Joseph Gillespie | |
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Member of the Illinois Senate from the Madisson County district | |
In office 1846 โ1858 | |
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the Madisson County district | |
In office 1840 โ1842 | |
Personal details | |
Born | August 22, 1809 New York City, New York |
Died | January 7, 1885 Edwardsville, Illinois | (aged 75)
Political party | |
Profession | Attorney |
Joseph Gillespie (August 22, 1809 โ January 7, 1885) was an American politician from New York. Moving with his family to Illinois at a young age, Gillespie fought in the Black Hawk War before studying law at Transylvania University. Upon graduation, he was elected to a two-year term in the Illinois House of Representatives, where he once jumped out of a window with Abraham Lincoln to stop a quorum. He was elected to the Illinois Senate in 1846, serving for twelve years. He was a founder of the Illinois Republican Party and served on the Illinois circuit courts for twelve years.