His  legal  education  was  acquired  at  St.  Louis  and
Savannah,  Mo.,  and  from  1874  to  '78  he  was
Prosecuting  Attorney  for  Andrew  County  in  that
State.  In  1878  he  removed  to  Chicago,  where  he
devoted  himself  to  professional  work.  In  1884  he
led  the  Democratic  forlorn  hope  as  candidate  for
Congress  in  a  strong  Republican  Congressional
district,  and  in  1886  was  elected  to  the  bench  of
the  Superior  Court  of  Cook  County,  but  resigned
in  August,  1891.  The  Democratic  State  conven-
tion of  1892  nominated  him  for  Governor,  and  he
was  elected  the  following  November,  being  the
first  foreign-born  citizen  to  hold  that  office  in  the
history  of  the  State,  and  the  first  Democrat
elected  since  1852.  In  1896  he  was  a  prominent
factor  in  the  Democratic  National  Convention
which  nominated  William  J.  Bryan  for  Presi-
dent, and  was  also  a  candidate  for  re-election  as
Governor,  but  was  defeated  by  John  R.  Tanner,  the
Republican  nominee.     Died  March  12,  1902.
