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L. Bruce Richmond (October 17, 1920 – April 13, 2008) was an American businessman and politician. Richmond was born in
Johnston City, Illinois Johnston City is a city in Williamson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,348 at the 2020 census. This was a center of coal mining in the early 20th century, having a peak of population in the 1920s. The mining jobs attracted man ...
. He served in the
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during
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. Richmond studied at Southern Illinois University. He lived in Murphysboro, Illinois and he was the owner of the Aircraft Sign Service in Murphysboro, Illinois. Richmond served on the Murphysboro City Council and as mayor of Murpheysboro. Richmond 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 1975 until 1993 and was a
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. Richmond died at his home in Murphysboro, Illinois.'L. Bruce Richmond, former lawmaker, dies,' The Rock Island Dispatch-Argus (Illinois), April 14. 2008


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1920 births 2008 deaths People from Williamson County, Illinois People from Murphysboro, Illinois Military personnel from Illinois Southern Illinois University alumni Illinois city council members Mayors of places in Illinois Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives 20th-century American legislators United States Navy personnel of World War II 20th-century Illinois politicians {{Illinois-Ilrepresentative-stub