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Collection of the U.S. House of
Representatives
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SANGMEISTER, George Edward, a Representative from Illinois; born in Frankfort, Will County,
Ill., February 16, 1931; attended the public schools of Joliet Township, Ill.,
and Joliet Junior College, 1949-1951; United States Army, 1951-1953; B.A.,
Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Ill., 1957; LL.B., John Marshall Law School,
Chicago, Ill., 1960, J.D., John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Ill. 1970;
admitted to the Illinois bar in 1960; lawyer, private practice; justice of the
peace, Will County, Ill., 1961-1963; magistrate, Will County, Ill., circuit
court, 1961-1964; state attorney, Will County, Ill., 1964-1968; member of the
Illinois state house of representatives, 1972-1976; member of the Illinois
state senate, 1976-1987; unsuccessful candidate for nomination for Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1986; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred First and
to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1989-January 3, 1995); not a
candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fourth Congress in 1994; died on
October 7, 2007, in Joliet, Ill.
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