Index to Locations AlsipHoly Sepulchre CemeteryArlington HeightsShalom MemorialParkArlington HeightsWheeling TownshipArlington Heights CemeteryBarringtonEvergreen CemeteryBerwynMt. Auburn CemeteryBlue IslandBeverly CemeteryBlue IslandLincoln CemeteryCalumet CityHoly Cross CemeteryChicagoUnknown locationChicagoBohemian National CemeteryChicagoBurr Oak CemeteryChicagoCity Cemetery (now gone)ChicagoDouglas Monument ParkChicagoFirst Unitarian ChurchChicagoGompers ParkChicagoGraceland CemeteryChicagoGriffin Funeral HomeColumbariumChicagoIrving Park BoulevardCemeteryChicagoLincoln ParkChicagoMontrose CemeteryChicagoMt. Greenwood CemeteryChicagoMt. Hope CemeteryChicagoMt. Olive CemeteryChicagoMt. Olivet CemeteryChicagoOak Woods CemeteryChicagoRidgelawn CemeteryChicagoRosehill CemeteryChicagoSt. Boniface CemeteryChicagoSt. Henry's Catholic ChurchCemeteryChicagoSt. Mary's CemeteryChicagoUnion Ridge CemeteryDes PlainesAll Saints CatholicCemeteryDes PlainesImmanuel Lutheran ChurchCemeteryDes PlainesRidgewood CemeteryDoltonOakland CemeteryEvanstonCalvary CemeteryEvergreen ParkSt. Mary's CemeteryForest ParkUnknown locationForest ParkForest Home CemeteryForest ParkJewish WaldheimCemeteryForest ParkWoodlawn CemeteryHillsideMt. Carmel CemeteryHillsideQueen of Heaven CemeteryHomewoodWashington Memory GardensJusticeResurrection CemeteryKenilworthChurch of the HolyComforterLa GrangeUnknown locationLa Grange ParkParkholm CemeteryNilesSt. Adalbert's CemeteryNorridgeAcacia Park CemeteryNorridgeWestlawn CemeteryPark RidgeTown of Maine CemeteryRiver GroveElmwood CemeteryRiver GroveSt. Joseph CemeteryRosemontZion Gardens CemeterySkokieMemorial Park Cemetery
Holy SepulchreCemetery
6001 West 111th Street
Alsip, Cook County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: |  |  Richard Joseph Daley (1902-1976) — also known asRichard J. Daley;"TheBoss" —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 15,1902.Democrat. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 9th District, 1936-38; member ofIllinoisstate senate 9th District, 1939-47; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Illinois,1948,1952,1956,1960,1964;speaker,1968;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1955-76; died in office 1976.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus.Stricken with aheartattack and died at hisdoctor'soffice, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December20, 1976 (age74 years, 219days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.| |  Relatives:Married,June 17,1936, to Eleanor 'Sis' Guilfoyle; father ofRichardMichael Daley andWilliamMichael Daley. | | | | Political family:Daleyfamily of Chicago, Illinois. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Richard J. Daley: MikeRoyko,Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago — Adam Cohen & ElizabethTaylor,AmericanPharaoh : Mayor Richard J. Daley : His Battle for Chicago and theNation — Hugh Brogan,AllHonorable Men : Huey Long, Robert Moses, Estes Kefauver, Richard J.Daley — Roger Biles,RichardJ. Daley : Politics, Race, and the Governing ofChicago — Eugene C. Kennedy,Himself!The Life and Times of Richard J. Daley — Len O'Connor,Requiem: The Decline and Demise of Mayor Daley and His Era —F. Richard Ciccone,Daley: Power and Presidential Politics — Frank Sullivan,Legend:The Only Inside Story About Mayor Richard J. Daley —Milton Rakove,Don'tMake No Waves, Don't Back No Losers : An Insider's Analysis of theDaley Machine — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: Time Magazine, March 23,1962 |
| | Frank J. Corr (1877-1934) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January12, 1877.Mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1933.Died, from complication ofdiabetes,in PresbyterianHospital,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 3,1934 (age57 years, 142days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. | | Lawrence Joseph Sarsfield Daly (1912-1979) — also known asLar Daly;Sarsfield Daly;"America First" —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.BornJanuary22, 1912.Candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1942 (Democratic primary), 1962(Democratic primary), 1966 (Republican primary), 1970 (Republicanprimary), 1978 (Republican primary); candidate formayorof Chicago, Ill., 1955 (Republican primary), 1959 (Republicanprimary), 1959 (Democratic primary), 1963 (Republican primary), 1967(Republican primary), 1967; candidate in Republican primary forGovernor ofIllinois, 1956, 1964; Tax Cut candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1960; Republican candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1973.DiedApril18, 1979 (age67 years, 86days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. | | Harry Peter Beam (1892-1967) — also known asHarry P. Beam — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Peoria,PeoriaCounty, Ill.,November23, 1892.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for Illinois,1924;U.S.Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1931-42.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;American BarAssociation.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December31, 1967 (age75 years, 38days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. | | Richard Bernard Vail (1895-1955) — also known asRichard B. Vail — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August31, 1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1947-49, 1951-53;defeated, 1948, 1952, 1954.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 29,1955 (age59 years, 332days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. | | William A. Rowan (1882-1961) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Illinois,1882.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1940;U.S.Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1943-47; defeated,1946 (2nd District), 1954 (4th District).Died in1961(ageabout79 years).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. | | William Thomas Murphy (1899-1978) — also known asWilliam T. Murphy — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August7, 1899.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1944,1948,1952,1956;U.S.Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1959-71.Member,AmericanLegion.Died in Oak Lawn,CookCounty, Ill.,January29, 1978 (age78 years, 175days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. | | Ralph Harold Metcalfe (1910-1978) — also known asRalph H. Metcalfe — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,May 29,1910.Democrat. Wongold,silver and bronze Olympic medals in 1932 and 1936; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1952(alternate),1956(alternate),1964(alternate),1968;U.S.Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1971-78; died inoffice 1978.Catholic.Africanancestry. Member,Amvets;AmericanLegion;UrbanLeague;NAACP;Elks;AlphaPhi Alpha.Died, from aheartattack, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October10, 1978 (age68 years, 134days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. | | Emmet Francis Byrne (1896-1974) — also known asEmmet F. Byrne — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December6, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1957-59.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;PhiAlpha Delta.Died in Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.,September25, 1974 (age77 years, 293days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. | | James Cunningham Murray (1917-1999) — also known asJames C. Murray — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 16,1917.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;U.S.Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1955-57; defeated,1956; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1964;circuit judge in Illinois, 1970-84; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court,1986-94.Died in Oak Lawn,CookCounty, Ill.,October13, 1999 (age82 years, 150days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. | | George Edmund Gorman (1873-1935) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April13, 1873.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1913-15.Catholic.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January13, 1935 (age61 years, 275days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. | | Edward J. Barrett (1900-1977) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Wilmette,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March10, 1900.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;Illinoisstate treasurer, 1931-33;Illinoisstate auditor of public accounts, 1933-41; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Illinois,1940(alternate),1948,1952(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1956,1960,1964;served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;secretaryof state of Illinois, 1945-53;CookCounty Clerk, 1955-73; in 1973, he wasconvictedofbribery,mail fraud, andincometax evasion;sentencedto three years inprisonandfined$15,000.Member,AmericanLegion;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died, in V.A.HospitalLakeside, Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April 4,1977 (age77 years, 25days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. | | A. L. Cronin (1901-1974) — also known asWhitey Cronin — of Illinois. Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 30,1901.Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1948-52; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1954-66.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September23, 1974 (age73 years, 85days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. | | Elizabeth Ann Conkey (1883-1963) — also known asElizabeth A. Conkey;Elizabeth AnnLaughran —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill., October,1883.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1928(alternate),1932,1936,1940,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1948,1952,1956;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Illinois, 1928-63;delegateto Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;CookCounty Commissioner, 1935-63.Female.Catholic.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December31, 1963 (age80 years, 0days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. | | Emmett Whealan (1875-1950) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March 4,1875.Democrat.Printingbusiness;real estatebusiness;CookCounty Commissioner, 1919-31; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,1928,1932.Member,TypographicalUnion;Knightsof Columbus;AncientOrder of Hibernians.Died in1950(ageabout75 years).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof James Whealan and Johanna (Dewey) Whealan; married,November8, 1905, to Catherine McDonald. |
| | William Alexander Cunnea II (1905-1963) — also known asWilliam A. Cunnea — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November8, 1905.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1960.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, ofcoloncancer, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April22, 1963 (age57 years, 165days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. | | Lawrence F. King — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1928.Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
Shalom MemorialPark
Arlington Heights, Cook County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Jacob M. Arvey (1895-1977) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November3, 1895.Democrat.Lawyer;alderman, 24th Ward, Chicago, 1923-41; commissioner, Chicago ParkDistrict, 1945-67;delegateto Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1936,1940,1948,1952,1956,1968;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;chair ofCook County Democratic Party, 1946-50; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Illinois, 1950-.Jewish.Russianancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;B'naiB'rith;JewishWar Veterans;AmericanLegion;NavyLeague;Freemasons;Elks;Moose;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.Died, ofheartfailure, in Weiss MemorialHospital,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August25, 1977 (age81 years, 295days).Interment at Shalom Memorial Park.
Wheeling TownshipArlington Heights Cemetery
2400 East Euclid Avenue
Arlington Heights, Cook County, Illinois
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Joel Burlingame (1800-1883) — of Scio,LinnCounty, Ore.Born in New Berlin,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,March 3,1800.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon,1860.Died in West Northfield,CookCounty, Ill.,January9, 1883 (age82 years, 312days).Interment at Wheeling Township Arlington Heights Cemetery.
EvergreenCemetery
Barrington, Cook County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Henry Kramer Brockway (1865-1928) — also known asHenry K. Brockway — of Barrington,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Lake Zurich,LakeCounty, Ill.,July 25,1865.Republican. Postmaster atBarrington,Ill., 1901-11.Died in Barrington,CookCounty, Ill.,January17, 1928 (age62 years, 176days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Martin A. Brockway and Sarah (Daugherty) Brockway; married to EmmaBarnett. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
Mt. AuburnCemetery
Berwyn, Cook County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles McGavin (1874-1940) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Riverton,SangamonCounty, Ill.,January10, 1874.Republican.Coal miningsuperintendent;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Illinois 8th District, 1905-09; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1920.Presbyterian.DiedDecember17, 1940 (age66 years, 342days).Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery.
BeverlyCemetery
12033 Kedzie Avenue
Blue Island, Cook County, Illinois
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Ernest Lincoln Phillips (1877-1940) — also known asErnest L. Phillips — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,December14, 1877.Electrician;U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inCardiff, 1899-1905; U.S. Consular Agent inLa Chaux-de-Fonds, 1905-08;St. Helens, 1908-11.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April11, 1940 (age62 years, 119days).Interment at Beverly Cemetery.
LincolnCemetery
12300 South Kezie
Blue Island, Cook County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Washington Murray (1853-1926) — also known asGeorge W. Murray — of Sumter,SumterCounty, S.C.Born inslaveryat Rembert,SumterCounty, S.C.,September22, 1853.Republican.Farmer;schoolteacher;customsinspector;U.S.Representative from South Carolina, 1893-97 (7th District1893-95, 1st District 1895-97).Africanancestry.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April21, 1926 (age72 years, 211days).Interment at Lincoln Cemetery. | | Archibald James Carey Jr. (1908-1981) — also known asArchibald J. Carey, Jr. — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February29, 1908.Republican.Lawyer;member, Chicago City Council, 1947-55;pastor;candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1950;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1952 ;circuit judge in Illinois, 1966-78.AfricanMethodist Episcopal.Africanancestry.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April20, 1981 (age73 years, 51days).Interment at Lincoln Cemetery.  | Chandler Owen (1889-1967) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Warrenton,WarrenCounty, N.C.,April 5,1889.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Socialist candidate forNewYork state assembly from New York County 21st District, 1920;newspapermanaging editor;publicrelations business;speechwriter;candidate in Republican primary forU.S.Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1934.Africanancestry.Died, fromkidneydisease, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November2, 1967 (age78 years, 211days).Interment at Lincoln Cemetery. | | | Archibald James Carey (1868-1931) — also known asArchibald J. Carey — of Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born inslavery,in Georgia,August25, 1868.Republican.School teacherand principal;president,Edward Waters College, Jacksonville, Fla., 1895;minister;bishop;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention 3rd District,1920-22; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1924;member, Chicago Civil Service Commission, 1927-29;indictedin 1929 onchargesofacceptingbribes from job applicants; the case never came to trial.AfricanMethodist Episcopal.Africanancestry.Died, fromheartdisease, in Billings MemorialHospital,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March23, 1931 (age62 years, 210days).Interment at Lincoln Cemetery. | | Quentin Jones Goodwin (1918-2000) — also known asQuentin J. Goodwin — of Illinois. Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 14,1918.Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1979-80.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January9, 2000 (age81 years, 179days).Interment at Lincoln Cemetery.
Holy CrossCemetery
Calumet City, Cook County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John B. Nicosia (1910-1985) — of East Chicago,LakeCounty, Ind.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August10, 1910.Democrat.Mayorof East Chicago, Ind., 1964-72; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Indiana,1964,1968.Died in1985(ageabout74 years).Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. | | Frank J. Migas (b. 1888) — of East Chicago,LakeCounty, Ind.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November28, 1888.Democrat. Owner, Sweet CornCandy Co.,1921-31; vice-president, American StateBank ofGary;deputysheriff;mayorof East Chicago, Ind., 1939-51; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Indiana,1940,1948;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana,1944.Catholic.Member,Moose;PolishNational Alliance.Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. | | Frank X. Rydzewski (1867-1928) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born inPoland,1867.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIllinois,1920,1924.Died in1928(ageabout61 years).Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
UnknownLocation
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Adolph Olson Eberhart (1870-1944) — also known asAdolph O. Eberhart;A. O. Eberhart;Olaf Adolf Olsson —of Mankato,Blue EarthCounty, Minn.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Värmland,Sweden,June23, 1870.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMinnesotastate senate 11th District, 1903-06;LieutenantGovernor of Minnesota, 1907-09;Governor ofMinnesota, 1909-15; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Minnesota,1916(speaker);candidate forU.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1916;real estatebroker.Lutheran.Swedishancestry. Member,Freemasons;Elks;UnitedCommercial Travelers.DiedDecember6, 1944 (age74 years, 166days).Interment somewhere.
Bohemian NationalCemetery
5255 North Pulaski Road
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Founded 1877
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Anton Josef Cermak (1873-1933) — also known asAnton J. Cermak;"PushcartTony" —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Kladno, Bohemia (nowCzechia),May9, 1873.Democrat. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1910; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Illinois,1924,1928,1932;candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1928;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1931-33; died in office 1933.Bohemianancestry.On February 15, 1933, while he was standing on the running board ofanopencar from which president-electFranklinD. Roosevelt had just given a speech, wasshot andbadlywounded by Italian-American bricklayer Guiseppe Zangara, who hadaimed for Roosevelt; over the next month, the wound becameinfected,and he died, in Jackson MemorialHospital,Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.,March 6,1933 (age59 years, 301days).Entombed at Bohemian National Cemetery. | | Charles Joseph Vopicka (1857-1935) — also known asCharles J. Vopicka — of Illinois. Born in Bohemia (now part ofCzechia),November3, 1857.U.S. Minister toBulgaria, 1913-19;Romania, 1913-20;Serbia, 1913-19.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September4, 1935 (age77 years, 305days).Interment at Bohemian National Cemetery. | | Otto Kerner (1884-1952) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; River Forest,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February22, 1884.Democrat.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1920;circuit judge in Illinois, 1927-31;Illinoisstate attorney general, 1933-38;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1939.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks.DiedDecember13, 1952 (age68 years, 295days).Interment at Bohemian National Cemetery. | | Frank Novotny (d. 1934) — of Berwyn,CookCounty, Ill.Mayorof Berwyn, Ill., 1933-34; died in office 1934.Killed in anautomobileaccident, near Pontiac,LivingstonCounty, Ill.,January25, 1934.Interment at Bohemian National Cemetery. | | Richey V. Graham (1886-1972) — of Cicero,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Galt (now part of Cambridge),Ontario,November22, 1886.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1929-30; member ofIllinoisstate senate 19th District, 1931-38; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1936;candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1938.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;American BarAssociation;PhiAlpha Delta;Freemasons;Elks.Died in Oak Forest,CookCounty, Ill.,July 3,1972 (age85 years, 224days).Interment at Bohemian National Cemetery. | | John Toman (1878-1969) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Bohemia (now part ofCzechia),September14, 1878.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1928(alternate),1932,1936,1940,1944;delegateto Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;CookCounty Sheriff, 1934-38.DiedMay 6,1969 (age90 years, 234days).Interment at Bohemian National Cemetery. | | Jaroslav Francis Smetanka (1881-1937) — also known asJaroslav F. Smetanka — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Horní Krupá, Bohemia (nowCzechia),September19, 1881.Consul-Generalfor Czechoslovakia inChicago,Ill., 1935-37.Bohemianancestry.Died, in PresbyterianHospital,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December27, 1937 (age56 years, 99days).Interment at Bohemian National Cemetery.
Burr OakCemetery
471 East 31st Street
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Founded 1937
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Washington Collins (1925-1972) — also known asGeorge W. Collins — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March 5,1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1964(alternate),1968;U.S.Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1970-72; died inoffice 1972.Baptist.Africanancestry.Died in anairplanecrash during landing approach at MidwayAirport,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December8, 1972 (age47 years, 278days).Interment at Burr Oak Cemetery.
CityCemetery (now gone)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | James Curtiss (1803-1859) — of Illinois. BornApril 7,1803.Mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1847-48, 1850-51.DiedNovember2, 1859 (age56 years, 209days).Original interment at City Cemetery; reinterment to unknown location. | | Justin Butterfield (1790-1855) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Keene,CheshireCounty, N.H.,1790.Whig.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Illinois, 1841-44; Commissioner of the General LandOffice, 1849-52.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October23, 1855 (ageabout 65years).Original interment at City Cemetery; reinterment in 1871 atGraceland Cemetery. | | John M. S. Causin (1811-1861) — ofAnneArundel County, Md.Born inSt. Mary'sCounty, Md.,1811.Whig. Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1837-38, 1840-43, 1849;U.S.Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1843-45; WhigPresidential Elector for Maryland,1848(voted forZacharyTaylor andMillardFillmore).Died in Cairo,AlexanderCounty, Ill.,January30, 1861 (ageabout 49years).Original interment at City Cemetery; reinterment to unknown location.
