Charles S. Deneen | |
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.jpg) Deneen c. 1925 | |
| United States Senator from Illinois | |
| In office February 26, 1925 – March 3, 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Medill McCormick |
| Succeeded by | J. Hamilton Lewis |
| 23rd Governor of Illinois | |
| In office January 9, 1905 – February 3, 1913 | |
| Lieutenant | Lawrence Sherman John G. Oglesby |
| Preceded by | Richard Yates Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne |
| Cook County State's Attorney | |
| In office 1896–1904 | |
| Preceded by | Jacob J. Kern |
| Succeeded by | John J. Healy |
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 2nd District | |
| In office 1892–1894 Serving with Michael McInerney, Robert McMurdy | |
| Preceded by | Michael McInerney, William J. Kenney, H. Dorsey Patton |
| Succeeded by | Rudolph Mulac, Oscar L. Dudley, Sherman P. Cody |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Samuel Deneen May 4, 1863 Edwardsville, Illinois, US |
| Died | February 5, 1940 (aged 76) Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Bina Deneen |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Jason Beghe (great-grandson) |
| Education | McKendree College Union College of Law |
| Profession | Attorney |
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Charles Samuel Deneen (May 4, 1863 – February 5, 1940) was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as the 23rd Governor of Illinois, from 1905 to 1913. He was the first Illinois governor to serve two consecutive terms totalling eight years. He was governor during the infamous Springfield race riot of 1908, which he helped put down. He later served as a U.S. Senator from Illinois, from 1925 to 1931. Deneen had previously served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1892 to 1894. As an attorney, he had been the lead prosecutor in Chicago's infamous Adolph Luetgert murder trial.