Roland V. Libonati

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Roland V. Libonati
Libonati, c. 1959
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 7th district
In office
December 31, 1957 – January 3, 1965
Preceded byJames Bowler
Succeeded byFrank Annunzio
Member of the Illinois Senate
In office
1942–1947
Member of the
Illinois House of Representatives
In office
1930–1934
In office
1940–1942
Personal details
Born(1897-12-29)December 29, 1897
Chicago, Illinois
DiedMay 30, 1991(1991-05-30) (aged 93)
Chicago, Illinois
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Jeannette Van Hanxleden
​
​
(m. 1942)​
Children1
Parents
  • Ernest Libonati (father)
  • Flora Pellettieri (mother)
Northwestern University Law School
Occupation
  • Lawyer
  • politician
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
BranchUnited States Army
Ranklieutenant
ConflictWorld War I

Roland Victor Libonati (December 29, 1897 – May 30, 1991) was a United States Representative from Illinois.

Libonati was born in

Northwestern University Law School with a Juris Doctor
degree in 1924.

Libonati was admitted to the bar in 1924 and commenced law practice in Chicago. He was the founder and owner of the American Boys' Camp for indigent children at Coloma, Wisconsin, and, infamously, was also lawyer to Al Capone.

He married Jeannette Van Hanxleden in 1942, and they had one son, Michael.[2]

He served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1930 to 1934 from 1940 to 1942, and the Illinois Senate from 1942 to 1947. He served as delegate to every state Democratic convention from 1942 to 1987.

Libonati was elected as a

James B. Bowler. He was reelected to the Eighty-sixth, Eighty-seventh, and the Eighty-eighth
Congresses (December 31, 1957 – January 3, 1965).

According to

House Judiciary Committee markup on the civil rights bill, he reneged on agreements with Chairman Emanuel Celler and President John F. Kennedy, who had asked him to help weaken the bill in order to ensure it could win Republican support and pass a Senate filibuster. Libonati instead voted with liberal colleagues who wanted to maintain the bill's stronger provisions, even though Kennedy had spoken to Daley directly to complain about his behavior. In a private conversation with a colleague shortly after the vote, Libonati said he had received a call from the Daley machine indicating that his political career was over.[3]

Libonati was not a candidate for renomination to the Eighty-ninth Congress in 1964.

Following his political career, he resumed the practice of law. He was a resident of Chicago until his death on May 30, 1991. He was buried at Calvary Cemetery in Evanston, Illinois.

References

  1. ^ "Libonati". Chicago Tribune. May 21, 1935. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "Libonati Wins in Congress Race by 8 to 1". Chicago Tribune. January 1, 1958. p.1, 4.
  3. OCLC 858353760
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 7th congressional district
1957–1965 		Succeeded by

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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