Gustav Koerner
Gustav Koerner | |
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Koerner's portrait at the Illinois Supreme Court. | |
| 12th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois | |
| In office 10 January 1853 – 12 January 1857 | |
| Governor | Joel Aldrich Matteson |
| Preceded by | William McMurtry |
| Succeeded by | John Wood |
| 17th United States Minister to Spain | |
| In office 14 June 1862 – 20 July 1864 | |
| President | Abraham Lincoln |
| Preceded by | Carl Schurz |
| Succeeded by | John P. Hale |
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives | |
| In office 1842 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gustav Philipp Körner 20 November 1809 Free City of Frankfurt |
| Died | 9 April 1896 (aged 86) Belleville, Illinois |
| Resting place | Walnut Hill Cemetery, Belleville, Illinois |
| Citizenship | United States (1838) |
| Nationality | German, American |
| Political party | Republican (co-founder) |
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| Spouse |
Sophie Engelmann
(m. 1836; died 1888) |
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| Residence(s) | Gustave Koerner House, 200 Abend St., Belleville, Illinois 62220 |
| Alma mater | University of Heidelberg, Transylvania University |
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| Profession | Doctor juris utriusque |
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| Website | www.gustavekoerner.org |
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| Branch/service | |
| Years of service | 1861–1862 |
| Rank | Colonel, Brig. General |
| Unit | 43rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Gustav Philipp Koerner, also spelled Gustave or Gustavus Koerner (20 November 1809 – 9 April 1896), was a German-American revolutionary, journalist, lawyer, politician, judge and statesman in Illinois and Germany, and a Colonel of the U.S. Army who was a confessed enemy of slavery. He married on 17 June 1836 in Belleville Sophia Dorothea Engelmann (16 November 1815 – 1 March 1888); they had 9 children. He belonged to the co-founders and was one of the first members of the Grand Old Party, and was a close confidant of Abraham Lincoln and his wife Mary Todd, and had an essential role in his nomination and election for president in 1860.