Charles S. Deneen

Charles S. Deneen
Deneen in 1925
United States Senator from Illinois
In office February 26, 1925 – March 3, 1931
Preceded by	Medill McCormick
Succeeded by	J. Hamilton Lewis
23rd Governor of Illinois
In office January 9, 1905 – February 3, 1913
Lieutenant	Lawrence Sherman John G. Oglesby
Preceded by	Richard Yates Jr.
Succeeded by	Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne
Cook County State's Attorney
In office 1896–1904
Preceded by	Jacob J. Kern
Succeeded by	John J. Healy
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 2nd District
In office 1892–1894 Serving with Michael McInerney, Robert McMurdy
Preceded by	Michael McInerney, William J. Kenney, H. Dorsey Patton
Succeeded by	Rudolph Mulac, Oscar L. Dudley, Sherman P. Cody
Personal details
Born	Charles Samuel Deneen May 4, 1863 Edwardsville, Illinois
Died	February 5, 1940(1940-02-05) (aged 76) Chicago, Illinois
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Bina Deneen
Children	4
Relatives	Jason Beghe (great-grandson)
Education	McKendree College Union College of Law
Profession	Attorney
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Charles Samuel Deneen (May 4, 1863 – February 5, 1940) was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as the 23rd Governor of Illinois, from 1905 to 1913. He was the first Illinois governor to serve two consecutive terms totalling eight years. He was governor during the infamous Springfield race riot of 1908, which he helped put down. He later served as a U.S. Senator from Illinois, from 1925 to 1931. Deneen had previously served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1892 to 1894. As an attorney, he had been the lead prosecutor in Chicago's infamous Adolph Luetgert murder trial.