# Ed Madigan > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ed_Madigan > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ed_Madigan.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Madigan > Source revision: 1349522415 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American politician (1936–1994)}} {{For|the American football coach|Slip Madigan}} {{more citations needed|date=March 2013}} {{Use American English|date=January 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2011}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Ed Madigan |image = Edward Rell Madigan - USDA portrait.png |office = 24th [United States Secretary of Agriculture](/source/United_States_Secretary_of_Agriculture) |president = [George H. W. Bush](/source/George_H._W._Bush) |term_start = March 8, 1991 |term_end = January 20, 1993 |predecessor = [Clayton Yeutter](/source/Clayton_Yeutter) |successor = [Mike Espy](/source/Mike_Espy) |office1 = [House Republican Chief Deputy Whip](/source/Party_leaders_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives) |leader1 = [Bob Michel](/source/Robert_H._Michel) |term_start1 = January 3, 1987 |term_end1 = January 3, 1989 |predecessor1 = [Tom Loeffler](/source/Tom_Loeffler) |successor1 = [Steve Gunderson](/source/Steve_Gunderson)
[Bob Walker](/source/Bob_Walker_(Pennsylvania_politician)) |office2 = Chair of the House Republican Research Committee |leader2 = [Bob Michel](/source/Robert_H._Michel) |term_start2 = January 3, 1981 |term_end2 = January 3, 1983 |predecessor2 = [Trent Lott](/source/Trent_Lott) |successor2 = [James G. Martin](/source/James_G._Martin) |state3 = [Illinois](/source/Illinois) |term_start3 = January 3, 1973 |term_end3 = March 8, 1991 |predecessor3 = [William L. Springer](/source/William_L._Springer) (redistricted) |successor3 = [Thomas W. Ewing](/source/Thomas_W._Ewing) |constituency3 = {{ushr|IL|21|C}} (1973–1983)
{{ushr|IL|15|C}} (1983–1991) |state_house4 = Illinois |district4 = 47th |alongside4 = [Harber H. Hall](/source/Harber_H._Hall), J.W. "Bill" Scott, [Gerald A. Bradley](/source/Gerald_A._Bradley) |term_start4 = January 11, 1967 |term_end4 = January 3, 1973 |predecessor4 = At-large district abolished |successor4 = Clarence E. Neff
[A. T. McMaster](/source/A._T._McMaster)
Samuel M. McGrew |birth_name = Edward Rell Madigan |birth_date = {{birth date|1936|1|13}} |birth_place = [Lincoln, Illinois](/source/Lincoln%2C_Illinois), U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|1994|12|7|1936|1|13}} |death_place = [Springfield, Illinois](/source/Springfield%2C_Illinois), U.S. |party = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) |spouse = {{marriage|Evelyn George|1955}} |children = 3 |education = [Lincoln College, Illinois](/source/Lincoln_College_(Illinois)) (attended) }} '''Edward Rell Madigan''' (January 13, 1936 – December 7, 1994) was a businessman and a [Republican Party](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) politician from [Lincoln, Illinois](/source/Lincoln%2C_Illinois). He served almost 20 years in the [United States House of Representatives](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) and was [U.S. Secretary of Agriculture](/source/United_States_Secretary_of_Agriculture) under President [George H. W. Bush](/source/George_H._W._Bush). ==Early life, education, and politics== Madigan was born in [Lincoln, Illinois](/source/Lincoln%2C_Illinois), on January 13, 1936. He attended [Lincoln Junior College](/source/Lincoln_College_(Illinois)) before starting his own taxicab business. == Politics == He entered public service as a member of the Lincoln Board of Zoning Appeals from 1965 to 1969. During that time, he was elected to the [Illinois House of Representatives](/source/Illinois_House_of_Representatives) where he served from 1967 to 1973.'Illinois Blue Book 1971-1972,' Biograpbical Sketch of Edward R. Madigan, pg. 268-269 In November, 1972, he was elected as a Republican to the U.S. House of Representatives, and was subsequently elected to nine more terms. Madigan narrowly lost the race for [minority whip](/source/Party_leaders_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives) in 1989 to future [Speaker of the House](/source/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives) [Newt Gingrich](/source/Newt_Gingrich) of [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(U.S._state)). Madigan served in Congress from 1973 to 1991, when [Clayton Yeutter](/source/Clayton_Yeutter) resigned, and Madigan was appointed [secretary of agriculture](/source/secretary_of_agriculture). Serving from 1991 to 1993, Madigan was the first Roman Catholic to serve as secretary of agriculture.