Homer Knickerbocker Galpin (December 11, 1871–July 27, 1941) was an American politician and lawyer. Galpin was born in

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. He went to the public schools and took courses in business education. He graduated from the law department of

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and was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1893. He practiced law in Chicago and was involved with the

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. Galpin served as clerk of the

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from 189 to 1905. He served in the

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from 1905 to 1909. Galpin served on the Illinois Tax Commissio

Galpin died at the Grant Hospital in Chicago, Illinois after being ill for a week.'Homer K. Galpin, Former Cook County GOP Leader, Dies After Short Illness,' Freeport Journal-Standard (Illinois), July 2, 1941, pg. 12

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