Hovey, Charles Edward, 1827-1897.

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Educator, lawyer and soldier; established Peoria, Illinois' public school system; first president, State Normal School, Bloomington, Illinois; brigadier general, 33rd Illinois Infantry, during Civil War; later a lawyer in Washington, D.C.

From the description of Letter: Bloomington, [Ill.], to [Samuel Willard], 1858 July 12. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 34089749

From the description of Letters: Washington, D.C., to Messrs. Stone and Kimball, Chicago, [Ill.], 1895. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 34089831

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Birth 1827

Death 1897

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