Who was the Governor of Illinois in 1961?

Answer 1

Adlai E. Stevenson II (born February 5, 1900 in Los Angeles, California; died July 14, 1965 in London, England) succeeded Dwight Green as the thirty-first Governor of Illinois, serving between January 10, 1949 and January 12, 1953, including the whole of 1950.

Answer 2

William Stratton (born February 26, 1914 in Ingleside, Illinois; died March 2, 2001 in Chicago, Illinois) succeeded Adlai E. Stevenson II as the thirty-second Governor of Illinois, serving between January 12, 1953 and January 9, 1961, including the whole of 1960.

Answer 3

William Stratton (born February 26, 1914 in Ingleside, Illinois; died March 2, 2001 in Chicago, Illinois) succeeded Adlai E. Stevenson II as the thirty-second Governor of Illinois, serving between January 12, 1953 and January 9, 1961. Following the end of Stratton's term as Governor, Otto Kerner Jr. (born August 15, 1908 in Chicago, Illinois; died May 9, 1976 in Chicago, Illinois) became the thirty-third Governor of Illinois, serving between January 9, 1961 and May 21, 1968.

Answer 4

Otto Kerner Jr. (born August 15, 1908 in Chicago, Illinois; died May 9, 1976 in Chicago, Illinois) succeeded William G. Stratton as the thirty-third Governor of Illinois, serving between January 9, 1961 and May 21, 1968, including the whole of 1965.

Answer 5

Otto Kerner Jr. (born August 15, 1908 in Chicago, Illinois; died May 9, 1976 in Chicago, Illinois) succeeded William G. Stratton as the thirty-third Governor of Illinois, serving between January 9, 1961 and May 21, 1968, including the whole of 1966.

Answer 6

Richard B. Ogilvie (born February 22, 1923 in Kansas City, Missouri; died May 10, 1988 in Chicago, Illinois) succeeded Samuel H. Shapiro as the thirty-fifth Governor of Illinois, serving between January 13, 1969 and January 8, 1973, including the whole of 1970.