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• Huck, Winnifred Sprague    b. September 14, 1882  d. August 24, 1936
  US Congresswoman. She was elected as a Republican Representative from Illinois to the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1922 to 1923. (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
  Oakwood Cemetery, Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois, USA
   
• Mason, William Ernest   b. July 7, 1850  d. June 16, 1921
  Republican congressman from Illinois. He served in the House of Representatives from 1887-1891 and in the US Senate from 1897-1903. (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
  Oakwood Cemetery, Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois, USA
   
• Rogers, George Clarke    b. November 22, 1839  d. February 28, 1915
  Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Born in Piermont, New Hampshire, at the start of the Civil War he was lawyer in practice in Lake county, Illinois, when he enlisted in the Union and was commissioned a 1st Lieutenant in the 15th Illinois Infantry. As a Captain at the Battle of Shiloh he received four wounds, but refused to leave the field and led his company in the final charge. Promoted Lieutenant Colonel for his gallant conduct, and soon afterward was commissioned Colonel in command...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Oakwood Cemetery, Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois, USA
  Plot: Block 5, Lot 16
   
• Sherman, Alson    b. April 21, 1811  d. September 27, 1903
  Chicago Mayor. Served as Mayor of Chicago in 1844.
  Oakwood Cemetery, Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois, USA
  Plot: [unmarked]
   

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