Joseph M. McCormick
U.S. Congressperson
1877 – 1925
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Who was Joseph M. McCormick?
Joseph Medill McCormick, known as Medill, was part of the McCormick family of businessmen and politicians in Chicago. After working for some time and becoming part owner of the Chicago Tribune, which his maternal grandfather had owned, he entered politics.
After serving in the State House, he was elected both as a Representative in the United States Congress and later as a US Senator from Illinois. He committed suicide at age 48, a few months after losing his bid for renomination to a second term in the Senate.
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- Born
- May 16, 1877
Chicago - Also known as
- Joseph McCormick
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Ruth Hanna McCormick
(1903 - )
- Ruth Hanna McCormick
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Yale University
- Groton School
- Died
- Feb 25, 1925
Washington, D.C.
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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