J. Mack Tanner was the son of Illinois Governor (1897-1901) John R Tanner. He clerked for the Governor's office while his father was in office.
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Col. J. Mack Tanner of Flora, member of the constitutional convention, died yesterday in St. Luke's hospital, Chicago. A telegram announcing his death was received at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon from his widow by Mrs. Cora English Tanner, his step-mother. The remains will be brought to Springfield and will be interred near those of his father, former Gov. John B. Tanner, in the family lot in Oak Ridge cemetery. The cause of death was pernicious anemia.
Colonel Tanner was born in Louisville, Ill., and was 50 years old. When his father was sub-treasurer of the United States in Chicago his son was his secretary. When John R. Tanner became governor of Illinois in 1897 his son came to Springfield as his father's secretary. He occupied that position until the death of his father in 1901, shortly after he was succeeded by Richard Yates as governor. Governor Yates appointed Colonel Tanner as secretary of the state board of public charities. He held this position through the administrations of Governors Yates and Deneen, retiring when Governor Dunno became governor in 1913.
He was for a number of years colonel of the Fourth infantry, Illinois national guard. Upon retiring from the position of secretary of the state board of public charities, Colonel Tanner devoted his time to the raising of apples, pears and peaches in Clay county, principally apples. He built a beautiful bungalow near Flora, in which he resided. He was very successful in this business.
When the election for delegates in the constitutional convention took place Colonel Tanner was elected a member and he attended the sessions, taking up his temporary residence in Springfield with his wife until his illness compelled him to go to Chicago, where he had been a patient in St. Luke's hospital since late last summer. Mrs. Tanner was at the hospital with him, as was his son, John R. Tanner, jr. The latter served in France in the army during the war. After the war he took the examination for the School of Beaux Arts in Paris, where he studied until recalled by his father's serious condition. He will return to Paris to resume his studies.
When the question of restricting the representation of Cook county in the general assembly came up for a vote last winter, Colonel Tanner was brought here from Chicago, accompanied by his wife. He was taken to St. John's hospital and the next afternoon was taken from the hospital to the statehouse in an ambulance and to representatives hall on a cot to his seat. He cast his vote to restrict the representation of Cook county to one-third of the total representation. The measure lacked two votes of passing the constitutional convention.
Colonel Tanner is survived by his widow, formerly Miss Patsy Ingersoll, of Galesburg, Ill., and one son, John R. Tanner, jr.
IL State Register, Springfield, IL 4-16-1922
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Col. J. Mack Tanner of Flora, member of the constitutional convention, died yesterday in St. Luke's hospital, Chicago. A telegram announcing his death was received at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon from his widow by Mrs. Cora English Tanner, his step-mother. The remains will be brought to Springfield and will be interred near those of his father, former Gov. John B. Tanner, in the family lot in Oak Ridge cemetery. The cause of death was pernicious anemia.
Colonel Tanner was born in Louisville, Ill., and was 50 years old. When his father was sub-treasurer of the United States in Chicago his son was his secretary. When John R. Tanner became governor of Illinois in 1897 his son came to Springfield as his father's secretary. He occupied that position until the death of his father in 1901, shortly after he was succeeded by Richard Yates as governor. Governor Yates appointed Colonel Tanner as secretary of the state board of public charities. He held this position through the administrations of Governors Yates and Deneen, retiring when Governor Dunno became governor in 1913.
He was for a number of years colonel of the Fourth infantry, Illinois national guard. Upon retiring from the position of secretary of the state board of public charities, Colonel Tanner devoted his time to the raising of apples, pears and peaches in Clay county, principally apples. He built a beautiful bungalow near Flora, in which he resided. He was very successful in this business.
When the election for delegates in the constitutional convention took place Colonel Tanner was elected a member and he attended the sessions, taking up his temporary residence in Springfield with his wife until his illness compelled him to go to Chicago, where he had been a patient in St. Luke's hospital since late last summer. Mrs. Tanner was at the hospital with him, as was his son, John R. Tanner, jr. The latter served in France in the army during the war. After the war he took the examination for the School of Beaux Arts in Paris, where he studied until recalled by his father's serious condition. He will return to Paris to resume his studies.
When the question of restricting the representation of Cook county in the general assembly came up for a vote last winter, Colonel Tanner was brought here from Chicago, accompanied by his wife. He was taken to St. John's hospital and the next afternoon was taken from the hospital to the statehouse in an ambulance and to representatives hall on a cot to his seat. He cast his vote to restrict the representation of Cook county to one-third of the total representation. The measure lacked two votes of passing the constitutional convention.
Colonel Tanner is survived by his widow, formerly Miss Patsy Ingersoll, of Galesburg, Ill., and one son, John R. Tanner, jr.
