Charles Gates Dawes was an American banker,general,diplomat,composer,and Republican politician who was the 30th vice president of the United States from 1925 to 1929 under Calvin Coolidge. He was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1925 for his work on the Dawes Plan for World War I reparations.
McLeansboro is a city in Hamilton County,Illinois,United States. The population was 2,675 at the 2020 census. The estimated population as of 2018 was 2,773. It is the county seat of Hamilton County.
The American Legion,commonly known as the Legion,is a non-profit organization of U.S. war veterans headquartered in Indianapolis,Indiana. It is made up of state,U.S. territory,and overseas departments,and these are in turn made up of local posts. The organization was formed on March 15,1919,in Paris,France,by a thousand officers and men of the American Expeditionary Forces,and it was chartered on September 16,1919,by the United States Congress.
William Henry Bissell was the 11th Governor of the U.S. state of Illinois from 1857 until his death. He was one of the first successful Republican Party candidates in the U.S.,winning the election of 1856 just two years after the founding of his party. In addition to being the first Republican governor of Illinois,he was also the first Catholic and also the first to die in office.
Augustus Chaflin French was the ninth Governor of the U.S. state of Illinois from 1846 until 1853. He is best known for his fiscal policies,which eliminated the state's debt by the end of his administration,and for the lack of scandals during his administration. His name also graces the Governor French Academy in Belleville,Illinois.
Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne was an American politician who was the 24th Governor of Illinois from 1913 to 1917 and previously served as the 38th mayor of Chicago from April 5,1905 to 1907. Dunne is the only person to be elected both Mayor of Chicago and Governor of Illinois.
Joel Aldrich Matteson was the tenth Governor of Illinois,serving from 1853 to 1857.
Henry Horner was an American politician. Horner served as the 28th Governor of Illinois,serving from January 1933 until his death in October 1940. Horner was noted as the first Jewish governor of Illinois.
John Wood was the 12th governor of Illinois,serving from March 18,1860,to January 14,1861. Wood was a founder and the first settler of Quincy,Illinois.
The Illinois Historic Preservation Division,formerly Illinois Historic Preservation Agency,is a governmental agency of the U.S. state of Illinois,and is a division of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. It is tasked with the duty of maintaining State-owned historic sites,and maximizing their educational and recreational value to visitors or on-line users. In addition,it manages the process for applications within the state for additions to the National Register of Historic Places.
James Michael Slattery was a United States senator from Illinois.
James Hartness was an American inventor,mechanical engineer,entrepreneur,amateur astronomer,and politician who served as the 58th governor of Vermont from 1921 to 1923.
Richard Yates Jr. was the 22nd Governor of Illinois from 1901 to 1905—the first native-born governor of the state. From 1919 to 1933,he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois. Although he failed to receive his party's nomination in 1928 to the Seventy-first Congress,he was later appointed nominee and elected in place of Henry R. Rathbone who died prior to the election. In 1932,he was unsuccessful in his bid for reelection to the Seventy-third Congress.
The Illinois Governor's Mansion is the official residence of the governor of Illinois. It is located in the state capital,Springfield,Illinois. The Italianate-style Mansion was designed by Chicago architect John M. Van Osdel with a modified 'H' shaped configuration with a long central section,and the front and back on the sides of the 'H'. The 16-room manor was completed in 1855 and was first occupied by governor Joel Matteson,who held the official grand opening on January 10,1856. It is one of the oldest historic residences in the state of Illinois and one of the three oldest continuously occupied governor's mansions in the United States. In 1898 alterations to the exterior added neoclassical elements. In 1972,the Illinois Governor's Mansion Association was founded as a charitable corporation to assist in the maintenance and programming at the mansion. The Mansion was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
The Crenshaw House is an historic former residence and alleged haunted house located in Equality Township,Gallatin County,Illinois. The house was constructed in the 1830s. It was the main residence of John Crenshaw,his wife,and their five children.
During the American Civil War,the state of Illinois was a major source of troops for the Union Army,and of military supplies,food,and clothing. Situated near major rivers and railroads,Illinois became a major jumping off place early in the war for Ulysses S. Grant's efforts to seize control of the Mississippi and Tennessee rivers. Statewide,public support for the Union was high despite Copperhead sentiment.
Thomas Sloo Jr. was an American politician and merchant from Kentucky. Orphaned,Sloo moved to Cincinnati,Ohio,to support his siblings and made a fortune operating a store. However,he lost it all in the Panic of 1819 and settled in Illinois. He quickly regained prosperity after organizing McLeansboro,Illinois and was soon elected to the Illinois Senate. Sloo was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Illinois in 1826. Crestfallen,Sloo moved to New Orleans,Louisiana to trade commissions. After a brief stay in Havana,Cuba,where he founded a gas company,Sloo returned to New Orleans and served as city treasurer and president of the Sun Mutual Insurance Company.
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday,November 5,1940.
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday,November 3,1936.
Minor league baseball teams were based in McLeansboro,Illinois. In 1910 and 1911,McLeansboro teams played as members of the 1910 Southern Illinois League and the Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League from 1910 to 1911,winning two league championships in 1910. McLeansboro hosted home minor league games at Fairgrounds Park.
