| |  William Tabor Abbott (b. 1868) — also known asWilliam T. Abbott — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Wells River, Newbury,OrangeCounty, Vt.,February16, 1868.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1920;assistant director, U.S. Bureau of the Budget; assisted in creationof first federal budget.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Orrin S. Abbott and Ella J. (Tabor) Abbott; married,June 28,1905, to Elsie Parsons Bourland. |
| | Edward Hall Alexander (b. 1902) — also known asEdward H. Alexander — of Jacksonville,MorganCounty, Ill.Born in Jacksonville,MorganCounty, Ill.,July 9,1902.Republican.Farmer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1940.Congregationalist.Member,Lions;OddFellows;Freemasons;Shriners.Burial location unknown. | | 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;Knightsof Pythias;Woodmen.Died in Monmouth,WarrenCounty, Ill.,January12, 1939 (age78 years, 332days).Interment atVermontCemetery, Vermont, Ill. | | Thomas Stinson Allen (b. 1865) — also known asThomas S. Allen;T. S. Allen — of Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.Born in Paynes Point,OgleCounty, Ill.,April30, 1865.Democrat.Lawyer;NebraskaDemocratic state chair, 1904-09, 1921-32; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Nebraska,1912(alternate),1924(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1932,1940;U.S.Attorney for Nebraska, 1915-21.Baptist.Member,ModernWoodmen of America;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;American BarAssociation.Burial location unknown. | | Harvey Sandburg Amerson (1875-1943) — also known asHarvey S. Amerson — of Elk Rapids,AntrimCounty, Mich.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Illinois,November29, 1875.Republican.Merchant;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Antrim County, 1911-12.GermanandEnglishancestry. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows;Elks.Died in1943(ageabout67 years).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Elk Rapids, Mich. | | Samuel Shaw Arentz (1879-1934) — also known asSamuel S. Arentz;UlyssesArentz —of Simpson,LyonCounty, Nev.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January8, 1879.Republican.Surveyor;engineer;miningsuperintendent; chief engineer for several Westernrailroads;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Nevada at-large, 1921-23, 1925-33; defeated,1932; candidate forU.S.Senator from Nevada, 1922; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Nevada,1928(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1932.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died in Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.,June 17,1934 (age55 years, 160days).Interment atMasonicMemorial Gardens, Reno, Nev. | | Laurence Fletcher Arnold (1891-1966) — also known asLaurence F. Arnold — of Newton,JasperCounty, Ill.Born in Newton,JasperCounty, Ill.,June 8,1891.Democrat.Banker;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 46th District, 1923-27, 1933-37;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1924,1952(alternate);U.S.Representative from Illinois 23rd District, 1937-43; defeated,1942, 1950.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Woodmen.Died in Newton,JasperCounty, Ill.,December6, 1966 (age75 years, 181days).Interment atWestlawnMemorial Park Cemetery, Newton, Ill. | | 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;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Woodmen;Moose.Died in Robinson,CrawfordCounty, Ill.,November23, 1957 (age80 years, 40days).Interment atRobinsonNew Cemetery, Robinson, Ill. | | William Henry Arthur (b. 1868) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Dublin,Ireland,December27, 1868.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate for circuit judge in Illinois, 1909.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Harry Arthur and Martha (Hennan) Arthur; married,January17, 1917, to Edith Tewksbury. |
| | 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;Knightsof Pythias;OddFellows.Died inWashington,D.C.,February17, 1952 (age84 years, 304days).Entombed in mausoleum atOldMission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan. | | Paul Babich (1911-1983) — of Beckley,RaleighCounty, W.Va.Born in Silvis,Rock IslandCounty, Ill.,May 16,1911.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II;merchant;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from WestVirginia,1956.EasternOrthodox. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;AmericanLegion.Died in January,1983(age71years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George Babich and Mary (Saich) Babich; married,September5, 1937, to Charlotte Pribich. |
| | Harold Griffith Baker (b. 1899) — also known asHarold G. Baker — of Belleville,St. ClairCounty, Ill.Born in East St. Louis,St. ClairCounty, Ill.,February16, 1899.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, 1926-31.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;SigmaChi;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;Shriners;UnionLeague.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Martin D. Baker and Gertrude (McLean) Baker; married,December10, 1927, to Bernice Kraft. |
| | Chester Franklin Barnett (b. 1878) — also known asChester F. Barnett — of Peoria,PeoriaCounty, Ill.Born in Barnett Township,DeWittCounty, Ill.,August4, 1878.Democrat.Lawyer;county judge in Illinois, 1915-18; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,1944.Member,PhiAlpha Delta;Freemasons;Shriners.Burial location unknown. | | 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;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;UnionLeague.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George Barr and Jane (McGrath) Barr; married,October16, 1902, to Mary Worrell Speer. |
| | Charles Henry Bartlett (1872-1941) — also known asCharles H. Bartlett — of Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.,September4, 1872.Contractor;lawyer;Evanston city treasurer, 1913-19;mayorof Evanston, Ill., 1925-37.Presbyterian.Member,Elks;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows;Rotary;SigmaChi.Died, of aheartattack, in Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.,January21, 1941 (age68 years, 139days).Interment atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles T. Bartlett and Martha (Cronkhite) Bartlett; married1929 toGwendolyn Williams. |
