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Roger Charles Sullivan

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Roger Charles Sullivan

Birth
Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois, USA
Death
14 Apr 1920 (aged 59)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.86556, Longitude: -87.90925
Plot
Section L, Block 12, Lot A
Memorial ID
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Sullivan, Roger C. (1861-1920) of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Belvidere, Boone County, Ill., February 3, 1861. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1904, 1912, 1916; candidate for U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1914. Died, of heart failure, in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 14, 1920. Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Riverside(correction - Hillside), Ill.
(Above information courtesy of "The Political Graveyard.com")
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SULLIVAN, Roger C., sec., treas. and dir. Ogden Gas Co.; sec. and dir. Cosmopolitan Electric Co. Has been mem. of the Democratic Co., and State, and is now mem of the Nat.
Committee for Illinois. Office: 115 Dearborn St. Residence: 1269 Washington Blvd.
(Above from: THE BOOK OF CHICAGOANS - A BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF LEADING LIVING MEN OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
EDITED BY JOHN W. LEONARD - CHICAGO -A.N. MARQUIS & COMPANY
1905)
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Roger C. Sullivan High School is located at 6631 North Bosworth Avenue. It is named after Roger C. Sullivan, a prominent player in both Illinois and national politics during the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries.
Sullivan led Illinois' Democratic Party for many years, and he played a major role in the nomination of President Woodrow Wilson to the Party's ticket in 1912. Sullivan was also a prominent businessman, founding both the Ogden Gas Company and Sawyer Biscuit Company.
(Above courtesy of contributor Sonia Sanchez (#47848895))
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Event Type Death
Event Date 14 Apr 1920
Event Place Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Address 342 Wellington
Gender Male
Age 59
Marital Status Married
Race White
Occupation Retired
Birth Date 03 Feb 1861
Birthplace Belvidere, , Illinois
Funeral Home P J Hursen
Burial Date 17 Apr 1920
Cemetery Mt Carmel
Father's Name Eugene Sullivan
Mother's Name Mary Sullivan
Spouse's Name Helen M Sullivan
Informant's Name Helen Sullivan
Source: "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, FamilySearch.org
Sullivan, Roger C. (1861-1920) of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Belvidere, Boone County, Ill., February 3, 1861. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1904, 1912, 1916; candidate for U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1914. Died, of heart failure, in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 14, 1920. Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Riverside(correction - Hillside), Ill.
(Above information courtesy of "The Political Graveyard.com")
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SULLIVAN, Roger C., sec., treas. and dir. Ogden Gas Co.; sec. and dir. Cosmopolitan Electric Co. Has been mem. of the Democratic Co., and State, and is now mem of the Nat.
Committee for Illinois. Office: 115 Dearborn St. Residence: 1269 Washington Blvd.
(Above from: THE BOOK OF CHICAGOANS - A BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF LEADING LIVING MEN OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
EDITED BY JOHN W. LEONARD - CHICAGO -A.N. MARQUIS & COMPANY
1905)
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Roger C. Sullivan High School is located at 6631 North Bosworth Avenue. It is named after Roger C. Sullivan, a prominent player in both Illinois and national politics during the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries.
Sullivan led Illinois' Democratic Party for many years, and he played a major role in the nomination of President Woodrow Wilson to the Party's ticket in 1912. Sullivan was also a prominent businessman, founding both the Ogden Gas Company and Sawyer Biscuit Company.
(Above courtesy of contributor Sonia Sanchez (#47848895))
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Event Type Death
Event Date 14 Apr 1920
Event Place Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Address 342 Wellington
Gender Male
Age 59
Marital Status Married
Race White
Occupation Retired
Birth Date 03 Feb 1861
Birthplace Belvidere, , Illinois
Funeral Home P J Hursen
Burial Date 17 Apr 1920
Cemetery Mt Carmel
Father's Name Eugene Sullivan
Mother's Name Mary Sullivan
Spouse's Name Helen M Sullivan
Informant's Name Helen Sullivan
Source: "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, FamilySearch.org


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  • Created by: DM
  • Added: Sep 22, 2004
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9504330/roger_charles-sullivan: accessed ), memorial page for Roger Charles Sullivan (3 Feb 1861–14 Apr 1920), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9504330, citing Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by DM (contributor 46607807).