Martin B. Madden
{{Short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Martin B. Madden
| image name = Martin Barnaby Madden in 1918.jpg
| caption = 1918 photograph of Madden
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1855|3|21|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Wolviston, County Durham, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|1928|4|27|1855|3|21|mf=y}}
| death_place = Washington, D.C.
| state = Illinois
| district = 1st
| term_start = March 4, 1905
| term_end = April 27, 1928
| preceded = Martin Emerich
| succeeded = Oscar S. De Priest
| office1 = Chicago Alderman from the 4th ward{{Cite web |url=http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/LIB/AldermansList.htm |title=Centennial List of Mayors, City Clerks, City Attorneys, City Treasurers, and Aldermen, elected by the people of the city of Chicago, from the incorporation of the city on March 4, 1837 to March 4, 1937, arranged in alphabetical order, showing the years during which each official held office. |access-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904052355/http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/LIB/AldermansList.htm |archive-date=September 4, 2018 |url-status=dead }}
| term_start1 = 1889
| term_end1 = 1897
| alongside1 = John W. Hepburn (1889–1896)
William S. Jackson (1896–1897)
| preceded1 = Harry D. Hammer
| succeeded1 = Abraham A. Ballenberg
| party = Republican
| spouse =
| signature = Signature of Martin Barnaby Madden (1855–1928).png
}}
Martin Barnaby Madden (March 21, 1855 – April 27, 1928) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. He belonged to the Republican Party. As of 2023, he is the last non-African American to serve as a representative for Illinois's 1st congressional district.
Biography
Born in 1855 in Wolviston, County Durham, England, Madden immigrated to the United States in 1869 with his parents, who were born in Ireland. They settled near Lemont, Illinois. He attended public school in Chicago and graduated from Bryant and Stratton Business College in 1873. He also graduated from an engineering trade school.
Madden served as president of the Quarry Owners' Association of the United States 1885–1889. He served as vice president and director of the Builders' and Traders' Exchange of Chicago in 1886 and 1887.
File:Martin B. Madden circa 1893.jpg
A member of the Republican Party, he was elected and served several years as a member of the Chicago City Council 1889–1897. He served as presiding officer of that body 1891–1893 and chairman of the finance committee for seven years. He served as chairman of the Republican Committee of Chicago 1890–1896.
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Gaining greater influence, he was chosen as a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1896, 1900, 1912, 1916 and 1924. In 1902 he was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Fifty-eighth Congress.
Madden continued to serve in several leadership positions in business: as president of the Western Stone Co. 1895–1915. He served as a director of the Metropolitan Trust & Savings Bank of Chicago 1895–1910.
Madden was elected in 1904 as a Republican to the Fifty-ninth and to the eleven succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1905, until his death. He served as chairman of the influential Committee on Appropriations (Sixty-eighth through Seventieth Congresses).
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After having been nominated for reelection to the Seventy-first Congress, Madden died in 1928 at age 73 in the Committee on Appropriations meeting room of the House of Representatives in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. He was buried at Cass Cemetery, near Hinsdale, Illinois, as was his wife Josephine six years later. Today Cass Cemetery is located in incorporated Darien, Illinois.
