Timeline
Birth- 4 Jan 1896
Pekin, IL
4 Jan 1896
1914 - 1918World War I- Ages: 23 - 21 years
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Service Start Date
1917
Branch
Army
Service End Date
1919
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United States of America
Marriage- 24 Dec 1927
Louella Carver
Spouse Death Date
16 Jul 1979
Pekin IL
Employment: End Date
1949
Employment: Start Date
1933
Employment: Place
Washington D.C.
Employment: Employer
House Of Representatives
Employment: Position
Congressman, 16th Illinois District
Race or Ethnicity
German
Employment: Place
France
Employment: Employer
United States Army
Employment: End Date
1919
Employment: Start Date
1917
Employment: Position
Second Lieutenant in a field artillery battery
Religion
Reformed Church in America
Education: Institution
University Of Minnesota
Gender
Male
Employment: Position
Senator, Senate Minority Leader
Employment: Place
Washington DC
Employment: Employer
United States Senate
Employment: End Date
1969
Employment: Start Date
1950
Quote
A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking about real money.
Occupation
Senate Minority Leader
Death- 7 Sept 1969
Washington, D.C.
Lung Cancer cardiopulmonary arrest
Sept 1969
Burial
Glendale Memorial Gardens, Pekin, IL
Other Facts
Social Security
Social Security Card Issued
Virginia
Social Security Number
***-**-7410
Full Name
Everett Dirksen
Also known as
The Wizard of Ooze
Full Name
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Father
Johann Friedrich Dirksen
Mother
Antje Conrady,
