. Banker;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 46th District, 1923-27, 1933-37;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1924,
1952
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from Illinois 23rd District, 1937-43; defeated,
1942, 1950.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen.
Died in Newton, Jasper
County, Ill., December
6, 1966 (age 75 years, 181
days).
Interment at Westlawn
Memorial Park Cemetery, Newton, Ill.
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Henry Clarence Baldridge (1868-1947) —
also known as H. Clarence Baldridge —
of Parma, Canyon
County, Idaho; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Carlock, McLean
County, Ill., November
24, 1868.
Republican. Grain
dealer; merchant;
banker;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1911-13; member of Idaho
state senate, 1913-15; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Idaho, 1916
(alternate), 1936
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); Lieutenant
Governor of Idaho, 1923-27; Governor of
Idaho, 1927-31; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Idaho 1st District, 1942.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Freemasons;
Elks; Anti-Saloon
League.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, June 8,
1947 (age 78 years, 196
days).
Interment at Parma
Cemetery, Parma, Idaho.
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Ephraim Banning (b. 1849) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in McDonough
County, Ill., July 21,
1849.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; member, Illinois
State Board of Charities, 1897-1901; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1900.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ephraim Banning and Louisa Caroline (Walker) Banning; married, October
22, 1878, to Lucretia T. Lindsley; married, September
5, 1889, to Emilie B. Jenne. |
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James Martin Barnes (1899-1958) —
also known as James M. Barnes —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., January
9, 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer;
county judge in Illinois, 1926-34; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1939-43; defeated,
1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1944.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died, of a liver
ailment, in Georgetown University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., June 8,
1958 (age 59 years, 150
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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George Andrew Barr (b. 1873) —
also known as George A. Barr —
of Joliet, Will
County, Ill.
Born in Manhattan, Will
County, Ill., May 25,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Will
County State's Attorney, 1908-12; chair of
Will County Republican Party, 1912-24; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 41st District,
1920-22; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1924,
1936;
University
of Illinois trustee, 1924-36.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Barr and Jane (McGrath) Barr; married, October
16, 1902, to Mary Worrell Speer. |
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Charles Henry Bartlett (1872-1941) —
also known as Charles H. Bartlett —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., September
4, 1872.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Evanston, Ill., 1925-37.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary;
Sigma
Chi.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., January
21, 1941 (age 68 years, 139
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles T. Bartlett and Martha (Cronkhite) Bartlett; married 1929 to
Gwendolyn Williams. |
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William Stiles Bennet (1870-1962) —
also known as William S. Bennet —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Port Jervis, Orange
County, N.Y., November
9, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 21st District, 1901-02;
municipal judge in New York, 1903; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1905-11, 1915-17 (17th District
1905-11, 23rd District 1915-17); defeated, 1910 (17th District), 1916
(23rd District), 1936 (19th District), 1944 (21st District); delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908,
1916;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1936;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 15th District, 1938.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Delta
Chi.
Died in Falkirk Hospital,
Central Valley, Orange
County, N.Y., December
1, 1962 (age 92 years, 22
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Laurel
Grove Cemetery, Port Jervis, N.Y.
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Shields Adams Blaine (b. 1865) —
also known as S. A. Blaine —
of Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Armstrong
County, Pa., March
20, 1865.
Farmer;
banker;
mayor
of Champaign, Ill., 1906-09; real
estate and insurance
business.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Wiggins Blaine and Nancy (Adams) Blaine; married, August
5, 1902, to Elizabeth Temperance Fairclo. |
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George Hugo Boldt (1903-1984) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
28, 1903.
Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1953-71;
took senior status 1971.
Presbyterian. Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died March
18, 1984 (age 80 years, 81
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George F. Boldt and Christine (Carstensen) Boldt; married, November
17, 1928, to Eloise Baird. |
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Frederick Van Ness Bradley (1898-1947) —
also known as Fred Bradley —
of Rogers City, Presque
Isle County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
12, 1898.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1939-47; died in
office 1947.
Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis.
Died, in the infirmary at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London,
New
London County, Conn., May 24,
1947 (age 49 years, 42
days).
Interment at Rogers
City Memorial Park, Rogers City, Mich.
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Henry Skillman Breckinridge (1886-1960) —
also known as Henry Breckinridge; Henry
Breckenridge —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Fresh Meadows, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 25,
1886.
Democrat. Assistant Secretary of War, 1913-16; served in the U.S.
Army during World War I; lawyer;
attorney for Charles A. Lindbergh, 1932; Constitutional candidate for
U.S.
Senator from New York, 1934; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1936.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Military
Order of the World Wars; American
Legion; Loyal
Legion; Navy
League.
Died, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 3,
1960 (age 73 years, 344
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1842-1921) and Louise Ludlow (Dudley)
Breckinridge; married, July 7,
1910, to Ruth (Bradley) Woodman; married, August
5, 1927, to Aida (de Acosta) Root; married, March
27, 1947, to Margaret Lucy Smith; nephew of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William
Campbell Preston Breckinridge; grandson of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge; grandnephew of Joseph
Cabell Breckinridge (1788-1823), William
Campbell Preston and John
Smith Preston; great-grandson of John
Breckinridge and Francis
Smith Preston; great-grandnephew of James
Patton Preston; second great-grandson of William
Preston and William
Campbell; second great-grandnephew of William
Cabell and Patrick
Henry; first cousin of Levin
Irving Handy and Desha
Breckinridge; first cousin once removed of John
Cabell Breckinridge and Peter
Augustus Porter (1827-1864); first cousin twice removed of James
Douglas Breckinridge, Benjamin
William Sheridan Cabell, James
McDowell, John
Buchanan Floyd and George
Rogers Clark Floyd; first cousin thrice removed of William
Cabell Jr. and William
Henry Cabell; second cousin of Clifton
Rodes Breckinridge and Peter
Augustus Porter (1853-1925); second cousin once removed of Carter
Henry Harrison, William
Lewis Cabell and George
Craighead Cabell; second cousin twice removed of Valentine
Wood Southall, Frederick
Mortimer Cabell, Samuel
Meredith Garland (1802-1880) and Edward
Carrington Cabell; third cousin of Benjamin
Earl Cabell and Carter
Henry Harrison II; third cousin once removed of John
William Leftwich, Stephen
Valentine Southall and Earle
Cabell; fourth cousin of Samuel
Meredith Garland (1861-1945). |
| | | Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd
family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Monroe-Grayson-Roosevelt-Breckinridge
family of Virginia and Kentucky (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Marie Caroline Brehm (1859-1926) —
also known as Marie C. Brehm —
of Illinois; Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Sandusky, Erie
County, Ohio, June 30,
1859.
