Carl Soderstrom
Carl W. Soderstrom (December 14, 1915 – January 13, 2009) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives.
Biography
[edit]The son of Reuben Soderstrom and Jeanne Shaw, Carl Soderstrom was born December 14, 1915, in Streator, Illinois. After graduating from Streator Township High School, he earned a Bachelor of Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and a Juris Doctor at the University of Illinois College of Law. During World War II, he worked at the shipyards in Seneca, Illinois. A lifelong Republican, he was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1950.[1] He and his wife Virginia had five children. He died January 13, 2009.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Carpentier, Charles, ed. (1959). "Legislators' Portraits and Biographies". Illinois Blue Book 1959-1960. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois Secretary of State. p. 278. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Carl Soderstrom". The Pantagraph. January 15, 2009. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
Categories:
- 1915 births
- 2009 deaths
- People from Streator, Illinois
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni
- University of Illinois College of Law alumni
- Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives
- 20th-century American legislators
- Illinois lawyers
- 20th-century American lawyers
- 20th-century Illinois politicians