Joel Aldrich Matteson

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Joel Aldrich Matteson was a 19th-century American politician who served as governor of Illinois.

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instanceOf American politician
human
burialPlace Rosehill Cemetery
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1808-08-08
dateOfDeath 1873-01-31
educatedAt common schools in New York
endTime term as Governor of Illinois: 1857
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Matteson
givenName Joel
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Illinois
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
middleName Aldrich
notableEvent Involved in the Illinois Canal Scrip fraud scandal
notableWork Oversaw completion of the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield
occupation businessperson
politician
officeContested Governor of Illinois
placeOfBirth Watertown, New York
placeOfDeath Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago, Illinois
positionHeld Governor of Illinois
religion Baptist
replacedBy William Henry Bissell
replaces Augustus C. French
residence Illinois
sexOrGender male
spouse Mary Fish
startTime term as Governor of Illinois: 1853
workLocation Springfield, Illinois

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Matteson, Illinois namedAfter Joel Aldrich Matteson