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Politicians in the Tobacco Industry in Illinois

Benjamin W. Alpiner (1867-1946) — also known as Ben W. Alpiner — of Kankakee, Kankakee County, Ill. Born in 1867. Democrat. Tobacco dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1916 (alternate), 1920; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; member of Illinois state house of representatives 20th District; elected 1934; elected unopposed 1940. Died July 15, 1946 (age about 79 years). Interment at Kankakee Memorial Garden, Kankakee, Ill.   Relatives: Son of Solomon Alpiner and Henrietta Alpiner.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   John Mahlon Barnes (1866-1934) — also known as J. Mahlon Barnes — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Washington, D.C. Born in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa., June 22, 1866. Socialist. Cigar maker; Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1898; delegate to Socialist National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912. Member, Knights of Labor. Died, from a stroke, in Washington, D.C., February 22, 1934 (age 67 years, 245 days). Cremated.   See also Wikipedia article   Bernard Berlyn — of Illinois. Born in Netherlands. Socialist. Cigar maker; delegate to Socialist National Convention from Illinois, 1912, 1920; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1920. Burial location unknown.   Julian Shakespeare Carr (1845-1924) — also known as Julian S. Carr; Jule Carr — of Durham, Durham County, N.C. Born in Durham, Durham County, N.C., October 12, 1845. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; co-owner and president of the company which made "Bull Durham" tobacco; founder of the Durham Cotton Manufacturing Company and Durham Hosiery Mills; involved in railroads, utilities, and banking; mayor of Durham, N.C., 1873; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1888, 1904, 1912 (Honorary Vice-President), 1916; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1900. Methodist. Member, United Confederate Veterans. Died, of pneumonia, in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 29, 1924 (age 78 years, 200 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, N.C.   Relatives: Son of John Wesley Carr and Elizabeth Pannill (Bullock) Carr; married, February 18, 1873, to Nancy Graham 'Nannie' Parrish (daughter of Doctor Claiborne Parrish); nephew of Robert Bullock; first cousin of William Simeon Bullock.   Political family: Bullock-Parrish family of Durham, North Carolina.   The town of Carrboro, North Carolina, is named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   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   Michael Kenna (1857-1946) — also known as "Hinky-Dink" — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., 1857. Democrat. Saloon keeper; cigar dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1908, 1912, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1940. Died, in the Blackstone Hotel, Chicago, Cook County, Ill., October 9, 1946 (age about 89 years). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Ill.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

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