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|name=Thomas Donovan |
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|image=Thomas F. Donovan (3x4a).jpg |
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|caption=Donovan {{circa|1924}} |
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|office=33rd [[Lieutenant Governor of Illinois]] |
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|term_start=January 9, 1933 |
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|term_end=January 4, 1937 |
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|governor=[[Henry Horner]] |
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|predecessor=[[Fred E. Sterling]] |
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|successor=[[John Henry Stelle]] |
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|birth_name=Thomas Fanning Donovan |
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|birth_date={{birth date|1869|12|17}} |
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|birth_place=[[Charlotte, Illinois]], U.S. |
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|death_date={{death date and age|1946|11|17|1869|12|17}} |
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|death_place=[[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], U.S. |
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|party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
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|spouse={{marriage|Alice Aaron|1894|1901|end=d}}<br>{{marriage|Gertrude M. Nugent|1905}} |
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|children=4 |
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|parents=Patrick Donovan<br>Rachael Purcell |
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|alma_mater=[[Valparaiso University]] |
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|profession=Politician, businessman, lawyer |
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'''Thomas Fanning Donovan''' (December 17, 1869 – November 17, 1946) was an American politician, businessman, and lawyer. |
'''Thomas Fanning Donovan''' (December 17, 1869 – November 17, 1946) was an American politician, businessman, and lawyer. |
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Donovan was born in [[Charlotte, Illinois]] on a farm to parents Patrick and Rachael (Purcell) Donovan and had seven siblings. He was educated in the public schools in [[Chatsworth, Illinois]] in [[Livingston County, Illinois]]. He then received his bachelor's degree from [[Valparaiso University]] in 1893 and then taught school in [[Danforth, Illinois]]. He then studied law and was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1895. He was the city attorney of [[Kankakee, Illinois]] and then was involved in the banking business in [[Joliet, Illinois]]. He also chairman of the Joliet Police and Fire Commission and was involved with the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. In |
Donovan was born in [[Charlotte, Illinois]] on a farm to parents Patrick and Rachael (Purcell) Donovan and had seven siblings. He was educated in the public schools in [[Chatsworth, Illinois]] in [[Livingston County, Illinois]]. He then received his bachelor's degree from [[Valparaiso University]] in 1893 and then taught school in [[Danforth, Illinois]]. He then studied law and was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1895. He was the city attorney of [[Kankakee, Illinois]] and then was involved in the banking business in [[Joliet, Illinois]]. He also chairman of the Joliet Police and Fire Commission and was involved with the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. In 1924, Donovan ran for [[Illinois attorney general]] and lost the election. From 1933 to 1937, Donovan served as [[lieutenant governor of Illinois]]. He died in [[Chicago, Illinois]].<ref>'Illinois Blue Book 1935-1936, Biographical Sketch of Thomas Donovan, pg. 46</ref><ref>'Encyclopaedia of Illinois Biography, vol. III, The Century Engraving and Publishing Company: Chicago, Biographical Sketch of Thomas F. Donovan, pg. 305-307</ref><ref>'T.F. Donovan, Long Prominent Democrat, Dies,' '''Chicago Tribune,''' November 18, 1946, pg. 22</ref><ref name = Book>{{cite book | title=Illinois Democracy: A History of the Party and Its Representative Members - Past and Present| last = Townsend | first = Walter A. | publisher=Democrat Historical Association, Inc. | issue=v. III | year=1935 | url=https://archive.org/details/illinoisdemocrac03town | accessdate=July 19, 2018 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/illinoisdemocrac03town/page/10 10]–12}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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{{succession box | before = [[Fred E. Sterling]] | title = [[List of Lieutenant Governors of Illinois|Lieutenant Governor of Illinois]] | years = 1933–1937 | after = [[John H. Stelle]] }} |
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Revision as of 20:52, 7 August 2024
Thomas Donovan | |
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33rd Lieutenant Governor of Illinois | |
In office January 9, 1933 – January 4, 1937 | |
Governor | Henry Horner |
Preceded by | Fred E. Sterling |
Succeeded by | John Henry Stelle |
Personal details | |
Born | Thomas Fanning Donovan December 17, 1869 Charlotte, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | November 17, 1946 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | (aged 76)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) |
Alice Aaron
(m. 1894; died 1901)Gertrude M. Nugent (m. 1905) |
Children | 4 |
Parent(s) | Patrick Donovan Rachael Purcell |
Alma mater | Valparaiso University |
Profession | Politician, businessman, lawyer |
Thomas Fanning Donovan (December 17, 1869 – November 17, 1946) was an American politician, businessman, and lawyer.
Donovan was born in Charlotte, Illinois on a farm to parents Patrick and Rachael (Purcell) Donovan and had seven siblings. He was educated in the public schools in Chatsworth, Illinois in Livingston County, Illinois. He then received his bachelor's degree from Valparaiso University in 1893 and then taught school in Danforth, Illinois. He then studied law and was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1895. He was the city attorney of Kankakee, Illinois and then was involved in the banking business in Joliet, Illinois. He also chairman of the Joliet Police and Fire Commission and was involved with the Democratic Party. In 1924, Donovan ran for Illinois attorney general and lost the election. From 1933 to 1937, Donovan served as lieutenant governor of Illinois. He died in Chicago, Illinois.[1][2][3][4]
Personal life
In 1894 Donovan married Alice Aaron. The couple had two daughters, Grace and Gertrude, before Alice died in 1901. In 1905 he married Gertrude M. Nugent and they had two sons, Thomas J. and James.[4]
Donovan was a member of the Roman Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus, and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.[4]
Notes
- ^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1935-1936, Biographical Sketch of Thomas Donovan, pg. 46
- ^ 'Encyclopaedia of Illinois Biography, vol. III, The Century Engraving and Publishing Company: Chicago, Biographical Sketch of Thomas F. Donovan, pg. 305-307
- ^ 'T.F. Donovan, Long Prominent Democrat, Dies,' Chicago Tribune, November 18, 1946, pg. 22
- ^ a b c Townsend, Walter A. (1935). Illinois Democracy: A History of the Party and Its Representative Members - Past and Present. Democrat Historical Association, Inc. pp. 10–12. Retrieved July 19, 2018.