Robert T. McLoskey | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 19th district | |
| In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Robert B. Chiperfield |
| Succeeded by | Gale Schisler |
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives | |
| In office 1951-1962 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Thaddeus McLoskey June 26, 1907 Monmouth, Illinois |
| Died | November 2, 1990 (aged 83) Monmouth, Illinois |
| Political party | Republican |
Robert Thaddeus McLoskey (June 26, 1907 – November 2, 1990) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.[1]
Born in Monmouth, Illinois, McLoskey graduated from Monmouth High School in Monmouth, Illinois in 1924. He earned a B.A. from Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois in 1928 and a certificate in mortuary science from Worsham College in Chicago, Illinois in 1932. He served as a funeral director and later as tax supervisor for Warren County, Illinois from 1935 to 1939 then as a field supervisor for the Illinois Department of Public Health's Bureau of Vital Statistics from 1940 to 1950.[1]
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 Republican in Illinois's 19th District to the Eighty-eighth Congress (January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965).[1]
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Eighty-ninth Congress in 1964. He served as chairman of the Warren County, Illinois, planning commission from 1969 to 1972.
He died on November 2, 1990, in Monmouth, Illinois.[1] His remains were cremated.
