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In 1860 she had eighteen colleges and seminaries ; in 1870 she had eighty.
That is a grand advance for the war decade. Her growth in the last ten years has been equally marvellous.
This brings us to a record unsurpassed in any age.
THE WAR RECORD OF ILLINOIS.
We hardly know where to begin, or how to advance, or what to say, as we can at best give only a broken synopsis of her gallant deeds. Her sons have always been foremost on fields of danger. In the war of 1812 she aided in main- taining national sovereignty. In 1831-32, at the call of Gov. Reynolds, her sons drove Blackhawk over the Missis- sippi.
When the Mexican war came, in May, 1846, 8,370 men offered themselves when only 3,720 could be accepted. The fields of Buena Vista, Chapultepec and Vera Cruz, and the storming of Cerro Gordo, will perpetuate the bravery and the glory of the Illinois soldier. But it was reserved till our day for her sons to find a field and a cause and a foe- man that could fitly illustrate their spirit and heroism. Illinois put into her own regiments for the United States government 256,000 men, and into the army through other states enough to swell the number to 290,000. This far ex- ceeds all the soldiers of the federal government in all the war of the revolution. Her total years of service were 600,000. She enrolled men from eighteen to forty-five years of age when the law of Congress in 1864-the test time-only asked for those from twenty to forty-five. Her enrollment was otherwise excessive. Her people wanted to
go and did not take the pains to correct the enrollment. Thus the basis of fixing the quota was too great, and then the quota itself, at least in the trying time, was far above any other State. Thus the demand on some counties, as Monroe, for example, took every able-bodied man in the county, and then did not have enough to fill the quota. Moreover, Illinois sent 20,844 men for ninety or one hundred days, for whom no credit was asked. When Mr. Lincoln's attention was called to the inequality of the quota compared with other states, he replied, " The country needs the sacri- fice. We must put the whip on the free horse." In spite of these disadvantages Illinois gave to the country 73,000 years of service above all calls. With one-thirteenth of the population of the loyal States, she sent regularly one- tenth of all the soldiers, and in the peril of the closing calls, when patriots were few and weary, she then sent one- eighth of all that were called for by her loved and honored son in the White House. Her mothers and daughters went into the fields to raise the grain and keep the children to- gether, while the fathers and older sons went to the harvest fields of the world. What a glorious record there is treas- ured up in the history of this great country for the patriotio Illinois soldier. Her military record during the Rebellion stands peerless among the other States. Ask any soldier with a good record of his own, who is thus able to judge, and ho will tell you that the Illinois men went in to win. It is common history that the greater victories were won in the West. When everything else was dark, Illinois was gain- ing victories all down the river, and dividing the confederacy, Sherman took with him on his great march forty-five regi ments of Illinois infantry, three companies of artillery, and one company of calvary. He could not avoid going to the sea. Lincoln answered all rumors of Sherman's defeat with " It is impossible ; there is a mighty sight of fight in. 100,- 000 Western men." Illinois soldiers brought home 300 battle-flags. The first United States flag that floated over Richmond was an Illinois flag. She sent messengers and nurses to every field and hospital, to care for her sick and wounded sons. When individuals had given all, then cities and towns came forward with their credit to the extent of many millions, to aid these men and their families. Illinois gave the country the great general of the war-Ulysses S. Grant-since honored with two terms of the Presidency of the United States.
One other name from Illinois comes up in all minds, embalmed in all hearts, that must have the supreme place in this story of our glory and of our nation's honor: that name is Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois. The analysis of Mr. Lincoln's character is difficult on account of its symmetry. In this age we look with admiration at his uncompromising honesty. And well we may, for this saved us thousands throughout the length and breadth of our country who knew him only as "Honest Old Abe," and voted for him on that account ; and wisely did they choose, for no other man could have carried us through the fearful night of the war. When his plans were too vast for our comprehension and his faith in the cause too sublime for our participation, when it was all night about us, and all dread before us,
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and all sad and desolate behind us : when not one ray shone upon our cause ; when traitors were haughty and exultant at the south, and fierce and blasphemous at the North ; when the loyal men here seemed almost in the minority ; when the stoutest heart quailed, when generals were defeat- ing each other for place, and contractors were leeching out the very heart's blood of the prostrate republic: when everything else had failed us, we looked at this calm, patient man standing like a rock in the storm and said, " Mr. Lin- coln is honest, and we will trust him still." Holding to this single point with the energy of faith and despair we held together, and, under God, he brought us through to victory.
