John Lourie Beveridge Politician

John Lourie Beveridge (Greenwich, New York July 6, 1824 – May 3, 1910 Los Angeles) was the 16th Governor of Illinois, serving from 1873 to 1877. He succeeded the recently elected Richard J. Oglesby, who resigned to accept a Senate seat. Beveridge previously served in the Army during the American Civil War, becoming Colonel of the 17th Illinois Cavalry in 1864. He was brevetted to Brigadier General in March 1865.