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- Joseph_W._Fifer abstract "Joseph Wilson Fifer (October 28, 1840 – August 6, 1938) was the 19th Governor of Illinois, serving from 1889 to 1893. He also served as a member of the Illinois Senate, 1881–83.“Private Joe” Fifer was born at Staunton, Virginia on October 28, 1840. At the age of 16, in 1856, he moved with his family to Danvers, Illinois and worked in his father’s brickyard for several years.Fifer enlisted as a Private in the 33rd Illinois Infantry at the start of the Civil War and was severely wounded at Jackson, Mississippi during General Grant’s Vicksburg campaign. He refused a discharge and spent the rest of the war guarding a prison boat.After the war, Fifer married Gertrude Lewis, and had three children. The oldest child died in infancy, leaving Herman and Florence. He studied law at Illinois Wesleyan University and became the tax collector at Danvers Township. He served as the City Attorney of Bloomington, Illinois and as a state’s attorney as well.In 1880, he was elected to the state senate where he served for seven years. His name was elevated to state level after fighting with General John Black, the pension commissioner, when the latter tried to remove him as a “typical Republican politician who did not deserve a pension.” Fifer’s pension was $24 a month. Due to his celebrity status "Private Joe" Fifer was elected Governor of Illinois in 1889. One of his notable acts as Governor was to commute the life sentence of murderer Neill Cream, allowing his release, and freeing Cream to commit at least four more murders in London.Fifer lost a reelection bid, and then twice refused the nomination to run again for governor. He was appointed to the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) by President William McKinley in 1899.Governor Fifer lived to see his daughter, Florence Fifer Bohrer, elected as the first female State Senator of Illinois in 1924.".
- Joseph_W._Fifer activeYearsEndDate "1893-01-10".
- Joseph_W._Fifer activeYearsEndDate "1905-12-30".
- Joseph_W._Fifer activeYearsStartDate "1889-01-14".
- Joseph_W._Fifer activeYearsStartDate "1899-11-14".
- Joseph_W._Fifer birthDate "1840-10-28".
- Joseph_W._Fifer birthPlace Staunton,_Virginia.
- Joseph_W._Fifer birthYear "1840".
- Joseph_W._Fifer deathDate "1938-08-06".
- Joseph_W._Fifer deathYear "1938".
- Joseph_W._Fifer lieutenant Lyman_Beecher_Ray.
- Joseph_W._Fifer office "Commissioner of theInterstate Commerce Commission".
- Joseph_W._Fifer orderInOffice "19th".
- Joseph_W._Fifer orderInOffice "Governor of Illinois".
- Joseph_W._Fifer successor Franklin_Knight_Lane.
- Joseph_W._Fifer successor John_Peter_Altgeld.
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- Joseph_W._Fifer wikiPageWikiLinkText "Joseph W. Fifer".
- Joseph_W._Fifer birthDate "1840-10-28".
- Joseph_W._Fifer birthPlace Staunton,_Virginia.
- Joseph_W._Fifer dateOfBirth "1840-10-28".
- Joseph_W._Fifer dateOfDeath "1938-08-06".
- Joseph_W._Fifer deathDate "1938-08-06".
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- Joseph_W._Fifer lieutenant Lyman_Beecher_Ray.
- Joseph_W._Fifer lieutenant Lyman_Ray.
- Joseph_W._Fifer name "Fifer, Joseph W.".
- Joseph_W._Fifer name "Joseph Wilson Fifer".
- Joseph_W._Fifer office "Commissioner of the Interstate Commerce Commission".
- Joseph_W._Fifer office "Governor of Illinois".
- Joseph_W._Fifer order "19".
- Joseph_W._Fifer party "Republican".
- Joseph_W._Fifer placeOfBirth Staunton,_Virginia.
- Joseph_W._Fifer predecessor Richard_J._Oglesby.
- Joseph_W._Fifer predecessor William_J._Calhoun.
- Joseph_W._Fifer shortDescription "American politician".
- Joseph_W._Fifer signature "Joseph Wilson Fifer Signature.svg".
- Joseph_W._Fifer successor Franklin_Knight_Lane.
- Joseph_W._Fifer successor John_Peter_Altgeld.
- Joseph_W._Fifer termEnd "1893-01-10".
- Joseph_W._Fifer termEnd "1905-12-30".
- Joseph_W._Fifer termStart "1889-01-14".
- Joseph_W._Fifer termStart "1899-11-14".
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- Joseph_W._Fifer description "American politician".
- Joseph_W._Fifer description "American politician".
- Joseph_W._Fifer subject Category:1840_births.
- Joseph_W._Fifer subject Category:1938_deaths.
- Joseph_W._Fifer subject Category:Governors_of_Illinois.