Lynn C. Sieberns
Lynn Callsen Sieberns (February 8, 1889 ― February 23, 1962) was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate.
Sieberns was born February 8, 1889. Sieberns earned a bachelor of law in 1912.[1] Sieberns served in World War I as a medic.[2] Sieberns was elected to the Illinois Senate in 1932 after defeating Republican incumbent Florence Fifer Bohrer as part of a national Democratic wave. In the 1940 general election, Republican candidate defeated Sieberns. On February 23, 1962, Sieberns died of a heart attack while attending an Illinois Commerce Commission hearing.[3]
References[]
- ^ Cunningham, Harrison E., ed. (June 30, 1914). "Twenty-Seventh Report of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois" (PDF). University of Illinois. p. 48. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ Hasbrouck, Jacob L. (1924). History of McLean County, Illinois (PDF). Topeka-Indianapolis: Historical Publishing Company. p. 734. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ "L.C. Sieberns Dies at ICC Hearing". The Pantagraph. February 23, 1962. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
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