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  Thomas Stinson Allen (b. 1865) — also known as Thomas S. Allen; T. S. Allen — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Paynes Point, Ogle County, Ill., April 30, 1865. Democrat. Lawyer; Nebraska Democratic state chair, 1904-09, 1921-32; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1912 (alternate), 1924 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1932, 1940; U.S. Attorney for Nebraska, 1915-21. Baptist. Member, Modern Woodmen of America; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Franklin Allen and Harriet Maria (Ely) Allen; married, June 28, 1898, to Mary Elizabeth Bryan (sister of William Jennings Bryan).
  Political family: Bryan-Jennings family of Illinois.
  Vincent Edward Baker (b. 1921) — also known as Vincent E. Baker — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Robinson, Crawford County, Ill., September 26, 1921. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Missouri state senate 10th District, 1955-56; candidate for Missouri state attorney general, 1956; candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1980. Christian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 29, 1948, to Frances Jean Egan.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Mary Ann (Swartz) Beaver and Jesse Beaver; married 1863 to Frances Mary Twombly.
Edward J. Brundage 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.
  Relatives: Son of Victor D. Brundage and Maria L. (Armstrong) Brundage; married, December 17, 1913, to Germaine Vernier.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Illinois Blue Book 1919
  Marcy Bradshaw Darnall (1872-1960) — also known as Marcy B. Darnall — of Key West, Monroe County, Fla. Born in Edgar County, Ill., January 27, 1872. Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; postmaster at Key West, Fla., 1913-21. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; American Legion; United Spanish War Veterans; Civitan; Elks. Died, in Coffee Memorial Hospital, Florence, Lauderdale County, Ala., January 18, 1960 (age 87 years, 356 days). Interment at Greenview Memorial Gardens, Florence, Ala.
  Relatives: Married to Lutie Milliken.
  Frank S. Ebersole (b. 1875) — of Goshen, Elkhart County, Ind. Born in Sterling, Whiteside County, Ill., November 28, 1875. Republican. School teacher; director and secretary, Goshen Milk Condensing Co.; board member, Goshen Hospital; mayor of Goshen, Ind., 1943-44. Mennonite. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Asa E. Fickling (1877-1963) — also known as "Earthquake Mayor" — of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Cambridge, Henry County, Ill., July 12, 1877. Lumber dealer; mayor of Long Beach, Calif., 1930-33. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Toastmasters. Died November 14, 1963 (age 86 years, 125 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Edward A. Fickling and Mary I. (Shannon) Fickling; married, February 26, 1931, to Marguerite Johnson.
  Samuel Gompers (1850-1924) — Born in London, England, January 27, 1850. Democrat. Cigar maker; Founder and president, American Federation of Labor; candidate for delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons. Died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., December 13, 1924 (age 74 years, 321 days). Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.; memorial monument at Gompers Square, Washington, D.C.; statue at Gompers Park, Chicago, Ill.
  Samuel Gompers High School (built 1930, closed about 2012), in Bronx, New York, was named for him.  — Gompers School (also known as Eastern High School), Baltimore, Maryland, was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Richard Henry Hanna (b. 1878) — also known as R. H. Hanna — of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M. Born in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Ill., July 31, 1878. Democrat. Lawyer; justice of New Mexico state supreme court, 1912-19; chief justice of New Mexico Supreme Court, 1917; candidate for Governor of New Mexico, 1920; candidate for U.S. Senator from New Mexico, 1921; member of Democratic National Committee from New Mexico, 1928-32. Member, Alpha Tau Omega; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Bird Hanna and Belle (Hall) Hanna; married, February 8, 1905, to Clara Zimmer.
  Park Livingston (b. 1906) — of Hinsdale, DuPage County, Ill.; La Grange, Cook County, Ill. Born in Philip, Haakon County, S.Dak., December 9, 1906. Republican. Lawyer; vice-president and general counsel, Dean Milk Company, Chicago; University of Illinois trustee, 1941-. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Theta Chi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George H. Livingston and Grace (Sheehan) Livingston; married, December 19, 1936, to Elizabeth Murdock.
  Hugh Magill Luckey (1873-1946) — also known as Hugh M. Luckey — of Potomac, Vermilion County, Ill. Born near Potomac, Vermilion County, Ill., November 2, 1873. Republican. Member of Illinois state house of representatives 22nd District; elected 1934; Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1936, 1938 (primary). Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Modern Woodmen of America; Farm Bureau. Died, from a heart ailment, in Lake View Hospital, Danville, Vermilion County, Ill., December 29, 1946 (age 73 years, 57 days). Interment at Potomac Cemetery, Potomac, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of George Luckey and Mary (Morehead) Luckey; married, September 5, 1898, to Laura W. Smith.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Melville W. Mix (b. 1865) — of Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Ind. Born in Atlanta, Logan County, Ill., November 16, 1865. Democrat. Manufacturer; mayor of Mishawaka, Ind., 1902-05. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; American Academy of Political and Social Science. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Walter W. Mix and Mary E. (Dodge) Mix; married 1887 to Zella Louise Kenyon.
