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John M. Palmer, American general and politician, 15th Governor of Illinois (born 1817)
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John M. Palmer
American politician (1817–1900)
John McAuley Palmer was an American politician. He was an Illinois resident, a general who fought for the Union during the American Civil War, the 15th governor of Illinois, and presidential candidate of the National Democratic Party in the 1896 election on a platform to defend…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Governor of Illinois
Head of government of the U.S. state of Illinois
The governor of Illinois is the head of government of Illinois, and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution. It is a directly elected position, votes being cast by popular suffrage of residents of the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)