Robert T. McLoskey

Robert T. McLoskey
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 19th district
In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965
Preceded by	Robert B. Chiperfield
Succeeded by	Gale Schisler
Personal details
Born	Robert Thaddeus McLoskey June 26, 1907 Monmouth, Illinois
Died	November 2, 1990 (aged 83) Monmouth, Illinois
Political party	Republican

Robert Thaddeus McLoskey (June 26, 1907 – November 2, 1990) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Born in Monmouth, Illinois, McLoskey graduated from Monmouth High School in Monmouth, Illinois in 1924. He received his B.A. from Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois in 1928 and a certificate in mortuary science from Worsham College in Chicago, Illinois in 1932. He served as a funeral director. He served as tax supervisor for Warren County, Illinois from 1935 to 1939 and as a field supervisor for the Illinois Department of Public Health's Bureau of Vital Statistics from 1940 to 1950. He served as member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1951 to 1962. He also worked as a farm operator and manager.

McLoskey was elected as a Republican in Illinois's 19th District to the Eighty-eighth Congress (January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Eighty-ninth Congress in 1964. He served as chairman of the Warren County, Illinois, planning commission from 1969 to 1972. He died on November 2, 1990, in Monmouth, Illinois. His remains were cremated.

References

• United States Congress. "Robert T. McLoskey (id: M000558)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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