Lake County
Illinois
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Lake County
Illinois
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Lake County
Index to Locations Private or familygraveyard Lake County, Fort SheridanCemetery Highwood, Lake County, Illinois
IvanhoeCemetery Ivanhoe, Lake County, Illinois
Lake ForestCemetery 1525 North Lake Road Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois Founded 1860 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
|  William Proxmire (1915-2005) — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Lake Forest,LakeCounty, Ill.,November11, 1915.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Dane County 2nd District, 1951-52; candidateforGovernor ofWisconsin, 1952, 1954, 1956 (Democratic); alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Wisconsin,1952(member,CredentialsCommittee);U.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1957-89.UnitedChurch of Christ. Member,Americansfor Democratic Action;Chi Psi.Died, fromAlzheimer'sdisease, in Sykesville,CarrollCounty, Md.,December15, 2005 (age90 years, 34days).Interment at Lake Forest Cemetery.
| Robert Douglas Stuart Jr. (1916-2014) — also known asRobert D. Stuart, Jr. — of Lake Forest,LakeCounty, Ill.Born in Hubbard Woods,CookCounty, Ill.,April26, 1916.Republican. Co-founder in 1940 of the America First Committee, whichopposed U.S. involvement in World War II; major in the U.S. Armyduring World War II;lawyer;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Illinois, 1964-72; chief executive,QuakerOatsCompany, 1966-1981; delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1968,1972;U.S. Ambassador toNorway, 1984-89.Presbyterian.Member,UrbanLeague.DiedMay 8,2014 (age98 years, 12days).Interment at Lake Forest Cemetery.
| Edward F. Gorton (1854-1929) — of Lake Forest,LakeCounty, Ill.Born in Ashtabula,AshtabulaCounty, Ohio,May 6,1854.Lawyer;mayorof Lake Forest, Ill., 1895-1902.Died inItaly,March10, 1929 (age74 years, 308days).Interment at Lake Forest Cemetery.
| David H. Jackson (1874-1952) — of Lake Forest,LakeCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January14, 1874.Republican.Lawyer;banker;mayorof Lake Forest, Ill., 1906-09;chair ofCook County Republican Party, 1906-08; candidate forIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1908, 1910.Presbyterian.DiedJanuary5, 1952 (age77 years, 356days).Interment at Lake Forest Cemetery.
| Richard Holloway Mabbatt Jr. (1887-1984) — also known asRichard H. Mabbatt — of Lake Forest,LakeCounty, Ill.Born in Oconomowoc,WaukeshaCounty, Wis.,July 16,1887.Banker;mayorof Lake Forest, Ill., 1940-43.DiedMarch 3,1984 (age96 years, 231days).Interment at Lake Forest Cemetery.
| Keene Harwood Addington (1878-1922) — also known asKeene H. Addington — of Lake Forest,LakeCounty, Ill.Born inBaltimore,Md.,March 3,1878.Mayorof Lake Forest, Ill., 1917-19.DiedOctober18, 1922 (age44 years, 229days).Interment at Lake Forest Cemetery.
| Albert Day Farwell (1888-1977) — also known asAlbert D. Farwell — of Lake Forest,LakeCounty, Ill.BornMay 28,1888.Mayorof Lake Forest, Ill., 1931-34.DiedJuly 4,1977 (age89 years, 37days).Interment at Lake Forest Cemetery.
| John Villiers Farwell (1825-1908) — also known asJohn V. Farwell;"Dutch" —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Lake Forest,LakeCounty, Ill.Born in Painted Post,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,July 29,1825.Republican.Dry goodsmerchant; Republican Presidential Elector for Illinois,1864;mayorof Lake Forest, Ill., 1871-72.Presbyterian.Member,UnionLeague.Died in Lake Forest,LakeCounty, Ill.,August20, 1908 (age83 years, 22days).Interment at Lake Forest Cemetery.
| John Villiers Farwell Jr. (1858-1944) — also known asJohn V. Farwell, Jr. — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October16, 1858.Republican.Wholesale drygoods business; Republican Presidential Elector for Illinois,1909.Died in Lake Forest,LakeCounty, Ill.,June 17,1944 (age85 years, 245days).Interment at Lake Forest Cemetery.
AscensionCemetery 1920 Buckley Road Libertyville, Lake County, Illinois
North ShoreGarden of Memories Green Bay Road North Chicago, Lake County, Illinois
Fort HillCemetery Fairfield Road Round Lake, Lake County, Illinois
WaucondaCemetery Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois
OakwoodCemetery Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| William Ernest Mason (1850-1921) — also known asWilliam E. Mason — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Franklinville,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.,July 7,1850.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1879-80; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1881-85;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1887-91, 1917-21 (3rd District1887-91, 2nd District 1917-19, at-large 1919-21); defeated, 1912;died in office 1921;U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1897-1903; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1904;Republican Presidential Elector for Illinois,1905.DiedJune 16,1921 (age70 years, 344days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
| Winnifred Sprague Mason Huck (1882-1936) — also known asWinnifred Mason Huck — of Illinois. Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September14, 1882.Republican.U.S.Representative from Illinois at-large, 1922-23.Female.DiedAugust24, 1936 (age53 years, 345days).Cremated;ashes interred at Oakwood Cemetery.
 Louis John Yager (1871-1952) — also known asL. J. Yager — of Waukegan,LakeCounty, Ill.Born in Warren Township,LakeCounty, Ill.,July 21,1871.Mayorof Waukegan, Ill., 1926-31.Died in Tampa,HillsboroughCounty, Fla.,1952(ageabout80 years).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
| George Clarke Rogers (1839-1915) — also known asGeorge C. Rogers — Born in Piermont,GraftonCounty, N.H.,November22, 1839.Democrat.Lawyer;general in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate toDemocratic National Conventions; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Kansas,1880(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization).Died in Lake Forest,LakeCounty, Ill.,February28, 1915 (age75 years, 98days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
UnionCemetery Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois
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