Lucas, Scott Wike b. February 19, 1892 d. February 22, 1968 US Congressman, US Senator. He was elected to represent Illinois in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1935 to 1939. He was then elected as a Senator from Illinois to the United States Senate, serving from 1939 to 1951. While in the Senate he served as the Democratic Whip from 1947 to 1949 and as the Senate Majority Leader from 1949 to 1951. (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield) Laurel Hill Cemetery, Havana, Mason County, Illinois, USA
Ruggles, James Monroe b. March 7, 1818 d. February 9, 1901 Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Upon the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted in the 1st Illinois Volunteer Cavalry and was commissioned as 1st Lieutenant and Regimental Quartermaster at Camp Butler, Illinois in August 1861. Attached to the Department of the Missouri in 1862, he went on to the participate in the Battle of Pea Ridge, expeditions to Fayetteville, Talbot's Ferry, and General William T. Sherman's Yazoo River Expedition in Arkansas. Promoted Lieutenant Colonel of the 3rd...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Bath Cemetery, Bath, Mason County, Illinois, USA
b. February 19, 1892 d. February 22, 1968