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Category : Pike County (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 978
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History of Pike County, Illinois
Author: Past and Present of Pike County, Illinois
Author: Melville D. MassiePublisher:
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Category : Pike County (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 751
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Past and Present of Pike County, Illinois (Classic Reprint)
Author: M. D. MassiePublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780331637175
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 752
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Excerpt from Past and Present of Pike County, Illinois The state has had the following United States Senators: Ninian Edwards, Jesse B. Thomas, John mclean, Elias Kent Kane, David J. Baker, John M. Robinson, -villiam L. D. Ewing, Rich ard M. Young. Samuel mcroberts. Sidney Breese, James Semple, Stephen A. Douglas, James Shields. Lyman Trumbull, Orville H. Browning. William A. Richardson, Richard Yates, John A. Logan, Richard J. Oglesby, Da vid Davis, Shelby M. Cullum, Charles B. Far well, John M. Palmer, William E. Mason and Albert J. Hopkins. Edwards, Thomas, mclean, Robinson Kane, each had two terms, Douglas. Trumbull and Logan three terms, Cullom four terms. They were fifteen democrats, nine repub licans and one independent. From 1818 to 1832 the state had only one congressional district. Shadrach Bond was the first delegate and served in the twelfth and thirteenth congress. John Mc Lean was the first state congressman and was in the fifteenth congress. In 1818 the state had one member in congress and 1905 had twenty - five. In the census of 1820 Illinois had nineteen counties with population. The smallest county was Jefferson with 691, and the largest was Mad ison with In the census of 1900 the state had one hundred and two counties and inhabitants, and in 1905 perhaps The state's growth has been wonderful. In 1830 a gain of over 1840. Over 1850. A gain of nearly 1860, over 1870. Nearly 1880 nearly 1890. Nearly 1900, nearly gain. The little village of Chicago in 1833. Now in 1906 is the second city of the nation with over population and the greatest interocean city in the world. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
History of Pike County, Illinois
Author: Chapman & Co., Chas. C.Publisher: Pelican Publishing
ISBN: 9781455605842
Category : Illinois
Languages : en
Pages : 516
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Index of 1880 History of Pike County, Illinois
Author: Lucile LongThe Past and Present of Lake County, Illinois
Author: Brookhaven PressPublisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 508
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History of Pike County, Illinois
Author: History of Pike County, Illinois
Author: Brookhaven PressPublisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 978
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History of Pike County Illinois
Author: Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780331690675
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 970
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Excerpt from History of Pike County Illinois: Together With Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History, Portraits of Prominent Persons and Biographies of Representative Citizens Aside from mistakes occurring from the above causes, doubtless there are many others to be found within these pages. To suppose that a volume of this magnitude, and containing so many thousands of names and dates and brief statements would be wholly accurate, is a supposi tion we presume no sane man will make. While we do not claim for this work critical accuracy or completeness, yet we are quite certain that it will be found measurably and practically so. Let it rest as the foundation for the future historian to build upon. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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