LC control no. | n 2009160609 |
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Personal name heading | Shapiro, Samuel H. (Samuel Harvey), 1907-1987 |
See also | Illinois. Governor (1968-1969 : Shapiro) |
Found in | NUCMC data from McLean County Museum of Hist. for John Baldini collection, 1950-1988 (Samuel H. Shapiro; correspondent) Political Graveyard WWW, Jan. 23, 2009 (Shapiro, Samuel Harvey (1907-1987); also known as Samuel H. Shapiro; of Kankakee, Kankakee County, Ill. Born in Estonia, April 25, 1907. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1947-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1956 (alternate), 1960, 1964; Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1961-68; Governor of Illinois, 1968-69. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Amvets; B'nai B'rith; Elks; Kiwanis; Moose. Died in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Ill., March 15, 1987) |