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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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ylvania, and for many years was prominent in financial and businessaffairs. He was a pioneer in anthracite coal operations. He was an ardentabolitionist, and was a member of the Republican party from its inception. Colonel Fisher was educated at the public schools of Wilkes Barre, where heresided, and at Wyoming Seminary, at Kingston, Pa. Upon starting in life onhis own account, he first secured a position in the offices of the L_ & B. R. R,now the D. L. & W. In 1867 he came to Illinois, locating first at Aurora wherehe lived for about two years, and then removed to Geneseo, where he has residedever since. He early engaged in the general hardware business and later in themanufacture of stoves, and was the first president of the Geneseo Stove Com-panv. and is interested in real estate and banking. His business affairs have beenboth honorable and successfuL He married Miss Abbie F. Steele, only child ofRobert F. and Anna E. (Hardy) Steele. They have three children, Eliza E., -:-
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