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060209004849/http://www.adherents.com/largecom/fam_catholic_politicians.html U.S. Catholic Politicians:]}} ==Death and legacy== He died of complications from [lung cancer](/source/lung_cancer) on December 7, 1994, at St. John's Hospital in [Springfield, Illinois](/source/Springfield%2C_Illinois), at the age of 58. He and his wife, Evelyn, had three daughters. In 1995, [Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area](/source/Edward_R._Madigan_State_Fish_and_Wildlife_Area), a state park near Lincoln, was renamed in Madigan's honor. Edward Madigan came from a politically active family. His younger brother [Robert Madigan](/source/Robert_Madigan) served as the [City Clerk](/source/City_Clerk) for Lincoln, Illinois for several terms, then sat in the [Illinois State Senate](/source/Illinois_State_Senate) for 14 years and finally concluded his public service with a brief term on the [Illinois Commerce Commission](/source/Illinois_Commerce_Commission). In 1984, Illinois native, and future congressman from Nebraska [Don Bacon](/source/Don_Bacon) interned in Madigan's [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.), office.{{Cite web|title=Brigadier General Donald J. Bacon|url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/108659/donald-j-bacon/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-02|website=[United States Air Force](/source/United_States_Air_Force)|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923051044/http://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/108659/brigadier-general-donald-j-bacon/ |archive-date=September 23, 2017 }} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} {{CongBio|M000041}} * {{C-SPAN|724}} {{s-start}} {{s-par|us-il-hs}} {{s-bef|before=At-large district abolished}} {{s-ttl|title=Member of the [Illinois House of Representatives](/source/Illinois_House_of_Representatives)
from the 47th district|years=1967–1973|alongside=[Harber H. Hall](/source/Harber_H._Hall), J.W. "Bill" Scott, [Gerald A. Bradley](/source/Gerald_A._Bradley)}} {{s-aft|after=Clarence E. Neff
[A. T. McMaster](/source/A._T._McMaster)
Samuel M. McGrew}} |- {{s-par|us-hs}} {{s-bef|before=[Kenneth J. Gray](/source/Kenneth_J._Gray)}} {{s-ttl|title=Member of the [U.S. House of Representatives](/source/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_Illinois)
from [Illinois's 21st congressional district](/source/Illinois's_21st_congressional_district)|years=1973–1983}} {{s-aft|after=[Melvin Price](/source/Melvin_Price)}} |- {{s-bef|before=[Tom Corcoran](/source/Tom_Corcoran_(politician))}} {{s-ttl|title=Member of the [U.S. House of Representatives](/source/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_Illinois)
from [Illinois's 15th congressional district](/source/Illinois's_15th_congressional_district)|years=1983–1991}} {{s-aft|after=[Tom Ewing](/source/Tom_Ewing)}} |- {{s-bef|before=[William C. Wampler](/source/William_C._Wampler)}} {{s-ttl|title=Ranking Member of the [House Agriculture Committee](/source/United_States_House_Committee_on_Agriculture)|years=1983–1991}} {{s-aft|after=[Tom Coleman](/source/Tom_Coleman_(Missouri_politician))}} |- {{s-ppo}} {{s-bef|before=[Trent Lott](/source/Trent_Lott)}} {{s-ttl|title=Chair of the House Republican Research Committee|years=1981–1983}} {{s-aft|after=[James G. Martin](/source/James_G._Martin)}} |- {{s-bef|before=[Tom Loeffler](/source/Tom_Loeffler)}} {{s-ttl|title=[House Republican Chief Deputy Whip](/source/Party_leaders_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives)|years=1987–1989}} {{s-aft|after=[Steve Gunderson](/source/Steve_Gunderson)
[Bob Walker](/source/Bob_Walker_(Pennsylvania_politician))}} |- {{s-off}} {{s-bef|before=[Clayton Yeutter](/source/Clayton_Yeutter)}} {{s-ttl|title=[United States Secretary of Agriculture](/source/United_States_Secretary_of_Agriculture)|years=1991–1993}} {{s-aft|after=[Mike Espy](/source/Mike_Espy)}} {{s-end}} {{USSecAg}} {{GHW Bush cabinet}} {{USCongRep-start |congresses=93rd–102nd [United States Congress](/source/United_States_Congress)es |state=[Illinois](/source/Illinois's_congressional_delegations)}} {{USCongRep/IL/93}} {{USCongRep/IL/94}} {{USCongRep/IL/95}} {{USCongRep/IL/96}} {{USCongRep/IL/97}} {{USCongRep/IL/98}} {{USCongRep/IL/99}} {{USCongRep/IL/100}} {{USCongRep/IL/101}} {{USCongRep/IL/102}} {{USCongRep-end}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Madigan, Edward Rell}} Category:1936 births Category:1994 deaths Category:20th-century members of the Illinois General Assembly Category:20th-century United States representatives Category:Deaths from lung cancer in Illinois Category:George H. W. Bush administration cabinet members Category:Lincoln College (Illinois) alumni Category:People from Lincoln, Illinois Category:Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives Category:Republican Party United States representatives from Illinois Category:Secretaries of agriculture of the United States --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ed Madigan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Madigan) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Madigan?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.