  George H. Pace (1916-2005) — of Hannibal, Marion County, Mo. Born in Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Ill., November 21, 1916. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; motel owner; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Marion County; elected 1964. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Kiwanis; American Legion. Died, in Beth Haven Nursing Home, Hannibal, Marion County, Mo., September 6, 2005 (age 88 years, 289 days). Interment at Grandview Burial Park, Near Hannibal, Ralls County, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, April 16, 1944, to Dazzie Viola Rosser.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Robert Sabonjian Robert V. Sabonjian (1916-1992) — also known as "The Rock" — of Waukegan, Lake County, Ill. Born in Waukegan, Lake County, Ill., January 4, 1916. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; dry cleaning business; acting postmaster at Waukegan, Ill., 1952-53; mayor of Waukegan, Ill., 1957-77, 1985-89; defeated, 1977; bank director; candidate for U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1966. Disciples of Christ. Armenian ancestry. Member, Eagles; Moose; Disabled American Veterans; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners. Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., August 19, 1992 (age 76 years, 228 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Lazurus Sabonjian and Zaruhey (Mooradian) Sabonjian; married, June 7, 1947, to Lorene Terrill; father of Robert Sabonjian Jr..
  Image source: City of Waukegan
  Edgar Backus Schermerhorn (1851-1923) — also known as Edgar B. Schermerhorn — of Galena, Cherokee County, Kan. Born in Channahon, Will County, Ill., November 19, 1851. Organizer, Citizens Bank of Galena; member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1903-05; Chairman, Kansas Board of Control, 1905-11. Episcopalian. Dutch ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Ancient Order of United Workmen. Died, of heart failure, in Galena, Cherokee County, Kan., February 1, 1923 (age 71 years, 74 days). Entombed at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Webb City, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac B. Schermerhorn and Jane B. Schermerhorn; married, November 21, 1878, to Abbie Brown Simpson; married, November 19, 1919, to Ella Marie Brace Sumner.
  Schermerhorn Park, in Galena, Kansas, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William A. Simonton (1871-1951) — also known as "Cap" — of Wilmington, New Castle County, Del. Born in Peoria, Peoria County, Ill., September 28, 1871. Republican. Executive at Du Pont chemical company; director of Delaware Maryland Virginia Railroad; member of Delaware state senate from New Castle County 1st District, 1923-38. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Elks. Died, following a heart attack, at Delaware Hospital, Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., October 9, 1951 (age 80 years, 11 days). Interment at Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Owls Nest, Del.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Richard Simonton and Lucy (Richardson) Simonton; married, December 10, 1892, to Hettie May Hull.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harry Herbert Stahl (1875-1960) — also known as Harry H. Stahl — of Freeport, Stephenson County, Ill. Born in Lena, Stephenson County, Ill., October 4, 1875. Mayor of Freeport, Ill., 1915-19; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 12th District, 1920-22. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons. Died, in a hospital at Freeport, Stephenson County, Ill., November 4, 1960 (age 85 years, 31 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Freeport, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Sarah Elizabeth (Gishwiller) Stahl and John Luther Stahl; married, September 14, 1904, to Ethel May Cowell.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Fred E. Sterling Frederick E. Sterling (b. 1869) — also known as Fred E. Sterling — of Rockford, Winnebago County, Ill. Born in Dixon, Lee County, Ill., June 29, 1869. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1912, 1920 (member, Credentials Committee); member of Illinois Republican State Central Committee, 1914-16; Illinois Republican state chair, 1916; Illinois state treasurer, 1919-21; Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1921-33. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Modern Woodmen; Moose; Kiwanis; Elks; Royal League. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Illinois Blue Book 1919
  Edward Thomas Taylor (1858-1941) — also known as Edward T. Taylor — of Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colo. Born in Metamora, Woodford County, Ill., June 19, 1858. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Colorado state senate, 1896-1908; U.S. Representative from Colorado, 1909-41 (at-large 1909-15, 4th District 1915-41); died in office 1941. Methodist. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died September 3, 1941 (age 83 years, 76 days). Interment at Rosebud Cemetery, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of Henry R. Taylor and Anna (Evans) Taylor; married, October 19, 1892, to Etta (Tabor) Durfee.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Frederick H. Wagener (1898-1982) — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in O'Fallon, St. Clair County, Ill., November 27, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; secretary of Nebraska Republican Party, 1936-37; secretary to U.S. Sen. Kenneth S. Wherry, 1943-46; Lancaster County Attorney, 1947; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1948. Congregationalist. Member, Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi; American Legion; Lions; Elks; Optimist Club; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners. Died in 1982 (age about 83 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John A. F. Wagener and Hester (Rable) Wagener; married, October 25, 1925, to Ella E. Hardin.
  O. Lloyd Welsh (1899-1968) — of Bloomington, McLean County, Ill. Born near Sciota, McDonough County, Ill., June 29, 1899. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; president and general manager of Prairie Lumber and Fuel Company, which sells feed and fertilizer, coal, and building materials; mayor of Bloomington, Ill., 1953-57. Christian. Member, Kiwanis; American Legion; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons. Died in Normal, McLean County, Ill., December 17, 1968 (age 69 years, 171 days). Interment at Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Byron Welsh and Dora (Hauser) Welsh; married, June 16, 1921, to Hazel Jury.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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