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1936; A.A., Lincoln Junior College, Lincoln, Ill., 1955; business owner; Lincoln, Ill.,…
STRINGER Lawrence Beaumont , a Representative from Illinois; born near Atlantic City, N.J., February 24, 1866;
moved with his parents to Lincoln, Ill., in 1876; attended the public schools; was…
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