| |  Charles Adkins (1863-1941) — of Decatur,MaconCounty, Ill.Born inPickawayCounty, Ohio,February7, 1863.Republican. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1907-13;Speaker ofthe Illinois State House of Representatives, 1911-13;U.S.Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1925-33; defeated,1932; candidate forIllinoisstate senate 28th District, 1936.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Knights of Pythias;Woodmen ofthe World;ModernWoodmen.Died in Decatur,MaconCounty, Ill.,March31, 1941 (age78 years, 52days).Interment atBementCemetery, Bement, Ill. | | John Clayton Allen (1860-1939) — also known asJohn C. Allen — of McCook,Red WillowCounty, Neb.; Monmouth,WarrenCounty, Ill.Born in Hinesburg,ChittendenCounty, Vt.,February14, 1860.Republican.Merchant;banker;secretaryof state of Nebraska, 1891-95;U.S.Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1925-33; defeated,1932, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1936.Presbyterian.Member,LoyalLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Knights of Pythias;Woodmen.Died in Monmouth,WarrenCounty, Ill.,January12, 1939 (age78 years, 332days).Interment atVermontCemetery, Vermont, Ill. | | Albert Alonzo Ames (1842-1911) — also known asAlbert A. Ames;"Doc" —of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.; California.Born in Garden Prairie,BooneCounty, Ill.,January18, 1842.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;physician;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 5, 1867;mayorof Minneapolis, Minn., 1876-77, 1882-84, 1886-89, 1901-02;resigned 1902; candidate forGovernor ofMinnesota, 1886 (Democratic), 1896 (Independent); delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Minnesota,1888;indictedin 1902 onbriberycharges,over a scheme to induce county commissioners to appoint hissecretary, Thomas R. Brown, Jr., as Sheriff.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knights of Pythias.Died, in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,November16, 1911 (age69 years, 302days). His body was reportedlydonated toscience.Cremated;ashes interred atLakewoodCemetery, Minneapolis, Minn. | | Louis Bernard Anderson (b. 1870) — also known asLouis B. Anderson — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born inPetersburg,Va.,April17, 1870.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1924;candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1938.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knights of Pythias;Elks.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Moses Anderson and Caroline (Jarrett) Anderson; married,November12, 1898, to Julia E. Barr. |
| | George Fort Donelson Anthony (b. 1862) — also known asGeorge D. Anthony — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February18, 1862.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate senate 23rd District, 1895-99.Member,Freemasons;Knights of Pythias;OddFellows;Elks.Burial location unknown. | | William Wright Arnold (1877-1957) — also known asWilliam W. Arnold — of Robinson,CrawfordCounty, Ill.Born in Oblong,CrawfordCounty, Ill.,October14, 1877.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Illinois 23rd District, 1923-35.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;OddFellows;Knights of Pythias;Elks;Woodmen;Moose.Died in Robinson,CrawfordCounty, Ill.,November23, 1957 (age80 years, 40days).Interment atRobinsonNew Cemetery, Robinson, Ill. | | 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;Knights of Pythias.Died, ofheartfailure, in Weiss MemorialHospital,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August25, 1977 (age81 years, 295days).Interment atShalom Memorial Park, Arlington Heights, Ill. | | William Augustus Ayres (1867-1952) — also known asWilliam A. Ayres — of Wichita,SedgwickCounty, Kan.Born in Elizabethtown,HardinCounty, Ill.,April19, 1867.Democrat.Lawyer;SedgwickCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-12;U.S.Representative from Kansas, 1915-21, 1923-34 (8th District1915-21, 1923-33, 5th District 1933-34); defeated, 1920; resigned1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas,1924(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee); member, Federal Trade Commission,1934-52; died in office 1952; chair, Federal Trade Commission, 1937,1942, 1946.Christian.Germanancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Knights of Pythias;OddFellows.Died inWashington,D.C.,February17, 1952 (age84 years, 304days).Entombed in mausoleum atOldMission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan. | | Clinton S. Bailey (b. 1890) — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 14,1890.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;secretary ofTexas Republican Party, 1923-24; candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 5th District, 1926, 1930.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe American Revolution;PhiGamma Delta;ThetaNu Epsilon;AmericanLegion;Knights of Pythias;Elks.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James Cornelius Bailey and Erminnie (Campbell) Bailey; married toAlice Mae Nicholson. |
| | Martin Brachall Bailey (b. 1858) — also known asM. B. Bailey — of Danville,VermilionCounty, Ill.Born in Indianola,VermilionCounty, Ill.,1858.Farmer;schoolteacher;silverminer;miningsuperintendent;lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives; elected 1894; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1901-03, 1903-05, 1909-33 (18th District 1901-03,22nd District 1903-05, 1909-33).Member,Elks;Redmen;OddFellows;Knights of Pythias;PhiDelta Theta;Sons ofthe American Revolution.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Bailey and Sarah Ann (Brachall) Bailey; married1899 to LuciaPayne. |
