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  Eladio Armesto Garcia (1936-2003) — of Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla.; Miami Lakes, Miami-Dade County, Fla. Born in Bayamo, Cuba, November 27, 1936. Republican. Real estate and insurance business; newspaper publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1984, 1988, 1992; member of Florida state house of representatives 117th District, 1993-94; defeated, 1976. Catholic. Cuban ancestry. Died, of respiratory arrest and cancer, in Zion, Lake County, Ill., March 24, 2003 (age 66 years, 117 days). Interment at Miami Memorial Park, Miami, Fla.
  Louis J. Baerthel (1866-1931) — also known as "Daddy" — of Casper, Natrona County, Wyo. Born in Illinois, July 24, 1866. Real estate and insurance business; mayor of Casper, Wyo., 1928-29; defeated, 1929. Died, following a heart attack, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 20, 1931 (age 64 years, 211 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Julius E. Baerthel and Catherine (Loess) Baerthel; married to Barbara M. Apperle.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Louis E. Beckman — of Kankakee, Kankakee County, Ill. Born in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Ill. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; real estate business; banker; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1951-59 (20th District 1951-57, 41st District 1957-59). Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Louis E. Beckman (1876-1946).
  George Birkhoff Jr. (1852-1914) — also known as Gerritt Birkhoff Jr. — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, May 15, 1852. Real estate business; Consul for Netherlands in Chicago, Ill., 1888-1903. Died, from chronic nephritis and pulmonary edema, in Holland Township (part now in Park Township), Ottawa County, Mich., June 26, 1914 (age 62 years, 42 days). Interment at Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Agatha (Van Putten) Birkhoff and George Birkhoff; married 1875 to Elizabeth Van Winden.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Wiggins Blaine and Nancy (Adams) Blaine; married, August 5, 1902, to Elizabeth Temperance Fairclo.
  Sol Bloom (1870-1949) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Pekin, Tazewell County, Ill., March 9, 1870. Democrat. Play producer; entertainment manager; songwriter; furniture business; real estate business; U.S. Representative from New York, 1923-49 (19th District 1923-45, 20th District 1945-49); died in office 1949; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Redmen. Died, from a heart attack, in the U.S. Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., March 7, 1949 (age 78 years, 363 days). Interment at Mt. Eden Cemetery, Westchester Hills, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Garrison Bloom and Sara Bloom; married 1897 to Evelyn Hechheimer.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Wilbert Lowth Bonney (b. 1872) — also known as Wilbert L. Bonney — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Fairmont, Martin County, Minn., May 20, 1872. Real estate business; U.S. Consul in San Luis Potosi, 1910-16; Rosario, 1917-24; Edinburgh, 1924-26; Georgetown, as of 1927. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry H. Bonney and Marcella (Lowth) Bonney; married 1894 to Vera Dunlap.
  John B. Bowman (1832-1885) — of East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Ill. Born in Germany, 1832. Republican. Civil engineer; lawyer; real estate business; mayor of East St. Louis, Ill., 1865-66, 1868, 1872-74, 1877-78. German ancestry. Shot and killed by an unknown assailant, in front of his home, in East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Ill., November 21, 1885 (age about 53 years). Two East St. Louis policemen were later charged with his murder, but they were never tried. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  Octavien Jean Baptiste Brice (1837-1911) — also known as O. J. B. Brice — of Green Bay, Brown County, Wis. Born in Jodoigne, Belgium, April 6, 1837. Real estate and insurance business; steamship agent; notary public; Brown County Sheriff; Consul for Belgium in Green Bay, Wis., 1880-1907. Member, Knights of Pythias. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 25, 1911 (age 74 years, 49 days). Interment at Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Presumably named for: John the Baptist
  Relatives: Son of Jean Louis Brice and Marie Joseph (Straele) Brice; married, October 25, 1857, to Odile Josèphe Fontaine; married, April 14, 1879, to Mary Rebecca Gray.
  William Henry Clare (1868-1923) — also known as William H. Clare — of Joliet, Will County, Ill. Born in Joliet, Will County, Ill., September 15, 1868. Democrat. Real estate business; bank director; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1904, 1916; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; candidate for mayor of Joliet, Ill., 1915. Irish ancestry. Died in Joliet, Will County, Ill., December 14, 1923 (age 55 years, 90 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Clare and Margaret (Flannery) Clare.
