Shelby M. Cullom
Shelby M. Cullom | |
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| Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference | |
| In office April 1911 – March 3, 1913 | |
| Preceded by | Eugene Hale |
| Succeeded by | Jacob Harold Gallinger |
| United States Senator from Illinois | |
| In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1913 | |
| Preceded by | David Davis |
| Succeeded by | J. Hamilton Lewis |
| 17th Governor of Illinois | |
| In office January 8, 1877 – February 16, 1883 | |
| Lieutenant | Andrew Shuman John M. Hamilton |
| Preceded by | John L. Beveridge |
| Succeeded by | John M. Hamilton |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871 | |
| Preceded by | John T. Stuart |
| Succeeded by | James C. Robinson |
| Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives | |
| In office 1873–1875 | |
| Preceded by | William M. Smith |
| Succeeded by | Elijah Haines |
| In office 1861–1863 | |
| Preceded by | William Ralls Morrison |
| Succeeded by | Samuel A. Buckmaster |
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives | |
| In office 1873–1875 | |
| In office 1860–1863 | |
| In office 1856–1857 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 22, 1829 Monticello, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | January 28, 1914 (aged 84) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouses | Hannah Fisher
(m. 1855; died 1861)Julia Fisher
(m. 1863; died 1909) |
| Children | 3 |
| Profession | Attorney |
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Shelby Moore Cullom (November 22, 1829 – January 28, 1914) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives, the United States Senate and as the 17th Governor of Illinois. He was Illinois's longest serving senator.