Walter Short

Walter Short

male, deceased (1949)
fromMontgomeryCounty, Illinois, U.S. Military, navy, Attack on Pearl Harbor, United States Navy, Recipient of Distinguished Service Medal
Walter Campbell Short (March 30, 1880-March 9, 1949) was a Lieutenant General in the United States Army and the U.S. military Commander responsible...

Paul Martin Pearson

male, deceased (1938)
fromMontgomeryCounty, Illinois, Governor of the United States Virgin Islands, from Illinois, World War I, United States Army, public speaking
Dr. Paul Martin Pearson (October 22 1871-March 26 1938) was an author, college professor, and a very embattled first civilian Governor of the...

Edward Y. Rice

male, deceased (1883)
Democrat, from Illinois, democratic party, U.S. Representative, fromMontgomeryCounty, Illinois, Edward Young Rice
Edward Young Rice (February 8, 1820 - April 16, 1883) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born near Russellville, Kentucky, Rice pursued...
William Edwards Huntington

William Edwards Huntington

male, 165 years old
Newton, Boston University faculty, Ph.D., Doctor of Philosophy, Hillsboro, Bachelor of Divinity…fromMontgomeryCounty, Illinois, from Massachusetts
William Edwards Huntington (1844- ?) was an American university dean and president. He was born at Hillsboro, Ill., served as private and first...

Frank S. Dickson

male, deceased (1953)
Republican, from Illinois, republican party, U.S. Representative, from Fayette County, Illinois, fromMontgomeryCounty, Illinois
Frank Stoddard Dickson (October 6, 1876 - February 24, 1953) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Hillsboro, Illinois, Dickson attended...