| | 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.ChristianReformed. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows.Died in1965(ageabout59 years).Interment atSt.Peter Cemetery, Red Bud, Ill. | | Willis Henry Bennett (b. 1851) — also known asW. H. Bennett — of Austin (now part of Chicago),CookCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Erie,ErieCounty, Pa.,August24, 1851.Republican.Travelingsalesman;hardwaremerchant; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Illinois,1896,1904.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry D. Bennett and Sarah Ann (Bryant) Bennett; married,December24, 1883, to Estella P. Johnston. |
| | Ben Louis Berve (b. 1892) — also known asBen L. Berve — of Rochelle,OgleCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Rochelle,OgleCounty, Ill.,December19, 1892.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofIllinoisRepublican State Central Committee, 1938-44;IllinoisRepublican state chair, 1940-44.Protestant.Member,AmericanLegion;Elks;Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters.Burial location unknown. | | Sol Bloom (1870-1949) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Pekin,TazewellCounty, Ill.,March 9,1870.Democrat.Playproducer;entertainmentmanager;songwriter;furniturebusiness;real estatebusiness;U.S.Representative from New York, 1923-49 (19th District 1923-45,20th District 1945-49); died in office 1949; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1944.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Moose;Redmen.Died, from aheartattack, in theU.S.Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,March 7,1949 (age78 years, 363days).Interment atMt.Eden Cemetery, Westchester Hills, N.Y. | | George Hugo Boldt (1903-1984) — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.; Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December28, 1903.Lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1953-71;took senior status 1971.Presbyterian.Member,SigmaChi;PhiDelta Phi;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Freemasons;Shriners.DiedMarch18, 1984 (age80 years, 81days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George F. Boldt and Christine (Carstensen) Boldt; married,November17, 1928, to Eloise Baird. |
| | Charles Wayland Brooks (1897-1957) — also known asC. Wayland Brooks — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Wyanet,BureauCounty, Ill.,March 8,1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois at-large, 1934; candidate forGovernor ofIllinois, 1936; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Illinois, 1939-52; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Illinois,1940(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1944,1948,1952(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker),1956(chair,CredentialsCommittee;speaker);U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1940-49; defeated, 1948.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Freemasons;Shriners;Moose;PhiDelta Phi;DeltaSigma Phi;Elks;PurpleHeart.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January14, 1957 (age59 years, 312days).Interment atPleasantView Cemetery, Kewanee, Ill. | | Alvan Vernon Burch (1886-1973) — also known asAlvan V. Burch — of Evansville,VanderburghCounty, Ind.Born inCrawfordCounty, Ill.,May 27,1886.Republican.Railwayconductor;merchant;president, BlountPlowWorks; Indiana State Highway Commissioner, 1921-27; candidate formayorof Evansville, Ind., 1925; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Indiana,1944;Indianastate auditor, 1944-48.Methodist.Member,Kiwanis;Freemasons;Shriners.Died inVanderburghCounty, Ind.,November21, 1973 (age87 years, 178days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind. | | 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;Knightsof Pythias;Kiwanis.DiedNovember22, 1987 (age75 years, 250days).Intermentsomewherein Jacksonville, Fla. | | Fred Ernst Busbey (1895-1966) — also known asFred E. Busbey — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Tuscola,DouglasCounty, Ill.,February8, 1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;stockbroker;U.S.Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1943-45, 1947-49,1951-55; defeated, 1944, 1948, 1954.Member,Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;PhiKappa Sigma.Died in Cocoa Beach,BrevardCounty, Fla.,February11, 1966 (age71 years, 3days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Oscar Emonval Carlstrom (1878-1946) — also known asOscar E. Carlstrom — of Aledo,MercerCounty, Ill.Born near New Boston,MercerCounty, Ill.,July 16,1878.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;MercerCounty State's Attorney, 1916-20; served in the U.S. Army duringWorld War I;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention 33rd District,1920-22;Illinoisstate attorney general, 1925-33; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1928,1932;candidate forGovernor ofIllinois, 1932, 1944.Presbyterian.Swedishancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;OddFellows;Moose;Woodmen;Kiwanis;American BarAssociation.Died in Aledo,MercerCounty, Ill.,March 6,1946 (age67 years, 233days).Interment atAledoCemetery, Aledo, Ill. | | Wilbur J. Cash (b. 1887) — of Towanda,McLeanCounty, Ill.Born in Gridley,McLeanCounty, Ill.,March23, 1887.Republican.Merchant;farmer;director of McLean CountyBank;member ofIllinoisstate senate 26th District, 1941-53.Member,Shriners;Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1909 to RubyE. Jones. |
| | John William Chapman (1894-1978) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.Born in Crete,SalineCounty, Neb.,September8, 1894.Republican.LieutenantGovernor of Illinois, 1953-61; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Illinois,1960.Methodist.Member,Rotary;Elks;Freemasons;Shriners.Died in1978(ageabout83 years).Cremated. | | Carl Richard Chindblom (1870-1956) — also known asCarl R. Chindblom — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December21, 1870.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1919-33.Lutheran.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September12, 1956 (age85 years, 266days).Interment atRidgewoodCemetery, Des Plaines, Ill. | | Robert Keaton Christenberry (1899-1973) — also known asRobert K. Christenberry — of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Peoria,PeoriaCounty, Ill.; Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Fort Lauderdale,BrowardCounty, Fla.Born in Huntingdon,CarrollCounty, Tenn.,January27, 1899.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;lost hisright hand and wrist in a grenade explosion; U.S. Vice Consul inVladivostok, as of 1919;hotelmanager and executive; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1957; postmaster atNewYork City, N.Y., 1958-66 (acting, 1958-59).Presbyterian.Member,DisabledAmerican Veterans;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters.Suffered astroke,and died two months later, in MethodistHospital,Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,April13, 1973 (age74 years, 76days).Burial location unknown. | | Ralph Edwin Church (1883-1950) — also known asRalph E. Church — of Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Born near Catlin,VermilionCounty, Ill.,May 5,1883.