Charles S. Deneen

Charles S. Deneen
Deneen c. 1925
United States Senator
from Illinois
In office
February 26, 1925 – March 3, 1931
Preceded byMedill McCormick
Succeeded byJ. Hamilton Lewis
23rd Governor of Illinois
In office
January 9, 1905 – February 3, 1913
LieutenantLawrence Sherman
John G. Oglesby
Preceded byRichard Yates Jr.
Succeeded byEdward Fitzsimmons Dunne
State's Attorney of Cook County, Illinois
In office
1896–1904
Preceded byJacob J. Kern
Succeeded byJohn J. Healy
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 2nd District
In office
1892–1894
Serving with Michael McInerney, Robert McMurdy
Preceded byMichael McInerney, William J. Kenney, H. Dorsey Patton
Succeeded byRudolph Mulac, Oscar L. Dudley, Sherman P. Cody
Personal details
Born
Charles Samuel Deneen

May 4, 1863
Edwardsville, Illinois, US
DiedFebruary 5, 1940(1940-02-05) (aged 76)
Chicago, Illinois, US
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
Bina Deneen
(m. 1891)
Children4
RelativesJason Beghe (great-grandson)
EducationMcKendree College
Union College of Law
ProfessionAttorney
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Charles Samuel Deneen (May 4, 1863 – February 5, 1940) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He was the 23rd Governor of Illinois from 1905 to 1913. He was a U.S. Senator from 1925 to 1931. Deneen was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1892 to 1894.

Deneen was born in Edwardsville, Illinois, to Samuel H. Deneen and Mary Frances Ashley.[1]

References

  1. "DENEEN, Charles Samuel". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.