About Garrel Burgoon
Lived 1900 – 1970 (aged 70). Garrel Burgoon was an American military personnel and politician.
Garrel Burgoon (June 15, 1900 – November 14, 1970) was an American businessman and politician.
Burgoon was born in Gas City, Indiana. He moved with his family in 1910 to Lawrence County, Illinois. Burgoon went to the Lawrence County public schools and graduated from Bridgeport High School in Bridgeport, Illinois. He then went to Purdue University. Burgoon served in the United States Army during World War I and World War I. He owned a grocery store in Lawrenceville, Illinois. Burgoon served as sheriff of Lawrence County from 1950 to 1955 and was a Republican. Burgoon served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1955 until his death in 1970. He died at the Indiana University Medical Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana after undergoing surgery.
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American businessman and politician
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Garrel Burgoon was born on 15 June 1900.
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Garrel Burgoon died on 14 November 1970.
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Garrel Burgoon was a military personnel and politician.
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