French ports; before World War I was with State Department in Cuba; after World War I was with public utility company in Guatemala, Central America; engaged in business in Chicago for many years; accepted a commission in the Navy in February 1941 and was called to active duty, June 23, 1941; served as District Civilian Personnel Director of the Ninth Naval District for 50 months with rank of commander; married Marjorie Thomas of Chicago, September 8, 1920; have two children, a daughter Tannisse and a son Thomas; member of Sons of the American Revolution; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Indiana Society of Chicago and Delta Theta Phi law fraternity; elected to the Eightieth Congress on November 5, 1946.

TENTH DISTRICT.-CITY OF CHICAGO: Ward 41, precincts 76, 77, and 82; ward 43, precincts 1 to 9, 45, 46, and 56; ward 44, precincts 15, 46 to 56, 60, 63, 64, and 73; ward 45, precincts 2 to 75; ward 46, precincts 1 to 11, 61, 62, and 79; ward 47, precincts 19 to 73, 76, 77, 79 to 84, 86 to 88, and 90 to 92; wards 48 and 49; ward 50, precincts 1 to 51, 70 to 73, 75 to 78, 82 to 84, 87, and 89 to 94. COOK COUNTY: Villages of Morton Grove and Skokie; townships of Evanston, New Trier, Niles, and Northfield. LAKE COUNTY. Population (1940), 625,359.

RALPH E. CHURCH, Republican, 300 Church Street, Evanston, Ill.; lawyer, 10 South La Salle Street, Chicago; was born on a farm near Catlin, Vermilion County, Ill.; received degree of A. B., University of Michigan, 1907, A. M. and LL. B., Northwestern University, 1909; admitted to the bar in 1909, since which time he has practiced law in Chicago; elected to the Illinois Legislature as representative from the sixth district in 1916; member of executive committee, central department, Citizens' Military Training Camp Association, 1916; in May 1917, while serving in the fiftieth general assembly, he volunteered for military service; was later honorably discharged and was reelected to the fifty-first, fifty-second, fifty-third, fifty-fourth, fifty-fifth, fifty-sixth, and fifty-seventh general assemblies; lieutenant commander L-V (S), United States Naval Reserve 1938-41; a member of the Chicago, Ill., and American bar associations, Chicago Association_of Commerce, Union League Club, University Club of Evanston, Kiwanis, Phi Kappa Psi and Delta Chi fraternities; Shriner; Methodist; trustee of the National College of Education; married Marguerite Stitt, of New York City, on December 21, 1918, and they have three children-Lt. Ralph Edwin, Jr., U. S. N. R., William Stitt, Lt. (jg) U. S. N. R., and Marjory Williams; elected to the Seventyfourth Congress in 1934, reelected to the Seventy-fifth and Seventy-sixth Congresses; congressional delegate to the Inter-Parliamentary Conference at Oslo, Norway, August 1939; candidate for Republican nomination for United States Senate in 1940; again elected to the Seventy-eighth Congress in 1942 and reelected to the Seventy-ninth and Eightieth Congresses.

ELEVENTH DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Du Page, Kane, McHenry, and Will (4 counties). Population (1940), 385,207.

CHAUNCEY W. REED, Republican, of West Chicago, Ill., was born at West Chicago, Ill., June 2, 1890; educated in West Chicago public and high schools, Northwestern University, and Webster College of Law; city treasurer of city of West Chicago, 1913-14; during the World War served in the Eighty-sixth Division of the United States Army; was first commander of Naperville Post, No. 43, American Legion, and served as National Garde de la Porte and National Conducteur of La Société des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux; elected State's attorney of Du Page County, Ill., in 1920, 1924, 1928, and 1932; served two terms as president of the Illinois State's Attorneys Association; chairman of the Du Page County Republican central committee for 8 years; associated in the practice of law at Wheaton, Ill., with Judge Russell W. Keeney; member of the Du Page County, Illinois State, and American bar associations; married to Ella Stegen in 1929 and has three children-Barbara Ann, James William, and Thomas Henry; elected to the Seventy-fourth, Seventy-fifth, Seventy-sixth, Seventy-seventh, Seventyeighth, Seventy-ninth, and Eightieth Congresses; member of the Committee on the Judiciary.