Lecturer;
Prohibition candidate for University
of Illinois trustee, 1902, 1904, 1908; Prohibition candidate for
Vice
President of the United States, 1924.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, Women's
Christian Temperance Union.
Died January
26, 1926 (age 66 years, 210
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of William Henry Brehm and Elizabeth (Rhode)
Brehm. |
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Charles Guy Briggle (1883-1972) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Rushville, Schuyler
County, Ill., January
27, 1883.
Lawyer;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1927-32; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, 1932-58;
took senior status 1958.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died June 6,
1972 (age 89 years, 131
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rice T. Briggle and Mary E. (Thompson) Briggle; married, December
15, 1908, to Mary Ethel Stites. |
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Jesse David Bright (1812-1875) —
also known as Jesse D. Bright —
of Madison, Jefferson
County, Ind.; Jeffersonville, Clark
County, Ind.
Born in Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y., December
18, 1812.
Democrat. State court judge in Indiana, 1834-39; member of Indiana
state senate, 1841-43; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1843-45; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1845-62; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1867-71; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Kentucky.
Presbyterian.
Expelled
from the U.S. Senate, February 5, 1862, over alleged disloyalty
to the Union, as evidenced by a letter of introduction he wrote
for an arms merchant, addressed to Confederate president Jefferson
Davis.
Slaveowner.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., May 20,
1875 (age 62 years, 153
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Charles Wayland Brooks (1897-1957) —
also known as C. Wayland Brooks —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Bureau
County, Ill., March 8,
1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1934; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1936; member of Republican
National Committee from Illinois, 1939-52; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1940
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1944,
1948,
1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1956
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1940-49; defeated, 1948.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Phi; Elks; Purple
Heart.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
14, 1957 (age 59 years, 312
days).
Interment at Pleasant
View Cemetery, Kewanee, Ill.
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William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) —
also known as William J. Bryan; "The Great
Commoner"; "The Peerless Leader";
"The Silver-Tongued Orator"; "The Boy Orator
of the Platte"; "The Niagaric
Nebraskan" —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ill., March
19, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1891-95; candidate for
President
of the United States, 1896, 1900, 1908; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1904
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1920;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1913-15; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1920;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Pi; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Dayton, Rhea
County, Tenn., July 26,
1925 (age 65 years, 129
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; statue at Rhea County Courthouse Grounds, Dayton, Tenn.
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Relatives: Son
of Silas
Lillard Bryan and Mariah Elizabeth (Jennings) Bryan; brother of
Charles
Wayland Bryan and Mary Elizabeth Bryan (who married Thomas
Stinson Allen); married, October
1, 1884, to Mary Elizabeth Baird; father of Ruth
Bryan Owen; grandfather of Helen
Rudd Brown; cousin *** of William
Sherman Jennings. |
| | | Political family: Bryan-Jennings
family of Illinois. |
| | | Cross-reference: Clarence
S. Darrow — Willis
J. Abbot |
| | | Bryan County,
Okla. is named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: William
J. Bryan Jarvis
— W.
J. Bryan Dorn
|
| | | Campaign slogan (1896): "Sixteen to
one." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about William Jennings Bryan:
Robert W. Cherny, A
Righteous Cause : The Life of William Jennings Bryan —
Paolo E. Coletta, William
Jennings Bryan, Vol. 1: Political Evangelist,
1860-1908 — Paolo E. Coletta, William
Jennings Bryan, Vol. 2: Progressive Politician and Moral Statesman,
1909-1915 — Paolo E. Coletta, William
Jennings Bryan, Vol. 3: Political Puritan, 1915-1925 —
Michael Kazin, A
Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan — Scott
Farris, Almost
President: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the
Nation — Gerard N. Magliocca, The
Tragedy of William Jennings Bryan: Constitutional Law and the
Politics of Backlash |
| | | Image source: Munsey's Magazine,
October 1903 |
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George Sturges Buck (b. 1875) —
also known as George S. Buck —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Hyde Park (now part of Chicago), Cook
County, Ill., February
10, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; Erie
County Auditor, 1912-17; mayor
of Buffalo, N.Y., 1918-21.
Presbyterian. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Boswell R. Buck and Maria Catherine (Barnes) Buck; married, October
6, 1903, to Louise Hussey. |
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John Buford, Sr. (1779-1848) —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.; Rock Island, Rock
Island County, Ill.
Born in Barren
County, Ky., 1779.
Farmer;
merchant;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1824-27; member of Illinois
state senate, 1843-47; postmaster at Rock
Island, Ill., 1843-47.
Presbyterian. French
and English
ancestry.
Died in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., March
25, 1848 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Chippiannock
Cemetery, Rock Island, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Margaret (Kirtley) Buford and Simeon
Buford, Sr.; married, September
6, 1799, to Nancy Hickman; married, January
4, 1825, to Ann Bannister (Howe) Watson; father of John Buford,
Jr., Napoleon Bonaparte Buford, Thomas
Jefferson Buford and James
Monroe Buford. |
| | | Political family: Buford
family of Rock Island, Illinois. |
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Lulu White Burns (1868-1957) —
also known as Lulu W. Burns; Lulu White —
of Appleton City, St. Clair
County, Mo.
Born near Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., November
7, 1868.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Clair County, 1941-48;
defeated, 1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1944.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Died October
30, 1957 (age 88 years, 357
days).
Interment at Appleton City Cemetery, Appleton City, Mo.
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Relatives:
Daughter of W. M. White and Eva White; married to Will E.
Burns. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Mary Elizabeth Busey (1854-1930) —
also known as Mary E. Busey; Mary Elizabeth Bowen;
Mrs. S. T. Busey —
of Urbana, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind., June 21,
1854.