Douglas MonumentPark
636 E. State St.
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1976
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Stephen Arnold Douglas (1813-1861) — also known asStephen A. Douglas;Arnold Douglass;"The Little Giant" —of Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.; Quincy,AdamsCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Brandon,RutlandCounty, Vt.,April23, 1813.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1837-39;registerof U.S. Land Office at Springfield, Illinois, 1837;secretaryof state of Illinois, 1840-41;justice ofIllinois state supreme court, 1841-43;U.S.Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1843-47;U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1847-61; died in office 1861; candidatefor Democratic nomination for President,1852,1856;candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1860.Slaveowner. Died, oftyphoidfever, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 3,1861 (age48 years, 41days).Entombed at Douglas Monument Park.| | Relatives: Sonof Stephen Arnold Douglass and Sarah 'Sally' (Fisk) Douglass; married1847 toMartha Denny Martin; married1856 to RoseAdele Cutts; father ofRobertMartin Douglas; grandfather ofRobertDick Douglas; second cousin once removed ofSylvesterGardiner Shearman; third cousin twice removed ofJoshuaCoit; fourth cousin ofSamuelTownsend Douglass andSilasHamilton Douglas; fourth cousin once removed ofAlmarF. Dickson andHenryWoolsey Douglas. | | | | Political families:Douglas#1 family of Greensboro, North Carolina;Douglas#2 family of Ann Arbor, Michigan (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Douglas counties inColo.,Ga.,Ill.,Kan.,Minn.,Mo.,Neb.,Nev.,Ore.,S.Dak.,Wash. andWis. arenamed for him. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Stephen A. Douglas: RobertW. Johannsen,StephenA. Douglas — James L. Huston,StephenA. Douglas and the Dilemmas of Democratic Equality —Roy Morris, Jr.,TheLong Pursuit: Abraham Lincoln's Thirty-Year Struggle with StephenDouglas for the Heart and Soul of America — ScottFarris,AlmostPresident: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed theNation — Fergus M. Bordewich,America'sGreat Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise ThatPreserved the Union — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
First UnitarianChurch
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Morton Denison Hull (1867-1937) — also known asMorton D. Hull — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January13, 1867.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1906-14; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1915-21; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Illinois,1916;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention 5th District,1920-22;U.S.Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1923-33.Died in Bennington,BenningtonCounty, Vt.,August20, 1937 (age70 years, 219days).Cremated;ashes interred at First Unitarian Church.
GompersPark
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | | Samuel Gompers (1850-1924) — Born in London,England,January27, 1850.Democrat.Cigarmaker;Founder andpresident, American Federation of Labor; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons.Died in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,December13, 1924 (age74 years, 321days).Interment atSleepyHollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.; memorial monument atGompersSquare, Washington, D.C.; statue at Gompers Park.| | Samuel GompersHighSchool (built 1930, closed about 2012), inBronx, NewYork, wasnamed forhim. — GompersSchool(also known as Eastern High School),Baltimore,Maryland, wasnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Samuel Gompers (built 1942 atTerminalIsland, California; torpedoed and lost in theSouthPacific Ocean) wasnamed forhim; a secondLibertyship,SS Samuel Gompers II, (built 1944 atRichmond,California; scrapped 1960) was alsonamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
GracelandCemetery
4001 North Clark Street
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Founded 1860
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Melville Weston Fuller (1833-1910) — also known asMelville W. Fuller — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine,February11, 1833.Democrat.Delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention from Cook County,1862; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1863; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Illinois,1864,1876,1880(member,ResolutionsCommittee);ChiefJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1888-1910; died in office 1910.Episcopalian.Died in Sorrento,HancockCounty, Maine,July 4,1910 (age77 years, 143days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery.  | Carter Henry Harrison II (1860-1953) — also known asCarter H. Harrison — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April23, 1860.Democrat.Lawyer;real estatebusiness;newspapereditor and publisher;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1897-1905, 1911-15; defeated in primary, 1915;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1900,1916,1920,1932,1936;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Chicago, Illinois, 1934-44.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Sons ofthe Revolution;Societyof the Cincinnati;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Societyof Colonial Wars;Societyof the War of 1812;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December25, 1953 (age93 years, 246days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery.| | Relatives: SonofCarterHenry Harrison and Sophonisba Grayson (Preston) Harrison; marriedto Marguerite Stearns; married,December14, 1887, to Edith Ogden; great-grandson ofWilliamRussell (1758-1825); great-grandnephew ofAlfredWilliam Grayson andBenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell; second great-grandson ofWilliamRussell (1735-1793) andWilliamGrayson; second great-grandnephew ofBenjaminHarrison (1726-1791),WilliamCabell andWilliamSmallwood; third great-grandnephew ofRichardRandolph; first cousin once removed ofJohnBreckinridge Castleman; first cousin twice removed ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823),RobertJefferson Breckinridge,WilliamLewis Cabell andGeorgeCraighead Cabell; first cousin thrice removed ofThomasJefferson,CarterBassett Harrison,WilliamCabell Jr.,WilliamHenry Cabell,WilliamHenry Harrison (1773-1841) andBeverlyRobinson Grayson; first cousin four times removed ofRichardBland,PeytonRandolph (1721-1775),RobertCarter Nicholas (1729-1780) andWilliamFitzhugh; second cousin once removed ofJohnCabell Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864),RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr.,WilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge andBenjaminEarl Cabell; second cousin twice removed ofMarthaJefferson Randolph,DabneyCarr,FrederickMortimer Cabell,JohnScott Harrison (1804-1878) andEdwardCarrington Cabell; second cousin thrice removed ofTheodorickBland,EdmundJenings Randolph,GeorgeNicholas,BeverleyRandolph,JamesMonroe (1758-1831),WilsonCary Nicholas,JohnNicholas,JohnRandolph of Roanoke andJohnRobertson; third cousin ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),LevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge,HenrySkillman Breckinridge andEarleCabell; third cousin once removed ofFrancisWayles Eppes,DabneySmith Carr,BenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph,GeorgeWythe Randolph,JohnWilliam Leftwich,BenjaminHarrison (1833-1901),JoelWalker Flood andJohnScott Harrison (1844-1926); third cousin twice removed ofJohnMarshall,HenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee,JamesMarkham Marshall,ThomasMann Randolph Jr.,AlexanderKeith Marshall,EdmundJennings Lee,PeytonRandolph (1779-1828),HenrySt. George Tucker,RobertCarter Nicholas (1787-1857),ThomasBell Monroe,JamesMonroe (1799-1870) andStanleyMatthews; third cousin thrice removed ofBurwellBassett andSamuelNicholls Smallwood; fourth cousin ofThomasJefferson Coolidge,RussellBenjamin Harrison,HenryDe La Warr Flood,JohnBrady Grayson,FrederickMadison Roberts andJoelWest Flood; fourth cousin once removed ofThomasMarshall,JamesKeith Marshall,JohnStrother Pendleton,AlbertGallatin Pendleton,VictorMonroe,PeterMyndert Dox,EdmundRandolph,NathanielBeverly Tucker,WilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee,JohnGardner Coolidge,EdithWilson,HarryFlood Byrd andWilliamHenry Harrison (1896-1990). | | | | Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:RobertE. Burke | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
| | Francis Cornwall Sherman (1805-1870) — also known asFrancis C. Sherman — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Newtown,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,September18, 1805.Democrat.Brickmanufacturer;hotelowner;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1841-42, 1862-65; defeated, 1865;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention from Cook County,1847; candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1862.Methodist.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November7, 1870 (age65 years, 50days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | Carter Henry Harrison (1825-1893) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born near Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,February15, 1825.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1875-79;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1879-87, 1893; died in office 1893; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1880,1884;candidate forGovernor ofIllinois, 1884.Slaveowner.Shotandkilled athis home, by Patrick Eugene Prendergast, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October28, 1893 (age68 years, 255days). Prendergast, who was defended by famed trial lawyerClarenceDarrow, was tried for murder, convicted, sentenced to death, andhanged.Interment at Graceland Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Carter Henry Harrison (1796-1825) and Caroline Evaline (Russell)Harrison; married to Sophonisba Grayson Preston (great-grandniece ofWilliamSmallwood); father ofCarterHenry Harrison II; grandson ofWilliamRussell (1758-1825); great-grandson ofWilliamRussell (1735-1793); great-grandnephew ofBenjaminHarrison (1726-1791) andWilliamCabell; second great-grandnephew ofRichardRandolph; first cousin ofJohnBreckinridge Castleman; first cousin once removed ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823),BenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell andRobertJefferson Breckinridge; first cousin twice removed ofThomasJefferson,CarterBassett Harrison,WilliamCabell Jr.,WilliamHenry Cabell andWilliamHenry Harrison (1773-1841); first cousin thrice removed ofRichardBland,PeytonRandolph (1721-1775),RobertCarter Nicholas (1729-1780) andWilliamFitzhugh; second cousin ofJohnCabell Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864),WilliamLewis Cabell,RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr.,GeorgeCraighead Cabell andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; second cousin once removed ofMarthaJefferson Randolph,DabneyCarr,FrederickMortimer Cabell,JohnScott Harrison (1804-1878),EdwardCarrington Cabell,JosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),BenjaminEarl Cabell,LevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; second cousin twice removed ofTheodorickBland,EdmundJenings Randolph,GeorgeNicholas,BeverleyRandolph,WilsonCary Nicholas,JohnNicholas,JohnRandolph of Roanoke andEarleCabell; third cousin ofFrancisWayles Eppes,DabneySmith Carr,BenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph,GeorgeWythe Randolph,JohnWilliam Leftwich,BenjaminHarrison (1833-1901) andJohnScott Harrison (1844-1926); third cousin once removed ofJohnMarshall,HenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee,JamesMarkham Marshall,ThomasMann Randolph Jr.,AlexanderKeith Marshall,EdmundJennings Lee,PeytonRandolph (1779-1828),HenrySt. George Tucker,RobertCarter Nicholas (1787-1857),StanleyMatthews,ThomasJefferson Coolidge,RussellBenjamin Harrison andFrederickMadison Roberts; third cousin twice removed ofBurwellBassett,JohnGardner Coolidge,EdithWilson andWilliamHenry Harrison (1896-1990); third cousin thrice removed ofCharlesCarroll of Carrollton; fourth cousin ofThomasMarshall,JamesKeith Marshall,PeterMyndert Dox,EdmundRandolph,NathanielBeverly Tucker andWilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnWayles Eppes,FitzhughLee,EdmundRandolph Cocke,ConnallyFindlay Trigg,JohnAugustine Marshall,RichardEvelyn Byrd,HarryBartow Hawes,WilliamWelby Beverley andJamesHarlan Cleveland Jr.. | | | | Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:RobertE. Burke | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article |
| | Fred A. Busse (1866-1914) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March 3,1866.Republican.Hardwarebusiness;coaldealer; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1895-98; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1899-1900;Illinoisstate treasurer, 1903-05; member ofIllinoisRepublican State Committee, 1905; postmaster atChicago,Ill., 1905-07;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1907-11; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1908;member ofIllinoisRepublican State Central Committee, 1910.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died, fromvalvular heartdisease, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 9,1914 (age48 years, 128days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | Benjamin Wright Raymond (1801-1883) — also known asBenjamin W. Raymond — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Rome,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,October23, 1801.Whig.Mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1839-40, 1842-43.Presbyterian.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April 5,1883 (age81 years, 164days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | Franklin MacVeagh (1837-1934) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born inChesterCounty, Pa.,November22, 1837.Democrat.Lawyer;wholesalegrocer; delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention fromIllinois, 1896;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1909-13.DiedJuly 6,1934 (age96 years, 226days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | Joseph Meharry Medill (1823-1899) — also known asJoseph Medill — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born near Saint John,NewBrunswick,April 6,1823.Editor-in-chief of the Chicago Tribunenewspaper;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention 59th District,1869-70;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1871-73.Scotch-Irishancestry.Died in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,March16, 1899 (age75 years, 344days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery; cenotaph atWestLawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio. | | Hempstead Washburne (1852-1918) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Galena,Jo DaviessCounty, Ill.,November11, 1852.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1891-93.Died, following astroke,in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April13, 1918 (age65 years, 153days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | John Putnam Chapin (1810-1864) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Bradford,OrangeCounty, Vt.,April21, 1810.Whig.Merchant;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1846-47.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 27,1864 (age54 years, 67days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Eber Jones Chapin and Sarah (Putnam) Chapin; married,April28, 1843, to Harriet Louise White; second cousin twice removed ofDanielChapin (1761-1821); third cousin ofChesterWilliam Chapin; third cousin once removed ofDanielChapin (1791-1878) andGrahamHurd Chapin; third cousin twice removed ofAlfredClark Chapin,ArthurBeebe Chapin andAlbertClark Chapin; fourth cousin ofMarshallChapin andJohnHall Brockway; fourth cousin once removed ofJonathanElmer,EbenezerElmer,EliElmer,ElijahBoardman,JohnAllen,WilliamBostwick,PeterB. Garnsey,DanielWarner Bostwick,EdmundGillett Chapin,ZenasFerry Moody andAndrewBliss Chapin. | | | | Political family:Chapin-Fishfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles McNeill Gray (1807-1885) — of Illinois. BornMarch 7,1807.Mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1853-54.DiedOctober17, 1885 (age78 years, 224days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | Julian Sidney Rumsey (1823-1886) — also known asJulian S. Rumsey;"The Father of GrainInspection" —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Batavia,GeneseeCounty, N.Y.,April 3,1823.Republican.Mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1861-62.Episcopalian.DiedApril20, 1886 (age63 years, 17days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery.  | John Peter Altgeld (1847-1902) — also known asJohn P. Altgeld — ofAndrewCounty, Mo.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Hesse,Germany,December30, 1847.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;AndrewCounty State's Attorney, 1875; candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois, 1884; superior court judge inIllinois, 1886-91;Governor ofIllinois, 1893-97; Independent candidate formayorof Chicago, Ill., 1899.Germanancestry.Pardoned the surviving protesters of the Haymarket incident inChicago, and refused to send troops against the Pullman railwaystrikers. These actions were not popular at the time, and he neverwon another election.As he finished aspeechat the JolietOperaHouse, he suffered astroke,was carried across the street to theHotelMonroe, and died the next morning, in Joliet,WillCounty, Ill.,March12, 1902 (age54 years, 72days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery; statue atLincoln Park. | | Arthur Matthias Beaupré (1853-1919) — also known asArthur M. Beaupré — of Aurora,KaneCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Oswego,KendallCounty, Ill.,July 29,1853.Lawyer;KaneCounty Clerk, 1886-1894; U.S. Consul General inGuatemala City, as of 1899;Bogotá, as of 1902; U.S. Minister toColombia, 1903;Argentina, 1904-08;Netherlands, 1908-11;Luxembourg, 1908-11;Cuba, 1911-13.Suffered astroke,and died two days later, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September13, 1919 (age66 years, 46days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | Justin Butterfield (1790-1855) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Keene,CheshireCounty, N.H.,1790.Whig.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Illinois, 1841-44; Commissioner of the General LandOffice, 1849-52.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October23, 1855 (ageabout 65years).Original interment atCity Cemetery (which nolonger exists); reinterment in 1871 at Graceland Cemetery.  | Francis Wayland Palmer (1827-1907) — also known asFrank W. Palmer — of Jamestown,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.; Dubuque,DubuqueCounty, Iowa; Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Manchester,DearbornCounty, Ind.,October11, 1827.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher;printer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chautauqua County 2nd District, 1854-55; IowaState Printer, 1861-69;U.S.Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1869-73; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1876;postmaster atChicago,Ill., 1877-85; U.S. Public Printer, 1889-94, 1897-1905.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December3, 1907 (age80 years, 53days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | Lambert Tree (1832-1910) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born inWashington,D.C.,November29, 1832.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1864(alternate),1884;circuit judge in Illinois, 1870; U.S. Minister toBelgium, 1885-88;Russia, 1888-89; candidate for Democratic nomination for VicePresident,1892.Died, fromheartfailure, in the Waldorf-AstoriaHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October9, 1910 (age77 years, 314days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery.  | Frank Orren Lowden (1861-1943) — also known asFrank O. Lowden — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Oregon,OgleCounty, Ill.Born in Sunrise,ChisagoCounty, Minn.,January26, 1861.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;lawprofessor; director, NationalBank ofthe Republic; delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1900,1904;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Illinois, 1904-12;U.S.Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1906-11;Governor ofIllinois, 1917-21; candidate for Republican nomination forPresident,1920,1928.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, fromrectalcancer, in El ConquistadorHotel,Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.,March20, 1943 (age82 years, 53days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | Norman Buel Judd (1815-1878) — also known asNorman B. Judd — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Rome,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,January10, 1815.Republican. Member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1844-60 (Cook County 1844-48, 25th District1849-54, 1st District 1855-60); delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1856,1860;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Illinois, 1856;Secretaryof Republican National Committee, 1856; U.S. Minister toPrussia, 1861-65;U.S.Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1867-71.DiedNovember11, 1878 (age63 years, 305days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery.  | Joseph Russel Jones (1823-1909) — also known asJ. Russel Jones — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Conneaut,AshtabulaCounty, Ohio,February17, 1823.Republican. Secretary-treasurer, Galena and MinnesotaPacketCo.; founder and president, Chicago West DivisionRailway;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1860; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Illinois,1868;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Illinois, 1868-70; U.S. Minister toBelgium, 1869-75;U.S.Collector of Customs at Chicago, Ill., Illinois, 1875-77.ChristianScientist.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April11, 1909 (age86 years, 53days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | S. Corning Judd (1827-1895) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Attica,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,1827.Democrat. Postmaster atChicago,Ill., 1885-88.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September22, 1895 (ageabout 68years).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | James Herron Eckels (1858-1907) — also known asJames H. Eckels — Born in Princeton,BureauCounty, Ill.,November22, 1858.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1892,1904;U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, 1893-97; delegate to Gold DemocratNational Convention from Illinois, 1896.Scotch-Irishancestry.Died, fromheartdisease, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April14, 1907 (age48 years, 143days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery.  | Theodore Brentano (1854-1940) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Kalamazoo,KalamazooCounty, Mich.,March29, 1854.Republican.Lawyer;superior court judge in Illinois, 1890-1921; U.S. Minister toHungary, 1922-27; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1932.DiedJuly 2,1940 (age86 years, 95days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | Daniel Hudson Burnham (1846-1912) — also known asDaniel H. Burnham — Born in Henderson,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,September4, 1846.Architect;member, U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, 1910-12; chair, U.S. Commissionof Fine Arts, 1910-12.Died in Heidelberg,Germany,June1, 1912 (age65 years, 271days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | Walter Cass Newberry (1835-1912) — also known asWalter C. Newberry — ofPetersburg,Va.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Sangerfield,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,December23, 1835.Democrat. General in the Union Army during the Civil War;mayorof Petersburg, Va., 1869-70; postmaster atChicago,Ill., 1888-89;U.S.Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1891-93.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 20,1912 (age76 years, 210days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | Reynold Erland Carlson (1912-1993) — Born in1912.U.S. Ambassador toColombia, 1966.Died in1993(ageabout81 years).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | George Edmund Foss (1863-1936) — also known asGeorge E. Foss — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in West Berkshire, Berkshire,FranklinCounty, Vt.,July 2,1863.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1895-1913, 1915-19 (7th District1895-1903, 10th District 1903-13, 1915-19); defeated in primary,1932; candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1918.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March15, 1936 (age72 years, 257days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | Robert Morss Lovett (1870-1956) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Lake Zurich,LakeCounty, Ill.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,December25, 1870.Progressive.Universityprofessor;novelist;playwright;Progressive candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois,1924;secretaryof the U.S. Virgin Islands, 1939-43;Governor ofU.S. Virgin Islands, 1940-41;removed fromoffice as Secretary of the Virgin Islands, andbarredfrom federal employment, by action of the U.S. Congress in 1943, overhis ties toleft-wingand purportedlyCommunistindividuals and groups; the action was later struck down by the U.S.Supreme Court as an unconstitutional bill of attainder, and hereceived about $2,000 in salary owed to him.Atheist.Died, in St. Joseph'sHospital,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February8, 1956 (age85 years, 45days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | William Perkins Black (1842-1916) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born inWoodfordCounty, Ky.,November11, 1842.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; received theMedalof Honor for action at Pea Ridge, Ark., March 7, 1862;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois, 1886.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.DiedJanuary3, 1916 (age73 years, 53days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. John Black and Josephine (Culbertson) Black; married1869 toHortensia M. MacGreal. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Isaac Newton Arnold (1815-1884) — also known asIsaac N. Arnold — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Hartwick,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,November30, 1815.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1842-43, 1855; DemocraticPresidential Elector for Illinois,1844;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1861-65 (2nd District 1861-63, 1stDistrict 1863-65).Member,Freemasons.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April24, 1884 (age68 years, 146days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | Oscar Stanton De Priest (1871-1951) — also known asOscar De Priest — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Florence,LauderdaleCounty, Ala.,March 9,1871.Republican.Painter;realestate broker;CookCounty Commissioner, 1894-1904; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1908(alternate),1920,1924(alternate),1928,1932,1936;U.S.Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1929-35; defeated,1934, 1936, 1938.CongregationalistorPresbyterian.Africanancestry. Member,Elks;Freemasons;OddFellows.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 12,1951 (age80 years, 64days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | Allan Cathcart Durborow Jr. (1857-1908) — also known asAllan C. Durborow, Jr. — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November10, 1857.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1891-95.Member,PhiKappa Psi.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March10, 1908 (age50 years, 121days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | William Gillespie Ewing (1839-1922) — also known asWilliam G. Ewing — of Quincy,AdamsCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Highland Park,LakeCounty, Ill.Born inWoodfordCounty, Ill.,May 11,1839.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1886-90;candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1890; superior courtjudge in Illinois, 1893-98.ChristianScientist.Died in Highland Park,LakeCounty, Ill.,February16, 1922 (age82 years, 281days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | William Edgar Church (1841-1917) — Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,December7, 1841.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;justice ofDakota territorial supreme court, 1883-86.DiedApril18, 1917 (age75 years, 132days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | James Simpson Jr. (1905-1960) — of Wadsworth,LakeCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,1905.Republican.Farmer;U.S.Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1933-35; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1936;member ofIllinoisRepublican State Central Committee, 1943.Episcopalian.Died in1960(ageabout55 years).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | Lorenzo Brentano (1813-1891) — also known asLorenz Peter Carl Brentano — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Mannheim,Germany,November4, 1813.Republican. In Germany, he participated in the 1849revolution;arrested andsentencedto lifeimprisonment;escapedto the United States; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 61st District, 1863-65; delegateto Republican National Convention from Illinois,1864;Republican Presidential Elector for Illinois,1868;U.S. Consul inDresden, 1872-76;U.S.Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1877-79.Germanancestry.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September18, 1891 (age77 years, 318days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | Daniel Webster Mills (1838-1904) — also known asDaniel W. Mills — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Ohio,1838.Republican.U.S.Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1897-99.Died in1904(ageabout66 years).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | John Augur Holabird (1886-1945) — also known asJohn A. Holabird — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.,May 4,1886.Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I;architect;member, U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, 1940-45.Died, in St. Luke'sHospital,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 4,1945 (age59 years, 0days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | Julius Goldzier (1854-1925) — of Illinois. Born inAustria,January20, 1854.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1893-95.Jewish.DiedJanuary20, 1925 (age71 years, 0days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | Lynden Evans (1858-1926) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in La Salle,La SalleCounty, Ill.,June 28,1858.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1911-13.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 6,1926 (age67 years, 312days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | William Josiah MacDonald (1873-1946) — also known asWilliam J. MacDonald — of Calumet,HoughtonCounty, Mich.Born in Potosi,GrantCounty, Wis.,November17, 1873.Democrat. Candidate forcircuitjudge in Michigan 12th Circuit, 1911;U.S.Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1913-15; defeated,1914, 1916.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March29, 1946 (age72 years, 132days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | Usher Ferguson Linder (d. 1876) — also known asUsher F. Linder — of Illinois.Illinoisstate attorney general, 1837-38.DiedJune 5,1876.Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | Albert Arnold Sprague (1874-1946) — also known asAlbert A. Sprague — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 13,1874.Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; chairman,ConsolidatedGrocersCorporation; director, Continental Illinois NationalBank andTrust, InternationalHarvesterCo., Baltimore & OhioRailroad,and other companies; receiver and co-trustee, ChicagoRapidTransit; Chicago commissioner of public works, 1923-27, 1931-33;candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1924; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,1932.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April 6,1946 (age71 years, 328days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | Dawn Clark Netsch (1926-2013) — also known asPatricia Dawn Clark — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,September16, 1926.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention 12th District,1969-70; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1973-91 (13th District 1973-83, 4th District1983-91); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1980,1996;Illinoisstate comptroller, 1991-95; candidate forGovernor ofIllinois, 1994.Female.Member,American CivilLiberties Union;League of WomenVoters;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, fromLou Gehrig'sdisease, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March 5,2013 (age86 years, 170days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | Lucy Louisa Flower (1837-1921) — also known asLucy L. Flower;Lucy Louisa Coues;"The Mother of the Juvenile Court" —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,May 10,1837.Republican.Schoolteacher; social reformer; founder of nursing school; advocate forthe creation of a "parental court" to handle cases of delinquentchildren; her efforts led to the world'sfirstjuvenile court legislation, which created the Chicago Juvenile Courtin 1899;Universityof Illinois trustee; elected 1894.Female.Died in Coronado,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,April27, 1921 (age83 years, 352days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married,September4, 1862, to James Monroe Flower; mother of Elliott Flower andHarriet Dean Flower (daughter-in-law ofJohnVilliers Farwell; who marriedJohnVilliers Farwell Jr.). | | | | Political family:Farwellfamily of Chicago and Lake Forest, Illinois (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Lucy FlowerPark,on West Moffat Street, and Lucy Flower TechnicalHighSchool (opened, 1911; moved to new building, 1927; renamed FlowerVocational High School, 1956; renamed Lucy Flower Career Academy HighSchool, 1995; closed, 2003), both inChicago,Illinois, werenamed forher. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Harlan Eugene Read (1880-1963) — also known asHarlan E. Read — ofSt.Louis, Mo.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Jacksonville,MorganCounty, Ill.,May 7,1880.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1918;author;radiocommentator.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill., February,1963(age82years, 0 days).Cremated;ashes interred at Graceland Cemetery.  | Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884) — also known asCyrus H. McCormick — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born inRockbridgeCounty, Va.,February15, 1809.Democrat. One of theinventorsof the McCormick reaper, and the founder of thefarmimplement manufacturing company which became InternationalHarvester; candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois, 1862; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Illinois, 1876.Presbyterian.Scotch-Irishancestry.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 13,1884 (age75 years, 88days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | Hermann Raster (1827-1891) — also known asHerman Raster;Wilhelm Friedrich HermannRaster —of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Zerbst, Anhalt-Dessau (nowGermany),May6, 1827.Republican.Newspapereditor; Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1856;delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1868(member,ResolutionsCommittee);U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Chicago, Illinois, 1869-72.Germanancestry.Died in Bad Kadowa, Silesia (now Kudowa,Poland),July24, 1891 (age64 years, 79days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | Henry Harrison Getty (1836-1919) — also known asHenry H. Getty — of Muskegon,MuskegonCounty, Mich.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Batavia,GeneseeCounty, N.Y.,September20, 1836.Lumberbusiness;mayorof Muskegon, Mich., 1873-74.Died in Paris,France,March28, 1919 (age82 years, 189days).Entombed at Graceland Cemetery. | | Octavien Jean Baptiste Brice (1837-1911) — also known asO. J. B. Brice — of Green Bay,BrownCounty, Wis.Born in Jodoigne,Belgium,April6, 1837.Realestate andinsurancebusiness;steamshipagent;notarypublic;BrownCounty Sheriff;Consulfor Belgium inGreenBay, Wis., 1880-1907.Member,Knightsof Pythias.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 25,1911 (age74 years, 49days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | Arnold Holinger (1849-1925) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Liestal,Switzerland,July20, 1849.Banker;Consulfor Switzerland inChicago,Ill., 1892-1917.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 6,1925 (age75 years, 351days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | George Birkhoff Jr. (1852-1914) — also known asGerritt Birkhoff Jr. — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Rotterdam,Netherlands,May15, 1852.Realestate business;Consulfor Netherlands inChicago,Ill., 1888-1904.Died, fromchronicnephritis andpulmonaryedema, in Holland Township (part now in Park Township),OttawaCounty, Mich.,June 26,1914 (age62 years, 42days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Agatha (Van Putten) Birkhoff and George Birkhoff; married1875 toElizabeth Van Winden. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Joseph Frederick Haas (1857-1928) — also known asJoseph F. Haas — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November13, 1857.Republican. Member ofIllinoisstate senate 25th District, 1903-06;CookCounty Clerk, 1906-10; Republican Presidential Elector forIllinois,1909;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1912;CookCounty Recorder of Deeds, 1917.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons;RoyalArcanum;RoyalLeague.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March14, 1928 (age70 years, 122days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | Richard Teller Crane Jr. (1873-1931) — also known asRichard T. Crane, Jr. — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November7, 1873.Consul-Generalfor Persia inChicago,Ill., 1901-12.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanSociety of Mechanical Engineers.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November7, 1931 (age58 years, 0days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | Oliver D. S. Gallup (1857-1920) — of Park Ridge,CookCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Iowa, September,1857.Coffeebusiness;clothingsalesman;villagepresident of Park Ridge, Illinois, 1893-97.DiedApril29, 1920 (age62 years, 0days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Benjamin F. Gallup and Emma Gallup; married,June 23,1883, to May F. Ruger. |
| | Abraham Lincoln Auth (1877-1968) — also known asA. L. Auth — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October19, 1877.Democrat.Printer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 27th District, 1925-27, 1929-39,1941-49.Member,Elks;TypographicalUnion.DiedMarch27, 1968 (age90 years, 160days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | William Findlay Coolbaugh (1821-1877) — also known asWilliam F. Coolbaugh — ofCookCounty, Ill.Born inPikeCounty, Pa.,July 1,1821.Merchant;banker;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention 60th District,1869-70.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November14, 1877 (age56 years, 136days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | William Henry Powell (1825-1904) — ofOhioCounty, W.Va.BornMay 10,1825.Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for West Virginia,1868(voted forUlyssesS. Grant andSchuylerColfax).DiedDecember26, 1904 (age79 years, 230days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | Marshall Field III (1893-1956) — of Huntington,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September28, 1893.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; publisher,Chicago Sun-Timesnewspaper;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1944,1948.Died, ofbraincancer, inNew YorkHospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November8, 1956 (age63 years, 41days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery.
Griffin FuneralHome Columbarium
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Levi Dawson (1886-1970) — also known asWilliam L. Dawson — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Albany,DoughertyCounty, Ga.,April26, 1886.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofIllinoisDemocratic State Central Committee, 1930-32; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1940(alternate),1944(speaker),1948,1952,1956,1960,1964,1968;U.S.Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1943-70; died inoffice 1970.Africanancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;DisabledAmerican Veterans;AlphaPhi Alpha;Freemasons;Elks.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November9, 1970 (age84 years, 197days).Cremated;ashes interred at Griffin Funeral Home Columbarium.
Irving ParkBoulevard Cemetery
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Frank Buchanan (1862-1930) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born near Madison,JeffersonCounty, Ind.,June 14,1862.Democrat.Ironworker;U.S.Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1911-17; in 1915, whenthe U.S. was still neutral in World War I, he was president of"Labor's National Peace Council," which advocated a weapons embargoagainst the countries then at war; the organization secretly receivedfunding fromGermanagents; when agrand juryinvestigation was announced, he retaliated by introducingresolutions to impeach U.S. AttorneyH.Snowden Marshall;indictedin December 1915, along withH.Robert Fowler,FrankS. Monnett, and others, forrestraintof trade over the Peace Council's attempts tofomentstrikes in U.S. munitions plants;stoodtrial in May 1917, along with (ultimately) six co-defendants; thejury convicted three, but deadlocked over the other four, includingBuchanan; he was not re-tried.Died, ofheartdisease, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April18, 1930 (age67 years, 308days).Interment at Irving Park Boulevard Cemetery.
LincolnPark
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | John Peter Altgeld (1847-1902) — also known asJohn P. Altgeld — ofAndrewCounty, Mo.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Hesse,Germany,December30, 1847.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;AndrewCounty State's Attorney, 1875; candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois, 1884; superior court judge inIllinois, 1886-91;Governor ofIllinois, 1893-97; Independent candidate formayorof Chicago, Ill., 1899.Germanancestry.Pardoned the surviving protesters of the Haymarket incident inChicago, and refused to send troops against the Pullman railwaystrikers. These actions were not popular at the time, and he neverwon another election.As he finished aspeechat the JolietOperaHouse, he suffered astroke,was carried across the street to theHotelMonroe, and died the next morning, in Joliet,WillCounty, Ill.,March12, 1902 (age54 years, 72days).Interment atGraceland Cemetery; statue atLincoln Park.
MontroseCemetery
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Mt. GreenwoodCemetery
2900 West 111th Street
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Matthew Joseph Steffens (1852-1928) — also known asMatthew J. Steffens — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Alsace-Lorraine,France,June10, 1852.Photographer;Vice-Consulfor Chile inChicago,Ill., 1895-1907.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April30, 1928 (age75 years, 325days).Interment at Mt. Greenwood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Jacob Steffens and Christine (Thullen) Steffens; married1874 toRosetta Fischer. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
Mt. HopeCemetery
11500 South Fairfield
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Founded 1885
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Elliott Wilford Sproul (1856-1935) — also known asElliott W. Sproul — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Apohaqui,NewBrunswick,December28, 1856.Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1920;U.S.Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1921-31; defeated,1930, 1932.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Died in1935(ageabout78 years).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery. | | Fred Ernst Busbey (1895-1966) — also known asFred E. Busbey — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Tuscola,DouglasCounty, Ill.,February8, 1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;stockbroker;U.S.Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1943-45, 1947-49,1951-55; defeated, 1944, 1948, 1954.Member,Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;PhiKappa Sigma.Died in Cocoa Beach,BrevardCounty, Fla.,February11, 1966 (age71 years, 3days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery. | | Ransom Williams Dunham (1838-1896) — also known asRansom W. Dunham — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Savoy,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,March21, 1838.Republican.U.S.Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1883-89.Died in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,August19, 1896 (age58 years, 151days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery. | | Charles Stuart Wharton (1875-1939) — also known asCharles S. Wharton — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Aledo,MercerCounty, Ill.,April22, 1875.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1905-07; in February,1928, a group of masked men stopped a train at Evergreen Park,Illinois, androbbedit of over $130,000; after the robbery, they met at Wharton's home todivide up the proceeds, leaving him $4,000; in June, after beingimplicatedby two of the robbers, he wasindictedby a federal grand jury,triedandconvicted,andsentencedto two years infederalprison.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September4, 1939 (age64 years, 135days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.  | Polhemus Searing Hudson (1849-1915) — also known asP. S. Hudson — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Orangeburg,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,July 26,1849.Consulfor Argentina inChicago,Ill., 1888-1905;Vice-Consulfor Argentina inChicago,Ill., 1906-07.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January16, 1915 (age65 years, 174days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Fredrick Hudson and Helen (Bogart) Hudson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Chicago Tribune, January12, 1896 |
| | | Ernest Withall (1875-1949) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in London,England,October17, 1875.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1908.Englishancestry.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August22, 1949 (age73 years, 309days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof William Walter Withall and Louisa (Brown) Withall; married toEdith Vesta Earle. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
Mt. OliveCemetery
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Niels Juul (1859-1929) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born inDenmark,April27, 1859.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1892;member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1898;U.S.Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1917-21.Danishancestry.DiedDecember4, 1929 (age70 years, 221days).Interment at Mt. Olive Cemetery. | | Villas Kasbjerg Assens (1854-1906) — also known asVillas K. Assens — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Aalborg,Denmark,January24, 1854.Vice-Consulfor Denmark inChicago,Ill., 1897-1905.Danishancestry.Died, fromtyphoidfever, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February10, 1906 (age52 years, 17days).Interment at Mt. Olive Cemetery.
