Lieutenant Gustav Koerner Name Joel Matteson Resigned January 12, 1857 Profession Politician | Political party Democratic Party Democratic Party Preceded by Augustus C. French Spouse Mary Fish (m. 1832) | |
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Born August 8, 1808
Watertown, New York ( 1808-08-08 ) Role Former Governor of Illinois Died January 31, 1873, Illinois, United States Previous office Governor of Illinois (1853–1857) | ||
Succeeded by William Henry Bissell | ||
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.
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