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Charles H. Aldrich (1850-1929) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in LaGrange
County, Ind., August
28, 1850.
Lawyer;
U.S. Solicitor General, 1892-93.
Member, American Bar
Association; Union League.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
13, 1929 (age 78 years, 228
days).
Interment somewhere
in Orland, Ind.
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Benjamin Phillip Alschuler (1876-1967) —
also known as Benjamin P. Alschuler; Ben
Alschuler —
of Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., November
8, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Judge, Illinois Court of Claims, 1913-17; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1932;
delegate
to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;
vice-president and counsel, Western United Gas and
Electric Co.; director, publishing
companies and newspapers.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks;
Union League.
Died April
17, 1967 (age 90 years, 160
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Russell Arrington (1906-1979) —
also known as W. Russell Arrington —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Gillespie, Macoupin
County, Ill., July 4,
1906.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1945-54; member of Illinois
state senate, 1955-67, 1967-73 (6th District 1955-57, 4th
District 1957-67, 1st District 1967-73).
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Eta Sigma; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Union League.
Died in October, 1979
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of William Parnell Arrington and Ethel Louise (Fanning) Arrington;
married to Ruth Marion Browne. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Washington Irving Babb (1844-1925) —
also known as W. I. Babb —
of Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa; Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Des Moines
County, Iowa, October
2, 1844.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1884; district judge in Iowa 2nd
District, 1891-94; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1895.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Union League.
Died September
4, 1925 (age 80 years, 337
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.
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Alex Davison Bailey (b. 1882) —
also known as Alex D. Bailey —
of La Grange, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Salem, Kenosha
County, Wis., February
14, 1882.
Engineer;
utility
company executive; village
president of La Grange, Illinois, 1935-37.
Member, Newcomen
Society; Tau Beta
Pi; Union League.
Burial location unknown.
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Harold Griffith Baker (b. 1899) —
also known as Harold G. Baker —
of Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill., February
16, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, 1926-31.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Union League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin D. Baker and Gertrude (McLean) Baker; married, December
10, 1927, to Bernice Kraft. |
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Ephraim Banning (b. 1849) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in McDonough
County, Ill., July 21,
1849.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; member, Illinois
State Board of Charities, 1897-1901; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1900.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Union League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ephraim Banning and Louisa Caroline (Walker) Banning; married, October
22, 1878, to Lucretia T. Lindsley; married, September
5, 1889, to Emilie B. Jenne. |
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George Andrew Barr (b. 1873) —
also known as George A. Barr —
of Joliet, Will
County, Ill.
Born in Manhattan, Will
County, Ill., May 25,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Will
County State's Attorney, 1908-12; chair of
Will County Republican Party, 1912-24; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 41st District,
1920-22; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1924,
1936;
University
of Illinois trustee, 1924-36.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
Union League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Barr and Jane (McGrath) Barr; married, October
16, 1902, to Mary Worrell Speer. |
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George Francis Barrett (b. 1907) —
also known as George F. Barrett —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
17, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1932,
1944,
1948,
1956;
delegate
to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; Illinois
state attorney general, 1941-49.
Member, American Bar
Association; Zeta
Psi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Union League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Francis Barrett and Mary Frances (Sullivan) Barrett;
married, February
11, 1937, to Marcia Bates. |
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Orrin N. Carter (b. 1854) —
of Morris, Grundy
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Jefferson
County, N.Y., January
22, 1854.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Grundy
County Superintendent of Schools, 1880-82; Grundy
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1882-88; Cook
County Judge, 1894-1905; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1906-24.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Union League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benajah Carter and Isabel (Cole) Carter; married, August
1, 1881, to Nettie J. Steven. |
| | | Image source: Illinois Blue Book
1919 |
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Roy Clippinger (1886-1962) —
of Carmi, White
County, Ill.
Born in Fairfield, Wayne
County, Ill., January
13, 1886.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 24th District, 1946-49.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Union League.
Died in Carmi, White
County, Ill., December
24, 1962 (age 76 years, 345
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, McLeansboro, Ill.
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Charles F. Clyne (b. 1877) —
of Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Maple Park, Kane
County, Ill., July 26,
1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1913-14; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1914-22.
Member, American Bar
Association; Union League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. Clyne and Mary (Fitzgerald) Clyne. |
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Edwin Stapleton Conway (b. 1850) —
also known as Edwin S. Conway —
of Oak Park, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Ontario,
1850.
Republican. Secretary and general superintendent, W. W. Kimball Piano
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1896;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois.
Baptist.
Member, Union League.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter J. Cummings Jr. (1916-1999) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
29, 1916.
Lawyer;
U.S. Solicitor General, 1952-53; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1966-86.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Union League.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
24, 1999 (age 82 years, 207
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Crawford Denson (1839-1917) —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.; Nevada; San
Francisco, Calif.; Easton (now part of Burlingame), San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Ursa, Adams
County, Ill., September
23, 1839.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in California 6th District, 1876-81; superior court
judge in California, 1881-83; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1885-86; Ormsby County District
Attorney, 1886-88; director and general counsel, Pacific Coast Steel
Company.