Mt. OlivetCemetery
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas James Courtney (1892-1971) — also known asThomas J. Courtney — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December23, 1892.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate senate 11th District, 1927-33;CookCounty State's Attorney, 1932-45; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,1936,1944(speaker);candidate formayorof Chicago, Ill., 1939; candidate forGovernor ofIllinois, 1944; circuit judge in Illinois, 1945-70.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Knightsof Columbus.DiedDecember3, 1971 (age78 years, 345days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof James R. Courtney and Catherine (Hussey) Courtney; married,July 19,1917, to Kathryn Foley. |
| | Magne Alfred Michaelson (1878-1949) — also known asM. Alfred Michaelson;M. A.Michaelson —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Kristiansand,Norway,September7, 1878.Republican.Delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention 25th District,1920-22;U.S.Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1921-31; defeated,1918, 1932.Indictedin 1928 on charges of violating theNationalProhibition Act.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October26, 1949 (age71 years, 49days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | | Thomas Aloysius Doyle (1886-1935) — also known asThomas A. Doyle — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January9, 1886.Democrat. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 9th District, 1919-23;U.S.Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1923-31; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1928.Catholic.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January29, 1935 (age49 years, 20days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | | Lawrence Edward McGann (1852-1928) — also known asLawrence E. McGann — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Galway,Ireland,February2, 1852.Democrat.Boot and shoebusiness;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1891-97 (2nd District 1891-95, 3rdDistrict 1895-97).Catholic.Irishancestry.DiedJuly 22,1928 (age76 years, 171days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | | Patrick Henry Moynihan (1869-1946) — also known asP. H. Moynihan — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September25, 1869.Republican.U.S.Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1933-35; defeated,1934, 1936, 1940; delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1944.DiedMay 20,1946 (age76 years, 237days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | | Charles Martin (1856-1917) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born near Ogdensburg,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,May 20,1856.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1912;U.S.Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1917; died in office1917.DiedOctober28, 1917 (age61 years, 161days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | | William J. Lynch (1908-1976) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 6,1908.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1932(alternate),1936(alternate),1940(alternate),1956,1960,1964;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1950-57;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1966.Member,American BarAssociation.DiedAugust9, 1976 (age68 years, 64days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | | Henry Patrick Bergen (d. 1937) — also known asHenry P. Bergen — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1928.DiedJuly 5,1937.Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | | Francis J. Loughran (1890-1943) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 7,1890.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate senate 13th District, 1931-43; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1932.Died, in St. Bernard'sHospital,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December27, 1943 (age53 years, 234days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Michael Laughran and Ellen Sophia (McGurk) Laughran; brother ofElizabethAnn Conkey. |
 | Harry W. Mager (1893-1930) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Illinois,December11, 1893.U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Chicago, Illinois, 1920-21; in1921-22, he wasarrestedseveral times forintoxicationand possession ofillegalliquor; in July 1922, he andBenjaminM. Mitchell werechargedas part of anextortionconspiracy andviolationof Prohibition laws; he was not convicted.GermanandIrishancestry.Suffered an attack ofacuteindigestion, and diedin anambulance en route to a hospital, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December28, 1930 (age37 years, 17days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Mager and Margaret (Casey) Mager. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Chicago Tribune, January14, 1920 |
| | | Edward J. Carey (d. 1919) — . Judge. Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February10, 1919.Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married to Mary Howley and Anna Powers. |
Oak WoodsCemetery
1035 East 67th Street
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Founded 1855
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Hale Thompson (1869-1944) — also known as"Big Bill" — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,May 14,1869.Republican.Mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1915-23, 1927-31; defeated, 1931, 1939;delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1916,1920,1924,1928,1932;candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1918; Union Progressive candidate forGovernor ofIllinois, 1936.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March14, 1944 (age74 years, 305days).Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery. | | Harold Washington (1922-1987) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April15, 1922.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1965; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1977;U.S.Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1981-83; resigned1983;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1983-87; defeated in primary, 1977; died inoffice 1987.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;NationalBar Association.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November25, 1987 (age65 years, 224days).Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery.| | The Harold WashingtonPublicLibrary, inChicago,Illinois, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NNDBdossier | | | | Books about Harold Washington: PaulKleppner,ChicagoDivided : The Making of a Black Mayor — Melvin G.Holli,BashingChicago Traditions : Harold Washington's Last Campaign, Chicago,1987 — Dempsey J. Travis,Harold,the People's Mayor : The Authorized Biography of Mayor HaroldWashington — Florence Hamlish Levinsohn,HaroldWashington: A political biography — Alton Miller,HaroldWashington: The Mayor, the Man — Naurice Roberts,HaroldWashington : Mayor With A Vison (for youngreaders) |
| | Monroe Heath (1827-1894) — of Illinois. BornMarch27, 1827.Mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1876-79.DiedOctober21, 1894 (age67 years, 208days).Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery. | | James Hutchinson Woodworth (1804-1869) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Greenwich,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,December4, 1804.Republican. Member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1839-42; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1842-47;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1848-50;U.S.Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1855-57.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March26, 1869 (age64 years, 112days).Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery. | | Eugene Sawyer (1934-2008) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Greensboro,HaleCounty, Ala.,September3, 1934.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1980,1996;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1987-89; defeated in primary, 1989.Africanancestry. Member,AlphaPhi Alpha.Died, ofheartfailure, in ahospitalat Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January19, 2008 (age73 years, 138days).Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery. | | Bernard E. Epton — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Republican. Candidate formayorof Chicago, Ill., 1983.Jewish.Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery.  | Elbridge Hanecy (1852-1925) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Wisconsin,March15, 1852.Republican.Lawyer;circuit judge in Illinois, 1893-1903; candidate formayorof Chicago, Ill., 1901; superior court judge in Illinois, 1903-04.Member,UnionLeague.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December24, 1925 (age73 years, 284days).Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery. | | | Charles Samuel Deneen (1863-1940) — also known asCharles S. Deneen — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Edwardsville,MadisonCounty, Ill.,May 4,1863.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1893-94;CookCounty State's Attorney, 1896-1904; law partner ofCharlesH. Hamill, 1898-1905;Governor ofIllinois, 1905-13; defeated, 1912; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Illinois,1908,1912,1916,1928(speaker),1932;U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1925-31.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, probably from aheartattack, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February5, 1940 (age76 years, 277days).Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery. | | Lyman Trumbull (1813-1896) — of Alton,MadisonCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Colchester,New LondonCounty, Conn.,October12, 1813.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1840-41;secretaryof state of Illinois, 1841-43;justice ofIllinois state supreme court, 1848-53;U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1855-73; candidate forGovernor ofIllinois, 1880;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1892.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 25,1896 (age82 years, 257days).Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery.| | Relatives: SonofBenjaminTrumbull and Elizabeth (Mather) Trumbull; married,June 21,1843, to Julia Maria Jayne; married,November3, 1877, to Mary Jane Ingraham; first cousin thrice removed ofJonathanTrumbull; second cousin once removed ofBushrodEbenezer Hoppin; second cousin twice removed ofJosephTrumbull (1737-1778),JonathanTrumbull Jr. andDavidTrumbull; third cousin ofGeorgeSmith Catlin; third cousin once removed ofJosephTrumbull (1782-1861),LancelotPhelps,JonathanG. W. Trumbull andEdwinCarpenter Pinney; third cousin twice removed ofNoahPhelps,AugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849),PeterBuell Porter andClaudeCarpenter Pinney; third cousin thrice removed ofHaroldB. Pinney; fourth cousin ofJamesPhelps; fourth cousin once removed ofGaylordGriswold,ElishaPhelps,WilliamAugustus Bird,AugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),PeterBuell Porter Jr.,CalvinTilden Hulburd,PeterAugustus Porter,JudsonB. Phelps,ErskineMason Phelps,GeorgeTracy Buckingham andCarlTrumbull Hayden. | | | | Political family:Trumbullfamily of Lebanon, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Marshall Hamilton (1847-1905) — also known asJohn M. Hamilton — ofMcLeanCounty, Ill.Born in Ridgewood,UnionCounty, Ohio,May 28,1847.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1877-81;LieutenantGovernor of Illinois, 1881-83;Governor ofIllinois, 1883-85; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Illinois,1884.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September22, 1905 (age58 years, 117days).Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery. | | Noble Brandon Judah (1884-1938) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April23, 1884.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1911-12; served in the U.S. Armyon the Mexican border; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S. Ambassador toCuba, 1927-29.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;PhiDelta Theta.DiedFebruary26, 1938 (age53 years, 309days).Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery.  | James Robert Mann (1856-1922) — also known asJames R. Mann — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born near Bloomington,McLeanCounty, Ill.,October20, 1856.Republican.Lawyer;Chicago alderman, 1893-96;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1897-1922 (1st District 1897-1903,2nd District 1903-22); died in office 1922;chair ofCook County Republican Party, 1902.Namesake of the Mann Act (1910), which prohibited transport of "anywoman or girl" across state lines, "for the purpose of prostitutionor debauchery, or for any other immoral purpose.".Died inWashington,D.C.,November30, 1922 (age66 years, 41days).Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery. | | | Kenesaw Mountain Landis (1866-1944) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Millville,ButlerCounty, Ohio,November20, 1866.U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1905-22;resigned 1922; Commissioner ofBaseball,1920-44.SwissandGermanancestry.Elected to National BaseballHall ofFame, 1944.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November25, 1944 (age78 years, 5days).Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery. | | Seymour Stedman (1871-1948) — also known as"Stedy" — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,July 4,1871.Socialist.Lawyer;delegate to Socialist National Convention from Illinois, 1912; memberofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1913-14; candidate formayorof Chicago, Ill., 1915; candidate forGovernor ofIllinois, 1916; candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1920.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 9,1948 (age77 years, 5days).Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery.  | Barratt O'Hara (1882-1969) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in St. Joseph,BerrienCounty, Mich.,April28, 1882.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;LieutenantGovernor of Illinois, 1913-17; candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1915; major in the U.S. Army during WorldWar I; candidate forGovernor ofIllinois, 1920;U.S.Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1949-51, 1953-69;defeated, 1938 (at-large), 1950 (2nd District).Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;PhiGamma Delta;PhiDelta Phi;UnitedSpanish War Veterans.Died inWashington,D.C.,August11, 1969 (age87 years, 105days).Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery. | | John Hovey Rice (1816-1911) — also known asJohn H. Rice — of Monson,PiscataquisCounty, Maine; Foxcroft (now part of Dover-Foxcroft),PiscataquisCounty, Maine.Born in Mt. Vernon,KennebecCounty, Maine,February5, 1816.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine,1856;U.S.Representative from Maine, 1861-67 (5th District 1861-63, 4thDistrict 1863-67).DiedMarch14, 1911 (age95 years, 37days).Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery. | | Burton Chauncey Cook (1819-1894) — also known asBurton C. Cook — of Ottawa,La SalleCounty, Ill.Born in Pittsford,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,May 11,1819.Republican. Member of Illinois state legislature, 1850; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1860,1884;U.S.Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1865-71; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Illinois, 1866-68.Died in Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.,August18, 1894 (age75 years, 99days).Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery. | | Noble Wishard Lee (1896-1978) — also known asNoble W. Lee — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,August27, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;lawprofessor; candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1938; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 5th District; elected 1940.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;American BarAssociation;NationalLawyers Guild.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October8, 1978 (age82 years, 42days).Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery. | | William Hickling (1814-1881) — of Ottawa,La SalleCounty, Ill.Born inEngland,December7, 1814.Democrat.Mayor ofOttawa, Ill., 1853-55, 1865-66.DiedAugust25, 1881 (age66 years, 261days).Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery. | | Samuel Addison Irvin (1824-1874) — also known asSamuel A. Irvin — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Gettysburg,AdamsCounty, Pa.,1824.Republican.U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Chicago, Illinois, 1872-74; diedin office 1874.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October11, 1874 (ageabout 50years).Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery.  | Charles Hubbard Sergel (1861-1926) — also known asCharles H. Sergel — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Muscatine,MuscatineCounty, Iowa,September25, 1861.Republican.Bookpublisher;Consulfor Peru inChicago,Ill., 1893-1902; delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1916;member ofIllinoisRepublican State Central Committee, 1919.Germanancestry.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January8, 1926 (age64 years, 105days).Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John Henry Sergel and Jean Gilchrist (Pocock) Sergel; married,November3, 1891, to Annie Myers. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Chicago Tribune, January12, 1896 |
| | David Stephen Mathias (1844-1917) — also known asD. S. Mathias — of Rosedale (now part of Kansas City),WyandotteCounty, Kan.Born inWales,January6, 1844.Mayorof Rosedale, Kan., 1877-78.Welshancestry.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December5, 1917 (age73 years, 333days).Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery. | | Eliza Daggett (1851-1926) — of Attleboro,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,January9, 1851.Candidate formayorof Attleboro, Mass., 1921.Female.DiedApril28, 1926 (age75 years, 109days).Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery. | | Ripley Nicholas Baylies (1845-1937) — also known asRipley N. Baylies — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Greensburg,St. HelenaParish, La.,September5, 1845.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;circuit judge in Iowa 5th District, 1885.Died inLos AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 15,1937 (age91 years, 252days).Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery. | | Stephen Chapman Simms (1863-1937) — also known asS. Chapman Simms — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Georgetown (now part ofWashington),D.C.,March22, 1863.Ethnologist;Vice-Consulfor Portugal inChicago,Ill., 1893-1904; director, Field Museum of Natural History,1928-37.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January28, 1937 (age73 years, 312days).Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery. | | Moore Conger (1819-1890) — of Ira,CayugaCounty, N.Y.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born inCayugaCounty, N.Y.,May 21,1819.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Cayuga County 1st District, 1855;livestockcommission business.Accidentallystruckby a gate at the Chicago stockyards, suffered a head injury, and diedtwo weeks later, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November8, 1890 (age71 years, 171days).Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery.  | John Rouse (1863-1897) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Bay de Verde,Newfoundland,August10, 1863.Democrat.Pastor ofTrinity Episcopal Church, Chicago, Ill., 1890-97;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1892.Episcopalian.Englishancestry.Died, fromappendicitis,in St. Luke'sHospital,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December6, 1897 (age34 years, 118days).Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Maria (Damerel) Rouse and Rev. Oliver Rouse; married1891 toHenrietta Louise Ellis. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: John C. Street, ed., TheJournal of Oliver Rouse |
| | | Noble Brandon Judah (1851-1918) — also known asNoble B. Judah — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Indiana,September7, 1851.Presidential Elector for Illinois,1897.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December10, 1918 (age67 years, 94days).Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery. | | Albert Stanley Phillips (1880-1943) — Born in Port Chester,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,May 24,1880.Electrician;U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inCardiff, 1905-11.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April10, 1943 (age62 years, 321days).Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery. | | Marvin Robert Dee (1917-1975) — also known asDoc Dee — of Illinois. Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August21, 1917.Republican.Lawyer;engineer;appraiser;constructionexecutive; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 20th District, 1973-74.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;SigmaPhi.DiedJanuary11, 1975 (age57 years, 143days).Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery. | | Louis Joseph Behan (b. 1876) — also known asLouis J. Behan — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,March10, 1876.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1936.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus.Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery. | | Ralph Chester Otis (b. 1870) — also known asRalph C. Otis — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March 8,1870.Republican.Banker;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1916.Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery. | | Willie Taplin Barrow (1924-2015) — also known asWillie T. Barrow;Willie BeatriceTaplin —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Burton,WashingtonCounty, Tex.,December7, 1924.Democrat.Minister;civil rights activist; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Illinois,1972,1984,1996,2000,2004,2008;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Illinois, 2004-08.Female.Churchof God.Africanancestry. Member,UrbanLeague.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March12, 2015 (age90 years, 95days).Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery. | Politicians formerlyburied here: |  | Walter Quintin Gresham (1832-1895) — also known asWalter Q. Gresham — of New Albany,FloydCounty, Ind.; Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born near Lanesville,HarrisonCounty, Ind.,March17, 1832.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1861; general in the Union Armyduring the Civil War; candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana, 1866, 1868; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Indiana,1868;U.S.District Judge for Indiana, 1869-83;U.S.Postmaster General, 1883-84;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1884;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1884-93;U.S.Secretary of State, 1893-95; died in office 1895.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;GrandArmy of the Republic;LoyalLegion.Died, frompneumonia,in his rooms at the ArlingtonHotel,Washington,D.C.,May 28,1895 (age63 years, 72days).Originally entombed at Oak Woods Cemetery; reinterment in 1896 atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
RidgelawnCemetery
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Jacob H. Marks (1864-1920) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,1864.Republican. Member ofIllinoisRepublican State Central Committee, 1910.Jewish. Member,Maccabees.Died, ofendocarditis,in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March 6,1920 (ageabout 55years).Interment at Ridgelawn Cemetery.
