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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Trumbull, Lyman 1813-1896 (search)
Trumbull, Lyman 1813-1896 Legislator; born in Colchester, Conn., Oct. 12, 1813; taught when sixteen years of age; studied law at the Academy of Georgia, and was admitted to the bar in 1837; removed to Belleville, Ill.; was secretary of state in 1841; a justice of the State Supreme Court in 1848; Democratic member of the State legislature in 1854; and elected a United States Senator in 1855, 1861, and in 1867, serving for eighteen years. He abandoned the Democratic party on account of his opposition to the extension of slavery, and labored with the anti-slavery workers. He voted against the impeachment of President Johnson and afterwards acted with the Democratic party, and was its candidate for governor of Illinois in 1880. He supported Horace Greeley for President in 1872, and joined the Populists in 1894. He died in Chicago, Ill., June 25, 1896.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Idaho (search)
ld, poet, lecturer, and journalist......Nov. 4, 1895 Republican State Convention at Springfield nominates John R. Tanner for governor, and instructs national convention delegates for William McKinley for President......April 29-30, 1896 Illinois State Convention at Peoria renominates John P. Altgeld for governor, and declares for free silver at 16 to 1......June 23, 1896 Death of Lyman Trumbull, justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, 1848-53; United States Senator, 1855-73.......June 25, 1896 National Democratic Convention at Chicago nominates William J. Bryan, of Nebraska, for President......July 10, 1896 Election carried by Republicans by overwhelming majority......Nov. 3, 1896 John R. Tanner (Republican) inaugurated governor of Illinois......Jan. 11, 1897 William E. Mason (Republican) elected United States Senator......Jan. 20, 1897 Passage by legislature of Allen bill, relating to street-railway franchises, which became a political issue the following year.