Show 11 I Congressman Dies Dies I a aI I f 4 MARTIN B. B MADDEN I HEART fARI ATTACK 1 JMartin J 1 Martin B. B Madden Illinois Illinois Illi Illi- nois Succumbs Suddenly Suddenly Sud Sud- denly in Office e WASHINGTON D. D C C. April 27 AP Martin AP-Martin Martin B. B Madden veteran member of congress from Illinois died suddenly today Mr Madden gladden adden expired within a few minutes after being stricken by an acute attack of or heart trouble He Ho was in his office at tho the time the attack occurred and breathed his last within a few fey minutes after Representative of NewYork NewYork New York a physician reached his of ot- ot oti i flee fice I Representative Summers of Washington another physician ar arrIved arrived arrived ar- ar rived a few minutes later They administered first aid aid treatment but Mr Madden did not respond and passed awn away quietly The representative was chairman chaitman of the appropriations committee and andIn andIn andin In this position was wa 3 one ona of the most influential members of the house I He lio was a staunch supporter of the tho Coolidge administration and just recently took a leading part vart in trying try try- lag Ins to put over the desires of President President President Pres Pres- ident Coolidge in jn connection with the tho Mississippi river flood lood control bill Mr Madden was vas born in Darlington Darling Darling- ton England March 20 20 1855 the son of John Johns Madden a a farmer When he was 4 years old his family emigrated to this country landing at Boston and going at once to Lemont mont Ill where they took up a farn farm From om the time lIe he took his first Job at the stone quarry however how how- ever young Madden adopted that line of ot business as his own He lie I became president of the Western Vestern Stone company and a bank director president of the Quarry Owners' Owners Association of the United States Stated president of the Illinois Manufacturers Manufacturers' Manufacturers Manufacturers' Manufacturers Manufacturers' asso association n and vice presIdent president president dent of the tho Builders and Traders' Traders exchange of ot Chicago In 1878 he married Josephine Smart of ot Downers Downers Down Down- ers Ill III |