TWELFTH DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Boone, De Kalb, Grundy, Kendall, La Salle, and Winnebago (6 counties). Population (1940), 298,072.

NOAH MORGAN MASON, Republican, of Oglesby, Ill.; born in Wales, July 19, 1882; completed high school and college, receiving degree of bachelor of education; also did graduate work in social science, studying taxation, government, and labor problems; in school work for 33 years as teacher, principal of grade school, and superintendent of schools; member of the State senate, 1930-36; married; three children; elected to the Seventy-fifth Congress and to each succeeding Congress.

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THIRTEENTH DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Carroll, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, and Whiteside (6 counties). Population (1940), 186,433.

LEO ELWOOD ALLEN, Republican, of Galena, Jo Daviess County, Ill., was born in Elizabeth, Ill., on the 5th day of October 1898; graduate, University of Michigan, 1923; member of law firm of Allen & Heer, Galena, Ill.; during World War served for 27 months in this country and in France as a sergeant in the One Hundred and Twenty-third Regiment Field Artillery, Thirty-third Division; elected to the Seventy-third Congress; reelected to the Seventy-fourth, Seventyfifth, Seventy-sixth, Seventy-seventh, Seventy-eighth, Seventy-ninth, and Eightieth Congresses; chairman of Rules Committee.

FOURTEENTH DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, Mercer, Rock Island, and Warren (6 counties). Population (1940), 214,500.

ANTON J. JOHNSON, Republican, of Macomb, Ill.; born in Peoria, Ill., October 20, 1878; married Mayme McMurray in 1905; farmer and engaged in dairy-products manufacturing in the city of Macomb, Ill.; member of the Illinois National Guard, 1898-1901; elected to the Seventy-sixth, Seventy-seventh, Seventy-eighth, Seventy-ninth, and Eightieth Congresses.

FIFTEENTH DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Adams, Fulton, Henry, Knox, and Schuyler (5 counties). Population (1940), 217,334.

ROBERT BRUCE CHIPERFIELD, Republican, of Canton, Ill.; born in Canton, Ill., November 20, 1899; attended Knox College, Galesburg, Ill.; was graduated with an A. B. degree from Harvard College in 1922, and an LL. B. degree from Boston University Law School in 1925; member of American Legion and Forty and Eight; married Miss Catherine Newbern, and they have a son, Robert N., 13 years old, and a daughter, Virginia, 7 years old; elected to the Seventy-sixth Congress; reelected to the Seventy-seventh, Seventy-eighth, Seventy-ninth, and Eightieth Congresses.

SIXTEENTH DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Bureau, Marshall, Peoria, Putnam, Stark, and Tazewell (6 counties). Population (1940), 276,685.

EVERETT MCKINLEY DIRKSEN, Republican, of Pekin, Ill.; born at Pekin, Ill., January 4, 1896; attended grade and high schools of Pekin and University of Minnesota College of Law; served in the United States Army, 1917-19, with 17 months' overseas service; commissioned from the ranks; member of the bar of the District of Columbia and Illinois; married and has one child, Joy, age 19; elected to the Seventy-third, Seventy-fourth, Seventy-fifth, Seventy-sixth, Seventy-seventh, Seventy-eighth, Seventy-ninth, and Eightieth Congresses.

SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Ford, Livingston, Logan, McLean, and Woodford (5 counties). Population (1940), 176,337.

LESLIE C. ARENDS, Republican, of Melvin, Ill., born at Melvin, Ill.; attended grade and high schools at Melvin, Ill., and Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio; married; served in the United States Navy during the World War; charter member of Melvin Post, No. 642, American Legion, serving as post commander, county commander, and seventeenth district commander; member of Ford County Farm Bureau; Mason; member of board of directors, Illinois Wesleyan University; actively engaged in banking and farming since 1920; president, Commercial State Bank of Melvin; elected to the Seventy-fourth Congress on November 6, 1934; reelected to the Seventy-fifth, Seventy-sixth, Seventy-seventh, Seventy-eighth, Seventy-ninth, and Eightieth Congresses.

EIGHTEENTH DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Clark, Cumberland, Edgar, Iroquois, Kankakee, and Vermilion (6 counties). Population (1940), 235,134.

