McCOOK, ANSON GEORGE (1835-1917) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Colonel of the 2nd Ohio Infantry; U.S. Representative – Ohio – 1877-83# mccookansongeorge
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ALEXANDER, JEDIAH FRANKLIN (1827-?) Officer in the St. Louis & Southeastern Railway; Resident of Greenville, Illinois # alexanderjedediahfranklin
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THOMAS, JOHN (1800-94) Commanded a regiment in the Black Hawk War – 1832; Prominent resident of Belleville, Illinois# thomasjohn
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SCOTT, JOHN, 1st EARL OF ELDON (1751-1838) Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain – 1801-06 & 1807-27# scottjohnearleldon
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SCHIMMELFENNIG, ALEXANDER (1824-65) Prussian-born Union Brigadier General# schimmelfennigalexander
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TIFFANY, OTIS HENRY (1825-91) Prominent Clergyman in Chicago, Illinois# tiffanyotishenry
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SCHOFIELD, GEORGE WHEELER (1833-82) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Namesake of the Schofield Revolver; Brother of Union General John M. Schofield# schofieldgeorgewheeler
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SCHOFIELD, JOHN McALLISTER (1831-1906) Union Major General – Awarded the Medal of Honor; U.S. Secretary of War – 1868-69; Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy – 1876-81; Commanding General of the U.S. Army – 1888-95# schofieldjohnmcallister
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WILSON, JOHN JAMES SPEED (1834-?) Officer in the Illinois & Mississippi Telegraph Company, later part of the Western Union Company # wilsonjohnjamesspeed
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GREENEBAUM, HENRY (1833-1914) German-Born Jewish Banker & Civic Leader in Chicago, Illinois; Founded the German National Bank in 1871; Namesake of Greenebaum Park# greenebaumhenry
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COLLYER, ROBERT (1823-1912) English-Born American Unitarian Clergyman in Chicago, Illinois # collyerrobert
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SMITH, DAVID SHEPPARD (1816-?) Renowned Physician in Chicago, Illinois; Founded the Bank of Northern Illinois in Waukegan# smithdavidsheppard
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PATTEE, JOHN (1820-1901) Canadian-born Union Brevet Brigadier General; Lieutenant Colonel of the 7th Iowa Cavalry# patteejohn
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ETTER, SAMUEL M. (?-?) Prominent Resident of Bloomington, Illinois; Superintendent of Public Instruction for the State of Illinois – 1875-79# ettersamuelm
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McVICKER, JAMES HUBERT (1822-96) American Actor; Opened McVicker’s Theater in Chicago, Illinois, 1857# mcvickerjameshubert
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MARCY, RANDOLPH BARNES (1812-87) Union Brigadier General; Father-in-Law of Union General George B. McClellan; Veteran of the Black Hawk, Mexican, and Utah Wars# marcyrandolphbarnes
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EINSTEIN, MORRIS (1826-1916) German-Born Jewish Businessman & Clothing Merchant in Chicago, Illinois # einsteinmorris
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TOMPKINS, AMOS F. (1814-84) Prominent Attorney & Real Estate Speculator in Chicago, Illinois # tompkinsamosf
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SCOTT, WALTER (1771-1832) Scottish Historical Novelist & Poet; Authored Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, Old Mortality, The Lady of the Lake, Waverley, The Heart of Midlothian, and The Bride of Lammermoor# scottsirwalter
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BYFORD, WILLIAM HEATH (1817-90) Prominent Physician in Chicago, Illinois; Professor at Rush Medical College & Chicago Medical College; Founded Woman’s Medical College of Chicago in 1879 # byfordwilliamheath
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