Ralph E. Church
| Ralph E. Church | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 13th district |
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In office January 3, 1949 – March 21, 1950 |
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| Preceded by | Leo E. Allen |
| Succeeded by | Marguerite S. Church |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 10th district |
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In office January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949 |
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| Preceded by | George A. Paddock |
| Succeeded by | Richard W. Hoffman |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 10th district |
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In office January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941 |
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| Preceded by | James Simpson, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | George A. Paddock |
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May 5, 1883 Vermilion County, Illinois |
| Died | March 21, 1950 (aged 66) Washington D.C. |
| Resting place | Skokie, Illinois |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Marguerite S. Church |
| Alma mater |
University of Michigan Northwestern University |
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 at Northwestern University. He was married to Marguerite Church, who was elected to his Congressional seat upon his death. Marguerite Church went on to hold the seat for six congressional terms.
The Churches are buried in Memorial Park, Skokie, Illinois.
Ralph Church graduated from the University of Michigan in 1907 and from Northwestern University in 1909.
United States Congress. "CHURCH, Ralph Edwin (id: C000390)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. "Memorial services held in the House of Representatives of the United States, together with remarks presented in eulogy of Ralph Edwin Church, late a representative from Illinois frontispiece 1950"
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