death_date birth_date term_end state_senate death_place profession state_house order term_start spouse name relations predecessor birth_place party office district successor article_title
july 13 , 1927 october 10 , 1840 1888 1880 1876 illinois memphis , tennessee businessman illinois 17th 1880 1876 1872 mary f. williams henry d. dement john -rrb- dement -lrb- father -rrb- henry dodge -lrb- grandfather george h. harlow george p. jacobs galena , illinois republican illinois secretary of state 12th 12th isaac n. pearson isaac rice henry d. dement

henry d. dement

henry dodge dement -lrb- october 10 , 1840 - july 13 , 1927 -rrb- was an american politician from illinois .
the son of john dement and grandson of henry dodge , dement received private schooling until the civil war broke out .
he was discharged in 1863 after attaining the rank of captain with the 13th illinois volunteer infantry regiment .
dement was elected to two terms in the illinois house of representatives starting in 1870 , then two terms in the illinois senate , then two terms as illinois secretary of state .