Republican. University
of Illinois trustee, 1905-30.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Died, in a hospital
at Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, April 7,
1930 (age 75 years, 290
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Mervin Campbell (1921-1996) —
also known as Chuck Campbell —
of Illinois.
Born in Danville, Vermilion
County, Ill., October
11, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1962-80.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Elks.
Professional baseball
player, 1946.
Died November
11, 1996 (age 75 years, 31
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Danville, Ill.
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Oscar Emonval Carlstrom (1878-1946) —
also known as Oscar E. Carlstrom —
of Aledo, Mercer
County, Ill.
Born near New Boston, Mercer
County, Ill., July 16,
1878.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
Mercer
County State's Attorney, 1916-20; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 33rd District,
1920-22; Illinois
state attorney general, 1925-33; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1928,
1932;
candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1932, 1944.
Presbyterian. Swedish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose; Woodmen;
Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association.
Died in Aledo, Mercer
County, Ill., March 6,
1946 (age 67 years, 233
days).
Interment at Aledo
Cemetery, Aledo, Ill.
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Homer Caton (b. 1887) —
of Stanford, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Macon
County, Ill., July 1,
1887.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 26th District, 1941.
Presbyterian. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Keaton Christenberry (1899-1973) —
also known as Robert K. Christenberry —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn., January
27, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lost his
right hand and wrist in a grenade explosion; U.S. Vice Consul in
Vladivostok, as of 1919; hotel
manager and executive; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1957; postmaster at New
York City, N.Y., 1958-66 (acting, 1958-59).
Presbyterian. Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters.
Suffered a stroke,
and died two months later, in Methodist Hospital,
Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., April
13, 1973 (age 74 years, 76
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Calvin Christenberry and Rebecca Arminta (Keaton)
Christenberry; married, August
14, 1929, to Edna Joan LeRoy. |
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Frank Cicero Jr. (b. 1935) —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
30, 1935.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 1st District,
1969-70; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1972.
Presbyterian. Member, Order of
the Coif; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 1972.
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Edward Francis Colladay (b. 1877) —
also known as Edward F. Colladay —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Virginia, Cass
County, Ill., February
15, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Republican
National Committee from District of Columbia, 1917-40; delegate
to Republican National Convention from District of Columbia, 1948,
1952
(alternate), 1956
(alternate).
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Chauncey Stewart Conger (1838-1916) —
also known as Chauncey S. Conger —
of Carmi, White
County, Ill.
Born in Strong Ridge, Wood
County, Ohio, January
14, 1838.
Civil
engineer; lawyer; White
County Superintendent of Schools, 1861-62; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1863-64; circuit judge in
Illinois, 1879.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Carmi, White
County, Ill., July 24,
1916 (age 78 years, 192
days).
Interment at Maple
Ridge Cemetery, Carmi, Ill.
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Chauncey Stewart Conger (1882-1963) —
also known as Chauncey S. Conger —
of Carmi, White
County, Ill.
Born in Carmi, White
County, Ill., October
1, 1882.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1932;
White
County Judge, 1934-42; director, First National Bank of
Carmi.
Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis.
Died in Carmi, White
County, Ill., April
16, 1963 (age 80 years, 197
days).
Interment at Maple
Ridge Cemetery, Carmi, Ill.
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Rollo J. Conley (b. 1874) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Fulton, Whiteside
County, Ill., March
27, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; served in
the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County; elected
1928; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1936.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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George Anderson Cooke (b. 1869) —
also known as George A. Cooke —
of Aledo, Mercer
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in New Athens, Harrison
County, Ohio, July 3,
1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Guy
C. Scott, 1896-1900; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 33rd District, 1902-06; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1909-19; chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1913-14; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1928.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Cooke and Vanceline (Downing) Cooke; married, October
20, 1896, to Sarah Blee. |
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Hyatt Elmer Covey (b. 1875) —
also known as H. E. Covey —
of Hamill, Tripp
County, S.Dak.
Born in Le Roy, McLean
County, Ill., September
1, 1875.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state senate 26th District, 1919-26; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1927-29.
Presbyterian. Member, Grange;
Farmers
Union.
Interment at Winner
Cemetery, Winner, S.Dak.
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Relatives: Son
of James R. Covey and Lizzie Fox (Jones) Covey; married to Della Lois
Baldwin. |
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Charles Curtis Craig (1865-1944) —
also known as Charles C. Craig —
of Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Ill., June 16,
1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1899-1903; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1913-18; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1922.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill., August
25, 1944 (age 79 years, 70
days).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, Galesburg, Ill.
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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.
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John T. Culbertson (b. 1891) —
of Delavan, Tazewell
County, Ill.
Born in Delavan, Tazewell
County, Ill., August
7, 1891.
Lawyer;
county judge in Illinois, 1930-34; circuit judge in Illinois,
1934-68; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1939-69; justice of
Illinois state supreme court 3rd District, 1969-70; appointed
1969.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary;
Phi
Alpha Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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David Davis (1815-1886) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born near Cecilton, Cecil
County, Md., March 9,
1815.
Republican. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1845; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention from McLean County,
1847; state court judge in Illinois, 1848; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1860;
Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1862-77; received one electoral
vote for President, 1872;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1877-83.
Presbyterian.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., June 26,
1886 (age 71 years, 109
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
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David Davis IV (1906-1978) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., July 29,
1906.
Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate, 1953-67; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 37th District,
1969-70.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., April
14, 1978 (age 71 years, 259
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
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James E. Defebaugh (b. 1926) —
of Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
28, 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of Michigan
state house of representatives 65th District, 1971-82.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1982.
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John Richard Dellenback (1918-2002) —
also known as John R. Dellenback —
of Medford, Jackson
County, Ore.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
6, 1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1961-66; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 4th District, 1967-75; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1968,
1972;
associate director, U.S. Peace Corps, 1975-77; president, Christian
College Coalition, 1977-88.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Medford, Jackson
County, Ore., December
7, 2002 (age 84 years, 31
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Oscar Stanton De Priest (1871-1951) —
also known as Oscar De Priest —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala., March 9,
1871.
