McCormick family - Social Networks and Archival Context (original) (raw)
Biographical Note
Marcus Alonzo Hanna
- 1837, Sept. 24: Born, New Lisbon, Ohio
- 1852: Moved to Cleveland, Ohio
- 1864: Served in United States Army Married Charlotte Augusta Rhodes
- 1896: 1900: Chairman, Republican National Committee
- 1897 -1904 : Senator from Ohio
- 1904, Feb. 15: Died, Washington, D.C.
Medill McCormick
- 1877, May 16: Born, Chicago, Ill.
- 1900: Graduated from Yale University, New Haven, Conn. Began career as newspaper editor and publisher with Chicago Daily Tribune
- 1903: Married Ruth Hanna
- 1912 -1914 : Vice chairman, National Campaign Committee of Progressive Party
- 1913 -1917 : Member of Illinois state legislature
- 1916: Chairman, Republican State Convention
- 1917 -1919 : Congressman at large from Illinois
- 1919 -1925 : Senator from Illinois
- 1925, Feb. 25: Died, Washington, D.C.
Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms
- 1880, Mar. 27: Born, Cleveland, Ohio
- 1903: Married Medill McCormick
- 1913 -1920 : Active in woman's suffrage movement
- 1919 -1924 : Chair, Woman's Executive Committee of the Republican National Committee
- 1924 -1928 : Republican National Committeewoman from Illinois
- 1929 -1931 : Congresswoman at large from Illinois
- 1930: Ran unsuccessfully for the Senate
- 1931: Married Albert G. Simms and moved to Albuquerque, N.Mex.
- 1940: Worked for the Dewey for President campaign
- 1944, Dec. 31: Died, Chicago, Ill.
From the guide to the Hanna-McCormick Family Papers, 1792-1985, (bulk 1902-1944), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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