Sidney Breese, the Glossary
Sidney Breese (July 15, 1800 – June 27, 1878), a lawyer, soldier, author and jurist born in New York, became an early Illinois pioneer and represented the state in the United States Senate as well as served as Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court and Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, and has been called "father of the Illinois Central Railroad".[1]
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90 relations: Abraham Lincoln, Alexander Pope Field, American Civil War, Andrew Jackson, Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, Bar (law), Beardstown, Illinois, Black Hawk War, Breese, Illinois, Carlyle, Illinois, Cass County, Illinois, Charles B. Lawrence (judge), Chicago, Chicago Times, Chief justice, Clinton County, Illinois, Daniel Webster, David J. Baker Jr., Democratic Party (United States), Elias Kane, Fort Dearborn, Francis Scott Key, Great Lakes, Gustav Koerner, Hamilton College, Henry Livingston Jr., Illinois, Illinois and Michigan Canal, Illinois Army National Guard, Illinois Central Railroad, Illinois House of Representatives, Illinois River, Illinois Secretary of State, Illinois State Historical Society, James Semple, James Shields (politician, born 1806), Jean Baptiste Beaubien, John C. Calhoun, John Quincy Adams, John Reynolds (Illinois politician), Joseph Duncan (politician), Kaskaskia, Illinois, Lewis Cass, List of speakers of the Illinois House of Representatives, Livingston family, Martin Van Buren, Mexican–American War, Millard Fillmore, Mississippi River, National Road, ... Expand index (40 more) »
- Democratic Party United States senators from Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.
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Alexander Pope Field
Alexander Pope Field (November 30, 1800 – August 19, 1876) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 21st Attorney General of Louisiana, the 6th Illinois Secretary of State, and the 4th Secretary of the Wisconsin Territory. Sidney Breese and Alexander Pope Field are American people of the Black Hawk War.
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American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.
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Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was an American lawyer, planter, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837.
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Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography is a six-volume collection of biographies of notable people involved in the history of the New World.
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Bar (law)
In law, the bar is the legal profession as an institution.
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Beardstown, Illinois
Beardstown is a city in Cass County, Illinois, United States.
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Black Hawk War
The Black Hawk War was a conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader.
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Breese, Illinois
Breese is a city in Clinton County, Illinois, United States.
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Carlyle, Illinois
Carlyle is a city in and the county seat of Clinton County, Illinois, United States.
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Cass County, Illinois
Cass County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois.
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Charles B. Lawrence (judge)
Charles Brush Lawrence (December 17, 1820 – April 9, 1883) was an American jurist. Sidney Breese and Charles B. Lawrence (judge) are chief Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court, Illinois state court judges, justices of the Illinois Supreme Court and Union College (New York) alumni.
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Chicago
Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.
Chicago Times
The Chicago Times was a newspaper in Chicago from 1854 to 1895, when it merged with the Chicago Herald, to become the Chicago Times-Herald.
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Chief justice
The chief justice is the presiding member of a supreme court in many countries with a justice system based on English common law, such as the High Court of Australia, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Supreme Court of Ghana, the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong, the Supreme Court of India, the Supreme Court of Ireland, the Supreme Court of Japan, the Supreme Court of Nepal, the Supreme Court of New Zealand, the Supreme Court of Nigeria, the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the Supreme Court of the Philippines, the Supreme Court of Singapore, the Supreme Court of the United States, and provincial or state supreme courts/high courts.
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Clinton County, Illinois
Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois.
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Daniel Webster
Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the 14th and 19th U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore.
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David J. Baker Jr.
David Jewett Baker Jr. (November 20, 1834 – March 13, 1899), the son of David J. Baker, was a justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois. Sidney Breese and David J. Baker Jr. are chief Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court, Illinois state court judges and justices of the Illinois Supreme Court.
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Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.
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Elias Kane
Elias Kent Kane (June 7, 1794December 12, 1835) was the first Illinois Secretary of State and a U.S. Senator from Illinois. Sidney Breese and Elias Kane are Democratic Party United States senators from Illinois, Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives and Schuyler family.
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Fort Dearborn
Fort Dearborn was a United States fort, first built in 1803 beside the Chicago River, in what is now Chicago, Illinois.
