John G. Oglesby

Born in Decatur, Illinois, on March 19, 1873, he was the son of Illinois Governor Richard James Oglesby and Emma Gillet Oglesby, a member of the prominent Oglesby political family of Kentucky and Illinois.[1] Oglesby served in the United States Army during the Spanish–American War and was a member of Illinois House of Representatives in 1905.Oglesby was a delegate from Illinois to the Republican National Conventions in 1920, 1924, 1928, and 1932.Oglesby was a delegate to the Illinois convention to ratify the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1933.This article about a Member of the Illinois House of Representatives is a stub.
John Gillett Oglesby
29th and 31st Lieutenant Governor of IllinoisCharles S. DeneenFrank O. LowdenDecatur, IllinoisIllinois GovernorRichard James Oglesbypolitical familyKentuckyIllinoisUnited States ArmySpanish–American WarIllinois House of RepresentativesprimarydelegateRepublican National ConventionsTwenty-first Amendment to the United States ConstitutionElkhartLogan County, Illinois1908 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election1912 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election1916 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial electionLawrence Yates ShermanRepublicanLieutenant Governor of IllinoisFred E. SterlingBarratt O'HaraLieutenant governors of IllinoisMenardHubbardKinneyJenkinsDavidsonAndersonMcMurtryKoernerJ. WoodMarshallHoffmannDoughertyBeveridgeShumanHamiltonCampbellNorthcottShermanO'HaraSterlingDonovanStelleChapmanShapiroP. SimonHartiganO'NealKustraC. WoodS. SimonSanguinettiStratton