EDWARD HALSEY JENISON, Republican, of Paris, Ill.; born in Fond du Lac, Wis., July 27, 1907, son of Ernest Manley and Laura (Hinsey) Jenison; student, University of Wisconsin, 1923-24, 1926-27, and 1928-29; married Barbara Weinburgh September 14, 1929, and they have one son, Edward Hinsey; editor and associate publisher Paris, Ill., Daily Beacon-News; during World War II served in the United States Naval Reserve attached to the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air) in Washington and the Pacific; director, Illinois Chamber of Commerce, 1938-43; member, Reserve Officers of the Naval Service, Scabbard and Blade, Sigma Delta Chi; Methodist; Mason; Elk; elected to the Eightieth Congress on November 5, 1946.

NINETEENTH DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Champaign, Coles, De Witt, Douglas, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, and Shelby (8 counties). Population (1940), 284,001.

ROLLA C. MCMILLEN, Republican, of Decatur, Ill.; educated in the public schools of Monticello, Ill.; attended the University of Illinois, and was graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1906; practiced law at Decatur, Ill.; member of the Decatur, Illinois, and American Bar Associations; delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1940; married Ruth Roberts and they have three children-Thomas R., Esq., Mrs. William C. Beall, and Martha H.; elected to fill the vacancy in the term of the late William H. Wheat in the Seventyeighth Congress; reelected to the Seventy-ninth and Eightieth Congresses.

TWENTIETH DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Greene, Jersey, Mason, Menard, Mor. gan, Pike, and Scott (10 counties). Population (1940), 162,528.

SID SIMPSON, Republican, of Carrollton, Green County, Ill.; 35 years' business experience; served with the A. E. F.; member of American Legion; present chairman, Greene County Republican Committee, serving 20 years; married Edna Oakes; two daughters, Mrs. Arthur Stoffel, Jr., and Janet; elected to the Seventy-eighth, Seventy-ninth, and Eightieth Congresses.

TWENTY-FIRST DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Christian, Macoupin, Montgomery, and Sangamon (4 counties). Population (1940), 237,279. [Vacant.]

TWENTY-SECOND DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Bond, Madison, Monroe, St. Clair, and Washington (5 counties). Population (1940), 359,343.

CHARLES MELVIN PRICE, Democrat, of East St. Louis, Ill.; born in East St. Louis, Ill., January 1, 1905; educated in the parochial schools of East St. Louis, St. Louis (Mo.) University High School, and 2-year prelegal course at St. Louis (Mo.) University; newspaper correspondent (East St. Louis, Ill., Journal, St. Louis, Mo., Globe-Democrat, and for 2 years sports editor of suspended East St. Louis News-Review); former member of National Baseball Writers' Association; member of St. Clair County Board of Supervisors, 1929–31; secretary to former Congressman Edwin M. Schaefer, March 4, 1933, to January 3, 1943; at time of election was enlisted man in United States Army, stationed at Camp Lee, Va.; voluntarily enlisted in October 1943 at age of 38; single; descendant of Gen. James Shields, first United States Senator from Ilinois; member of American Legion, Knights of Columbus, Loyal Order of Moose, Eagles, Elks, Ancient Order of Hibernians, and the National Press Club; elected to the Seventy-ninth Congress on November 7, 1944; reelected to the Eightieth Congress on November 5, 1946.

TWENTY-THIRD DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Clinton, Crawford, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Jefferson, Lawrence, Marion, Richland, and Wabash (10 counties). Population (1940), 243,130.

CHARLES W. VURSELL, Republican, of Salem, Ill.; sheriff of Marion County, 1910-14; member of the Illinois General Assembly for the forty-second senatorial district, 1914-16; publisher, Salem Republican, newspaper, 1916 to present time; married Miss Bessie Brasel and has two sons, Harold D. Vursell, vice president of Creative Age Press, publishing concern in New York City, and Charles E. Vursell, now in the insurance business in Chicago, both of whom served in World War II; elected to the Seventy-eighth, Seventy-ninth, and Eightieth Congresses.

TWENTY-FOURTH DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Clay, Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Saline, Wayne, and White (11 counties). Population (1940), 174,396.