Republican. Painter;
real
estate broker; Cook
County Commissioner, 1894-1904; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1908
(alternate), 1920,
1924
(alternate), 1928,
1932,
1936;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1929-35; defeated,
1934, 1936, 1938.
Congregationalist
or Presbyterian. African
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 12,
1951 (age 80 years, 64
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Frederic Robert DeYoung (1875-1934) —
also known as Frederic R. DeYoung —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
12, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 7th District, 1915-19; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 7th District,
1920-22; circuit judge in Illinois, 1921-23; superior court judge in
Illinois, 1923-24; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1924-34; died in office 1934.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in 1934
(age about
58 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter DeYoung and Effie (VanNorden) DeYoung; married to Miriam
Cornell. |
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Alan John Dixon (1927-2014) —
also known as Alan J. Dixon; "Al the
Pal" —
of Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.; Fairview Heights, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill., July 7,
1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1951-63 (49th District 1951-57,
43rd District 1957-63); member of Illinois
state senate, 1963-71; Illinois
state treasurer, 1971-77; secretary
of state of Illinois, 1977-81; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1981-93.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Died July 6,
2014 (age 86 years, 364
days).
Interment at Lakeview Memorial Gardens, Fairview Heights, Ill.
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George C. Dixon —
of Dixon, Lee
County, Ill.
Born in Dixon, Lee
County, Ill.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1924,
1936;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 35th District, 1929-31; mayor of
Dixon, Ill., 1931-34; resigned 1934; member of Illinois
state senate 35th District, 1935-43.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Donald Claude Dobbins (1878-1943) —
also known as Donald C. Dobbins —
of Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born near Dewey, Champaign
County, Ill., March
20, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1933-37; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks.
Died in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., February
14, 1943 (age 64 years, 331
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Urbana, Ill.
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Robert Eakin (1848-1917) —
of Union, Union
County, Ore.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Elgin, Kane
County, Ill., March
15, 1848.
Republican. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Oregon, 1895-1906; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1907-17; resigned 1917; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1911-12.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died October
1, 1917 (age 69 years, 200
days).
Interment at Union
Victorian Cemetery, Union, Ore.
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Relatives: Son
of Stewart B. Eakin and Catherine (McEldowney) Eakin; married, June 21,
1876, to Mary Walker. |
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John Porter East (1931-1986) —
also known as John P. East —
of North Carolina.
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., May 5,
1931.
Republican. Candidate for secretary
of state of North Carolina, 1968; candidate for Presidential
Elector for North Carolina; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1981-86; died in office 1986.
Presbyterian.
His legs were
paralyzed due to polio.
Killed
himself by carbon
monoxide poisoning, in Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C., June 29,
1986 (age 55 years, 55
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Paul Farthing (b. 1887) —
of East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill.; Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in Odin, Marion
County, Ill., April
12, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; St.
Clair County Judge, 1930-33; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1933-42; defeated, 1924; chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1937-38; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936.
Presbyterian. Member, Optimist
Club; Sons of
the Revolution; Redmen;
Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif.
Blind
since age 12, when his eyes were shot out by another boy.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Dudley Farthing and Sarah (Boyd) Farthing; married, June 18,
1914, to Harriet Helen Garrigues. |
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John Villiers Farwell (1825-1908) —
also known as John V. Farwell;
"Dutch" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Painted Post, Steuben
County, N.Y., July 29,
1825.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; mayor
of Lake Forest, Ill., 1871-72.
Presbyterian. Member, Union
League.
Died in Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill., August
20, 1908 (age 83 years, 22
days).
Interment at Lake
Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Ill.
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Frank Frantz (1869-1941) —
of Enid, Garfield
County, Okla.; Bartlesville, Washington
County, Okla.
Born in Roanoke, Woodford
County, Ill., May 7,
1869.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
postmaster at Enid,
Okla., 1902-04; Governor
of Oklahoma Territory, 1906-07; candidate for Governor of
Oklahoma, 1907; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1932.
Presbyterian.
Died in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., March 9,
1941 (age 71 years, 306
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Okla.
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Francis A. Freer (1843-1908) —
also known as Frank A. Freer —
of Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill.
Born in Pennsylvania, April 6,
1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; postmaster at Galesburg,
Ill., 1889-93, 1897-1908.
Presbyterian. French
Huguenot and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Good
Templars; Sons of
Temperance; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, in Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill., December
16, 1908 (age 65 years, 254
days).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, Galesburg, Ill.
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Homer William Hall (1870-1954) —
also known as Homer W. Hall —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ill., July 22,
1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in Illinois, 1909-14; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1916,
1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee); U.S.
Representative from Illinois 17th District, 1927-33; defeated,
1932.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., September
22, 1954 (age 84 years, 62
days).
Interment at Park
Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
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Edmund Perry Hanson (1889-1953) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Iroquois
County, Ill., August
14, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1935-36.
Presbyterian; later Christian
Scientist. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, January
11, 1953 (age 63 years, 150
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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John Marshall Harlan (1899-1971) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 20,
1899.
Rhodes
scholar; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1954-55; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1955-71.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
29, 1971 (age 72 years, 223
days).
Interment at Emmanuel
Church Cemetery, Weston, Conn.
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Reginald Carl Harmon (1900-1992) —
also known as Reginald C. Harmon —
of Urbana, Champaign
County, Ill.; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Illinois, February
5, 1900.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Urbana, Ill., 1929-33; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in
World War II; Major General and chief legal officer, U.S. Air Force.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, as the result of an automobile
accident, October
19, 1992 (age 92 years, 257
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Oscar Edwin Heard (b. 1856) —
also known as Oscar E. Heard —
of Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill.
Born in Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill., June 26,
1856.
Republican. Lawyer; Stephenson
County State's Attorney, 1884-1900; circuit judge in Illinois
15th Circuit, 1903-24; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1919-24; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1924-33.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Heard and Sarah Ann (Swanzey) Heard; married, December
25, 1879, to Mary J. Peters. |
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Harry B. Hershey —
of Taylorville, Christian
County, Ill.
Born in Mifflin, Richland
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Lawyer; Christian
County State's Attorney, 1912-20; mayor
of Taylorville, Ill., 1922-26; member of Illinois
Democratic State Central Committee, 1938; Illinois
Democratic state chair, 1938-39; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1940,
1944
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1948;
candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1940; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1951-66 (2nd District 1951-63, 5th
District 1964-66).