  Lewis S. Colbert — of Champaign, Champaign County, Ill. Realtor; candidate for mayor of Champaign, Ill., 1951. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Richard Crane (1882-1938) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Westover, Arlington, Arlington County, Va. Born in Denver, Colo., August 12, 1882. Democrat. President, Crane Valve Company, Chicago, 1910-14; private secretary to U.S. Secretary of State Robert Lansing, 1915-19; U.S. Minister to Czechoslovakia, 1919-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1924 (alternate), 1928 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization); real estate business. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Died October 3, 1938 (age 56 years, 52 days). Interment at Westover Plantation Cemetery, Charles City County, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Richard Crane and Cornelia Workman (Smith) Crane; married, September 22, 1909, to Ellen Douglas Bruce; nephew of Richard Teller Crane Jr..
  Political family: Crane family of Chicago, Illinois.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Alexander R. De Priest and Mary (Karsner) De Priest; married, February 23, 1898, to Jessie Williams.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
Lyle E. Douglass Lyle E. Douglass — of Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wis. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate and insurance business; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Waukesha County 1st District, 1935-40. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
  Bradford Kirk Durfee (1838-1916) — also known as Bradford K. Durfee — of Decatur, Macon County, Ill. Born in Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich., March 25, 1838. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; real estate and insurance business; member of Illinois state house of representatives 29th District, 1879-83; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1892. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias. Died in Glen Arbor, Leelanau County, Mich., July 19, 1916 (age 78 years, 116 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Nathan Durfee and Margaret (Kirk) Durfee; married 1868 to Lucy Hamilton; first cousin of Charles W. Durfee; fourth cousin once removed of Job Durfee, Elias Durfee, Elihu Durfee, Nathaniel Briggs Durfee and Daniel Parrish Witter.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Sprague family of Providence, Rhode Island; Fairbanks-Adams family; Durfee-Wanton family of Newport, Rhode Island; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Beakes-Greene-Witter family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Adolph O. Eberhart Adolph Olson Eberhart (1870-1944) — also known as Adolph O. Eberhart; A. O. Eberhart; Olaf Adolf Olsson — of Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Värmland, Sweden, June 23, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota state senate 11th District, 1903-06; Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, 1907-09; Governor of Minnesota, 1909-15; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1916 (speaker); candidate for U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1916; real estate broker. Lutheran. Swedish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks; United Commercial Travelers. Died December 6, 1944 (age 74 years, 166 days). Interment somewhere in Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Married to Adele Marie Hoke.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Minnesota Legislator record
  Image source: Minnesota Encyclopeda
  Ralph Erdwin (1894-1981) — of near Concordia, Johnson County, Mo. Born in Illinois, June 23, 1894. Republican. Real estate business; auctioneer; farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Johnson County, 1941-44; member of Missouri state senate 17th District, 1945-48; defeated, 1948. Died April 2, 1981 (age 86 years, 283 days). Interment at Evangelical Cemetery, Concordia, Mo.
  Relatives: Married to Fanita S. Burrow.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Eloise Gerson (born c.1957) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born about 1957. Republican. Real estate business; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Clem Graver (b. 1899) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., 1899. Republican. Real estate broker; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1942; member of Illinois Republican State Central Committee, 1944-48; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1948. Jewish. Burial location unknown.
William S. Greene William Stedman Greene (1841-1924) — also known as William S. Greene — of Fall River, Bristol County, Mass. Born in Tremont, Tazewell County, Ill., April 28, 1841. Republican. Auctioneer; real estate and insurance business; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1880; mayor of Fall River, Mass., 1880-81, 1886, 1895-97; resigned 1881; defeated, 1887, 1888, 1893; postmaster at Fall River, Mass., 1881-85, 1898; general superintendent, Massachusetts state prisons, 1888-93; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1898-1924 (13th District 1898-1913, 15th District 1913-24); died in office 1924. Died in Fall River, Bristol County, Mass., September 22, 1924 (age 83 years, 147 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Mass.
