John Peter Altgeld

John Peter Altgeld
1847 - 1902
John Peter Altgeld  American Attorney
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First Name John
Middle Name Peter
Last Name Altgeld
Birthday 30th December, 1847
Birthplace Westerwald, Germany
Died 12th March, 1902
Place of Death Joliet, Illinois, U.S.
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Nationality American
Occupation Attorney

John Peter Altgeld (December 30, 1847 – March 12, 1902) was an American politician and the 20th Governor of Illinois, serving from 1893 until 1897. He was the first Democrat to govern that state since the 1850s. A leading figure of the Progressive movement, Altgeld signed workplace safety and child labor laws, pardoned three of the men convicted in the Haymarket Affair, and rejected calls in 1894 to break up the Pullman strike by force. In 1896 he was a leader of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, opposing President Grover Cleveland and the conservative Bourbon Democrats. He was defeated for reelection in 1896 in an intensely fought, bitter campaign.

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