Papers, March 1892, 1915, n.d.

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Papers, March 1892, 1915, n.d.

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14 letters written in March 1892 by supporters discussing the possibility of Fifer's renomination for governor by the Republicans (he was renominated but not elected); 1 undated biographical clipping; 2 letters from Fifer to Winnie, evidently his farm manager or tenant, about farm matters.

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Fifer, Joseph Wilson, 1840-1938

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Civil War soldier, lawyer, state legislator, nineteenth governor of Illinois (1889-1893), and member of Interstate Commerce Commission (1899-1906). From the description of Papers, 1889-1891, n.d. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 124509798 Nineteenth governor of Illinois, 1889-1893, who had served in the 33rd Illinois Infantry during the Civil War, as Bloomington's city attorney, state's attorney and Illinois state senator. Was appointed to the Inte...

Illinois. Governor (1889-1893 : Fifer)

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Joseph W. Fifer (1840-1938), Republican Governor of Illinois (1889-1893), was born on October 28, 1840 at Staunton, Va. His family moved to McLean Co., Ill. (1857) where Fifer worked in the brick business. During the Civil War, Fifer enlisted as a private in the 33rd Illinois Infantry and was seriously wounded at Jackson, Miss. but rejoined his regiment (1863-1865). After the war, Fifer enrolled at Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Ill. where he supported himself by doing manual labor. Fifer gra...