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Robert McClory Visits |
Description |
A Xerox article from Lake Forest-Lake Bluff News Advertiser dated June 5, 1975 showing a picture of Robert McClory standing in front of the Lake Bluff War Memorial with an a man holding the US flag. The Memorial Day ceremony was organized by the Lake Bluff American Legion Post. Robert McClory (1908-1988) served as a US Congressman for 10 terms from 1962-76 and was a key figure in the Watergate impeachment proceeding against Richard Nixon. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1928 and from Chicago–Kent College of Law in 1932. He practiced law in state and federal courts in Cook County and Lake County. From 1933–1937 he served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. In Lake Bluff McClory lived on Prospect Avenue, was a long-time Boy Scout leader of Lake Bluff troop 42 and served as village attorney. (LBHM website) |
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Robert McClory Visits |
Date |
June 5, 1975 |
People |
McClory, Robert |
Search Terms |
War Memorial Memorial Day American Legion Post 510 Republican Congress Village Attorney House of Representatives |
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Article |
Object ID |
Doc 1253 |