John E. Grotberg

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John E. Grotberg (1985)

John E. Grotberg (born March 23, 1925 in Winnebago , Minnesota , †  November 15, 1986 in St. Charles , Illinois ) was an American politician . In 1985 and 1986 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Grotberg attended Valley City High School in North Dakota and then studied at the University of Chicago and then until 1961 at George Williams College . He then was director of finance at the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . Between 1973 and 1977 he was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives ; from 1977 to 1985 he was a member of the State Senate .

In the 1984 congressional election , Grotberg was elected to the 14th  constituency of Illinois in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded the resigned Tom Corcoran on January 3, 1985 . He was able to exercise his mandate until his death on November 15, 1986. John Grotberg died of complications from cancer and was buried in Union Cemetery in St. Charles.

Web links

  • John E. Grotberg in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Grotberg, John E.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 23, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Winnebago , Minnesota
DATE OF DEATH November 15, 1986
Place of death St. Charles , Illinois