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Joel Aldrich Matteson

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Lieutenant
  
Name
  
Joel Matteson

Resigned
  
January 12, 1857

Profession
  
Politician

Political party
  
Party
  
Preceded by
  
Spouse
  
Mary Fish (m. 1832)


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Born
  
August 8, 1808Watertown, New York (
1808-08-08
)

Role
  
Died
  
January 31, 1873, Illinois, United States

Previous office
  
Governor of Illinois (1853–1857)

Succeeded by
  

Joel Aldrich Matteson (August 8, 1808 – January 31, 1873) was the tenth Governor of Illinois, serving from 1853 to 1857. In 1855, he became the first governor to reside in the Illinois Executive Mansion. After his term as governor ended he was for many years the president of the Chicago and Alton Railroad. The last years of his life were marred by charges of corruption in the Canal Scrip Fraud case. The village of Matteson, Illinois is named in his honor. Matteson was buried in Joliet, Illinois.

References

Joel Aldrich Matteson Wikipedia


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