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DuPage County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in DuPage County

Index to Locations Near Bensenville St. Johannes Cemetery Downers Grove Oak Crest Cemetery Elmhurst Elm Lawn Memorial Park Elmhurst Mt. Emblem Cemetery Glen Ellyn Forest Hill Cemetery Near Hinsdale Fairview Cemetery Naperville Naperville Protestant Cemetery Oak Brook Bronswood Cemetery West Chicago Glen Oak Cemetery Wheaton Cantigny Estate Wheaton St. Michael's Cemetery Wheaton Wheaton Cemetery St. Johannes Cemetery Near Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois Politicians buried here:   Herman H. Korthauer (1852-1939) — of Bensenville, DuPage County, Ill. Born in Addison Township, DuPage County, Ill., 1852. Village president of Bensenville, Illinois, 1925. Died in Bensenville, DuPage County, Ill., 1939 (age about 87 years). Interment at St. Johannes Cemetery. Oak Crest Cemetery Downers Grove, DuPage County, Illinois Politicians buried here:   Lottie Holman O'Neill (1878-1967) — of Downers Grove, DuPage County, Ill. Born November 17, 1878. Republican. Member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1923-31, 1933-51; Independent Republican candidate for U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1930; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1944 (alternate), 1956; member of Illinois state senate, 1951-64. Female. First woman elected to Illinois General Assembly. Died in Downers Grove, DuPage County, Ill., February 17, 1967 (age 88 years, 92 days). Interment at Oak Crest Cemetery. Elm Lawn Memorial Park 401 East Lake Street Elmhurst, DuPage County, Illinois Founded 1905 See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Otto W. Balgemann (1874-1962) — of Elmhurst, DuPage County, Ill. Born in Elmhurst, DuPage County, Ill., September 17, 1874. Mayor of Elmhurst, Ill., 1925. Died March 27, 1962 (age 87 years, 191 days). Interment at Elm Lawn Memorial Park.   Relatives: Married to Eleanor Elizabeth Miller.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Mt. Emblem Cemetery Elmhurst, DuPage County, Illinois Politicians buried here:   Frank Edward Packard (1880-1961) — of North Dakota; Oak Park, Cook County, Ill. Born in Renwick, Humboldt County, Iowa, November 18, 1880. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; newspaper reporter; lawyer; North Dakota state tax commissioner, 1911-18; North Dakota state attorney general, 1918-20; attorney for Standard Oil Company, 1921-46. Congregationalist. Died February 9, 1961 (age 80 years, 83 days). Interment at Mt. Emblem Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Frank D. Packard and Harriet (Olden) Packard; married, September 16, 1903, to Bulah Richardson.   John R. Beck (1897-1931) — of Elmwood Park, Cook County, Ill. Born in St. Louis, Mo., 1897. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; village president of Elmwood Park, Illinois, 1925. Died in Elmwood Park, Cook County, Ill., 1931 (age about 34 years). Interment at Mt. Emblem Cemetery.   John Toncray (1879-1965) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Tennessee, May 19, 1879. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1936. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., August 4, 1965 (age 86 years, 77 days). Interment at Mt. Emblem Cemetery.   James C. Kirie (1911-2000) — of River Grove, Cook County, Ill.; Elmwood Park, Cook County, Ill. Born in River Grove, Cook County, Ill., March 15, 1911. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1960 (alternate), 1964 (alternate), 1980; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1964-70. Died in Evanston, Cook County, Ill., June 19, 2000 (age 89 years, 96 days). Interment at Mt. Emblem Cemetery. Forest Hill Cemetery 444 North Main Street Glen Ellyn, DuPage County, Illinois See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   John Thompson (1862-1944) — also known as "Shepherd of the Loop" — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Nenthead, Cumbria, England, July 24, 1862. Democrat. Pastor, Chicago Methodist Temple (First Methodist Church), 1924-41; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1944. Methodist. English ancestry. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 19, 1944 (age 82 years, 57 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Ruth Clegg.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Fairview Cemetery Near Hinsdale, DuPage County, Illinois Politicians buried here: Martin Barnaby Madden (1855-1928) — also known as Martin B. Madden — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Wolviston, England, March 21, 1855. Republican. Stone quarry business; director, Metropolitan Trust and Savings Bank; member Chicago City Council, 1889-97; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1896 (speaker), 1900, 1912, 1916, 1924; U.S. Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1905-28; died in office 1928. Died in the House Appropriations Committee meeting room, in the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., April 27, 1928 (age 73 years, 37 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Madden and Elizabeth (O'Neill) Madden; married, May 16, 1878, to Josephine Smart.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Image source: Munsey's Magazine, June 1919 Naperville Protestant Cemetery Naperville, DuPage County, Illinois Politicians buried here:   Russell Watson Keeney (1897-1958) — also known as Russell W. Keeney — of Wheaton, DuPage County, Ill. Born in Pittsfield, Pike County, Ill., December 29, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; law associate of U.S. Rep. Chauncey W. Reed; county judge in Illinois, 1940-50; circuit judge in Illinois, 1953-56; U.S. Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1957-58; died in office 1958. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Moose; American Bar Association. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., January 11, 1958 (age 60 years, 13 days). Interment at Naperville Protestant Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Bronswood Cemetery 3805 Madison Street Oak Brook, DuPage County, Illinois Founded 1887 See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Robert Andrew Childs (1845-1915) — also known as Robert A. Childs — of Hinsdale, DuPage County, Ill. Born in Malone, Franklin County, N.Y., March 22, 1845. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school principal; lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; U.S. Representative from Illinois 8th District, 1893-95. Died in Hinsdale, DuPage County, Ill., December 19, 1915 (age 70 years, 272 days). Interment at Bronswood Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Rev. George Childs and Calista (Cochran) Childs; married 1873 to Mary E. Coffeen.