Correspondence, 1915-1929.

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Correspondence, 1915-1929.

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Mostly letters to Rushville, Illinois banker and Republican activist John S. Little concerning Emmerson's campaign for Secretary of State (1915-1916) and the appointment of Little to a committee in 1929. Also two items related to an appointment for Kent E. Keller in 1929.

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Illinois. Governor (1929-1933 : Emmerson)

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Louis Lincoln Emmerson, (1863-1941), Republican Governor of Illinois (1929-1933), was born on Dec. 27, 1863 at Albion, Ill. Emmerson's formal education ended with high school graduation, he married Anna Mathews (1887) and moved to Mount Vernon to take a job as a furniture store clerk. Eventually he became a partner in the furniture store and founded the Boston Store. Emmerson served as an alderman, school board president and helped organize the Third National Bank, serving as bank Treasurer and ...

Keller, Kent Ellsworth, 1867-1954

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U.S. Representative from southern Illinois (1931-1941), state senator (1913-1917), special advisor to the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico (1945-1946), involved in mining in Mexico and the American West, sponsored development of a rotary valve automobile engine. From the description of Papers, 1828-1954. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 24440780 ...

Devany, W. A.

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Little, John S., 1864-1938

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Emmerson, Louis L. (Louis Lincoln), 1863-1941

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Mount Vernon, Illinois furniture dealer, bank president, and alderman; a Republican who served 3 terms as Illinois secretary of state (1917-1929) and 1 as governor (1929-1933). From the description of Papers, 1917-1932. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 61770086 Illinois secretary of state, 1917-1929, and governor, 1929-1933. From the description of Autograph, January 28, 1930. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: ...