Robert T. McLoskey
Encyclopedia
Robert Thaddeus McLoskey (June 26, 1907 - November 2, 1990) was a U.S. Representative
from Illinois
.
Born in Monmouth, Illinois
, McLoskey graduated from Monmouth High School, Monmouth, Illinois
, 1924.
B.A., Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois
, 1928.
Certificate in mortuary science, Worsham College, Chicago, Illinois, 1932.
Funeral director.
Tax supervisor, Warren County, Illinois
from 1935 to 1939.
Field supervisor, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Illinois Health Department from 1940 to 1950.
He served as member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from 1951 to 1962.
precinct committeeman
.
Farm operator and manager.
McLoskey was elected as a Republican
in the Illinois Nineteenth District to the Eighty-eighth
Congress (January 3, 1963-January 3, 1965).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Eighty-ninth
Congress in 1964.
He served as chairman of the Warren County, Illinois
, planning commission from 1969 to 1972.
He died on November 2, 1990, in Monmouth, Illinois
.
He remains were cremated.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
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 Monmouth, Illinois
Monmouth, Illinois
Monmouth is a city in and the county seat of Warren County in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is the home of Monmouth College and contains Monmouth Park, Harmon Park, North Park, Warfield Park, West Park, South Park, Garwood Park, Buster White Park and the Citizens Lake & Campground. It is the host...
, McLoskey graduated from Monmouth High School, Monmouth, Illinois
Monmouth, Illinois
Monmouth is a city in and the county seat of Warren County in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is the home of Monmouth College and contains Monmouth Park, Harmon Park, North Park, Warfield Park, West Park, South Park, Garwood Park, Buster White Park and the Citizens Lake & Campground. It is the host...
, 1924.
B.A., Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois
Monmouth, Illinois
Monmouth is a city in and the county seat of Warren County in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is the home of Monmouth College and contains Monmouth Park, Harmon Park, North Park, Warfield Park, West Park, South Park, Garwood Park, Buster White Park and the Citizens Lake & Campground. It is the host...
, 1928.
Certificate in mortuary science, Worsham College, Chicago, Illinois, 1932.
Funeral director.
Tax supervisor, Warren County, Illinois
Warren County, Illinois
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from 1935 to 1939.
Field supervisor, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Illinois Health Department from 1940 to 1950.
He served as member of the Illinois House of Representatives
Illinois House of Representatives
The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The state House of Representatives is made of 118 representatives elected from...
from 1951 to 1962.
precinct committeeman
Precinct committeeman
A Precinct Committeemen, or PC, is the name for a office and the name of the official that organizes a voting precinct for a political party.There are state, ward and township party organizations, but the basic unit of U.S...
.
Farm operator and manager.
McLoskey 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...
in the Illinois Nineteenth District to the Eighty-eighth
88th United States Congress
The Eighty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1963 to January 3, 1965, during the last year of...
Congress (January 3, 1963-January 3, 1965).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Eighty-ninth
89th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:- Senate :* President of the Senate: Hubert Humphrey , starting January 20, 1965* President pro tempore: Carl Hayden - Majority leadership :* Majority Leader and Democratic Conference Chairman: Mike Mansfield...
Congress in 1964.
He served as chairman of the Warren County, Illinois
Warren County, Illinois
-External links:**...
, planning commission from 1969 to 1972.
He died on November 2, 1990, in Monmouth, Illinois
Monmouth, Illinois
Monmouth is a city in and the county seat of Warren County in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is the home of Monmouth College and contains Monmouth Park, Harmon Park, North Park, Warfield Park, West Park, South Park, Garwood Park, Buster White Park and the Citizens Lake & Campground. It is the host...
.
He remains were cremated.