Robert F. McPartlin (November 2, 1926 – April 15, 1987) was an American
Democratic
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politician. He was a member the
Illinois House of Representatives
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for the 16th district from 1960 to 1976, when he was indicted for taking part in a $1.3 million bribery scheme over a "$48 million Chicago sewage contract" alongside billionaire heirs
E. Bronson Ingram II
E. Bronson Ingram II (1931–1995) was an American billionaire heir and business executive. He served as the Chairman of Ingram Industries from 1963 to 1995.Leslie Eaton, 'E. Bronson Ingram, Who Built Family Concern Into Giant, 63', in ''The New Yo ...
and
Frederic B. Ingram. McPartlin was sentenced to eight years in prison in 1979, and he died at the end of his sentence.
Early life
Robert F. McPartlin was born on November 2, 1926, in
Austin, Chicago.
His father, Frank L. McPartlin, was the Democratic committeeman of the 30th ward on the
Chicago City Council
The Chicago City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Chicago in Illinois. It consists of 50 alderpersons elected from 50 wards to serve four-year terms. The council is gaveled into session regularly, usually mont ...
.
McPartlin was educated at
Campion High School. He served in the
United States Marine Corps in the Pacific during
World War II.
['Illinois Blue Book 1975-1976,' Biographical Sketch of Robert F. McPartlin, pg. 107]
Career
McPartlin was an electrical engineer for the city of Chicago.
McPartlin served as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 16th district from 1960 to 1976, when he was indicted for taking part in a $1.3 million bribery scheme over a "$48 million Chicago sewage contract" alongside billionaire heirs
E. Bronson Ingram II
E. Bronson Ingram II (1931–1995) was an American billionaire heir and business executive. He served as the Chairman of Ingram Industries from 1963 to 1995.Leslie Eaton, 'E. Bronson Ingram, Who Built Family Concern Into Giant, 63', in ''The New Yo ...
and
Frederic B. Ingram.
[ ] He was convicted of bribery in 1977 alongside Frederic, while Bronson was acquitted.
[ ] McPartlin was given an eight-year prison sentence in 1979.
Personal life
McPartlin had a wife, Geraldine,
and nine children.
He was a member of the
Knights of Columbus.
He died in April 1987.
He was buried in the
Queen of Heaven Cemetery in
Hillside, Illinois.
See also
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Corruption in the United States
Corruption in the United States is the act of government officials Political corruption, abusing their political powers for private gain, typically through bribery or other methods, in the United States government. Corruption in the United States ...
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1926 births
1987 deaths
Politicians from Chicago
Military personnel from Illinois
United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II
American electrical engineers
Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives
American politicians convicted of bribery
Illinois politicians convicted of crimes
Crime in Chicago
Engineers from Illinois
20th-century American engineers
20th-century American legislators
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