Joseph W. Fifer
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Joseph Wilson Fifer (October 28, 1840 – August 6, 1938) was a Republican governor of Illinois, serving from 1889 to 1893. He also served as a member of the Illinois Senate, 1881-83.
Fifer was born in Staunton, Virginia. He served in the Union Army during the Civil War. He died in Bloomington, Illinois.
| Preceded by: Richard J. Oglesby | Governor of Illinois 1889–1893 | Succeeded by: John Peter Altgeld |
| Governors of Illinois
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| Bond • Coles • Edwards • Reynolds • Ewing • Duncan • Carlin • Ford • French • Matteson • Bissell • Wood • Yates • Oglesby • Palmer • Oglesby • Beveridge • Cullom • Hamilton • Oglesby • Fifer • Altgeld • Tanner • Yates • Deneen • Dunne • Lowden • Small • Emmerson • Horner • Stelle • Green • Stevenson • Stratton • Kerner • Shapiro • Ogilvie • Walker • Thompson • Edgar • Ryan • Blagojevich |
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