Joseph Bernard Ebbesen (January 12, 1925 – September 7, 2014) was an American politician and optometrist. Born in

DeKalb, Illinois DeKalb ( ) is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. The population was 43,862 according to the 2010 census, up from 39,018 at the 2000 census. The city is named after decorated Franconian- French war hero Johann de Kalb, who died ...

, Ebbesen graduated from the DeKalb Township High School in 1943. He then served in the

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during

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. He went to the Northern Illinois University and the

Illinois College of Optometry The Illinois College of Optometry (ICO) is a private optometry college in Chicago, Illinois. Graduating approximately 160 optometrists a year, it is the largest optometry college in the United States and the oldest continually operating educati ...

. Ebbesen practiced optometry in DeKalb, Illinois. He served on the local board of education and on the DeKalb City Council from 1961 to 1965. From 1965 to 1969, Ebbesen served as mayor of DeKalb and was a Republican. From 1973 to 1985, Ebbesen served in the

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. Ebbesen died at his home in DeKalb, Illinois.Joseph B. Ebbesen-obituary
''Daily Chronicle''. Retrieved November 18, 2018.

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Inventory of the papers of Joseph B. Ebbesen in the Regional History Center at Northern Illinois University.
1925 births 2014 deaths People from DeKalb, Illinois Military personnel from Illinois Northern Illinois University alumni Illinois College of Optometry alumni American optometrists School board members in Illinois Illinois city council members Mayors of places in Illinois Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II {{Illinois-Ilrepresentative-stub