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Logan County
Illinois

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Logan County

John Gillett Oglesby (1878-1938) — also known asJohn G. Oglesby — of Elkhart,LoganCounty, Ill.Born in Decatur,MaconCounty, Ill.,March19, 1878.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;iron inspector, RepublicIron andSteel Company;farmer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 28th District, 1905-07;LieutenantGovernor of Illinois, 1909-13, 1917-21; defeated, 1912; delegateto Republican National Convention from Illinois,1920(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1924,1928,1932;candidate forGovernor ofIllinois, 1920;delegateto Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Died near Elkhart,LoganCounty, Ill.,May 27,1938 (age60 years, 69days).Interment at Elkhart Cemetery.

Index to Locations

ElkhartElkhart Cemetery

LincolnHoly Cross Cemetery

LincolnSt. Mary's Cemetery

LincolnUnion Cemetery

Mt. PulaskiMt. Pulaski Cemetery

ElkhartCemetery
Elkhart, Logan County, Illinois

Richard James Oglesby (1824-1899) — also known asRichard J. Oglesby — of Decatur,MaconCounty, Ill.; Elkhart,LoganCounty, Ill.Born inOldhamCounty, Ky.,July 25,1824.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois, 1858; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1860-61; colonel in the Union Army during the CivilWar;Governor ofIllinois, 1865-69, 1873, 1885-89;U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1873-79; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1892,1896.Died in Elkhart,LoganCounty, Ill.,April24, 1899 (age74 years, 273days).Interment at Elkhart Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives:Father ofJohnGillett Oglesby; cousin *** ofWoodsonRatcliffe Oglesby.
		Political family:Oglesbyfamily of Elkhart and Decatur, Illinois.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle
		Books about Richard J. Oglesby: Mark A.Plummer,Lincoln'sRail-Splitter: Governor Richard J. Oglesby

	Relatives: SonofRichardJames Oglesby.
		Political family:Oglesbyfamily of Elkhart and Decatur, Illinois.
		Image source: Illinois Blue Book1919

Holy CrossCemetery
Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois

Edward Rell Madigan (1936-1994) — also known asEdward R. Madigan — of Lincoln,LoganCounty, Ill.Born in Lincoln,LoganCounty, Ill.,January13, 1936.Republican. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1967-72;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1973-91 (21st District 1973-83,15th District 1983-91); delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Illinois,1980;U.S.Secretary of Agriculture, 1991-93.Catholic.Member,Elks;Kiwanis;Jaycees.Died in Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.,December7, 1994 (age58 years, 328days).Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives:Married1955 to EvelynM. George.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NNDBdossier

Nicholas Leo Hubbard (1895-1983) — also known asNicholas L. Hubbard — of Mt. Pulaski,LoganCounty, Ill.Born in Lincoln,LoganCounty, Ill.,May 8,1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;graindealer; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 38th District, 1935-39; member ofIllinoisstate senate 28th District, 1939-45.Died in Lincoln,LoganCounty, Ill., January,1983(age87years, 0 days).Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof George Henry Hubbard and Mary Agnes (O'Connor)Hubbard.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

St. Mary'sCemetery
Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois

Charles Emil Dehner (1871-1945) — also known asCharles E. Dehner — of Lincoln,LoganCounty, Ill.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,October27, 1871.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1916.Catholic.Germanancestry.DiedNovember11, 1945 (age74 years, 15days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

UnionCemetery
Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois

Lawrence Beaumont Stringer (1866-1942) — of Illinois. Born near Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,February24, 1866.Democrat. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1890-92; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1900-04; candidate forGovernor ofIllinois, 1904; state court judge in Illinois, 1905-13, 1918-42; candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1908, 1914;U.S.Representative from Illinois at-large, 1913-15; candidate forjustice ofIllinois state supreme court, 1924.Died in Lincoln,LoganCounty, Ill.,December5, 1942 (age76 years, 284days).Interment at Union Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

Mt. PulaskiCemetery
Mt. Pulaski, Logan County, Illinois

Brooks Rynd Aitchison (1891-1936) — also known asBrooks R. Aitchison — of Mt. Pulaski,LoganCounty, Ill.Born in Nauvoo,HancockCounty, Ill.,September21, 1891.Republican.Bankcashier; mayor of Mt. Pulaski, Ill.; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1936.Scottishancestry.Died, following aheartattack, in Mt. Pulaski,LoganCounty, Ill.,March30, 1936 (age44 years, 191days).Interment at Mt. Pulaski Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Robert H. Aitchison and Mary Ann (Nichol) Aitchison; married,July 8,1912, to Irma Irene Buckles.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

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