Trumbull, Lyman, 1813-1896

Lawyer from Belleville, Illinois; United States Senator (1855-1873); State Supreme Court Justice (1848-1853); State Representative, St. Clair County (1840-1842); Illinois Secretary of State (1841-1843); unsuccessful candidate for Governor (1880).

From the description of Letter, September 29, 1842. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 71275513

Lawyer from Belleville, Illinois; United States Senator (1855-1873); State Supreme Court Justice (1848-1853); State Representative, St. Clair County (1840-1842), Illinois Secretary of State (1841-1843); unsuccessful candidate for Governor (1880).

From the description of Family papers, 1821-1917. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 23124664

Lawyer from Belleville, Illinois; United States Senator (1855-1873); State Supreme Court Justice (1848-1853); State Representative, St. Clair County (1840-1842); Illinois Secretary of State (1841-1843): unsuccessful candidate for governor (1880).

From the description of Papers, 1841-1870. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 60858865

U.S. senator from Illinois.

From the description of Papers of Lyman Trumbull, 1843-1894 (bulk 1855-1872). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71063832

Senator from Illinois.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to an unidentified recipient, 1856 Dec. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270573391

From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to the Hon. Isaac Newton, Supt. of the Agriculture Dept., [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270573386

Lyman Trumball (1813-1896), U.S. Senator from Illinois (1855-1873), aligned with Radical Republicans in Congress. He sponsored the 13th Ammendment and the Civil Rights bill (1865-1867).

From the description of Lyman Trumbull Papers 1843-1894 1855-1867. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122387708

Biographical Note

• 1813, Oct. 12: Born, Colchester, Conn
• 1836: Admitted to the bar
• 1837: Began law practice, Bellevue, Ill.
• 1840 - 1842 : Democratic member of the state legislature
• 1842 - 1843 : Secretary of state, Illinois
• 1843: Married Julia Maria Jayne
• 1848 - 1855 : Justice, supreme court of Illinois
• 1855 - 1873 : United States senator
• 1854: Opposed the Kansas-Nebraska bill
• 1864: Introduced resolution that led to the Thirteenth Amendment
• 1865 - 1867 : Aligned with Radicals in Congress; sponsored Civil Rights bill
• 1868: Voted against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson
• 1872: Prominent in the Liberal Republican movement
• 1873: Resumed law practice, Chicago, Ill.
• 1876: Counsel for Samuel Tilden in disputed presidential election
• 1880: Unsuccessful Democratic candidate for governor of Illinois
• 1896, June 25: Died, Chicago, Ill.

From the guide to the Lyman Trumbull Correspondence, 1843-1894, (bulk 1855-1872), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)