Augustus C. French

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Augustus C. French was an American politician who served as the ninth governor of Illinois in the mid-19th century.

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instanceOf American politician
human
birthDate 1808-08-02
birthPlace Hill, New Hampshire NERFINISHED
United States of America NERFINISHED
burialPlace College Hill Cemetery NERFINISHED
Lebanon, Illinois NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1864-09-04
deathPlace Illinois NERFINISHED
Lebanon, Illinois NERFINISHED
describedBySource historical records of the State of Illinois
educatedAt Dartmouth College
electedIn Illinois gubernatorial election, 1846 NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup White American
familyName French
fieldOfWork public administration
state governance
givenName Augustus NERFINISHED
hasHonorificPrefix Governor
influencedBy Democratic Party principles
legislativeBody Illinois House of Representatives NERFINISHED
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
nativeLanguage English
notableFor being the ninth governor of Illinois
notableWork advocacy for state debt reduction in Illinois
support for public education in Illinois
occupation lawyer
politician
officeEndTime 1853
officeStartTime 1846
ordinalInOffice 9
partOf history of Illinois
politicalAlignment Jacksonian Democrat NERFINISHED
positionHeld Governor of Illinois NERFINISHED
member of the Illinois House of Representatives
reElectedIn Illinois gubernatorial election, 1848 NERFINISHED
religion Baptist
residence Carmi, Illinois NERFINISHED
Illinois NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
significantEvent oversaw adoption of the Illinois Constitution of 1848
spouse Lucy Southwick NERFINISHED
timePeriod 19th century
workedAs receiver of public moneys at Palestine, Illinois
state’s attorney in Illinois

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Joel Aldrich Matteson replaces Augustus C. French