Raphael Widen
Raphael Widen | |
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| Member of the Illinois Senate from the Randolph County district | |
| In office 1824 – 1828 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Crozier |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Crawford |
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the Randolph County district | |
| In office 1820 – 1824 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | unknown Sweden |
| Died | 1833 Kaskaskia, Illinois |
| Profession | Justice of the peace |
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Raphael Widen (died 1833) was an Illinois pioneer and politician. He is thought to have been the first Swedish-American to reside in what would become the state of Illinois. He was first recorded in the state in 1814, when he was appointed a justice of the peace. Widen served four years in the Illinois House of Representatives and four years in the Illinois Senate.