RosehillCemetery
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Founded 1859
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Blake Rice (1809-1874) — also known asJohn B. Rice — of Illinois. Born in Easton,TalbotCounty, Md.,May 28,1809.Republican.Mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1865-69;U.S.Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1873-74; died inoffice 1874.DiedDecember17, 1874 (age65 years, 203days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Charles Gates Dawes (1865-1951) — also known asCharles G. Dawes;"ChargingCharlie" —of Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.; Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Marietta,WashingtonCounty, Ohio,August27, 1865.Republican.Engineer;lawyer;banker;U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, 1898-1901; colonel in the U.S. Armyduring World War I;VicePresident of the United States, 1925-29; candidate for Republicannomination for President,1928;U.S. Ambassador toGreat Britain, 1929-31; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1932,1936.AwardedNobelPeace Prize in 1925.Died in Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.,April23, 1951 (age85 years, 239days).Entombed at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Augustus Garrett (1801-1848) — of Illinois. Born in1801.Mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1843-44, 1845-46.Unitarian.DiedNovember30, 1848 (ageabout 47years).Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at RosehillCemetery. | | George Bell Swift (1845-1912) — also known asGeorge B. Swift — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,December14, 1845.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1892;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1893, 1895-97.Methodist.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 2,1912 (age66 years, 201days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | John Wentworth (1815-1888) — also known as"Long John" — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Sandwich,CarrollCounty, N.H.,March 5,1815.Lawyer;newspapereditor;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1843-51, 1853-55, 1865-67 (4thDistrict 1843-51, 2nd District 1853-55, 1st District 1865-67);mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1857-58, 1860-61;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention from Cook County,1862.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October16, 1888 (age73 years, 225days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Harvey Doolittle Colvin (1815-1892) — also known asHarvey D. Colvin — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.BornDecember18, 1815.Mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1873-76.DiedApril16, 1892 (age76 years, 120days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Lyman Judson Gage (1836-1927) — also known asLyman J. Gage — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in DeRuyter,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,June 28,1836.Republican.Bankpresident;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1897-1902; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1916.Methodist.Member,AmericanBankers Association.Died in San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,January26, 1927 (age90 years, 212days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Roswell B. Mason (1805-1892) — of Illinois. BornSeptember19, 1805.Mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1869-71.Presbyterian.DiedJanuary1, 1892 (age86 years, 104days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | John Charles Haines (1818-1896) — also known asJohn C. Haines — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.BornMay 26,1818.Mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1858-60;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention 59th District,1869-70.DiedJuly 4,1896 (age78 years, 39days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | DeWitt Clinton Cregier (1829-1898) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 1,1829.Democrat.Engineer;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1889-91.Member,Freemasons.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November9, 1898 (age69 years, 161days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | John A. Roche (1844-1904) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.BornAugust12, 1844.Republican.Mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1887-89; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1888.DiedFebruary10, 1904 (age59 years, 182days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Alexander Loyd (1805-1872) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born inOrangeCounty, N.Y.,August19, 1805.Democrat.Mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1840-41.Episcopalian.Died in Lyons,CookCounty, Ill.,May 7,1872 (age66 years, 262days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Buckner Stith Morris (1800-1879) — also known asBuckner S. Morris — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Augusta,BrackenCounty, Ky.,August19, 1800.Whig.Lawyer;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1838-39; candidate forsecretaryof state of Illinois, 1852; circuit judge in Illinois, 1853-55;served as treasurer of the Sons of Liberty, a Northernpro-Confederateorganization; in 1864, he wasarrestedandimprisonedfor taking part in an alleged plot tobreakout prisoners of war held at Camp Douglas in Chicago.Catholic.Thought to be the originator of "to hell in a handbasket," though thephrase wasn't widely used before the 1940s.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December16, 1879 (age79 years, 119days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Levi Day Boone (1808-1882) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born near Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,December6, 1808.Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War;physician;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1855-56.Baptist.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January24, 1882 (age73 years, 49days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Thomas Hoyne (1817-1883) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February11, 1817.Democrat.Lawyer;CookCounty Probate Justice of the Peace, 1845-48;U.S.Attorney for Illinois, 1853-55; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,1868;elected (Independent)mayorof Chicago, Ill. 1876, but never took office.Killed in arailroadcollision in Carlton,OrleansCounty, N.Y.,July 27,1883 (age66 years, 166days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Isaac Lawrence Milliken (1815-1885) — of Illinois. BornAugust29, 1815.Mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1854-55.DiedDecember2, 1885 (age70 years, 95days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Lester Legrant Bond (1829-1903) — also known asLester L. Bond — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Ravenna,PortageCounty, Ohio,October27, 1829.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1866-70; Republican PresidentialElector for Illinois,1872;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1873.DiedApril15, 1903 (age73 years, 170days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Dwight Herbert Green (1897-1958) — also known asDwight H. Green — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Ligonier,NobleCounty, Ind.,January9, 1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1931-35;candidate formayorof Chicago, Ill., 1939;Governor ofIllinois, 1941-49; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Illinois,1940,1944(speaker),1948(TemporaryChair;speaker),1952(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1956.Episcopalian.Member,KappaSigma;PhiAlpha Delta;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Freemasons;Shriners;American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February20, 1958 (age61 years, 42days).Entombed in mausoleum at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Hugh Robert Wilson (1885-1946) — also known asHugh R. Wilson — Born in Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.,January29, 1885.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Minister toSwitzerland, 1927-37; U.S. Ambassador toGermany, 1938.Died in Bennington,BenningtonCounty, Vt.,December29, 1946 (age61 years, 334days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Charles Benjamin Farwell (1823-1903) — also known asCharles B. Farwell — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Painted Post,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,July 1,1823.Republican.CookCounty Clerk, 1854-62;dry goodsmerchant; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Illinois, 1870-72;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1871-77, 1881-83 (1st District1871-73, 3rd District 1873-77, 1881-83);U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1887-91; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1888.He and his brother built, in 1887, the Texas State Capitol, andreceived three million acres of land as payment.Died in Lake Forest,LakeCounty, Ill.,September23, 1903 (age80 years, 84days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Ira Nelson Morris (1875-1942) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March 8,1875.Democrat. U.S. Minister toSweden, 1914-23;Consul-Generalfor Romania inChicago,Ill., 1929.Jewish.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January15, 1942 (age66 years, 313days).Entombed at Rosehill Cemetery. | | John Lourie Beveridge (1824-1910) — ofCookCounty, Ill.Born in Greenwich,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,July 6,1824.Republican. Member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1871;U.S.Representative from Illinois at-large, 1871-73;LieutenantGovernor of Illinois, 1873;Governor ofIllinois, 1873-77.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 3,1910 (age85 years, 301days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | William Grant Stratton (1914-2001) — also known asWilliam G. Stratton — of Morris,GrundyCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Ingleside,LakeCounty, Ill.,February26, 1914.Republican.U.S.Representative from Illinois at-large, 1941-43, 1947-49;Illinoisstate treasurer, 1943-45, 1951-53; Republican candidate forsecretaryof state of Illinois, 1944 (primary), 1948; served in the U.S.Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Illinois,1952(HonoraryVice-President;speaker),1956(HonoraryVice-President; delegation chair),1960(speaker);Governorof Illinois, 1953-61; defeated in primary, 1968; candidate forRepublican nomination for Vice President,1960.Methodist.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;Lions;Eagles;DeltaChi;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;AmericanLegion;Amvets.Indictedin 1964 onincometaxcharges;triedand acquitted in 1965.Died at Northwestern MemorialHospital,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March 2,2001 (age87 years, 4days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Caro Dawes (1866-1957) — also known asCaroline Dana Blymyer — Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,January6, 1866.SecondLady of the United States, 1925-29.Female.Germanancestry.Died in Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.,October3, 1957 (age91 years, 270days).Entombed at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Richard Buell Ogilvie (1923-1988) — also known asRichard B. Ogilvie — of Northfield,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,February22, 1923.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;CookCounty Sheriff, 1962-68; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1964(alternate),1968,1972(delegation chair);Governor ofIllinois, 1969-73.Presbyterian.Member,BetaTheta Pi;PhiAlpha Delta;American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;Freemasons;Shriners;AmericanLegion;Moose.DiedMay 10,1988 (age65 years, 78days).Cremated;ashes interred at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Julius White (1816-1890) — of Illinois. BornSeptember23, 1816.General in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Minister toArgentina, 1872-73.DiedMay 12,1890 (age73 years, 231days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | James Scott Kemper (1886-1981) — also known asJames S. Kemper — of Winnetka,CookCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Van Wert,Van WertCounty, Ohio,November18, 1886.Republican.Insuranceexecutive; created Lumberman's Mutual Casualty Company, which laterbecame KemperInsuranceCompanies; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1936,1940,1944,1948,1952,1964;Treasurerof Republican National Committee, 1944-46; U.S. Ambassador toBrazil, 1953-55.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died in1981(ageabout94 years).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery.  | Henry May Dawes (1877-1952) — also known asHenry M. Dawes — of Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Marietta,WashingtonCounty, Ohio,April22, 1877.Lumberbusiness; president, SouthwesternGas &Electric Company; U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, 1923-24;president, PureOilCompany; vice-president, AmericanPetroleumInstitute.Member,Sonsof Union Veterans.Died, following aheartattack, in EvanstonHospital,Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.,September29, 1952 (age75 years, 160days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery.  | Meyer Kestnbaum (1896-1960) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October31, 1896.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president, Hart,Schaffner and Marx,clothingmanufacturers, from 1941; director, Chicago and North WesternRailway;chair, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1954-55; specialassistant to Pres.DwightD. Eisenhower, 1955-60; accompanied Vice PresidentRichardM. Nixon on an official visit to Moscow, 1959.Jewish. Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died, from aheartattack, in hisoffice,in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December14, 1960 (age64 years, 44days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | | Theophilus Washington Smith (1784-1845) — also known asTheophilus W. Smith — of Edwardsville,MadisonCounty, Ill.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September28, 1784.Studied law in the office ofAaronBurr;lawyer;newspapereditor; candidate forIllinoisstate attorney general, 1820; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1823-26; advocated the legalization of slavery inIllinois;justice ofIllinois state supreme court, 1825-42;impeachedby the Illinois Legislature in 1833, onchargesofoppressiveconduct andcorruption;the Senate acquitted him on a vote of 12-10 (two-thirds required).Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 6,1845 (age60 years, 220days).Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at RosehillCemetery. | | Henry Riggs Rathbone (1870-1928) — also known asHenry R. Rathbone — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Kenilworth,CookCounty, Ill.Born inWashington,D.C.,February12, 1870.Republican.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1916;U.S.Representative from Illinois at-large, 1923-28; defeated inprimary, 1918; died in office 1928.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 15,1928 (age58 years, 154days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Thomas Maclay Hoyne II (1872-1939) — also known asMaclay Hoyne — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October12, 1872.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1916;CookCounty State's Attorney; Independent candidate formayorof Chicago, Ill., 1919.Member,DeltaUpsilon;PhiDelta Phi.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October1, 1939 (age66 years, 354days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Charles Henry Bartlett (1872-1941) — also known asCharles H. Bartlett — of Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.,September4, 1872.Contractor;lawyer;Evanston city treasurer, 1913-19;mayorof Evanston, Ill., 1925-37.Presbyterian.Member,Elks;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows;Rotary;SigmaChi.Died, of aheartattack, in Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.,January21, 1941 (age68 years, 139days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles T. Bartlett and Martha (Cronkhite) Bartlett; married1929 toGwendolyn Williams. |
| | Edgar Allan Jonas (1885-1965) — also known asEdgar A. Jonas — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Mishicot,ManitowocCounty, Wis.,October14, 1885.Republican. State court judge in Illinois, 1923; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1948;U.S.Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1949-55; defeated,1954, 1956.DiedNovember14, 1965 (age80 years, 31days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | George Royal Davis (1840-1899) — also known asGeorge R. Davis — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Palmer,HampdenCounty, Mass.,January3, 1840.Republican.U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1879-85 (2nd District 1879-83, 3rdDistrict 1883-85); delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1884,1888.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November25, 1899 (age59 years, 326days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | William Aldrich (1820-1885) — of Two Rivers,ManitowocCounty, Wis.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Greenfield Center,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,January19, 1820.Republican. Member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1859;U.S.Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1877-83; defeated,1882.Died in Fond du Lac,Fond du LacCounty, Wis.,December3, 1885 (age65 years, 318days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Edward Dean Cooke (1849-1897) — also known asEdward D. Cooke — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Cascade,DubuqueCounty, Iowa,October17, 1849.Republican. Member of Illinois state legislature, 1880;U.S.Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1895-97; died inoffice 1897.Died inWashington,D.C.,June 24,1897 (age47 years, 250days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Benjamin Drake Magruder (b. 1838) — also known asB. D. Magruder — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born inJeffersonCounty, Miss.,September27, 1838.Republican.Lawyer;justice ofIllinois state supreme court, 1885-1906.Interment at Rosehill Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married1864 to JuliaM. Latham. |
| | Philip Knopf (1847-1920) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born near Long Grove,LakeCounty, Ill.,November18, 1847.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;teamingbusiness; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1887-94;CookCounty Clerk, 1894-1902; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1896;U.S.Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1903-09.DiedAugust14, 1920 (age72 years, 270days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Edmund Jüssen (1830-1891) — of Columbus,ColumbiaCounty, Wis.; Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Jülich, Prussia (nowGermany),1830.Republican. Member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1862; colonel in the Union Army during the CivilWar;lawyer;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Chicago, Illinois, 1869; U.S.Consul General inVienna, 1885-89.Germanancestry.Died in Frankfurt am Main,Germany,February17, 1891 (ageabout 60years).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Legrand Winfield Perce (1836-1911) — of Mississippi. Born in New York,1836.Republican.U.S.Representative from Mississippi 5th District, 1869-73.Died in1911(ageabout75 years).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery.  | Edward Jackson Brundage (1869-1934) — also known asEdward J. Brundage — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Lake Forest,LakeCounty, Ill.Born in Campbell,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,May 13,1869.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 6th District, 1899-1900, 1903-04;delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1916,1928(alternate);Illinoisstate attorney general, 1917-25; corporate counsel, Chicago,Milwaukee, and St. PaulRailway.Protestant.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;Knightsof Pythias;RoyalLeague.Died from aself-inflictedgunshotwound, in Lake Forest,LakeCounty, Ill.,January20, 1934 (age64 years, 252days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery.  | Frederic William Upham (1861-1925) — also known asFred W. Upham — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Racine,RacineCounty, Wis.,January29, 1861.Republican.Lumberbusiness; president, City Fuel Company,coaldealers; delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1892,1912,1916,1920(chair,ArrangementsCommittee),1924;member ofIllinoisRepublican State Central Committee, 1919;Treasurerof Republican National Committee, 1920-24; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Illinois, 1924.Member,UnionLeague;Societyof Colonial Wars;Sons ofthe American Revolution;LoyalLegion.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, in Palm Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.,February15, 1925 (age64 years, 17days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | | James Franklin Aldrich (1853-1933) — also known asJ. Frank Aldrich — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Two Rivers,ManitowocCounty, Wis.,April 6,1853.Republican.U.S.Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1893-97.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March 8,1933 (age79 years, 336days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | George Elon White (1848-1935) — also known asGeorge E. White — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Millbury,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,March 7,1848.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lumberbusiness;banker;member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1878-86;U.S.Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1895-99.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 17,1935 (age87 years, 71days).Entombed in mausoleum at Rosehill Cemetery. | | George Arthur Paddock (1885-1964) — also known asGeorge A. Paddock — of Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Winnetka,CookCounty, Ill.,March24, 1885.Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1941-43.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;LoyalLegion;DeltaTau Delta;Freemasons.DiedDecember29, 1964 (age79 years, 280days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Charles Walhart Woodman (1844-1898) — also known asCharles W. Woodman — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Aalborg,Denmark,March11, 1844.Republican. Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War;lawyer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1880;U.S.Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1895-97.Died in Elgin,KaneCounty, Ill.,March16, 1898 (age54 years, 5days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Robert Joseph Twyman (1897-1976) — also known asRobert J. Twyman — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,June 18,1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; served in theU.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1947-49; defeated,1948.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;DeltaTheta Phi.Died in West Palm Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.,June 28,1976 (age79 years, 10days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Martin Emerich (1846-1922) — of Illinois. Born inBaltimore,Md.,April27, 1846.Democrat. Member of Illinois state legislature, 1880;U.S.Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1903-05.Jewish.Died in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,September27, 1922 (age76 years, 153days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Charles Marsh Thomson (1877-1943) — of Illinois. Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February13, 1877.U.S.Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1913-15; state courtjudge in Illinois, 1915.Died in1943(ageabout66 years).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | George Albert Carpenter (1867-1944) — of Illinois. Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October20, 1867.U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1910.DiedSeptember13, 1944 (age76 years, 329days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Melvin Alvah Traylor (1878-1934) — also known asMelvin A. Traylor — of Malone,HillCounty, Tex.; Ballinger,RunnelsCounty, Tex.; East St. Louis,St. ClairCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born, in alogcabin near Breeding,AdairCounty, Ky.,October21, 1878.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1928,1932;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1932.Died, ofpneumonia,in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February14, 1934 (age55 years, 116days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof James Milton Traylor and Kitty (Harvey) Traylor; married toDorothy Arnold Yerby. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles Henrotin (1843-1914) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Brussels,Belgium,April15, 1843.Banker;Consulfor Belgium inChicago,Ill., 1876-1910;Consulfor Turkey inChicago,Ill., 1877-92; in 1882, was thefirstpresident of the Chicago stock exchange;Consul-Generalfor Turkey inChicago,Ill., 1893-1907.Belgianancestry.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 25,1914 (age71 years, 101days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Arthur Telcser (1932-1999) — of Illinois. Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January17, 1932.Republican. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1967-83;Speaker ofthe Illinois State House of Representatives, 1981.Died, of aheartattack, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November26, 1999 (age67 years, 313days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery.  | John Bird Finch (1852-1887) — also known asJohn B. Finch — of Nebraska; Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Lincklaen,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,March17, 1852.Orator;Chairman of Prohibition National Committee, 1884-87.Member,GoodTemplars.Died, in the EasternRailroadDepot, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October3, 1887 (age35 years, 200days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married to Uretta Lemira Coy and Frances E.Manchester. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: American Prohibition YearBook 1910 |
| | Bernard Albert Eckhart (1848-1931) — also known asBernard A. Eckhart — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Alsace,France,September4, 1848.Republican.Miller;bankdirector; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1887-90; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Illinois,1912,1928.Alsatianancestry. Member,UnionLeague.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 11,1931 (age82 years, 249days).Entombed in mausoleum at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Berthold Singer (1860-1952) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Jászberény,Hungary,November23, 1860.Lawyer;naturalized U.S. citizen;Consulfor Nicaragua inChicago,Ill., 1895-96, 1917;HonoraryConsul for Costa Rica inChicago,Ill., 1899-1935;HonoraryVice-Consul for Spain inChicago,Ill., 1901-17;Consulfor Cuba inChicago,Ill., 1904;Consul-Generalfor Nicaragua inChicago,Ill., 1919-35;HonoraryConsul for Salvador inChicago,Ill., 1921;HonoraryConsul-General for Turkey inChicago,Ill., 1935-40.Hungarianancestry.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November27, 1952 (age92 years, 4days).Entombed at Rosehill Cemetery. | | John Hume Kedzie (1815-1903) — also known asJohn H. Kedzie — of Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Stamford,DelawareCounty, N.Y.,September8, 1815.Republican.Lawyer;real estatedeveloper; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 7th District, 1877-78.Congregationalist.Scottishancestry.Died in Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.,April 9,1903 (age87 years, 213days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | William Bross — ofCookCounty, Ill.Co-founder of Chicago Tribunenewspaper;LieutenantGovernor of Illinois, 1865-69.Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Charles F. Gunther (1837-1920) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.BornMarch 6,1837.Democrat.Confectioner;candidate forGovernor ofIllinois, 1908.Germanancestry.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February10, 1920 (age82 years, 341days).Entombed at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Ellen M. Henrotin (1847-1922) — also known asEllen Martin — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine,July 6,1847.Universityof Illinois trustee, 1913-17; resigned 1917.Female.Died in Cherryplain,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,June 29,1922 (age74 years, 358days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Milward Adams (1857-1923) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,January6, 1857.Theatermanager;Consulfor Siam inChicago,Ill., 1906-21.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 18,1923 (age66 years, 163days).Entombed at Rosehill Cemetery. | | George Schneider (1823-1905) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Pirmasens,Germany,December13, 1823.Republican.Newspapereditor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1856,1860;U.S. Consul inElsinore, 1861-62;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Chicago, Illinois, 1862-66;banker;Republican Presidential Elector for Illinois,1880.Germanancestry.Died in Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.,September16, 1905 (age81 years, 277days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Joseph Dana Webster (1811-1876) — also known asJoseph D. Webster — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Hampton,RockinghamCounty, N.H.,August25, 1811.Republican.Civilengineer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; generalin the Union Army during the Civil War; during the Civil War, he wasChief of Staff for Gen.UlyssesS. Grant, and later, for Gen.WilliamT. Sherman;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Chicago, Illinois, 1875-76; diedin office 1876.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April12, 1876 (age64 years, 231days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Bertha Howell Mailly (1869-1960) — also known asBertha H. Mailly;BerthaHowell —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in La Grange,CookCounty, Ill.,February2, 1869.Socialist. Socialist candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1912;candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914;candidate forNew Yorkstate senate, 1916 (14th District), 1918 (16th District);candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1920 (16th District), 1924 (16thDistrict), 1926 (16th District), 1928 (17th District), 1932 (16thDistrict); candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly, 1921 (New York County 23rd District), 1927 (NewYork County 5th District), 1930 (New York County 12th District), 1931(New York County 15th District).Female.Died in Laguna Beach,OrangeCounty, Calif.,August14, 1960 (age91 years, 194days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Orrin Lorentna Mann (1833-1908) — also known asOrrin L. Mann — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chardon,GeaugaCounty, Ohio,November25, 1833.Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Chicago, Illinois, 1866-68;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1874-76;CookCounty Coroner, 1878-80;CookCounty Sheriff, 1880-82.Died in Oak Park,CookCounty, Ill.,December13, 1908 (age75 years, 18days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Andrew Jackson Greenfield (1835-1931) — of Oil City,VenangoCounty, Pa.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Millsboro,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,November20, 1835.Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;oilbusiness;financier;mayorof Oil City, Pa., 1882-83; postmaster atOilCity, Pa., 1885-89.Episcopalian.Died, fromheartdisease, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January13, 1931 (age95 years, 54days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Samuel Aaron Ettelson (1874-1938) — also known asSamuel A. Ettelson — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November19, 1874.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1920,1932(alternate); member ofIllinoisstate senate 3rd District; elected 1922.Jewish.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 9,1938 (age63 years, 171days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Benjamin Ettelson and Flora (Philipson) Ettelson; married to AmyB. Barkhouse. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Carlton Prouty (1864-1931) — of Winnetka,CookCounty, Ill.Born inWashington,D.C.,November20, 1864.Republican.Lawyer;insurancebusiness;real estatedealer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1908.In May, 1913, he wasfined$500, andsentencedto three months in thecountyjail, for having violated the Illinois law which prohibits theremarriageof divorced persons within one year; he had married his formerstenographer four days after being divorced from his first wife.Died in Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.,December10, 1931 (age67 years, 20days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Louis C. Sudler (1903-1992) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,1903.Republican.Real estatebusiness;singer;performed, Republican National Convention,1952,1956,1960;philanthropist; helped make the Chicago Symphony world-famous.Died, fromAlzheimer'sdisease, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August25, 1992 (ageabout 89years).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Jacob Jussen (1802-1880) — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, Wis.Born in Prussia (nowGermany),1802.Republican. Postmaster atWatertown,Wis., 1861-66.Germanancestry.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 24,1880 (ageabout 77years).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Moses Jones Wentworth (1848-1922) — also known asMoses J. Wentworth — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Sandwich,CarrollCounty, N.H.,May 9,1848.Democrat. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 1st District, 1875-80; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1896.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March12, 1922 (age73 years, 307days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Colin Campbell Fyffe (1860-1931) — also known asColin C. Fyffe — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Dublin,Ireland,June10, 1860.Democrat.Lawyer;corporation counsel of Chicago, 1899-1903; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Illinois,1916.Irishancestry. Member,American BarAssociation.Died in1931(ageabout71 years).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery. | | Andrew Sheldon Clark (1876-1952) — also known asA. Sheldon Clark — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August29, 1876.Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Illinois,1917.Member,UnionLeague.Died inCookCounty, Ill.,August15, 1952 (age75 years, 352days).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Sheldon Adelbert Clark and Nannie A. (Kelly) Clark; married toDora Bonfield Carrington. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Eugene Maclay Hoyne (1884-1962) — also known asEugene M. Hoyne — ofCookCounty, Ill.Born in1884.Democrat. Candidate forIllinoisstate senate 31st District, 1938.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January2, 1962 (ageabout 77years).Interment at Rosehill Cemetery.