ROY CLIPPINGER, Republican, of Carmi, was born in Fairfield, Wayne County, Ill., January 13, 1886, the son of the late A. C. and Eliza B. Clippinger; starting as a "printer's devil" at the age of 10, he has been in the newspaper business for over 50 years and has been a publisher in Carmi for over 39 years; founder and Chairman of the Board of Greater Weeklies, New York, N. Y.; member of the Board of Publishers of the American Press Association; past president of the Illinois Press Association; founder and past president of the Carmi Chamber of Commerce; president of the Carmi Hospital Association; manager of the White County Bridge Commission; editor and president of the Carmi Democrat-Tribune; married May 31, 1917, to Miss Verna Essery, of Melrose Park, Ill.; has two sons, Earl E. and John L., of Gary, Ind., and one granddaughter; Methodist, Shriner, Elk, and past president of the Carmi Kiwanis Club; member of Union League Club of Chicago; nominated by the Republican Party in a special election July 31, 1945, which was called by Gov. Dwight H. Green to fill the vacancy created March 22, 1945, by the death of James V. Heidinger, Republican, of Fairfield; elected without opposition November 6, 1945; reelected to the Eightieth Congress. TWENTY-FIFTH DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Alexander, Franklin, Jackson, Perry, Pulaski, Randolph, Union, and Williamson (8 counties). Population (1940), 262,426.

C. W. (RUNT) BISHOP, Republican, of Carterville, Ill.; born in Johnson County, Ill., June 29, 1890; educated high school and Union Academy, Anna, Ill.; learned tailoring trade; worked as coal miner, telephone lineman, professional football and baseball player and manager; city clerk of Carterville two terms; secretary of Lions Clubs of Illinois; postmaster for 10 years; secretary of Illinois Postmasters' Association; district governor and special representative of International Association of Lions Clubs; married Elizabeth Hutton; one son, Jack Hutton, chief yeoman, United States Coast Guard Reserve; member of I. O. O. F., Rebekahs, Elks, Eagles, and Lions; teacher of Young People's Sunday School class; elected to the Seventy-seventh, Seventy-eighth, and Seventy-ninth Congresses, and reelected to the Eightieth Congress on November 5, 1946.

INDIANA

(Population (1940), 3,427,796)
SENATORS

HOMER E. CAPEHART, Republican, of Washington, Ind.; born June 6, 1897, at Algiers, Ind., the son of Alvin T. and Susan Kelso Capehart; high-school education; farmer and manufacturer; no previous public service; served 2 years in Army during World War I, having enlisted as a private; married Miss Irma Mueller of Wrightstown, Wis.; has three children-Homer Earl, Jr., student at Harvard Law School; Thomas Charles, a student at Purdue University and Patricia Louise, a student at De Pauw University; member of Lutheran Church, Masons, Shrine, American Legion, Elks, Indiana Societies of Chicago and New York, Moose, Eagles, Columbia Club, and National Republicans of New York; elected to the United States Senate on November 7, 1944, for term ending January 3, 1951.

WILLIAM E. JENNER, Republican, of Bedford, Ind., was born in Marengo, Ind., July 21, 1908; received A. B. degree from Indiana University in 1930 and LL. B. from Indiana University in 1932; lawyer; entered World War II in June 1942; served overseas and was retired for physical disability October 7, 1944, as captain, Army Air Corps; served as Indiana State Senator 1934-42, when he resigned to enter the Army of the United States; was minority leader of the Republican Party Indiana State Senate session of 1937, special session of 1938 and 1939, also regular session of 1939; served as majority leader and president pro tempore 1939-41 session; member of the Methodist Church, American Legion, Elks, Masons, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Eagles, Indiana Society of Chicago, Indianapolis Press Club, Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity, Delta Tau Delta national social fraternity; married Janet Cuthill, of Bedford, Ind., they have one child, William Edward, age 6; elected United States Senator on November 7, 1944, for the unexpired term of the late Senator Frederick Van Nuys, ending January 3, 1945; served as Chairman, Indiana Republican State Central Committee, February 1945 to March 1946; elected United States Senator on November 5, 1946, for the term ending January 3, 1953.

REPRESENTATIVES

FIRST DISTRICT.-COUNTY: Lake. Population (1940), 293,195.

