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{{Short description|American politician from Illinois}}
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| image = Robert McLoskey.jpg
| district = 19th
| state = Illinois
| term = January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965
| predecessor = [[Robert B. Chiperfield]]
| successor = [[Gale Schisler]]
| office2 = Member of the [[Illinois House of Representatives]]
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| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| birth_name = Robert Thaddeus McLoskey
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| birth_place = [[Monmouth, Illinois|Monmouth]], [[Illinois]]
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'''Robert Thaddeus McLoskey''' (June 26, 1907 – November 2, 1990) was a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Illinois]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Bioguide Search |url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M000558 |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=bioguide.congress.gov}}</ref>
Born in [[Monmouth, Illinois]], McLoskey graduated from Monmouth High School, [[Monmouth, Illinois]], 1924.
<!-- A grammar fix may be needed here. -->B.A., Monmouth College, [[Monmouth, Illinois]], 1928.
<!-- A grammar fix may be needed here. -->Certificate in mortuary science, Worsham College, [[Chicago, Illinois]], 1932.
<!-- A grammar fix may be needed here. -->Funeral director.
<!-- A grammar fix may be needed here. -->Tax supervisor, [[Warren County, Illinois]] from 1935 to 1939.
<!-- A grammar fix may be needed here. -->Field supervisor, Bureau of [[Vital Statistics, Illinois]] Health Department from 1940 to 1950.
He served as member of the [[Illinois House of Representatives]] from 1951 to 1962.
<!-- A grammar fix may be needed here. -->Precinct committeeman.
<!-- A grammar fix may be needed here. -->Farm operator and manager.


Born in [[Monmouth, Illinois]], McLoskey graduated from Monmouth High School in Monmouth, Illinois in 1924. He earned a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] from [[Monmouth College]], Monmouth, Illinois in 1928 and a certificate in mortuary science from Worsham College in [[Chicago, Illinois]] in 1932. He served as a [[funeral director]] and later as tax supervisor for [[Warren County, Illinois]] from 1935 to 1939 then as a field supervisor for the [[Illinois Department of Public Health]]'s Bureau of Vital Statistics from 1940 to 1950.<ref name=":0" />
McLoskey was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] in the Illinois Nineteenth District to the [[88th United States Congress|Eighty-eighth]] Congress (January 3, 1963-January 3, 1965).

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the [[89th United States Congress|Eighty-ninth]] Congress in 1964.
He was a member of the [[Illinois House of Representatives]] from 1951 to 1962. He also worked as a farm operator and manager.
He served as chairman of the [[Warren County, Illinois]], planning commission from 1969 to 1972.

He died on November 2, 1990, in [[Monmouth, Illinois]].
McLoskey was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] in Illinois's 19th District to the [[88th United States Congress|Eighty-eighth]] Congress (January 3, 1963January 3, 1965).<ref name=":0" />
He remains were cremated.

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the [[89th United States Congress|Eighty-ninth]] Congress in 1964. He served as chairman of the Warren County, Illinois, planning commission from 1969 to 1972.

He died on November 2, 1990, in Monmouth, Illinois.<ref name=":0" /> His remains were cremated.


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Latest revision as of 06:12, 2 March 2024

Robert T. McLoskey
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 19th district
In office
January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965
Preceded byRobert B. Chiperfield
Succeeded byGale Schisler
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
In office
1951-1962
Personal details
Born
Robert Thaddeus McLoskey

(1907-06-26)June 26, 1907
Monmouth, Illinois
DiedNovember 2, 1990(1990-11-02) (aged 83)
Monmouth, Illinois
Political partyRepublican

Robert Thaddeus McLoskey (June 26, 1907 – November 2, 1990) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.[1]

Born in Monmouth, Illinois, McLoskey graduated from Monmouth High School in Monmouth, Illinois in 1924. He earned a B.A. from Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois in 1928 and a certificate in mortuary science from Worsham College in Chicago, Illinois in 1932. He served as a funeral director and later as tax supervisor for Warren County, Illinois from 1935 to 1939 then as a field supervisor for the Illinois Department of Public Health's Bureau of Vital Statistics from 1940 to 1950.[1]

He was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1951 to 1962. He also worked as a farm operator and manager.

McLoskey was elected as a Republican in Illinois's 19th District to the Eighty-eighth Congress (January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965).[1]

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Eighty-ninth Congress in 1964. He served as chairman of the Warren County, Illinois, planning commission from 1969 to 1972.

He died on November 2, 1990, in Monmouth, Illinois.[1] His remains were cremated.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Bioguide Search". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 19th congressional district

1963–1965
Succeeded by