Cornelius James Doyle (December 6, 1871 – April 29, 1938) was an American lawyer and politician. Born in

Carlinville, Illinois Carlinville is a city and the county seat of Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. It is also the home of Blackburn College, a small college affiliated with the Presbyterian church, and the former home of Prairie Farms Dairy. As of the 202 ...

, Doyle moved to

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with his family and went to the Greenfield public schools. He learned to become a tailor and worked as a clerk in a clothing store in Carlinville. Doyle then studied law and was admitted to the Illinois bar. He served as Greenfield city attorney and was involved with the Republican Party. He served as the Illinois Parole Commissioner and as secretary of the Illinois Board of Arbitration. In 1903, Doyle served as the superintendent of the Illinois Building of the

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. In 1912, Doyle was appointed

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when the incumbent

James A. Rose James Alexander Rose (October 13, 1850 – May 29, 1912) was an American politician and educator. Biography Born in Golconda, Pope County, Illinois, Rose went to Illinois Normal State University in Normal, Illinois. He taught school in Pope ...

died in office. He was defeated for re-election in the November 1912 general election. Doyle died at a hospital in

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from complications from surgery for appendicitis.'Ex-State Secretary Cornelius Doyle, Dies,' Centralia Evening Sentinel, April 30, 1938, pg. 9

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* 1871 births 1938 deaths People from Greenfield, Illinois People from Carlinville, Illinois Illinois lawyers American tailors Illinois Republicans Secretaries of State of Illinois {{Illinois-politician-stub