Ralph E. Church

Ralph E. Church

Ralph Edwin Church (May 5, 1883 – March 21, 1950), a U.S. Congressman, was born in Vermilion County, Illinois. Church, a Republican, represented the 10th and 13th Congressional districts of Illinois in the U.S. Congress. Congressman Church was also a candidate for U.S Senator in 1940. He was a member of the American Bar Association, Delta Chi, and Phi Kappa Psi. He was married to Marguerite Church, whom upon his death was appointed to his Congressional seat. Marguerite Church went on to hold the seat for six congressional terms.

The Churches are buried in Memorial Park, Skokie, Illinois.

Ralph Church studied at the University of Michigan.

External links

* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/church.html Political Graveyard, referring to his resting place]
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