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Thomas A. Bolger (April 1, 1887 – April 16, 1953) was an American politician. Bolger was born on a farm in Nunda Township,
McHenry County, Illinois McHenry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 Census, it had a population of 310,229, making it the sixth-most populous county in Illinois. Its county seat is Woodstock. McHenry County is one of the f ...
. He lived in
McHenry, Illinois McHenry is a city in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. It is a suburb, part of the Chicago metropolitan area and is located about 37 miles northwest of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 27,135. McHenry was at one time th ...
. Bolger served on the McHenry Community High School Board of Education and served as president of the board of education. Bolger also served on the McHenry County Board of Review. A member of the
Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo ...
, he 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 1931 to 1951. He died at a rest home at Pistakee Bay.'Obituary-Thomas A. Bolger,' The Crystal Lake Herald (Illinois), April 23, 193, pg. 7 In 1938–1939, the Bolger family donated land to build the
Stratton Lock and Dam The Stratton Lock and Dam (known until 1991 as the McHenry Dam, officially named the William G. Stratton - Thomas A. Bolger Lock and Dam) is a dam in Nunda Township, McHenry County, Illinois. It is named after former Governor William Stratton and R ...
, which the
Illinois General Assembly The Illinois General Assembly is the legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois. It has two chambers, the Illinois House of Representatives and the Illinois Senate. The General Assembly was created by the first state constitution adopted in 181 ...
later renamed the William G. Stratton - Thomas A. Bolger Lock and Dam. Bolger also had a major role in establishing
McHenry Community High School District 156 McHenry Community High School District 156 is a public school district that serves parts of McHenry County, Illinois. This includes the communities of McHenry, Bull Valley, Wonder Lake, Lakemoor Lakemoor is a village in Lake and McHenry cou ...
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* 1887 births 1953 deaths People from McHenry, Illinois School board members in Illinois Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives 20th-century American legislators 20th-century Illinois politicians {{Illinois-Ilrepresentative-stub