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Byron O. House (1902-1969) —
of Nashville, Washington
County, Ill.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
27, 1902.
Lawyer;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1956-57; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1957-69 (1st District 1957-63, 5th
District 1964-69); chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1959-60.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Pi
Kappa Phi; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill., September
27, 1969 (age 67 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harold LeClair Ickes (1874-1952) —
also known as Harold L. Ickes —
of Hubbard Woods, Cook
County, Ill.; Winnetka, Cook
County, Ill.; Olney, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Frankstown, Blair
County, Pa., March
15, 1874.
Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920;
U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1933-46; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1936,
1940,
1944;
newspaper
columnist.
Presbyterian. Scottish
and German
ancestry. Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, in Emergency Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., February
3, 1952 (age 77 years, 325
days).
Interment at Sandy Spring Friends Cemetery, Sandy Spring, Md.
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Samuel Sloan Jack (1836-1909) —
also known as Samuel S. Jack —
of Decatur, Macon
County, Ill.
Born in Westmoreland
County, Pa., October
17, 1836.
Democrat. School
principal; newspaper
publisher; real estate
business; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1875-78; postmaster at Decatur,
Ill., 1887-91.
Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Halifax, Nova
Scotia, August
17, 1909 (age 72 years, 304
days).
Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur, Ill.
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David H. Jackson (1874-1952) —
of Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
14, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; mayor
of Lake Forest, Ill., 1906-09; chair of
Cook County Republican Party, 1906-08; candidate for Illinois
state house of representatives, 1908, 1910.
Presbyterian.
Died January
5, 1952 (age 77 years, 356
days).
Interment at Lake
Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Jonathan Jackson and Mary (Forsythe) Jackson; married to Cora
Maxwell. |
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memorial |
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Charles Cyrus Kearns (1869-1931) —
also known as Charles C. Kearns —
of Batavia, Clermont
County, Ohio; Las Vegas, San Miguel
County, N.M.; Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark.; Amelia, Clermont
County, Ohio.
Born in Tonica, La Salle
County, Ill., February
11, 1869.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; newspaper
editor; Clermont
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-09; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1915-31.
Presbyterian. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Amelia, Clermont
County, Ohio, December
17, 1931 (age 62 years, 309
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Withamsville, Ohio.
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James Scott Kemper (1886-1981) —
also known as James S. Kemper —
of Winnetka, Cook
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Van Wert, Van Wert
County, Ohio, November
18, 1886.
Republican. Insurance
executive; created Lumberman's Mutual Casualty Company, which later
became Kemper Insurance
Companies; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1964;
Treasurer
of Republican National Committee, 1944-46; U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, 1953-55.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1981
(age about
94 years).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Otto Kerner Jr. (1908-1976) —
of Glenview, Cook
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
15, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1947-54; county
judge in Illinois, 1954-60; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1960,
1964;
Governor
of Illinois, 1961-68; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1968-74; resigned
1974.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Odd
Fellows; Royal
Arcanum; Military
Order of the World Wars; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi.
While serving as Governor, he and another official made a gain of
over $300,000 in a stock deal which prosecutors later characterized
as bribery.
Convicted
in 1973 on 17 counts of bribery,
conspiracy, perjury,
and related charges; sentenced
to three years in federal prison
and fined
$50,000.
Died of cancer,
May
9, 1976 (age 67 years, 268
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William Kile (1809-1877) —
of Indiana.
Born in Fayette
County, Ohio, September
1, 1809.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1840-41.
Presbyterian.
Died in Paris, Edgar
County, Ill., October
4, 1877 (age 68 years, 33
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Francis King (b. 1863) —
of Alma, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
5, 1863.
Republican. Mayor of
Alma, Mich., 1907-08, 1918-19; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1908;
member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1913-14.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry W. King and Aurelia R. (Case) King; married, June 12,
1890, to Louisa Boyd Yeomans. |
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Gustav O. Kundert (1913-2000) —
also known as Gust Kundert —
of Mound City, Campbell
County, S.Dak.
Born in Java, Walworth
County, S.Dak., December
7, 1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; accountant;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 25th District, 1983-88.
Presbyterian. Volga
German ancestry.
Died in Yorkville, Kendall
County, Ill., March
23, 2000 (age 86 years, 107
days).
Interment at Mound City Cemetery, Mound City, S.Dak.
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Melvin Robert Laird Sr. (d. 1946) —
also known as Melvin R. Laird, Sr. —
of Marshfield, Wood
County, Wis.
Born near Griggsville, Pike
County, Ill.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; Presbyterian
minister; chaplain;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 24th District, 1941-46; died in office 1946;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin.
Presbyterian.
Died March
19, 1946.
Burial location unknown.
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Ira Landrith (1865-1941) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Winona Lake, Kosciusko
County, Ind.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Milford, Ellis
County, Tex., March
23, 1865.
Presbyterian
minister; president,
Belmont College, Nashville, 1904-12; president,
Ward-Belmont College, 1913-15; Prohibition candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1916; president, Intercollegiate
Prohibition Association, 1920-27; president, National Temperance
Council, 1928-31.
Presbyterian. Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
11, 1941 (age 76 years, 202
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin Luther Landrith and Mary M. (Groves) Landrith; married, January
21, 1891, to Harriet C. Grannis. |
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Albert Linxwiler (1878-1943) —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill., January
30, 1878.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; colonel in the U.S.
Army during World War I; postmaster at Jefferson
City, Mo., 1934-43.
Presbyterian. Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Knights
Templar.
Died, from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., April
15, 1943 (age 65 years, 75
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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Carl Stanton Lloyd (b. 1894) —
also known as Carl S. Lloyd —
of Winnetka, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Waverly, Wood
County, W.Va., March
13, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; village
president of Winnetka, Illinois, 1952-56.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry B. Lloyd and Maude (Jones) Lloyd. |
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Joseph Warren Madden (1890-1972) —
also known as J. Warren Madden —
of Falls
Church, Va.
Born in Damascus, Stephenson
County, Ill., January
17, 1890.
