Robert F. McPartlin

Robert F. McPartlin (November 2, 1926 – April 15, 1987) was an American Democratic politician. He was a member the Illinois House of Representatives for the 16th district from 1960 to 1976, when he was indicted for taking part in a $1.3 million bribery scheme over a "$48 million Chicago sewage contract" alongside billionaire heirs E. Bronson Ingram II and Frederic B. Ingram. McPartlin was sentenced to eight years in prison in 1979, and he died at the end of his sentence.

Robert F. McPartlin
BornNovember 2, 1926
Austin, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedApril 15, 1987(1987-04-15) (aged 60)
Resting placeQueen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Illinois, U.S.
EducationCampion High School
OccupationPolitician
SpouseGeraldine
Children9

Early life

Robert F. McPartlin was born on November 2, 1926, in Austin, Chicago.[1][2] His father, Frank L. McPartlin, was the Democratic committeeman of the 30th ward on the Chicago City Council.[1]

McPartlin was educated at Campion High School. He served in the United States Marine Corps in the Pacific during World War II.[3][1]

Career

McPartlin was an electrical engineer for the city of Chicago.[1]

McPartlin served as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 16th district from 1960 to 1976, when he was indicted for taking part in a $1.3 million bribery scheme over a "$48 million Chicago sewage contract" alongside billionaire heirs E. Bronson Ingram II and Frederic B. Ingram.[4] He was convicted of bribery in 1977 alongside Frederic, while Bronson was acquitted.[5] McPartlin was given an eight-year prison sentence in 1979.[6]

Personal life

McPartlin had a wife, Geraldine,[1] and nine children.[6] He was a member of the Knights of Columbus.[1]

He died in April 1987.[2] He was buried in the Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois.

See also

References
  1. "Clark Post To McPartlin". Suburbanite Economist. January 20, 1960. p. 12. Retrieved July 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "FamilySearch.org". FamilySearch.org. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  3. 'Illinois Blue Book 1975-1976,' Biographical Sketch of Robert F. McPartlin, pg. 107
  4. "8 Indicted on Kickbacks In Hauling of Chicago Sludge". Mt. Vernon Register-News. 29 June 1976. p. 1. Retrieved July 7, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  5. "Federal jury convicts 5 in Chicago sludge trial". The Terre Haute Tribune. 9 November 1977. p. 26. Retrieved July 7, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  6. "Ex-lawmaker jailed on bribery conviction". Southern Illinoisian. November 2, 1979. p. 11. Retrieved July 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.


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