His practical wisdom made him the wonder of all lands. With such certainty did Mr. Lincoln follow causes to their ultimate effects, that his foresight of contingencies seemed almost prophetic. He is radiant with all the great virtues, and his memory shall shed a glory upon this age that shall fill the eyes of men as they look into history. Other men have excelled him in some points, but taken atall points, all in all, he stands head and shoulders above every other man of six thousand years. An administrator, he served the nation in the perils of unparalleled civil war. A statesman, he justified his measures by their success. A philanthropist, he gave liberty to one race and salvation to another. A moralist, he bowed from the summit of human power to the foot of the Cross, and became a Christian. A mediator, he exercised mercy under the most absolute obedience to law. A leader, he was no partizan. A commander, he was un- tainted with blood. A ruler in desperate times, he was unsullied with crime. A man, he has left no word of pas- sion, no thought of malice, no trick of craft, no act of jealousy, no purpose of selfish ambition. Thus perfected, without a model and without a peer, he was dropped into these troubled years to adorn and embellish all that is good and all that is great in our humanity, and to present to all coming time the divine idea of free government. It is not too much to say that away down in the future, when the Republic has fallen from its niche in the wall of time; when the great war itself shall have faded out in the distance like a mist on the horizon ; and when the Anglo-Saxon language shall be spoken only by the tongue of the stranger, then the generation looking this way shall see the great President as the supreme figure in this vortex of hist ry.
CIVIL ORGANIZATION.
The history of Illinois has been traced while a possession of France, and when under the British government ; and the formation of Illinois as a County of Virginia has been noted. The scveral States afterwards agreed on the adop- tion of Articles of the Confederation, to cede their claims to the western land to the General government. Virginia executed her deed of cession March 1st, 1784. For several years after, there was an imperfect admistration of the law in Illinois. The French customs partly held force, and affairs were partly governed by the promulgations of the British commandants issued from Fort Chartres, and by the regulations which had subsequently been issued by the Vir- ginia authorities.
By the ordinance of 1787, all the territory north-west of the Ohio was constituted into one district, the laws to be administered by a governor and secretary ; a court was insti- tuted of three judges. A general assembly was provided for, the members to be chosen by the people. General Arthur St. Clair was selected by Congress, as Governor of the north-western territory. The seat of government was at Marietta, Ohio.
In the year 1795, Governor St. Clair divided St. Clair County. All south of a line running through the New Design settlement (in the present County of Monroe) was erected into the County of Randolph. In honor of Edmund Randolph of Virginia, the new county received its name.
Shadrach Bond, afterwards the first Governor, was elected from Illinois, a member of the Territorial Legislature which convened at Cincinnati, in January, 1799. In 1800 the Territory of Indiana was formed, of which Illinois consti- tuted a part, with the seat of government at Vincennes. About 1806, among other places in the West, Aaron Burr visited Kaskaskia in an endeavor to enlist men for his treasonable scheme against the government. In 1805, George Fisher was elected from Randolph County a mem- ber of the Territorial Legislature, and Pierre Menard was chosen member of the Legislative Council.
By act of Congress, 1809, the Territory of Illinois was constituted. Ninian Edwards was appointed Governor of the newly organized Territory, and the seat of government established at Kaskaskia. Nathaniel Pope, a relative of Edwards, received the appointment of Secretary.
For nearly four years after the organization of the Terri- torial Government no legislature existed in Illinois. An election for representatives was held on the eighth, ninth, and tenth of October, 1812. Shadrach Bond, then a resi- dent of St. Clair County, was elected the first Delegate to Congress from Illinois. Pierre Menard was chosen -from Randolph County member of the Legislative Council, and George Fisher of the House of Representatives. The Legis- lature convened at Kaskaskia on the twenty-fifth of Novem- ber, 1812.
