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Altgeld, John Peter b. December 30, 1847 d. March 12, 1902
23rd Illinois Governor. Born in Niederselters, Germany (then part of the Electorate of Hesse), he served in the Union Army during the Civil War, being mustered in as a Private in Company C, 163rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry on May 12, 1864, and being mustered out on October 10, 1864. He served as Governor of Illinois from 1893 to 1897. During his term in office he pardoned the so-called "Haymarket" rioters after celebrated lawyer ...[Read More]
Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Lakeside Section, Lot 295
Armour, Philip Danforth b. May 16, 1832 d. January 6, 1901
Businessman, Meatpacking Magnate. He was born in Stockbridge, New York, where his parents were farmers. When he was 19, he left for California to join the gold rush, where he started a business building sluices for use in the gold mining enterprise. Around 1856, he took his profits from the sluice business and relocated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he started a wholesale grocery business. In 1859, he took up partnership with Frederick Miles who was in the grain business and later on he teamed...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
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Arnold, Isaac Newton b. November 30, 1815 d. April 24, 1884
US Congressman. He was elected to represent two Illinois Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1861 to 1865. First represented the 2nd District from 1861 to 1863, then the 1st District from 1863 to 1865. He served as a volunteer aide on the staff of Colonel David Hunter during the First Battle of Bull Run.
Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section N, Lot 187
Bates, Granville b. January 7, 1882 d. July 8, 1940
Actor in 88 films including: "Woman in the Dark," "The Plainsman," "They Won't Forget," "Under Suspicion," "Mannequin," "Each Dawn I Die," "Of Mice and Men," "My Favorite Wife," and "Flowing Gold." (Bio by: TLS)
Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Bendix, Vincent b. August 12, 1881 d. March 27, 1945
Inventor, Industrialist.
Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Black, William Perkins b. November 11, 1842 d. January 3, 1916
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Captain in the Union Army in Company K, 37th Illinois Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on March 7, 1862 at Pea Ridge, Arkansas. His citation reads "Singlehandeldly confronted the enemy, firing a rifle at them, and thus checked their advance within 100 yards of the lines." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section EF, Lot 342
Boggs, Francis b. 1870 d. October 27, 1911
Pioneer Motion Picture Director. Born in Santa Rosa, California, he made his acting debut in San Francisco and toured the southwest with stock companies before moving to Chicago in 1902. He entered films in 1907 as an actor-director for Chicago's Selig Polyscope Co. With his firsthand knowledge of Southern California's landscape and mild climate Boggs persuaded producer William N. Selig to finance winter filming...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Boyle, David
Invented the Ammonia Compressor.
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Brentano, Lorenz b. November 4, 1813 d. September 18, 1891
US Congressman. He immigrated to America in 1849, pursued a law degree and commenced private practice in Chicago in 1859. He became editor in chief and principal proprietor of the Illinois Staats-Zeitung and a member of the State house of representatives in 1862. A delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1864, he was appointed United States consul at Dresden and served from 1872 to 1876. In 1877, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fifth Congress serving until 1879...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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Brown, Samuel Lockwood b. August 23, 1825 d. December 13, 1912
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. A real estate agent and merchant before the outbreak of the war, he was commissioned as a Colonel in the Union Army Quartermaster Department after offering his services. He was first placed in charge of purchasing and supplying forage of all the Union forces in the Eastern theatre, then as named Chief of the 5th Division in the Quartermaster General's office. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "faithful and...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section G, Lot 35
Brown, Theodore Frelinghuysen b. May 12, 1835 d. December 22, 1909
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served during the Civil War as Captain and commander of the 51st Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 15, 1865 for "gallant conduct at the battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Ga., and for gallant and meritorious services during the war". After the end of the conflict he worked as a Railroad agent. He was the younger brother of Union Brevet General S. Lockwood Brown. (Bio by: Find A Grave)
Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section G, Lot 220
Brown, Theodore Frelinghuysen b. May 12, 1835 d. December 22, 1909
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served during the Civil War as Captain and commander of the 51st Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 15, 1865 for "gallant conduct at the battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Ga., and for gallant and meritorious services during the war". After the end of the conflict he worked as a Railroad agent. He was the younger brother of Union Brevet [Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section G, Lot 220
Burnham, Daniel b. September 4, 1846 d. June 1, 1912
"The Father of American City Planning." Noted American Architect, he is best remembered for his direction of the World's Columbian Exposition in 1892-93 and for designing several famous buildings, including the New York city's Flatiron Building and the Postal Square Building in Washington, DC. Born in Henderson, New York and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Burnham was brought up by his church and his parents to believe that man should be of service to others. Failing to get into college, young...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
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Busse, Fred A. b. March 3, 1866 d. July 9, 1914
Chicago Mayor. Served as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois from 1907 to 1911.
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Chapin, John Putnam b. April 21, 1810 d. June 27, 1864
Mayor of Chicago 1846-47 and 1850
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De Priest, Oscar Stanton b. March 9, 1871 d. May 12, 1951
US Congressman. He was the first African-American to win a seat in the United States House of Representatives in the 20th century. From 1904 to 1908, he was member of the board of commissioners of Cook County, Illinois and member of the city council from 1915 to 1917. He was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-first and to the two succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1929 to January 3, 1935. During the 1920s and 1930s, he became the unofficial spokesman to the then 11 million African-...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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Durborow, Allan C. b. November 10, 1857 d. March 10, 1908
US Congressman. He relocated to Chicago, in 1880 and was business manager of the trade magazine Western Electrician, by 1887. In 1891, he was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses serving until 1895. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he engaged in the insurance business in Chicago, until his death. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Dye, William McEntyre b. January 26, 1831 d. November, 1899
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He graduated from the U. S. Military Academy in 1853, served on the frontier with the 8th Infantry, was promoted 1st Lieutenant in 1856 and Captain, May 14, 1861. He became Colonel of the 20th Iowa Regiment, August 25, 1862, served in Missouri and Arkansas till 1863. In 1864, he led a brigade at Vicksburg and in the Red River campaign. He commanded a brigade at Mobile Bay, taking part in several expeditions, was acting assistant provost marshal general...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Erskine, Albert b. June 27, 1832 d. November 22, 1875
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Served in the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 13th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "gallant and meritorious services during the war". (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section B, Lot 418
Evans, Lynden b. June 28, 1858 d. May 6, 1926
US Congressman. He was a teacher when he was admitted to the bar and commenced law practice in Chicago in 1885. He was lecturer on corporate law in the John Marshall Law School in 1907 and 1908. In 1911, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second Congress, serving one term until 1913. He then returned to his Chicago law practice. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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