French-Wicker Family Collection
Title
French-Wicker Family Collection
Subject
Wicker, Henry C.
American Civil War (1861-1865)
Yates, Richard, 1815-1873
Governors
Illinois--Governor
French, Augustus C., 1808-1864
Wicker, Cassius M., 1846-1913
Description
The French-Wicker Collection features Illinois Governor Augustus C. French, his son-in-law Cassius M. Wicker, and their families and colleagues. Governor French was a lawyer, politician, and land speculator. French’s other offices included: receiver at the U.S. Land Office in Palestine, Illinois; State Bank Commissioner; and McKendree College law professor.
Wicker was a railroad investor and executive. Wicker, born in Vermont, married French’s daughter, Augusta, in 1872. He and his brother, Henry C. Wicker, invested in and worked for railroads and other related businesses in the Midwest, southwest and northeast.
Photographs in this collection include images of Henry C. Wicker, an 1861 Union Defense Committee of Chicago souvenir sheet, and miscellaneous family and friends.
Wicker was a railroad investor and executive. Wicker, born in Vermont, married French’s daughter, Augusta, in 1872. He and his brother, Henry C. Wicker, invested in and worked for railroads and other related businesses in the Midwest, southwest and northeast.
Photographs in this collection include images of Henry C. Wicker, an 1861 Union Defense Committee of Chicago souvenir sheet, and miscellaneous family and friends.
Collection Items
Henry C. Wicker
Henry C. Wicker, a freight agent for the Chicago and North Western Railway Company, poses for a portrait.Portrait dedication: "Faithfully Yours H. C. Wicker."
Union Defense Committee of Chicago
An 1861 souvenir sheet features portraits of the members of the Union Defense Committee of Chicago published by the Chicago Evening Post. Portrait sitters are identified as: "1. Judge Thomas Drummond, 2. Judge George Manierre, 3. Julian Rumsey, 4.…
Collection Tree
- Illinois Photographic Collection
- French-Wicker Family Collection