In April, 1818, a bill providing for the admission of Illi- nois into the Union as a sovereign State was passed by Con- gress. A Convention to frame a Constitution assembled at Kaskaskia in the following July. The first election under the Constitution was held in September, 1818, and Shadrach Bond was elected Governor, and Pierre Menard, Lieutenant Governor. Illinois was now declared by Congress admitted to the Union as on an equal footing in all respects with the original States. The Legislature again met at Kaskaskia in January, 1819. This was the last session ever held at Kas- kaskia. Vandalia, the same year, was selected as the Capital of the State. It was stipulated that Vandalia was to be the Capital for twenty years. At the end of that period it was changed to Springfield. Below we give list of governors and staff officers of Illinois.
Illinois was constituted a separate Territory by act of Con- gress February 3d, 1809. The boundaries were described as follows : 39
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ILLINOIS TERRITORY.
STATE
SOVEREIGNTY
FROM 1809,
TO 1882.
* " That from and after the first day of March next, all that part of the Indiana Territory which lies west of the Wabash river and a direct linedrawn from the said Wabash river and Post Vincennes due north to the territorial line between the United States and Canada, shall for the purpose of temporary government, constitute a separate territory, and be called 'Illinois.'"
The seat of government was fixed at Kaskaskia.
The territorial government was continued under the first grade from 1809 until 1812, when by a vote of the people the second grade was adopted.
Under the first grade, the Governor and Judges, who received their appointment from the President, constituted the Legislative Council, and enacted laws for the govern- ment of the people. The Governor possessed almost un- limited power in the appointment of officers ; the Secretary of the Territory being the only officer, not appointed by the Governor.
Under the second grade, the people elected the Legisla- ture, which was composed of a Legislative Council and a House of Representatives. The Legislative Council was composed of five members, and the House of Representatives of seven members.
The Legislature enacted the laws for the government of the people, but the Governor was possessed of the absolute veto power, and was therefore in position to dictate the laws, if he chose to exercise the power.
The people also elected the Delegate to Congress by popu- lar vote.
Territorial Officera.
The following is a complete roster of territorial officers from 1809 until the organization of the State government in 1818 :
GOVERNORS.
John Boyle .... .. March 7, 1809. Declined.
Ninian Edwarda. .. April 24, 1809, to December 6, 1818.
The term of the Governor's appointment was two years. Governor Edwards was re-appointed from time to time, aa hia term expired, and served through the entire territorial government.
SECRETARIES.
Nathaniel Pope. .March 7, 1809, to December 17, 1816.
Joseph Phillips December 17, 1816, to October 6, 1818.
AUDITORS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
H. H. Maxwell. .1812 to 1816.
Danlel P. Cook Jannary 13, 1816, to April, 1817.
Robert Blackwell .. April 5, 1817, to August, 1817.
Elijah C. Berry. .August 28, 1817, to October 9, 1818.
ATTORNEYS-GENERAL.
Benjamin H. Doyle. July 24, 1809, to December, 1809.
John J. Crittenden. ... December 30, 1809, to April, 1810.
Thomas T. Crittenden. .April 7, 1810, to October, 1810.
Benjamin M. Piatt .October 29, 1810, to June, 1813.
William Mears ... June 23, 1813, to February 17, 1818.
* From Legislative Directory, published 1881.
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TREASURERS.
John Thomas. . 1812 to 1818.
DELEGATES TO CONGRESS.
Shadrach Bond .December, 1812, to 1814.
Benjamin Stephenson. September 29, 1814, to 1817.
Nathaniel Pope .. .1817 to 1818.
JUDGES.
Obadiah Jones, March 7, 1809.
Alexander Stuart
March 7, 1809. Realgned.
Jesse B. Thomas. March 7, 1809.
Stanley Griswold March 16, 1810. Vice Stuart.
William Sprigg. July 29, 1813.
Thomas Towles, .October 28, 1815.
Daniel Cook: (Western circuit.) January 13, 1818.
Joha Warnock. (Western circuit.) June 8, 1818.
John McLean. (Eastern circuit). .. JJanuary 13, 1818. Declined.
Elias Kent Kane. (Eastern circuit.) ... February 17, 1818.
William Mear -. (Eastern circuit.). .February 17, 1818.
