 AKA George Homer Ryan
Born:24-Feb-1934
Birthplace: Maquoketa, IL
Gender: Male
Religion:Methodist
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Republican Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Governor of Illinois, 1999-2003 Military service: US Army (1954-56, Korea) A ninety-one page Federal indictment filed against him, December 2004. Father: Thomas J. Ryan
Mother: Jeanette Bowman
Wife: Lura Lynn Lowe (m. 1956, d. 27-Jun-2011 cancer, one son, five daughters)
Son: George Ryan, Jr.
Daughter: Jeanette
Daughter: Joanne
Daughter: Julie
Daughter: Lynda
Daughter: Nancy
High School: Kankakee High School, Kankakee, IL (1952)
University:Butler University
University:BS Pharmacy, Ferris State College, Big Rapids, MI (1961)
Governor of Illinois (1999-2003)
Illinois Secretary of State (1991-99)
Lieutenant Governor of Illinois (1983-91)
Illinois State House of Representatives (1973-83)
Benevolent & Protective Order of the Elks
Freemasonry
Jobs for America's Graduates Board of Directors (former)
Loyal Order of Moose
Shriners
Pied Carbondale, IL 1-May-2000
Dubya Ranch Hand Jan-2001
Mail Fraud (2004), convicted 2006
Tax Evasion (2004), convicted 2006
Extortion attempted (2004), convicted 2006
Conspiracy 2004, convicted 2006
Racketeering 2004, convicted 2006
Obstruction of Justice (2004), convicted 2006
Making False Statements convicted 2006
Took the Fifth
Irish Ancestry
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