About Robert Scholes
Lived 1866 – 1929 (aged 62). Robert Scholes was an American lawyer and politician.
Robert Scholes (December 5, 1866 – October 23, 1929) was an American politician and lawyer.
Born in Peoria, Illinois, Scholes was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1899 and then practiced law in Peoria. From 1904 to 1912, Scholes was state's attorney for Peoria County, Illinois and was a Republican. From 1917 until his death in 1929, Scholes served in the Illinois House of Representatives and was twice speaker of the house in 1925 and 1927. Scholes died in his home, in Peoria, Illinois, from a heart ailment and ill health.
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Who was Robert Scholes?
American politician and lawyer
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Robert Scholes was born on 5 December 1866.
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Robert Scholes died on 23 October 1929.
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Robert Scholes was a lawyer and politician.
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Robert Scholes was American.
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