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Shelby Moore Cullom (November 22, 1829 – January 28, 1914) was a U.S. political figure, serving in various offices, including the United States House of Representatives, the United States Senate and the 17th Governor of Illinois. He was Illinois's longest serving senator.
Sep 22, 2008 · Fifty years of public service; personal recollections of Shelby M. Cullom, senior United States senator from Illinois. Book digitized by Google from the library of the University of California and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.
SHELBY M. CULLOM, Illinois’ eighteenth governor, was born in Monticello, Kentucky, on November 22, 1829. His early education was attained in the common schools in Illinois.
SHELBY M. CULLOM: PRESIDENTIAL PROSPECT. By William A. Pitkin. CLIMAX of the long and distinguished career. Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois was the enactment of the Interstate Commerce Law of 1887.1 In an address before Illinois Grain Merchants' Association at Springfield, June 1887, the Senator asserted that "The act will not be repealed. . . .
Shelby Moore Cullom was a U.S. political figure, serving in various offices, including the United States House of Representatives, the United States Senate and the 17th Governor of Illinois. He was Illinois's longest serving senator.
Illinois Governor, US Congressman and Senator. He was known as "Mr. Republican" and "the man who looked like Lincoln" during his long political career. A native of Kentucky, he moved to Springfield, Illinois in 1853, where he was admitted to the bar and elected City Attorney in 1855.
Oct 29, 2021 · Shelby M. Cullom won his first election by four votes. It was the start of a 60-year political career that would take him to the edge of the presidency. As a lawmaker, Cullom ( 1829-1914 ) “sometimes seemed to plod,” an obituary admitted.
