John Gillett Oglesby (March 19, 1873 – May 27, 1938) was the 29th and 31st Lieutenant Governor of Illinois from 1909 to 1913, during this time he served...
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Elkhart Cemetery. There is a statue of Richard J. Oglesby in Lincoln Park, Chicago. His son, John G. Oglesby, was a two time Lieutenant Governor of Illinois...
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cornerback Jamie Oglesby (1929–2013), American politician Jim Oglesby (1905–1955), American Major League Baseball player John G. Oglesby (1873–1938), lieutenant...
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terms lasting 14 years, from 1977 to 1991. Only one governor, Richard J. Oglesby, has served multiple non-consecutive terms, having been elected in 1864...
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Emma Susan Gillett Oglesby (February 11, 1845 – January 14, 1928) was an American social leader, anti-suffragist activist, and the wife of Illinois Governor...
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to the Governorship after Gov. Oglesby took a U.S. Senate seat, the President Pro Tempore elected by the Senate, John Early, became acting Lt. Governor...
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many of the party's conservatives. His supporters coalesced behind Warren G. Harding as a compromise candidate, and Harding won both the nomination and...
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1939. p. 22. Chandler 2001, p. 280. Hicken 1970, pp. 5–6, 11–13. Knowles, John Sherman. "The History of Western Illinois University Laboratory School" (PDF)...
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November 7, 1916. It saw the election of Republican former governor John G. Oglesby to a second nonconsecutive term. Primary elections were held on September...
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district in 1914 Thomas P. Gunning, Illinois state senator J. Paul Kuhn John G. Oglesby, former lieutenant governor of Illinois (publicly withdrew before primary)...
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9, 1905 January 18, 1909 Charles S. Deneen Republican 1905–1913 29 John G. Oglesby Republican January 18, 1909 February 3, 1913 30 Barratt O'Hara Democratic...
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office January 9, 1905 – February 3, 1913 Lieutenant Lawrence Sherman John G. Oglesby Preceded by Richard Yates Jr. Succeeded by Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne...
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1917 Governor Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne Preceded by John G. Oglesby Succeeded by John G. Oglesby Personal details Born (1882-04-28)April 28, 1882 St....
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The 47th Illinois General Assembly met from 1911 to 1913. John G. Oglesby of Decatur was the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois and thus ex officio President...
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Edward Lawrie Tatum, geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1975) January 10 John Conness, Ireland-born U.S. Senator from California from 1863 to 1869 (born...
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Representative from New York 1913–17. Cousin of Richard James Oglesby. John G. Oglesby (1873–1938), Illinois State Representative 1915, Lieutenant Governor...
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destroyer USS Terry makes the first aeroplane rescue at sea, saving the life of John McCurdy 10 miles from Havana, Cuba. January – The Masses socialist magazine...
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Lieutenant Governor Oscar E. Carlstrom, Mercer County state's attorney John G. Oglesby, incumbent Lieutenant Governor Len Small, former State Treasurer Edward...
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Wisconsin, former President Theodore Roosevelt is shot by saloonkeeper John Schrank. With a fresh flesh wound and the bullet still in him, Roosevelt...
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The 51st Illinois General Assembly met from 1919 to 1921. John G. Oglesby of Decatur was the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois and thus ex officio President...
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It saw the election of Republican nominee John G. Oglesby. Primary elections were held on August 8, 1908. John S. Cuneo Elmer A. Perry, Democratic candidate...
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Bloch, author (died 1994) April 7 – R. G. Armstrong, Western film character actor (died 2012) April 8 – John Whitney, animator, composer, and pioneer...
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Rockefeller Foundation, which begins operations with a $100 million donation from John D. Rockefeller. June 13 – An International Railway (New York – Ontario) trolley...
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The 46th Illinois General Assembly met from 1909 to 1911. John G. Oglesby of Decatur was the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois and thus ex officio President...
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Westinghouse radio costs $10. November 2 Republican U. S. Senator Warren G. Harding defeats Democratic Governor of Ohio James M. Cox in the U.S. presidential...
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United States. President: Woodrow Wilson (D-New Jersey) (until March 4) Warren G. Harding (R-Ohio) (starting March 4) Vice President: Thomas R. Marshall (D-Indiana)...
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Republican Party. He succeeded fellow Republican, General Richard James Oglesby. As Governor, Palmer signed the 1872 Public Library Act, establishing tax-funded...
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August 20 Walter Bernstein, screenwriter and producer (died 2021) Thomas G. Morris, politician (died 2016) August 22 – Larry Winn, American politician...
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illustrator (died 1989) John W. Campbell, journalist and author (died 1971) June 17 – H. Owen Reed, composer (died 2014) June 18 – E. G. Marshall, actor (died...
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Edwin G. Krebs, biochemist, winner of Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1992 (d. 2009) June 8 Robert Preston, actor and singer (d. 1987) John D. Roberts...
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