Joseph D. Lohman Explained

Joseph D. Lohman
Order:60th Treasurer of Illinois
Governor:William G. Stratton
Otto Kerner Jr.
Term Start:January 12, 1959
Term End:September 1, 1961
Predecessor:Elmer J. Hoffman
Successor:Francis S. Lorenz
Office1:Cook County Sheriff
Term Start1:1954
Term End1:1958
Predecessor1:John E. Babb
Successor1:Frank G. Sain
Birth Date:January 31, 1910
Birth Place:Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Death Place:Walnut Creek, California, U.S.
Party:Democratic

Joseph D. Lohman (January 31, 1910  - April 26, 1968) was an American educator and politician.

Born in Denver, Colorado, Lohman received his bachelor's degree from University of Denver and his master's degree from University of Wisconsin - Madison, and went to University of Chicago. He taught sociology at University of Chicago, American University, and University of Wisconsin - Madison. Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson appointed Lohman chairman of the Illinois Parole Board in 1949. In 1954, Lohman was elected sheriff of Cook County, Illinois as a Democrat and then in 1958, Lohman was elected Illinois Treasurer. In 1961, Lohman resigned as Illinois Treasurer and was appointed dean of the school of criminology at University of California, Berkeley. He died in Walnut Creek, California of a heart ailment at age 58.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. 'Illinois Blue Book 1959-1960,' Biographical Sketch of Joseph D. Lohman, pg. 82-83
  2. 'Heart Ailment Kills Lohman, 59, Ex-Sheriff-Dean of Criminology in California,' Chicago Tribune, April 27, 1968, section 1, pg. 16