St. BonifaceCemetery
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas Gallagher (1850-1930) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Concord,MerrimackCounty, N.H.,July 6,1850.Democrat.Hatbusiness;bankdirector;U.S.Representative from Illinois 8th District, 1909-21.Catholic.Member,RoyalLeague;ImprovedOrder of Heptasophs.Died in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,February4, 1930 (age79 years, 213days).Interment at St. Boniface Cemetery. | | John Minwegen (d. 1918) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Democrat. Alderman, Chicago, Ill., 1900-04; member, Board of PublicImprovement; Democratic Presidential Elector for Illinois,1913.Died in1918.Interment at St. Boniface Cemetery.
St. Henry'sCatholic Church Cemetery
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Peter Reinberg — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1908,1916,1920.Interment at St. Henry's Catholic Church Cemetery.
St. Mary'sCemetery
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Edward Austin Kelly (1892-1969) — also known asEdward A. Kelly — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April 3,1892.Democrat. Professionalbaseballplayer, 1912-16; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;accountant;realestate andinsurancebusiness;U.S.Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1931-43, 1945-47;defeated, 1942, 1946.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August30, 1969 (age77 years, 149days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery. | | Neil Joseph Linehan (1895-1967) — also known asNeil J. Linehan — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September23, 1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1949-51; defeated,1950, 1952.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Moose.DiedAugust23, 1967 (age71 years, 334days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
Union RidgeCemetery
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Edward Kimble Valentine (1843-1916) — also known asEdward K. Valentine — of West Point,CumingCounty, Neb.Born in Iowa,1843.Republican. District judge in Nebraska 6th District, 1877-78;U.S.Representative from Nebraska, 1879-85 (at-large 1879-83, 3rdDistrict 1883-85).Died in1916(ageabout73 years).Interment at Union Ridge Cemetery.  | Henry Wulff (1854-1907) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Meldorf,Germany,August24, 1854.Republican.CookCounty Clerk, 1886-94; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Illinois,1892;Illinoisstate treasurer, 1895-97; president of Continental FinancingCompany, which in 1905 wasinvestigatedby the Illinois Attorney General as afraudscheme;chargedin federal court with using the mails todefraud,he and an associatepleadedguilty in 1906, and weresentenced toprison.Member,Freemasons;Foresters;Redmen;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December27, 1907 (age53 years, 125days).Interment at Union Ridge Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Claus Wulff and Catherine Wulff; married1875 toKatherine Englehart. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Chicago Tribune, June 19,1905 |
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All SaintsCatholic Cemetery
700 North River Road
Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois
Founded 1923
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Robert M. Sweitzer (1868-1938) — also known as"Johnny Roach" — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 10,1868.Democrat.Teamerchant;dry goodssalesman;CookCounty Clerk, 1911-34; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Illinois,1912,1916,1920,1924,1928,1932;candidate formayorof Chicago, Ill., 1915, 1919;CookCounty Treasurer, 1934-35; in 1935, over $400,000 wasfoundmissing from the real estate tax redemption fund, which he wasthought to haveembezzled;he wasremoved fromoffice as county treasurer,indicted,tried,and found not guilty by a jury.Catholic.Germanancestry. Member,Elks;Moose;RoyalLeague;Knightsof Columbus.Died, in St. Anne'sHospital,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April 6,1938 (age69 years, 331days).Interment at All Saints Catholic Cemetery. | | Benjamin S. Adamowski (1906-1982) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November20, 1906.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 25th District, 1931-41; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1936(alternate),1940(alternate),1948;Democratic candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois at-large, 1942; candidate formayorof Chicago, Ill., 1955 (Democratic primary), 1963 (Republican);delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1960.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;Knightsof Columbus;SigmaDelta Kappa;Elks;Kiwanis.Died in Elmwood Park,CookCounty, Ill.,March 2,1982 (age75 years, 102days).Interment at All Saints Catholic Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Mary (Wejnerowski) Adamowski and Max Adamowski; married to KathrynE. Kaiser. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Michael Lambert Igoe (1885-1967) — also known asMichael L. Igoe — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,April16, 1885.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1913-30; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Illinois,1924(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1928,1932,1936;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Illinois, 1930-32;U.S.Representative from Illinois at-large, 1935; resigned 1935;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1935-38;candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1938;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1939-65.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Foresters.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August21, 1967 (age82 years, 127days).Interment at All Saints Catholic Cemetery. | | John Jerome Gorman (1883-1949) — also known asJohn J. Gorman — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,June 2,1883.Republican.Delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention 2nd District,1920-22;U.S.Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1921-23, 1925-27;defeated, 1922, 1926.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February24, 1949 (age65 years, 267days).Interment at All Saints Catholic Cemetery. | | James Bernard Bowler (1875-1957) — also known asJames B. Bowler — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February5, 1875.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1916,1936,1940,1944,1948;U.S.Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1953-57; died inoffice 1957.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 18,1957 (age82 years, 163days).Interment at All Saints Catholic Cemetery. | | Charles Augustus Boyle (1907-1959) — also known asCharles A. Boyle — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Spring Lake,OttawaCounty, Mich.,August13, 1907.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1955-59; died inoffice 1959.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;DeltaTheta Phi;Knightsof Columbus;HolyName Society;Elks.Killed in anautomobileaccident in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November4, 1959 (age52 years, 83days).Interment at All Saints Catholic Cemetery. | | James Thomas Igoe (1883-1971) — also known asJames T. Igoe — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October23, 1883.Democrat.Printingbusiness; Chicago City Clerk, 1917-23; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Illinois,1920,1928,1936;U.S.Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1927-33.Member,Elks.Died in1971(ageabout87 years).Interment at All Saints Catholic Cemetery. | | James Thomas McDermott (1872-1938) — also known asJames T. McDermott — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,February13, 1872.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1907-14, 1915-17;defeated, 1918 (4th District), 1928 (9th District); delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1912.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February7, 1938 (age65 years, 359days).Interment at All Saints Catholic Cemetery. | | Thomas Leonard Owens (1897-1948) — also known asThomas L. Owens — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December21, 1897.Republican.Machinist;accountant;salesman;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1947-48; died inoffice 1948.Member,American BarAssociation;DeltaTheta Phi;AmericanLegion.Died in Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,June 7,1948 (age50 years, 169days).Interment at All Saints Catholic Cemetery. | | Edward Rowan Finnegan (1905-1971) — of Illinois. Born in Des Plaines,CookCounty, Ill.,June 5,1905.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1961-65 (12th District 1961-63, 9thDistrict 1963-65); circuit judge in Illinois, 1965-71; died in office1971.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;Elks;Knightsof Columbus.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February2, 1971 (age65 years, 242days).Interment at All Saints Catholic Cemetery. | | James G. Condon (1871-1941) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Bloomington,McLeanCounty, Ill.,November28, 1871.Democrat.Lawyer;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois,1924.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus.Died, following astroke,in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October15, 1941 (age69 years, 321days).Interment at All Saints Catholic Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof William Condon and Brigid (McNamara) Condon; married to LucyDalton. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Michael J. Faherty (1858-1950) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born inIreland,November11, 1858.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1920.DiedFebruary27, 1950 (age91 years, 108days).Interment at All Saints Catholic Cemetery. | | Robert E. Crowe (1879-1958) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in1879.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1920.State's Attorney; prosecutor in Loeb and Leopold case. Died in1958(ageabout79 years).Interment at All Saints Catholic Cemetery. | | William J. Cowhey (d. 1968) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIllinois,1960,1964;Illinois state fire marshall, 1961.Died in May,1968.Interment at All Saints Catholic Cemetery. | | William L. McFetridge (d. 1969) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1944,1960,1964.Died in1969.Interment at All Saints Catholic Cemetery. | | Raymond Peter Hillinger (1904-1971) — also known asRaymond P. Hillinger — of Rockford,WinnebagoCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 2,1904.Republican.Catholicpriest; Bishop of Rockford, Ill. (1953-56); Auxiliary Bishop ofChicago (1956-71);offered prayer, Republican National Convention,1960.Catholic.Died in Glenview,CookCounty, Ill.,November13, 1971 (age67 years, 195days).Interment at All Saints Catholic Cemetery. | | William Edward McManus (1914-1997) — also known asWilliam E. McManus — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January27, 1914.Democrat.Catholicpriest;auxiliarybishop, Archdiocese of Chicago, 1967-76;bishop,Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, 1976-85;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1968.Catholic.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March 3,1997 (age83 years, 35days).Interment at All Saints Catholic Cemetery.
Immanuel LutheranChurch Cemetery
Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Henry Christian Senne (1826-1911) — also known asHenry C. Senne — of Des Plaines,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Norde Branke, Hessen,Germany,October26, 1826.Merchant;banker;lumberbusiness;villagepresident of Des Plaines, Illinois, 1870-71, 1875-77, 1881-83,1888-91, 1892-93; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1871-75.Died in Des Plaines,CookCounty, Ill.,February8, 1911 (age84 years, 105days).Interment at Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married1848 toDorothea Linnemann. |
RidgewoodCemetery
Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Carl Richard Chindblom (1870-1956) — also known asCarl R. Chindblom — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December21, 1870.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1919-33.Lutheran.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September12, 1956 (age85 years, 266days).Interment at Ridgewood Cemetery.  | Joshua Ellis Oden (1880-1969) — also known asJoshua Oden — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Big Rapids,MecostaCounty, Mich.,June 19,1880.Democrat.Superintendentof schools;pastor,Irving Park Lutheran Church, 1908-54;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1944.Lutheran.Swedishancestry.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September20, 1969 (age89 years, 93days).Interment at Ridgewood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Martin Patrik Oden and Emma (Carlberg) Oden; married,May 25,1909, to Helga Soderberg. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Tidings, Irving ParkLutheran Church, August 2007 |
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OaklandCemetery
Dolton, Cook County, Illinois
CalvaryCemetery
301 Chicago Avenue
Evanston, Cook County, Illinois
Founded 1859
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Edward Joseph Kelly (1876-1950) — also known asEdward J. Kelly;"BigEd" —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 1,1876.Democrat. Chiefengineer,Sanitary District of Chicago; park district commissioner, 1922-34;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1932,1936,1940,1944(delegation chair;speaker),1948;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1933-47; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Illinois, 1940-47.Irishancestry.Stricken with aheartattack and died at hisdoctor'soffice, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October20, 1950 (age74 years, 172days).Entombed at Calvary Cemetery. | | Martin H. Kennelly (1887-1961) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August11, 1887.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1936(alternate),1948,1952;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1947-55; defeated in primary, 1955.DiedNovember29, 1961 (age74 years, 110days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | William Emmett Dever (1862-1929) — also known asWilliam E. Dever — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Woburn,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,March13, 1862.Democrat.Leathermanufacturer;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1908(alternate),1924,1928;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1923-27; defeated, 1927.Died, frompancreaticcancer, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September3, 1929 (age67 years, 174days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne (1853-1937) — also known asEdward F. Dunne — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Waterville, Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.,October12, 1853.Democrat.Lawyer;circuit judge in Illinois, 1892-1905; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for Illinois,1900;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1905-07; defeated, 1907, 1911; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1908,1916,1920,1932,1936;Governorof Illinois, 1913-17; defeated, 1916.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 24,1937 (age83 years, 224days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | Jane Margaret Byrne (1934-2014) — also known asJane M. Byrne;Jane MargaretBurke —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born, in John B. MurphyHospital,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 24,1934.Democrat.Mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1979-83; defeated in primary, 1983, 1987, 1991.Female.Catholic.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November14, 2014 (age80 years, 174days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | John Patrick Hopkins (1858-1918) — also known asJohn P. Hopkins — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,October29, 1858.Democrat. Paymaster, PullmanPalaceCar Company; director, Great LakesDredge andDock Company; president, Wisconsin & MichiganRailway;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1892,1900,1904;speaker,1904;Honorary Vice-President,1912;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1893-95; delegate to Gold Democrat NationalConvention from Illinois, 1896.Catholic.Member,CatholicOrder of Foresters;Knightsof Columbus.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October13, 1918 (age59 years, 349days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery.  | William Lorimer (1861-1934) — also known as"The Blond Boss" — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Manchester,England,April27, 1861.Republican.Real estatebusiness;contractor;brickmanufacturer;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1895-1901, 1903-09 (2nd District1895-1901, 6th District 1903-09); delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1896,1904,1908;U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1909-12.Scottishancestry.He wasaccusedofbriberyin winning election to the Senate; in 1912, the Senateinvalidatedhis election.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September13, 1934 (age73 years, 139days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | James McAndrews (1862-1942) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Woonsocket,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,October22, 1862.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1901-05, 1913-21, 1935-41 (4thDistrict 1901-03, 5th District 1903-05, 6th District 1913-21, 9thDistrict 1935-41); defeated, 1920 (6th District), 1932 (9thDistrict), 1940 (9th District).Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August31, 1942 (age79 years, 313days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | James Michael Slattery (1878-1948) — also known asJames M. Slattery — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 29,1878.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1936,1940;U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1939-40; defeated, 1940.Died in Lake Geneva,WalworthCounty, Wis.,August28, 1948 (age70 years, 30days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | John William Rainey (1880-1923) — also known asJohn W. Rainey — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December21, 1880.Democrat.Lawyer;CookCounty Circuit Court Clerk, 1912-16;U.S.Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1918-23; died inoffice 1923.Catholic.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 4,1923 (age42 years, 134days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | William George Clark (1924-2001) — also known asWilliam G. Clark — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 16,1924.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1953-54, 1957-59; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1955-56; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Illinois,1960,1964;Illinoisstate attorney general, 1961-69; candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1968;justice ofIllinois state supreme court, 1976-92.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;Amvets;AmericanLegion;Moose;Elks;Knightsof Columbus;AncientOrder of Hibernians;CatholicLawyers Guild.Died in Skokie,CookCounty, Ill.,August17, 2001 (age77 years, 32days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | William Frank Mahoney (1856-1904) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February22, 1856.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1901-04 (5th District 1901-03, 8thDistrict 1903-04); died in office 1904.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December27, 1904 (age48 years, 309days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | George Peter Foster (1858-1928) — also known asGeorge P. Foster — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Dover,MorrisCounty, N.J.,April 3,1858.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1899-1905 (3rd District 1899-1903,4th District 1903-05).Died in Wheaton,DuPageCounty, Ill.,November11, 1928 (age70 years, 222days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | Frank Lawler (1842-1896) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,June 25,1842.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1885-91.DiedJanuary17, 1896 (age53 years, 206days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | James Richard Buckley (1870-1945) — also known asJames R. Buckley — of Illinois. Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November18, 1870.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1923-25; defeated,1924.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 22,1945 (age74 years, 216days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | Alexander John Resa (1887-1964) — also known asAlexander J. Resa — of Illinois. Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August4, 1887.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1945-47; defeated,1946.Died in Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.,July 4,1964 (age76 years, 335days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | John Frederick Finerty (1846-1908) — of Illinois. Born in Galway,Ireland,September10, 1846.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;newspapercorrespondent;newspaperpublisher;U.S.Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1883-85.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 10,1908 (age61 years, 274days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | James Hugh Ward (1853-1916) — also known asJames H. Ward — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November30, 1853.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1885-87.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August15, 1916 (age62 years, 259days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | Thomas Cusack (1858-1926) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Kilrush, County Clare,Ireland,October5, 1858.Democrat.Signpainter;advertisingbusiness;U.S.Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1899-1901; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1908.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November19, 1926 (age68 years, 45days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | Roland Victor Libonati (1900-1991) — also known asRoland V. Libonati — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December29, 1900.Democrat. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 17th District, 1930; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1943-57 (17th District 1943-57, 7th District 1957);U.S.Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1957-65.DiedMay 30,1991 (age90 years, 152days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | William James Moxley (1851-1938) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in County Cork,Ireland,May22, 1851.Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Illinois,1901;Republican Presidential Elector for Illinois,1905;U.S.Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1909-11.Died near Delavan,WalworthCounty, Wis.,August4, 1938 (age87 years, 74days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | Edmund John Stack (1874-1957) — also known asEdmund J. Stack — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January31, 1874.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1911-13; defeated,1906.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April12, 1957 (age83 years, 71days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | Henry Lamartine Hertz (1847-1926) — also known asHenry L. Hertz — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Copenhagen,Denmark,November19, 1847.Republican.CookCounty Coroner, 1885-92;Illinoisstate treasurer, 1897-99;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Chicago, Illinois, 1901-10.Danishancestry. Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;OddFellows;RoyalArcanum;Knightsof Pythias.Died, following aheartattack, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 3,1926 (age78 years, 226days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | Antonio Ladislao Rozwadowski (1850-1906) — also known asAntonio L. Rozwadowski;"CountRozwadowski" —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Constantinople, Turkey (now Istanbul,Türkiye),January,1850.Consulfor Italy inChicago,Ill., 1894-1906.Catholic.Polishancestry.Died, fromheartdisease, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April10, 1906 (age56 years, 0days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery.| | Epitaph: "Lavorododici annu per il progresso e la prosperita della Colonia Italiana egli Italiani rignonoscenti eressero." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Richard Philip Gormully (1847-1900) — also known asR. Philip Gormully — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Devon,England,February24, 1847.President, Gormully & Jeffery,manufacturersof bicycles;HonoraryConsul for Venezuela inChicago,Ill., 1894-1900.Member,UnionLeague.Died in Montreal,Quebec,August29, 1900 (age53 years, 186days).Entombed at Calvary Cemetery.  | John C. Cannon (1862-1923) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Illinois, September,1862.Republican.U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Chicago, Illinois, 1921-23; diedin office 1923.Catholic.Member,Elks.Died, from astroke ofapoplexy, in St. Petersburg,PinellasCounty, Fla.,March28, 1923 (age60 years, 0days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | | Francis Edmund Donoghue (1873-1952) — also known asFrancis E. Donoghue — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November27, 1873.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1901-05, 1907-09 (15th District1901-03, 2nd District 1903-05, 1907-09).Catholic.DiedJanuary11, 1952 (age78 years, 45days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof M. F. Donoghue and Elizabeth (Shields) Donoghue. |
