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Christian Reformed Politicians in Illinois
(Christian Reformed Church;
Reformed Church in America;
Dutch Reformed Church)

Conrad F. Becker (1905-1965) — of Red Bud, Randolph County, Ill. Born in Red Bud, Randolph County, Ill., November 11, 1905. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1940; Illinois state treasurer, 1945-47; chair of Randolph County Republican Party, 1950. Christian Reformed. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows. Died in 1965 (age about 59 years). Interment at St. Peter Cemetery, Red Bud, Ill.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Everett McKinley Dirksen (1896-1969) — also known as Everett M. Dirksen; "The Wizard of Ooze" — of Pekin, Tazewell County, Ill. Born in Pekin, Tazewell County, Ill., January 4, 1896. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant; U.S. Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1933-49; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1940 (alternate), 1948, 1952 (speaker), 1956 (speaker), 1960 (member, Credentials Committee), 1964 (delegation chair), 1968 (delegation chair); U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1951-69; died in office 1969. Christian Reformed. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Moose; American Bar Association; Odd Fellows; Izaak Walton League. Died, of lung cancer, at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., September 7, 1969 (age 73 years, 246 days). Interment at Glendale Memorial Gardens, Pekin, Ill.   Relatives: Father of Joy Dirksen (who married Howard Henry Baker Jr.).   Political family: Baker-Dirksen family of Huntsville and Alcoa, Tennessee.   Cross-reference: Harold E. Rainville   The Dirksen Senate Office Building (opened 1958), in Washington, D.C., is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile   Books about Everett Dirksen: Byron C. Hulsey, Everett Dirksen and His Presidents: How a Senate Giant Shaped American Politics   Image source: U.S. postage stamp (1981)   Paul Brentwood Henry (1942-1993) — also known as Paul B. Henry — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich.; Rockford, Kent County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., July 9, 1942. Republican. Served in the Peace Corps; member of Michigan state board of education, 1975-78; appointed 1975; resigned 1978; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1976; member of Michigan state house of representatives 91st District, 1979-82; member of Michigan state senate 32nd District, 1983-85; resigned 1985; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1985-93 (5th District 1985-93, 3rd District 1993); died in office 1993. Christian Reformed. Died July 31, 1993 (age 51 years, 22 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier   Frank M. Ozinga (b. 1914) — of Evergreen Park, Cook County, Ill. Born in Illinois, August 30, 1914. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois state senate, 1957-83 (6th District 1957-73, 8th District 1973-83). Christian Reformed. Member, American Bar Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Martin Ozinga Jr. (b. 1921) — of Evergreen Park, Cook County, Ill. Born in Evergreen Park, Cook County, Ill., May 4, 1921. Delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 6th District, 1969-70. Christian Reformed. Member, Lions. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. Alfred Rider Page (1859-1931) — also known as Alfred R. Page — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in Carlinville, Macoupin County, Ill., October 7, 1859. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state senate 19th District, 1905-08; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1910-23; resigned 1923; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1st Department, 1916-23; law partner of George L. Ingraham, 1923-25. Christian Reformed. Member, Chi Psi; Freemasons. Died, of pneumonia, in Southampton Hospital, Southampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., February 3, 1931 (age 71 years, 119 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Charles Page and Angeline (Rider) Page; married, April 27, 1886, to Elizabeth M. Rose.   Image source: New York Red Book 1907

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