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Francis Scott Key
Francis Scott Key (August 1, 1779January 11, 1843) was an American lawyer, author, and poet from Frederick, Maryland, best known as the author of the text of the American national anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner".
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Great Lakes
The Great Lakes (Grands Lacs), also called the Great Lakes of North America, are a series of large interconnected freshwater lakes in the east-central interior of North America that connect to the Atlantic Ocean via the Saint Lawrence River.
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Gustav Koerner
Gustav Philipp Koerner, also spelled Gustave or Gustavus Koerner (20 November 1809 – 9 April 1896), was a German-American revolutionary, journalist, lawyer, politician, judge and statesman in Illinois and Germany, and a Colonel of the U.S. Army who was a confessed enemy of slavery. Sidney Breese and Gustav Koerner are justices of the Illinois Supreme Court.
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Hamilton College
Hamilton College is a private liberal arts college in Clinton, New York.
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Henry Livingston Jr.
Henry Beekman Livingston Jr. (October 13, 1748 – February 29, 1828) has been proposed as being the uncredited author of the 1823 poem A Visit from St. Nicholas, more popularly known (after its first line) as The Night Before Christmas. Sidney Breese and Henry Livingston Jr. are Livingston family and Schuyler family.
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Illinois
Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.
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Illinois and Michigan Canal
The Illinois and Michigan Canal connected the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico.
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Illinois Army National Guard
The Illinois Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army and the United States National Guard.
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Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad, sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, was a railroad in the Central United States.
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Illinois House of Representatives
The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly.
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Illinois River
The Illinois River (Inoka Siipiiwi) is a principal tributary of the Mississippi River at approximately in length.
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Illinois Secretary of State
The secretary of state of Illinois is one of the six elected executive state offices of the government of Illinois, and one of the 47 secretaries of state in the United States.
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Illinois State Historical Society
The Illinois State Historical Society (ISHS) is a private sector organization, organized as a nonprofit, that edits and disseminates public knowledge of history throughout the U.S. state of Illinois.
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James Semple
James Semple (January 5, 1798 – December 20, 1866) was an American attorney and politician. Sidney Breese and James Semple are American people of the Black Hawk War, Democratic Party United States senators from Illinois, Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives, justices of the Illinois Supreme Court and speakers of the Illinois House of Representatives.
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James Shields (politician, born 1806)
James Shields (May 10, 1806June 1, 1879) was an Irish American politician and United States Army officer, who is the only person in U.S. history to serve as a Senator for three different states, and one of only two to represent multiple states in the U.S. Senate. Sidney Breese and James Shields (politician, born 1806) are Democratic Party United States senators from Illinois, Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives and justices of the Illinois Supreme Court.
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Jean Baptiste Beaubien
Jean Baptiste Beaubien (September 5, 1787 - January 5, 1864), a multi-lingual fur-trader born in Detroit, Michigan, became an early resident of what became Chicago, Illinois, as well as an early civic and militia leader in Cook County, Illinois during the Black Hawk War, before moving to Du Page County, Illinois in his final years.
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John C. Calhoun
John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782March 31, 1850) was an American statesman and political theorist who served as the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832.
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John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams (July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was an American statesman, politician, diplomat, lawyer, and diarist who served as the sixth president of the United States, from 1825 to 1829.
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John Reynolds (Illinois politician)
John M. Reynolds Also transcribed at (February 26, 1788May 8, 1865) was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Illinois who served in all three governmental branches. Sidney Breese and John Reynolds (Illinois politician) are American people of the Black Hawk War, justices of the Illinois Supreme Court and speakers of the Illinois House of Representatives.
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Joseph Duncan (politician)
Joseph Duncan (February 22, 1794January 15, 1844) was an Illinois politician. Sidney Breese and Joseph Duncan (politician) are American people of the Black Hawk War.
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Kaskaskia, Illinois
Kaskaskia is a village in Randolph County, Illinois.
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Lewis Cass
Lewis Cass (October 9, 1782June 17, 1866) was an United States Army officer and politician.
