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  Jonas, Edgar A.
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NameEdgar A. Jonas
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Chicago, Illinois , United States
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Born October 14, 1885
DiedNovember 14, 1965 (80 years)
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Infoa Representative from Illinois; born in Mishicot, Manitowoc County, Wis., October 14, 1885; attended the public schools and graduated from the Manitowoc County Normal School; taught in the rural schools of Manitowoc County 1903-1907; was graduated from Chicago Law School in June 1910; was admitted to the bar in 1909 and commenced the practice of law in Chicago, Ill.; assistant corporation counsel of Chicago, Ill., in 1919 and 1920; first assistant State’s attorney of Cook County, Ill., 1921-1923; judge of the Municipal Court of Chicago 1923-1937; judge of the Superior Court of Cook County in 1941 and 1942; associate member of Board of Pardons and Paroles of Illinois 1945-1947; delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1948; elected as a Republican to the Eighty-first, Eighty-second, and Eighty-third Congresses (January 3, 1949-January 3, 1955); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1954 to the Eighty-fourth Congress and for election in 1956 to the Eighty-fifth Congress; resumed the practice of law and was a resident of Chicago, Ill.; died in Evanston, Ill., November 14, 1965; interment in Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.


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  11/06/1956 IL District 12 Lost 46.83% (-6.34%)
  04/10/1956 IL District 12-R Primary Won 79.23% (+63.57%)
  11/02/1954 IL District 12 Lost 45.90% (-8.21%)
  04/13/1954 IL District 12-R Primary Won 83.32% (+66.64%)
  11/04/1952 IL District 12 Won 55.71% (+11.42%)
  11/07/1950 IL District 12 Won 56.19% (+12.38%)
  04/11/1950 IL District 12-R Primary Won 69.58% (+49.45%)
  11/02/1948 IL District 12 Won 51.35% (+5.27%)
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