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John Humphrey (June 20, 1838 – October 3, 1914) was an English American politician and attorney who is credited as the father of Orland Park, Illinois. He was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives and the Illinois Senate. He was also the first mayor of Orland Park.
Pages in category "People from Orland Park, Illinois" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Orland Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, with a small portion in Will County. It is a suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, Orland Park had a population of 58,703. Located 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Chicago, Orland Park is close to several interstate highways, with the I-80 east-west coast connector as its southern ...
Humphrey was first elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1870 and to the Illinois Senate in 1886. The town of Orland Park was incorporated in 1892 and Humphrey was elected its first mayor, a position he held until his death in 1914. [2] Humphrey built his residence, the second permanent house in the town, in 1881.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Orland Township has a total area of 36.39 square miles (94.25 km 2), of which 35.67 square miles (92.38 km 2) (or 98.02%) is land and 0.72 square miles (1.86 km 2) (or 1.98%) is water. [3] It includes the entire village of Orland Hills, almost all of Orland Park, as well as a large portion of Tinley ...
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Clement Wilks was born at Peckham Rye, Surrey, 15 February 1819, the youngest son of the Rev. Mark Wilks, of Paris.He spent most of his early years in France and Switzerland and took his degree of Bachelor of Arts at the Collège de Paris in 1836.
This list of cemeteries in Vermilion County, Illinois includes currently operating, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (graves abandoned or removed) cemeteries, columbaria, and mausolea which are historical and/or notable.