Robert Thaddeus McLoskey (June 26, 1907 – November 2, 1990) was a

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from

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. Born in

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, McLoskey graduated from Monmouth High School in

in 1924. He earned a

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from

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in 1928 and a certificate in mortuary science from Worsham College in

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in 1932. He served as a

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and later as tax supervisor for

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from 1935 to 1939 then as a field supervisor for the

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's Bureau of Vital Statistics from 1940 to 1950. He was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1951 to 1962. He also worked as a farm operator and manager. McLoskey was elected as a

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in Illinois's 19th District to the Eighty-eighth Congress (January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Eighty-ninth Congress in 1964. He served as chairman of the

, planning commission from 1969 to 1972. He died on November 2, 1990, in

. His remains were cremated.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:McLoskey, Robert T. 1907 births 1990 deaths American funeral directors Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois Monmouth College alumni 20th-century American politicians