Arthur R. Gottschalk (February 15, 1925 – June 17, 2020) was an American lawyer, businessman, and politician.
Gottschalk was born in
Chicago, Illinois. He served in the
United States Army during
World War II. He went to
Shrivenham American University in England while stationed in the United States Army. He graduated from
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the University ...
and was admitted to the Illinois bar. Gottschalk practiced law in Chicago. He also served as vice president and attorney for the
Reuben H. Donnelly Corporation. Gottschalk served as a police magistrate for
Park Forest, Illinois and on the Park Forest Police and Fire Commission. Gottschalk served in the
Illinois Senate
The Illinois Senate is the Upper house, upper chamber of the Illinois General Assembly, the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state, State of Illinois in the United States. The body was created by the first state constitution adop ...
from 1960 until 1969 and was a
Republican. He also served as President of the Illinois Manufacturers Association. Gottschalk died at his home in
Frankfort, Illinois.
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1925 births
2020 deaths
Lawyers from Chicago
Politicians from Chicago
People from Frankfort, Illinois
People from Park Forest, Illinois
Military personnel from Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni
Republican Party Illinois state senators
American expatriates in the United Kingdom
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