John Lourie Beveridge

Republican Representative of Illinois

Congresses Served

House Terms

January 1, 1824 (86 years old)

Birthday

January 1, 1910

Death

Served as the 16th Governor of Illinois from 1873 to 1877.
Succeeded Richard J. Oglesby after Oglesby’s resignation to accept a Senate seat.
Previously served as a colonel in the 17th Illinois Cavalry during the American Civil War, later brevetted to brigadier general.
Elected Cook County Sheriff before serving in the Illinois Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives.
His governorship coincided with the Long Depression and the rise of the Anti-Monopolist Party, later known as the Greenback Party.
Oversaw significant state initiatives, including the establishment of schools for the deaf and blind, and various hospitals for the mentally ill.
Appointed as Assistant United States Treasurer in Chicago after his governorship.
Moved to Hollywood, California, in 1895, where he lived until his death in 1910.