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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Illinois: 1861-62 Constitutional Convention</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Singleton</a> 1862 <li> Alexander, Pulaski and Union counties: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/haack-hackenberg.html#585.24.10">William A. Hacker</a> 1862 <li> Boone and McHenry counties: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jackson9.html#637.46.32">William M. Jackson</a> 1862 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lawrence.html#273.29.92">Luther W. Lawrence</a> 1862 <li> Bureau County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/templeton-terrill.html#355.30.99">Robert T. Templeton</a> 1862 <li> Cass and Menard counties: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcnamee-mcpheeters.html#238.17.68">Thompson W. McNeely</a> 1862 <li> Clark County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/young8.html#181.84.80">Timothy R. Young</a> 1862 <li> Clinton and Bond counties: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stevenson-steward.html#183.35.38">Samuel Stevenson</a> 1862 <li> Coles, Moultrie and Douglas counties: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ferriss-fieger.html#645.58.24">Orlando B. Ficklin</a> 1862 <li> Cook County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/anthony.html#916.69.08">Elliott Anthony</a> 1862 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fuller.html#626.70.64">Melville W. Fuller</a> 1862 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mozer-mullarky.html#339.82.99">John H. Muhlke</a> 1862 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wentworth.html#352.32.34">John Wentworth</a> 1862 <li> Cumberland and Shelby counties: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thornton.html#863.84.01">Anthony Thornton</a> 1862 <li> Edgar County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eachus-earlston.html#523.12.06">James A. Eades</a> 1862 <li> Fayette and Effingham counties: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lehmann-lemp.html#700.24.26">Isaac L. Leith</a> 1862 <li> Franklin and Jackson counties: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dudly-duffield.html#424.42.66">Andrew D. Duff</a> 1862 <li> Fulton County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/graham5.html#501.00.05">John G. Graham</a> 1862 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ross.html#607.90.28">Lewis W. Ross</a> 1862 <li> Gallatin and Saline counties: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bartlette-bartolotti.html#912.85.45">Milton Bartley</a> 1862 <li> Greene County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woodside-woodville.html#614.78.96">John M. Woodson</a> 1862 <li> Hancock County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/merrill.html#837.97.45">Milton M. Merrill</a> 1862 <li> Henderson and Warren counties: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/simpson.html#513.63.76">Jonathan Simpson</a> 1862 <li> Jefferson, Marion and Hamilton counties: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/oman-onearm.html#552.93.96">H. K. S. O'Melveny</a> 1862 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tanner.html#727.89.63">T. B. Tanner</a> 1862 <li> Jersey County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allen9.html#477.13.15">William H. Allen</a> 1862 <li> Jo Daviess and Carroll counties: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith4.html#738.51.21">Henry Smith</a> 1862 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weems-weinland.html#463.94.62">Wellington Weigley</a> 1862 <li> Kane and DeKalb counties: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jorden-joy.html#459.29.10">Adoniram J. Joslyn</a> 1862 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stilgenbauer-stockslager.html#362.42.19">Stephenson B. Stinson</a> 1862 <li> Kendall County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/finn-firth.html#356.27.39">Thomas Finnie</a> 1862 <li> Knox County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/galbreath-gall.html#579.68.44">W. Selden Gale</a> 1862 <li> Lake County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ferriss-fieger.html#452.42.28">Elisha P. Ferry</a> 1862 <li> La Salle, Livingston and Grundy counties: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/armstrong.html#852.30.93">Perry A. Armstrong</a> 1862 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/campbell1.html#673.11.87">Alexander Campbell</a> 1862 <li> Lawrence and Crawford counties: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alexander.html#317.60.84">Harmon Alexander</a> 1862 <li> Lee and Whiteside counties: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/demaggio-demps.html#974.70.75">John Dement</a> 1862 <li> Logan and Mason counties: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/austin.html#157.99.47">E. L. Austin</a> 1862 <li> Macon, Piatt, DeWitt and Champaign counties: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/webber.html#658.21.40">Thompson R. Webber</a> 1862 <li> Macoupin County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/soapy-solwin.html#688.99.76">Lewis Solomon</a> 1862 <li> Madison County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bucklin-bucknell.html#004.51.60">Samuel A. Buckmaster</a> 1862 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kochendorfer-kolski.html#088.80.40">Solomon Koepfli</a> 1862 <li> Marshall, Woodford and Putnam counties: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burnquist-burns.html#978.51.36">John Burns</a> 1862 <li> McDonough County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thompson5.html#729.10.46">Joseph C. Thompson</a> 1862 <li> McLean County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/onen-orner.html#942.62.65">William W. Orme</a> 1862 <li> Mercer, Henry and Rock Island counties: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/plauche-plumley.html#537.66.36">George W. Pleasants</a> 1862 <li> Monroe County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morgan.html#887.03.86">Thomas W. Morgan</a> 1862 <li> Montgomery and Christian counties: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vanche-vandewater.html#611.25.34">H. M. Vandeveer</a> 1862 <li> Morgan and Scott counties: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burr.html#875.38.93">Albert G. Burr</a> 1862 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morton.html#308.92.75">Joseph Morton</a> 1862 <li> Ogle County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nevin-newel.html#534.37.24">Charles Newcomer</a> 1862 <li> Peoria and Stark counties: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/manners-manning.html#223.94.02">Julius Manning</a> 1862 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/purchio-puthuff.html#762.76.61">Norman H. Purple</a> 1862 <li> Pike and Brown counties: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/glenn.html#140.34.50">Archibald A. Glenn</a> 1862 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/starke-starosciak.html#143.84.50">Alexander Starne</a> 1862 <li> Pope, Hardin and Massac counties: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/waters-wates.html#033.16.49">George W. Waters</a> 1862 <li> Randolph County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson5.html#384.88.24">John A. Wilson</a> 1862 <li> Richland, Clay and Jasper counties: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parker5.html#049.40.36">James H. Parker</a> 1862 <li> St. Clair County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/french-frensdorf.html#062.70.92">Augustus C. French</a> 1862 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/underwood.html#468.76.23">James B. Underwood</a> 1862 <li> Sangamon County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/edwards1.html#364.09.50">Benjamin S. Edwards</a> 1862 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith5.html#887.38.04">James D. Smith</a> 1862 <li> Schuyler County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/richmond.html#799.17.58">John P. Richmond</a> 1862 <li> Stephenson County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/naar-nary.html#859.96.23">Willard P. Naramore</a> 1862 <li> Tazewell County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson7.html#668.80.22">Robert B. M. Wilson</a> 1862 <li> Vermilion and Ford counties: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/terry.html#751.99.69">Elias S. Terry</a> 1862 <li> Wabash and White counties: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stone.html#319.56.50">Thomas W. Stone</a> 1862 <li> Washington and Perry counties: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walkinlawton-wall.html#761.00.09">George W. Wall</a> 1862 <li> Wayne and Edwards counties: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hanna.html#072.12.72">Robert P. Hanna</a> 1862 <li> Will, DuPage, Kankakee and Iroquois counties: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/childress-chipley.html#259.49.39">Henry C. Childs</a> 1862 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/goodroads-gorbey.html#177.64.47">Francis Goodspeed</a> 1862 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/paca-paganelli.html#722.00.60">J. W. Paddock</a> 1862 <li> Williamson and Johnson counties: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allen9.html#831.54.44">William J. 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