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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Illinois: State Treasurers</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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McLaughlin</a> 1819-23 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/field-fielding.html#335.89.22">Abner Field</a> 1823-27 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hall5.html#850.15.25">James Hall, Jr.</a> 1827-31 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/demaggio-demps.html#974.70.75">John Dement</a> 1831-36 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gregor-grennell.html#075.99.47">Charles Gregory</a> 1836-37 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whitehurst-whiticar.html#985.17.54">John D. Whiteside</a> 1837-41 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carpenter-carper.html#322.80.46">Milton Carpenter</a> 1841-48 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore5.html#546.79.73">John Moore</a> 1848-57 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller5.html#206.64.04">James Miller</a> 1857-59 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/butler9.html#171.51.18">William Butler</a> 1859-63 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/starke-starosciak.html#143.84.50">Alexander Starne</a> 1863-65 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beucher-biddis.html#777.16.13">James H. Beveridge</a> 1865-67 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith4.html#683.50.15">George W. Smith</a> 1867-69 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bates.html#419.57.21">Erastus N. Bates</a> 1869-73 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rutherfurd-ryall.html#566.35.87">Edward Rutz</a> 1873-75 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ridge-riggin.html#895.63.63">Thomas S. Ridgeway</a> 1875-77 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rutherfurd-ryall.html#566.35.87">Edward Rutz</a> 1877-79 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith5.html#492.97.13">John C. Smith</a> 1879-81 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rutherfurd-ryall.html#566.35.87">Edward Rutz</a> 1881-83 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith5.html#492.97.13">John C. Smith</a> 1883-85 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gross.html#523.55.97">Jacob Gross</a> 1885-87 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tanner.html#343.16.06">John R. Tanner</a> 1887-89 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/becker.html#544.23.21">Charles Becker</a> 1889-91 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson3.html#609.61.43">Edward S. Wilson</a> 1891-93 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ramsay-randal.html#757.81.57">Rufus N. Ramsay</a> 1893-94 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ramsay-randal.html#883.22.70">Elijah P. Ramsay</a> 1894-95 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wrightson-wyant.html#690.03.50">Henry Wulff</a> 1895-97 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/herring-heslop.html#571.77.78">Henry L. Hertz</a> 1897-99 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whittemore.html#768.03.69">Floyd K. Whittemore</a> 1899-1901 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williamson.html#533.93.75">Moses O. Williamson</a> 1901-03 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/busha-butkowski.html#514.80.60">Fred A. Busse</a> 1903-05 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/small.html#058.08.61">Len Small</a> 1905-07 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smithberger-smyser.html#639.65.90">John F. Smulski</a> 1907-09 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rushern-russel.html#471.09.85">Andrew Russel</a> 1909-11 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mitchell3.html#809.44.76">Edward E. Mitchell</a> 1911-13 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ryan.html#930.34.51">William D. Ryan, Jr.</a> 1913-15 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rushern-russel.html#471.09.85">Andrew Russel</a> 1915-17 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/small.html#058.08.61">Len Small</a> 1917-19 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sterling.html#578.68.55">Fred E. Sterling</a> 1919-21 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller3.html#159.62.19">Edward E. Miller</a> 1921-23 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nelson.html#809.92.04">Oscar E. Nelson</a> 1923-25 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cushingberry-cuthbertson.html#318.17.78">Omer N. Custer</a> 1925-27 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kinney.html#109.41.95">Garrett DeForrest Kinney</a> 1927-29 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cushingberry-cuthbertson.html#318.17.78">Omer N. Custer</a> 1929-31 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barreiro-barrett.html#917.00.35">Edward J. Barrett</a> 1931-33 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/martin5.html#782.96.76">John C. Martin</a> 1933-35 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/steiwer-stephen.html#681.13.37">John Stelle</a> 1935-37 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/martin5.html#782.96.76">John C. Martin</a> 1937-39 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lewis6.html#918.24.06">Louie E. Lewis</a> 1939-41 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wright9.html#008.13.11">Warren Wright</a> 1941-43 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stratton.html#928.50.81">William G. Stratton</a> 1943-45 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/becker.html#880.81.71">Conrad F. Becker</a> 1945-47 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rowe.html#728.97.96">Richard