. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois. f Public Accounts,and, at the November election, was elected by aplurality of 138,000 votes over his Democraticopponent. He was serving his sixth term asCounty Clerk when chosen Auditor, havingreceived the nomination of his party on eachoccasion without opposition. McDANJfOLI), John J., lawyer and ex-Con-gressman, was born in Brown County, 111., August29, 1851, acquired his early education in the com-mon schools of his native county and in a privateschool; graduated from the Law Department ofthe Iowa State University in 1874, and wasadmitted to the bar in
. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois. f Public Accounts,and, at the November election, was elected by aplurality of 138,000 votes over his Democraticopponent. He was serving his sixth term asCounty Clerk when chosen Auditor, havingreceived the nomination of his party on eachoccasion without opposition. McDANJfOLI), John J., lawyer and ex-Con-gressman, was born in Brown County, 111., August29, 1851, acquired his early education in the com-mon schools of his native county and in a privateschool; graduated from the Law Department ofthe Iowa State University in 1874, and wasadmitted to the bar in Illinois the same year,commencing practice at Mount Sterling. In 1885he was made Master in Chancery, in 1886, electedCounty Judge, and re-elected in 1890, resigningliis seat in October, 1892, to accept an election bythe Democrats of the Twelfth Illinois District asRepresentative in the Fifty-third retiring from Congress (March 4, 1895), removed to Chicago, where heengaged in the practice of his
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