Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1914 — Former Illinois Senator Died at Washington Home. [ARTICLE]

Former Illinois Senator Died at Washington Home.

Shelby M. Cullom, for fifty years a striking figure in the politics of Illinois and the nation and a colleague of Abraham Lincoln, died at 1:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at his home In Washington, D. C. He was of Kentucky, moving with his parents to Illinois a young boy. He worked on a farm until 18 years of age, when he entered Bock Elver Academy. At the age of 24 he began the study of law. Three years later he was elected to the legislature of his state. In 1864 he was elected to congress. He served as governor of Illinois from 1876 to 1880 and .In 1893 was elected to the U. S. senate. He was chairman of the foreign relations committee during the Span-ish-American war, He was in his 85th year.