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State Funeral of James Robert Mann

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Date

1922-12-05

Maker

National Photo

Dimensions

8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)

Accession Number

PA2015.04.0030a

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

Colleagues honored late Illinois Representative and former Minority Leader James Robert Mann with a funeral in the House Chamber in 1922. From 1820 to 1940, the Chamber served as the setting for the funerals of 32 known sitting Members of the House and one Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. After the service, Mann’s body was returned home to Chicago by train.

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