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Christian Reformed Politicians in Illinois
(Christian Reformed Church;
Reformed Church in America;
Dutch Reformed Church)

Everett McKinley Dirksen (1896-1969) — also known asEverett M. Dirksen;"The Wizard ofOoze" —of Pekin,TazewellCounty, Ill.Born in Pekin,TazewellCounty, Ill.,January4, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;merchant;U.S.Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1933-49; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1940(alternate),1948,1952(speaker),1956(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker),1960(member,CredentialsCommittee),1964(delegation chair),1968(delegation chair);U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1951-69; died in office 1969.Christian Reformed. Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners;Eagles;Elks;Moose;American BarAssociation;OddFellows;IzaakWalton League.Died, oflungcancer, at theWalterReed Army Medical Center,Washington,D.C.,September7, 1969 (age73 years, 246days).Interment atGlendaleMemorial Gardens, Pekin, Ill.

Conrad F. Becker (1905-1965) — of Red Bud,RandolphCounty, Ill.Born in Red Bud,RandolphCounty, Ill.,November11, 1905.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1940;Illinoisstate treasurer, 1945-47;chair ofRandolph County Republican Party, 1950.Christian Reformed. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows.Died in1965(ageabout59 years).Interment atSt.Peter Cemetery, Red Bud, Ill.

See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

	Relatives:Father of Joy Dirksen (who marriedHowardHenry Baker Jr.).
		Political family:Bakerfamily of Kansas and Tennessee.
		Cross-reference:HaroldE. Rainville
		The Dirksen Senate OfficeBuilding(opened 1958), inWashington,D.C., isnamed forhim.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile
		Books about Everett Dirksen: Byron C.Hulsey,EverettDirksen and His Presidents: How a Senate Giant Shaped AmericanPolitics
		Image source: U.S. postage stamp(1981)

Paul Brentwood Henry (1942-1993) — also known asPaul B. Henry — of Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.; Rockford,KentCounty, Mich.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 9,1942.Republican.Servedin the Peace Corps; member ofMichiganstate board of education, 1975-78; appointed 1975; resigned 1978;delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1976;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 91st District, 1979-82; member ofMichiganstate senate 32nd District, 1983-85; resigned 1985;U.S.Representative from Michigan, 1985-93 (5th District 1985-93, 3rdDistrict 1993); died in office 1993.Christian Reformed. DiedJuly 31,1993 (age51 years, 22days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Frank M. Ozinga (b. 1914) — of Evergreen Park,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Illinois,August30, 1914.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1957-83 (6th District 1957-73, 8th District1973-83).Christian Reformed. Member,American BarAssociation;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion.Burial location unknown.

Martin Ozinga Jr. (b. 1921) — of Evergreen Park,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Evergreen Park,CookCounty, Ill.,May 4,1921.Delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention 6th District, 1969-70.Christian Reformed. Member,Lions.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

Alfred Rider Page (1859-1931) — also known asAlfred R. Page — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Carlinville,MacoupinCounty, Ill.,October7, 1859.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 19th District, 1905-08; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1908;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1910-23; resigned 1923;Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1stDepartment, 1916-23; law partner ofGeorgeL. Ingraham, 1923-25.Christian Reformed. Member,Chi Psi;Freemasons.Died, ofpneumonia,in SouthamptonHospital,Southampton,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,February3, 1931 (age71 years, 119days).Burial location unknown.

	Relatives: Sonof Charles Page and Angeline (Rider) Page; married,April27, 1886, to Elizabeth M. Rose.
		Image source: New York Red Book1907

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