Democrat. Law
professor; member, National Labor Relations Board, 1935-40;
chair, National Labor Relations Board, 1935-40; Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1941-61; took senior status 1961.
Presbyterian. Member, Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Order of
the Coif.
Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1947.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., February
17, 1972 (age 82 years, 31
days).
Interment somewhere
in Falls Church, Va.
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John Fleming Main (b. 1864) —
also known as John F. Main —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Mercer
County, Ill., September
10, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; superior court judge in Washington, 1910-12; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1912-31; chief
justice of Washington state supreme court, 1923-26.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William R. Main and Sarah M. (Fleming) Main; married, June 29,
1892, to Mary G. Crouch. |
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James Earl Major (1887-1972) —
also known as J. Earl Major —
of Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill.
Born in Donnellson, Montgomery
County, Ill., January
5, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; Montgomery
County State's Attorney, 1912-20; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 21st District, 1923-25, 1927-29,
1931-33; defeated, 1920, 1924, 1928; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, 1933-37; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1937-56; took
senior status 1956.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Moose.
Died in Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill., January
4, 1972 (age 84 years, 364
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Hillsboro, Ill.
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Roswell B. Mason (1805-1892) —
of Illinois.
Born September
19, 1805.
Mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1869-71.
Presbyterian.
Died January
1, 1892 (age 86 years, 104
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Albert Joseph McCartney (1878-1965) —
of Sharon, Mercer
County, Pa.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Santa Monica, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Logan
County, Ohio, July 3,
1878.
Republican. Minister;
pastor, Covenant-First Presbyterian Church (later National
Presbyterian Church), 1930-50; offered prayer, Republican National
Convention, 1936,
1940;
commander, U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps, during World War II.
Presbyterian. Scottish
ancestry.
Died, in George Washington University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., August
20, 1965 (age 87 years, 48
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884) —
also known as Cyrus H. McCormick —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Rockbridge
County, Va., February
15, 1809.
Democrat. One of the inventors
of the McCormick reaper, and the founder of the farm
implement manufacturing company which became International
Harvester; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1862; member of Democratic
National Committee from Illinois, 1876.
Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 13,
1884 (age 75 years, 88
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Robert Rutherford McCormick (1880-1955) —
also known as Robert R. McCormick; Robert Sanderson
McCormick Jr.; "Colonel McCormick";
"Colonel McCosmic" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 30,
1880.
Republican. Lawyer;
longtime publisher, Chicago Tribune newspaper;
creator of the Tribune's paper
manufacturing and aluminum
mining operations in Canada; president, Chicago Sanitary
Commission (which built the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
connecting Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River system); delegate
to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1912,
1940,
1948,
1952;
served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; colonel in the U.S.
Army during World War I.
Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish
and Dutch
ancestry.
Died April 1,
1955 (age 74 years, 245
days).
Interment at Cantigny
Estate, Wheaton, Ill.
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J. S. McCornack (b. 1862) —
of Bancroft Township, Freeborn
County, Minn.
Born in Illinois, 1862.
Minister;
farmer;
member of Minnesota
state senate 6th District, 1931-34; defeated, 1934.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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James Henry McCoy (b. 1855) —
also known as James H. McCoy —
of Britton, Marshall
County, S.Dak.; Webster, Day
County, S.Dak.; Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.; Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born in Oakley, Macon
County, Ill., July 14,
1855.
Republican. Lawyer; Secret
Service agent; Marshall
County Auditor, 1887-88; county judge in South Dakota, 1889-93;
circuit judge in South Dakota, 1902-09; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 5th District, 1909-21.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Modern
Woodmen of America; Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles McGavin (1874-1940) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Riverton, Sangamon
County, Ill., January
10, 1874.
Republican. Coal mining
superintendent; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 8th District, 1905-09; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920.
Presbyterian.
Died December
17, 1940 (age 66 years, 342
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Berwyn, Ill.
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Rolla Coral McMillen (1880-1961) —
also known as Rolla C. McMillen —
of Decatur, Macon
County, Ill.
Born in Piatt
County, Ill., 1880.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1940;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1944-51 (19th District 1944-49,
22nd District 1949-51).
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in 1961
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Decatur, Ill.
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John Irving McNeil (b. 1877) —
of Wessington, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., May 22,
1877.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from South Dakota, 1912.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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William Harvey McSurely (b. 1865) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Oxford, Butler
County, Ohio, January
27, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Illinois
state senate 5th District, 1894; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 5th District, 1905-06; superior
court judge in Illinois, 1907-12; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court,
1912-.
Presbyterian. Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. William Jasper McSurely and Hulda (Taylor) McSurely; married,
October
18, 1892, to Mary Elizabeth Cadman. |
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George Jacob Mecherle (b. 1877) —
also known as George J. Mecherle —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., June 7,
1877.
Republican. Farmer;
founder (1922), president (1922-37), and chairman, State Farm Mutual
Automobile
Insurance Company; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1944,
1948.
Presbyterian. German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Moose;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Christian Thomas Mecherle and Susan Johnson (Hull) Mecherle;
married, November
6, 1901, to May Edith Perry; married, January
8, 1944, to Sylvia H. Caldwell. |
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George Pierson Morehouse (b. 1859) —
of Council Grove, Morris
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Decatur, Macon
County, Ill., July 28,
1859.
Republican. Lawyer; Morris
County Attorney, 1894-97; local attorney, Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Railroad,
1894-1915; member of Kansas
state senate, 1901-05; historian.
Presbyterian. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Horace Morehouse and Lavinia F. (Strong) Morehouse; married, April
23, 1906, to Louise (Thorne) Hull. |
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Morris E. Muhleman (b. 1915) —
of Rock Island, Rock
Island County, Ill.
Born in 1915.
Republican. Rock
Island County Sheriff, 1951-54; member of Illinois
state senate, 1955-58; mayor
of Rock Island, Ill., 1961-65.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Ada Byron Nafew (1854-1949) —
also known as Ada B. Nafew; Ada Byron
McIntire —
of Eatontown, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., 1854.
Postmaster at Eatontown,
N.J., 1897-1903.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Died, in the Marlboro State mental
hospital, Marlboro, Monmouth
County, N.J., December
27, 1949 (age about 95
years).