IL State Register, Springfield, IL 4-16-1922
J. Mack Tanner was the son of Illinois Governor (1897-1901) John R Tanner. He clerked for the Governor's office while his father was in office.
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Col. J. Mack Tanner of Flora, member of the constitutional convention, died yesterday in St. Luke's hospital, Chicago. A telegram announcing his death was received at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon from his widow by Mrs. Cora English Tanner, his step-mother. The remains will be brought to Springfield and will be interred near those of his father, former Gov. John B. Tanner, in the family lot in Oak Ridge cemetery. The cause of death was pernicious anemia.
Colonel Tanner was born in Louisville, Ill., and was 50 years old. When his father was sub-treasurer of the United States in Chicago his son was his secretary. When John R. Tanner became governor of Illinois in 1897 his son came to Springfield as his father's secretary. He occupied that position until the death of his father in 1901, shortly after he was succeeded by Richard Yates as governor. Governor Yates appointed Colonel Tanner as secretary of the state board of public charities. He held this position through the administrations of Governors Yates and Deneen, retiring when Governor Dunno became governor in 1913.
He was for a number of years colonel of the Fourth infantry, Illinois national guard. Upon retiring from the position of secretary of the state board of public charities, Colonel Tanner devoted his time to the raising of apples, pears and peaches in Clay county, principally apples. He built a beautiful bungalow near Flora, in which he resided. He was very successful in this business.
When the election for delegates in the constitutional convention took place Colonel Tanner was elected a member and he attended the sessions, taking up his temporary residence in Springfield with his wife until his illness compelled him to go to Chicago, where he had been a patient in St. Luke's hospital since late last summer. Mrs. Tanner was at the hospital with him, as was his son, John R. Tanner, jr. The latter served in France in the army during the war. After the war he took the examination for the School of Beaux Arts in Paris, where he studied until recalled by his father's serious condition. He will return to Paris to resume his studies.
When the question of restricting the representation of Cook county in the general assembly came up for a vote last winter, Colonel Tanner was brought here from Chicago, accompanied by his wife. He was taken to St. John's hospital and the next afternoon was taken from the hospital to the statehouse in an ambulance and to representatives hall on a cot to his seat. He cast his vote to restrict the representation of Cook county to one-third of the total representation. The measure lacked two votes of passing the constitutional convention.
Colonel Tanner is survived by his widow, formerly Miss Patsy Ingersoll, of Galesburg, Ill., and one son, John R. Tanner, jr.
IL State Register, Springfield, IL 4-16-1922
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Col. J. Mack Tanner of Flora, member of the constitutional convention, died yesterday in St. Luke's hospital, Chicago. A telegram announcing his death was received at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon from his widow by Mrs. Cora English Tanner, his step-mother. The remains will be brought to Springfield and will be interred near those of his father, former Gov. John B. Tanner, in the family lot in Oak Ridge cemetery. The cause of death was pernicious anemia.
Colonel Tanner was born in Louisville, Ill., and was 50 years old. When his father was sub-treasurer of the United States in Chicago his son was his secretary. When John R. Tanner became governor of Illinois in 1897 his son came to Springfield as his father's secretary. He occupied that position until the death of his father in 1901, shortly after he was succeeded by Richard Yates as governor. Governor Yates appointed Colonel Tanner as secretary of the state board of public charities. He held this position through the administrations of Governors Yates and Deneen, retiring when Governor Dunno became governor in 1913.
He was for a number of years colonel of the Fourth infantry, Illinois national guard. Upon retiring from the position of secretary of the state board of public charities, Colonel Tanner devoted his time to the raising of apples, pears and peaches in Clay county, principally apples. He built a beautiful bungalow near Flora, in which he resided. He was very successful in this business.
When the election for delegates in the constitutional convention took place Colonel Tanner was elected a member and he attended the sessions, taking up his temporary residence in Springfield with his wife until his illness compelled him to go to Chicago, where he had been a patient in St. Luke's hospital since late last summer. Mrs. Tanner was at the hospital with him, as was his son, John R. Tanner, jr. The latter served in France in the army during the war. After the war he took the examination for the School of Beaux Arts in Paris, where he studied until recalled by his father's serious condition. He will return to Paris to resume his studies.
When the question of restricting the representation of Cook county in the general assembly came up for a vote last winter, Colonel Tanner was brought here from Chicago, accompanied by his wife. He was taken to St. John's hospital and the next afternoon was taken from the hospital to the statehouse in an ambulance and to representatives hall on a cot to his seat. He cast his vote to restrict the representation of Cook county to one-third of the total representation. The measure lacked two votes of passing the constitutional convention.
Colonel Tanner is survived by his widow, formerly Miss Patsy Ingersoll, of Galesburg, Ill., and one son, John R. Tanner, jr.
IL State Register, Springfield, IL 4-16-1922
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