John Marshall Hamilton

John Marshall Hamilton
18th Governor of Illinois
In office February 16, 1883 – January 30, 1885
Lieutenant	William Campbell
Preceded by	Shelby Moore Cullom
Succeeded by	Richard J. Oglesby
22nd Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
In office January 10, 1881 – February 6, 1883
Governor	Shelby Moore Cullom
Preceded by	Andrew Shuman
Succeeded by	William J. Campbell
Member of the Illinois Senate from the 28th district
In office 1876 (1876)–1880 (1880)
Preceded by	John Cusey
Succeeded by	Joseph W. Fifer
Personal details
Born	May 28, 1847 Union County, Ohio
Died	September 22, 1905(1905-09-22) (aged 58) Chicago, Illinois
Political party	Republican
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John Marshall Hamilton (May 28, 1847 – September 22, 1905) was the 18th Governor of Illinois, serving from 1883 to 1885. Born in Union County, Ohio, Hamilton became interested in politics at a young age, joining the Wide Awakes when he was thirteen and the Union Army four years later. After graduating from Ohio Wesleyan University he studied law and was admitted to the bar. A notable attorney in Bloomington, Illinois, Hamilton was elected to the Illinois Senate in 1876. He served there until 1881, when he was elected Lieutenant Governor of Illinois on a ticket with Shelby Moore Cullom. When Cullom resigned after election to the United States Senate, Hamilton became Governor of Illinois. He was not selected as a candidate for re-election, but did serve that year as a delegate to the 1884 Republican National Convention. He spent the rest of his life as an attorney in Chicago, where he died in 1905.