James Shields was an Irish American politician and United States Army officer, who is the only person in U.S. history to serve as a senator for three different states, and one of only two to represent
Photograph by Mathew Brady c. 1861–1865
Statue of Shields in the Minnesota State Capitol, 2008
Statue of Shields in the United States Capitol, 2011
Sidney Breese
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Sidney Breese, a lawyer, soldier, author and jurist born in New York, became an early Illinois pioneer and represented the state in the United States Senate as well as served as Chief Justice of the I
Breese partied with Marquis de La Fayette in Kaskaskia, Illinois at Colonel Sweet's Tavern on April 30, 1825.
U.S. President John Quincy Adams appointed Breese as a United States Attorney at just 27 years old.
Breese personally corresponded with U.S. President Martin Van Buren during his lifetime.