| | Thomas J. Finucane (d. 1920) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Illinois,1901;delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1904;member ofIllinoisRepublican State Central Committee, 1919.DiedJuly 14,1920.Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | Michael Kenna (1857-1946) — also known as"Hinky-Dink" — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,1857.Democrat.Saloonkeeper;cigardealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1908,1912,1920,1924,1928,1932,1940.Died, in the BlackstoneHotel,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October9, 1946 (ageabout 89years).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | James Brady McCahey (1890-1976) — also known asJames B. McCahey — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April15, 1890.Democrat. President, Chicago Board of Education, 1933-47; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1940,1944(alternate),1952.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January14, 1976 (age85 years, 274days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
St. Mary'sCemetery
Evergreen Park, Cook County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Michael Anthony Bilandic (1923-2002) — also known asMichael A. Bilandic — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February13, 1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1976-79; defeated in primary, 1979; Judge,Illinois Appellate Court, 1984-90;justice ofIllinois state supreme court, 1990-2000.Croatianancestry.Died, ofcardiacarrest, in Northwestern MemorialHospital,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January15, 2002 (age78 years, 336days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery. | | Raymond Stephen McKeough (1888-1979) — also known asRaymond S. McKeough;RayMcKeough —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April29, 1888.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1932(alternate),1940,1944,1948(alternate);U.S.Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1935-43; candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1942.DiedDecember16, 1979 (age91 years, 231days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
UnknownLocation
Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois
Forest HomeCemetery
(formerly Waldheim Cemetery)
863 Des Plaines Avenue
Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois
Founded 1873
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Gus Hall (1910-2000) — also known asArvo Kustaa Halberg — of Youngstown,MahoningCounty, Ohio; Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Virginia,St. LouisCounty, Minn.,October8, 1910.Communist.Lumberjack;steelworker;unionorganizer and one of the leaders of the steelworkers' strike in1937; candidate formayorof Youngstown, Ohio, 1937; served in the U.S. Navy during WorldWar II;indictedin 1948, andconvictedin 1949, under theSmithAct, of conspiring to teach theviolentoverthrow of the U.S. government;fledto Mexico;arrestedin 1951 and sent back; spent eight years inprison;candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984.Finnishancestry.Died, of complications fromdiabetes,in Lenox HillHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October13, 2000 (age90 years, 5days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Adolph Joachim Sabath (1866-1952) — also known asAdolph J. Sabath;A. J.Sabath —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Zabori, Bohemia (nowCzechia),April4, 1866.Democrat.Lawyer;municipal judge in Illinois, 1895-97; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,1904,1920,1924,1928,1932(alternate),1936,1940,1944(speaker);U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1907-52 (5th District 1907-49, 7thDistrict 1949-52); died in office 1952.Jewish.Bohemianancestry. Member,Freemasons;Elks;Knightsof Pythias;Woodmen;RoyalLeague.Died in theBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,November6, 1952 (age86 years, 216days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Richard William Hoffman (1893-1975) — also known asRichard W. Hoffman — of Riverside,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December23, 1893.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;publishingbusiness;radio stationowner;U.S.Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1949-57; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1956(alternate),1960(alternate),1964.Died in Maywood,CookCounty, Ill.,July 6,1975 (age81 years, 195days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Frederick Lundin (1868-1947) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born inSweden,May18, 1868.Republican. Member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1894; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1904;U.S.Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1909-11.Died in Beverly Hills,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,August20, 1947 (age79 years, 94days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1890-1964) — also known as"Rebel Girl" — of New York. Born in Concord,MerrimackCounty, N.H.,August7, 1890.Communist. Speaker andorganizerfor the Industrial Workers of the World ("Wobblies") in 1906-16; oneof thefoundersof the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which later expelledher for being a Communist; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1942 (Communist, at-large), 1954(Peoples' Rights, 24th District);convictedunder theanti-CommunistSmith Act, andsentencedto three years inprison;released in 1957; became National Chair of the Communist Party U.S.A.in 1961.Female.Irishancestry. Member,American CivilLiberties Union;IndustrialWorkers of the World.Died inRussia,September5, 1964 (age74 years, 29days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Samuel Fallows (1835-1922) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.; Bloomington,McLeanCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Pendleton, Lancashire,England,December13, 1835.Republican.Minister;general in the Union Army during the Civil War;Wisconsinsuperintendent of public instruction, 1870-74;president,Wesleyan University, 1874;bishop;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1888.Methodist;laterReformedEpiscopal Church. Member,Freemasons;GrandArmy of the Republic.Died, frompneumonia,in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September5, 1922 (age86 years, 266days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married to Lucy Bethia Huntington. | | | | Personal motto: "Do with your mightwhat your hands find to do." | | | | Epitaph: "He walked with God - Godtook him." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
 | Charles Corning Turner (1854-1903) — also known asCarlos C. Turner — of Austin (now part of Chicago),CookCounty, Ill.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,December6, 1854.Wholesaleproduce broker;Consulfor Uruguay inChicago,Ill., 1892-1903.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Died in Austin (now part of Chicago),CookCounty, Ill.,July 29,1903 (age48 years, 235days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married,October3, 1893, to Laura Elizabeth Bradford. | | | | Image source: Chicago Tribune, January12, 1896 |
| | Carl Winter (1906-1991) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Michigan.Born in1906.Communist. Candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 13th District, 1932; candidate forU.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1940;convictedin 1949 under theSmithAct, for conspiring to advocate theoverthrowof the government; served five years inprison.Died in1991(ageabout85 years).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Frederick William Job (1862-1935) — also known asFrederick W. Job;Fred W.Job —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Alton,MadisonCounty, Ill.,May 19,1862.Lawyer;Consul-Generalfor Hawaiian Islands inChicago,Ill., 1894-97;Vice-Consulfor Dominican Republic inChicago,Ill., 1900-21.Died in Douglas,AlleganCounty, Mich.,May 8,1935 (age72 years, 354days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Zephaniah Beall Job and Amanda Fitz Allen (Montgomery) Job;married to Helen Crafts. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Blaine Jackson Brickwood (1888-1949) — also known asBlaine J. Brickwood — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February5, 1888.Lawyer;HonoraryConsul for Venezuela inChicago,Ill., 1915-20; on November 18, 1917, while driving, he struck andkilledWalter Israel;censuredby the coroner's jury which investigated the death;indictedon a charge ofmanslaughter;following a trial in June 1920, he was found not guilty by a jury;meanwhile, he wasarrestedon a charge ofembezzlement.Died inCookCounty, Ill.,March13, 1949 (age61 years, 36days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Albert William Brickwood Jr. (1879-1941) — also known asAlbert W. Brickwood, Jr. — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October14, 1879.Consulfor Venezuela inChicago,Ill., 1913-14;Vice-Consulfor Argentina inChicago,Ill., 1914-17.Died in Illinois,November7, 1941 (age62 years, 24days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Alfred Wagenknecht (1881-1956) — also known asPaul Holt;A. B. Mayer;A. B.Martin;U. P. Duffy;"Wag" —of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.; Ohio; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Missouri; Illinois.Born in Görlitz,Germany,August15, 1881.Socialist candidate forU.S.Representative from Washington at-large, 1906, 1912; executivesecretary, Communist Labor Party, 1919-20; executive secretary,United Communist Party, 1920-21; national secretary, Friends ofSoviet Russia, 1922; Communist candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 14th District, 1933.Died in Illinois,August26, 1956 (age75 years, 11days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Eugene Dennis (1905-1961) — also known asFrancis Xavier Waldron;TimRyan —Born in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,August10, 1905.Communist.Unionorganizer;fledto the Soviet Union in 1929 to avoidprosecution;returned to the U.S. in 1935; General Secretary, Communist Party,1946-59, and Chairman, 1959-61;arrestedin 1948, along with other party leaders, andchargedwithadvocatingthe violent overthrow of the United States;convictedin 1949, andsentencedto five years inprison.Died, fromcancer,in Mount SinaiHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January31, 1961 (age55 years, 174days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Albert Henry Maack (1853-1914) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born inGermany,May14, 1853.Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Illinois,1905.Died from complications ofdiabetes,in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February16, 1914 (age60 years, 278days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Paulina Wilhelmina (Gerstenberg) Maack and Hermann Carl WilhelmMaack; married to Wilhelmine Caroline Dreier. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles Julius Happel (1857-1929) — also known asCharles J. Happel — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January27, 1857.Republican.Cigarmanufacturer; warden, Cook CountyHospital;delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1912.Member,Freemasons.DiedFebruary27, 1929 (age72 years, 31days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | James Frank Hemmons (1869-1954) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born inQueenAnne's County, Md.,October28, 1869.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1940.Died, ofamyotrophiclateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig'sdisease), onJanuary24, 1954 (age84 years, 88days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Samuel T. Hammersmark — of Illinois. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1924.Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Helen Allison Winter (1908-2001) — also known asHelen Winter;Helen AllisonWagenknecht —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,February14, 1908.Communist. Candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1946.Female.DiedDecember13, 2001 (age93 years, 302days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: | | | William Zebulon Foster (1881-1961) — also known asWilliam Z. Foster;William EdwardFoster —of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.,February25, 1881.Communist.Labororganizer; helped lead steelworkers strike in 1919; candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1924, 1928, 1932; candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1930;arrestedafter ademonstrationin 1930, andjailedfor six months;indictedon July 20, 1948 under theSmithAct, andchargedwith conspiring toadvocatethe overthrow of the government; never tried due to illness.Irishancestry.Died, in asanatoriumat Moscow,Russia,September1, 1961 (age80 years, 188days).Cremated;ashes interred atKremlinWall Necropolis, Moscow, Russia; cenotaph at Forest Home Cemetery.
Jewish WaldheimCemetery
Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Samuel Harvey Shapiro (1907-1987) — also known asSamuel H. Shapiro;IsraelShapiro —of Kankakee,KankakeeCounty, Ill.Born inEstonia,April25, 1907.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1947-61; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Illinois,1956(alternate),1960,1964;chair, Committee on Rules and Order of Business, chair,1968;speaker,1968;LieutenantGovernor of Illinois, 1961-68;Governor ofIllinois, 1968-69.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Amvets;Moose;Kiwanis;Elks;B'naiB'rith;AlphaEpsilon Pi.Died in Kankakee,KankakeeCounty, Ill.,March16, 1987 (age79 years, 325days).Interment at Jewish Waldheim Cemetery. | | Abraham Lincoln Marovitz (1905-2001) — also known asA. L. Marovitz — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Oshkosh,WinnebagoCounty, Wis.,August10, 1905.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate senate 19th District, 1939-50; superior court judge inIllinois, 1950-63;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1963-75;took senior status 1975.Lithuanianancestry.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March17, 2001 (age95 years, 219days).Interment at Jewish Waldheim Cemetery. | | Morris Eller (d. 1943) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Republican. Chicago City Sealer; ward boss; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Illinois,1924,1928.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,1943.Interment at Jewish Waldheim Cemetery.
WoodlawnCemetery
7600 West Cermak Road
Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Gaylord Clarke Whipple (1894-1970) — also known asGaylord C. Whipple — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October29, 1894.Exporter;HonoraryVice-Consul for Estonia inChicago,Ill., 1935.Died in1970(ageabout75 years).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Andrew John Toman (1905-1979) — also known asAndrew J. Toman — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Riverside,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February21, 1905.Physician;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1940;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;CookCounty Coroner, 1960-76; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,1964.DiedAugust2, 1979 (age74 years, 162days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Mt. CarmelCemetery
1400 South Wolf Road
Hillside, Cook County, Illinois
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Peter Charles Granata (1898-1973) — also known asPeter C. Granata — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October28, 1898.Republican. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1930, 1933-73;U.S.Representative from Illinois 8th District, 1931-32; defeated,1932; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1952,1956,1960,1964,1968.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September29, 1973 (age74 years, 336days).Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery. | | Roger Charles Sullivan (1861-1920) — also known asRoger C. Sullivan — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Belvidere,BooneCounty, Ill.,February3, 1861.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1892,1900,1904,1908,1912(speaker),1916;delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Illinois, 1896;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Illinois, 1906; candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1914.Died, ofheartfailure, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April14, 1920 (age59 years, 71days).Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery. | | Fred B. Roti (1920-1999) — of Illinois. Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December18, 1920.Member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1951-56.Convictedofextortionand racketeering, 1993; served four years in federalprison.Died, ofcancer,in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September20, 1999 (age78 years, 276days).Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery. | | Samuel Alphonsus Stritch (1887-1958) — also known asSamuel Stritch — of Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio; Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,August17, 1887.Catholicpriest; bishop of Toledo, 1921-30; archbishop of Milwaukee,1930-39; archbishop of Chicago, 1940-58; cardinal, 1946-58;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1952 ;offered prayer, Republican National Convention,1952.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died in Rome,Italy,May27, 1958 (age70 years, 283days).Entombed at Mt. Carmel Cemetery; cenotaph atCathedralof St. John the Evangelist, Milwaukee, Wis. | | Albert J. Horan (d. 1993) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1932,1940(alternate),1944(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1948(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1952(member,CredentialsCommittee),1956,1960.DiedJuly 6,1993.Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery. | | Thomas J. Lynch — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1912(alternate),1936,1944(alternate); criminal court judge in Illinois, 1940.Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery. | | Charles V. Barrett — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1924,1928.Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery. | Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | William V. Pacelli (1891-1942) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in1891.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1932,1936,1940(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee);delegateto Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Catholic.DiedSeptember30, 1942 (ageabout 51years).Originally entombed at Mt. Carmel Cemetery; re-entombed in mausoleumatQueen of Heaven Cemetery.
Queen of HeavenCemetery
Hillside, Cook County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Roger Joseph Kiley (1900-1974) — also known asRoger J. Kiley — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Oak Park,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October23, 1900.Democrat. Professionalfootballplayer, Chicago Cardinals, 1923;athleticcoach;lawyer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1936,1940;superior court judge in Illinois, 1940; Judge, Illinois AppellateCourt, 1941-61;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1961-74; tooksenior status 1974.Catholic.Irishancestry.Suffering fromdiabetesand aheartailment, he collapsed at Rosary College in River Forest, and diedsoon after at Gottlieb MemorialHospital,Melrose Park,CookCounty, Ill.,September6, 1974 (age73 years, 318days).Interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. | | Thomas Joseph O'Brien (1878-1964) — also known asThomas J. O'Brien;"BlindTom" —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April30, 1878.Democrat.Accountant;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1907-10, 1929-32;U.S.Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1933-39, 1943-64; diedin office 1964;arrestedin a police raid on agamblingestablishment, 1935;CookCounty Sheriff, 1939-42; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,1960.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus.Died in Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,April14, 1964 (age85 years, 350days).Interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. | | Frank Annunzio (1915-2001) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January12, 1915.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1965-93 (7th District 1965-73, 11thDistrict 1973-93); delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIllinois,1984.Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;UnitedSteelworkers of America.Died, ofParkinson'sdisease, in Lincolnwood,CookCounty, Ill.,April 8,2001 (age86 years, 86days).Interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. | | Daniel John Ronan (1914-1969) — also known asDaniel J. Ronan — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 13,1914.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; memberofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1948-52; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1960,1964;U.S.Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1965-69; died inoffice 1969.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;Knightsof Columbus.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August13, 1969 (age55 years, 31days).Entombed in mausoleum at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. | | Dominic M. Janec Jr. — also known as"Diamonds" — ofCookCounty, Ill.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1938.Interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. | | Arthur L. Hellyer (1899-1981) — of Illinois. Born in1899.Democrat. Candidate forIllinoisstate treasurer, 1956.Died in1981(ageabout82 years).Interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. | | William V. Pacelli (1891-1942) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in1891.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1932,1936,1940(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee);delegateto Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Catholic.DiedSeptember30, 1942 (ageabout 51years).Originally entombed atMt. Carmel Cemetery;re-entombed in mausoleum at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. | | Arthur M. Kaindl (1887-1967) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February5, 1887.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; electedIllinoisstate house of representatives 23rd District 1934.Catholic.Germanancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Knightsof Columbus.Died in Oak Park,CookCounty, Ill.,April 8,1967 (age80 years, 62days).Interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Sebastian Kaindl and Pauline (Felder) Kaindl; married toMarguerite Farley. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Florence M. Pacelli (1900-1977) — also known asFlorence Mead — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.BornFebruary16, 1900.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1944.Female.Died in February,1977(ageabout77 years).Entombed in mausoleum at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. | | J. Theodore Meyer (1936-2004) — also known asTed Meyer — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in1936.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 28th District, 1967-72, 1975-82.Catholic.Died, ofParkinson'sdisease, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October3, 2004 (ageabout 68years).Interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery.