Y. Rowe</a> 1947-49 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith7.html#349.22.24">Ora Smith</a> 1949-51 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stratton.html#928.50.81">William G. Stratton</a> 1951-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hoffman.html#402.60.33">Elmer Joseph Hoffman</a> 1953-55 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wright9.html#008.13.11">Warren Wright</a> 1955-57 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hoffman.html#402.60.33">Elmer Joseph Hoffman</a> 1957-59 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/loges-lonergan.html#215.28.80">Joseph D. Lohman</a> 1959-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lordell-lotus.html#879.45.35">Francis S. Lorenz</a> 1961-63 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scott9.html#901.98.18">William J. Scott</a> 1963-67 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stevenson-steward.html#909.04.44">Adlai E. Stevenson III</a> 1967-70 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woodcock-woodley.html#822.33.09">Charles Woodford</a> 1970-71 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dixon.html#799.32.68">Alan J. Dixon</a> 1971-77 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith2.html#213.21.31">Donald R. Smith</a> 1977-79 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/corsentino-costas.html#237.03.30">Jerry Cosentino</a> 1979-83 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donner-donolow.html#773.50.25">James Donnewald</a> 1983-87 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/corsentino-costas.html#237.03.30">Jerry Cosentino</a> 1987-91 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/quinn.html#887.99.71">Pat Quinn</a> 1991-95 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tooley-tossy.html#483.54.49">Judy Baar Topinka</a> 1995-2007 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gersch-gibbon.html#683.46.48">Alexi Giannoulias</a> 2007-11 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rutherford.html#202.90.10">Dan Rutherford</a> 2011-15 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/frenzel-frew.html#949.04.67">Michael W. Frerichs</a> 2015- <p> <b>Events and Candidates</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <li> 1819: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thomas5.html#718.94.78">John Thomas</a>, died in office. <li> 1848 Aug 13: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carpenter-carper.html#322.80.46">Milton Carpenter</a>, died in office. <li> 1854: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore5.html#546.79.73">John Moore</a> (Dem), elected. <li> 1894 Nov 11: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ramsay-randal.html#757.81.57">Rufus N. Ramsay</a>, died in office. <li> 1898: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dunlap.html#472.55.45">Millard F. Dunlap</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1912: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rushern-russel.html#471.09.85">Andrew Russel</a>, defeated. <li> 1914: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clevenger-clime.html#005.20.74">W. E. C. Clifford</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1918 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sterling.html#578.68.55">Fred E. Sterling</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brady.html#122.96.79">James J. Brady</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harvey.html#931.08.08">Robert L. Harvey</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dayan-deamer.html#632.22.83">Orrin L. Dayton</a> (Prohibition), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/french-frensdorf.html#003.41.84">Samuel J. French</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1922 Apr 11: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bartos-bason.html#085.53.92">Peter Bartzen</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brady.html#122.96.79">James J. Brady</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ryan.html#909.50.14">Edward F. Ryan</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kovach-krapohl.html#762.36.09">Harry S. Kramer</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murphy9.html#232.92.72">William P. Murphy</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clevenger-clime.html#005.20.74">W. E. C. Clifford</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/laxalt-leadbetter.html#563.01.05">Charles P. Leach</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dunckel-dunklin.html#786.19.85">William S. Dunderdale</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckeegan-mckenty.html#496.20.07">Robert Bell McKendry</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1922 Apr 11: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nelson.html#809.92.04">Oscar E. Nelson</a> (Rep), nominated unopposed. <li> 1922 Apr 11: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/buck.html#030.59.48">Robert M. Buck</a> (Farmer-Labor), nominated unopposed. <li> 1922 Apr 11: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howarth-howe.html#012.02.50">Robert H. Howe</a> (Socialist), nominated unopposed. <li> 1922 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nelson.html#809.92.04">Oscar E. Nelson</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bartos-bason.html#085.53.92">Peter Bartzen</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howarth-howe.html#012.02.50">Robert H. Howe</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/buck.html#030.59.48">Robert M. Buck</a> (Farmer-Labor), defeated. <li> 1930: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barreiro-barrett.html#917.00.35">Edward J. Barrett</a> (Dem), elected. <li> 1934 Apr 