Lycurgus J. Conner (November 17, 1909 – May 28, 1963) was a lawyer, judge, and state legislator. Born in

Chicago, Illinois (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

, Conner received his bachelor and law degrees from the

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. Conner was a lawyer and served as an assistant probate judge. He served in the

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during

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in the judge advocate general office. Conner was a

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. Conner served in the

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from 1961 until his death from cancer in 1963. He died at his home in Chicago, Illinois.'Representative From Chicago Dies Of Cancer,' Galesburg Mail Register (Illinois), May 29, 1963, pg. 18

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