| | George Andrew Barr (b. 1873) — also known asGeorge A. Barr — of Joliet,WillCounty, Ill.Born in Manhattan,WillCounty, Ill.,May 25,1873.Republican.Lawyer;WillCounty State's Attorney, 1908-12;chair ofWill County Republican Party, 1912-24;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention 41st District,1920-22; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1924,1936;Universityof Illinois trustee, 1924-36.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiDelta Theta;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows;Knights of Pythias;Elks;UnionLeague.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George Barr and Jane (McGrath) Barr; married,October16, 1902, to Mary Worrell Speer. |
| | James Madison Barrett Sr. (1852-1929) — of Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.Born inLa SalleCounty, Ill.,February7, 1852.Member ofIndianastate senate, 1887-89.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Knights of Pythias;PsiUpsilon.Died in Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.,May 1,1929 (age77 years, 83days).Interment atLindenwoodCemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind. | | Thomas Edward Barrett (b. 1863) — also known asThomas E. Barrett — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April30, 1863.Democrat.CookCounty Sheriff, 1902; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Illinois,1904.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Foresters;Knights of Pythias.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Anthony Barrett and Rose (Collins) Barrett; married1887 to EllenMcCoy. |
| | John Lafayette Bess (1872-1962) — also known asJ. L. Bess — of West Plains,HowellCounty, Mo.Born in Shobonier,FayetteCounty, Ill.,November12, 1872.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forMissouristate senate 22nd District, 1934; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Howell County, 1945-46;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri,1956.Christian.Member,American BarAssociation;Knights of Pythias.Died in1962(ageabout89 years).Interment atOak Lawn Cemetery, West Plains, Mo. | | Cecil William Bishop (1890-1971) — also known asC. W. 'Runt' Bishop — of Carterville,WilliamsonCounty, Ill.Born near West Vienna,JohnsonCounty, Ill.,June 29,1890.Republican.Tailor;laundrybusiness;coal miner;professionalfootballandbaseballplayer and manager;postmaster;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1941-55 (25th District 1941-49,26th District 1949-53, 25th District 1953-55); defeated, 1954.Christian.Member,Lions;Elks;Eagles;OddFellows;Woodmen;Knights of Pythias.Died in Marion,WilliamsonCounty, Ill.,September21, 1971 (age81 years, 84days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Carterville, Ill. | | Albert N. Bort (1845-1925) — of Bridgewater,OneidaCounty, N.Y.; Beloit,RockCounty, Wis.; Rock Island,RockIsland County, Ill.Born in Hastings,OswegoCounty, N.Y.,May 10,1845.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;dry goodsmerchant;bankdirector; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1880;investment manager for Modern Woodmen of America.Member,ModernWoodmen of America;Elks;Knights of Pythias;Freemasons.Died in Rock Island,Rock IslandCounty, Ill.,January23, 1925 (age79 years, 258days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Beloit, Wis. | | 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,Knights of Pythias. Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 25,1911 (age74 years, 49days).Interment atGracelandCemetery, Chicago, Ill.  | 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;Knights of Pythias;RoyalLeague.Died from aself-inflictedgunshotwound, in Lake Forest,LakeCounty, Ill.,January20, 1934 (age64 years, 252days).Interment atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill.  | William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) — also known asWilliam J. Bryan;"The GreatCommoner";"The Peerless Leader";"The Silver-Tongued Orator";"The Boy Oratorof the Platte";"The NiagaricNebraskan" —of Jacksonville,MorganCounty, Ill.; Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.; Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.Born in Salem,MarionCounty, Ill.,March19, 1860.Democrat.Lawyer;newspapereditor;U.S.Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1891-95; candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1896, 1900, 1908; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Nebraska,1904(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee;speaker),1912(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee;speaker),1920;U.S.Secretary of State, 1913-15; candidate for Democratic nominationfor President,1920;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida,1924(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee).Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;SigmaPi;Knights of Pythias.Died in Dayton,RheaCounty, Tenn.,July 26,1925 (age65 years, 129days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; statue atRhea County Courthouse Grounds, Dayton, Tenn.| | Relatives: SonofSilasLillard Bryan and Mariah Elizabeth (Jennings) Bryan; brother ofCharlesWayland Bryan and Mary Elizabeth Bryan (who marriedThomasStinson Allen); married,October1, 1884, to Mary Elizabeth Baird; father ofRuthBryan Owen; grandfather ofHelenRudd Brown; first cousin ofWilliamSherman Jennings. | | | | Political family:Bryan-Jenningsfamily of Illinois. | | | | Cross-reference:ClarenceS. Darrow —WillisJ. Abbot —AdolphusR. Talbot | | | | Bryan County,Okla. is named for him. | | | | Other politicians named for him:WilliamJ. Bryan Jarvis—W.J. Bryan Dorn | | | | Campaign slogan (1896): "Sixteen toone." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about William Jennings Bryan:Robert W. Cherny,ARighteous Cause : The Life of William Jennings Bryan —Paolo E. Coletta,WilliamJennings Bryan, Vol. 1: Political Evangelist,1860-1908 — Paolo E. Coletta,WilliamJennings Bryan, Vol. 2: Progressive Politician and Moral Statesman,1909-1915 — Paolo E. Coletta,WilliamJennings Bryan, Vol. 3: Political Puritan, 1915-1925 —Michael Kazin,AGodly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan — ScottFarris,AlmostPresident: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed theNation — Gerard N. Magliocca,TheTragedy of William Jennings Bryan: Constitutional Law and thePolitics of Backlash — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: Munsey's Magazine,October 1903 |