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 6th District, 1917-32;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1935-41, 1943-50 (10th District1935-41, 1943-49, 13th District 1949-50); defeated (Independent),1932; died in office 1950; candidate in Republican primary forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1940.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Shriners;Kiwanis;DeltaChi;PhiKappa Psi;AmericanSociety for International Law.Died in acommitteemeeting in the House Office Building,Washington,D.C.,March21, 1950 (age66 years, 320days).Interment atMemorialPark Cemetery, Skokie, Ill. | | Roy Clippinger (1886-1962) — of Carmi,WhiteCounty, Ill.Born in Fairfield,WayneCounty, Ill.,January13, 1886.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher;U.S.Representative from Illinois 24th District, 1946-49.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;UnionLeague.Died in Carmi,WhiteCounty, Ill.,December24, 1962 (age76 years, 345days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, McLeansboro, Ill. | | John Henry Colvin (b. 1839) — also known asJohn H. Colvin — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Little Falls,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,October25, 1839.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Chicagoalderman, 1882-88; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIllinois,1904.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Foresters;RoyalArcanum;Knightsof Honor.Burial location unknown. | | George Anderson Cooke (b. 1869) — also known asGeorge A. Cooke — of Aledo,MercerCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in New Athens,HarrisonCounty, Ohio,July 3,1869.Democrat.Lawyer; lawpartner ofGuyC. Scott, 1896-1900; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 33rd District, 1902-06;justice ofIllinois state supreme court, 1909-19;chiefjustice of Illinois state supreme court, 1913-14; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1928.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;BetaTheta Pi;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Cooke and Vanceline (Downing) Cooke; married,October20, 1896, to Sarah Blee. |
| | Clarence Edward Coyne (1881-1929) — also known asClarence E. Coyne — of Fort Pierre,StanleyCounty, S.Dak.Born in Rock Island,Rock IslandCounty, Ill.,December23, 1881.Republican.Newspapereditor;StanleyCounty Sheriff, 1911-14; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from South Dakota,1920;secretaryof state of South Dakota, 1922-27;LieutenantGovernor of South Dakota, 1929; died in office 1929.Member,OddFellows;Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners;Kiwanis;Elks.DiedMay 27,1929 (age47 years, 155days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Foster Coyne and Mary (McGavaran) Coyne; married to ElizabethThrockmorton-Gird. |
| | Charles Curtis Craig (1865-1944) — also known asCharles C. Craig — of Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.Born in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Ill.,June 16,1865.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1899-1903; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Illinois,1912(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee);justice ofIllinois state supreme court, 1913-18; candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1922.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died in Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.,August25, 1944 (age79 years, 70days).Interment atHopeCemetery, Galesburg, Ill. | | Hugh Ware Cross (1896-1972) — also known asHugh W. Cross — of Jerseyville,JerseyCounty, Ill.Born in Jerseyville,JerseyCounty, Ill.,August24, 1896.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 38th District, 1933-40;Speaker ofthe Illinois State House of Representatives, 1939-40;LieutenantGovernor of Illinois, 1941-49; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1944,1948;member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1949-55;resignedunder fire from the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1955,following a unanimous vote of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee onInvestigations toopen aninquiry into theproprietyof his actions influencing the award of a Chicago transportationcontract; the committee later reported that he had "madea mistake andactedindiscreetly".Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters;Elks;AlphaTau Omega;PhiDelta Phi.Died in Jerseyville,JerseyCounty, Ill.,October15, 1972 (age76 years, 52days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Jerseyville, Ill. | | John T. Culbertson (b. 1891) — of Delavan,TazewellCounty, Ill.Born in Delavan,TazewellCounty, Ill.,August7, 1891.Lawyer;county judge in Illinois, 1930-34; circuit judge in Illinois,1934-68; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1939-69;justice ofIllinois state supreme court 3rd District, 1969-70; appointed1969.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Rotary;PhiAlpha Delta.Burial location unknown. | | Joseph E. Daily (b. 1888) — of Peoria,PeoriaCounty, Ill.Born in Manito,MasonCounty, Ill.,January22, 1888.Lawyer;circuit judge in Illinois, 1926-48;justice ofIllinois state supreme court, 1948-64 (5th District 1948-63, 3rdDistrict 1964);chiefjustice of Illinois state supreme court, 1951-52, 1958-59.Member,Order ofthe Coif;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Sidney Daily and Drusilla (Robison) Daily; married,January7, 1914, to Audrey L. Woodward. |
| | Marcy Bradshaw Darnall (1872-1960) — also known asMarcy B. Darnall — of Key West,MonroeCounty, Fla.Born inEdgarCounty, Ill.,January27, 1872.Democrat.Newspapereditor and publisher; postmaster atKeyWest, Fla., 1913-21.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;AmericanLegion;UnitedSpanish War Veterans;Civitan;Elks.Died, in Coffee MemorialHospital,Florence,LauderdaleCounty, Ala.,January18, 1960 (age87 years, 356days).Interment atGreenview Memorial Gardens, Florence, Ala.| | Relatives:Married to Lutie Milliken. |
