Figures in Illinois History

See also Early Illinois Women and Illinois Alive!

Adams, Samuel, Dr.

instrumental in establishment of first medical school in Illinois at Illinois College, Jacksonville in 1834.

Bateman, Newton

famous educator; lived in Jacksonville. Superintendent of Public Instruction in Illinois from 1859-63 and 1865-75.

Bickerdyke, "Mother" Mary Ann Ball

Nursed soldiers during Civil War

Beecher, Edward

(1803-95) First president of Illinois College, Jacksonville. Edward's father Lyman was a Presbyterian Minister. Edward's brother Henry Ward Beecher was also a clergyman. Edward's sister Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin, a novel about injustice of slavery, published in 1851.

Cartwright, Peter

(1785-1872) Methodist Circuit Rider - Politician

Douglas, Stephen A.

Lawyer - Orator - Political Leader

Duncan, Joseph

Governor of Illinois from 1834-38. His home "Elm Grove" is the only remaining Governor's mansion outside of the state capitol.

Earp, Wyatt

Old West lawman. Born in Monmouth, Illinos on 19 Mar 1848.

Grant, Ulysses S.

Civil War General and US President

Grierson, Benjamin Henry

Civil War General

Hay, John

Private secretary to President Abraham Lincoln. Secretary of State under Presidents McKinley and Roosevelt. Poet, Novelist, Biographer of Lincoln.

Hickok, Wild Bill

Troy Grove, Illinois Memorial Site

Lawler, Michael Kelly

Mexican War soldier, Civil War general

Lincoln, Abraham

US President

Logan, John A.

A statesman and became a general during the Civil War.

MacMurray, James E.

Senator. Benefactor of MacMurray College in Jacksonville.

McClernand, John A.

Major General during Civil War

Oglesby, Richard J.

Colonel and Major General. Governor of Illinois and US Senator following the Civil War.

Schofield, John McAllister

General during Civil War; Secretary of War; Commanding General of the US Army

Yates, Richard

Governor of Illinois from 1861-65 (Civil War); one of two graduates of the first class of Illinois College in 1835

Wilson, Robert L.

Lawyer and statesman in Illinois. Paymaster for the US Army.

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