Frederick Lundin (born Fredrik Lundin Larsson; May 18, 1868 – August 20, 1947) was a

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from

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and a Republican Party ward

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. He played an instrumental role in the successful mayoral elections of

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and the creation of Thompson's patronage system. He also built up the organized syndicate later taken over by Al Capone in 1922.

Background

Frederick Lundin was born Fredrik Lundin Larsson in the parish of Västra Tollstad, Hästholmen,

Ödeshög Municipality Ödeshög Municipality (''Ödeshögs kommun'') is a municipality in Östergötland County, Sweden. The seat is situated in the small town of Ödeshög. The coat of arms was created in 1972 at the time the modern municipalities of Sweden were crea ...

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, Sweden. His parents were Lars Fredrik Lundin and Fredrika Larsdotter. He had two sisters, Lovisa (1854–1873) and Elin. He immigrated with his parents and sister when he was a child to the United States and settled in

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in 1880. After completing his academic studies, he served as president of Lundin & Co. manufacturer of Lundin's Juniper Ade, which was made from

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extract.

Career

Lundin served as a member of the

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from 1894–1898. He was later selected to serve as an alternate delegate to the Republican National Convention from Illinois in 1904. In 1908 Lundin was elected as a

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Congressman to the

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from Illinois' 7th congressional district in

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. He was a one-term congressman from March 4, 1909 until March 3, 1911 and was defeated for reelection in 1910. He resumed manufacturing interests and became involved as a Republican party ward boss in Chicago.

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describes Lundin as: In exchange for his supporters voting as he told them, Lundin arranged jobs mainly in the municipal sector. Lundin was instrumental in the election of

as mayor in 1915 and succeeded in getting Thompson to appoint over 30,000 supporters to the city payroll in a form of political graft as all were required to kick back part of their pay to Lundin's organization. In 1922, Lundin was indicted on a charge of embezzling tax money. Although he was acquitted, this was the beginning of the end of his career as a political boss. Lundin died in Beverly Hills, California on August 20, 1947 and was interred in

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, Forest Park, Illinois.

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