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Robert F. McPartlin

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Robert F. McPartlin
BornNovember 2, 1926
Austin, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedApril 15, 1987(1987-04-15) (aged 60)
Resting placeQueen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Illinois, U.S.
EducationCampion High School
OccupationPolitician
SpouseGeraldine
Children9

Robert F. McPartlin (November 2, 1926 – April 15, 1987) was an American Democratic politician. He was a member the Illinois House of Representatives for the 16th district from 1960 to 1976, when he was indicted for taking part in a $1.3 million bribery scheme over a "$48 million Chicago sewage contract" alongside billionaire heirs E. Bronson Ingram II and Frederic B. Ingram. McPartlin was sentenced to eight years in prison in 1979, and he died[how?] at the end of his sentence.

Early life

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Robert F. McPartlin was born on November 2, 1926, in Austin, Chicago.[1][2] His father, Frank L. McPartlin, was the Democratic committeeman of the 30th ward on the Chicago City Council.[1]

McPartlin was educated at Campion High School. He served in the United States Marine Corps in the Pacific during World War II.[3][1]

Career

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McPartlin was an electrical engineer for the city of Chicago.[1]

McPartlin served as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 16th district from 1960 to 1976, when he was indicted for taking part in a $1.3 million bribery scheme over a "$48 million Chicago sewage contract" alongside billionaire heirs E. Bronson Ingram II and Frederic B. Ingram.[4] He was convicted of bribery in 1977 alongside Frederic, while Bronson was acquitted.[5] McPartlin was given an eight-year prison sentence in 1979.[6]

Personal life

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McPartlin had a wife, Geraldine,[1] and nine children.[6] He was a member of the Knights of Columbus.[1]

He died in April 1987.[2][how?][better source needed] He was buried in the Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Clark Post To McPartlin". Suburbanite Economist. January 20, 1960. p. 12. Retrieved July 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "FamilySearch.org". FamilySearch.org. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  3. ^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1975-1976,' Biographical Sketch of Robert F. McPartlin, pg. 107
  4. ^ "8 Indicted on Kickbacks In Hauling of Chicago Sludge". Mt. Vernon Register-News. 29 June 1976. p. 1. Retrieved July 7, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Federal jury convicts 5 in Chicago sludge trial". The Terre Haute Tribune. 9 November 1977. p. 26. Retrieved July 7, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ a b "Ex-lawmaker jailed on bribery conviction". Southern Illinoisian. November 2, 1979. p. 11. Retrieved July 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
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