Lynn Callsen Sieberns (February 8, 1889 ― February 23, 1962) was an American politician who served in the Illinois Senate as a member of the Democratic Party.

Sieberns was born February 8, 1889. Sieberns earned a bachelor of law in 1912.[1] Sieberns served in World War I as a medic, serving overseas for thirteen months and taking part in many important battles.[2] He married Edna Meyer of Oak Park, Illinois.

Sieberns was elected to the Illinois Senate in 1932 after defeating Republican incumbent Florence Fifer Bohrer as part of a national Democratic wave. In the 1940 general election, Republican candidate Wilbur J. Cash defeated Sieberns. On February 23, 1962, Sieberns died of a heart attack while attending an Illinois Commerce Commission hearing.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Cunningham, Harrison E., ed. (June 30, 1914). "Twenty-Seventh Report of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois" (PDF). University of Illinois. p. 48. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  2. ↑ Hasbrouck, Jacob L. (1924). History of McLean County, Illinois (PDF). Topeka-Indianapolis: Historical Publishing Company. p. 734. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  3. ↑ "L.C. Sieberns Dies at ICC Hearing". The Pantagraph. February 23, 1962. Retrieved February 7, 2021.


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