John Marshall Hamilton
[1] In 1864, when Hamilton was seventeen years old, he enlisted in the 141st Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the U.S. Civil War.[2] Hamilton served for several years as an attorney in Bloomington in a practice with J. H. Rowell until he was elected to the Illinois Senate as a Republican in 1876.In 1882, Cullom was elected to the United States Senate and vacated his position as Governor of Illinois the following year.[4] In 1883, Hamilton sent the Illinois National Guard to quell protests at mines in Madison and St. Clair Counties.However, after Logan sent a telegram to the convention declining the nomination, Hamilton supported incumbent President Chester A. Arthur.[2] His 1872 house in Bloomington, Illinois, was recognized with a listing on the National Register of Historic Places on September 6, 1978.