Jeptha Hardin. (Eastern circuit.). March 3, 1818.
ADJUTANTS-GENERAL.
Elias Rector May 3, 1809, to July 18, 1809.
Robert Morrison July 18, 1809, to May 28, 1810.
Elias Rector .. May 28, 1810, to October 25, 1813.
Benjamin Stephenson December 13. 1813, to October 27, 1814.
Wm. Alexander October 27, 1814, to December, 1818.
First Territorial Legislature-1812.
Convened at Kaskaskia on the 25th day of November, A. D. 1812. Adjourned the 26th day of December, 1812. Second session convened and adjourned November 8, A. D. 1813.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
OFFICERS.
President.
Pierre Menard.
Secretary .. .John Thomas.
Doorkeeper.
Thomas Van SwearIngen.
MEMBERS.
Pierre Menard Raodolph. Samnel Judy. Madiaon.
Benjamin Talbott .... .. Gallatin.
Thomas Ferguson ..... Johnaon.
William Bigga .. St. Clair.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
OFFICERS.
Speaker „George Flaher.
Clerk .. William C. Greenup.
Doorkeeper .. Thomas Van Swearingen.
MEMRERS.
George Fisher Randolph.
Joshua Ogleaby. .St. Clair.
Alexander Wilson ... Gallat D.
Jacob Short .. St. Clair.
Phillip Trammel. Gallatin.
William Jones ... .Madison.
Second Territorial Legislature-1814.
FIRST SESSION.
Convened at Kaskaskla the 14th day of November, A. D. 1814. Adjourned December 24, A. D., 1814.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. OFFICER8.
President ..
Plerre Menard.
Secretary ..
John Thomas.
Doorkeeper.
.. Thomas Stuart.
MEMBERS.
Pierre Menard Randolph. Samuel Jndy. Madison.
William Biggs .. . ....... St. Clair.
Thomas Ferguson ...... ..... .Johnson.
Benjamin Talbott. ........ .. Gallatin.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
OFFICERS.
Riadon Moore.
Clerk ..
William Mears.
Doorkeeper
Thomas Stuart.
MEMRERS.
Rladon Moore ... St. Clair. Phillip Trammel. .Gallatin.
William Rabb .. Madison.
Thomas C. Browne .......... .. Gallatin.
Jamea Lemen, Jr. ... St. Clair.
Owen Evans. Johnson.
Second Territorial Legislature-18'5.
SECOND 8E3SION
Convened pursuant to adjournment, the 4th day of December, A. D. 1815. Adjourned January 11, A. D. 1816.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. OFFICERS.
.
President. .Plerre Menard.
Recretary .. .... lohn Thomas. Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk .Wm. C. Greenup.
Doorkeeper ..
Ezra Owen.
MEMBERS.
Pierre Menard Randolph. William Biggs. St. Clair.
Samuel Judy Madison.
Thomas Ferguson ..... ...... .Johnson.
Benjamin Talbott Gallatin.
· Expelled.
Sneaker ..
James Gilbreath* Randolph.
John Grammar ... ... Johnson.
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TIONAL UNION
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HISTORY OF EDWARD, LAWRENCE AND WABASH COUNTIES, ILLINOIS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. OFFICERS.
Speaker
Risden Meore.
Clerk
Daniel P. Cook.
Doorkeeper.
Ezra Owen.
Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk ..
.. Wm. C. Greenup.
MEMBERS.
Risdon Moore ... St. Clair.
John G. Lofton. Madison.
Phillip Trammel .. Gallatin.
William Rabb .Madison.
Thomas C. Browne Gallatin.
James Lemen, Jr. St. Clair. Jarvis Hazelton. .Randolph.
Third Territorial Legislature-1816-17.
FIRST SESSION.
Convened at Kaskaskla the 2d day of December, A. D. 1816. Adjourned January 14, A. D. 1817.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
OFFICERS,
President.
Pierre Menard.
Scoretary ..
Joseph Conway.
Enrolling and Engro sing Clerk R. K. Me Laughlin.
Doorkceper
Ezra Owen.
MEMBERS.
Plerre Menard Randolph.
John Grammar. .. Johnson.
Jolın G. Lofton. Madison.
Themas C. Brewne .............. .. Gallatin.
