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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Lawrence "Lar" Daly |
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Chicago, Illinois , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
January 22, 1912 |
| Died |
April 18, 1978
(66 years) |
| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | Daly, Lawrence Joseph Sarsfield (1912-1978) -- also known as Lar Daly; "America First" -- of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born 1/22/1912.
Chair and stool manufacturer.
Contender for Republican nomination for U.S. Senator (IL), 1950; defeated by Everett M. Dirksen.
In 1952, Daly managed Douglas MacArthur’s campaign in the Illinois Republican presidential preference primary, although MacArthur was not officially a candidate. (NYT 1/22/1952) Daly also entered “General MacArthur,” who worked in a Chicago packing house, in the Wisconsin primary (NYT 3/1/1952), hoping that voters would vote for him as a stand-in for Douglas MacArthur.
Contender for Republican nomination for Chicago alderman, 1955 (NYT 2/23/1955)
Candidate in Republican primary for Governor of Illinois, 1956, 1964; candidate for mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1959 (Republican primary), 1959 (Democratic primary), 1963 (Republican primary), 1967 (Republican primary), 1967; Tax Cut candidate for President of the United States, 1960; candidate for U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1962 (Democratic primary), 1966 (Republican primary), 1970 (Republican primary), 1978 (Republican primary); Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1973. Died April 18, 1978.
New York TImes 4/19/1978 |
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