| | | George Tracy Buckingham (1864-1940) — also known asGeorge T. Buckingham — of Danville,VermilionCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Delphi,CarrollCounty, Ind.,April21, 1864.Republican.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1908.Member,Elks;Knights of Pythias;ModernWoodmen;UnionLeague;Freemasons.Died in Lake Forest,LakeCounty, Ill.,September9, 1940 (age76 years, 141days).Interment atSpringHill Cemetery, Danville, Ill. | | William Haydon Burns (1912-1987) — also known asHaydon Burns — of Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March17, 1912.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;publicrelations business;mayorof Jacksonville, Fla., 1949-65;Governor ofFlorida, 1965-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromFlorida,1968.Methodist.Member,PhiSigma Kappa;SigmaPhi Epsilon;AlphaKappa Psi;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Moose;Knights of Pythias;Kiwanis.DiedNovember22, 1987 (age75 years, 250days).Intermentsomewherein Jacksonville, Fla. | | Festus Orestes Butt (1875-1972) — also known asFestus O. Butt;F. O. Butt — of Eureka Springs,CarrollCounty, Ark.Born near Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,1875.Lawyer;newspapereditor; member ofArkansasstate house of representatives, 1900; member ofArkansasstate senate, 1900.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knights of Pythias.DiedJune 30,1972 (ageabout 96years).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Ark. | | Homer Caton (b. 1887) — of Stanford,McLeanCounty, Ill.Born inMaconCounty, Ill.,July 1,1887.Republican.Farmer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 26th District, 1941.Presbyterian.Member,Knights of Pythias;Freemasons.Burial location unknown.  | Rollo J. Conley (b. 1874) — of Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.Born in Fulton,WhitesideCounty, Ill.,March27, 1874.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; served inthe U.S. Army during World War I; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Marion County; elected1928; candidate forWestVirginia state senate 11th District, 1936.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Knights of Pythias;Kiwanis.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
 | Eugene Victor Debs (1855-1926) — also known asEugene V. Debs — of Terre Haute,VigoCounty, Ind.Born in Terre Haute,VigoCounty, Ind.,November5, 1855.Socialist.Locomotivefireman on the Terre Haute and IndianapolisRailroad;secretary-treasurerof the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen in 1880-93; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1885;founder in1893 andpresident(1893-97) of the American Railway Union;arrestedduring astrikein 1894 andchargedwithconspiracyto commit murder; the charges were dropped, but he wasjailedfor six months forcontemptof court; became a Socialist while incarcerated; candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1900 (Social Democratic), 1904 (Socialist),1908 (Socialist), 1912 (Socialist), 1920 (Socialist); in 1905, was afounderof the Industrial Workers of the World ("Wobblies"), which hoped toorganize all workers in "One Big Union";convictedunder theSeditionand Espionage Act for ananti-warspeech he made in 1918, andsentencedto ten years in federalprison;released in 1921.Member,Knights of Pythias;American CivilLiberties Union.Died in LindlahrSanitarium,Elmhurst,DuPageCounty, Ill.,October20, 1926 (age70 years, 349days).Interment atHighlandLawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind. | | Bradford Kirk Durfee (1838-1916) — also known asBradford K. Durfee — of Decatur,MaconCounty, Ill.Born in Marshall,CalhounCounty, Mich.,March25, 1838.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;realestate andinsurancebusiness; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 29th District, 1879-83; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1892.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Knights of Pythias.Died in Glen Arbor,LeelanauCounty, Mich.,July 19,1916 (age78 years, 116days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Decatur, Ill. | | 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;Knights of Pythias;Moose.Died, in the Villa St. Cyriloldage home, Highland Park,LakeCounty, Ill.,November14, 1957 (age93 years, 352days).Entombed in mausoleum atMemorialPark Cemetery, Skokie, Ill. | | James Douglas Elliott (b. 1859) — also known asJames D. Elliott — of Tyndall,Bon HommeCounty, S.Dak.; Sioux Falls,MinnehahaCounty, S.Dak.Born in Mt. Sterling,BrownCounty, Ill.,October7, 1859.Republican.Lawyer;BonHomme County State's Attorney, 1887-91;South DakotaRepublican state chair, 1896;U.S.Attorney for South Dakota, 1897-1907;U.S.District Judge for South Dakota, 1911-.Member,Freemasons;Knights of Pythias;Elks.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Elliott and Mary (McPhail) Elliott; married,May 29,1890, to Agnes S. Stilwill. |
