JH
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Rank
- Corporal
- Unit
- Co I, 141st Illinois Infantry, Union Army
- Conflict / Era
- Civil War
- Years of Service
- 06/16/1864 – 10/10/1864
- Date of Birth
- 05/28/1847
- Date of Death
- 09/22/1905
- Hometown
- Union County, OH
- Burial Location
- Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Monument Paver
- No
Biography
Graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1868, later becoming a professor of Latin at Illinois Wesleyan University. Admitted to the Bar in 1870, established a legal firm in Bloomington, Illinois. Member of the Illinois State Senate and the 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Illinois (1881-1883). Appointed as the 18th Governor of Illinois service 1883-1885.
Source: Ancestry - Find a Grave; Civil War Soldier. Lived in Claibourne Twp 1850 census.