Sidney Breese Senator

Sidney Breese (July 15, 1800 – June 27, 1878) was a U.S. Senator from Illinois, Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, a forefather of Illinois, and "father of the Illinois Central Railroad".

Personal facts

Birth date	July 15, 1800
Birth place	Whitesboro New York , New York
Date of death	June 27, 1878
Place of death	Illinois , Pinckneyville Illinois
Education	Hamilton College (New York) Union College