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, West Long Branch, N.J.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Benjamin McIntire and Roxanna (Stearns) McIntire; married
to James Weed Nafew. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John J. Nimrod —
of Skokie, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1968;
member of Illinois
state senate 4th District, 1973-83.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Amvets.
Still living as of 1983.
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Richard Buell Ogilvie (1923-1988) —
also known as Richard B. Ogilvie —
of Northfield, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., February
22, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Cook
County Sheriff, 1962-68; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1964
(alternate), 1968,
1972
(delegation chair); Governor of
Illinois, 1969-73.
Presbyterian. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Moose.
Died May 10,
1988 (age 65 years, 78
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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William Church Osborn (b. 1862) —
of Garrison, Putnam
County, N.Y.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
31, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 15th District, 1894;
New York
Democratic state chair, 1914-16; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916,
1920
(alternate); candidate for Governor of
New York, 1918; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Osborn and Virginia Reed (Sturges) Osborn; married,
June
3, 1886, to Alice H. Dodge. |
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George True Page (1859-1941) —
also known as George T. Page —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in Spring Bay, Woodford
County, Ill., September
22, 1859.
Lawyer;
bank
director; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1919-30; took
senior status 1930.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in La Jolla, San Diego
County, Calif., November
4, 1941 (age 82 years, 43
days).
Interment at Springdale
Cemetery, Peoria, Ill.
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James A. Patten (b. 1852) —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Freeland Corners, DeKalb
County, Ill., May 8,
1852.
Republican. Grain commission
business; mayor
of Evanston, Ill., 1901-05; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1904,
1924.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alexander R. Patten and Agnes (Beveridge) Patten; married, April 9,
1885, to Louise Buchanan. |
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John Edward Porter (b. 1935) —
of Winnetka, Cook
County, Ill.; Wilmette, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., June 1,
1935.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for circuit judge in Illinois, 1970; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1973-79; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1980-2001; defeated,
1978.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Thomas Lloyd Posey (1750-1818) —
also known as Thomas Posey —
Born in Fairfax
County, Va., July 9,
1750.
Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1805-06; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1806-08; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1812-13; Governor
of Indiana Territory, 1813-16; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1816.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died of typhus
fever in Shawneetown, Gallatin
County, Ill., March
19, 1818 (age 67 years, 253
days).
Interment at Westwood
Cemetery, Shawneetown, Ill.
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Benjamin Wright Raymond (1801-1883) —
also known as Benjamin W. Raymond —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y., October
23, 1801.
Whig. Mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1839-40, 1842-43.
Presbyterian.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 5,
1883 (age 81 years, 164
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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James Richard Rood (b. 1906) —
also known as James R. Rood —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in La Rose, Marshall
County, Ill., March
31, 1906.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Midland District, 1938; chair of
Midland County Republican Party, 1940-42, 1950; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1946-48; Midland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1953-60; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Midland County,
1961-62; circuit
judge in Michigan 42nd Circuit, 1967.
Presbyterian. Member, Civitan;
Delta
Theta Phi; Elks; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Rood and Elizabeth (Simpson) Rood; married to Helen Margaret
Collins. |
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Donald Henry Rumsfeld (b. 1932) —
also known as Donald Rumsfeld;
"Rummy" —
of Illinois.
Born in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., July 9,
1932.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1963-69; U.S.
Secretary of Defense, 1975-77, 2001-.
Presbyterian.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1977.
Still living as of 2019.
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Cross-reference:
Jim
Leach |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books by Donald Rumsfeld: Known
and Unknown: A Memoir (2011) |
| | | Books about Donald Rumsfeld: Midge
Decter, Rumsfeld
: A Personal Portrait — Rowan Scarborough, Rumsfeld's
War: The Untold Story of America's Anti-Terrorist
Commander — Jeffrey A. Krames, The
Rumsfeld Way: The Leadership Wisdom of a Battle-Hardened
Maverick |
| | | Critical books about Donald Rumsfeld:
Clint Willis, The
I Hate Dick Cheney, John Ashcroft, Donald Rumsfeld, Condi Rice. . .
Reader: Behind the Bush Cabal's War on America — Dan
Piraro, The
Three Little Pigs Buy the White House — Andrew
Cockburn, Rumsfeld
: His Rise, Fall, and Catastrophic Legacy |
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Andrew Russel (b. 1856) —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., June 17,
1856.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1904
(alternate), 1916,
1920,
1928;
Illinois
state treasurer, 1909-11, 1915-17; defeated, 1912; Illinois
state auditor of public accounts, 1917-25.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Redmen;
Moose.
Interment at Diamond
Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Ill.
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Image source:
Illinois Blue Book 1919 |
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William J. Scott (1926-1986) —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.; Palos Heights, Cook
County, Ill.; Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
11, 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Illinois
state treasurer, 1963-67; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1964,
1968
(alternate), 1972;
Illinois
state attorney general, 1969-80.
Presbyterian. Member, Jaycees;
American Bar
Association.
Died June 22,
1986 (age 59 years, 223
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Oliver Henry Nelson Shoup (1869-1940) —
also known as Oliver H. Shoup —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in Champaign
County, Ill., December
13, 1869.
Republican. Oil
business; mining
business; banker; Governor of
Colorado, 1919-23; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1920.
Presbyterian. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died September
30, 1940 (age 70 years, 292
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Ralph Tyler Smith (1915-1972) —
also known as Ralph T. Smith —
of Alton, Madison
County, Ill.
Born in Granite City, Madison
County, Ill., October
6, 1915.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1955-69; Speaker of
the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1967-69; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1968;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1969-70; defeated, 1970.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Optimist
Club.
Died in Alton, Madison
County, Ill., August
13, 1972 (age 56 years, 312
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Sunset
Hill Cemetery, Edwardsville, Ill.
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Grace Mary Stern (1925-1998) —
also known as Grace Mary Dain —
of Highland Park, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass., July 10,
1925.
