William A. Poynter (born May 29, 1848 in Eureka, Illinois; died April 5, 1909) succeeded Silas A. Holcomb as the tenth Governor of Nebraska, serving between January 5, 1899 and January 3, 1901, including the whole of 1900.
John M. Palmer (born September 13, 1817 in Eagle Creek, Kentucky; died September 25, 1900 in Springfield, Illinois) succeeded Richard James Oglesby as the fifteenth Governor of Illinois, serving between January 11, 1869 and January 13, 1873, including the whole of 1870.
John M. Palmer (born September 13, 1817 in Eagle Creek, Kentucky; died September 25, 1900 in Springfield, Illinois) succeeded Richard James Oglesby as the fifteenth Governor of Illinois, serving between January 11, 1869 and January 13, 1873, including the whole of 1872.
The attorney General of Illinois is third in line.
The Chief Executive Officer of the state of Illinois is the governor. In 2014, the governor of Illinois was Pat Quinn. He took the office in 2009.
The current Illinois governor is a Republican.
The current governor of Illinois is a Republican.
Yes, the Office of Governor of Illinois is not restricted by term limits.
Barack Obama was never governor of Illinois. He represented Illinois in the United States Senate.
Richard James Oglesby (born July 25, 1824 in Oldham County, Kentucky; died April 24, 1899 in Elkhart, Illinois) succeeded Richard Yates as the fourteenth Governor of Illinois, serving between January 16, 1865 and January 11, 1869. Following the end of Oglesby's term as Governor, John M. Palmer (born September 13, 1817 in Eagle Creek, Kentucky; died September 25, 1900 in Springfield, Illinois) became the fifteenth Governor of Illinois, serving between January 11, 1869 and January 13, 1873.
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. Following the end of Stevenson's term as Governor, William Stratton (born February 26, 1914 in Ingleside, Illinois; died March 2, 2001 in Chicago, Illinois) became the thirty-second Governor of Illinois, serving between January 12, 1953 and January 9, 1961.
Yes, the governor is considered the chief executive of Illinois.