Monday 9 August 2021

1404) Jesse K. Dubois

Jesse Kilgore Dubois (sometimes styled DuBois, 1811 – 1876). American politician from Illinois. The son of a prominent early Illinois citizen, Dubois was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives while he was attending Indiana College. Nicknamed Uncle Jesse, he served four two-year terms there. An early Republican, Dubois was named the party's first candidate for Auditor of Public Accounts. He was elected in 1856 and served two four-year terms. He was the father of Senator Fred Dubois.

 
- "... a slim, handsome young man, with auburn hair, sky-blue eyes..." https://books.google.it/books?id=cIHjDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT118...
 

 

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