| | Charles H. Davis (b. 1906) — of Rockford,WinnebagoCounty, Ill.Born in Fairfield,WayneCounty, Ill.,January7, 1906.Republican.Lawyer;chair ofWinnebago County Republican Party, 1950;justice ofIllinois state supreme court, 1955-60, 1970-75 (6th District1955-60, 2nd District 1970-75);chiefjustice of Illinois state supreme court, 1957-58; Judge, IllinoisAppellate Court 2nd District, 1964-70.Congregationalist.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;Shriners.Burial location unknown. | | Corneal A. Davis — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Democrat. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1931; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Illinois,1964;member ofIllinoisDemocratic State Central Committee, 1967.AfricanMethodist Episcopal.Africanancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;NAACP;Freemasons;Shriners.Burial location unknown. | | Charles Davison (b. 1858) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born inLakeCounty, Ill.,January13, 1858.Physician;medicalschool professor;Universityof Illinois trustee; elected 1904.Methodist.Member,American MedicalAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Peter Davison and Martha Maria (Whedon) Davison; married,October20, 1887, to Mary Lavinia Kidd. |
| | Marvin Robert Dee (1917-1975) — also known asDoc Dee — of Illinois. Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August21, 1917.Republican.Lawyer;engineer;appraiser;constructionexecutive; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 20th District, 1973-74.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;SigmaPhi.DiedJanuary11, 1975 (age57 years, 143days).Interment atOakWoods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.  | 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.ChristianReformed. 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. | | Arthur Dixon (b. 1837) — also known as"Watch-Dog of the CityTreasury" —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in County Fermanagh, Ireland (nowNorthernIreland),March27, 1837.Republican.Grocer;transferbusiness; member, Chicago Common Council, 1867-91; president ofcouncil, 1874-80; director, Baltimore & OhioRailroad;director, Chicago & Grand TrunkRailway,1900-17; director, Metropolitan NationalBank;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 96th District, 1871-73; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1880;Republican Presidential Elector for Illinois,1905.Methodist.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;UnionLeague.Burial location unknown. | | Walter Roy Donohoo (1881-c.1969) — also known asW. Roy Donohoo — of Pearl,PikeCounty, Ill.Born inPikeCounty, Ill.,February20, 1881.Democrat.Merchant;postmaster;coaldealer; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 36th District, 1941-47, 1949-53.Member,Eagles;Freemasons;Shriners.Died about 1969 (ageabout 88years).Interment atGreenPond Cemetery, Pearl, Ill.| | Relatives:Married1902 to AnnaPettit. |
| | Asa E. Fickling (1877-1963) — also known as"Earthquake Mayor" — of Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Cambridge,HenryCounty, Ill.,July 12,1877.Lumberdealer;mayorof Long Beach, Calif., 1930-33.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Toastmasters.DiedNovember14, 1963 (age86 years, 125days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward A. Fickling and Mary I. (Shannon) Fickling; married,February26, 1931, to Marguerite Johnson. |
| | John D. Fuhr (b. 1928) — of Aurora,AdamsCounty, Colo.Born in Aledo,MercerCounty, Ill.,September9, 1928.Veterinarian;member ofColoradostate house of representatives, 1967-74;Speaker ofthe Colorado State House of Representatives, 1971-74.Member,Rotary;Shriners.Still living as of 1975. | | Arthur William Fulton (b. 1867) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Wyoming,StarkCounty, Ill.,January11, 1867.Republican.Schoolprincipal;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois, 1912, 1916.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;ModernWoodmen.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Fulton and Fanny (Atkinson) Fulton. |
| | Dwight Herbert Green (1897-1958) — also known asDwight H. Green — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Ligonier,NobleCounty, Ind.,January9, 1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1931-35;candidate formayorof Chicago, Ill., 1939;Governor ofIllinois, 1941-49; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Illinois,1940,1944(speaker),1948(TemporaryChair;speaker),1952(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1956.Episcopalian.Member,KappaSigma;PhiAlpha Delta;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Freemasons;Shriners;American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February20, 1958 (age61 years, 42days).Entombed in mausoleum atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | 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;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Kiwanis;UnionLeague.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Henry Grimm and Catherine (McLennan) Grimm; married,December28, 1894, to Orphea Bealer. |
| | Frank Leslie Hagaman (1894-1966) — also known asFrank L. Hagaman — of Fairway,JohnsonCounty, Kan.Born in Bushnell,McDonoughCounty, Ill.,June 1,1894.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofKansasstate house of representatives, 1935;Speaker ofthe Kansas State House of Representatives, 1945-46; member ofKansasstate senate, 1945;LieutenantGovernor of Kansas, 1947-50;Governor ofKansas, 1950-51.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Freemasons;Shriners.Died in ahospitalat Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,June 23,1966 (age72 years, 22days).Interment atFairmountCemetery, Denver, Colo. | | Thomas Frederick Haines (1903-1997) — also known asTom Haines — of Missoula,MissoulaCounty, Mont.Born in Rockport,PikeCounty, Ill.,March 4,1903.Republican.Grocer;director, New AmericanLifeInsurance Company;chair ofMissoula County Republican Party, 1945-50; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Montana,1948;member ofMontanastate house of representatives, 1950-74.Methodist;laterEpiscopalian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.Died in Missoula,MissoulaCounty, Mont.,March21, 1997 (age94 years, 17days).Interment atMissoulaCemetery, Missoula, Mont.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Nicholas Haines and Susan (Krauss) Haines; married,November17, 1926, to Edna May Bolin. |