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Edward A. Brennan (1934-2007) — of Burr Ridge, DuPage County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 16, 1934. Republican. President (1980-95) and CEO (1984-95) of Sears Roebuck & Co. retailers; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 2004. Died in Burr Ridge, DuPage County, Ill., December 27, 2007 (age 73 years, 345 days). Interment at Bronswood Cemetery.   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial Glen Oak Cemetery West Chicago, DuPage County, Illinois Politicians buried here:   Chauncey William Reed (1890-1956) — also known as Chauncey W. Reed — of West Chicago, DuPage County, Ill. Born in West Chicago, DuPage County, Ill., June 2, 1890. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; DuPage County State's Attorney, 1920-35; chair of DuPage County Republican Party, 1926-34; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1935-56 (11th District 1935-49, 14th District 1949-56); died in office 1956. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; American Bar Association; Delta Upsilon; Delta Theta Phi; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Moose; Elks. Died in 1956 (age about 66 years). Interment at Glen Oak Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William Thomas Reed and Margaret (Campbell) Reed; married, October 3, 1929, to Ellen D. Stegen.   Cross-reference: Russell W. Keeney   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Arthur Henry Almendinger (1891-1953) — also known as Arthur H. Almendinger — of West Chicago, DuPage County, Ill. Born in West Chicago, DuPage County, Ill., March 9, 1891. Railroad signal foreman; electrical contractor; mayor of West Chicago, Ill., 1935-38. Died in 1953 (age about 62 years). Interment at Glen Oak Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Henry W. Almendinger and Barbara Almendinger; married to Leona Myrtle Perry.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Cantigny Estate Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois Politicians buried here:   Robert Rutherford McCormick (1880-1955) — also known as Robert R. McCormick; Robert Sanderson McCormick Jr.; "Colonel McCormick"; "Colonel McCosmic" — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., July 30, 1880. Republican. Lawyer; longtime publisher, Chicago Tribune newspaper; creator of the Tribune's paper manufacturing and aluminum mining operations in Canada; president, Chicago Sanitary Commission (which built the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal connecting Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River system); delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1912, 1940, 1948, 1952; served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I. Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish and Dutch ancestry. Died April 1, 1955 (age 74 years, 245 days). Interment at Cantigny Estate.   Relatives: Son of Robert Sanderson McCormick and Katharine Van Etta (Medill) McCormick; brother of Joseph Medill McCormick (who married Ruth Hanna); married, March 10, 1915, to Amie deHoule (Irwin) Adams; married, December 22, 1944, to Maryland (Mathison) Hooper; grandson of Joseph Meharry Medill; grandnephew of Cyrus Hall McCormick; first cousin of Joseph Medill Patterson; first cousin once removed of William McCormick Blair Jr..   Political family: McCormick-Guggenheim-Morton-Medill family of Illinois and New York.   See also NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books about Robert R. McCormick: Richard Norton Smith, The Colonel : The Life and Legend of Robert R. McCormick 1880-1955 St. Michael's Cemetery Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois Politicians buried here:   Elmer Joseph Hoffman (1899-1976) — of Illinois. Born near Wheaton, DuPage County, Ill., July 7, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Illinois state treasurer, 1953-55, 1957-59; U.S. Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1959-65. Died in Wheaton, DuPage County, Ill., June 25, 1976 (age 76 years, 354 days). Interment at St. Michael's Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Wheaton Cemetery Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois Politicians buried here:   John Arthur Gamon (1883-1967) — also known as John A. Gamon — of Glen Ellyn, DuPage County, Ill.; Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Wheaton, DuPage County, Ill., February 9, 1883. Democrat. Civil engineer; worked for railroads, 1899-1903; salesman, Jones & Laughlin Steel Co., Chicago, 1905-14; U.S. Consul in Puerto Cortes, 1914-15; Corinto, 1915-16; Guaymas, 1917; Acapulco, 1917-21; Cobh, 1921-25; U.S. Consul General in London, 1925-28; Marseille, 1928-35. Died in 1967 (age about 84 years). Interment at Wheaton Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of B. H. Gamon and Jennie T. (Daniels) Gamon; married, October 1, 1907, to Minnie Moulton.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Elbert Henry Gary (1846-1927) — of Wheaton, DuPage County, Ill.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born near Wheaton, DuPage County, Ill., October 8, 1846. Lawyer; banker; DuPage County Judge, 1882-90; mayor of Wheaton, Ill., 1890-92; founder (1901) and president (1901-11), U.S. Steel. Died, from chronic myocarditis, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., August 15, 1927 (age 80 years, 311 days). Entombed at Wheaton Cemetery.   The city of Gary, Indiana, is named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Charles William Hadley (1875-1951) — also known as Charles W. Hadley — of Wheaton, DuPage County, Ill. Born in West Chicago, DuPage County, Ill., October 17, 1875. Republican. Lawyer; DuPage County State's Attorney, 1906-20; bank director; candidate for Illinois state attorney general, 1936. Methodist. Member, Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died October 14, 1951 (age 75 years, 362 days). Interment at Wheaton Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Philip L. Hadley and Mary Ellen (Roundy) Hadley; married, February 4, 1904, to Harriet R. Guild; first cousin twice removed of Daniel Curtis Roundy; second cousin five times removed of David Waterman.   Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Fiero-Waterman family of New York; Otis family of Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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