Cook County Recorder of Deeds
The Cook County Recorder of Deeds was the recorder of deeds of county government in Cook County, Illinois until the position's abolishment in 2020.
Image: Sen. Carol Moseley Braun (1)
Image: Jesse White 2011 (cropped)
Brigadier General Abel Davis was an officer in the Illinois National Guard. He was regarded as "the second highest ranking Jewish officer in the Illinois National Guard, and one of the highest ranking Jewish officers in the United States Army." During World War I, he commanded the 132nd Infantry Regiment of the 33rd Division. Postwar, Davis commanded the 66th Infantry Brigade.
Company commanders of the 132nd Infantry Regiment, 1920. Colonel Davis is stood in the center of the front row.