Abraham Amos. .St. Clair.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
OFFICERS.
Speaker
George Flsher.
Clerk
.Daniel P. Cook.
Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk.
R. K. MeLaughlin.
Doorkeeper
.Ezra Owen.
MEMBERS.
George Fisher .. Randolph.
Joseph Palmer. .Johnson.
C. R. Matheny .. .. St. Clair.
Seth Gard.
Edwarda.
Wm. H. Bradsby .. St. Clair.
Samuel Omelveny .. Pepe.
Nathan Davis .. .. Jackson.
Third Territorial Legislature-1817-18.
SECOND SESSION.
Convened at Kaskaskia the 1st day of December, A. D. 1817. Adjourned January 12 A. D. 1818.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
OFFICERS.
President.
Plerre Menard.
Secretary ..
.Jeseph Conway.
Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk.
R. K. Mclaughlin.
Doorkeeper
Ezra Owen.
MEMBERS.
Plerre Menard Randolph. John G. Lofton. ...... .. Madison.
Abraham Anos. .. Monroe.
Thomas C. Browne ...... ... Gallatin.
Jehn Grimmar ... .Johnaon.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
OFFICERS.
Speaker
George Fisher.
Clerk
Daniel P. Cook.
Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk.
R. K. MeLaughlin.
Doorkeeper
.Ezra Owen.
.
MEMBERS.
George Fisher ... Randolph
Wm. H. Bradsby ..... St. Clair.
Chau. R. Matheny. St. Clair.
Joseph Palmer. .Juhnson.
Willis Hargraves .. White.
M. S. Davenport. Gallatin.
First Constitutional Convention. CONVENTION OF 1818.
Assembled al Kaskaskia, July -, 1818. Adjourned August 26, 1818. Thirty-three delegates. One member from Washington county died during the aitting of the convention ; name unkoown. Constitu- tion adopted in convention without being submitted to a vote of the people. Approved by Congress, December 3, 1818.
OFFICERS.
President.
Jesse B. Thomas.
Sreretary.
William C. Greennp.
DELEGATES.
St. Clair-Jesse B Thomas, John Mewinger, James Lemen, Jr. Randolph-George Fisher, Elias Kent Kane.
Madison-Benjamin Stephenson, Joseph Borough, Abraham Pric- kett.
Gallatin- Michael Jones, Leonard White, Adolphus F. Hubbard.
Johnson~Hezekiah West, Wm McFatridge.
Edwards Seth Gard, Levi Compton.
White-Willis Hargrave, Wm MelIenry.
Monroe-Caldwell Carns, Enoch Moore,
Pope-Samuel Omelveny, Hamlet Ferguson.
Jackson-Conrad Will, James Hall, Jr.
Crawford -Joseph Kitchell, Edward N. Cullom.
Bond -Thomas Kirkpatrick, Samuel G. Morse.
Union-William Echols, John Whiteaker.
Washington-Andrew Bankson.
Franklin-Isham Harrison, Thomas Roberts.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Under the constitution of 1818 the elective officers were the Gover- nor and Lieutenant-Governor, who held office for four years. The election returns were transmitted by the returning officers, directed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, whose duty it was to open and publish them in the presence of a majority of each house of the General Assembly. In case of a tie, the choice was made by a joint ballot of both houses. The first election for Governor and Lieutenant-Governor was held on the third Thursday of September, A. D. 1818. Thereafter the elections were held every four years on the first Monday of August.
The Secretary of State was appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate.
The Auditor of Public Accounts, Treasurer and Attorney-General were elected by the General Assembly, and held office for two years respectively.
By the constitution of 1848, all these officers were made elective by the people, except the Attorney-General, which office was abolished. The term of office for each was four years, except the Treasurer, which was two years.
The office of Attorney-General was again created by law, in 1867, and the term fixed at two years. The office was first filled by appointment by the Governor, and at the expiration of the term by election by the people.
The constitution of 1870 provides that the Executive Department shall consist of a Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor of Public Accounts, Treasurer, Superintendent of Public In- struction, and Attorney-General, who shall each, with the exception of the Treasurer, hold office for four years from the second Monday in January next after election. The Treasurer holds office for two years, and is ineligible for re-election until the expiration of two years next after the end of his term. The first election under the constitution of 1870 was held November 5, A. D. 1872.
