Egbert B. "Ebbie" Groen (January 26, 1915 – September 24, 2012) was an American politician and lawyer. Born in Pekin, Illinois, Groen went to the Pekin Public Schools. He received his bachelor's degree from Knox College in 1937 and his law degree from the

University of Illinois College of Law The University of Illinois College of Law (Illinois Law or UIUC Law) is the law school of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, a public university in Champaign, Illinois. It was established in 1897 and offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S. ...

in 1940. He was admitted to the Illinois bar and practiced law in Pekin, Illinois. He served in the

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as a judge advocate during

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and was commissioned a lieutenant colonel. Groen served in the

Illinois Senate The Illinois Senate is the Upper house, upper chamber of the Illinois General Assembly, the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state, State of Illinois in the United States. The body was created by the first state constitution adop ...

from 1953 to 1973 and was a Republican. Groen died at his home in Pekin, Illinois.Egbert B. Groen-obituary
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* 1915 births 2012 deaths People from Pekin, Illinois Knox College (Illinois) alumni University of Illinois College of Law alumni Illinois lawyers United States Army Air Forces officers United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps Military personnel from Illinois Republican Party Illinois state senators 20th-century American lawyers {{Illinois-statesenator-stub