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.