RAY J. MADDEN, Democrat, of Gary, Ind.; born in Waseca, Minn., February 25, 1892; attended the public schools and was graduated from Sacred Heart Academy, Waseca, Minn., 1910 and from Creighton University, Omaha, Nebr., in 1913 with LL. B. degree; elected municipal judge of Omaha, Nebr., 1916; resigned to serve in the armed forces during the First World War; city comptroller of Gary, Ind., 1935–38; treasurer of Lake County, Ind., 1938-42; member of the American Legion; practicing attorney; elected to the Seventyeighth, Seventy-ninth, and Eightieth Congresses.

SECOND DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Benton, Carroll, Cass, Fulton, Jasper, Kosciusko, Newton, Porter, Pulaski, Starke, Tippecanoe, and White (12 counties). Population (1940), 253,952.

CHARLES A. HALLECK, Republican, of Rensselaer, was born in Jasper County, Ind., August 22, 1900, and has resided there all his life, attended grade and high schools in Rensselaer, was graduated from Indiana University with an A. B. degree in 1922 and with an LL. B. degree in 1924, elected a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Order of the Coif, and is also a member of Beta Theta Pi and Phi Delta Phi; served in the World War and is a member of the American Legion; married to Blanche White, of Indianapolis, and they have two children (twins), Charles W. and Patricia; was elected prosecuting attorney of the Jasper-Newton circuit in 1924, and was reelected four times; was elected to the Seventy-fourth Congress at a special election held on January 29, 1935; reelected to the Seventyfifth, Seventy-sixth, Seventy-seventh, Seventy-eighth, Seventy-ninth, and Eightieth Congress; majority leader.

THIRD DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Elkhart, La Porte, Marshall, and St. Joseph (4 counties). Population (1940), 324,052.

ROBERT A. GRANT, Republican, of South Bend, Ind., was born July 31, 1905, in Marshall County, Ind., the son of Everett F. and Margaret Edith (Hatfield) Grant; spent his boyhood there and at Hamlet in Starke County, Ind.; came to South Bend in 1922, where he finished high school; University of Notre Dame, A. B., 1928 and LL. B., 1930; since then he has been engaged in the practice of law in South Bend; married Margaret A. McLaren of Galien, Mich., son, Robert A., Jr.; was deputy prosecuting attorney of St. Joseph County, 1935-36; member of Methodist Church, American Bar Association, Indiana State Bar Association, Scottish Rite, Orak Temple Shrine, DeMolay Legion of Honor, Elks, Odd Fellows, and Eagles; elected to the Seventy-sixth Congress; reelected to subsequent Congresses.

FOURTH DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Adams, Allen, De Kalb, Lagrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells, and Whitley (8 counties). Population (1940), 288,062.

GEORGE W. GILLIE, Republican, of Fort Wayne, Ind.; born in Berwickshire, Scotland, August 15, 1880; moved to the United States with his parents, who settled in Kankakee, Ill., in 1882, and in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind., in 1884; attended public schools and the International Business College; in 1901 completed a course in dairy science and industry at Purdue University; graduated from Ohio State University in 1907, doctor of veterinary medicine; in charge meat and dairy inspection of Allen County, 1908-14; began practice of veterinary medicine in 1914; sheriff of Allen County, 1917-20, 1929-30, and 1935-36; married to Grace Nannette Merion, of Columbus, Ohio, in 1908; two married daughters; elected to the Seventy-sixth Congress; reelected to Seventy-seventh, Seventy-eighth, Seventy-ninth, and Eightieth Congresses.

FIFTH DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Blackford, Clinton, Grant, Howard, Huntington, Jay, Madison, Miami, Tipton, and Wabash (10 counties). Population (1940), 356,528.

FOREST ARTHUR HARNESS, Republican, of Kokomo, Ind., where he was born, June 24, 1895; son of Oscar Melvin and Elfie Marie (Willits) Harness; LL. B., Georgetown University, Washington, D. C., 1917; married Amy Bernardine Rose, of Washington, D. C., August 15, 1917; lawyer; admitted to practice law before the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia in 1917, and admitted to Indiana bar in 1919, and since practiced in Kokomo; admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States in 1933; elected prosecuting attorney, Howard County, Ind., in 1920; reelected in 1922; appointed special assistant to Attorney General of United States, February 1, 1931; resigned to resume private