 | Louis Lincoln Emmerson (1863-1941) — also known asLouis L. Emmerson;LouEmmerson —of Mt. Vernon,JeffersonCounty, Ill.Born in Albion,EdwardsCounty, Ill.,December27, 1863.Republican.Merchant;banker;member ofIllinoisRepublican State Central Committee, 1910; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Illinois,1912,1920,1924(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1928,1932,1936,1940;secretaryof state of Illinois, 1917-29;Governor ofIllinois, 1929-33.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knights of Pythias;Redmen;Woodmen;Elks;Moose.Died in Mt. Vernon,JeffersonCounty, Ill.,February4, 1941 (age77 years, 39days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Mt. Vernon, Ill. | | Louis FitzHenry (1870-1935) — of Bloomington,McLeanCounty, Ill.Born in Bloomington,McLeanCounty, Ill.,June 13,1870.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Illinois 17th District, 1913-15; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1916;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, 1918-33;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1933-35; died inoffice 1935.Member,Freemasons;Knights of Pythias.Died in Normal,McLeanCounty, Ill.,November18, 1935 (age65 years, 158days).Interment atEvergreenMemorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill. | | Robert Virgil Fletcher (b. 1869) — also known asR. V. Fletcher — of Pontotoc,PontotocCounty, Miss.; Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born inGrantCounty, Ky.,September27, 1869.Democrat.Lawyer;Mississippistate attorney general, 1907-08;justice ofMississippi state supreme court, 1908-09; appointed 1908; generalattorney, Illinois CentralRailroad,1911.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Knights of Pythias;OddFellows.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John M. Fletcher and Mary (Luman) Fletcher; married,June 26,1893, to Etta Childers. |
| | Claude Albert Fuller (1876-1968) — also known asClaude A. Fuller — of Eureka Springs,CarrollCounty, Ark.Born in Prophetstown,WhitesideCounty, Ill.,January20, 1876.Democrat.Lawyer;farmer;member ofArkansasstate house of representatives, 1903-05; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Arkansas,1908,1936,1940,1952,1956,1960;prosecuting attorney, 4th circuit, 1910-15;U.S.Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1929-39.Baptist.Member,Elks;Knights of Pythias.Died in Eureka Springs,CarrollCounty, Ark.,January8, 1968 (age91 years, 353days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Ark. | | Otis Ferguson Glenn (1879-1959) — also known asOtis F. Glenn — of Murphysboro,JacksonCounty, Ill.Born in Mattoon,ColesCounty, Ill.,August27, 1879.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1920-24; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Illinois,1920,1924,1928(speaker),1932,1936,1940;U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1928-33; defeated, 1932, 1936.Member,Freemasons;Knights of Pythias.Died in Portage Point,ManisteeCounty, Mich.,March11, 1959 (age79 years, 196days).Interment atOnekamaCemetery, Onekama, Mich. | | John Murchison Grimm (b. 1866) — also known asJohn M. Grimm — of Cedar Rapids,LinnCounty, Iowa.Born inHenryCounty, Ill.,December21, 1866.Republican.Lawyer;LinnCounty Attorney, 1893-98;justice ofIowa state supreme court, 1929-32; appointed 1929; resigned 1932.Member,American BarAssociation;Order ofthe Coif;DeltaTau Delta;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Knights of Pythias;Elks;Kiwanis;UnionLeague.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Henry Grimm and Catherine (McLennan) Grimm; married,December28, 1894, to Orphea Bealer. |
| | Ulysses Samuel Guyer (1868-1943) — also known asU. S. Guyer — of Kansas City,WyandotteCounty, Kan.Born near Pawpaw,LeeCounty, Ill.,December13, 1868.Republican.Schoolprincipal;superintendentof schools;lawyer;mayorof Kansas City, Kan., 1909-10;U.S.Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1924-25, 1927-43;defeated, 1911; died in office 1943.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knights of Pythias;Woodmen.Died in Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,June 5,1943 (age74 years, 174days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, St. John, Kan. | | John Jorgen Hanberg (b. 1858) — also known asJohn J. Hanberg — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Schleswig-Holstein,Germany,January29, 1858.Republican.Merchant;realestate business;CookCounty Treasurer, 1903; Chicago Commissioner of Public Works,1907-10; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1912.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons;Knights of Pythias.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Hanberg and Christina Hanberg; married,December14, 1882, to Ida Carr. |
| | Harry Ingalls Hannah (1890-1973) — also known asHarry I. Hannah — of Mattoon,ColesCounty, Ill.Born in Fithian,VermilionCounty, Ill.,June 12,1890.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate forIllinoisstate senate 34th District, 1936.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Knights of Pythias.Died in1973(ageabout83 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John F. Hannah and Emma Jane (Donaldson) Hannah; married,June 29,1917, to Vivian Britton. |
| | Guy Urban Hardy (1872-1947) — also known asGuy U. Hardy — of Canon City,FremontCounty, Colo.Born in Abingdon,KnoxCounty, Ill.,April 4,1872.Republican.Newspaperpublisher; postmaster atCanonCity, Colo., 1900-01;U.S.Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1919-33; defeated,1932.Disciplesof Christ. Member,Knights of Pythias;Elks;Moose.DiedJanuary26, 1947 (age74 years, 297days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Canon City, Colo. | | Harry Scott Harnsberger (1889-1976) — also known asHarry S. Harnsberger — of Lander,FremontCounty, Wyo.Born in Decatur,MaconCounty, Ill.,December25, 1889.Republican.Lawyer;banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming,1948.Protestant.Member,Rotary;Freemasons;Shriners;Knights of Pythias;American BarAssociation.Died in Cheyenne,LaramieCounty, Wyo.,1976(ageabout86 years).Intermentsomewherein Lander, Wyo. | | Lott Russell Herrick (1871-1937) — also known asLott R. Herrick — of Farmer City,DeWittCounty, Ill.Born in Farmer City,DeWittCounty, Ill.,December8, 1871.Lawyer;county judge in Illinois, 1902-04;justice ofIllinois state supreme court, 1933-37; died in office 1937;chiefjustice of Illinois state supreme court, 1936.Member,SigmaChi;PhiDelta Phi;PhiBeta Kappa;Freemasons;Knights of Pythias;Elks.Died in Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,September18, 1937 (age65 years, 284days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Farmer City, Ill. | | 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;Knights of Pythias.Died, following aheartattack, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 3,1926 (age78 years, 226days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Evanston, Ill. | | William Henry Hinebaugh (1867-1943) — of Illinois. Born near Marshall,CalhounCounty, Mich.,December16, 1867.County judge in Illinois, 1902-12;U.S.Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1913-15.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knights of Pythias;Elks.Died in Albion,CalhounCounty, Mich.,September22, 1943 (age75 years, 280days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Litchfield, Mich.  | Thomas Marion Jett (1862-1939) — also known asThomas M. Jett — of Hillsboro,MontgomeryCounty, Ill.Born near Greenville,BondCounty, Ill.,May 1,1862.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;MontgomeryCounty State's Attorney, 1889-96;U.S.Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1897-1903; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1908;circuit judge in Illinois 4th Circuit, 1909-39; died in office 1939;Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1922-36.Member,Freemasons;Knights of Pythias;Elks.Died in Litchfield,MontgomeryCounty, Ill.,January10, 1939 (age76 years, 254days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Hillsboro, Ill. | | George E. Q. Johnson (b. 1874) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Harcourt,WebsterCounty, Iowa,July 11,1874.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1927-31;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1932-33.Lutheran.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Knights of Pythias;RoyalArcanum;UnionLeague.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Johnson and Mathilda (Linderholm) Johnson; married,September8, 1906, to Elizabeth M. Swanstrom. |
| | Charles Cyrus Kearns (1869-1931) — also known asCharles C. Kearns — of Batavia,ClermontCounty, Ohio; Las Vegas,San MiguelCounty, N.M.; Hot Springs,GarlandCounty, Ark.; Amelia,ClermontCounty, Ohio.Born in Tonica,La SalleCounty, Ill.,February11, 1869.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;newspapereditor;ClermontCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-09;U.S.Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1915-31.Presbyterian.Member,Knights of Pythias;OddFellows.Died in Amelia,ClermontCounty, Ohio,December17, 1931 (age62 years, 309days).Interment atMt.Moriah Cemetery, Withamsville, Ohio. | | Kent Ellsworth Keller (1867-1954) — also known asKent E. Keller — of Ava,JacksonCounty, Ill.Born near Campbell Hill,JacksonCounty, Ill.,June 4,1867.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;miningbusiness; member ofIllinoisstate senate 44th District, 1913-17; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Illinois,1916,1952;U.S.Representative from Illinois 25th District, 1931-41; defeated,1940 (25th District), 1942 (25th District), 1944 (25th District),1948 (26th District), 1950 (26th District).Baptist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knights of Pythias.DiedSeptember3, 1954 (age87 years, 91days).Interment atAvaEvergreen Cemetery, Ava, Ill. | | William Kenneth Kidwell (b. 1900) — of Mattoon,ColesCounty, Ill.Born in Mattoon,ColesCounty, Ill.,August8, 1900.Lawyer;ColesCounty State's Attorney, 1941-48.Episcopalian.Member,PhiDelta Phi;Kiwanis;Elks;Moose;Knights of Pythias;Knightsof Khorassan.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Ashbury Kidwell and Luella May (Hearn) Kidwell; married,November28, 1942, to Mary Helen Spitz. |
| | Ira David Landrith (1865-1941) — also known asIra Landrith — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.; Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Winona Lake,KosciuskoCounty, Ind.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Milford,EllisCounty, Tex.,March23, 1865.Presbyterianminister;president,Belmont College, Nashville, 1904-12;president,Ward-Belmont College, 1913-15; Prohibition candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1916; president, IntercollegiateProhibition Association, 1920-27; president, National TemperanceCouncil, 1928-31.Presbyterian.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Anti-SaloonLeague;Knights of Pythias.Died in Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October11, 1941 (age76 years, 202days).Entombed in mausoleum atMountainView Cemetery, Altadena, Calif. | | Frank Kyle Lemon (b. 1875) — also known asFrank K. Lemon — of Clinton,DeWittCounty, Ill.Born in Farmer City,DeWittCounty, Ill.,March 6,1875.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1920,1924(alternate),1932(alternate),1936;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Illinois, 1931-35.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiDelta Theta;Knights of Pythias;Rotary.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Richard A. Lemon and Opha Ann (Kyle) Lemon; married,October12, 1910, to Ruthelle Keys. |
