Illinois. Governor (1846-1853 : French)
Augustus C. French (1808-1864), Democratic Governor of Illinois, was born at Hill, Merrimack County, N. H. on Aug. 2, 1808. He attended Darmouth College and was admitted to the bar in 1831 before moving to Illinois. French was appointed Receiver of Public Money at Palestine (1832); served as a state Representative (1836-1840) and as a Democratic Presidential elector (1844). His term as Governor (1846-1853) was during the Mexican War, and saw the ratification of a new state Constitution (1848). While Governor, French married Lucy M. Southworth in 1842. After French left the Governorship, he was appointed a bank commissioner (1858) and ran for Superintendent of Public Instruction but lost. Eventually, he became a law professor at McKendree College in Lebanon, Ill., and served as a delegate to the 1862 Constitutional Convention before his death at Lebanon on Sept. 4, 1864.
From the description of Augustus Chaplin French correspondence, 1846-1853. (Illinois State Archive). WorldCat record id: 35745569
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| creatorOf | Illinois. Governor (1846-1853 : French). Augustus Chaplin French correspondence, 1846-1853. | Illinois State Archive | |
| referencedIn | French, Augustus C., 1808-1864. Papers, 1838-1848. | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library |
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| associatedWith | French, Augustus C., 1808-1864. | person |
| associatedWith | Illinois. Office of Secretary of State. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Illinois. Office of the Governor | corporateBody |
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