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  Glenn, Otis Ferguson
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NameOtis Ferguson Glenn
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Murphysboro, Illinois , United States
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Born August 27, 1879
Died March 11, 1959 (80 years)
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Infoborn in Mattoon, Coles County, Ill., August 27, 1879; attended the public schools; graduated from the law department of the University of Illinois at Urbana in 1900; was admitted to the bar in 1900 and commenced practice in Murphysboro, Ill.; State�s attorney of Jackson County 1906-1908, 1916-1920; member, State senate 1920-1924; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Frank L. Smith and served from December 3, 1928, to March 3, 1933; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 and for election in 1936; chairman, Committee on Privileges and Elections (Seventy-second Congress); resumed the practice of law in Chicago, Ill.; died in Portage Point, near Onekama, Mich., March 11, 1959; interment in Onekama Cemetery, Onekama, Mich.


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  11/03/1936 IL US Senate Lost 40.72% (-15.75%)
  04/14/1936 IL US Senate-R Primary Won 56.72% (+30.98%)
  11/08/1932 IL US Senate Lost 46.02% (-6.21%)
  04/12/1932 IL US Senate-R Primary Won 53.62% (+15.64%)
  11/06/1928 IL US Senate - Special Election Won 54.46% (+9.52%)
  04/10/1928 IL US Senate - Special R Primary Won 58.30% (+16.59%)
  04/10/1928 IL US Senate - Special IR Primary Won 61.54% (+37.18%)
  11/02/1920 IL State Senate 44 Won 60.84% (+29.16%)
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