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Born:
January 26, 1861, Sunrise City, Minnesota, U.S.
Died:
March 20, 1943, Tucson, Arizona (aged 82)
Title / Office:
governor (1917-1921), Illinois
Political Affiliation:
Republican Party
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Frank Orren Lowden (born January 26, 1861, Sunrise City, Minnesota, U.S.—died March 20, 1943, Tucson, Arizona) was an American lawyer and politician, governor of Illinois (1917–21), and a leading contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 1920 and 1928. Lowden attended law school in Chicago and within a few years of graduating had become a prominent and prosperous corporate attorney. Throughout his legal and political career, he remained devoted to agriculture, practicing scientific farming on his large Illinois estate. Following his election to the House of Representatives in 1906, he became a spokesman for agricultural interests and sponsored legislation designed ...(100 of 245 words)

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