Earle Benjamin Searcy Explained
Earle Benjamin Searcy was an American politician who served as clerk of the Supreme Court of Illinois, Illinois state senator, and Illinois state representative.
Early life
Searcy was born on May 4, 1887, in Palmyra, Illinois. He worked as a reporter for a newspaper in Springfield, Illinois. He also worked as a department editor for the Illinois State Highway Department.
He served in the United States Army during World War I. He then worked as a real estate broker.
Political career
Searcy was a Republican.
In 1920 he was elected a Illinois state representative. In 1923, he was elected Illinois State Senator.
In 1936, he ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary for Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts.[1]
In 1940, he ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary for lieutenant governor of Illinois.[2]
In 1944 he was elected clerk of the Supreme Court of Illinois.[3] He was reelected in 1950.[4]
Personal life
He married Fae Searcy in 1917.[5] [6] They were parents to Barbara Jane Searcy Damewood and Earle B. Searcy.[5]
Death
Searcy died of a heart attack on April 11, 1955, at the age of 67.[7] He died in office, and his wife was appointed clerk of the Supreme Court in a widow's succession.[7] She would go on to be elected in her own right at the next election in 1956.[8] She would be further reelected in 1962.[9]
Notes and References
- Web site: OFFICIAL VOTE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS CAST AT THE GENERAL ELECTION, NOV. 3, 1936 PRIMARY ELECTIONS GENERAL PRIMARY, APRIL 14, 1940 PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE, APRIL 14, 1936 . Illinois State Board of Elections . 2 August 2020 .
- Web site: OFFICIAL VOTE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS CAST AT THE GENERAL ELECTION, NOV. 5, 1940 JUDICIAL ELECTIONS, 1939–1940 PRIMARY ELECTION General Primary, APRIL 9, 1940. Illinois State Board of Elections. 2 August 2020. 24 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624113817/https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1940/PE%20and%20GE%201940.pdf. dead.
- Web site: OFFICIAL VOTE of the STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION, November 7, 1944 PRIMARY ELECTION General Primary, April 11, 1944. Illinois State Board of Elections. 2 August 2020.
- Web site: OFFICIAL VOTE of the STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION, November 7, 1950 JUDICIAL ELECTION, 1950, • PRIMARY ELECTION General Primary, April 11, 1950 . Illinois State Board of Elections . 9 July 2020 . October 13, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211013195109/https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1950/PE%20and%20GE%201950.pdf . dead .
- Web site: Mrs. Fae Searcy Dies; Clerk of Supreme Court . The Dispatch (Moline Illinois) . The Associated Press . 13 August 2021 . en . subscription . 25 March 1968.
- Web site: MISS ISENBERG TO WED IN SHELBYVILLE . Newspapers.com . The Daily Review (Decatur, Illinois) . 13 August 2021 . en . subscription . 11 Jan 1917.
- Web site: Mrs. Fae Searcy Named to Post Of Late Husband . Newspapers.com . Dixon Evening Telegraph (Dixon, Illinois) . The Associated Press . 13 August 2021 . en . subscription . 14 Apr 1955.
- Web site: OFFICIAL VOTE of the STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 6, 1956 JUDICIAL ELECTION, 1955, 1956 • PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, APRIL 10 1958 . Illinois State Board of Elections . 4 July 2020 . 4 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220704221556/https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1956/PE%20and%20GE%201956.pdf . dead .
- Web site: OFFICIAL VOTE of the STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 6, 1960 JUDICIAL ELECTION, 1961–1962 • PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, APRIL, 10, 1962 . Illinois State Board of Elections . 1 July 2020 .
