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Willie Taplin Barrow (1924-2015) —
also known as Willie T. Barrow; Willie Beatrice
Taplin —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Burton, Washington
County, Tex., December
7, 1924.
Democrat. Minister;
civil rights activist; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1972,
1984,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Illinois, 2004-08.
Female.
Church
of God. African
ancestry. Member, Urban League.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
12, 2015 (age 90 years, 95
days).
Interment at Oak
Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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William H. Chamberlain (1931-c.1979) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., January
22, 1931.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1964;
secretary
of state of Illinois, 1964-65; circuit judge in Illinois, 1965.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Urban League; American
Judicature Society.
Died about 1979 (age about 48
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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Cardiss Collins (1931-2013) —
also known as Cardiss Hortense Robertson —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
24, 1931.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1973-97; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1996,
2000,
2004;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Illinois, 2004.
Female.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP;
Urban League.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
2, 2013 (age 81 years, 131
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William E. King (born c.1891) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Oak Ridge, Morehouse
Parish, La., about 1891.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1925-27, 1929-33; member of Illinois
state senate 3rd District, 1935-39; defeated, 1938; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1940,
1944,
1956;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1940, 1942, 1944,
1946, 1948.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Urban League; Freemasons;
Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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Marshall Korshak (1910-1996) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
6, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate 5th District, 1951-63; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1964.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks;
Urban League.
Died, in a hospital
at Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
19, 1996 (age 85 years, 347
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Brother of Sidney Korshak. |
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Ralph Harold Metcalfe (1910-1978) —
also known as Ralph H. Metcalfe —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., May 29,
1910.
Democrat. Won gold,
silver and bronze Olympic medals in 1932 and 1936; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1952
(alternate), 1956
(alternate), 1964
(alternate), 1968;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1971-78; died in
office 1978.
Catholic.
African
ancestry. Member, Amvets;
American
Legion; Urban League; NAACP; Elks; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
10, 1978 (age 68 years, 134
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Ill.
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Daniel Marshall Pierce (b. 1928) —
also known as Daniel M. Pierce; Dan Pierce —
of Highland Park, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
31, 1928.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
Democratic State Central Committee, 1962-66, 1970-73; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1964
(alternate), 1972;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1965-85 (at-large 1965-67, 32nd
District 1967-83, 58th District 1983-85); candidate for Presidential
Elector for Illinois.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Urban League; B'nai
B'rith; Jaycees;
American
Legion.
Still living as of 2000.
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Robert Douglas Stuart Jr. (1916-2014) —
also known as Robert D. Stuart, Jr. —
of Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Hubbard Woods, Cook
County, Ill., April
26, 1916.
Republican. Co-founder in 1940 of the America First Committee, which
opposed U.S. involvement in World War II; major in the U.S. Army
during World War II; lawyer;
member of Republican
National Committee from Illinois, 1964-72; chief executive,
Quaker Oats
Company, 1966-1981; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1968,
1972;
U.S. Ambassador to Norway, 1984-89.
Presbyterian.
Member, Urban League.
Died May 8,
2014 (age 98 years, 12
days).
Interment at Lake
Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Ill.
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William A. Wallace (b. 1867) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Maryland, June 6,
1867.
Democrat. Postal
worker; land title
worker; merchant;
member of Illinois
state senate 3rd District; elected 1938; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1940.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Urban League; NAACP.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas J. Weisner —
also known as Tom Weisner —
of Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.
Democrat. Served
in the Peace Corps; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1996;
mayor
of Aurora, Ill., 2007-.
Member, Urban League.
Still living as of 2011.
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Christopher C. Wimbish (b. 1895) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Illinois
state senate 3rd District; defeated, 1938; elected 1942, 1946;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1948.
African
ancestry. Member, Urban League; NAACP; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Burial location unknown.
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