Description: Vintage ORIGINAL 1965 Otto Kerner, Jr. Political Inauguration Keychain ILLINOIS GOVERNOR DEMOCRAT. Still on card ! Key chain shows light soiling and scratching. The card shows slight soiling, age toning and stress creasing. IT'S THE "OBSCURE" ITEMS LIKE THIS THAT WILL SET YOUR ILLINOIS COLLECTION APART FROM THE OTHERS ! Kerner, Otto, Jr. (1908-1976) — of Glenview, Cook County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., August 15, 1908. Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1947-54; county judge in Illinois, 1954-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1960, 1964; Governor of Illinois, 1961-68; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1968-74; resigned 1974. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Shriners; Moose; Odd Fellows; Royal Arcanum; Military Order of the World Wars; Alpha Delta Phi; Phi Delta Phi. While serving as Governor, he and another official made a gain of over $300,000 in a stock deal which prosecutors later characterized as bribery. Convicted in 1973 on 17 counts of bribery, conspiracy, perjury, and related charges; sentenced to three years in federal prison and fined $50,000. Died of cancer, May 9, 1976 (age 67 years, 268 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. Yet another Illinois democrat crook ! Sounds like a broken record, huh ? Please see my other auctions for more Illinois political pinbacks and other GREAT collectibles ! Keep checking in as over the MANY months to come I will be auctioning off my Illinois political collection of several thousand items which I have not added to in over 10 years ! Shipped via USPS GROUND ADVANTAGE. I DO COMBINE SHIPPING !! IF YOU DO WIN MULTIPLE AUCTIONS, PLEASE WAIT FOR A COMBINED SHIPPING INVOICE BEFORE PAYING. NO INTERNATIONAL BIDS, PLEASE !! I DO NOT SHIP OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES !! INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS WITH A SHIPPING ADDRESS IN THE UNITED STATES PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE BIDDING.PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU ARE FROM OVERSEAS AND ARE THE HIGH BIDDER ON ANY OF MY AUCTIONS, THE ORDER WILL BE CANCELED !!
Price: 5.99 USD
Location: New Lenox, Illinois
End Time: 2024-04-08T23:00:01.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5.75 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Candidate: Otto Kerner, Jr.
Type: Keychain
Year: 1965
Signed: No
Theme: Politics
Country/Region: United States
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