  Relatives: Married 1866 to Mary E. White.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Autobiographies and Portraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899)
  Walter Smith Gurnee (1813-1903) — also known as Walter S. Gurnee — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Haverstraw, Rockland County, N.Y., March 9, 1813. Democrat. Saddle and harness maker; real estate business; mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1851-53. Scottish ancestry. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 17, 1903 (age 90 years, 39 days). Entombed at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Halstead S. Gurnee and Hannah (Coe) Gurnee; married, June 24, 1839, to Mary Matilda Coe; nephew of Abraham Gurnee and John Daniel Coe (1790-1878); grandson of John Daniel Coe (1755-1824).
  Political family: Coe-Gurnee family of Ramapo, New York.
  The village of Gurnee, Illinois, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Jorgen Hanberg (b. 1858) — also known as John J. Hanberg — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, January 29, 1858. Republican. Merchant; real estate business; Cook County Treasurer, 1903; Chicago Commissioner of Public Works, 1907-10; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1912. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Hanberg and Christina Hanberg; married, December 14, 1882, to Ida Carr.
Carter H. Harrison Carter Henry Harrison II (1860-1953) — also known as Carter H. Harrison — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 23, 1860. Democrat. Lawyer; real estate business; newspaper editor and publisher; mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1897-1905, 1911-15; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1900, 1916, 1920, 1932, 1936; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 1st Illinois District, 1933-44. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Sons of the American Revolution; Sons of the Revolution; Society of the Cincinnati; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Society of Colonial Wars; Society of the War of 1812; Military Order of the World Wars. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 25, 1953 (age 93 years, 246 days). Interment at Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Carter Henry Harrison and Sophonisba Grayson (Preston) Harrison; married to Marguerite Stearns; married, December 14, 1887, to Edith Ogden; great-grandson of William Russell (1758-1825); great-grandnephew of Alfred William Grayson and Benjamin William Sheridan Cabell; second great-grandson of William Russell (1735-1793) and William Grayson; second great-grandnephew of Benjamin Harrison (1726-1791), William Cabell and William Smallwood; third great-grandnephew of Richard Randolph; first cousin twice removed of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge, Robert Jefferson Breckinridge, William Lewis Cabell and George Craighead Cabell; first cousin thrice removed of Thomas Jefferson, Carter Bassett Harrison, William Cabell Jr., William Henry Cabell, William Henry Harrison (1773-1841) and Beverly Robinson Grayson; first cousin four times removed of Richard Bland, Peyton Randolph (1721-1775) and Robert Carter Nicholas (1729-1780); second cousin once removed of John Cabell Breckinridge, Peter Augustus Porter (1827-1864), Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr., William Campbell Preston Breckinridge and Benjamin Earl Cabell; second cousin twice removed of Martha Jefferson Randolph, Dabney Carr, Frederick Mortimer Cabell, John Scott Harrison and Edward Carrington Cabell; second cousin thrice removed of Theodorick Bland, Edmund Jenings Randolph, George Nicholas, Beverley Randolph, James Monroe (1758-1831), Wilson Cary Nicholas, John Nicholas and John Randolph of Roanoke; third cousin of Clifton Rodes Breckinridge, Peter Augustus Porter (1853-1925), Levin Irving Handy, Desha Breckinridge, Henry Skillman Breckinridge and Earle Cabell; third cousin once removed of Francis Wayles Eppes, Dabney Smith Carr, Benjamin Franklin Randolph, Meriwether Lewis Randolph, George Wythe Randolph, John William Leftwich and Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901); third cousin twice removed of John Marshall, Henry Lee, Charles Lee, James Markham Marshall, Thomas Mann Randolph Jr., Alexander Keith Marshall, Edmund Jennings Lee, Peyton Randolph (1779-1828), Henry St. George Tucker, Robert Carter Nicholas (1787-1857), Thomas Bell Monroe, James Monroe (1799-1870) and Stanley Matthews; third cousin thrice removed of Burwell Bassett and Samuel Nicholls Smallwood; fourth cousin of Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, Russell Benjamin Harrison, Henry De La Warr Flood, John Brady Grayson, Frederick Madison Roberts and Joel West Flood; fourth cousin once removed of Thomas Marshall, James Keith Marshall, John Strother Pendleton, Albert Gallatin Pendleton, Victor Monroe, Peter Myndert Dox, Edmund Randolph, Nathaniel Beverly Tucker, John Gardner Coolidge, Edith Wilson, Harry Flood Byrd and William Henry Harrison (1896-1990).