Member, Freemasons;
Union League.
Died in Easton (now part of Burlingame), San Mateo
County, Calif., July 26,
1917 (age 77 years, 306
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur Dixon (b. 1837) —
also known as "Watch-Dog of the City
Treasury" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in County Fermanagh, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), March
27, 1837.
Republican. Grocer; transfer
business; member, Chicago Common Council, 1867-91; president of
council, 1874-80; director, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad;
director, Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway,
1900-17; director, Metropolitan National Bank;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 96th District, 1871-73; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1880;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois.
Methodist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Union League.
Burial location unknown.
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George William Dixon (born c.1866) —
also known as George W. Dixon —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., about 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; transfer
business; member of Illinois
state senate 1st District, 1903-07; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Illinois.
Methodist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Union League; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas John Dixon (b. 1869) —
also known as Thomas J. Dixon —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
9, 1869.
Republican. Transfer
business; Chicago alderman; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1904.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Union League.
Burial location unknown.
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John Villiers Farwell (1825-1908) —
also known as John V. Farwell;
"Dutch" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Painted Post, Steuben
County, N.Y., July 29,
1825.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; mayor
of Lake Forest, Ill., 1871-72.
Presbyterian.
Member, Union League.
Died in Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill., August
20, 1908 (age 83 years, 22
days).
Interment at Lake
Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Ill.
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George Aaron Gibbs (b. 1857) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1857.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate, 1890.
Member, Union League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Aaron Gibbs and Catherine (Gulliver) Gibbs; married 1881 to Belle
Smith. |
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Richard Philip Gormully (1847-1900) —
also known as R. Philip Gormully —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Devon, England,
February
24, 1847.
President, Gormully & Jeffery, manufacturers
of bicycles; Honorary
Consul for Venezuela in Chicago,
Ill., 1894-1900.
Member, Union League.
Died in Montreal, Quebec,
August
29, 1900 (age 53 years, 186
days).
Entombed at Calvary
Cemetery, Evanston, Ill.
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John Murchison Grimm (b. 1866) —
also known as John M. Grimm —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Henry
County, Ill., December
21, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; Linn
County Attorney, 1893-98; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1929-32; appointed 1929; resigned 1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis;
Union League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Henry Grimm and Catherine (McLennan) Grimm; married, December
28, 1894, to Orphea Bealer. |
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Elbridge Hanecy (b. 1852) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Wisconsin, March
15, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1893-1903; candidate for mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1901; superior court judge in Illinois, 1903-04.
Member, Union League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Hanecy and Mary (Wales) Hanecy; married, March 1,
1876, to Sarah Barton. |
| | | Image source: Lamar (Colorado)
Register, March 27, 1901 |
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James Guthrie Harbord (1866-1947) —
also known as James G. Harbord —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born near Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., March
21, 1866.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
general in the U.S. Army during World War I; president (1923-30), and
chairman (1930-47), Radio Corporation of America; director, Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad;
director, Bankers Trust Co.;
director, National Broadcasting
Co.; director, Radio-Keith-Orpheum, Inc. (RKO); director, New York
Life Insurance
Co.; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1924,
1932;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Union League.
Died in Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y., August
20, 1947 (age 81 years, 152
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Albert Wahl Hawkes (1878-1971) —
also known as Albert W. Hawkes —
of Montclair, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
20, 1878.
Republican. Business
executive; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1943-49; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Newcomen
Society; Union League.
Died in Palm Desert, Riverside
County, Calif., May 9,
1971 (age 92 years, 170
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Upper Montclair, N.J.
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John J. Healy (b. 1865) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
28, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1888
(alternate), 1908;
Cook
County State's Attorney, 1905.
Member, Union League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Maurice J. Healy and Mary Healy. |
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Henry H. Heimann (1891-1958) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Aviston, Clinton
County, Ill., September
26, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer; accountant;
business
executive; economist;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928,
1932
(alternate); Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1929-31.
Member, Rotary;
Union League.
Died in Winnipeg, Manitoba,
September
12, 1958 (age 66 years, 351
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Grover Cleveland Helm (1884-1955) —
also known as Grover C. Helm —
of Mackinaw, Tazewell
County, Ill.; Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Streator, La Salle
County, Ill., November
2, 1884.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
mayor of Mackinaw, Ill., 1912.; wholesale
produce business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1952.
Christian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, American
Bankers Association; Union League.
Died in 1955
(age about
70 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Grover
Cleveland |
| | | Relatives: Son of Alexander Helm and
Marguerite (Rankin) Helm; married to Anna Puterbaugh. |
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Samuel Insull (1859-1938) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Kenilworth, Cook
County, Ill.; near Libertyville, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in London, England,
November
11, 1859.
