Henry Joseph Knauf known as "Heinie" (February 15, 1891 – April 16, 1950) was an American politician and businessman. Born in

Hall Township, Bureau County, Illinois Hall Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,258 and it contained 3,777 housing units. Hall Township changed its name from Bloom Township in June 1850. Geography Accor ...

, Knauf lived in

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and worked in the hardware and implement business. He served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1935 until his death in 1950 and was a

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. Knauf was also the owner of Siskiyou Farm that raised horses and was President of the United States Trotting Association. Knauf was in

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to speak at the Trotting Horse Association of Iowa when he died of a heart attack at his hotel in Des Moines, Iowa.'Heart Attack Fatal To Henry J. Knauf, USTA President, The Billboard, Vol, 68, No. 17, April 29, 1950, pg. 65

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