Richard J. Oglesby

Biography

Born 1824-07-25 · Died 1899-04-24

Union Army general (1824–1899)

Occupations

• politician
• military officer
• lawyer
• governor
• major general
• jurist

Terms in office & positions

• Governor of Illinois — 1865-01-16 – 1869-01-11
• member of the State Senate of Illinois
• Governor of Illinois — 1885-01-30 – 1889-01-14
• United States senator — 1873-03-04 – 1875-03-04
• United States senator — 1875-03-04 – 1877-03-04
• United States senator — 1877-03-04 – 1879-03-04
• Governor of Illinois — 1873-01-13 – 1873-01-23
• senator

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