Tanner, John R., 1844-1901

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Dates:
Birth 1844-04-04
Death 1901-05-23

Biographical notes:

Illinois state legislator, treasurer, and governor (1897-1901).

From the description of Papers, 1897-1900. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 695996413

Twenty-first governor of Illinois, grew up near Carbondale, started in Republican politics at the age of 26 and worked his way up until with the help of his friend ex-Governor and U.S. Senator Shelby Cullom he became governor in 1897. In 1900 he ran against Cullom for the Senate and lost. His first wife died in 1887 and he married again in 1897.

From the description of Papers, 1886-1900. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 55768326

Governor of Illinois, 1897-1901.

From the description of Writ for arrest, December 13, 1900. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 739970812

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  • Anarchists
  • Governor
  • Haymarket Square Riot, Chicago, Ill., 1886
  • Interstate commerce
  • Presidents

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  • Illinois (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)

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