Fifer, Joseph Wilson, 1840-1938

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Civil War soldier, lawyer, state legislator, nineteenth governor of Illinois (1889-1893), and member of Interstate Commerce Commission (1899-1906).

From the description of Papers, 1889-1891, n.d. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 124509798

Nineteenth governor of Illinois, 1889-1893, who had served in the 33rd Illinois Infantry during the Civil War, as Bloomington's city attorney, state's attorney and Illinois state senator. Was appointed to the Interstate Commerce Commission by Presidents McKinley and Roosevelt serving 1899-1906. Was a delegate to the 1920 Illinois Constitutional Convention. Father of Florence Fifer Bohrer, the first woman elected to the state senate.

From the description of Papers, 1861-1951. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 56434060

Civil War soldier, state legislator, nineteenth governor of Illinois (1889-1893), and member of Interstate Commerce Commission (1899-1906).

From the description of Papers, March 1892, 1915, n.d. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 137751813

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Illinois--Bloomington
Illinois
United States
Illinois
Illinois
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Agriculture
Political campaigns
Educational law and legislation
Elections
Governor
Politics, Practical
Soldiers
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Birth 1840-10-28

Death 1938-08-06

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