  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; Walker-Randolph family of Huntsville, Alabama (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Robert E. Burke
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Library of Congress
  John Carl Williams Hinshaw (1894-1956) — also known as Carl Hinshaw — of Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., July 28, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate and insurance business; U.S. Representative from California, 1939-56 (11th District 1939-43, 20th District 1943-56); defeated, 1936; died in office 1956; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1948. Died, of pneumonia and congestive heart failure, in the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., August 5, 1956 (age 62 years, 8 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Sarah Neeley (Sloan) Jack and Joseph Jack; married, February 6, 1868, to Josephine McKee; married, November 27, 1892, to Katharine Laird; father of Thomas Burrows Jack.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  McLain Jones (1855-1919) — of Springfield, Greene County, Mo. Born near Decatur, Macon County, Ill., February 13, 1855. Republican. Lawyer; real estate business; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Greene County 1st District, 1911-12, 1919; died in office 1919. Suffered a paralytic stroke, and died two days later, in St. Mary's Hospital, Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo., January 23, 1919 (age 63 years, 344 days). Interment at Maple Park Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, June 3, 1885, to Mary Elizabeth Abbott.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Hume Kedzie (1815-1903) — also known as John H. Kedzie — of Evanston, Cook County, Ill. Born in Stamford, Delaware County, N.Y., September 8, 1815. Republican. Lawyer; real estate developer; member of Illinois state house of representatives 7th District, 1877-78. Congregationalist. Scottish ancestry. Died in Evanston, Cook County, Ill., April 9, 1903 (age 87 years, 213 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Kedzie Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois, is named for him.  — Kedzie Street, in Evanston, Illinois, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward Austin Kelly (1892-1969) — also known as Edward A. Kelly — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 3, 1892. Democrat. Professional baseball player, 1912-16; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant; real estate and insurance business; U.S. Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1931-43, 1945-47; defeated, 1942, 1946. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., August 30, 1969 (age 77 years, 149 days). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of John J. Kelly and Nellie (O'Connor) Kelly; married, June 22, 1922, to Rosemary Eulert.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Alvan Kidder (1801-1871) — of Randolph, Norfolk County, Mass.; Peoria, Peoria County, Ill. Born in Randolph, Orange County, Vt., February 12, 1801. Democrat. Manufacturer; merchant; real estate business; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1835. Died in Peoria, Peoria County, Ill., November 18, 1871 (age 70 years, 279 days). Interment at Springdale Cemetery, Peoria, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of John Kidder and Ruth (Mann) Kidder; married, July 24, 1823, to Betsey Mann; nephew of Lyman Kidder; first cousin of Ira Kidder and Jefferson Parish Kidder; first cousin once removed of Lyman Kidder Bass, Silas Wright Kidder and Daniel S. Kidder; first cousin twice removed of Lyman Metcalfe Bass; second cousin of Francis Kidder; second cousin twice removed of Harley Walter Kidder; third cousin once removed of Isaiah Kidder, Ezra Kidder, David Kidder and Nathan Parker Kidder; fourth cousin of Charles Stetson, Arba Kidder, Luther Kidder, Joseph Souther Kidder, Pascal Paoli Kidder and Isaiah Stetson; fourth cousin once removed of Gold Selleck Silliman, Benjamin Silliman, Caleb Blodgett, Chauncey Fitch Cleveland, Orlando Burr Kidder, Adoniram Judson Kneeland and Isaiah Kidder Stetson.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Fred L. Kircher (1891-1960) — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Cissna Park, Iroquois County, Ill., November 18, 1891. Republican. Railway yardmaster; oil business; real estate business; candidate for mayor of Lansing, Mich., 1932, 1933, 1934, 1941 (primary); member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District, 1939-46; defeated in primary, 1946, 1950, 1952, 1954; candidate for Michigan state senate 14th District, 1957. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Odd Fellows. Died in 1960 (age about 68 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of Samuel W. Kircher; married 1918 to Ada P. Maher.