| | Albert Linxwiler (1878-1943) — of Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.Born in Hillsboro,MontgomeryCounty, Ill.,January30, 1878.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; colonel in the U.S.Army during World War I; postmaster atJeffersonCity, Mo., 1934-43.Presbyterian.Member,UnitedSpanish War Veterans;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Knights of Pythias;Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;Royaland Select Masters;KnightsTemplar.Died, from aself-inflictedgunshot,in Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.,April15, 1943 (age65 years, 75days).Interment atRiverviewCemetery, Jefferson City, Mo. | | Martin B. Lohmann — of Pekin,TazewellCounty, Ill.Born in Groveland Township,TazewellCounty, Ill.Democrat.Realestate andinsurancebusiness; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 30th District, 1923-33; member ofIllinoisstate senate 30th District, 1933-53.Member,ModernWoodmen;Elks;Kiwanis;Knights of Pythias;Knightsof Khorassan.Burial location unknown. | | William Mahoney (1869-1952) — of Kansas City,WyandotteCounty, Kan.; Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.; Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.; Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.; Terre Haute,VigoCounty, Ind.; St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January13, 1869.Pressman;laborleader; Socialist candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1904; Public Ownershipcandidate for Presidential Elector for Minnesota,1908;founder and editor, Minnesota Union Advocatenewspaper,1920-32;mayorof St. Paul, Minn., 1932-34; Farmer-Labor candidate forU.S.Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1943.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knights of Pythias.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,August17, 1952 (age83 years, 217days).Interment atSunsetMemorial Park Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn. | | Lyman McCarl (1859-1920) — of Quincy,AdamsCounty, Ill.Born in Richfield Township,AdamsCounty, Ill.,May 3,1859.Democrat. County judge in Illinois, 1910-20; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Illinois,1916.Unitarian.Member,Freemasons;Knights of Pythias;Elks.Died from astroke,in hisofficeat the AdamsCountyCourthouse, Quincy,AdamsCounty, Ill.,April13, 1920 (age60 years, 346days).Interment atWoodlandCemetery, Quincy, Ill. | | James Henry McCoy (b. 1855) — also known asJames H. McCoy — of Britton,MarshallCounty, S.Dak.; Webster,DayCounty, S.Dak.; Aberdeen,BrownCounty, S.Dak.; Huron,BeadleCounty, S.Dak.Born in Oakley,MaconCounty, Ill.,July 14,1855.Republican.Lawyer;SecretService agent;MarshallCounty Auditor, 1887-88; county judge in South Dakota, 1889-93;circuit judge in South Dakota, 1902-09;judge ofSouth Dakota state supreme court 5th District, 1909-21.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Elks;ModernWoodmen of America;Knights of Pythias;AncientOrder of United Workmen.Burial location unknown. | | James Andrew Meeks (1864-1946) — also known asJames A. Meeks — of Danville,VermilionCounty, Ill.Born inWashingtonCounty, Ohio,1864.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1920,1924,1928(alternate),1932;U.S.Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1933-39; defeated,1938, 1940.Member,American BarAssociation;SigmaPi;Elks;Knights of Pythias.Died in1946(ageabout82 years).Interment atSpringHill Cemetery, Danville, Ill. | | Joseph A. Mendel (b. 1877) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,1877.Democrat.Florist;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1920,1924,1928;member ofIllinoisstate senate 2nd District, 1929-41, 1943-45.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Knights of Pythias.Burial location unknown. | | Andrew Custer Metzger (b. 1873) — also known asAndrew C. Metzger — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October18, 1873.Republican. Partner in Walsh & Metzgerplumbingand heating firm; member ofIllinoisRepublican State Central Committee, 1925, 1941; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1928;delegateto Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows;Knights of Pythias;RoyalArcanum;Woodmen;RoyalLeague.Burial location unknown. | | Charles John Michal (b. 1884) — also known asCharles J. Michal — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Krc, Bohemia (nowCzechia),October19, 1884.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1916(alternate),1920,1924(alternate);delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention 9th District, 1920;candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1950.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Knights of Pythias;Elks.Burial location unknown. | | Allen Francis Moore (1869-1945) — also known asAllen F. Moore — of Monticello,PiattCounty, Ill.Born in St. Charles,KaneCounty, Ill.,September30, 1869.Republican. President, Pepsin Syrup Company (patentmedicine); vice-president, Moore StateBank;mayor of Monticello, Ill., 1901-03;Universityof Illinois trustee; elected 1908;U.S.Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1921-25; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1924,1932;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Illinois, 1925.Universalist.Member,Freemasons;Knights of Pythias;Elks.Died in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,August15, 1945 (age75 years, 319days).Interment atMonticelloCemetery, Monticello, Ill. | | Oscar E. Nelson (b. 1874) — of Geneva,KaneCounty, Ill.Born inSweden,April22, 1874.Republican.KaneCounty Treasurer;Illinoisstate treasurer, 1923-25;Illinoisstate auditor of public accounts, 1925-33.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Knights of Pythias;Moose.Burial location unknown. | | William Allen Northcott (1854-1917) — also known asWilliam A. Northcott — of Greenville,BondCounty, Ill.; Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.Born in Murfreesboro,RutherfordCounty, Tenn.,January28, 1854.Republican.Lawyer;BondCounty State's Attorney, 1882-92;LieutenantGovernor of Illinois, 1897-1905; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Illinois,1904;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Illinois, 1905-14;president, Inter-OceanCasualtyCo.Episcopalian.Member,ModernWoodmen of America;OddFellows;Elks;Knights of Pythias;Freemasons.DiedJanuary25, 1917 (age62 years, 363days).Interment atOakRidge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill. | | W. B. Phillips (1860-1929) — of Mt. Vernon,JeffersonCounty, Ill.Born inFranklinCounty, Ill.,February5, 1860.Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 56th District, 1919-29; died inoffice 1929.Member,ModernWoodmen;Knights of Pythias.Died of aheartattack, Mt. Vernon,JeffersonCounty, Ill.,April19, 1929 (age69 years, 73days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Mt. Vernon, Ill. | | David Aris Pollard (1866-1952) — also known asDavid A. Pollard — of Calhoun,HenryCounty, Mo.Born in Clayton,AdamsCounty, Ill.,May 27,1866.Democrat.Physician;surgeon;druggist;mayor of Calhoun, Mo.; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Henry County, 1925-28,1935-36.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knights of Pythias;ModernWoodmen of America.Died in Calhoun,HenryCounty, Mo.,October21, 1952 (age86 years, 147days).Interment atCalhoun Cemetery, Calhoun, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof William Jesse Pollard and Martha (Ribelin) Pollard; married,June 13,1897, to Erma Ann Wiley; third cousin once removed ofClaudePollard. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Henry Thomas Rainey (1860-1934) — also known asHenry T. Rainey — of Carrollton,GreeneCounty, Ill.Born in Carrollton,GreeneCounty, Ill.,August20, 1860.Democrat.Lawyer;farmer;U.S.Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1903-21, 1923-34;defeated, 1920; died in office 1934;Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1933-34; died in office 1934; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1916(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1920,1924,1932.Episcopalian.Member,OddFellows;Knights of Pythias;Woodmen.Died inSt.Louis, Mo.,August19, 1934 (age73 years, 364days).Interment atCarrolltonCemetery, Carrollton, Ill. | | Frank Marion Ramey (1881-1942) — also known asFrank M. Ramey — of Hillsboro,MontgomeryCounty, Ill.Born in Hillsboro,MontgomeryCounty, Ill.,September23, 1881.Republican.U.S.Representative from Illinois 21st District, 1929-31; defeated,1934, 1936, 1938.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knights of Pythias;Elks;Moose.Died in Hillsboro,MontgomeryCounty, Ill.,March27, 1942 (age60 years, 185days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Hillsboro, Ill. | | 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;Knights of Pythias.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 15,1928 (age58 years, 154days).Interment atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Leonard C. Reid (b. 1887) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Cheboygan,CheboyganCounty, Mich.,May 6,1887.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1928(alternate),1940,1944;circuit judge in Illinois, 1945.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows;Knights of Pythias.Burial location unknown. | | Michael Rosenberg (b. 1886) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September9, 1886.Democrat. Partner, RosenbergIron andMetal Company;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention 19th District,1920-22; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1924,1928.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;Elks;Knights of Pythias;IzaakWalton League.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Reuben Rosenberg and Fanny (Annenberg) Rosenberg; married,September30, 1906, to Ethel Colitz. |
 | Andrew Russel (b. 1856) — of Jacksonville,MorganCounty, Ill.Born in Jacksonville,MorganCounty, Ill.,June 17,1856.Republican.Banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1904(alternate),1916,1920,1928;Illinoisstate treasurer, 1909-11, 1915-17; defeated, 1912;Illinoisstate auditor of public accounts, 1917-25.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks;Knights of Pythias;Woodmen;Redmen;Moose.Interment atDiamondGrove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Ill.| | Image source:Illinois Blue Book 1919 |
| | 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;Knights of Pythias;Woodmen;RoyalLeague.Died in theBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,November6, 1952 (age86 years, 216days).Interment atForestHome Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill. | | Henry Paul Samuell (1886-1938) — also known asPaul Samuell — of Jacksonville,MorganCounty, Ill.Born inMasonCounty, Ill.,October2, 1886.Republican. County judge in Illinois, 1918-26;justice ofIllinois state supreme court, 1929-30; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1936.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Knights of Pythias.DiedMarch21, 1938 (age51 years, 170days).Burial location unknown. | | Edgar Backus Schermerhorn (1851-1923) — also known asEdgar B. Schermerhorn — of Galena,CherokeeCounty, Kan.Born in Channahon,WillCounty, Ill.,November19, 1851.Organizer, CitizensBank ofGalena; member ofKansasstate house of representatives, 1903-05; Chairman, Kansas Boardof Control, 1905-11.Episcopalian.Dutchancestry. Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;Knights of Pythias;AncientOrder of United Workmen.Died, ofheartfailure, in Galena,CherokeeCounty, Kan.,February1, 1923 (age71 years, 74days).Entombed atMt. Hope Cemetery, Webb City, Mo. | | Oliver Henry Nelson Shoup (1869-1940) — also known asOliver H. Shoup — of Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.Born inChampaignCounty, Ill.,December13, 1869.Republican.Oilbusiness;miningbusiness;banker;Governor ofColorado, 1919-23; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Colorado,1920.Presbyterian.Member,Knights of Pythias;Elks.DiedSeptember30, 1940 (age70 years, 292days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Colorado Springs, Colo. | | Alison J. Shumway (1869-1926) — of Scottsbluff,ScottsBluff County, Neb.Born in New Windsor,MercerCounty, Ill.,May 1,1869.Newspapereditor;abstractor.Member,Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners;Knights of Pythias;ModernWoodmen.Died, duringgallbladder surgery, in ahospitalat Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.,February16, 1926 (age56 years, 291days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, Scottsbluff, Neb.  | Frederick E. Sterling (b. 1869) — also known asFred E. Sterling — of Rockford,WinnebagoCounty, Ill.Born in Dixon,LeeCounty, Ill.,June 29,1869.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Illinois,1912,1920(member,CredentialsCommittee); member ofIllinoisRepublican State Central Committee, 1914-16;IllinoisRepublican state chair, 1916;Illinoisstate treasurer, 1919-21;LieutenantGovernor of Illinois, 1921-33.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Knights of Pythias;OddFellows;ModernWoodmen;Moose;Kiwanis;Elks;RoyalLeague.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:Illinois Blue Book 1919 |
| | Edward Thomas Taylor (1858-1941) — also known asEdward T. Taylor — of Glenwood Springs,GarfieldCounty, Colo.Born in Metamora,WoodfordCounty, Ill.,June 19,1858.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofColoradostate senate, 1896-1908;U.S.Representative from Colorado, 1909-41 (at-large 1909-15, 4thDistrict 1915-41); died in office 1941.Methodist.Member,Elks;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows;Knights of Pythias.DiedSeptember3, 1941 (age83 years, 76days).Interment atRosebudCemetery, Glenwood Springs, Colo. | | Frank J. Taylor (b. 1866) — of St. Paul,HowardCounty, Neb.Born in Ashton,LeeCounty, Ill.,February12, 1866.Democrat.Lawyer;president, Citizens NationalBank;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska,1912,1916,1920,1924(member,CredentialsCommittee),1928;candidate forU.S.Representative from Nebraska, 1914; member ofUniversityof Nebraska board of regents, 1927-39.Presbyterian.Member,Woodmen;Knights of Pythias.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John P. Taylor and Susan (Bridge) Taylor; married,June 27,1895, to Byrdie E. West. |
 | Floyd Eugene Thompson (b. 1887) — also known asFloyd E. Thompson — of East Moline,RockIsland County, Ill.; Rock Island,RockIsland County, Ill.; Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Roodhouse,GreeneCounty, Ill.,December25, 1887.Democrat.Lawyer;RockIsland County State's Attorney, 1913-19;justice ofIllinois state supreme court, 1919-28; candidate forGovernor ofIllinois, 1928; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIllinois,1932.Member,American BarAssociation;Elks;OddFellows;Knights of Pythias;Moose;Eagles;ModernWoodmen;Sons ofthe American Revolution.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:Illinois Blue Book 1919 |
| | Charles F. Wennerstrum (1889-1986) — of Chariton,LucasCounty, Iowa.Born in Cambridge,HenryCounty, Ill.,October11, 1889.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in Iowa2nd District, 1930-40;justice ofIowa state supreme court, 1941-58.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Rotary;Freemasons;Knights of Pythias;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;DeltaTheta Phi;Order ofthe Coif.Died in June,1986(age96years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles F. Wennerstrum and Anna Mathilda (Vinstrand) Wennerstrum;married,February14, 1925, to Helen F. Rogers. |
| | Fred C. Wetmore (1867-1953) — ofWexfordCounty, Mich.Born in Rock Island,Rock IslandCounty, Ill.,November23, 1867.Republican.Lawyer;WexfordCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-06; member ofMichiganstate senate 27th District, 1907-10;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1910-14, 1930-33,1937.Member,Knights of Pythias;AncientOrder of United Workmen.Died in1953(ageabout85 years).Interment atMapleHill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich. | | James M. Wilson (1866-1924) — of Centerville,AppanooseCounty, Iowa.Born near Monmouth,WarrenCounty, Ill.,September8, 1866.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIowastate senate 3rd District, 1913-19.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Knights of Pythias;Elks;Kiwanis.Died, ofsepticemiaresulting from pulled teeth, in Centerville,AppanooseCounty, Iowa,May 2,1924 (age57 years, 237days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Centerville, Iowa. | | John Wilson (1849-1918) — ofHenryCounty, Ill.; Kearney,BuffaloCounty, Neb.Born inAlleghenyCounty, Pa.,February21, 1849.Republican.Deputysheriff;liverybusiness;BuffaloCounty Sheriff, 1889-92; member ofNebraskastate house of representatives, 1893.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Knights of Pythias.Died, ofstomachcancer, in Kearney,BuffaloCounty, Neb.,January13, 1918 (age68 years, 326days).Interment atKearneyCemetery, Kearney, Neb.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Wilson and Mary (Owens) Wilson; married,May 25,1881, to Rose M. Beecher. |
| | Lee T. Witty (1859-1931) — of Memphis,ScotlandCounty, Mo.Born in Newmansville,CassCounty, Ill.,May 20,1859.Democrat.Schoolteacher;farmer;real estatebusiness; immigration agent for Missouri PacificRailroad;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Scotland County, 1903-06,1923-24, 1927-31; died in office 1931.Christian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;OddFellows;Knights of Pythias;Elks.Died in Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.,May 8,1931 (age71 years, 353days).Interment atMemphisCemetery, Memphis, Mo.  | 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;Knights of Pythias.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December27, 1907 (age53 years, 125days).Interment atUnionRidge Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.| | 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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