Charles S. Deneen
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| Charles Samuel Deneen | |
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| United States Senator from Illinois | |
| In office February 26, 1925 – March 4, 1931 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph M. McCormick |
| Succeeded by | J. Hamilton Lewis |
| 23rd Governor of Illinois | |
| In office January 9, 1905 – February 3, 1913 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Yates |
| Succeeded by | Edward F. Dunne |
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| Born | May 4, 1863 Edwardsville, Illinois |
| Died | February 5, 1940 (aged 76) Chicago, Illinois |
| Political party | Republican |
Charles Samuel Deneen (May 4, 1863 – February 5, 1940) was the 23rd Governor of Illinois, serving from 1905 to 1913, and was the first to serve two terms. He served as a U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1925–1931. Deneen also served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives in 1892. He had also been the lead prosecutor in Chicago's infamous Adolph Luetgert murder trial.
Deneen was born in Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois to Samuel H. Deneen and Mary Frances Ashley. He died in Chicago and was interred there in the Oak Woods Cemetery.
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| Preceded by Richard Yates |
Governor of Illinois 1905–1913 |
Succeeded by Edward F. Dunne |
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