  Sylvester Lind (1808-1892) — of Lake Forest, Lake County, Ill. Born in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, November 2, 1808. Real estate business; mayor of Lake Forest, Ill., 1868-70, 1874-77, 1878-79, 1881-84. Died February 6, 1892 (age 83 years, 96 days). Burial location unknown.
  Charles Otto Lobeck (1852-1920) — also known as Charles O. Lobeck — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Andover, Henry County, Ill., April 6, 1852. Democrat. Traveling salesman; hardware business; real estate and insurance business; member of Nebraska state senate, 1893; candidate for Presidential Elector for Nebraska; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1911-19. Methodist. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., January 30, 1920 (age 67 years, 299 days). Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
  Relatives: Son of Otto Lobeck and Anna Lovisa (Gustavson) Lobeck; married, July 28, 1886, to Emma L. Palmer.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Martin B. Lohmann — of Pekin, Tazewell County, Ill. Born in Groveland Township, Tazewell County, Ill. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; member of Illinois state house of representatives 30th District, 1923-33; member of Illinois state senate 30th District, 1933-53. Member, Modern Woodmen; Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias; Knights of Khorassan. Burial location unknown.
William Lorimer William Lorimer (1861-1934) — also known as "The Blond Boss" — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Manchester, England, April 27, 1861. Republican. Real estate business; contractor; brick manufacturer; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1895-1901, 1903-09 (2nd District 1895-1901, 6th District 1903-09); delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1896, 1904, 1908; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1909-12. Scottish ancestry. He was accused of bribery in winning election to the Senate; in 1912, the Senate invalidated his election. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 13, 1934 (age 73 years, 139 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Ill.
  Relatives: Married to Susan Mooney.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Autobiographies and Portraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899)
  Samuel Edward Magill (1861-1913) — also known as Samuel E. Magill — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Erie, Erie County, Pa., February 18, 1861. Coal business; real estate business; U.S. Consul in Tampico, 1897-1907; Guadalajara, 1908-11; U.S. Consul General in San Salvador, 1907-08. Died in Hot Springs, Garland County, Ark., January 30, 1913 (age 51 years, 347 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William E. Magill and Louisa (Jones) Magill; married, June 30, 1887, to Julia Francis Groves.
  Judge Marshall McCowan (1855-1940) — also known as J. M. McCowan — of Emporia, Lyon County, Kan. Born in Newman, Douglas County, Ill., November 24, 1855. Democrat. Real estate dealer; newspaper editor; postmaster at Emporia, Kan., 1894-97; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1904 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1908 (alternate). Died in Emporia, Lyon County, Kan., June 3, 1940 (age 84 years, 192 days). Interment at Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of Jonathan McCown and Olive (Blackman) McCown; married, September 10, 1885, to Minnie E. Parker.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward Edwin Miller (1880-1946) — also known as Edward E. Miller — of East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Ill. Born in Creston, Union County, Iowa, July 22, 1880. Republican. Real estate and insurance business; private secretary to U.S. Rep. William A. Rodenberg; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1912; Illinois state treasurer, 1921-23; U.S. Representative from Illinois 22nd District, 1923-25. Died in St. Louis, Mo., August 1, 1946 (age 66 years, 10 days). Interment at St. Clair Memorial Park Cemetery, East St. Louis, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
W. L. Montgomery W. L. Montgomery (b. 1872) — of Chamberlain, Brule County, S.Dak. Born in Rock Island County, Ill., July 7, 1872. Republican. Real estate business; livestock dealer; banker; member of South Dakota state senate 14th District, 1903-04. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Montgomery and Martha (Parks) Montgomery; married, January 1, 1899, to Lorene M. King.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  Frank Munch (born c.1925) — of Palatine, Cook County, Ill. Born about 1925. Real estate broker; village president of Palatine, Illinois, 1985-87; charged with failing to disclose a loan and a partnership on financial disclosure forms; tried in January 1987 and found not guilty. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Walter H. Nill (1891-1964) — of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 13, 1891. Democrat. Patternmaker; real estate sales; Muskegon County Register of Deeds, 1937-46; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1949-62 (Muskegon County 2nd District 1949-54, Muskegon County 1st District 1955-62); candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Catholic. Member, Elks; Eagles; Moose; Woodmen; Foresters. Died in 1964 (age about 73 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 25, 1911, to Anna Neis.