By a law passed in 1849 the Secretary of State was made ex-oficio State Superintendent of Public Schools. In 1854 the law establish- ing a system of free schools created the office of State Superintendent, and provided for the appointment by the Governor, upon the taking effect of the law, of some person to hold office until the election in 1855, when a State Superintendent should be elected, and every two years thereafter.
The offices of Adjutant-General, State Geologist, and Entomolo- gist, are created by law, and filled by appointment of the Governor.
STATE OF ILLINOIS.
Governors.
Name.
When inaugurated.
From what county
Remarks.
Shadrach Bond
Oct. 6, 1818 .....
St. Clair ...
Edward Coles ...
Dec. 5, 1822 .... Madison ....
Ninian Edwards,
Dee. 6, 1×26 ... Madison ...
John Reynolds.
Dec. 9, 1830 .... St. Clair.
ReuIgned Nov. 17, 1834. Elected Rep. to Congreas. Vice Reynolds.
Wm. L. D. Ewing.
Nov. 17, 1834 .. Fayette.
Joseph Duncan.
Dec. 3, 1834 ..
Morgan,
Thomas ('arlin.
Dec. 7, 1838.
Greene ...
Thomas Ford
Dec. 8, 1842 ..
Ogic.
Augustus C. French
Dec. 9, 1846
Crawford.
Augustus C. French ...... Jan. 8, 1849 ..... Crawford ...
Re-elected under Const'n of 1847.
Jeel A. Matteson.
Jan.,
1853.
Will
Wm. 1I. Bissell
Jan. 12, 1857 ...
Monroe.
Died March 15, 1860.
Jehn Wood.
Mar. 21, 1860 ...
A.lams.
Succeeded te the office vice Bissell.
Richard Yates ...
Jan. 14, 1861 ..
Morgan.
Macon.
John M. Palmer. Jan. 11, 1869 ... Marcoupin
Richard J. Oglesby. Jan. 13, 1873 ... Macon.
John L. Beveridge.
Jan 23, 1873 ...
Cook.
Succeeded to office, vice Oglesby resigned.
Shelby M. Cullom .... Jan. 8, 1877 Sangamon.
Shelby M. Cullom. Jan. 10, 1881 .... 'Sangamon ...
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Resigned Jan. 23, 1872. Elected U. S. Senator.
Richard J. Oglesby.
Jan. 16, 1865 ....
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Lieutenant-Governors.
Name
When Inaugurated
From what county.
Remarks.
Name.
When qualified
From what county.
Remarks.
John Thomas ..
1818 .. St. Clair
R. K. McLaugolin ...
Ang. 2, 1819 .. Fayette
Abner Field Jan. 14, 1823 .. Union ...
James Hall Feb. 12. 1827 .. Jackson
John Dement.
Feb.
5, 1831 .. Franklin
Resigned Dec. 3, 1830,
Charles Gregory .. Dec.
5, 1836 .. Greene,
Mch. 4, 1837 .. Monroe ...
Mch. 6, 1841 .. Hamilton
Died.
John Moore ...
Aug. 14, 1848 .. McLeen ......
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Appointed vice Carpenter. Elected.
James Miller
Jan. 12, 1857 ..
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William Butler
Sept. 3, 1859 .. Sangamon ...
William Butler
Jan. 14, 1861 ..
Alexander Starne
Jan. 12, 1863 ..
John Wood ...
Jan. 12, 1857 ..
Adama
Succeeded to office of Gov vice Bissell dec'd Mar. 21,
1860.
Thomas A. Merehall .....
Jan. 7, 1861 ..
Coles
President of Senate and Act- ing Lieut-Governor.
William Brosa ..
Jen. 16, 1865 ..
Cook
Union
John L. Beveridge
Jan. 13, 1873 ..
John Early
Jan. 23, 1873 ..
Winnebago ..
vice Oglesby elec'd U. S Sen President of Senate and Act- Ing Lient-Governor.
Archibald A. Glenn
Jan. 8, 1875 ..
Brown
President of Senate and Act- ing Lieut-Governor.
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