Thomas Carlin - Carrollton, IL
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YoSam.
N 39° 18.078 W 090° 24.472
15S E 723517 N 4353416
Life and times of former, Governor, Sheriff, Captain of Militia.
Waymark Code: WM3BBQ
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 03/09/2008
Views: 9
Marker Erected by: Greene County Historical and Genealogical Society, Greene County Board, and The Illinois State Historical Society.
Statue Erected by: The State of Illinois.
Marker Text:
THOMAS CARLIN
Thomas Carlin, sixth Governor of Illinois (1838-1842), was an early settler of Illinois and a prominent figure in organizing Greene County and establishing Carrollton as its county seat
Born in Kentucky in 1789, Carlin came to the Illinois Territory and served in the War of 1812. He settled on farm land, part of which is now Carrollton.
He served as the county's first sheriff (1821), as a captain in the Black Hawk War Militia (1832), as a senator (1825-33), and as a land office receiver (1834).
He died in 1852 and is buried in the Carrollton City Cemetery.
Statue Text:
THOMAS CARLIN
1789 ~ 1852
SIXTH-GOVERNOR-OF-ILLINOIS
1838 ~ 1842
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THIS-MONUMENT-IS
ERECTED-BY-THE-STATE
OF-ILLINOIS-IN-GRATE-
FUL-REMEMBRANCE-OF
DISTINGUISHED-SERVICES
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