Sidney Breese, a lawyer, soldier, author and jurist born in New York, became an early Illinois pioneer and represented the state in the United States Senate as well as served as Chief Justice of the ... Wikipedia
Born: July 15, 1800, Whitesboro, NY
Died: June 27, 1878 (age 77 years), Pinckneyville, IL
Party: Democratic Party
Grandparents: Henry Livingston Jr., Elizabeth Anderson, and Col. Samuel Breese
Great-grandparents: Henry Gilbert Livingston and Jane Anderson
Previous offices: Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives (1851–1853) and Senator, IL (1843–1849)