Legacy
In 1935, the Madden Dam on the Chagres River in the Panama Canal water system was named after him, as was the reservoir behind it, Madden Lake. That was renamed by Panama as Lake Alajuela.{{cite book|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/104356/Chagres-River?anchor=ref2960 |chapter=Chagres River|title=Encyclopædia Britannica| access-date=2011-12-18}}
Electoral history
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| title = Illinois's 1st congressional district general election, 1902{{Cite web |url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/DownloadVoteTotals.aspx?T=637992959831528061 |title=Downloadable Vote Totals |access-date=2022-10-13 |website=Illinois State Board of Elections}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Martin Emerich
| votes = 16591
| percentage = 51.29
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Martin B. Madden
| votes = 15,339
| percentage = 47.42
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Prohibition Party
| candidate = Howard T. Wilcoxon
| votes = 415
| percentage = 1.28
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 32345
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois's 1st congressional district general election, 1904{{Cite web|url=http://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/bb/id/25049/rec/26|title=Illinois blue book, 1905–1906|access-date=2022-10-12|website=Illinois Digital Archives|publisher=Illinois Secretary of State's Office|year=1905–1906}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Martin B. Madden
| votes = 24097
| percentage = 58.00
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = John S. Oehman
| votes = 9,166
| percentage = 22.06
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Independent Republican (United States)
| candidate = David S. Geer
| votes = 5,175
| percentage = 12.46
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Socialist Party of America
| candidate = Edward Loewenthal
| votes = 2,334
| percentage = 5.62
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Prohibition Party
| candidate = William H. Craig
| votes = 416
| percentage = 1.00
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = People's Party (United States)
| candidate = Charles Roberts
| votes = 234
| percentage = 0.56
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{{Election box candidate no change
| party = Continental Party
| candidate = J. P. Lynch
| votes = 127
| percentage = 0.31
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 41549
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois's 1st congressional district general election, 1906
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Martin B. Madden (incumbent)
| votes = 17015
| percentage = 59.32
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Martin Emerich
| votes = 10,015
| percentage = 34.92
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Socialist Party of America
| candidate = J. H. Greer
| votes = 1,402
| percentage = 4.89
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Prohibition Party
| candidate = Amasa Orelup
| votes = 251
| percentage = 0.88
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 28683
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois's 1st congressional district general election, 1908{{Cite web|url=http://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/bb/id/25553/rec/28|title=Illinois blue book, 1909–1910|access-date=2022-10-12|website=Illinois Digital Archives|publisher=Illinois Secretary of State's Office|year=1909–1910|page=397}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Martin B. Madden (incumbent)
| votes = 23370
| percentage = 60.92
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Matthew L. Mandable
| votes = 13,692
| percentage = 35.69
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Socialist Party of America
| candidate = Joseph N. Greer
| votes = 825
| percentage = 2.15
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Independent politician
| candidate = Henry W. Young
| votes = 469
| percentage = 1.22
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Independent politician
| candidate = Charles McCormick
| votes = 7
| percentage = 0.02
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 38363
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois's 1st congressional district general election, 1910
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Martin B. Madden (incumbent)
| votes = 14920
| percentage = 49.99
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Michael E. Maher
| votes = 13,466
| percentage = 45.12
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Socialist Party of America
| candidate = Joseph H. Greer
| votes = 1,165
| percentage = 3.90
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Prohibition Party
| candidate = H. E. Eckles
| votes = 293
| percentage = 0.98
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 29844
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois's 1st congressional district general election, 1912
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Martin B. Madden (incumbent)
| votes = 13608
| percentage = 52.16
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Andrew Donovan
| votes = 9,967
| percentage = 38.20
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Socialist Party of America
| candidate = William F. Barnard
| votes = 2,217
| percentage = 8.50
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Prohibition Party
| candidate = W. H. Rogers
| votes = 299
| percentage = 1.15
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 26091
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois's 1st congressional district general election, 1914
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Martin B. Madden (incumbent)
| votes = 13063
| percentage = 53.22
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = James M. Quinlan
| votes = 9,060
| percentage = 36.91
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Progressive Party (United States, 1912)
| candidate = Henry M. Ashton
| votes = 1,758
| percentage = 7.16
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Socialist Party of America
| candidate = Charles Leffler
| votes = 662
| percentage = 2.70
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 24543
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois’s 1st congressional district Republican primary, 1916
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Martin B. Madden (incumbent)
| votes = 8070
| percentage = 90.67
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Andrew B. Hulit
| votes = 536
| percentage = 6.02
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Robert Brand
| votes = 294
| percentage = 3.30
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 8900