  Albert Olms — of Palatine, Cook County, Ill. Druggist; real estate business; village president of Palatine, Illinois, 1893-94, 1899-1908. Burial location unknown.
  Ronald A. Oppedisano (born c.1956) — also known as Ron Oppedisano — of Norridge, Cook County, Ill. Born about 1956. Real estate broker; appraiser; village president of Norridge, Illinois, 2009-; appointed 2009. Still living as of 2009.
  Carlton Prouty (1864-1931) — of Winnetka, Cook County, Ill. Born in Washington, D.C., November 20, 1864. Republican. Lawyer; insurance business; real estate dealer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1908. In May, 1913, he was fined $500, and sentenced to three months in the county jail, for having violated the Illinois law which prohibits the remarriage of divorced persons within one year; he had married his former stenographer four days after being divorced from his first wife. Died in Evanston, Cook County, Ill., December 10, 1931 (age 67 years, 20 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Merrick Franklin Prouty and Anne Elizabeth (Jenks) Prouty; married 1913 to Mary Busscher; third cousin once removed of John Azro Prouty; fourth cousin of Charles Azro Prouty and George Herbert Prouty.
  Political family: Prouty family of Newport, Vermont.
  Kenneth Mills Regan (1893-1959) — also known as Kenneth M. Regan; Ken Regan — of Pecos, Reeves County, Tex.; Midland, Midland County, Tex. Born in Mt. Morris, Ogle County, Ill., March 6, 1893. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate business; oil producer; mayor of Pecos, Tex., 1929-32; member of Texas state senate, 1933-37; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Texas 16th District, 1947-55; lobbyist for Texas railroads. Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, N.M., August 15, 1959 (age 66 years, 162 days). Interment at Resthaven Memorial Park, Midland, Tex.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Michael A. Ruddy (b. 1900) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 2, 1900. Republican. Real estate agent; candidate for Illinois state house of representatives 4th District. Burial location unknown.
Charles E. Ryberg Charles E. Ryberg (b. 1870) — of Nome, Nome census area, Alaska; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 9, 1870. Real estate business; lawyer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 32, 1917-18. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  Earle Benjamin Searcy (b. 1887) — also known as Earl B. Searcy — of Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill. Born in Palmyra, Macoupin County, Ill., May 14, 1887. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate broker; member of Illinois state house of representatives 45th District, 1921-23; member of Illinois state senate 45th District, 1923-45; clerk of the Illinois supreme court; elected 1944. Christian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Disabled American Veterans. One of the founding members of the American Legion. Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of James Buchanan Searcy.
  Daniel A. Serritella (b. 1898) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., August 29, 1898. Republican. News dealer; real estate and insurance business; Chicago City Sealer, 1927-31; member of Illinois state senate 1st District, 1931-43; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1936. Italian ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, April 4, 1921, to Rose Indelli.
  John F. Seymour (b. 1937) — of Anaheim, Orange County, Calif.; Indian Wells, Riverside County, Calif. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 3, 1937. Republican. Real estate business; mayor of Anaheim, Calif., 1978-82; member of California state senate, 1982-90; U.S. Senator from California, 1991-92; defeated, 1992. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  William Sharon (1821-1885) — of Carrollton, Greene County, Ill.; Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif.; Virginia City, Storey County, Nev. Born in Smithfield, Jefferson County, Ohio, January 9, 1821. Republican. Lawyer; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; banker; mining business; real estate business; U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1875-81. Died in San Francisco, Calif., November 13, 1885 (age 64 years, 308 days). Original interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Father of Clara Adelaide Sharon (who married Francis Griffith Newlands).
