Charles McGavin
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Charles McGavin was a U.S. Representative
from Illinois
.
Born in Riverton, Illinois
, McGavin attended the common schools in Springfield
and the high school in Mount Olive, Illinois
. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar
in 1897 and practiced two years in Springfield. He moved to Chicago
in 1899 and resumed the practice of law. He served as assistant city attorney of Chicago in 1903 and 1904.
McGavin was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-ninth
and Sixtieth
Congresses (March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1909). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1908. He resumed the practice of law in Chicago. He moved to Los Angeles
in 1912 and practiced law until 1915, when he returned to Chicago. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1920.
McGavin died in Chicago, Illinois, December 17, 1940. He was interred in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Berwyn, Illinois
.
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,...
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Born in Riverton, Illinois
Riverton, Illinois
Riverton is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,048 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Riverton is located at ....
, McGavin attended the common schools in Springfield
Springfield, Illinois
Springfield is the third and current capital of the US state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County with a population of 117,400 , making it the sixth most populated city in the state and the second most populated Illinois city outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area...
and the high school in Mount Olive, Illinois
Mount Olive, Illinois
Mount Olive is a city in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,150 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Mount Olive is located at ....
. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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in 1897 and practiced two years in Springfield. He moved to 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...
in 1899 and resumed the practice of law. He served as assistant city attorney of Chicago in 1903 and 1904.
McGavin was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Fifty-ninth
59th United States Congress
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and Sixtieth
60th United States Congress
The Sixtieth 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 March 4, 1907 to March 4, 1909, during the last two years of...
Congresses (March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1909). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1908. He resumed the practice of law in Chicago. He moved to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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in 1912 and practiced law until 1915, when he returned to Chicago. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1920.
McGavin died in Chicago, Illinois, December 17, 1940. He was interred in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Berwyn, Illinois
Berwyn, Illinois
Berwyn is a city in Cook County, Illinois, co-existent with Berwyn Township, which was formed in 1908 after breaking off from Cicero Township. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 54,016.-Demographics:...
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