Edward Thomas Noonan | |
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.jpg) From 1899'sIllinois Political Directory | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 | |
| Preceded by | George E. White |
| Succeeded by | William F. Mahoney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1861-10-23)October 23, 1861 Macomb, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | December 19, 1923(1923-12-19) (aged 62) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan Law School |
| Profession | Attorney |
Edward Thomas Noonan (October 23, 1861 – December 19, 1923) was an attorney and politician fromChicago,Illinois. He served in theIllinois Senate and was a member of theUnited States House of Representatives.
Noonan was born inMacomb, Illinois on October 23, 1861,[1] and raised inQuincy andChicago. He was educated in Quincy and Chicago, and studied law with Chicago attorney and judge Van H. Higgins.[2] He attended law school at theUniversity of Michigan while studying with Higgins, attained admission to the bar in 1882, and received hisLL.B. degree in 1883.[3]
In addition to practicing law, Noonan was active in Chicago politics as aDemocrat.[4] From 1890 to 1894, he was a member of theIllinois Senate, and from 1893 to 1897 he served on the military staff of GovernorJohn Peter Altgeld with the rank ofcolonel.[5] Noonan was counsel for the West Chicago Park Commission from 1893 to 1898, and as an unsuccessful candidate for Congress in 1894 and 1896.[6]
Noonan was elected to the U.S. House in 1898, and served in the56th United States Congress (March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901).[7] Noonan was not a candidate for reelection in 1900 and resumed the practice of law in Chicago.[7]
Noonan died in Chicago on December 19, 1923.[8] He was buried at St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery in Macomb.[9]
Noonan and his wife Lillian were the parents of two sons, Laurence (b. 1907) and Cato (b. 1916).[10][11]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's 5th congressional district 1899–1901 | Succeeded by |
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