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List of speakers of the Illinois House of Representatives
The Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives is seventh (behind the Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, Treasurer, and President of the Senate, respectively) in the line of succession to the office of Governor of Illinois. Sidney Breese and List of speakers of the Illinois House of Representatives are speakers of the Illinois House of Representatives.
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Livingston family
The Livingston family of New York is a prominent family that migrated from Scotland to the Dutch Republic, and then to the Province of New York in the 17th century. Sidney Breese and Livingston family are Schuyler family.
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Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren (Maarten van Buren; December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was an American lawyer, diplomat, and statesman who served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841.
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Mexican–American War
The Mexican–American War, also known in the United States as the Mexican War, and in Mexico as the United States intervention in Mexico, was an invasion of Mexico by the United States Army from 1846 to 1848.
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Millard Fillmore
Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874) was the 13th president of the United States, serving from 1850 to 1853, and was the last president to have been a member of the Whig Party while in office.
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Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the primary river and second-longest river of the largest drainage basin in the United States.
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National Road
The National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government.
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Ninian Edwards
Ninian Edwards (March 17, 1775July 20, 1833) was an American political figure who was prominent in Illinois.
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Ohio and Mississippi Railway
The Ohio and Mississippi Railway (earlier the Ohio and Mississippi Rail Road), abbreviated O&M, was a railroad operating between Cincinnati, Ohio, and East St. Louis, Illinois, from 1857 to 1893.
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Ohio River
The Ohio River is a river in the United States.
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Oregon Country
Oregon Country was a large region of the Pacific Northwest of North America that was subject to a long dispute between the United Kingdom and the United States in the early 19th century.
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Oregon Treaty
The Oregon Treaty is a treaty between the United Kingdom and the United States that was signed on June 15, 1846, in Washington, D.C. The treaty brought an end to the Oregon boundary dispute by settling competing American and British claims to the Oregon Country; the area had been jointly occupied by both Britain and the U.S.
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Panic of 1837
The Panic of 1837 was a financial crisis in the United States that began a major depression (not to be confused with the Great Depression), which lasted until the mid-1840s.
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Peru, Illinois
Peru is a city in LaSalle and Bureau counties, Illinois, United States.
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Phi Beta Kappa
The Phi Beta Kappa Society (ΦΒΚ) is the oldest academic honor society in the United States.
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Pinckneyville, Illinois
Pinckneyville is a city in and the county seat of Perry County, Illinois, United States.
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Pinkney H. Walker
Pinkney Houston Walker (June 18, 1815 – February 7, 1885) was an American jurist. Sidney Breese and Pinkney H. Walker are chief Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court, Illinois state court judges and justices of the Illinois Supreme Court.
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President of the United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.
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Randolph County, Illinois
Randolph County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois.
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Richard M. Young
Richard Montgomery Young (February 20, 1798 – November 28, 1861) was a U.S. Senator from Illinois. Sidney Breese and Richard M. Young are Democratic Party United States senators from Illinois, Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives, Illinois state court judges and justices of the Illinois Supreme Court.
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Robert Anderson (Civil War)
Robert Anderson (June 14, 1805 – October 26, 1871) was a United States Army officer during the American Civil War. Sidney Breese and Robert Anderson (Civil War) are American people of the Black Hawk War.
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Russian colonization of North America
From 1732 to 1867, the Russian Empire laid claim to northern Pacific Coast territories in the Americas.
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Samuel Livingston Breese
Samuel Livingston Breese (August 6, 1794 – December 17, 1870) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. Sidney Breese and Samuel Livingston Breese are Livingston family, Schuyler family, Union College (New York) alumni and Woolsey family.
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Samuel McRoberts
Samuel McRoberts (April 12, 1799March 27, 1843) was a United States senator from Illinois. Sidney Breese and Samuel McRoberts are Democratic Party United States senators from Illinois and Illinois state court judges.
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Samuel Morse
Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872) was an American inventor and painter. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs. He was a co-developer of Morse code in 1837 and helped to develop the commercial use of telegraphy.
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Schuyler family
The Schuyler family (/ˈskaɪlər/; Dutch pronunciation: sxœylər) was a prominent Dutch family in New York and New Jersey in the 18th and 19th centuries, whose descendants played a critical role in the formation of the United States (especially New York City and northern New Jersey), in leading government and business in North America and served as leaders in business, military, politics, and society.
