John Lourie Beveridge (July 6, 1824 – May 3, 1910) was the

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, serving from 1873 to 1877. He succeeded the recently elected Richard J. Oglesby, who resigned to accept a Senate seat. Beveridge previously served in the Army during the

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, becoming

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of the 17th Illinois Cavalry in 1864. He was

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in March 1865.

Biography

John Lourie Beveridge was born in Greenwich, New York on July 6, 1824, the son of Ann (Hoy) and George Beveridge. In 1842, he moved with his family to

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. Beveridge attended Granville Academy for one term and then studied at

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. After his schooling, he moved to

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and taught school. In 1851, Beveridge returned to Illinois to study law in

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. Three years later, he moved to Evanston and began to practice law in

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. He formed a partnership with John F. Farnsworth until the

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. Volunteering for the civil war; Beveridge initially served as an officer with Farnsworth in the

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. With the unit he fought at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, commanding it at the latter. In November 1863, he received approval to raise his own regiment, the 17th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry, and was elevated to the rank of

. The unit saw service in

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. He was

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in March 1865 and mustered out on February 6, 1866. Upon returning home, Beveridge was elected to serve as

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. In 1870, Beveridge was elected to the

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as a Republican. The next year, Beveridge was elected to fill the vacancy in the

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caused by the resignation of

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. He served in this role for only a year as well, resigning to accept his election as Lieutenant Governor of Illinois. The next year, upon the resignation of Richard J. Oglesby, Beveridge became

. The governorship of Beveridge saw the economic downturn from the

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. The

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prompted the formation of the Anti-Monopolist Party, later known as the Greenback Party, which opposed Beveridge's Republicans. Midterm elections in 1874 saw several Greenbacks (with Democratic support) elected to state offices, including Lieutenant Governor

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. The governorship also saw the Revision of 1874, a rewording of the

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. Beveridge appointed the leadership roles for the Illinois exhibits for the

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. He also approved the

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, Illinois Eastern Hospital for the Insane and restorations of the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane, Illinois Central Hospital for the Insane,

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and

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. After his term expired, Beveridge was named Assistant United States Treasurer at Chicago by President

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. Beveridge moved to

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, in 1895, where he remained until his death of May 3, 1910. He was interred in

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in Chicago. He was the grandfather of sculptor Kuhne Beveridge.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Beveridge, John L. 1824 births 1910 deaths Burials at Rosehill Cemetery Republican Party governors of Illinois Lieutenant Governors of Illinois Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois Union Army colonels People from Greenwich (town), New York 19th-century American politicians Sheriffs of Cook County, Illinois