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1912 Illinois Gubernatorial Election
The 1912 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912. Incumbent second-term Republican governor Charles S. Deneen was defeated by Democratic nominee, former mayor of Chicago Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne. Dunne was the first Democratic Governor of Illinois elected since 1892 and only the second since 1852. As of this is the first and only time that a former mayor of Chicago (Illinois’ largest city) was elected governor of Illinois. Primary elections Primary elections were held on April 9, 1912. Democratic primary Candidates *Samuel Alschuler, former State Representative *Ben F. Caldwell, former U.S. Representative for the 21st district *George E. Dickson * Edward F. Dunne, former mayor of Chicago Results Republican primary Candidates *John J. Brown *Charles S. Deneen, incumbent Governor *Charles F. Hurburgh, State Senator *Walter C. Jones, State Senator *J. McCan Davis, Clerk of the Supreme Court of Illinois *Len Small, former treasurer *John E. W. Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portrait Of Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne (1)
A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expressions are predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. For this reason, in photography a portrait is generally not a snapshot, but a composed image of a person in a still position. A portrait often shows a person looking directly at the painter or photographer, in order to most successfully engage the subject with the viewer. History Prehistorical portraiture Plastered human skulls were reconstructed human skulls that were made in the ancient Levant between 9000 and 6000 BC in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B period. They represent some of the oldest forms of art in the Middle East and demonstrate that the prehistoric population took great care in burying their ancestors below their homes. The skulls denote some of the earliest sculptural examples of portraiture in the history of art. Historical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