| | Reginald Carl Harmon (1900-1992) — also known asReginald C. Harmon — of Urbana,ChampaignCounty, Ill.; Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.Born in Illinois,February5, 1900.Lawyer;mayorof Urbana, Ill., 1929-33; served in the U.S. Army Air Force inWorld War II; Major General and chief legal officer, U.S. Air Force.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;PhiDelta Phi.Died, as the result of anautomobileaccident,October19, 1992 (age92 years, 257days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | 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;Knightsof Pythias;American BarAssociation.Died in Cheyenne,LaramieCounty, Wyo.,1976(ageabout86 years).Intermentsomewherein Lander, Wyo. | | James Vandaveer Heidinger (1882-1945) — also known asJames V. Heidinger — of Fairfield,WayneCounty, Ill.Born near Mt. Erie,WayneCounty, Ill.,July 17,1882.Republican.Lawyer;county judge in Illinois, 1915-26; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1928,1932(alternate);U.S.Representative from Illinois 24th District, 1941-45; defeated,1930, 1934; died in office 1945.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died, frompulmonaryfibrosis, in Good SamaritanHospital,Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,March22, 1945 (age62 years, 248days).Interment atMapleHill Cemetery, Fairfield, 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;Knightsof Pythias.Died, following aheartattack, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 3,1926 (age78 years, 226days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Evanston, Ill. | | Wilber H. Hickman — of Paris,EdgarCounty, Ill.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1926; member ofIllinoisstate senate 22nd District, 1933-41.Christian.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.Burial location unknown. | | William Leonard Hungate (1922-2007) — also known asWilliam L. Hungate — of Troy,LincolnCounty, Mo.Born in Benton,FranklinCounty, Ill.,December14, 1922.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;LincolnCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-56;U.S.Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1964-77;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1979-92.Christian.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;Kiwanis;American BarAssociation.Injured in afall athis home, and died two weeks later, from surgery complications, inSt. Luke'sHospital,Chesterfield,St. LouisCounty, Mo.,June 22,2007 (age84 years, 190days).Burial location unknown. | | Albert Robert Imle (b. 1913) — also known asAlbert R. Imle — of Hillsboro,MontgomeryCounty, Ill.Born in Marshall,ClarkCounty, Ill.,December25, 1913.Democrat.FBIspecial agent;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 23rd District, 1954, 1956;chair ofMontgomery County Democratic Party, 1956-60; member ofIllinoisDemocratic State Committee, 1962-67; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1964.Lutheran.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Christopher Carl Imle and Alta Mae (Finkbinder) Imle; married,September2, 1939, to Mary Virginia Brinton. |
| | Clifford Cady Ireland (1878-1930) — also known asClifford Ireland — of Peoria,PeoriaCounty, Ill.Born in Washburn,WoodfordCounty, Ill.,February14, 1878.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;general counsel, State Trust and SavingsBank;president, Western Live StockInsuranceCo.;U.S.Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1917-23; defeated inprimary, 1922; member ofIllinoisRepublican State Central Committee, 1925;treasurer ofIllinois Republican Party, 1925.Methodist.Member,UnitedSpanish War Veterans;BetaTheta Pi;PhiAlpha Delta;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died in1930(ageabout52 years).Interment atLinn-Mt.Vernon Cemetery, Washburn, Ill.  | Charles Gasham Jones (1856-1911) — also known asCharles G. Jones;"Gristmill" —of Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born in Greenup,CumberlandCounty, Ill.,November3, 1856.Flour millbusiness;paintingcontractor;mayorof Oklahoma City, Okla., 1896-97, 1901-03; member ofOklahomaterritorial House of Representatives, 1900.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks.Died, from astomachhemorrhage, in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,March29, 1911 (age54 years, 146days).Interment atFairlawnCemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla. | | James Winfield Karber (1914-1976) — also known asJames W. Karber — of Ridgway,GallatinCounty, Ill.Born in Elizabethtown,HardinCounty, Ill.,July 8,1914.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;GallatinCounty State's Attorney, 1936-40; member ofIllinoisDemocratic State Central Committee, 1941-44; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1946-48; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Illinois,1964.Methodist.Member,Elks;Freemasons;Shriners.Died in Evansville,VanderburghCounty, Ind., September,1976(age62years, 0 days).Interment atUnion Ridge Cemetery, Herald, Ill.| | Relatives: Sonof James F. Karber and Myrtle C. (Tyer) Karber; married to IrmaCox. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Edwin Holton Keeler (1863-1931) — also known asE. H. Keeler — of Rockford,WinnebagoCounty, Ill.Born in Janesville,RockCounty, Wis.,August13, 1863.Republican.Lumber andfuelbusiness;bankdirector; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Illinois,1908.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;UnionLeague;Elks.Died, frominfluenzaand aheartattack, in Rockford,WinnebagoCounty, Ill.,March28, 1931 (age67 years, 227days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Rockford, Ill.| | Relatives: Sonof Chauncey Conant Keeler and Katherine Means (Spaulding) Keeler;married,December3, 1885, to Clara May Reitler; married1923 toAdelaide (Moore) Clark; fourth cousin once removed ofFrankHeman Ticknor. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Otto Kerner (1884-1952) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; River Forest,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February22, 1884.Democrat.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1920;circuit judge in Illinois, 1927-31;Illinoisstate attorney general, 1933-38;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1939.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks.DiedDecember13, 1952 (age68 years, 295days).Interment atBohemianNational Cemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Otto Kerner Jr. (1908-1976) — of Glenview,CookCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August15, 1908.Democrat.Lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1947-54; countyjudge in Illinois, 1954-60; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,1960,1964;Governorof Illinois, 1961-68;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1968-74; resigned1974.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Freemasons;Shriners;Moose;OddFellows;RoyalArcanum;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;AlphaDelta Phi;PhiDelta Phi.While serving as Governor, he and another official made a gain ofover $300,000 in a stock deal which prosecutors later characterizedasbribery.Convictedin 1973 on 17 counts ofbribery,conspiracy,perjury,and related charges;sentencedto three years in federalprisonandfined$50,000.Died ofcancer,May9, 1976 (age67 years, 268days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Theodore Levin (1897-1970) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February18, 1897.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1946-70;died in office 1970.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;Shriners.DiedDecember31, 1970 (age73 years, 316days).Burial location unknown. | | Lewis E. Lewis (b. 1893) — also known asLouie E. Lewis — of Christopher,FranklinCounty, Ill.Born inFranklinCounty, Ill.,July 20,1893.Democrat. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 50th District, 1932-39;Speaker ofthe Illinois State House of Representatives, 1937-39; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1936;Illinoisstate treasurer, 1939-41; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Illinois, 1940.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Interment atMasonicand Odd Fellows Cemetery, Benton, Ill.| | Relatives: Sonof Adam Franklin Lewis and Louisiana Elizabeth (Galloway) Lewis;married to Flora Agnes Overturf. |
