lieutenant predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place profession party office birth_date order term_start signature image article_title term_end name
pierre menard ninian edwards as territorial governor of illinois edward coles 12 april 1832 frederick , maryland kaskaskia , illinois farmer independent governor of illinois 24 november 1773 1st october 6 , 1818 shadrach bond signature.svg shadrach.bond.png shadrach bond
 december 5 , 1822 shadrach bond
shadrach bond

shadrach bond -lrb- november 24 , 1773 -- april 12 , 1832 -rrb- was a representative from the illinois territory to the united states congress .
in 1818 , he was elected the first governor of illinois , becoming the new state 's first chief executive .
in an example of american politics during the era of good feelings , bond was elected to both positions without opposition .
