Ninian Wirt Edwards
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Ninian Wirt Edwards was an American politician and lawyer. A Whig and later a Democrat, he was a member of the Illinois General Assembly and served as Illinois Attorney General and Illinois State Supe
Portrait of Edwards by George Peter Alexander Healy
James Semple
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James Semple was an American attorney and politician. He was Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, Attorney General of Illinois, an associate justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, Chargé
Ninian Wirt Edwards
…Preceded by office established Succeeded by William H. Powell 7th Illinois Attorney General In office 1834–1835 Governor Joseph Duncan Preceded by James Semple Succeeded by Jesse B. Thomas Jr. Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the Sangamon County district In office 1837–1841 In office 1849–1853…
James Semple
Semple's grave at Bellefontaine Cemetery