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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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o, he has been active in politics but has neversought office. He has, however, been induced by his friends to accept severalnominations and has been successful in every instance but one. In the Springof 1895, he was elected alderman of the Tenth Ward, resigning in November ofthat year to accept the office of Drainage Trustee, to which he had been elected.In 1899, Air. Carter received the unanimous nomination for Alayor in the Repub-lican Convention. He was defeated at the election, owing to peculiar circum-stances which existed at that time. He conducted a masterful campaign andunder ordinary conditions would no doubt, have been elected. At the Novemberelection of 1900, Air. Carter was re-elected for another term of five years on theDrainage Board. Air. Carter resides at 1441 Ogden Avenue and is the head of a bright andinteresting family. He has always taken an active interest in public affairs andis a man whose loyalty to his friends has often been the subject of favorablecomment. 14
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715 CHARLES FITZ SIMONS. In July, 1861, Charles Fitz Simons entered the volunteer service of theUnited States as a Captain of Cavalry serving under General Banks at Dams-town. Maryland, taking in the battle of Balls Bluff, October 21, 1861 : a Platoonof Fitz Simons company escorted the body of General Baker from the battlefield to Washington. Early in 1862 Captain Fitz Simons was promoted to a Ma-jority in the Third New York Cavalry, serving with Banks Division in the win-ter of 1862. In April 1862, his Regiment was ordered to join the forces of Gen-eral Burnside at Newbern. North Carolina ; being severely wounded at Trenton,North Carolina, June 15, 1862, and recovering but slowly, he resigned in June1863, returning to his native state and arriving at Albany, New York, the dayafter the battle of Gettysburg. He reconsidered his action and accepted a com-mission in the Twenty-first New York Cavalry, so that he was only out of serviceabout ten days. Lieutenant Colonel Fitz Simons command

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