10: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/steiwer-stephen.html#681.13.37">John Stelle</a> (Dem), nominated unopposed. <li> 1934 Apr 10: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stratton.html#486.74.93">William J. Stratton</a> (Rep), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/anderson2.html#377.06.41">Carl L. Anderson</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore5.html#092.64.63">Joseph L. Moore</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dickman-diket.html#710.65.88">Edward C. Diedrich</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1934 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/steiwer-stephen.html#681.13.37">John Stelle</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stratton.html#486.74.93">William J. Stratton</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/franklin.html#319.10.06">Morris Franklin</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/venables-vermillion.html#915.28.60">William Venecek</a> (National Progressive), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/refermat-reickenback.html#698.58.95">Frank S. Regan</a> (Prohibition), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/procum-pryde.html#938.63.40">J. E. Procum</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1936 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/martin5.html#782.96.76">John C. Martin</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/buck.html#378.69.68">Clarence F. Buck</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trippe-trumbo.html#200.67.23">Hal W. Trovillion</a> (Union Progressive), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williard-willingham.html#619.86.46">Benjamin Williger</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holten-hook.html#087.68.02">Enoch A. Holtwick</a> (Prohibition), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckinnon-mclaud.html#140.65.88">Frank H. McKinzie</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1938 Apr 12: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lewis6.html#918.24.06">Louie E. Lewis</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/campbell1.html#218.66.10">Bruce A. Campbell</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/keathley-keena.html#655.94.45">G. N. 'Pat' Keefe</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1938 Apr 12: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccartney-mccleery.html#270.10.65">William R. McCauley</a> (Rep), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wright9.html#008.13.11">Warren Wright</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1938 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lewis6.html#918.24.06">Louie E. Lewis</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccartney-mccleery.html#270.10.65">William R. McCauley</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gatewood-gayheart.html#279.28.51">Clay F. Gaumer</a> (Prohibition), defeated. <li> 1940 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wright9.html#008.13.11">Warren Wright</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/adams4.html#816.23.68">Homer Mat Adams</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/white4.html#892.88.72">Ina M. White</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/everette-ewin.html#072.48.91">John H. Everitt</a> (Prohibition), defeated. <li> 1942: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stratton.html#928.50.81">William G. Stratton</a> (Rep), elected. <li> 1944 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/becker.html#880.81.71">Conrad F. Becker</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/merritt.html#779.74.77">Earl W. Merritt</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/larson.html#420.45.18">Gus Larson</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/goodell-goodrell.html#880.52.25">William J. Goodman</a> (Prohibition), defeated. <li> 1946 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rowe.html#728.97.96">Richard Y. Rowe</a> (Rep), elected. <li> 1956 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hoffman.html#402.60.33">Elmer Joseph Hoffman</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heisel-hellyer.html#511.38.44">Arthur L. Hellyer</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/koraleski-kouzoff.html#139.63.56">Rudolph Kosic</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 2006: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gersch-gibbon.html#683.46.48">Alexi Giannoulias</a> (Dem), elected. <li> 2014: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/frenzel-frew.html#949.04.67">Michael W. Frerichs</a> (Dem), elected. <li> 2018: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/frenzel-frew.html#949.04.67">Michael W. 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Rural Telephone</a>. (2) Politician portraits displayed on this site are 70-pixel-wide monochrome thumbnail images, which I believe to constitute <b>fair use</b> under applicable copyright law. Where possible, each image is linked to its online source. However, requests from owners of copyrighted images to delete them from this site are honored. (3) Original material, programming, selection and arrangement are © 1996-2023 Lawrence Kestenbaum. (4) This work is also licensed for free non-commercial re-use, with attribution, under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/">Creative Commons License</a>.</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3 align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size:10pt;"> <b>Site information:</b> The Political Graveyard is created and maintained by <b>Lawrence Kestenbaum</b>, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — The mailing address is <b>The Political Graveyard, P.O. 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