Democrat. Lake
County Clerk, 1970-82; member of Democratic
National Committee from Illinois, 1977-83; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1980,
1984;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1982; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1985-93; member of Illinois
state senate, 1993-95.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Died of brain
cancer, in Highland Park, Lake
County, Ill., May 17,
1998 (age 72 years, 311
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Ross Stevenson (1866-1939) —
also known as J. Ross Stevenson —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.; Baltimore,
Md.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Ligonier, Westmoreland
County, Pa., March 1,
1866.
Democrat. Pastor; college
professor; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1912 ; president,
Princeton Theological Seminary, 1914-36.
Presbyterian.
Died in Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J., August
13, 1939 (age 73 years, 165
days).
Interment at Princeton
Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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John Timothy Stone (1868-1954) —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.; Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.; Baltimore,
Md.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Coral Gables, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Stow, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
7, 1868.
Republican. Pastor;
offered prayer, Republican National Convention, 1916,
1920.
Presbyterian. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died, in Presbyterian Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 27,
1954 (age 85 years, 293
days).
Interment at Graceland Memorial Park North, Coral Gables, Fla.
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Robert Douglas Stuart Jr. (1916-2014) —
also known as Robert D. Stuart, Jr. —
of Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Hubbard Woods, Cook
County, Ill., April
26, 1916.
Republican. Co-founder in 1940 of the America First Committee, which
opposed U.S. involvement in World War II; major in the U.S. Army
during World War II; lawyer;
member of Republican
National Committee from Illinois, 1964-72; chief executive,
Quaker Oats
Company, 1966-1981; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1968,
1972;
U.S. Ambassador to Norway, 1984-89.
Presbyterian. Member, Urban
League.
Died May 8,
2014 (age 98 years, 12
days).
Interment at Lake
Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Ill.
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Frank J. Taylor (b. 1866) —
of St. Paul, Howard
County, Neb.
Born in Ashton, Lee
County, Ill., February
12, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer;
president, Citizens National Bank;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1912,
1916,
1920,
1924
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1928;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska, 1914; member of University
of Nebraska board of regents, 1927-39.
Presbyterian. Member, Woodmen;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John P. Taylor and Susan (Bridge) Taylor; married, June 27,
1895, to Byrdie E. West. |
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Joseph A. Tecson (b. 1928) —
of Riverside, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in 1928.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 7th District, 1969-70.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1970.
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Roy Nathan Towl (1881-1974) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
29, 1881.
Engineer;
mayor
of Omaha, Neb., 1933-36.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died March 7,
1974 (age 92 years, 343
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Erwin Towl and Charlotte (Summers) Towl; married, September
1, 1904, to Zulu Remwick. |
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Clara Towle Dockum Van Auken (1890-1977) —
also known as Clara Van Auken; Clara Towle Dockum;
Mrs. Howell Van Auken —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., September
12, 1890.
Democrat. Social
worker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1936,
1940,
1944
(co-chair, Committee
on Permanent Organization); member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1936-47.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Association of University Women; League of Women
Voters.
Died in St. Clair Shores, Macomb
County, Mich., February
13, 1977 (age 86 years, 154
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Russel Myers Dockum and Catherine (Towle) Dockum; married
to Howell Van Auken. |
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Thomas Gaylord Vennum (1833-1898) —
also known as Thomas G. Vennum —
of Watseka, Iroquois
County, Ill.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., December
25, 1833.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1884,
1892
(alternate).
Presbyterian. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Watseka, Iroquois
County, Ill., June 29,
1898 (age 64 years, 186
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Watseka, Ill.
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Henry Cantwell Wallace (1866-1924) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., May 11,
1866.
Farmer;
college
professor; magazine
editor; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1921-24; died in office 1924.
Presbyterian. Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
25, 1924 (age 58 years, 167
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Paul Black Wallace (b. 1879) —
also known as Paul B. Wallace —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 28,
1879.
Republican. President, Valley Motor
Co.; president, Salem Sand and Gravel Co.; manager, R. S. Wallace Orchard
Co.; president, Producers Cannery;
director, Salem Federal Savings &
Loan Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon,
1944.
Presbyterian. Member, Newcomen
Society; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of R. S. Wallace and Nancy Lee (Black) Wallace; married, August
15, 1923, to Helena Willett. |
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Elihu Benjamin Washburne (1816-1887) —
also known as Elihu B. Washburne; "Watchdog of the
Treasury" —
of Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill.
Born in Livermore, Androscoggin
County, Maine, September
23, 1816.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1853-69 (1st District 1853-63, 3rd
District 1863-69); U.S.
Secretary of State, 1869; U.S. Minister to France, 1869-77; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1880;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1880.
Presbyterian.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
22, 1887 (age 71 years, 29
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Galena, Ill.
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Charles F. Wennerstrum (1889-1986) —
of Chariton, Lucas
County, Iowa.
Born in Cambridge, Henry
County, Ill., October
11, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in Iowa
2nd District, 1930-40; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1941-58.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; Order of
the Coif.
Died in June, 1986
(age 96
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles F. Wennerstrum and Anna Mathilda (Vinstrand) Wennerstrum;
married, February
14, 1925, to Helen F. Rogers. |
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Peter Barton Wilson (b. 1933) —
also known as Pete Wilson —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill., August
23, 1933.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1967-71; mayor
of San Diego, Calif., 1971-82; U.S.
Senator from California, 1983-91; Governor of
California, 1991-99; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1992,
2008,
2012
(delegation chair).
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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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.
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John Hopkins Worcester Jr. (1845-1893) —
also known as John H. Worcester —
of South Orange, Essex
County, N.J.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt., April 2,
1845.
Republican. Pastor,
Sixth Presbyterian Church, Chicago, 1883-90; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1888 ;
professor
of Systematic Theology, Union Theological Seminary, 1890-93.
Presbyterian.
Died in Lakewood, Ocean
County, N.J., February
5, 1893 (age 47 years, 309
days).
Interment somewhere
in Burlington, Vt.
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Relatives: Son
of John H. Worcester and Martha P. (Clark) Worcester; married, October
29, 1874, to Harriet Strong. |
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George W. Wright (b. 1872) —
of Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born in Illinois, 1872.
Republican. Realtor;
member of South
Dakota state senate 22nd District, 1911-14; South Dakota
Republican state chair, 1924-26; delegate to Republican National
Convention from South Dakota, 1928
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Luella Biddle. |
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