Francis E. Donoghue

Francis E. Donoghue
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 2nd district
In office
January 1907  January 1909
Serving with Paul I. Zaabel, & Frank J. McNichols
Preceded byPaul I. Zaabel, Frank J. McNichols, & Frank D. Comerford
Succeeded byPaul I. Zaabel, Frank J. McNichols, & George L. McConnell
In office
January 1903  January 1905
Serving with Charles W. Kopf & Benjamin F. Greenebaum
Preceded byFrank C. Farnum, & Augustus W. Nohe, & Francis J. Sullivan
Succeeded byPaul I. Zaabel, Frank J. McNichols, & Frank D. Comerford
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 15th district
In office
January 1901  January 1903
Serving with Charles W. Kopf & William J. Moran
Preceded byPatrick J. Meaney, Edward H. Rorig, & John Dockery
Succeeded byJames P. Cavanagh, Peter Knolla, & Ladislas J. Fligel
Personal details
Born
Francis Edmund Donoghue

(1873-11-27)November 27, 1873
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJanuary 8, 1952(1952-01-08) (aged 78)
Augustana Hospital,
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Resting placeCalvary Catholic Cemetery, Evanston, Illinois
Spouse
Mae Anson
(died 1942)
Children
  • Leonard Anson Donoghue
  • (b. 1910; died 1992)
  • Francis Edmund Donoghue
  • (b. 1916; died 1997)
RelativesSheehan Donoghue (granddaughter)
ProfessionLawyer

Francis Edmund "Frank" Donoghue (November 27, 1872  January 8, 1952) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Chicago, Illinois. He served three terms in the Illinois House of Representatives, and later served 12 years as a Chicago municipal judge. He was also a co-owner of the Logan Squares Chicago City League baseball club. His brother, George Terry Donoghue, was the first general superintendent of the Chicago Park District; his granddaughter, Sheehan Donoghue, served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in the 1970s and 1980s.