Sherwood Dixon campaign file, 1952.

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Sherwood Dixon campaign file, 1952.

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File on the gubernatorial campaign of 1952 includes texts of campaign speeches, invitations to make political speeches, and material relating to charges made against his opponent, William G. Stratton.

1 cubic ft.

Illinois State Archive

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Illinois State Archive

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Dixon, Sherwood

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Stratton, William G., 1914-

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Illinois. Office of Lieutenant Governor

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Sherwood Dixon was born in Dixon, Illinois, on June 19, 1896. He received his elementary and secondary schooling in the local public schools. He attended the University of Notre Dame until he entered military service during World War I. After the war he returned to Notre Dame, where he was awarded the Bachelor of Laws Degree. He entered the Illinois National Guard and served more than twenty years, including active service in World War II. Following that war he took part in the reorganization of...

Illinois. Governor (1953-1961 : Stratton)

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William G. Stratton (1914- ), Republican Governor of Illinois (1953-1961), was born on Feb. 26, 1914 at Ingleside, Ill. Stratton, who attended school only five years before high school, graduated from the University of Arizona (1934); married Marion Hook and took a job with Public Service Company of Northern Illinois. Stratton won the Congressman-at-Large seat (1940), and became the youngest member of the House (1941-1943). Returning to state government, Stratton was elected State Treasurer (194...