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Madigan, Michael J

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Personal name headingMadigan, Michael J.
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Associated countryUnited States
LocatedNotre Dame (Ind.) Chicago (Ill.)
Birth date1942-04-19
Place of birthChicago (Ill.)
AffiliationDemocratic Party (U.S.)
University of Notre Dame
Loyola University Chicago
Illinois. General Assembly. House of Representatives
Illinois. General Assembly. House of Representatives
Profession or occupationLegislators Attorneys
Found inLegislative issues, 83rd General Assembly, 1983 session, 1983: t.p. (Michael J. Madigan, Speaker, Ill. House of Rep.)
Sharp, Nancy. American legislative leaders in the Midwest, 1911-1994, 1997: page 164 (Michael J. Madigan, born in Chicago, Ill. April 19, 1942. Earned a B.A. in economics from the University of Notre Dame in 1964 and a J.D. from Lloyola University in 1967. Began a law practice in Chicago, and was elected as a Democrat to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1970 where he continues to serve)
Wikipedia, viewed January 14, 2021: under "Michael Joseph Madigan" (an American politician who is the former speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. He was the longest-serving leader of any state or federal legislative body in the history of the United States, having held the position January 12, 1983-January 11, 1995 and January 8, 1997-January 13, 2021)
The house that Madigan built, 2022: CIP title page (Illinois' Velvet Hammer) galley (Michael J. Madigan; Madigan's political opponents found themselves beaten down so often by his persistent but subtle force that he became known early on as "The Velvet Hammer")
Associated languageeng