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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Riley A. Bender |
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Chicago, Illinois , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
July 08, 1890 |
| Died |
March 06, 1973
(82 years) |
| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | Chronicler
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| Info | Bender, Riley Alvin (1890-1973) — also known as Riley A. Bender — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., July 8, 1890. Son of Edward Bender and Rachel Josephine (Davis) Bender. Prize fighter; hotel manager; music store manager; seed wholesaler. Served briefly as a scout for former Pres. Theodore
Roosevelt.
Candidate in Democratic primary for Illinois state senate 11th District, 1938 and held various state Democratic party posts
Changed to the Republican Party around 1943 and proclaimed himself a "New Guard Republican." Candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1944, 1948, 1952, and won the Illinois Presidential primary in 1948.
Church of Christ; Methodist. German and Welsh ancestry. Died, in Illinois Central Hospital, Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 6, 1973. Interment at Onarga Cemetery, Onarga, Ill.
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