Shelby Moore Cullom

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Shelby Moore Cullom (born November 22, 1829 in Monticello , Wayne County , Kentucky , † January 28, 1914 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician and the 18th governor of Illinois from 1877 to 1883 . He also represented this state in both chambers of Congress .

Early years and political advancement

As early as 1830, Cullom came with his father to Tazewell County , Illinois, where he attended local schools. He later studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1855. He then practiced in Springfield . Cullom was a member of the Republican Party founded in 1854 . As early as 1856 he was one of the electors for John C. Frémont , the party's first, as yet unsuccessful, presidential candidate. Between 1856 and 1874, with a few interruptions, he was several times a member of the House of Representatives of Illinois , at times even its President ( Speaker ). In between, he was a member of the US House of Representatives in Washington from 1865 to 1871 . In June 1872 he took part as a delegate at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia , at which President Ulysses S. Grant was nominated for re-election.

Illinois Governor

In 1876 he was nominated by his party for the office of governor and then elected to that office by the voters of Illinois against the Democrat Lewis Steward . His term began on January 8, 1877. After his re-election in 1880 - this time against Lyman Trumbull - he resigned on February 5, 1883 from this office to take a seat in the US Senate . During his tenure, he had to deal with some unrest in the state, which he could only put down with the help of the military. He finally managed to pay off the debt created by the Internal Improvement Act of 1837. At that time, Governor Joseph Duncan wanted to improve the state's infrastructure with a financial feat. It was a gigantic financial failure, the consequences of which could only be remedied under Governor Cullom. At that time, a State Board of Health and a kind of labor office ( Bureau of Labor Statistics ) were introduced. The opening times of the polling stations have been standardized.

Further career

Between March 4, 1883 and March 3, 1913, Cullom was a member of the US Senate in Washington. There he was represented in numerous committees. In 1884 and 1892 he was again a delegate to the national federal party conventions of the Republicans. He was also a member of the board of directors of the Smithsonian Institution from 1885 to 1913 . Shelby Cullom died in Washington in January 1914. He was married to Julia Fisher and had two children with her.

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SURNAME Cullom, Shelby Moore
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 22, 1829
PLACE OF BIRTH Monticello , Kentucky
DATE OF DEATH January 28, 1914
Place of death Washington, DC