Altgeld, John Peter (1847-1902)

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Tribute to John Peter Altgeld, March 14, 1902 (excerpt)

Jane Addams to Mary Rozet Smith, March 16, 1902

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Birth Date

1847-12-30

Death Date

1902-03-12

Birthplace

Selters, Germany

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John Peter Altgeld was the Governor of Illinois from 1893-1897. He wrote Our Penal Machinery and Its Victims, a treatise on crime. Altgeld pardoned German-American anarchists involved in the Haymarket Riot. Some of his achievements include improvements in the penal system and child labor legislation.

Altgeld married Emma Ford in 1877. Altgeld died in 1902.

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Governor

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Altgeld, John Peter, Photo, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online, accessed April 13, 2017, https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Peter-Altgeld?oasmId=8323

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“Altgeld, John Peter (1847-1902),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed January 17, 2021, http://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/83.