About Arthur J. Bidwill
Lived 1903 – 1985 (aged 82). Arthur J. Bidwill was an American lawyer and politician.
Arthur J. Bidwill (June 24, 1903 – October 4, 1985) was an American politician and lawyer.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Bidwill received his law degree from Notre Dame Law School and lived in River Forest, Illinois. He was a Republican. Bidwell was elected to the Illinois Senate in 1934, defeating Democrat Charles F. Baumrucker by a margin of 60 votes but was ousted four and one half months later by the Democrat-controlled Senate on a vote of 28 to 14 citing voting irregularities. A Senate committee had found that Baumrucker had actually won the vote by a majority of 149 votes. as Bidwill had campaigned on challenging the Cook County "Democratic machine."
He was the Republican nominee for Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts in 1936.
He ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for Illinois Secretary of State in 1940.
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Who was Arthur J. Bidwill?
American lawyer (1903-1985)
When was Arthur J. Bidwill born?
Arthur J. Bidwill was born on 24 June 1903.
When did Arthur J. Bidwill die?
Arthur J. Bidwill died on 4 October 1985.
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Arthur J. Bidwill was a lawyer and politician.
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Arthur J. Bidwill was American.
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