Bill Text: IL HR1208 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes the life of James J. Shields.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-11-27 - Resolution Adopted [HR1208 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HR1208-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to recognize the life and accomplishments | ||||||
4 | of James J. Shields, who by the time of his passing in 1879, at | ||||||
5 | the age of 73, had served his fellow citizens as a soldier, | ||||||
6 | teacher, lawyer, judge, Illinois Supreme Court Justice, State | ||||||
7 | Auditor, and State Representative; and
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8 | WHEREAS, James J. Shields arrived in America in the 1820's, | ||||||
9 | a penniless Irish Catholic immigrant without a friend or | ||||||
10 | patron; and
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11 | WHEREAS, James J. Shields served the public in numerous | ||||||
12 | positions such as Illinois House Representative, Illinois | ||||||
13 | Auditor of Public Accounts, Justice of the Illinois Supreme | ||||||
14 | Court, U.S. Army General in the Mexican War, Governor of the | ||||||
15 | Oregon Territory, U.S. Senator from Illinois, U.S. Senator from | ||||||
16 | Minnesota, Union Army General in the Civil War, Missouri House | ||||||
17 | Representative, and U.S. Senator from Missouri; and
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18 | WHEREAS, James J. Shields fought a duel with Abraham | ||||||
19 | Lincoln over defaming newspaper articles supposedly written by | ||||||
20 | Lincoln; bloodshed was avoided with Shields and Lincoln ending | ||||||
21 | up as friends; and
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1 | WHEREAS, James J. Shields, during the Civil War, handed | ||||||
2 | "Stonewall" Jackson his only defeat at the hands of the Union | ||||||
3 | Army at the Battle of Kernstown; and
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4 | WHEREAS, James J. Shields holds the distinction as the only | ||||||
5 | person ever to be a U.S. Senator from three different states: | ||||||
6 | Illinois, Minnesota, and Missouri; therefore, be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
8 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
9 | we recognize James J. Shields, a little known, often | ||||||
10 | overlooked, great American of Irish descent, whose | ||||||
11 | achievements serve as an inspiration to all, immigrants and | ||||||
12 | native born alike; and be it further
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13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
14 | presented to the Irish American Hall of Fame as a symbol of our | ||||||
15 | recognition.
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