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Richard Yates (1815-1873) —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Born in Warsaw, Gallatin
County, Ky., January
18, 1815.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1842-45, 1848-49; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1851-55 (7th District 1851-53, 6th
District 1853-55); Governor of
Illinois, 1861-65; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1865-71.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., November
27, 1873 (age 58 years, 313
days).
Interment at Diamond Grove Cemetery.
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Joseph Duncan (1794-1844) —
of Brownsville, White
County, Ill.; Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Born in Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky., February
22, 1794.
Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1825-29; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1827-34 (at-large 1827-33, 3rd
District 1833-34); Governor of
Illinois, 1834-38; defeated, 1842.
Died in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., January
15, 1844 (age 49 years, 327
days).
Interment at Diamond Grove Cemetery.
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Richard Yates (1860-1936) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., December
12, 1860.
Son of Richard
Yates (1815-1873).
Republican. County judge in Illinois, 1894-97; Governor of
Illinois, 1901-05; defeated, 1892; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1904;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1919-33; defeated, 1932.
Methodist.
Died in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., April 11,
1936 (age 75 years, 121
days).
Interment at Diamond Grove Cemetery.
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Edward Capps (1866-1950) —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., December
21, 1866.
Son of Stephen Reid Capps and Rhoda S. (Tomlin) Capps.
University
professor; U.S. Minister to Greece, 1920.
Member, American
Association of University Professors; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died in 1950
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Diamond Grove Cemetery.
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William Henry Hinrichsen (1850-1907) —
also known as William H. Hinrichsen —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Born in Franklin, Morgan
County, Ill., May 27,
1850.
Democrat. Secretary of
state of Illinois, 1893-97; Illinois
Democratic state chair, 1895-96; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1897-99.
Died in Alexander, Morgan
County, Ill., December
18, 1907 (age 57 years, 205
days).
Interment at Diamond Grove Cemetery.
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Andrew Russel (b. 1856) —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., June 17,
1856.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1904
(alternate), 1916,
1920,
1928;
Illinois
state treasurer, 1909-11, 1915-17; defeated, 1912; Illinois
state auditor of public accounts, 1917-25.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Redmen;
Moose.
Interment at Diamond Grove Cemetery.
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Image source:
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