George Shadid | |
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Member of the
Illinois Senate from the 46th district | |
In office May 1993 [1] – December 2006 [2] | |
Preceded by | Richard Luft [3] |
Succeeded by | Dave Koehler [2] |
Peoria County Sheriff | |
In office December 1976 [4] – May 1993 | |
Preceded by | Bernard J. Kennedy [5] |
Succeeded by | Al Misener [6] |
Personal details | |
Born | Clinton, Iowa | May 15, 1929
Died | February 3, 2018[7] Peoria, Illinois | (aged 88)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Lorraine K. (Unes) Shadid [8] |
Children | 2 [7] [8] |
Residence | Edwards, Illinois (as of 1993 [update]) |
George P. Shadid (May 15, 1929 [8] – February 3, 2018 [7]) was an American Democratic politician. He was sheriff of Peoria County, Illinois from 1976 to 1993 and was in the Illinois State Senate from 1993 until 2006. [8]
Shadid was born in Clinton, Iowa [8] to immigrants from Lebanon. [9] At age 14, once in Peoria, Illinois, Shadid worked with future mayor Jim Maloof at the Maloof family cleaning business. They remained friends until Maloof's death. [10]
Shadid became a police officer in 1953. [3] In 1976, he ran for sheriff of Peoria County. Running as a Democrat, with a Republican campaign manager, he became the first Democrat elected as Peoria County sheriff since 1892. [11] He took up the office of sheriff in December 1976. [4] The 1985 jail and sheriff's complex on Maxwell Road was built during his tenure. [4] [12]
By 1993, Shadid was living near Edwards. [1] In 1993, the Illinois State Senate 46th Senate District seat was vacated by Richard Luft of Pekin when Luft was appointed Illinois Commissioner of Banks and Trusts. [3] Shadid was unanimously chosen as a replacement by Democratic leaders of the district, [3] and was appointed to the Illinois State Senate on May 13, 1993. [1] Al Meisner was appointed to replace Shadid as sheriff. [6]
Shadid retired from the Senate in December 2006 [13] to allow his elected successor, Democrat David Koehler, to take office earlier. [2]
George Shadid had two sons. James E. "Jim" Shadid, is a federal judge. George Shadid Jr., died in 2005. [7]
In 2013, Shadid donated his remaining campaign funds to Bradley University. [13] [14] In November 2014, the Peoria County jail complex on Maxwell Road was named the George P. Shadid Law Enforcement Center. [12] [15]
George Shadid died age 88 on February 3, 2018, of natural causes in Peoria. [7]
George Shadid | |
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Member of the
Illinois Senate from the 46th district | |
In office May 1993 [1] – December 2006 [2] | |
Preceded by | Richard Luft [3] |
Succeeded by | Dave Koehler [2] |
Peoria County Sheriff | |
In office December 1976 [4] – May 1993 | |
Preceded by | Bernard J. Kennedy [5] |
Succeeded by | Al Misener [6] |
Personal details | |
Born | Clinton, Iowa | May 15, 1929
Died | February 3, 2018[7] Peoria, Illinois | (aged 88)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Lorraine K. (Unes) Shadid [8] |
Children | 2 [7] [8] |
Residence | Edwards, Illinois (as of 1993 [update]) |
George P. Shadid (May 15, 1929 [8] – February 3, 2018 [7]) was an American Democratic politician. He was sheriff of Peoria County, Illinois from 1976 to 1993 and was in the Illinois State Senate from 1993 until 2006. [8]
Shadid was born in Clinton, Iowa [8] to immigrants from Lebanon. [9] At age 14, once in Peoria, Illinois, Shadid worked with future mayor Jim Maloof at the Maloof family cleaning business. They remained friends until Maloof's death. [10]
Shadid became a police officer in 1953. [3] In 1976, he ran for sheriff of Peoria County. Running as a Democrat, with a Republican campaign manager, he became the first Democrat elected as Peoria County sheriff since 1892. [11] He took up the office of sheriff in December 1976. [4] The 1985 jail and sheriff's complex on Maxwell Road was built during his tenure. [4] [12]
By 1993, Shadid was living near Edwards. [1] In 1993, the Illinois State Senate 46th Senate District seat was vacated by Richard Luft of Pekin when Luft was appointed Illinois Commissioner of Banks and Trusts. [3] Shadid was unanimously chosen as a replacement by Democratic leaders of the district, [3] and was appointed to the Illinois State Senate on May 13, 1993. [1] Al Meisner was appointed to replace Shadid as sheriff. [6]
Shadid retired from the Senate in December 2006 [13] to allow his elected successor, Democrat David Koehler, to take office earlier. [2]
George Shadid had two sons. James E. "Jim" Shadid, is a federal judge. George Shadid Jr., died in 2005. [7]
In 2013, Shadid donated his remaining campaign funds to Bradley University. [13] [14] In November 2014, the Peoria County jail complex on Maxwell Road was named the George P. Shadid Law Enforcement Center. [12] [15]
George Shadid died age 88 on February 3, 2018, of natural causes in Peoria. [7]