James C. Kirie (March 15, 1911 – June 19, 2000) was an American politician and businessman.
Kirie was born in
River Grove, Illinois. He went to the local public schools. He served in the
United States Army during
World War II. Kirie went to the
Central YMCA College and the
John Marshall Law School. He owned Kirie's Restaurant. Kirie served as village clerk for River Grove, Illinois and as clerk for
Leyden Township. Kirie was a
Democrat
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
. Kirie served in the
Illinois House of Representatives
The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the current constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 re ...
from 1965 to 1970. He then lived in
Elmwood Park, Illinois and served as commissioner for the
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago from 1970 to 1988. Kirie died at Evanston Hospital in
Evanston, Illinois.
['James Kirie, 89, Leyden Democrat leader,' Chicago Tribune, Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah, June 20, 2000]
Notes
External links
*
1911 births
2000 deaths
Politicians from Cook County, Illinois
Military personnel from Illinois
Businesspeople from Illinois
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law alumni
Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives
20th-century American politicians
20th-century American businesspeople
Members of the Board of Commissioners for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
{{Illinois-Ilrepresentative-stub