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Senate
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature.
Simon Cameron
Simon Cameron (March 8, 1799June 26, 1889) was an American businessman and politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate and served as United States Secretary of War under President Abraham Lincoln at the start of the American Civil War.
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Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution, or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums, education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge." Founded on August 10, 1846, it operates as a trust instrumentality and is not formally a part of any of the three branches of the federal government.
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Stephen A. Douglas
Stephen Arnold Douglas (April 23, 1813 – June 3, 1861) was an American politician and lawyer from Illinois. Sidney Breese and Stephen A. Douglas are Democratic Party United States senators from Illinois, Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives and justices of the Illinois Supreme Court.
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Supreme Court of Illinois
The Supreme Court of Illinois is the state supreme court, the highest court of the judiciary of Illinois.
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Texas annexation
The Republic of Texas was annexed into the United States and admitted to the Union as the 28th state on December 29, 1845.
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Theophilus W. Smith
Theophilus Washington Smith (September 28, 1784 – May 6, 1845) was an Illinois Supreme Court Justice from 1825 until his resignation on December 26, 1842. Sidney Breese and Theophilus W. Smith are American people of the Black Hawk War and justices of the Illinois Supreme Court.
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Thomas Ford (politician)
Thomas Ford (December 5, 1800 – November 3, 1850) was a lawyer, judge, author and the eighth Governor of Illinois. Sidney Breese and Thomas Ford (politician) are American people of the Black Hawk War and justices of the Illinois Supreme Court.
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Union College
Union College is a private liberal arts college in Schenectady, New York, United States.
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United States Attorney
United States attorneys are officials of the U.S. Department of Justice who serve as the chief federal law enforcement officers in each of the 94 U.S. federal judicial districts.
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United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber.
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United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress.
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Vandalia, Illinois
Vandalia is a city in and the county seat of Fayette County, Illinois, United States.
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Walter B. Scates
Walter Bennett Scates (January 18, 1808 – October 26, 1886) was an American lawyer and jurist. Sidney Breese and Walter B. Scates are chief Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court, Illinois state court judges and justices of the Illinois Supreme Court.
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Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party that existed in the United States during the mid-19th century.
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Whitesboro, New York
Whitesboro is a village in Oneida County, New York, United States.
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Wilcox v. Jackson
Wilcox v. Jackson, 38 U.S. (13 Pet.) 498 (1839), sometimes nicknamed the "Beaubien Land Case" was a legal action decided by the United States Supreme Court concerning the land under Fort Dearborn shortly after incorporation of Chicago as a town in Cook County, Illinois.
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William R. King
William Rufus DeVane King (April 7, 1786 – April 18, 1853) was an American politician and diplomat.
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Yale College
Yale College is the undergraduate college of Yale University.
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Zachary Taylor
Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 – July 9, 1850) was an American military leader who served as the 12th president of the United States from 1849 until his death in 1850. Sidney Breese and Zachary Taylor are American people of the Black Hawk War.
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Zadok Casey
Zadok Casey (March 7, 1796 – September 4, 1862) was an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from Illinois and founded the city of Mount Vernon, Illinois. Sidney Breese and Zadok Casey are speakers of the Illinois House of Representatives.
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See also
Democratic Party United States senators from Illinois
- Adlai Stevenson III
- Alan J. Dixon
- Barack Obama
- Carol Moseley Braun
- David J. Baker
- Dick Durbin
- Elias Kane
- J. Hamilton Lewis
- James M. Slattery
- James Semple
- James Shields (politician, born 1806)
- John M. Palmer
- John M. Robinson (Illinois politician)
- John McLean (Illinois politician)
- Lyman Trumbull
- Paul Douglas (Illinois politician)
- Paul Simon (politician)
- Richard M. Young
- Roland Burris
- Samuel McRoberts
- Scott W. Lucas
- Sidney Breese
- Stephen A. Douglas
- Tammy Duckworth
- William Alexander Richardson
- William H. Dieterich
- William Lee D. Ewing
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Breese
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