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Champaign County
Illinois

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Champaign County

Frank B. Vennum (1853-1926) — of Champaign,ChampaignCounty, Ill.Born in Milford,IroquoisCounty, Ill.,October12, 1853.Prohibition candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1918, 1920; Prohibition candidate forPresidential Elector for Illinois,1924.Died, in Mayo Brothers'Hospital,Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,November22, 1926 (age73 years, 41days).Interment somewhere.

Index to Locations

  • ChampaignUnknown location
  • RantoulMaplewood Cemetery
  • UrbanaMt. Hope Cemetery
  • UrbanaWoodlawn Cemetery

    UnknownLocations
    Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois
    Sveinbjorn Johnson (1883-1946) — of Grand Forks,GrandForks County, N.Dak.; Champaign,ChampaignCounty, Ill.Born in Holum, Hjaltadal,Iceland,July10, 1883.Democrat.Lawyer;North DakotaDemocratic state chair, 1920-22;NorthDakota state attorney general, 1921-22;justice ofNorth Dakota state supreme court, 1923-26; resigned 1926;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1936;candidate forIllinoisstate attorney general, 1944.Lutheran.Icelandicancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaSigma Rho;PhiDelta Theta;GammaEta Gamma;Pi GammaMu;Freemasons;Kiwanis.Died in Champaign,ChampaignCounty, Ill.,March10, 1946 (age62 years, 243days).Interment somewhere.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof John Johnson and Gudbjorg Johnson; married,September16, 1917, toEstherHenryetta Slette.
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     Relatives: Sonof Christopher Columbus Vennum and Mahala (Horn) Vennum; brother ofThomasGaylord Vennum (1833-1898); married,November25, 1877, to Sarah Alvira Marsh; uncle ofThomasGaylord Vennum (1873-1925).
     Political family:Vennumfamily of Watseka, Illinois.
     Henriette Esther Slette Johnson (1894-c.1965) — also known asEsther Henryetta Slette;Mrs. SveinbjornJohnson —of Grand Forks,GrandForks County, N.Dak.; Champaign,ChampaignCounty, Ill.Born in Manchester,FreebornCounty, Minn.,August16, 1894.Democrat. Member ofDemocraticNational Committee from North Dakota, 1920.Female.Died in Champaign,ChampaignCounty, Ill., about 1965 (ageabout 71years).Interment somewhere.
     Relatives:Married,September16, 1917, toSveinbjornJohnson.

    MaplewoodCemetery
    Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois
    William Howard Wheat (1879-1944) — also known asWilliam H. Wheat — of Rantoul,ChampaignCounty, Ill.Born in Kahoka,ClarkCounty, Mo.,February19, 1879.Republican.Banker;U.S.Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1939-44; defeated,1936; died in office 1944.Died inWashington,D.C.,January16, 1944 (age64 years, 331days).Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives:Second cousin ofRoscoeDelmor Wheat.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

    Mt. HopeCemetery
    Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.William Brown McKinley (1856-1926) — also known asWilliam B. McKinley — of Champaign,ChampaignCounty, Ill.Born in Petersburg,MenardCounty, Ill.,September5, 1856.Republican.Banker;electricutility andstreetrailway executive;Universityof Illinois trustee, 1903-05; resigned 1905;U.S.Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1905-13, 1915-21;delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1908,1916,1924(chair,CredentialsCommittee);U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1921-26; died in office 1926.DiedDecember7, 1926 (age70 years, 93days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof George McKinley and Hannah (Finley) McKinley; married1881 to KateFrisbee.
     Cross-reference:WilliamG. Edens
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     William Lee Springer (1909-1992) — also known asWilliam L. Springer — of Champaign,ChampaignCounty, Ill.Born in Sullivan,SullivanCounty, Ind.,April12, 1909.Republican.Lawyer;ChampaignCounty State's Attorney, 1940-42; served in the U.S. Navy duringWorld War II; county judge in Illinois, 1946-50;U.S.Representative from Illinois 22nd District, 1951-73; member,Federal Power Commission, 1973-75; member, Federal ElectionCommission, 1976-79.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons.DiedSeptember20, 1992 (age83 years, 161days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Otha Lee Springer and Dasie 'Daisy' (Tucker) Springer; married,May 9,1942, to Elsie Cora Mattis.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Donald Claude Dobbins (1878-1943) — also known asDonald C. Dobbins — of Champaign,ChampaignCounty, Ill.Born near Dewey,ChampaignCounty, Ill.,March20, 1878.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1933-37; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1936.Presbyterian.Member,Elks.Died in Champaign,ChampaignCounty, Ill.,February14, 1943 (age64 years, 331days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Vernon Lewis Nickell (1891-1969) — also known asVernon L. Nickell — of Champaign,ChampaignCounty, Ill.Born in Bellflower,McLeanCounty, Ill.,March 2,1891.Republican.Schoolteacher;athleticcoach;superintendentof schools;Illinoissuperintendent of public instruction, 1943-59; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1952.Methodist.Member,PhiDelta Kappa;KappaDelta Pi;KappaPhi Kappa;ExchangeClub;UnionLeague;Elks;Freemasons.Died in Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.,August15, 1969 (age78 years, 166days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Elias Dolison Nickell and Ida Mae (Lewis) Nickell; married1916 to LetaO. Nofzigger.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
     Charles James Mullikin (1867-1955) — also known asC. J. Mullikin — of Champaign,ChampaignCounty, Ill.Born in Bondville,ChampaignCounty, Ill.,April 4,1867.Democrat.Mayorof Champaign, Ill., 1902, 1936; postmaster atChampaign,Ill., 1914-22; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector forIllinois,1924.Died inChampaignCounty, Ill.,June 30,1955 (age88 years, 87days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof George Clark Mullikin and Nancy (Jones) Mullikin.
     Isaac Stuart Raymond (1849-1915) — also known asIsaac S. Raymond — of Raymond Township,ChampaignCounty, Ill.Born inUnionCounty, Ohio,January29, 1849.Democrat.Farmer;banker;Universityof Illinois trustee, 1893-99.Died inChampaignCounty, Ill.,July 15,1915 (age66 years, 167days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Nathaniel Raymond and Melissa (Stuart) Raymond; married,October27, 1875, to Edith Eaton; grandfather ofStuartEdmond Haseltine; first cousin twice removed ofThomasChandler; second cousin once removed ofZachariahChandler; third cousin ofGeorgeByron Chandler; third cousin once removed ofFrederickHale; fourth cousin ofGordonWoodbury; fourth cousin once removed ofLeviWoodbury,GeorgeAnson Starkweather,SamuelStarkweather,DavidAustin Starkweather andFlorenceH. Pendleton.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    WoodlawnCemetery
    Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois
    Samuel Thompson Busey (1835-1909) — also known asSamuel T. Busey;"The Hero of FortBlakely" —of Urbana,ChampaignCounty, Ill.Born in Greencastle,PutnamCounty, Ind.,November16, 1835.Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;banker;mayor ofUrbana, Ill., 1880-89;U.S.Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1891-93.Died in Urbana,ChampaignCounty, Ill.,August12, 1909 (age73 years, 269days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Col. Matthew Wales Busey and Elizabeth (Bush) Busey; married,December25, 1877, toMaryElizabeth Bowen.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Harry Barr (1889-1937) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Aledo,MercerCounty, Ill.,August18, 1889.Democrat. Member, Illinois Commerce Commission, 1934-37; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1936.Died in Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.,December9, 1937 (age48 years, 113days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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