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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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upportof the party. In 1862 Mr. Deere married Miss Mary Little Dickinson, of Chi-cago, where she is well known and much admired. Since her marriage Mrs.Deere has identified herself with the interests of the community in a very charac-teristic manner, and her ready sympathy for all worthy movements and her un-swerving adherence to principle and duty have won her the respect and love ofall. She is a most gracious and entertaining hostess, and many friends and dis-tinguished guests from all parts of the country are royally welcomed at theirbeautiful home, Overlook. The Misses Deere were educated in New YorkCity, are extensive travelers and are bright, attractive young ladies, well knownin the society circles of New York, Chicago and Washington. The elder daugh-ter married William Dwight Wiman, of New York City, and the second is nowMrs. William Butterworth. Mr. Deere is a man of liberal ideas, having traveledextensively in this country and abroad, and has many friends in all classes. 434
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Mt-faifi _ 435 EDWARD A. DICKER. One of the prominent lawyers of Illinois is Edward A. Dicker, present Mas-ter in Chancery of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. He is the eldestson of Osmond Dicker and Mary Ann (Cotton) Dicker, and was born in Stough-ton. Xorfolk County. Mass.. June 18. 1855. The rudiments of his educationwere obtained in his native State, but in the fall of 1866. he moved to the townof Grafton, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, and two years later moved to Chicago,at which time he was not quite thirteen years of age, and here he has ever sinceresided. Possessing, by nature, a strong and critical mind, he became in lovewith his books from early boyhood. As he grew older, and as his mind ex-panded, he felt himself able of accomplishing better results with a good educationthan without one. and accordingly he prosecuted his studies with much affectionand diligence, first at the Wells School and in June. 1869, in the High School,which he attended continuously until 1872

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