John Lourie Beveridge

John Lourie Beveridge
16th Governor of Illinois
In office January 23, 1873 – January 8, 1877
Lieutenant	John Early Archibald Glenn
Preceded by	Richard J. Oglesby
Succeeded by	Shelby Moore Cullom
18th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
In office January 13, 1873 – January 23, 1873
Governor	Richard J. Oglesby
Preceded by	Richard J. Oglesby
Succeeded by	John Early
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 3rd congressional district
In office November 4, 1871 – January 4, 1873
Preceded by	John A. Logan
Succeeded by	District eliminated
Cook County Sheriff
In office 1864–1870
Personal details
Born	July 6, 1824 Greenwich, New York
Died	May 3, 1910(1910-05-03) (aged 85) Los Angeles, California
Political party	Republican
Profession	lawyer
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Military service
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Branch/service	Union Army
Years of service	1861–1866
Rank	Colonel Bvt. Brigadier General
Unit	8th Illinois Cavalry Regiment
Commands	17th Illinois Cavalry
Battles/wars	American Civil War

John Lourie Beveridge (July 6, 1824 – May 3, 1910) was the 16th Governor of Illinois, serving from 1873 to 1877. He succeeded the recently elected Richard J. Oglesby, who resigned to accept a Senate seat. Beveridge previously served in the Army during the American Civil War, becoming colonel of the 17th Illinois Cavalry in 1864. He was brevetted to brigadier general in March 1865.