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Title: History of Illinois Republicanism, embracing a history of the Republican party in the state to the present time ... with biographies of its founders and supporters ... also a chronological statement of important political events since 1774
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Raum, Green B. (Green Berry), 1829-1909
Subjects: Republican Party (U.S.)
Publisher: Chicago, Rollins Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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at 179 Lake street and 164 Madison street. He has been a Republican since he was old enough to know the nature ofpolitical policies. His political principles may be said to have been inheritedfrom his father, who was an unswerving Republican. Mr. Coyne has neversought public office, but his services during the National Campaign of 1896 wereso eminent and effective that President McKinley, in recognition thereof, ap-pointed him Collector of Internal Revenue, First District of Illinois, which posi-tion he yet holds. The receipts from this office for the last fiscal year were $14,-748,000 as against $5,700,000 the preceding year. Mr. Coyne is a member of theUnion League, Hamilton, Marquette, and Menoken Clubs. He was married in 1886 to Pauline Neihaus of Chicago, a native of Indiana.They have four children, two boys and two girls, ranging in age from two andone-half years to twelve years, and their home at 795 Warren avenue is a veryhappy one to which Mr. Coyne is very much devoted. 390
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391 WILLIAM G. COCHRAN. The present Circuit Judge in the Sixth Judicial Circuit of Illinois is WilliamG. Cochran, who has distinguished himself in the judicial affairs of the State.He was born in Ross county, Ohio, November 13, 1844, and is now a residentof Sullivan, Moultrie county, 111. His father, Andrew Cochran, followed theoccupation of farming, and was an upright and respected citizen of their com-munity. The father was Justice of the Peace for many years, which fact hadmuch to do in turning the mind of the subject of this sketch in the directionof the legal profession. In fact, it may be stated that the son, while under thejurisdiction of the father, formed his determination to become a lawyer. Heattended the district schools for about twelve months in all, and as he expressedit, that was the extent of my school education. As a boy he was strong andactive, did not fear hard work, and enjoyed fun as well as any boy in the State,worked hard on the farm, feeding many head of cattl

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