What is Joel Aldrich Matteson?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Joel Aldrich Matteson |image = Joel.A.Matteson.png |order = 10th |office = Governor of Illinois |term_start = January 10, 1853 |term_end = January 12, 1857 |lieutenant = |predecessor = [[Augustus C. French]] |successor = [[William Henry Bissell]] |birth_date = {{birth date|1808|8|8|mf=y}} |birth_place = [[Watertown, New York]] |death_date = {{death date and age|1873|1|31|1808|8|8|mf=y}} |death_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |spouse = Mary Fish |profession = [[Politician]] |religion = }} '''Joel Aldrich Matteson''' (August 8, 1808 &ndash; January 31, 1873) was the [[List of Governors of Illinois|10th]] [[Governor of Illinois]], serving from 1853 to 1857. In 1855, he became the first governor to live in the [[Illinois Executive Mansion]]. After his term as governor ended he was for many years the president of the [[Chicago and Alton Railroad]]. The last years of his life were marred by charges of corruption in the [[Canal Scrip Fraud]] case. The village of [[Matteson, Illinois]] is named in his honor.<ref>''Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois'', p. 77, 356.</ref> Matteson was buried in [[Joliet, Illinois]]. Matteson was born on August 8, 1808 in [[Watertown, New York|Watertown]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. He was married to Mary Fish until his death in 1873. Matteson died on January 31, 1873 in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] from pneumonia, aged 64. ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{Governors of Illinois}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Matteson, Joel Aldrich}} [[Category:1808 births]] [[Category:1873 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from pneumonia]] [[Category:Governors of Illinois]] [[Category:Politicians from New York (state)]] [[Category:People from Watertown, New York]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]]