John Neal Erlenborn (February 8, 1927 – October 30, 2005) was an American lawyer and a former

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member of the U.S. Congressional Delegations from Illinois, representing the 14th (then after 1980s redistricting the 13th) district. Born in

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, Erlenborn attended Immaculate Conception High School (

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), Loyola University Chicago and

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. He represented his district for twenty years, from January 1965 to January 1985, a period which began with the 89th U.S. Congress. He retired after serving in the 98th U.S. Congress. He subsequently became an

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member of the

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, and served as a board member for the

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from 1989 to 2001. He died on October 30, 2005, at age 78, after suffering from

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. The majority of his papers and other materials created during his time in office are held at the archives of

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