Background
Beveridge, John Lourie was born on July 6, 1824 in Greenwich, Washington Company, New York, United States. Son of George and Ann (Hoy) Beveridge.
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Beveridge, John Lourie was born on July 6, 1824 in Greenwich, Washington Company, New York, United States. Son of George and Ann (Hoy) Beveridge.
Went to DeKalb Company, Illinois, 1842. Educated Rock River Seminary, Mount Morris, Illinois, 1843-1845.
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.
In 1842, he moved with his family to DeKalb County, Illinois.
After his schooling, he moved to Tennessee and taught school. In 1851, he returned to Illinois to study law in Sycamore.
Three years later he moved to Evanston and begun to practice law in Chicago. Beveridge initially served with Farnsworth in the 8th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry.
In November 1863, he received approval to raise his own regiment, the 17th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry and was elevated to the rank of Major.
The unit saw service in Missouri. He was brevetted to Brigadier General in March 1865 and mustered out on February 6, 1866. Upon returning home, Beveridge was elected to serve as Cook County Sheriff.
In 1870, Beveridge was elected to the Illinois Senate as a Republican.
The next year, Beveridge was elected to fill the vacancy in the United States House of Representatives caused by the resignation of John A. Logan. He served in this role for only a year as well, resigning to accept his election as Lieutenant Governor of Illinois.
The next year, upon the resignation of Richard J. Oglesby, Beveridge became Governor of Illinois. The governorship of Beveridge saw the economic downdurn from the Long Depression.
The farmers" movement prompted the formation of the Anti-Monopolist Party, later known as the Greenback Party, which opposed Beveridge"s Republicans.
Midterm elections in 1874 saw several Greenbacks (with Democratic support) elected to state offices, including Lieutenant Governor Archibald Glenn. The governorship also saw the Revision of 1874, a rewording of the Constitution of Illinois. Beveridge appointed the leadership roles for the Illinois exhibits for the Centennial Exposition.
He also approved the Illinois School for the Deaf, Illinois School for the Blind, Illinois Eastern Hospital for the Insane and restorations of the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane, Illinois Central Hospital for the Insane, Illinois Soldiers" Orphans" Home and Anna State Hospital.
After his term expired, Beveridge was named Assistant United States Treasurer at Chicago by President Chester A. Arthur. Beveridge moved to Hollywood, California in 1895, where he remained until his death of May 3, 1910.
He was interred in Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago.
Married Helen May Judson, January 20, 1848 (died May 8, 1909).