Dwight H. Green (born January 9, 1897 in Ligonier, Indiana; died February 20, 1958) succeeded John H. Stelle as the thirtieth Governor of Illinois, serving between January 13, 1941 and January 10, 1949, including the whole of 1942.
Thomas Carlin (born July 18, 1789 in Frankfort, Kentucky; died February 14, 1852 in Carrollton, Illinois) became the seventh Governor of Illinois, serving between December 7, 1838 and December 8, 1842. Following the end of Carlin's term as Governor, Thomas Ford (born December 5, 1800 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania; died November 3, 1850 in Peoria, Illinois) became the eighth Governor of Illinois, serving between December 8, 1842 and December 9, 1846.
Thomas Ford (born December 5, 1800 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania; died November 3, 1850 in Peoria, Illinois) succeeded Thomas Carlin as the eighth Governor of Illinois, serving between December 8, 1842 and December 9, 1846, including the whole of 1844.
Thomas Ford (born December 5, 1800 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania; died November 3, 1850 in Peoria, Illinois) succeeded Thomas Carlin as the eighth Governor of Illinois, serving between December 8, 1842 and December 9, 1846. Following the end of Ford's term as Governor, Augustus C. French (born August 2, 1808 in Hill, New Hampshire; died September 4, 1864 in Lebanon, Illinois) became the ninth governor of Illinois, serving between December 9, 1846 and January 10, 1853.
William Henry Bissell (born April 25, 1811 in Hartwick, New York; died March 18, 1860 in Springfield, Illinois) succeeded Joel Aldrich Matteson as the eleventh Governor of Illinois, serving between January 12, 1857 and his death, including the whole of 1858.
William Henry Bissell (born April 25, 1811 in Hartwick, New York; died March 18, 1860 in Springfield, Illinois) succeeded Joel Aldrich Matteson as the eleventh Governor of Illinois, serving between January 12, 1857 and his death. Following Bissell's death, John Wood (born December 20, 1798 in Moravia, New York; died June 11, 1880 in Quincy, Illinois) became the twelfth Governor of Illinois, serving between March 21, 1860 and January 14, 1861.
Richard James Oglesby (born July 25, 1824 in Oldham County, Kentucky; died April 24, 1899 in Elkhart, Illinois) succeeded Richard Yates as the fourteenth Governor of Illinois, serving between January 16, 1865 and January 11, 1869, including the whole of 1866.
No but in 1846, Lincoln was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served one two-year term. He was the only Whig in the Illinois delegation.
Thomas Ford (born December 5, 1800 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania; died November 3, 1850 in Peoria, Illinois) succeeded Thomas Carlin as the eighth Governor of Illinois, serving between December 8, 1842 and December 9, 1846, including the whole of 1843.
Thomas Ford (born December 5, 1800 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania; died November 3, 1850 in Peoria, Illinois) succeeded Thomas Carlin as the eighth Governor of Illinois, serving between December 8, 1842 and December 9, 1846, including the whole of 1845.
Augustus C. French (born August 2, 1808 in Hill, New Hampshire; died September 4, 1864 in Lebanon, Illinois) succeeded Thomas Ford as the ninth governor of Illinois, serving between December 9, 1846 and January 10, 1853, including the whole of 1847.
Augustus C. French (born August 2, 1808 in Hill, New Hampshire; died September 4, 1864 in Lebanon, Illinois) succeeded Thomas Ford as the ninth governor of Illinois, serving between December 9, 1846 and January 10, 1853, including the whole of 1848.
Augustus C. French (born August 2, 1808 in Hill, New Hampshire; died September 4, 1864 in Lebanon, Illinois) succeeded Thomas Ford as the ninth governor of Illinois, serving between December 9, 1846 and January 10, 1853, including the whole of 1849.
Augustus C. French (born August 2, 1808 in Hill, New Hampshire; died September 4, 1864 in Lebanon, Illinois) succeeded Thomas Ford as the ninth governor of Illinois, serving between December 9, 1846 and January 10, 1853, including the whole of 1850.
Augustus C. French (born August 2, 1808 in Hill, New Hampshire; died September 4, 1864 in Lebanon, Illinois) succeeded Thomas Ford as the ninth governor of Illinois, serving between December 9, 1846 and January 10, 1853, including the whole of 1851.
Augustus C. French (born August 2, 1808 in Hill, New Hampshire; died September 4, 1864 in Lebanon, Illinois) succeeded Thomas Ford as the ninth governor of Illinois, serving between December 9, 1846 and January 10, 1853, including the whole of 1852.
Thomas Ford, governor of Illinois from 1842 to 1846. Obviously, the promise was meaningless, since his militia allowed a mob to assassinate Joseph Smith on his watch.
William Findlay - governor - died in 1846.
Augustus C. French (born August 2, 1808 in Hill, New Hampshire; died September 4, 1864 in Lebanon, Illinois) succeeded Thomas Ford as the ninth governor of Illinois, serving between December 9, 1846 and January 10, 1853. Following the end of French's term as Governor, Joel Aldrich Matteson (born August 7, 1808 in Watertown, New York; died January 31, 1873 in Chicago, Illinois) became the tenth Governor of Illinois, serving between January 10, 1853 and January 12, 1857.