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Effingham County
Illinois

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Effingham County

Index to Locations

Ewington Cemetery

EffinghamEffingham City Cemetery

EffinghamOak Ridge Cemetery

EffinghamOakridge Cemetery

MontroseMontrose Cemetery

EwingtonCemetery
Effingham County, Illinois

William H. Blakely (1808-1878) — of Illinois. Born in1808.Republican.Delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention Cumberland andEffingham counties, 1847; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1868.Died in1878(ageabout70 years).Interment at Ewington Cemetery.

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Effingham CityCemetery
Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois

George Edward Shipley (1927-2003) — also known asGeorge E. Shipley — of Olney,RichlandCounty, Ill.Born inRichlandCounty, Ill.,April21, 1927.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;RichlandCounty Sheriff, 1954-58;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1959-79 (23rd District 1959-73,22nd District 1973-79); delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Illinois,1972.Died in Olney,RichlandCounty, Ill.,June 28,2003 (age76 years, 68days).Interment at Effingham City Cemetery.

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Oak RidgeCemetery
Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois

Owen Scott (1848-1928) — of Effingham,EffinghamCounty, Ill.; Bloomington,McLeanCounty, Ill.; Decatur,MaconCounty, Ill.Born in Jackson Township,EffinghamCounty, Ill.,July 6,1848.Democrat.Schoolteacher;superintendentof schools;lawyer;newspaperpublisher; mayor of Effingham, Ill., 1882;U.S.Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1891-93;insurancebusiness.Member,Freemasons.Died in Decatur,MaconCounty, Ill.,December21, 1928 (age80 years, 168days).Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery.

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OakridgeCemetery
Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois

Benson Wood (1839-1915) — of Effingham,EffinghamCounty, Ill.Born near Bridgewater,SusquehannaCounty, Pa.,March31, 1839.Republican.Schoolprincipal; served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1872; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Illinois,1876,1884(alternate),1888;mayorof Effingham, Ill., 1881-83;U.S.Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1895-97;banker.Died in Effingham,EffinghamCounty, Ill.,August27, 1915 (age76 years, 149days).Interment at Oakridge Cemetery.

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Thomas Edward Austin (1901-1965) — also known asT. Edward Austin — of Effingham,EffinghamCounty, Ill.Born in Effingham,EffinghamCounty, Ill.,May 21,1901.Republican.Investmentbanker;outdooradvertising business; candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 23rd District, 1932;chair ofEffingham County Republican Party, 1944-50.Member,Elks;Moose.Died, in ahospitalat Effingham,EffinghamCounty, Ill.,April21, 1965 (age63 years, 335days).Interment at Oakridge Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof William Winter Austin and Mamie (Wade) Austin; married to FrancesVivian Crews.
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MontroseCemetery
Montrose, Effingham County, Illinois

Lawrence Yates Sherman (1858-1939) — also known asLawrence Y. Sherman — of Macomb,McDonoughCounty, Ill.; Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.; Daytona Beach,VolusiaCounty, Fla.Born near Piqua,MiamiCounty, Ohio,November8, 1858.Republican. County judge in Illinois, 1886-90; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1897-1905;Speaker ofthe Illinois State House of Representatives, 1899-1903;LieutenantGovernor of Illinois, 1905-09; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1912,1920,1924;U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1913-21; candidate for Republicannomination for President,1916;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Illinois, 1916-24; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Florida,1928(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).Member,Freemasons.Died in Daytona Beach,VolusiaCounty, Fla.,September15, 1939 (age80 years, 311days).Interment at Montrose Cemetery.

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	Relatives: Sonof Nelson Sherman and Maria (Yates) Sherman; married1891 to EllaM. Crews; married,March 4,1908, to Estelle Spitler.
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