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Daniel John Ronan (July 13, 1914 – August 13, 1969) was a
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from
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. Born in
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, Ronan attended parochial schools. He graduated from St. Ignatius High School in 1933, from
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in 1938, and took postgraduate work there from 1939 to 1941 and 1947 to 1948. During
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, Ronan served in
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communications in the
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from 1942 to 1945. He served as member of the state house of representatives from 1948 to 1952, and was an
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in Chicago from 1951 to 1964. Ronan was appointed acting ward committeeman in 1959, elected in 1960, and reelected in 1964; he served as member of the Chicago Planning Commission from Ronan was elected as a
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to the 89th,
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, and 91st Congresses, and served the sixth district from January 3, 1965, until his death a fatal
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at his mother's house in Chicago on and was interred in
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Mausoleum in Hillside, Ronan's successor,
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, served only until December 1972, killed in the crash of
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in Chicago.


See also

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List of United States Congress members who died in office (1950–99) There are several lists of United States Congress members who died in office. These include: *List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899) *List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–1949) *List ...


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ronan, Daniel John 1914 births 1969 deaths Politicians from Chicago Loyola University Chicago alumni Chicago City Council members Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives Military personnel from Illinois United States Army Air Forces soldiers Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II 20th-century members of the Illinois General Assembly 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives