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  Borchers, Charles M.
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NameCharles M. Borchers
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Decatur, Illinois , United States
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Born November 18, 1869
Died December 02, 1946 (77 years)
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Infoborn in Lockville, Fairfield County, Ohio, November 18, 1869; moved to Illinois with his parents, who settled in Macon County in 1875; attended the common schools; taught school in Macon County for seven years; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1897 and commenced practice in Decatur, Macon County, Ill.; mayor of Decatur 1909-1911; elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third Congress (March 4, 1913-March 3, 1915); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to the Sixty-fourth Congress; resumed the practice of law; again served as mayor of Decatur 1919-1923; unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Governor in 1924; died in Decatur, Ill., December 2, 1946; interment in Frantz Cemetery, Macon County, Ill.


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  11/04/1930 IL District 19 Lost 44.64% (-10.73%)
  04/08/1924 IL Governor-D Primary Lost 4.23% (-48.30%)
  11/03/1914 IL - District 19 Lost 39.71% (-11.25%)
  09/09/1914 IL District 19-D Primary Won 51.33% (+2.67%)
  11/05/1912 IL - District 19 Won 40.16% (+2.76%)
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