George E. Sangmeister

A Representative from Illinois. Born in Frankfort, Will County, Ill. , February 16, 1931. Attended the public schools of Joliet Township, Ill. , and Joliet Junior College, 1949-1951. United States Army, 1951-1953. B. A. , Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Ill. , 1957. LL. B. , John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Ill. , 1960, J. D. , John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Ill. 1970. Admitted to the Illinois bar in 1960. Lawyer, private practice. Justice of the peace, Will County, Ill. , 1961-1963. Magistrate, Will County, Ill. , circuit court, 1961-1964. State attorney, Will County, Ill. , 1964-1968. Member of the Illinois state house of representatives, 1972-1976. Member of the Illinois state senate, 1976-1987. Unsuccessful candidate for nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1986. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred First and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1989-January 3, 1995). Not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fourth Congress in 1994. Died on October 7, 2007, in Joliet, Ill. Interment at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, Ill.