George A. Paddock
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George Arthur Paddock was a U.S. Representative
from Illinois
.
Born in Winnetka, Illinois
, Paddock attended the public schools.
He was graduated from Chicago (Illinois) Manual Training School in 1902 and from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1906.
He studied law at the University of Virginia
.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1907 and commenced practice in Chicago, Illinois.
During the First World War served as a captain and later as a major of the Three Hundred and Forty-second Infantry, Eighty-sixth Division from 1917 to 1919.
He resumed the practice of law at Chicago
, Illinois
.
He engaged as an investment banker in 1921.
He served as alderman of Evanston, Illinois
from 1931 to 1937 and as park commissioner 1929-1931, 1937, and 1938.
He served as delegate to the Republican State convention in 1936.
He served as member of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Service Commission of Illinois.
He served as member and treasurer of Cook County Republican Central Committee from 1938 to 1942.
Paddock was elected as a Republican
to the Seventy-seventh
Congress (January 3, 1941-January 3, 1943).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1942.
He resumed investment banking.
He was a resident of Evanston, Illinois
, until his death December 29, 1964.
He was interred in Rosehill Cemetery
in Chicago.
United States House of Representatives
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from Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
.
Born in Winnetka, Illinois
Winnetka, Illinois
Winnetka is an affluent North Shore village located approximately north of downtown Chicago in Cook County, Illinois. Winnetka was featured on the list of America's 25 top-earning towns and "one of the best places to live" by CNN Money in 2011...
, Paddock attended the public schools.
He was graduated from Chicago (Illinois) Manual Training School in 1902 and from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1906.
He studied law at the University of Virginia
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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in 1907 and commenced practice in Chicago, Illinois.
During the First World War served as a captain and later as a major of the Three Hundred and Forty-second Infantry, Eighty-sixth Division from 1917 to 1919.
He resumed the practice of law at Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
.
He engaged as an investment banker in 1921.
He served as alderman of Evanston, Illinois
Evanston, Illinois
Evanston is a suburban municipality in Cook County, Illinois 12 miles north of downtown Chicago, bordering Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, and Wilmette to the north, with an estimated population of 74,360 as of 2003. It is one of the North Shore communities that adjoin Lake Michigan...
from 1931 to 1937 and as park commissioner 1929-1931, 1937, and 1938.
He served as delegate to the Republican State convention in 1936.
He served as member of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Service Commission of Illinois.
He served as member and treasurer of Cook County Republican Central Committee from 1938 to 1942.
Paddock was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Seventy-seventh
77th United States Congress
-Major events:* December 7, 1941: Attack on Pearl Harbor* December 8, 1941: Joint Session of Congress met to hear President Roosevelt deliver his "Day of Infamy" speech...
Congress (January 3, 1941-January 3, 1943).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1942.
He resumed investment banking.
He was a resident of Evanston, Illinois
Evanston, Illinois
Evanston is a suburban municipality in Cook County, Illinois 12 miles north of downtown Chicago, bordering Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, and Wilmette to the north, with an estimated population of 74,360 as of 2003. It is one of the North Shore communities that adjoin Lake Michigan...
, until his death December 29, 1964.
He was interred in Rosehill Cemetery
Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago
Rosehill Cemetery is a Victorian era cemetery on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois, USA, and at , is the largest cemetery in the City of Chicago. The name "Rosehill" resulted from a City Clerk's error – the area was previously called "Roe's Hill", named for nearby farmer Hiram Roe...
in Chicago.