| | Park Livingston (b. 1906) — of Hinsdale,DuPageCounty, Ill.; La Grange,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Philip,HaakonCounty, S.Dak.,December9, 1906.Republican.Lawyer;vice-president and general counsel, DeanMilkCompany, Chicago;Universityof Illinois trustee, 1941-.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;ThetaChi.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George H. Livingston and Grace (Sheehan) Livingston; married,December19, 1936, to Elizabeth Murdock. |
| | George Jacob Mecherle (b. 1877) — also known asGeorge J. Mecherle — of Bloomington,McLeanCounty, Ill.Born in Bloomington,McLeanCounty, Ill.,June 7,1877.Republican.Farmer;founder (1922), president (1922-37), and chairman, State Farm MutualAutomobileInsurance Company; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Illinois,1944,1948.Presbyterian.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary;Moose;Elks;OddFellows;UnionLeague.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Christian Thomas Mecherle and Susan Johnson (Hull) Mecherle;married,November6, 1901, to May Edith Perry; married,January8, 1944, to Sylvia H. Caldwell. |
| | 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;Knightsof 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;Knightsof Pythias;RoyalArcanum;Woodmen;RoyalLeague.Burial location unknown. | | Melville W. Mix (b. 1865) — of Mishawaka,St. JosephCounty, Ind.Born in Atlanta,LoganCounty, Ill.,November16, 1865.Democrat.Manufacturer;mayorof Mishawaka, Ind., 1902-05.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Walter W. Mix and Mary E. (Dodge) Mix; married1887 to ZellaLouise Kenyon. |
| | John J. Nimrod — of Skokie,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served inthe U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1968;member ofIllinoisstate senate 4th District, 1973-83.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;AmericanLegion;Amvets.Still living as of 1983. | | Richard Buell Ogilvie (1923-1988) — also known asRichard B. Ogilvie — of Northfield,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,February22, 1923.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;CookCounty Sheriff, 1962-68; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1964(alternate),1968,1972(delegation chair);Governor ofIllinois, 1969-73.Presbyterian.Member,BetaTheta Pi;PhiAlpha Delta;American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;Freemasons;Shriners;AmericanLegion;Moose.DiedMay 10,1988 (age65 years, 78days).Cremated;ashes interred atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Ben Wilson Olcott (1872-1952) — also known asBen W. Olcott;B. W. Olcott — of Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.; Redlands,SanBernardino County, Calif.Born in Keithsburg,MercerCounty, Ill.,October15, 1872.Republican.Miner;secretaryof state of Oregon, 1911-20; appointed 1911; resigned 1920;Governor ofOregon, 1919-23; defeated, 1922; president, American SavingsBank, LongBeach, 1923.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.Died in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,July 21,1952 (age79 years, 280days).Cremated;ashes interred atMountCrest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Ore. | | Edwin August Olson (b. 1868) — also known asEdwin A. Olson — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Cambridge,HenryCounty, Ill.,February16, 1868.Republican.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1916;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1922-27.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Burial location unknown. | | George H. Pace (1916-2005) — of Hannibal,MarionCounty, Mo.Born in Crystal Lake,McHenryCounty, Ill.,November21, 1916.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;motelowner; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Marion County; elected 1964.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Kiwanis;AmericanLegion.Died, in Beth HavenNursingHome, Hannibal,MarionCounty, Mo.,September6, 2005 (age88 years, 289days).Interment atGrandviewBurial Park, Near Hannibal, Ralls County, Mo. | | Ray Page (b. 1921) — of Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.Born in New Berlin,SangamonCounty, Ill.,December8, 1921.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;schoolteacher;athleticcoach;Illinoissuperintendent of public instruction, 1963-71; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1964(delegation secretary),1968.Christian.Member,PhiDelta Kappa;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;AmericanLegion.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Warren Page and Pearl (Taylor) Page; married,June 6,1943, to Kathryn Kincaid. |
| | 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;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 15,1928 (age58 years, 154days).Interment atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Payne Harry Ratner (1896-1974) — also known asPayne Ratner — of Parsons,LabetteCounty, Kan.Born in Casey,ClarkCounty, Ill.,October3, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;LabetteCounty Attorney, 1923-27; member ofKansasstate senate, 1929, 1937-39;Governor ofKansas, 1939-43.Disciplesof Christ. Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;DeltaTheta Pi;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners;Kiwanis.Died in Wichita,SedgwickCounty, Kan.,December27, 1974 (age78 years, 85days).Entombed in mausoleum atWichitaPark Cemetery, Wichita, Kan. | | 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;Knightsof Pythias.Burial location unknown. | | Daniel A. Roberts (b. 1884) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April15, 1884.Republican.Lawyer;electedIllinoisstate house of representatives 23rd District 1934; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1948.Member,RoyalArcanum;Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Burial location unknown. | | William Emilio Rodriguez (1879-1970) — also known asWilliam E. Rodriguez;Eldritus EmilioRodriguez —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Naperville,DuPageCounty, Ill.,September15, 1879.Lawyer;Socialist candidate formayorof Chicago, Ill., 1911; delegate to Socialist National Conventionfrom Illinois, 1912; Progressive candidate for Presidential Electorfor Illinois,1924.SpanishandGermanancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;American CivilLiberties Union;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died, in Good SamaritanHospital,Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,July 6,1970 (age90 years, 294days).Cremated. | | George H. Ryan (b. 1934) — of Kankakee,KankakeeCounty, Ill.BornFebruary24, 1934.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 43rd District, 1973-83;Speaker ofthe Illinois State House of Representatives, 1981-83;LieutenantGovernor of Illinois, 1983-91;secretaryof state of Illinois, 1991-99;Governor ofIllinois, 1999-2003.Methodist.Member,Elks;Moose;Freemasons;Shriners.Still living as of 2014.  | Robert V. Sabonjian (1916-1992) — also known as"The Rock" — of Waukegan,LakeCounty, Ill.Born in Waukegan,LakeCounty, Ill.,January4, 1916.Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II;dry cleaningbusiness; acting postmaster atWaukegan,Ill., 1952-53;mayorof Waukegan, Ill., 1957-77, 1985-89; defeated, 1977;bankdirector; candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1966.Disciplesof Christ.Armenianancestry. Member,Eagles;Moose;DisabledAmerican Veterans;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,August19, 1992 (age76 years, 228days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Lazurus Sabonjian and Zaruhey (Mooradian) Sabonjian; married,June 7,1947, to Lorene Terrill; father ofRobertSabonjian Jr.. | | | | Image source: City ofWaukegan |
| | John Carfield Sanborn (1885-1968) — also known asJohn C. Sanborn — of Hagerman,GoodingCounty, Idaho.Born in Chenoa,McLeanCounty, Ill.,September28, 1885.Republican.Farmer;member ofIdahostate house of representatives, 1921-30; member ofIdahostate senate, 1939-42;U.S.Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1947-51; candidate forU.S.Senator from Idaho, 1950, 1956; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Idaho,1952;Presidential Elector for Idaho,1960.Methodist.Member,FarmBureau;Freemasons;Shriners;Grange.Died in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,May 16,1968 (age82 years, 231days).Interment atHagermanCemetery, Hagerman, Idaho. | | 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;Knightsof Pythias;AncientOrder of United Workmen.Died, ofheartfailure, in Galena,CherokeeCounty, Kan.,February1, 1923 (age71 years, 74days).Entombed atMt. Hope Cemetery, Webb City, Mo. | | Darwin Gale Schisler (b. 1933) — also known asGale Schisler — of Illinois. Born inKnoxCounty, Ill.,March 2,1933.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1965-67; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1969-80.Protestant.Member,NationalEducation Association;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;Amvets.Still living as of 1998. | | Earle Benjamin Searcy (b. 1887) — also known asEarl B. Searcy — of Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.Born in Palmyra,MacoupinCounty, Ill.,May 14,1887.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;real estatebroker; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 45th District, 1921-23; member ofIllinoisstate senate 45th District, 1923-45; clerk of the Illinoissupreme court; elected 1944, 1950.Christian.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;DisabledAmerican Veterans.One of the founding members of the American Legion. Interment atOakRidge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill. | | David C. Shapiro (b. 1925) — of Amboy,LeeCounty, Ill.Born in Mendota,La SalleCounty, Ill.,February16, 1925.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofIllinoisstate senate 37th District, 1973.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;AmericanLegion.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Guy Loren Shaw (1881-1950) — also known asGuy L. Shaw — ofCassCounty, Ill.Born in Summer Hill,PikeCounty, Ill.,May 16,1881.Republican.Farmer;real estatebusiness;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention 30th District,1920-22;U.S.Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1921-23; defeated,1922, 1924.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners.Died in Normal,McLeanCounty, Ill.,May 19,1950 (age69 years, 3days).Interment atEvergreenMemorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill. | | 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;Knightsof Pythias;ModernWoodmen.Died, duringgallbladder surgery, in ahospitalat Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.,February16, 1926 (age56 years, 291days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, Scottsbluff, Neb. | | William A. Simonton (1871-1951) — also known as"Cap" — of Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Peoria,PeoriaCounty, Ill.,September28, 1871.Republican. Executive at Du Pontchemicalcompany; director of Delaware Maryland VirginiaRailroad;member ofDelawarestate senate from New Castle County 1st District, 1923-38.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Elks.Died, following aheartattack, at DelawareHospital,Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,October9, 1951 (age80 years, 11days).Interment atLowerBrandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Owls Nest, Del. | | H. Allen Smith (1909-1998) — of Glendale,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Dixon,LeeCounty, Ill.,October8, 1909.Republican.FBIagent; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1949-56; Republican Presidential Elector forCalifornia,1956(voted forDwightD. Eisenhower andRichardM. Nixon);U.S.Representative from California 20th District, 1957-73; delegateto Republican National Convention from California,1960,1972.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died in Glendale,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,June 4,1998 (age88 years, 239days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif. | | Ralph Tyler Smith (1915-1972) — also known asRalph T. Smith — of Alton,MadisonCounty, Ill.Born in Granite City,MadisonCounty, Ill.,October6, 1915.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1955-69;Speaker ofthe Illinois State House of Representatives, 1967-69; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1968;U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1969-70; defeated, 1970.