Jayne Family Collection
Title
Jayne Family Collection
Subject
Jayne, William A., 1829-1916
Jayne, William Seth, 1851-1920
Jayne, Margaret E. Palmer, 1854-1903
Illinois--Springfield
Mayors
Governors
Illinois. General Assembly. Senate
Bankers
Physicians
Jayne, Benaiah Gustin, 1831-1921
Description
The Jayne family settled in Springfield, Illinois, in 1820 with the arrival of Gershom Jayne, the first practicing physician in the area. His son, William A. Jayne, was one of the Lincoln family doctors while the family lived in Springfield. William A. Jayne served as Springfield’s mayor in 1859 and as an Illinois state senator in 1860. In 1861, Abraham Lincoln appointed him the first governor of the Dakota Territory. William A. Jayne’s sister, Julia, was the wife of Lyman Trumbull, the Illinois politician who defeated Abraham Lincoln in the 1855 race for a seat in the United States Senate. William A. Jayne’s son, William Seth Jayne, was a bank director in Springfield. In 1875 William Seth Jayne married Margaret E. Palmer, the daughter of Illinois Governor John M. Palmer.
Photographs in this collection include images of William A. Jayne and William Seth Jayne with his wife, Margaret.
Photographs in this collection include images of William A. Jayne and William Seth Jayne with his wife, Margaret.
Collection Items
William Seth Jayne and Margaret E. Palmer Jayne
William Seth Jayne and his wife, Margaret E. Palmer Jayne, pose for a portrait.
William A. Jayne
William A. Jayne sits for a portrait. Jayne was Abraham Lincoln's personal physician in Springfield. He served as the mayor of Springfield in 1859, in the Illinois Senate in 1860, and was the appointed the first governor of the Dakota Territory in…
Collection Tree
- Illinois Photographic Collection
- Jayne Family Collection