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{{Short description|American politician (1915–2009)}}
'''Carl W. Soderstrom''' (December 14, 1915 – January 13, 2009) was an American politician who served as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Illinois House of Representatives]].
==Biography==
The son of [[Reuben Soderstrom]] and Jeanne Shaw, Carl Soderstrom was born December 14, 1915, in [[Streator, Illinois]]. After graduating from [[Streator Township High School]], he earned a [[Bachelor of Science]] at the [[University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign]] and a [[Juris Doctor]] at the [[University of Illinois College of Law]]. During [[World War II]], he worked at the shipyards in [[Seneca, Illinois]]. A lifelong Republican, he was elected to the [[Illinois House of Representatives]] in 1950.<ref>{{cite book|editor-last=Carpentier|editor-first=Charles|chapter=Legislators' Portraits and Biographies|page=278|title=Illinois Blue Book 1959-1960|___location=[[Springfield, Illinois]]|publisher=[[Illinois Secretary of State]]|year=1959|accessdate=October 4, 2019|url=http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/bb/id/12763}}</ref> He and his wife Virginia had five children. He died January 13, 2009.<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--none given-->|title=Carl Soderstrom|newspaper=[[The Pantagraph]]|date=January 15, 2009|accessdate=October 6, 2019|url=https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/obituaries/carl-soderstrom/article_bba8b385-9c6c-537f-bc40-5f5f89d6f121.html}}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni]]
[[Category:University of Illinois College of Law alumni]]
[[Category:Republican Party members of the Illinois
[[Category:Members of the Illinois House of Representatives]]▼
[[Category:Illinois lawyers]]
[[Category:20th-century American lawyers]]
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