Who was the Governor of Illinois in 1944?

Answer 1

Henry Horner (born November 30, 1878 in Chicago, Illinois; died October 6, 1940 in Winnetka, Illinois) succeeded Louis L. Emmerson as the thirtieth Governor of Illinois, serving between January 9, 1933 and his death. Following the end of Horner's term as Governor, John H. Stelle (bon August 8, 1891 in McLeansboro, Illinois; died July 5, 1962 in St. Louis, Missouri) became the twenty-ninth Governor of Illinois, serving between October 6, 1940 and January 13, 1941.

Answer 2

Dwight H. Green (born January 9, 1897 in Ligonier, Indiana; died February 20, 1958) succeeded John H. Stelle as the thirtieth Governor of Illinois, serving between January 13, 1941 and January 10, 1949, including the whole of 1944.

Answer 3

James R. Thompson (born May 8, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois) succeeded Daniel Walker as the thirty-seventh Governor of Illinois, serving between January 10, 1977 and January 14, 1991, including the whole of 1984.

Answer 4

Daniel Walker (born August 6, 1922 in Washington DC) succeeded Richard B. Ogilvie as the thirty-sixth Governor of Illinois, serving between January 8, 1973 and January 10, 1977, including the whole of 1974.