  Cross-reference: Francis G. Newlands — David S. Terry
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Gary Skoien (born c.1954) — of Inverness, Cook County, Ill. Born about 1954. Republican. Real estate executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
  Leo J. Struif — of Alton, Madison County, Ill. Democrat. Real estate business; mayor of Alton, Ill., 1938-42, 1953-56; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1944. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Louis C. Sudler (1903-1992) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., 1903. Republican. Real estate business; singer; performed, Republican National Convention, 1952, 1956, 1960; philanthropist; helped make the Chicago Symphony world-famous. Died, from Alzheimer's disease, in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., August 25, 1992 (age about 89 years). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Married 1929 to Mary Ludington Barnes.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Maurice Jerome Walker (b. 1954) — also known as Maurice J. Walker — of San Leandro, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 3, 1954. Green. President, Local 616, Service Employees International Union; real estate appraiser; candidate for Governor of California, 2003. Still living as of 2003.
  William J. Warfield (b. 1883) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 7, 1883. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate broker; member of Illinois state house of representatives 5th District; elected 1934, 1940. African ancestry. Member, Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 11, 1923, to Ethel Terrell.
  Bernard F. Weber (b. 1853) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 6, 1853. Democrat. Real estate business; brick manufacturer; member of Illinois state house of representatives 6th District, 1881-84; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1912, 1916. Catholic. Member, Foresters; Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Michael Weber and Anna M. Weber; married, October 14, 1884, to Anna M. Kransz.
  Charles H. Weber — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Real estate business; vice-president and director, National Air Lines; vice-president, National Amusements, Inc.; secretary-treasurer, Mark Time Parking Meter Corp.; owner of gasoline service station; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1932; member of Illinois state house of representatives 6th District; elected 1934, 1940; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1952, 1956. Burial location unknown.
  Emmett Whealan (1875-1950) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 4, 1875. Democrat. Printing business; real estate business; Cook County Commissioner, 1919-31; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1928, 1932. Member, Typographical Union; Knights of Columbus; Ancient Order of Hibernians. Died in 1950 (age about 75 years). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of James Whealan and Johanna (Dewey) Whealan; married, November 8, 1905, to Catherine McDonald.
  Tilford Albert Willmore (b. 1869) — also known as T. A. Willmore — of Hebron, Thayer County, Neb. Born in Clinton, DeWitt County, Ill., November 18, 1869. Democrat. School teacher; postmaster; real estate and insurance business; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1932. Christian. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Willmore and Sarah J. (Wright) Willmore; married, September 14, 1893, to Maude Woodward.
  Lee T. Witty (1859-1931) — of Memphis, Scotland County, Mo. Born in Newmansville, Cass County, Ill., May 20, 1859. Democrat. School teacher; farmer; real estate business; immigration agent for Missouri Pacific Railroad; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Scotland County, 1903-06, 1923-24, 1927-31; died in office 1931. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died in Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo., May 8, 1931 (age 71 years, 353 days). Interment at Memphis Cemetery, Memphis, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of William J. Witty and Sarah Harris (Munsey) Witty; married, August 30, 1883, to Eudorah 'Dora' Struble.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Marcus White Woods (1870-1956) — also known as Mark W. Woods — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Bonus Township, Boone County, Ill., January 23, 1870. Republican. Builder; real estate developer; telephone business; financier; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1924, 1928 (speaker), 1932. Member, Kiwanis; Elks; Woodmen of the World. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., June 29, 1956 (age 86 years, 158 days). Interment at Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Luella Biddle.
Frederick G. Ziebig Frederick G. Ziebig (b. 1860) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Geneseo, Henry County, Ill., August 21, 1860. Democrat. Real estate dealer; treasurer of Missouri Democratic Party, 1896-1900; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 32nd District, 1922-23; resigned 1923. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 19, 1888, to Virginia McKinney.
  Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1923
  Charles O. Zollar (1914-1988) — of Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Mich.; Benton Township, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 6, 1914. Republican. Fruit farmer; real estate business; member of Michigan state senate 22nd District, 1965-78; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1972; supervisor of Benton Township, Michigan, 1981. Lutheran. Member, Elks; Rotary; American Legion; Moose; Fraternal Order of Police; Farm Bureau. Died in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Mich., February 24, 1988 (age 74 years, 49 days). Interment at Riverview Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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