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Elks;Eagles;Moose;Freemasons;Shriners;OptimistClub.Died in Alton,MadisonCounty, Ill.,August13, 1972 (age56 years, 312days).Entombed in mausoleum atSunsetHill Cemetery, Edwardsville, Ill. | | Arthur William Sprague (1902-1983) — also known asArthur W. Sprague — of La Grange,CookCounty, Ill.Born inDeKalbCounty, Ill.,August2, 1902.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 7th District, 1939-42, 1951-57;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofIllinoisstate senate 2nd District, 1957-67.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;Shriners;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;PhiDelta Phi.Died in Fort Pierce,St. LucieCounty, Fla.,January18, 1983 (age80 years, 169days).Interment atParkholm Cemetery, La Grange Park, Ill.| | Relatives: Sonof Arthur William Sprague (1856-1916) and Cora Sprague; married toLouise Bliss Horr. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | 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;Knightsof Pythias;OddFellows;ModernWoodmen;Moose;Kiwanis;Elks;RoyalLeague.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:Illinois Blue Book 1919 |
| | Thomas Sterling (1851-1930) — of Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.; Redfield,SpinkCounty, S.Dak.; Vermillion,ClayCounty, S.Dak.Born near Amanda,FairfieldCounty, Ohio,February20, 1851.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1889; member ofSouthDakota state senate 30th District, 1889-90;dean,college of law, University of South Dakota, 1901-11;U.S.Senator from South Dakota, 1913-25; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from South Dakota,1916.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows;AncientOrder of United Workmen;American BarAssociation;AmericanPolitical Science Association.Died in1930(ageabout79 years).Interment atCedarHill Cemetery, Suitland, Md. | | William Grant Stratton (1914-2001) — also known asWilliam G. Stratton — of Morris,GrundyCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Ingleside,LakeCounty, Ill.,February26, 1914.Republican.U.S.Representative from Illinois at-large, 1941-43, 1947-49;Illinoisstate treasurer, 1943-45, 1951-53; Republican candidate forsecretaryof state of Illinois, 1944 (primary), 1948; served in the U.S.Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Illinois,1952(HonoraryVice-President;speaker),1956(HonoraryVice-President; delegation chair),1960(speaker);Governorof Illinois, 1953-61; defeated in primary, 1968; candidate forRepublican nomination for Vice President,1960.Methodist.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;Lions;Eagles;DeltaChi;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;AmericanLegion;Amvets.Indictedin 1964 onincometaxcharges;triedand acquitted in 1965.Died at Northwestern MemorialHospital,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March 2,2001 (age87 years, 4days).Interment atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | 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;Knightsof Pythias.DiedSeptember3, 1941 (age83 years, 76days).Interment atRosebudCemetery, Glenwood Springs, Colo. | | John Jacob Thomas (b. 1869) — also known asJohn J. Thomas;J. J. Thomas — of Seward,SewardCounty, Neb.Born inHancockCounty, Ill.,January1, 1869.Democrat.Lawyer;SewardCounty Attorney, 1895-96;SewardCounty Judge, 1898-1901; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Nebraska,1916(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1924,1928;candidate forU.S.Senator from Nebraska, 1924;NebraskaDemocratic state chair, 1932-34; chairman, Federal Reserve Bankof Kansas City.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Rotary.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John C. Thomas and Anna Catherine (Luft) Thomas; married,December19, 1906, to Gertrude M. Kerrihard. |
| | Roy Nathan Towl (1881-1974) — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March29, 1881.Engineer;mayorof Omaha, Neb., 1933-36.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.DiedMarch 7,1974 (age92 years, 343days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Erwin Towl and Charlotte (Summers) Towl; married,September1, 1904, to Zulu Remwick. |
 | Charles Winfield Vail (b. 1861) — also known asCharles W. Vail — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born near Fairbury,LivingstonCounty, Ill.,1861.Republican. Member ofIllinoisRepublican State Central Committee, 1910; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Illinois,1912;clerk of the Illinois supreme court, 1915-19; defeated in primary,1938.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;ModernWoodmen;Moose;OddFellows.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Clara Barton. | | | | Image source: Illinois Blue Book1919 |
| | Frederick H. Wagener (1898-1982) — of Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.Born in O'Fallon,St. ClairCounty, Ill.,November27, 1898.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;secretary ofNebraska Republican Party, 1936-37; secretary to U.S. Sen.KennethS. Wherry, 1943-46;LancasterCounty Attorney, 1947; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Nebraska,1948.Congregationalist.Member,BetaTheta Pi;PhiDelta Phi;AmericanLegion;Lions;Elks;OptimistClub;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners.Died in1982(ageabout83 years).Burial location unknown. | | Benjamin Harrison Waigand (1900-1998) — also known asBen H. Waigand — of Nampa,CanyonCounty, Idaho.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 8,1900.Democrat.Electricalengineer;inventor;refrigerationequipment dealer;mayor ofNampa, Idaho, 1939-43; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Idaho,1944(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee).Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.Died in Nampa,CanyonCounty, Idaho,May 6,1998 (age97 years, 302days).Interment atCloverdaleMemorial Park, Boise, Idaho. | | 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;Knightsof 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;Knightsof 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. |
| | Milton K. Young (1868-1953) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Litchfield,MontgomeryCounty, Ill.,April 7,1868.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1908,1912,1932;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for California,1928;Democratic candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1930, 1934 (primary).Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.Died at St. Vincent'sHospital,Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April 9,1953 (age85 years, 2days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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