John Early (politician)

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John Early

19th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
In office January 23, 1873 – January 8, 1875
Governor	John Lourie Beveridge
Preceded by	John Lourie Beveridge
Succeeded by	Archibald Glenn
Personal details
Born	March 17, 1828 Essex County, Ontario, Canada
Died	September 2, 1877(1877-09-02) (aged 49) Rockford, Illinois
Political party	Republican
Profession	carpenter
Religion	Methodist Episcopal

John Early (March 17, 1828 – September 2, 1877) was a Canadian American politician. Coming to Rockford, Illinois to practice carpentry, Early rose to become an agent for the New England Mutual Life Insurance Company. A staunch abolitionist, Early was an early supporter of the Republican Party and was voted to the Illinois Senate on the ticket four times. During one of these terms, he was elected President of the Illinois Senate, thus acting Lieutenant Governor of Illinois. Early died before his fourth term was completed.

Biography

John Early was born in Essex County, Ontario on March 17, 1828. He attended public schools and helped his family on the farm. When he was eighteen, he came with his family to Caledonia, Illinois, United States. In 1852, he moved to Rockford to work as a carpenter. He became a noted architectural draftsman and the New England Mutual Life Insurance Company hired him as a general agent. Early became active in politics, led by his abolitionist views, supporting the Free Soil Party. He joined the Republican Party when it formed a few years later.^[1]

Early was elected Assessor of the City of Rockford three times. In 1869, Illinois Governor John M. Palmer appointed early one of the original trustees of the Reform School at Pontiac, a position he held for one year. In 1870, he was elected to the Illinois Senate for a two-year term. He was re-elected in the next three elections. Shortly after his election as Governor in 1873, Richard J. Oglesby was appointed to the United States Senate, making Lieutenant Governor of Illinois John Lourie Beveridge the acting governor. Early was elected to replace Beveridge as acting Lieutenant Governor (thus President of the Illinois Senate), holding the position from January 23, 1873 to January 8, 1875. Early died from complications of tuberculosis on September 2, 1877 before his fourth Senate term ended. He was buried in Cedar Bluff Cemetery in Rockford.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Addresses on the Life and Character of John Early and Henry A. Mills. Springfield, IL: Illinois State Journal Print. March 12th, 1879. Check date values in: |date= (help)

Political offices
Preceded by John Lourie Beveridge	Lieutenant Governor of Illinois 1873–1875	Succeeded by Archibald Glenn

v t e Lieutenant Governors of Illinois

Menard Hubbard Kinney Casey Ewing Jenkins Davidson Anderson Moore Wells McMurtry Koerner J. Wood Marshall Hoffmann Bross Dougherty Beveridge Early Glenn Shuman Hamilton Campbell Smith Ray Gill Northcott Sherman Oglesby O'Hara Oglesby Sterling Donovan Stelle Cross Dixon Chapman Shapiro P. Simon Hartigan O'Neal Ryan Kustra C. Wood Quinn S. Simon

Persondata
Name	Early, John
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian American politician
Date of birth	March 17, 1828
Place of birth
Date of death	September 2, 1877
Place of death	Rockford, Illinois

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