William A. Redmond
| Bill Redmond | |
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| 64th Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives | |
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In office January 1975 – January 1981 |
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| Preceded by | W. Robert Blair |
| Succeeded by | George Ryan |
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 40th district 37th district (1966-73) At large (1964-66) 36th district (1959-64) |
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In office January 1959 – December 1981 |
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| Preceded by | Fred W. Anderson |
| Succeeded by | Hubert J. Loftus |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 25, 1908 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | December 11, 1992 (aged 84) Elmhurst, Illinois |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Rita Riordan |
| Children | Two Daughters, One Son |
| Residence | Bensenville, Illinois |
| Alma mater |
Marquette University (B.E.) Northwestern University (J.D.) |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1942-1946 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant Commander
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| Unit | U.S. Naval Intelligence |
William Aloysius Redmond was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives representing portions of DuPage County from 1959 until his retirement in 1981. During the 79th, 80th and 81st general assemblies, he served as Speaker of the House.
Bill Redmond was born in Chicago on November 25, 1908. At the age of 5, he became a child model on the packages of Little Sun Maid Raisins.
After graduating high school, he attended Marquette University where he earned a bachelor of engineering. In 1934, he graduated from Northwestern University’s School of Law where he was a member of the Young Democrats.
His first job out of college was at the firm of Loesch, Scofield, Loesch and Burke. He continued there until he entered the United States Navy as a Lieutenant, junior grade at the outbreak of World War II. He served in Naval Intelligence and as a Naval Security officer. He was honorably discharged in 1946 with the rank of lieutenant commander.
After the war, he returned to practicing law and became the first attorney in Bensenville, Illinois. His experiences during the Great Depression having made him a staunch Democrat, he became involved in the small Democratic Party of largely Republican DuPage County, eventually becoming its chairman in 1968. In 1948, after encouragement from Paul Douglas and Adlai Stevenson he ran for DuPage County State’s Attorney and received the highest vote total of anyone up to that time, but lost. He made his second run for office in 1950 when he ran for county judge.
In his third run for office, Redmond won a seat in the Illinois House's 36th district, which included all of DuPage County. He was one of the 36th district’s three representatives (along with John N. Erlenborn and Lee A. Daniels) in the Illinois House. He succeeded Democrat Fred W. Anderson of Downers Grove.
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