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Otto Kerner Jr. (August 15 1908 – May 9 1976) was the 33rd Governor of Illinois from 1961 to 1968. He is best known for chairing the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (the Kerner Commission) and for accepting bribes.

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active years end date
1968-05-21
active years start date
1961-01-09
battle
World War II
birth date
1908-08-15
birth place
Illinois
country
United States
death date
1976-05-09
death place
Illinois
lieutenant
Samuel H. Shapiro
military branch
United States Army, Illinois Army National Guard
military rank
Major general (United States), Lieutenant colonel (United States)
military unit
33rd Infantry Division (United States)
order in office
33rd, Governor of Illinois
party
Democratic Party (United States)
religion
Presbyterianism
service end year
1954-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
service start year
1934-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
successor
Samuel H. Shapiro

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