Word: mcquigg
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Dates: during 1925-1925
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...McQuigg. New York, Illinois and Ohio contended for the favor of choosing the next National Commander of the Legion to succeed James A. Drain. But there was no great spirit in the campaigning, for the Mitchell issue overtopped all others. On the last day of the Convention the struggle was decided in a single ballot. John R. McQuigg of East Cleveland, Ohio, 59, whitehaired, banker and lawyer, former engineer in the A. E. F. (with rank of Brigadier General) was elected. His vote was more than twice that of his competitors. His attitude on the Mitchell question may be gathered...
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