Richard Bernard Vail
1895–1955 (age 60)
Congressman
Biography
Richard Bernard Vail (1895-1955) served Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives in the late 1940s and early 1950s, bringing to Washington a practical, down-to-earth style shaped by business experience and wartime service.
He is remembered by constituents for his accessibility and attention to local concerns, his name honored near the paths of Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.