Joel Aldrich Matteson
Joel Aldrich Matteson | |
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Matteson's Portrait in the Illinois State Capitol's Hall of Governors | |
| 10th Governor of Illinois | |
| In office January 10, 1853 – January 12, 1857 | |
| Lieutenant | Gustav Koerner |
| Preceded by | Augustus C. French |
| Succeeded by | William Henry Bissell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 8, 1808 Watertown, New York, US |
| Died | January 31, 1873 (aged 64) Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Mary Fish |
| Relatives | Roswell Eaton Goodell (son-in-law) Jennie Goodell Blow (granddaughter) Mary Goodell Grant (granddaughter) |
| Profession | Politician |
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Joel Aldrich Matteson (August 8, 1808 – January 31, 1873) was the tenth Governor of Illinois, serving from 1853 to 1857.