Fell, Jesse W., 1808-1887

  1. Fell, Jesse W., 1808-1887
  2. Detailed View

Name Entries

Information

person

Name Entries *

Fell, Jesse W., 1808-1887

Computed Name Heading

Name Components

Name :

Fell, Jesse W., 1808-1887


Cite

Fell, Jesse W.

Computed Name Heading

Name Components

Name :

Fell, Jesse W.


Cite

Fell, Jesse Wilson, 1808-1887.

Computed Name Heading

Name Components

Name :

Fell, Jesse Wilson, 1808-1887.


Cite

Genders

Exist Dates

Exist Dates - Date Range

1808

1808

Birth

1887

1887

Death

Show Fuzzy Range Fields

Cite

Biographical History

Editor, educator, and lawyer.

From the description of Papers of Jesse W. Fell, 1806-1957 (bulk 1830-1887). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71061562

Bloomington, Illinois, lawyer and newspaper publisher; helped organize Central Illinois Female College, 1853, and Normal University, 1858; paymaster, U.S. Army, during Civil War.

From the description of Letter: Normal, [Ill.], to J[esse] C. Green, West Chester, Pa., [18]86 July 31. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 30366211 From the description of Documents, 1834-1847. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 30366196 From the description of Transcripts of telegrams, 1862-1863. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 30366253

Biographical Note

1808, Nov. 10 Born, New Garden, Chester County, Pa. 1826 1828 Taught school in Pennsylvania 1828 Moved to Steubenville, Ohio 1828 1830 Studied in law office of Stokely & Marsh, Steubenville, Ohio 1832 Admitted to Ohio bar Moved to Bloomington, Ill. Admitted to Illinois bar 1833 Opened law practice, Bloomington, Ill.; first lawyer in McLean County, Ill. 1834 Appointed commissioner of schools, McLean County, Ill. 1834 1835 Befriended Abraham Lincoln while lobbying for McLean County in Illinois legislature 1835 Made an agent of State Bank of Illinois 1837 Bankrupted in financial crash Sold law practice to David Davis 1837 1839 Owner and publisher, Bloomington Observer and McLean County Advocate, Bloomington, Ill. 1838 Married Hester Vernon Brown (died June 1906) 1844 Moved to Fort Jesse, Adams County, Ill., and took up farming 1845 1851 Operated a farm and nursery business, "Fruit Hill," near Quincy, Adams County, Ill. 1850 Declined invitation to run as Whig candidate for state legislature 1851 Returned to Bloomington, Ill. Elected to Board of Trustees, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Ill. 1851 1852 Editor, Western Whig (later renamed Bloomington Intelligencer), Bloomington, Ill. 1852 1853 Partner, owner, Bloomington Intelligencer (later renamed Pantagraph), Bloomington, Ill. 1856 Supported Republican abolitionist Owen Lovejoy for Congress 1857 Helped found Illinois State Normal University, Normal, Ill. Built his residence, "Fell's Park," Normal, Ill. 1858 Suggested to Abraham Lincoln that he should run for president 1859 Elected secretary, Illinois Republican State Central Committee Secured autobiography of Abraham Lincoln and arranged its publication in eastern newspapers Organized Free Congregational Church, Bloomington, Ill., with brothers Kersey and Vickers Fell 1865 Spearheaded campaign to locate Illinois Soldiers' Orphans' Home in Bloomington, Ill. 1867 Successful in routing the Chicago & Mississippi Railroad (later Chicago & Alton Railroad) through Bloomington, Ill. Appointed to Board of Education, Illinois State Normal University, Normal, Ill. 1868 Purchased the Bloomington, Ill., Pantagraph, along with James P. Taylor and William Osborne Davis Declined public appeal to run for Congress 1879 Founded Larchwood Colony, Lyon County, Iowa 1887, Feb. 25 Died, Normal, Ill. From the guide to the Jesse W. Fell Papers, 1806-1965, (bulk 1830-1887), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

eng

Latn


Cite

External Related CPF

https://viaf.org/viaf/1725502


Cite

https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6186945


Cite

https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n95115736


Cite

https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n95115736


Cite

Other Entity IDs (Same As)

Sources

Loading ...

Resource Relations

Loading ...

Internal CPF Relations

Loading ...

Languages Used

Subjects

American newspapers


Cite

American newspapers


Cite

American periodicals


Cite

American periodicals


Cite

Universities and colleges


Cite

Universities and colleges


Cite

Educational institutions


Cite

Land speculation


Cite

Land speculation


Cite

Lawyers


Cite

Libraries


Cite

Libraries


Cite

National Museum


Cite

Natural history


Cite

Practice of law


Cite

Practice of law


Cite

Quakers


Cite

Quakers


Cite

Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)


Cite

Nationalities

Activities

Occupations

Editors


Cite

Educators


Cite

Lawyers


Cite

Legal Statuses

Places

Bloomington (Ill.)

as recorded (not vetted)


View GeoPlace

AssociatedPlace


Cite

Illinois

as recorded (not vetted)


View GeoPlace

AssociatedPlace


Cite

Normal (Ill.)

as recorded (not vetted)


View GeoPlace

AssociatedPlace


Cite

United States

as recorded (not vetted)


View GeoPlace

AssociatedPlace


Cite

Bloomington (Ill.)

as recorded (not vetted)


View GeoPlace

AssociatedPlace


Cite

Washington (D.C.)

as recorded (not vetted)


View GeoPlace

AssociatedPlace


Cite

Bloomington (Ill.)

as recorded (not vetted)


View GeoPlace

AssociatedPlace


Cite

Illinois

as recorded (not vetted)


View GeoPlace

AssociatedPlace


Cite

Normal (Ill.)

as recorded (not vetted)


View GeoPlace

AssociatedPlace


Cite

United States

as recorded (not vetted)


View GeoPlace

AssociatedPlace


Cite

United States

as recorded (not vetted)


View GeoPlace

AssociatedPlace


Cite

Convention Declarations

<conventionDeclaration><citation>VIAF</citation></conventionDeclaration>


Cite

General Contexts

Structure or Genealogies

Mandates

Options

Information
Collection Locations Basic View Revision History Source Summary
Visualizations
Connection Graph Radial Graph
Export As
JSON EAC-CPF XML

Identity Constellation Identifier(s)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6zk5fhc

w6zk5fhc

3447752