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois's 1st congressional district general election, 1916
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Martin B. Madden (incumbent)
| votes = 20380
| percentage = 59.06
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = William J. Hennessey
| votes = 13,380
| percentage = 38.77
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Socialist Party of America
| candidate = Robert H. Howe
| votes = 749
| percentage = 2.17
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 34509
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois’s 1st congressional district Republican primary, 1918
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Martin B. Madden (incumbent)
| votes = 7621
| percentage = 68.44
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = James A. Scott
| votes = 3,514
| percentage = 31.56
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 11135
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois's 1st congressional district general election, 1918
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Martin B. Madden (incumbent)
| votes = 12580
| percentage = 55.33
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = George Mayer
| votes = 9,776
| percentage = 43.00
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Socialist Party of America
| candidate = G. J. Carlisle
| votes = 381
| percentage = 1.68
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 22737
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois’s 1st congressional district Republican primary, 1920
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Martin B. Madden (incumbent)
| votes = 18138
| percentage = 73.91
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = W. A. Blackwell
| votes = 4,204
| percentage = 17.13
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Richard E. Parker
| votes = 2,198
| percentage = 8.96
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 24540
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois's 1st congressional district general election, 1920
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Martin B. Madden (incumbent)
| votes = 41907
| percentage = 75.91
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = James A. Gorman
| votes = 12,398
| percentage = 22.46
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Socialist Party of America
| candidate = Willis E. Davis
| votes = 899
| percentage = 1.63
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 55204
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois’s 1st congressional district Republican primary, 1922
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Martin B. Madden (incumbent)
| votes = 14193
| percentage = 83.32
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Richard E. Parker
| votes = 2,842
| percentage = 16.68
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 17035
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois's 1st congressional district general election, 1922
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Martin B. Madden (incumbent)
| votes = 23895
| percentage = 59.09
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = George Mayer
| votes = 15,999
| percentage = 39.56
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Socialist Party of America
| candidate = Charles Hallbeck
| votes = 427
| percentage = 1.06
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Farmer–Labor Party
| candidate = John H. Kennedy
| votes = 120
| percentage = 0.30
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 40441
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois’s 1st congressional district Republican primary, 1924
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Martin B. Madden (incumbent)
| votes = 12796
| percentage = 60.78
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Nathan S. Taylor
| votes = 8,258
| percentage = 39.22
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 21054
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois's 1st congressional district general election, 1924
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Martin B. Madden (incumbent)
| votes = 43661
| percentage = 73.05
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = James F. Doyle
| votes = 13,623
| percentage = 22.79
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Independent politician
| candidate = Samuel A. T. Watkins
| votes = 2,232
| percentage = 3.73
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Socialist Party of America
| candidate = Elmer Whitmore
| votes = 220
| percentage = 0.37
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Independent politician
| candidate = Gordon Owens
| votes = 32
| percentage = 0.05
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 59768
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois’s 1st congressional district Republican primary, 1926
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Martin B. Madden (incumbent)
| votes = 17698
| percentage = 78.56
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = P. W. Chavers
| votes = 4,831
| percentage = 21.44
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 22529
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois's 1st congressional district general election, 1926
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Martin B. Madden (incumbent)
| votes = 26559
| percentage = 68.20
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = James F. Doyle
| votes = 12,283
| percentage = 31.54
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{{Election box candidate no change
| party = Progressive
| candidate = G. Victor Cools
| votes = 101
| percentage = 0.26
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 38943
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois's 1st congressional district Republican primary, 1928
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Martin B. Madden (incumbent)
| votes = 22427
| percentage = 68.15
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = William L. Dawson
| votes = 9,424
| percentage = 28.64
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = George J. Witt
| votes = 541
| percentage = 1.64
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Chandler Owen
| votes = 315
| percentage = 0.96
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = T. W. Shavers
| votes = 200
| percentage = 0.61
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 32907
| percentage = 100.0
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See also
- List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)
- {{sectionlink|List of Speaker of the United States House of Representatives elections|December 1923}}
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Martin Barnaby Madden}}
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