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THomas D. Bare (May 19, 1867 – December 16, 1931) was an American politician and newspaper editor. Bare was born in Plainview, Illinois. He moved with his parents to
Kampsville, Illinois Kampsville is a village in Calhoun County, Illinois, United States, located on the west bank of the Illinois River. The population was 310 at the 2022 census. Name Kampsville was originally known as ''Beeman's Landing'', after James L. Beeman, a ...
. Bare eventually settled in
Hardin, Illinois Hardin is a village in Calhoun County, Illinois, United States. The population was 801 at the 2020 census, down from 967 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Calhoun County. Geography Hardin is located at (39.158271, -90.618239). Accord ...
where he went to the public schools. Bare owned the Calhoun News and the Calhoun Leader newspapers. Bare was a
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and served as postmaster of Hardin. Bare served in the
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from 1905 to 1909. In 1913, Bare moved with his family to
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,
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where he worked for the Hearst Paper. He died suddenly at his home in Los Angeles.'Thomas Bare, Former Editor of Calhoun, Is Dead,' The Alton Evening Telegraph (Illinois), December 18, 1931, pg. 1


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* 1867 births 1931 deaths People from Calhoun County, Illinois People from Macoupin County, Illinois Businesspeople from Los Angeles Editors of Illinois newspapers Illinois postmasters Republican Party Illinois state senators {{Illinois-statesenator-stub