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American businessman and politician

Conrad F. Becker
Becker, circa 1945

53rd Treasurer of Illinois
In office January 8, 1945 – January 13, 1947
Governor	Dwight H. Green
Preceded by	William Stratton
Succeeded by	Richard Yates Rowe

Personal details
Born	November 12, 1905 Red Bud, Illinois, U.S.
Died	August 14, 1965(1965-08-14) (aged 59) New Haven, Missouri, U.S.
Political party	Republican

Conrad F. Becker (November 12, 1905 – August 14, 1965) was an American businessman and politician.

Born in Red Bud, Illinois, Becker worked in his family's business C. Becker Milling Company. He was also involved with the banking business. Becker played baseball with semi-pro baseball teams in southern Illinois. He was offered a contract with the St. Louis Cardinals and of which he declined because of his involvement with his family's business. From 1937 to 1941, he served as Mayor of Red Bud, Illinois and was a Republican. From 1942 to 1944, Becker was the warden of the Southern Illinois Penitentiary in Menard, Illinois. From 1945 to 1947, Becker served as Illinois Treasurer. He died at his in-law's home in New Haven, Missouri in 1965.

Notes

'Illinois Blue Book 1946, Biographical Sketch of Conrad F. Becker, pg. 106
'Rites Today For Becker 59, Ex-Treasurer,' Chicago Tribune, August 15, 1965, sec 2, pg. 7

Party political offices
Preceded byWilliam Stratton	Republican nominee for Illinois Treasurer 1944	Succeeded byRichard Yates Rowe

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Thomas McLaughlin Field Hall Dement Gregory Whiteside Carpenter Moore J. Miller Butler Starne Beveridge G. Smith Bates Rutz Ridgway Rutz J. Smith Rutz J. Smith Gross Tanner Becker Wilson R. Ramsay E. Ramsay Wulff Hertz Whittlemore Williamson Busse Small Smulski Russel Mitchell Ryan Russel Small Sterling E. Miller Nelson Custer Kinney Custer Barrett Martin Stelle Martin Lewis Wright Stratton Becker Rowe O. Smith Stratton Hoffman Wright Hoffman Lohman Lorenz Scott Stevenson Woodford Dixon D. Smith Cosentino Donnewald Cosentino Quinn Topinka Giannoulias Rutherford Frerichs

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