Ralph E. Church

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Ralph Edwin Church (May 5, 1883 – March 21, 1950), a U.S. Congressman, was born in Vermilion County, Illinois. Church, a Republican, represented the 10th and 13th Congressional districts of Illinois in the U.S. Congress. Congressman Church was also a candidate for U.S Senator in 1940. He was a member of the American Bar Association, Delta Chi, and Phi Kappa Psi. He was married to Marguerite Church, whom upon his death was appointed to his Congressional seat. Marguerite Church went on to hold the seat for six congressional terms.

The Churches are buried in Memorial Park, Skokie, Illinois.

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• Political Graveyard, referring to his resting place
• Congressional Biography Congressional biography

Preceded by James Simpson, Jr.	U.S. Representative of Illinois's 10th Congressional District 1935 – 1941	Succeeded by George A. Paddock
Preceded by George A. Paddock	U.S. Representative of Illinois's 10th Congressional District 1943 – 1949	Succeeded by Richard W. Hoffman
Preceded by Leo E. Allen	U.S. Representative of Illinois's 13th Congressional District 1949 – 1950	Succeeded by Marguerite S. Church