governor predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place religion party profession birth_date order term_start image article_title term_end name
john lourie beveridge john lourie beveridge archibald glenn 2 september 1877 essex county , ontario , canada rockford , illinois methodist episcopal republican carpenter march 17 , 1828 19th lieutenant governor of illinois january 23 , 1873 john early illinois.png john early -lrb- politician -rrb-
 january 8 , 1875 john early
john early -lrb- politician -rrb-

john early -lrb- march 17 , 1828 -- september 2 , 1877 -rrb- was a canadian american politician .
coming to rockford , illinois to practice carpentry , early rose to become an agent for the new england mutual life insurance company .
a staunch abolitionist , early was an early supporter of the republican party and was voted to the illinois senate on the ticket four times .
during one of these terms , he was elected president of the illinois senate , thus acting lieutenant governor of illinois .
early died before his fourth term was completed .
