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Allen, John Clayton b. February 14, 1860 d. January 12, 1939
US Congressman. He moved to Nebraska in 1881, engaged in mercantile pursuits and was a member of the McCook City Council, 1887 to 1889. He was elected Mayor of McCook in 1890 and was the Secretary of State of Nebraska from 1891 to 1895. In 1896 he moved to Monmouth, Illinois, became president of the People's National Bank of Monmouth and was a member of the State School Board, serving 1917 to 1927. In 1925, he was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-ninth Congress and to the three succeeding...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Vermont Cemetery, Vermont, Fulton County, Illinois, USA
Barrere, Granville b. July 11, 1829 d. January 13, 1889
US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1853 and commenced law practice in Canton, Illinois. In 1873, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-third Congress, serving until 1875. An unsuccessful candidate for renomination, he resumed the practice of law until his death. Nelson Barrere, US Representative from Ohio, was his uncle. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Greenwood Cemetery, Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, USA
Boyd, Thomas Alexander b. June 25, 1830 d. May 28, 1897
US Congressman. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he was a lawyer in practice when he enlisted in Union Army and served as a Captain in the 17th Regiment, Illinois Infantry. After the war, served as a member of the Illinois State Senate, 1866 to 1877. In 1877, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth Congresses, serving until 1881. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed the practice of law until his death. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Lewistown, Fulton County, Illinois, USA
Chiperfield, Burnett Mitchell b. June 14, 1870 d. June 24, 1940
US Congressman. Educated in law at Hamline University St. Paul, Minnesota, he was admitted to the bar in 1891 and commenced law practice in Canton, Illinois. In 1896, he was elected prosecuting attorney of Fulton County, Illinois and was in office when he enlisted in the Illinois National Guard and served in the Spanish-American War. Returning from the war, he resumed his position of prosecuting attorney and was a member of the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1903 to 1913. In 1915, he...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Greenwood Cemetery, Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, USA
Chiperfield, Robert Bruce b. November 20, 1899 d. April 9, 1971
US Congressman. Served during World War I as a Private in United States Army. He was elected to represent first Illinois' 15th District, then the 16th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1939 to 1963. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Greenwood Cemetery, Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, USA
Kinney, Thomas Jefferson b. May 28, 1828 d. May 4, 1909
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. As a merchant, he was elected circuit clerk of Schuyler county, Illinois in 1860. When President Lincoln called for volunteers to prevent the dissolution of the Union, he answered the call by organizing the 119th Illinois Volunteer Infantry in August of 1862. He led that unit as its colonel and was assigned to the 16th Corps at Jackson, Tennessee where the 119th performed guard duty on the road from Columbus to Bolivar, Tennessee. He was taken prisoner...[Read More] (Bio by: Thomas Fisher)
Vermont Cemetery, Vermont, Fulton County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Original Section, Lot 38
Ross, Leonard Fulton b. July 18, 1823 d. January 17, 1901
Civil War Union Brigadier General. Born in in Fulton County, Illinois, he was admitted to the bar in 1845 and served as a 1st Lieutenant in the 4th Illinois Volunteers during the Mexican War. With the start of the Civil War, he help rasie the 17th Illinois Regiment and was appointed Colonel in May, 1861. He served in actions through Missouri, Kentucky and was in command of Fort Girardeau, Maine. Promoted Brigadier General in April 1862, he led a brigade in the capture of Fort Donelson...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Lewistown, Fulton County, Illinois, USA
Ross, Lewis Winans b. December 8, 1812 d. October 20, 1895
US Congressman. He attended Illinois College in 1837, then studied law and began practice in 1839. He was a member of the Illinois House in 1840 and 1841 and again in 1844 and 1845. Ross was a delegate to the State constitutional convention of 1861. He was elected to Congress as a Democrat in 1862 and was reelected twice, serving from 1863 to 1869. He then resumed his law practice and was also a delegate to the 1870 state constitutional convention. (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Lewistown, Fulton County, Illinois, USA

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