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Allen Cole succeeded Samuel Metcalf as Sangamon County sheriff following Metcalf’s dismissal on grounds of insanity. See Sheriff’s ouster, 1933.

Samuel Metcalf was dismissed as Sangamon County sheriff on grounds of insanity in 1933. See Sheriff’s ouster, 1933.

Dr. C. Robert Fults (1911-66) headed a massive volunteer effort to remove dead elms from Springfield streets following an epidemic of elm disease in 1949.

Richard Oglesby, elected Illinois governor in three different decades, was the president of the National Lincoln Monument Association for 30 years.

David L. Phillips, a minster-turned-newspaperman, was one of 15 original directors of the National Lincoln Monument Association.

Thomas Dennis, mayor of Springfield in 1865, was one of 15 original directors of the National Lincoln Monument Association.

Illinois Treasurer James H. Beveridge was one of 15 original directors of the National Lincoln Monument Association.

S.H. Melvin, a druggist and friend of Abraham Lincoln, was one of 15 original directors of the National Lincoln Monument Association.

Illinois Secretary of State Ozias Hatch was one of 15 original directors of the National Lincoln Monument Association.