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Squires, Mattie G.
In 1916 Mattie G. Squires campaigned as a candidate of the Prohibition Party for the position of University of Illinois Trustee. She lost, receiving 26,129 votes (0.41%). Candidates affiliated with many parties ran candidates as there were…
Sheen, Sarah S.
Sarah S. Sheen was one of three Prohibition Party candidates in 1916 for the office of University of Illinois Trustee. She received 26,015 votes (0.40%). There were three trustee positions to be filled. None of the Prohibition candidates w…
Starr, Ellen Gates
In 1916 Ellen G. Starr, co-founder of Chicago's Hull House, ran on the Socialist Party ticket for University of Illinois Trustee. She lost, polling 69,767 votes (1.08%). That same year Starr campaigned for Alderman on the Socialist ticket …