Ed Madigan

Madigan was born in Lincoln on January 13, 1936. He attended Lincoln [Junior] College before starting his own taxicab business. He entered public service as a member of the Lincoln Board of Zoning Appeals from 1965 to 1969. During that time, he was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives where he served from 1967 to 1973.'Illinois Blue Book 1971-1972,' Biograpbical Sketch of Edward R. Madigan, pg. 268-269

In November, 1972, he was elected as a Republican to the U.S. House of Representatives, and was subsequently elected to nine more terms. Madigan narrowly lost the race for minority whip in 1989 to future Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich of Georgia. Madigan served in Congress from 1973 to 1991, when Clayton Keith Yeutter resigned, and Madigan was appointed secretary of agriculture. Serving from 1991 to 1993, Madigan was the first Roman Catholic to serve as secretary of agriculture.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060209004849/http://www.adherents.com/largecom/fam_catholic_politicians.html U.S. Catholic Politicians:]}}

He died of complications from lung cancer on December 7, 1994, at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Illinois, at the age of 58. He and his wife, Evelyn, had three daughters.

Madigan was in charge of implementing the famous 1992 Food Pyramid. This food pyramid suggested 6 to 11 servings of cereals, grains, and breads each day. After the implementation of the food pyramid, Madigan went and worked for Philip Morris. Edward Madigan worked for Philip Morris from 1993 to 1994. He joined the company after his tenure as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and served as the Senior Vice President for Government Affairs. His role involved handling government relations and navigating the regulatory landscape for Philip Morris during a period of significant change and expansion.

In 1995, Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area, a state park near Lincoln, was renamed in Madigan's honor. Edward Madigan came from a politically active family. His younger brother Robert Madigan served as the City Clerk for Lincoln, Illinois for several terms, then sat in the Illinois State Senate for 14 years and finally concluded his public service with a brief term on the Illinois Commerce Commission.

In 1984, Illinois native, and future congressman from Nebraska Don Bacon interned in Madigan's Washington, D.C., office.{{Cite web|title=Brigadier General Donald J. Bacon|url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/108659/donald-j-bacon/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-02|website=United States Air Force|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923051044/http://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/108659/brigadier-general-donald-j-bacon/ |archive-date=September 23, 2017 }}

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