Washington MemoryGardens
701 Ridge Road
Homewood, Cook County, Illinois
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Katie Hall (1938-2012) — also known asKatie Beatrice Green — of Gary,LakeCounty, Ind.Born in Mound Bayou,BolivarCounty, Miss.,April 3,1938.Democrat.Schoolteacher; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1974; member ofIndianastate senate, 1976;U.S.Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1982-85.Female.Africanancestry.Died, in MethodistHospital(Northlake Campus), Gary,LakeCounty, Ind.,February20, 2012 (age73 years, 323days).Interment at Washington Memory Gardens.
ResurrectionCemetery
Justice, Cook County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Carl Kluczynski (1896-1975) — also known asJohn C. Kluczynski — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February15, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;restaurantowner;caterer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 4th District, 1933-48; member ofIllinoisstate senate 4th District, 1949;U.S.Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1951-75; died inoffice 1975.Polishancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Veterans ofForeign Wars;PolishNational Alliance;PolishRoman Catholic Union;Elks.DiedJanuary26, 1975 (age78 years, 345days).Entombed in mausoleum at Resurrection Cemetery. | | Martin Gorski (1886-1949) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born inPoland,October30, 1886.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1943-49 (4th District 1943-49, 5thDistrict 1949); died in office 1949.DiedDecember4, 1949 (age63 years, 35days).Interment at Resurrection Cemetery. | | Anton Frank Maciejewski (1893-1949) — also known asA. F. Maciejewski — of Cicero,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Anderson,GrimesCounty, Tex.,January3, 1893.Democrat.Coaldealer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIllinois,1928,1940;U.S.Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1939-42; resigned 1942.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September25, 1949 (age56 years, 265days).Interment at Resurrection Cemetery. | | John George Fary (1911-1984) — also known asJohn G. Fary — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April11, 1911.Democrat. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1955-75;U.S.Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1975-83.Polishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;Moose;Eagles;Kiwanis;Lions;PolishNational Alliance.DiedJune 7,1984 (age73 years, 57days).Interment at Resurrection Cemetery. | | John F. Zelezinski (1890-1957) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 10,1890.Democrat.Catholicpriest;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1944.Catholic.Polishancestry.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September26, 1957 (age67 years, 78days).Interment at Resurrection Cemetery. | | Peter Paul Kezon (1906-1977) — also known asPeter P. Kezon — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Scarbro,FayetteCounty, W.Va.,February19, 1906.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1956,1960,1964.Catholic.Polishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;PolishNational Alliance;PolishRoman Catholic Union;PolishLegion of American Veterans.DiedMay 24,1977 (age71 years, 94days).Interment at Resurrection Cemetery.
Church of theHoly Comforter
Kenilworth, Cook County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Alan Rogers Johnston (1914-1999) — also known asAlan R. Johnston — of Illinois. Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April21, 1914.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1963-70; candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1969.Died in Vero Beach,IndianRiver County, Fla.,December24, 1999 (age85 years, 247days).Cremated;ashes interred at Church of the Holy Comforter.
UnknownLocation
La Grange, Cook County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Peter Barnes (1881-1959) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; La Grange,CookCounty, Ill.Born inBeaverCounty, Pa.,March15, 1881.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1931-57;took senior status 1957.Member,American BarAssociation.Died in Elgin,KaneCounty, Ill.,April10, 1959 (age78 years, 26days).Interment somewhere.| | Relatives: Sonof Albert Barnes and Olive A. (Jack) Barnes; married1908 to SaraA. Darr. |
ParkholmCemetery
La Grange Park, Cook County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Arthur William Sprague (1902-1983) — also known asArthur W. Sprague — of La Grange,CookCounty, Ill.Born inDeKalbCounty, Ill.,August2, 1902.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 7th District, 1939-42, 1951-57;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofIllinoisstate senate 2nd District, 1957-67.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;Shriners;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;PhiDelta Phi.Died in Fort Pierce,St. LucieCounty, Fla.,January18, 1983 (age80 years, 169days).Interment at Parkholm Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Arthur William Sprague (1856-1916) and Cora Sprague; married toLouise Bliss Horr. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
St. Adalbert'sCemetery
6800 Milwaukee Avenue, 60714
Niles, Cook County, Illinois
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Leonard William Schuetz (1887-1944) — also known asLeonard W. Schuetz — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Posen, Prussia (now Poznan,Poland),November16, 1887.Democrat.Businessexecutive;U.S.Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1931-44; died inoffice 1944.Died inWashington,D.C.,February13, 1944 (age56 years, 89days).Interment at St. Adalbert's Cemetery. | | Thomas Sylvy Gordon (1893-1959) — also known asThomas S. Gordon — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December17, 1893.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIllinois,1936;Chicago City Treasurer, 1939-42;U.S.Representative from Illinois 8th District, 1943-59.Catholic.Polishancestry. Member,PolishNational Alliance;PolishRoman Catholic Union;Knightsof Columbus.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January22, 1959 (age65 years, 36days).Interment at St. Adalbert's Cemetery. | | Daniel David Rostenkowski (1928-2010) — also known asDan Rostenkowski;"Rosty";"Chicago Powerhouse" —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January2, 1928.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; memberofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1953-55; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1955-59;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1959-95 (8th District 1959-93, 5thDistrict 1993-95); defeated, 1994; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,1960,1964,1968,1976,1984(delegation chair),1988,1992.Catholic.Polishancestry. Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;Knightsof Columbus;Kiwanis;Moose.Indictedin 1994 on 17 felonycharges;pleadedguilty in April 1996 to two counts of misuse of public funds;sentencedto seventeen months in federalprison;released in 1997.Died in Powers Lake,KenoshaCounty, Wis.,August11, 2010 (age82 years, 221days).Interment at St. Adalbert's Cemetery. | | Stanley Henry Kunz (1864-1946) — also known asStanley H. Kunz — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Nanticoke,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,September26, 1864.Democrat. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1888-90; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1902-06; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Illinois,1904,1912,1924,1928;U.S.Representative from Illinois 8th District, 1921-31, 1932-33;defeated, 1930, 1938.DiedApril23, 1946 (age81 years, 209days).Interment at St. Adalbert's Cemetery. | | Leo Paul Kocialkowski (1882-1958) — also known asLeo Kocialkowski — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August16, 1882.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1928;U.S.Representative from Illinois 8th District, 1933-43.Catholic.DiedSeptember27, 1958 (age76 years, 42days).Interment at St. Adalbert's Cemetery. | | John Francis Smulski (1867-1928) — also known asJohn F. Smulski — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Posen, Prussia (now Poznan,Poland),February4, 1867.Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen;lawyer;Illinoisstate treasurer, 1907-09; candidate formayorof Chicago, Ill., 1911; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1916.Catholic.Polishancestry.Fearing he hadintestinalcancer, he died from aself-inflictedgunshot,in his suite at the SenecaHotel,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March18, 1928 (age61 years, 43days).Interment at St. Adalbert's Cemetery. | | William Walter Link (1884-1950) — also known asWilliam W. Link — of Illinois. Born in Swiec,Poland,February12, 1884.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1945-47; defeated,1946.Polishancestry.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September23, 1950 (age66 years, 223days).Interment at St. Adalbert's Cemetery. | | Anthony Michalek (1878-1916) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Radvanov, Bohemia (nowCzechia),January16, 1878.Republican.U.S.Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1905-07; defeated,1906, 1908.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December21, 1916 (age38 years, 340days).Interment at St. Adalbert's Cemetery. | | Chester Anton Chesney (1916-1986) — also known asChester A. Chesney — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March 9,1916.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Illinois 11th District, 1949-51; defeated,1950.Died in Marco Island,CollierCounty, Fla.,September20, 1986 (age70 years, 195days).Interment at St. Adalbert's Cemetery. | | Walter J. LaBuy (1888-1967) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Beaver Dam,DodgeCounty, 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 BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;UnionLeague.DiedSeptember29, 1967 (age79 years, 66days).Interment at St. Adalbert's Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Jacob LaBuy. |
| | Adam F. Bloch (1884-1940) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December7, 1884.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1922; clerk of theIllinois supreme court; elected 1932, 1938.DiedMay 9,1940 (age55 years, 154days).Interment at St. Adalbert's Cemetery. | | Edmund K. Jarecki (1879-1966) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.BornOctober21, 1879.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1920(alternate),1936.DiedOctober15, 1966 (age86 years, 359days).Interment at St. Adalbert's Cemetery. | | Joseph Peter Rostenkowski (1892-1970) — also known asJoe P. Rostenkowski — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September15, 1892.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1936,1940,1944(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee),1948.Catholic.Polishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;PolishRoman Catholic Union;PolishNational Alliance;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight.DiedFebruary8, 1970 (age77 years, 146days).Interment at St. Adalbert's Cemetery.
Acacia ParkCemetery
7800 West Irving Park Road
Norridge, Cook County, Illinois
Founded 1922
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Isaac Newton Jenkins (1887-1942) — also known asNewton Jenkins — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Oak Hill,JacksonCounty, Ohio,August19, 1887.Schoolteacher; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1924 (Republican primary), 1930(Republican primary), 1932 (Republican primary), 1936 (UnionProgressive), 1938 (Democratic primary); Independent candidate formayorof Chicago, Ill., 1935.Member,FarmBureau;Freemasons;AmericanLegion.In 1938, he wrote and self-publishedThe Republic Reclaimed, abook whichblamedthe world's problems on Jews, and declared Adolf Hitler to be the"greatest German in all history." In early 1941, as part of anisolationist campaign to persuade Americans not to go to war withGermany, he anonymously helped organize nationwide distribution ofthepro-Nazi"Uncle Sam Crucifixion Circular", a detailed isolationist andantisemiticcartoon; his death saved him from beingprosecutedforsedition.Died, from aheartailment, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October16, 1942 (age55 years, 58days).Interment at Acacia Park Cemetery. | | | John Dill Robertson (1871-1931) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Brush Valley,IndianaCounty, Pa.,March 8,1871.Physician;Chicago Health Commissioner, 1915-22; Independent candidate formayorof Chicago, Ill., 1927.Died in Fontana,WalworthCounty, Wis.,August20, 1931 (age60 years, 165days).Entombed in mausoleum at Acacia Park Cemetery. | | Charles Geiger (1891-1949) — Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March14, 1891.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul inGothenberg, 1918.DiedJanuary2, 1949 (age57 years, 294days).Interment at Acacia Park Cemetery. | | Walter J. Reum (c.1915-1999) — of Illinois. Born about 1915. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1953-63 (23rd District 1953-57,4th District 1957-63).Died in Oak Park,CookCounty, Ill.,April 7,1999 (ageabout 84years).Interment at Acacia Park Cemetery.
WestlawnCemetery
7801 West Montrose Avenue
Norridge, Cook County, Illinois
Founded 1937
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Louis Binstock (1895-1974) — also known asLouis Bienenstock — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born inHungary,November24, 1895.Democrat.Rabbi;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1944,1952.Jewish.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February22, 1974 (age78 years, 90days).Interment at Westlawn Cemetery.
Town of MaineCemetery
Park Ridge, Cook County, Illinois
ElmwoodCemetery
River Grove, Cook County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Brice J. Brasen (1873-1926) — of Miles City,CusterCounty, Mont.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 22,1873.Plumber;mayorof Miles City, Mont., 1922-26; defeated, 1926; died in office1926.Member,Freemasons.Died, fromBright'sdisease, in Miles City,CusterCounty, Mont.,April19, 1926 (age52 years, 301days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
St. JosephCemetery
River Grove, Cook County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Timothy Patrick Sheehan (1909-2000) — also known asTimothy P. Sheehan — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March 9,1909.Republican.U.S.Representative from Illinois 11th District, 1951-59; defeated,1958, 1960; candidate formayorof Chicago, Ill., 1959; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1964,1968,1972,1976,1980,1984.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;DeltaSigma Pi;BetaGamma Sigma.Died in ResurrectionMedicalCenter, Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October8, 2000 (age91 years, 213days).Interment at St. Joseph Cemetery. | | Roman Conrad Pucinski (1919-2002) — also known asRoman C. Pucinski — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,May 13,1919.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;U.S.Representative from Illinois 11th District, 1959-73; defeated,1956; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIllinois,1964;candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1972; Alderman, Chicago, Ill., 1973-91;candidate formayorof Chicago, Ill., 1977.Catholic.Polishancestry.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September25, 2002 (age83 years, 135days).Interment at St. Joseph Cemetery. | | Frank Schnur (1888-1958) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Nagyszentmiklós, Torontál County, Hungary (nowSînnicolaul Mare, Timis County,Romania),1888.Socialist. Socialist Labor candidate for Presidential Elector forIllinois,1924;Socialist Labor candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois at-large, 1934; Socialist Laborcandidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1936, 1944, 1948; Socialist Laborcandidate forLieutenantGovernor of Illinois, 1956.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December18, 1958 (ageabout 70years).Interment at St. Joseph Cemetery.
Zion GardensCemetery
3600 North Narragansett Avenue
Rosemont, Cook County, Illinois
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Henry Horner (1878-1940) — also known asHenry Levy — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November30, 1878.Democrat.Lawyer;probate judge in Illinois, 1915-31; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for Illinois,1924;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1928,1932,1936,1940;Governorof Illinois, 1933-40; died in office 1940.Jewish.DiedOctober6, 1940 (age61 years, 311days).Interment at Zion Gardens Cemetery. | | David M. Pfaelzer — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Gold Democrat National Conventionfrom Illinois, 1896; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,1916.Interment at Zion Gardens Cemetery.
Memorial ParkCemetery
9900 Gross Point Road
Skokie, Cook County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Sidney Richard Yates (1909-2000) — also known asSidney R. Yates — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August27, 1909.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1949-63, 1965-99;candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1962; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,1964,1996.Jewish. Member,Council onForeign Relations;American BarAssociation.Died, ofkidneyfailure and complications ofpneumonia,in SibleyHospital,Washington,D.C.,October5, 2000 (age91 years, 39days).Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery. | | Ralph Edwin Church (1883-1950) — also known asRalph E. Church — of Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Born near Catlin,VermilionCounty, Ill.,May 5,1883.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 6th District, 1917-32;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1935-41, 1943-50 (10th District1935-41, 1943-49, 13th District 1949-50); defeated (Independent),1932; died in office 1950; candidate in Republican primary forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1940.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Shriners;Kiwanis;DeltaChi;PhiKappa Psi;AmericanSociety for International Law.Died in acommitteemeeting in the House Office Building,Washington,D.C.,March21, 1950 (age66 years, 320days).Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery. | | Marguerite Stitt Church (1892-1990) — also known asMarguerite S. Church;Marguerite Stitt;Mrs. Ralph E. Church —of Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September13, 1892.Republican.Psychologist;U.S.Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1951-63; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1964;speaker,1952,1956,1960.Female.Methodist.Member,League of WomenVoters;PhiBeta Kappa;AmericanAssociation of University Women;DeltaKappa Gamma;Zonta;BetaSigma Phi;AmericanLegion Auxiliary.DiedMay 26,1990 (age97 years, 255days).Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery. | | Francis Servis Wilson (1872-1951) — also known asFrancis S. Wilson — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Youngstown,MahoningCounty, Ohio,February7, 1872.Democrat.Lawyer;major in the U.S. Army during World War I; circuit judge in Illinois,1920-27; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1927-35; alternate delegateto Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1932;justiceof Illinois state supreme court 7th District, 1935-51; died inoffice 1951.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon;Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died in1951(ageabout79 years).Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery. | | Stephen Albion Day (1882-1950) — also known asStephen A. Day — of Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio,July 13,1882.Republican. Private secretary to U.S. Chief JusticeMelvilleW. Fuller, 1905-07;lawyer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1932;U.S.Representative from Illinois at-large, 1941-45; defeated, 1922,1934, 1938, 1944.Died in Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.,January5, 1950 (age67 years, 176days).Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery. | | William Grant Edens (1863-1957) — also known asWilliam G. Edens — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Richmond,WayneCounty, Ind.,November27, 1863.Republican.Railwayconductor;banker;president, Illinois Highway Improvement Association, 1912-20; leadingadvocate for construction of hard surface roads; campaign manager forU.S. SenWilliamB. McKinley, 1920 and 1926; candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois at-large, 1934.Methodist.Member,Brotherhoodof Railroad Trainmen;AmericanBankers Association;Knightsof Pythias;Moose.Died, in the Villa St. Cyriloldage home, Highland Park,LakeCounty, Ill.,November14, 1957 (age93 years, 352days).Entombed in mausoleum at Memorial Park Cemetery. | | William Russell Arrington (1906-1979) — also known asW. Russell Arrington — of Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Gillespie,MacoupinCounty, Ill.,July 4,1906.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1945-54; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1955-67, 1967-73 (6th District 1955-57, 4thDistrict 1957-67, 1st District 1967-73).Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiEta Sigma;GammaEta Gamma;UnionLeague.Died in October,1979(age73years, 0 days).Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof William Parnell Arrington and Ethel Louise (Fanning) Arrington;married to Ruth Marion Browne. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Anna Ickes (1873-1935) — also known asAnna Wilmarth;Anna WilmarthThompson —Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January27, 1873.Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1920.Female.Died, following anautomobileaccident, in Velarde,Rio ArribaCounty, N.M.,August31, 1935 (age62 years, 216days).Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery. | | Milton Rakove (1918-1983) — also known as"Mayor Daley'sIntellectual" —of Wilmette,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Buhl,St. LouisCounty, Minn.,October30, 1918.Democrat.Universityprofessor; politicalhistorian;consultant and speechwriter to U.S. Sen.CharlesH. Percy and Gov.OttoKerner; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1980.Died, in Weiss MemorialHospital,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November5, 1983 (age65 years, 6days).Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery. | | James V. Pacelli (1902-1984) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 4,1902.Republican.Grocer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1948.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February11, 1984 (age81 years, 222days).Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery. | | Elmer Gertz (1906-2000) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September14, 1906.Lawyer;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention 13th District,1969-70.Jewish. Member,AmericanJewish Congress.Suffered aheartattack, and died three months later, in anursinghome at Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April27, 2000 (age93 years, 226days).Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery.
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