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Leroy George Augenstein (1928-1969) —
also known as Leroy G. Augenstein —
of Holt, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Decatur, Macon
County, Ill., March 6,
1928.
Republican. Biophysicist;
university
professor; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1967-69; died in office 1969.
Protestant. Member, Sigma
Xi; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Killed when his twin-engine plane crashed
during the landing approach to Beech Airport,
near Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., November
8, 1969 (age 41 years, 247
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Roy H. Augenstein; married 1950 to
Elizabeth Schmalfuss. |
| | | Books by Leroy G. Augenstein: Come,
let us play God |
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Henry Arthur Benson (b. 1910) —
also known as Henry A. Benson —
of Juneau,
Alaska; Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Kewanee, Henry
County, Ill., 1910.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Alaska
Territory, 1936
(alternate; member, Resolutions
Committee), 1948;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Protestant.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Ben Louis Berve (b. 1892) —
also known as Ben L. Berve —
of Rochelle, Ogle
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Rochelle, Ogle
County, Ill., December
19, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1938-44; Illinois
Republican state chair, 1940-44.
Protestant. Member, American
Legion; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters.
Burial location unknown.
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William Edgar Borah (1865-1940) —
also known as William E. Borah; "The Lion of
Idaho" —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born near Fairfield, Wayne
County, Ill., June 29,
1865.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Idaho, 1896; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Idaho, 1904,
1916,
1920
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1924,
1928
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1932;
U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1907-40; died in office 1940; member of Republican
National Committee from Idaho, 1908-12; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1936.
Protestant. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
19, 1940 (age 74 years, 204
days).
Interment at Morris
Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
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Edward Jackson Brundage (1869-1934) —
also known as Edward J. Brundage —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Campbell, Steuben
County, N.Y., May 13,
1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 6th District, 1899-1900, 1903-04;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1916,
1928
(alternate); Illinois
state attorney general, 1917-25; corporate counsel, Chicago,
Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway.
Protestant. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Royal
League.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill., January
20, 1934 (age 64 years, 252
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Eugenia Rose Sheldon Chapman (1923-1994) —
also known as Eugenia S. Chapman; Genie
Chapman —
of Arlington Heights, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Fairhope, Baldwin
County, Ala., January
10, 1923.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1965-83; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1972,
1980;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1982.
Female.
Protestant. Member, League of Women
Voters.
Died in Arlington Heights, Cook
County, Ill., 1994
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Philip Miller Crane (1930-2014) —
also known as Philip M. Crane; Phil Crane —
of Mt. Prospect, Cook
County, Ill.; Wauconda, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
3, 1930.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1969-2005 (13th District 1969-73,
12th District 1973-93, 8th District 1993-2005); defeated, 2004;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1980.
Protestant.
Died in Jefferson, Frederick
County, Md., November
8, 2014 (age 84 years, 5
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Cecil E. Fraser (b. 1895) —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., October
7, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; university
professor; business
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1936.
Protestant. Member, Exchange
Club.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Wilbur J. Fraser and Alice (Eaton) Fraser; married, September
1, 1920, to Esther Stevens. |
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Harry Scott Harnsberger (1889-1976) —
also known as Harry S. Harnsberger —
of Lander, Fremont
County, Wyo.
Born in Decatur, Macon
County, Ill., December
25, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 1948.
Protestant. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association.
Died in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., 1976
(age about
86 years).
Interment somewhere
in Lander, Wyo.
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Jean Ledwith King (1924-2021) —
also known as Jean Ledwith —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
16, 1924.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1967-69, 1977-79; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984
(member, Credentials
Committee), 2004
(alternate).
Female.
Protestant. Member, American Bar
Association; American Civil
Liberties Union; Phi
Kappa Phi; National
Organization for Women; American
Association of University Women.
Died October
9, 2021 (age 97 years, 207
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of William Medkirk Ledwith and Nettie May (Herrington)
Ledwith; married 1943 to John
Culver King. |
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article |
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Claude VanCleve Parsons (1895-1941) —
also known as Claude V. Parsons —
of Golconda, Pope
County, Ill.
Born near McCormick, Pope
County, Ill., October
7, 1895.
Democrat. Farmer; superintendent
of schools; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 24th District, 1930-41; defeated,
1940.
Protestant. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 23,
1941 (age 45 years, 228
days).
Interment at Zion
Church Cemetery, Near Ozark, Johnson County, Ill.
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George Robert Perrine (1907-1993) —
also known as George R. Perrine —
of Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Hinckley, DeKalb
County, Ill., August
19, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1940-43; treasurer of
Illinois Republican Party, 1942-48.
Protestant. Member, Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in 1993
(age about
85 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Pope Jr. (b. 1903) —
of Glencoe, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
13, 1903.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1944.
Protestant.
President of Bear Brand Hosiery, from 1935.
Burial location unknown.
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Bobby Lee Rush (b. 1946) —
also known as Bobby L. Rush —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Albany, Dougherty
County, Ga., November
23, 1946.
Democrat. Candidate for Illinois
state house of representatives, 1978; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
candidate for mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1999.
Protestant. African
ancestry.
As a Black Panther, spent six months in prison
on a weapons
charge.
Still living as of 2014.
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Darwin Gale Schisler (b. 1933) —
also known as Gale Schisler —
of Illinois.
Born in Knox
County, Ill., March 2,
1933.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1965-67; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1969-80.
Protestant. Member, National
Education Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Amvets.
Still living as of 1998.
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George F. Smith (b. 1897) —
of Metuchen, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
16, 1897.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; business
executive; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Middlesex
County, 1947.
Protestant.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Wesley Vursell (1881-1974) —
also known as Charles W. Vursell —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ill.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ill., February
8, 1881.
Republican. Hardware
merchant; Marion
County Sheriff, 1910-14; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 42nd District, 1915-18; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1943-59 (23rd District 1943-49,
24th District 1949-53, 23rd District 1953-59); defeated, 1958.
Protestant. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Salem, Marion
County, Ill., September
21, 1974 (age 93 years, 225
days).
Interment at East
Lawn Cemetery, Salem, Ill.
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Francis Everett Yerly (1901-1968) —
also known as Everett Yerly —
of La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis.
Born in Braidwood, Will
County, Ill., September
16, 1901.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
Republican State Central Committee, 1943-47; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1948,
1960,
1964;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin.
Protestant. Member, Elks; Eagles;
Freemasons;
Rotary;
Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in October, 1968
(age 67
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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