Republican. Associate of Thomas Edison and executive of electric
utilities; one of the founders of the company that became General
Electric; also had major holdings in railroads;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1904;
when his utility holding company collapsed, wiping out the
stockholders, he fled
the country; indicted
in 1932 on fraud
and embezzlement
charges;
ultimately extradited
from Turkey in 1934; tried in
Chicago and found not guilty.
Congregationalist.
Member, Union League.
Died from a heart
attack, in the Place de la Concorde station
on the Paris Métro subway system, Paris, France,
July
16, 1938 (age 78 years, 247
days).
Interment at Putney
Vale Cemetery, London, England.
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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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Christian Cecil Kohlsaat (b. 1844) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Edwards
County, Ill., January
8, 1844.
Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
probate judge in Illinois, 1890-99; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1899-1905;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1905.
Member, Union League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Reimer Kohlsaat and Sarah (Hall) Kohlsaat; married 1871 to
Frances S. Smith. |
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Walter J. LaBuy (1888-1967) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Beaver Dam, Dodge
County, Wis., July 25,
1888.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1920
(alternate), 1932;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1933-44; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1944.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Union League.
Died September
29, 1967 (age 79 years, 66
days).
Interment at St.
Adalbert's Cemetery, Niles, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob LaBuy. |
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George Wilson Mead (1871-1961) —
also known as George W. Mead —
of Grand Rapids (now Wisconsin Rapids), Wood
County, Wis.; Wisconsin Rapids, Wood
County, Wis.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
22, 1871.
Republican. Paper
manufacturer; banker; mayor
of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., 1926-32; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1932.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Theta
Delta Chi; Union League.
Died in Wisconsin Rapids, Wood
County, Wis., October
2, 1961 (age 90 years, 222
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
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George Jacob Mecherle (b. 1877) —
also known as George J. Mecherle —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., June 7,
1877.
Republican. Farmer;
founder (1922), president (1922-37), and chairman, State Farm Mutual
Automobile
Insurance Company; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1944,
1948.
Presbyterian.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Moose;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Union League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Christian Thomas Mecherle and Susan Johnson (Hull) Mecherle;
married, November
6, 1901, to May Edith Perry; married, January
8, 1944, to Sylvia H. Caldwell. |
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Vernon Lewis Nickell (1891-1969) —
also known as Vernon L. Nickell —
of Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Bellflower, McLean
County, Ill., March 2,
1891.
Republican. School
teacher; athletic
coach; superintendent
of schools; Illinois
superintendent of public instruction, 1943-59; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; Kappa
Delta Pi; Kappa
Phi Kappa; Exchange
Club; Union League; Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., August
15, 1969 (age 78 years, 166
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Urbana, Ill.
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Warren Henry Orr (b. 1886) —
also known as Warren H. Orr —
of Hamilton, Hancock
County, Ill.; Carthage, Hancock
County, Ill.; Rock Island, Rock
Island County, Ill.; Wilmette, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo., November
5, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; Hancock
County Judge, 1919-30; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1924;
justice
of Illinois state supreme court 4th District, 1930-39; chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1933-39; president,
Belmont National Bank of
Chicago.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Union League; Kiwanis.
Interment at Hamilton
Cemetery, Hamilton, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of James H. Orr and Louisa E. (Watson) Orr; married, September
10, 1914, to Dorothy Wallace. |
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Alexander Hamilton Revell (b. 1858) —
also known as Alexander H. Revell —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
6, 1858.
Republican. Merchant;
furniture
manufacturer; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 29th District,
1920-22.
Member, Union League.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Alexander
Hamilton |
| | | Relatives: Son of David Revell and
Margaret (Dorgan) Revell; married to Maude
Richardson. |
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Chester Harvey Rowell (1867-1948) —
also known as Chester H. Rowell —
of Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.; Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., November
1, 1867.
College
instructor; newspaper
editor and publisher; member of California
Republican State Committee, 1906-11; delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1912,
1928,
1936;
delegate to Progressive National Convention from California, 1912;
member, University of California Board of Regents, 1914-48; California
Republican state chair, 1916-18; member, U.S. Shipping Board,
1920-21.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Tau Delta; Union League.
Died in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., April
12, 1948 (age 80 years, 163
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Fred W. Upham (1861-1925) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., January
29, 1861.
Republican. Lumber
business; president, City Fuel Company, coal
dealers; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1892,
1912,
1916,
1920
(chair, Arrangements
Committee), 1924;
member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1919; Treasurer
of Republican National Committee, 1920-24; member of Republican
National Committee from Illinois, 1924.
Member, Union League; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Loyal
Legion.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
15, 1925 (age 64 years, 17
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Roy Owen West (1868-1958) —
also known as Roy O. West —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Georgetown, Vermilion
County, Ill., October
27, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
member, Cook County Board of Review, 1898-1914; Illinois
Republican state chair, 1904-14; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1908,
1912,
1916,
1928
(speaker);
member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1910; member of Republican
National Committee from Illinois, 1912-16, 1928-32; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1928-29.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Union League.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
29, 1958 (age 90 years, 33
days).
Burial location unknown.
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