John Meyer (Illinois politician)

John Meyer (February 27, 1852 – July 3, 1895) was an American lawyer and politician.

Meyer was born in the Netherlands. He emigrated to the United States with his parents in 1867 and settled in Chicago, Illinois. He went to the public schools in Chicago. He studied law at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. He received his law degree in 1879 and was admitted to the Illinois bar. Meyer practiced law in Freeport, Illinois with his brother-in-law. Meyer served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1884 until his death in 1895. He served as speaker of the house in 1895 and was a Republican. Meyer died at his brother-in-law's home in Freeport, Illinois.^[1]^[2]^[3] He was associated with the "Big Four" (Daniel S. Berry, Edgar C. Hawley, Freeman P. Morris, and Clayton E. Crafts), a group of Illinois legislators known for their corporate ties.^[4]

Notes

^ 'Official Directory of the General Assembly of Illinois, 1895,' Biographical Sketch of John Meyer, pg. 27
^ 'Speaker Meyer Dead,' Chicago Legal News, July 6, 1895, pg. 389
^ 'Worn Out-Hon. John Meyer, Speaker of the Illinois House, Is Dead,' The Decatur Herald (Decatur Illinois), July 6, 1895, pg. 5
^ Franch, John (Summer 1994). "Pushing Every Button, Pulling Every String: The University of Illinois, the 1895 Legislature, and the Struggle over Appropriations". Illinois Historical Journal. 87 (2): 82. Retrieved 7 November 2024.

External links

John Meyer at Find a Grave

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[1] 'Official Directory of the General Assembly of Illinois, 1895,' Biographical Sketch of John Meyer, pg. 27

[2] 'Speaker Meyer Dead,' Chicago Legal News, July 6, 1895, pg. 389

[3] 'Worn Out-Hon. John Meyer, Speaker of the Illinois House, Is Dead,' The Decatur Herald (Decatur Illinois), July 6, 1895, pg. 5

[4] Franch, John (Summer 1994). "Pushing Every Button, Pulling Every String: The University of Illinois, the 1895 Legislature, and the Struggle over Appropriations". Illinois Historical Journal. 87 (2): 82. Retrieved 7 November 2024.

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