Charles S. Deneen

Charles Samuel Deneen
United States Senator from Illinois
In office February 26, 1925 – March 4, 1931
Preceded by	Joseph M. McCormick
Succeeded by	J. Hamilton Lewis
23rd Governor of Illinois
In office January 9, 1905 – February 3, 1913
Preceded by	Richard Yates
Succeeded by	Edward F. Dunne
Personal details
Born	May 4, 1863 Edwardsville, Illinois
Died	February 5, 1940(1940-02-05) (aged 76) Chicago, Illinois
Political party	Republican

Charles Samuel Deneen (May 4, 1863 – February 5, 1940) was the 23rd Governor of Illinois, serving from 1905 to 1913, and was the first to serve two terms. He served as a U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1925–1931. Deneen also served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives in 1892. He had also been the lead prosecutor in Chicago's infamous Adolph Luetgert murder trial.

Deneen was born in Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois to Samuel H. Deneen and Mary Frances Ashley. He died in Chicago and was interred there in the Oak Woods Cemetery.

References

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Political offices
Preceded by Richard Yates	Governor of Illinois 1905–1913	Succeeded by Edward F. Dunne

Persondata
Name	Deneen, Charles S.
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	May 4, 1863
Place of birth	Edwardsville, Illinois
Date of death	February 5, 1940
Place of death	Chicago, Illinois