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Theodore Gilbert Beaver (b. 1834) —
also known as T. G. Beaver —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Union
County, Pa., 1834.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1884, 1889.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal Arcanum; Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary Ann (Swartz) Beaver and Jesse Beaver; married 1863 to
Frances Mary Twombly. |
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John Henry Colvin (b. 1839) —
also known as John H. Colvin —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y., October
25, 1839.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Chicago
alderman, 1882-88; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1904.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Foresters;
Royal Arcanum; Knights
of Honor.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Frederick Haas (b. 1857) —
also known as Joseph F. Haas —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
15, 1857.
Republican. Member of Illinois
state senate 25th District, 1903-06; Cook
County Clerk, 1906-10; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Illinois; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1912;
Cook
County Recorder of Deeds, 1917.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arcanum; Royal
League.
Burial location unknown.
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George E. Q. Johnson (b. 1874) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Harcourt, Webster
County, Iowa, July 11,
1874.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1927-31; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1932-33.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Royal Arcanum; Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Johnson and Mathilda (Linderholm) Johnson; married, September
8, 1906, to Elizabeth M. Swanstrom. |
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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 G. Legner (b. 1858) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Neustadt, Prussia (now Wejherowo, Poland),
August
15, 1858.
Democrat. Brewer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; delegate to Gold
Democrat National Convention from Illinois, 1896; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1904,
1924
(alternate).
Lutheran.
Member, Royal Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William G. Legner and Flora (Noetzel) Legner; married, September
1, 1882, to Dora Leusch. |
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Andrew Custer Metzger (b. 1873) —
also known as Andrew C. Metzger —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
18, 1873.
Republican. Partner in Walsh & Metzger plumbing
and heating firm; member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1925, 1941; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1928;
delegate
to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Royal Arcanum; Woodmen;
Royal
League.
Burial location unknown.
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August William Miller (b. 1861) —
also known as August W. Miller —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 8,
1861.
Republican. Wholesale
milliner; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1904
(alternate), 1908,
1916.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arcanum; Foresters;
Royal
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George M. Miller and Barbara (Blettner) Miller; married 1884 to
Pauline Steinhagen. |
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Daniel A. Roberts (b. 1884) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
15, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
elected Illinois
state house of representatives 23rd District 1934; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1948.
Member, Royal Arcanum; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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William Henry Weber (b. 1856) —
also known as William H. Weber —
of Blue Island, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Orland Township, Cook
County, Ill., August
7, 1856.
Republican. School
teacher; member, Cook County Board of Assessors, 1899-1925;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1904,
1908,
1912,
1916,
1932
(alternate), 1940.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1878 to Minnie
A. Schoentgen; married, November
16, 1916, to Kate M. Longfellow; married to Mrs. E.
Mohler. |
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