What is Harris W. Fawell?
{{Infobox Congressman | name = Harris W. Fawell | image name = Harris Fawell.png | image_size=150px | birth_name = Harris William Fawell | birth_date = {{birth date|1929|3|25}} | birth_place = [[West Chicago, Illinois|West Chicago]], [[Illinois]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|11|11|1929|3|25}} | death_place = [[Naperville, Illinois|Naperville]], Illinois, U.S. | state1 = [[Illinois]] | district1 = [[Illinois's 13th congressional district|13th]] | term_start1 = January 3, 1985 | term_end1 = January 3, 1999 | preceded1 = [[John N. Erlenborn]] | succeeded1 = [[Judy Biggert]] | office2 = Member of the [[Illinois Senate]] | term2 = 1963-1977 | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] }} '''Harris William Fawell''' (March 25, 1929 &ndash; November 11, 2021) was an American politician. He was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Illinois Senate]] from 1963 to 1977, and was a delegate to the [[Republican National Committee|Republican National Convention]] in 1968 and 1988. In 1976 Fawell ran unsuccessfully for the Illinois Supreme Court. In 1984, he was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]], representing Illinois' 13th district where he served until his retirement in 1999.<ref>[http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/26840/harris-fawell Profile], Votersmart.org; accessed February 7, 2017.</ref> In [[United States presidential election, 2008|2008]], Fawell endorsed his home state's junior [[United States Senator]] [[Barack Obama]] for [[President of the United States]], against his party's nominee, [[Arizona]] senator [[John McCain]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/03/former-gop-congressman-en_n_140679.html|title=Former GOP Congressman Endorses Obama|website=Huffington Post}}</ref> Fawell died on November 11, 2021 in [[Naperville, Illinois]] from problems caused by [[Alzheimer's disease]], aged 92.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Goldsborough|first=Bob|title=Longtime U.S. Congressman from Naper