John Norman Shade (April 6, 1902 – October 26, 1985) was an American politician and businessman. Shade was born in

Pekin, Illinois Pekin () is a city in and the county seat of Tazewell County in the U.S. state of Illinois. Located on the Illinois River, Pekin is the largest city of Tazewell County and the second most populous municipality of the Peoria metropolitan area, a ...

and was in the real estate business. He served as mayor of Pekin, Illinois from 1939 to 1954 and from 1959 to 1966. He was a

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. Shade served in the

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from 1954 to 1958 and from 1966 to 1970. He also served on the Tazewell County Board. Shade died at the Pekin Convalescent Center in Pekin, Illinois.'J. Norman Shade, former legislator, Pekin Mayor dies,' ''Pekin Daily Times,'' October 26, 1985

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1902 births 1985 deaths People from Pekin, Illinois Businesspeople from Illinois County board members in Illinois Mayors of places in Illinois Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives 20th-century American legislators 20th-century American businesspeople 20th-century Illinois politicians {{Illinois-Ilrepresentative-stub