Jesse Fell

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Jesse Fell was a 19th-century American lawyer, land developer, and political figure from Illinois who played a key role in the rise of Abraham Lincoln and the founding of several Midwestern communities.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf American lawyer
human
land developer
politician
birthDate 1808-11-10
birthPlace Bucks County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1887-02-25
deathPlace Normal, Illinois
educatedAt Dickinson College
familyName Fell
founded Bloomington, Illinois
surface form: "Bloomington Pantagraph"

Clinton, Illinois
Dwight, Illinois NERFINISHED
El Paso, Illinois NERFINISHED
Lexington, Illinois NERFINISHED
Normal, Illinois
Pontiac, Illinois NERFINISHED
Towanda, Illinois
givenName Jesse
influenced Abraham Lincoln
knownFor advocacy for railroads in Illinois
encouraging Abraham Lincoln to debate Stephen A. Douglas
founding and developing towns in central Illinois
helping introduce Abraham Lincoln to Eastern political leaders
promoting the political career of Abraham Lincoln
promotion of higher education in Illinois
role in the founding and development of Bloomington, Illinois
role in the founding and development of Clinton, Illinois
role in the founding and development of Dwight, Illinois
role in the founding and development of El Paso, Illinois
role in the founding and development of Lexington, Illinois
role in the founding and development of Normal, Illinois
role in the founding and development of Pontiac, Illinois
role in the founding and development of Towanda, Illinois
role in the founding and development of other central Illinois communities
securing the location of Illinois State Normal University in Normal, Illinois
name Jesse Fell
notableFriend Abraham Lincoln
occupation judge
land developer
lawyer
newspaper publisher
politician
placeOfBurial Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Illinois
politicalParty Republican Party
positionHeld clerk of the McLean County Circuit Court
judge of McLean County, Illinois
president of the Bloomington School Board
trustee of Illinois State Normal University
religion Religious Society of Friends
surface form: "Quakerism"
residence Bloomington, Illinois
Normal, Illinois

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