Job, Archibald, 1784-1874.
President of the Illinois Board of State House Commissioners, 1837-1841.
The Board was appointed to supervise the construction of the Capitol building in Springfield, Ill. Job was a farmer & politician from Cass County, Ill.
From the description of State House Commissioner papers, 1838-1847. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 43575377
Farmer & politician in Morgan County (after 1837, Cass County), Ill.
Job settled in Sylvan Grove (near present-day Virginia), Ill., in 1819. He represented Morgan County in the Illinois State House (1824-1826) & Senate (1826-1830), and was Sylvan Grove postmaster (1828-1838). He also served on the Board of State House Commissioners, 1837-1841, which supervised the construction of the Capitol building in Springfield. He was a candidate for US Congress in 1843.
From the description of Correspondence, 1828-1847. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 43575364
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| creatorOf | Job, Archibald, 1784-1874. Correspondence, 1828-1847. | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library | |
| creatorOf | Archer, William Beaty, 1792-1870. Papers, 1831-1843. | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library | |
| creatorOf | Job, Archibald, 1784-1874. State House Commissioner papers, 1838-1847. | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library |
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Person
Birth 1784
Death 1874
