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Title: History of Illinois Republicanism, embracing a history of the Republican party in the state to the present time ... with biographies of its founders and supporters ... also a chronological statement of important political events since 1774
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Raum, Green B. (Green Berry), 1829-1909
Subjects: Republican Party (U.S.)
Publisher: Chicago, Rollins Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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ed by the Canal Commissioners to test the right of theState to the so-called ninety-foot strip along the Illinois and Michigan Canal- He has always been a Republican, and cast his first vote for General Garfield.He has acquired a wide reputation as an able and skillful campaign orator. Heis not an office seeker. He has been City Attorney of Ottawa; chairman of theRepublican Congressional Committee of this district, and in 1896 was electedStates Attorney for LaSalle County; he is the present president of the StatesAttorneys Association of Illinois, and was one of the commissioners of theOmaha Exposition under appointment from Governor Tanner. He has been aMason and Knight Templar for fifteen years. On September 12th, 1883, he wasunited in marriage to IMiss Ida Martin, her family being one well known andprominent in the State of Indiana. Her brother, Parks M. Martin, is one of theleading Democratic politicians of Indiana, and is the present chairman of theDemocratic State Committee. 614
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<<AriiMr&l 615 JOSEPH STOCKTON. General Joseph Stockton of Chicago, 111., was born at Pittsburg, Pa., August10, 1833. He came to Illinois and settled in Chicago before twenty years ofage, and was first employed in the commission house of George A. Gibbs & Co.,South Water street. He remained with this company for several years, thenwas employed as a clerk in the office of the American Transportation Company.He afterward accepted a position in the freight office of the Pittsburg, FortWayne & Chicago Railroad, where he remained until the Civil War broke out.He enlisted in the first Board of Trade regiment, which was organized July,1862, as the 72d Illinois Volunteers. Mr. Stockton was commissioned FirstLieutenant of Company A, and was shortly afterward promoted to the positionof Captain. A few months later he was promoted to the office of Major, uponthe resignation of Major Chester. The 72d Illinois Volunteers was assignedto the 17th Army Corps and marched and fought wi

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