Augustus C. French

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Augustus C. French was an American politician who served as the ninth governor of Illinois in the mid-19th century.

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instanceOf American politician ⓘ
human ⓘ
birthDate 1808-08-02 ⓘ
birthPlace Hill, New Hampshire ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
burialPlace College Hill Cemetery ⓘ
Lebanon, Illinois ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1864-09-04 ⓘ
deathPlace Illinois ⓘ
Lebanon, Illinois ⓘ
describedBySource historical records of the State of Illinois ⓘ
educatedAt Dartmouth College ⓘ
electedIn Illinois gubernatorial election, 1846 ⓘ
ethnicGroup White American ⓘ
familyName French ⓘ
fieldOfWork public administration ⓘ
state governance ⓘ
givenName Augustus ⓘ
hasHonorificPrefix Governor ⓘ
influencedBy Democratic Party principles ⓘ
legislativeBody Illinois House of Representatives ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party ⓘ
nativeLanguage English ⓘ
notableFor being the ninth governor of Illinois ⓘ
notableWork advocacy for state debt reduction in Illinois ⓘ
support for public education in Illinois ⓘ
occupation lawyer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
officeEndTime 1853 ⓘ
officeStartTime 1846 ⓘ
ordinalInOffice 9 ⓘ
partOf history of Illinois ⓘ
politicalAlignment Jacksonian Democrat ⓘ
linked to: Jacksonian Party
positionHeld Governor of Illinois ⓘ
member of the Illinois House of Representatives ⓘ
reElectedIn Illinois gubernatorial election, 1848 ⓘ
religion Baptist ⓘ
residence Carmi, Illinois ⓘ
Illinois ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
significantEvent oversaw adoption of the Illinois Constitution of 1848 ⓘ
spouse Lucy Southwick ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ
workedAs receiver of public moneys at Palestine, Illinois ⓘ
state’s attorney in Illinois ⓘ

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Joel Aldrich Matteson → replaces → Augustus C. French ⓘ