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General John A. McClernand, 1812-1900
Springfield,
IL ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
39° 48' 36.119988",
-89° 38' 54.24"
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Illinois State
Historical Marker
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On this site stood the residence of John A. Mcclernand. He was born in Breckinridge County, Kentucky but moved with his family to Shawneetown, Illinois in 1816. He studied law an in 1832 was admitted to the bar. He served in the Illinois General Assembly, 1836-1838, 1840-1843 and in Congress, 1843-1851, 1859-1861. At the outbreak of the Civil War he resigned to accept a commission as a Brigadier General in the Union Army. In 1862 he was promoted to Major General. After the war he resumed the practice of Law. He was Circut Judge of ther Sangamon District of Illinois from 1870-1873 and later chaired the 1876 Democratic National Convention. He is buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Here.
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