The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Galena, Illinois. For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page People from Galena, Illinois.
Nellie Grant (1855–1922), only daughter of Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant (1823–1885), lived in Galena in 1860–1861, in a rented house while he worked at his father and brother's leather shop.[1] After the Civil War, Grant returned to Galena to a hero's welcome on 18 August 1865, and was presented with a furnished home, in which he lived until becoming president in 1869, and which he visited regularly until 1880.[2]
Jasper Adalmorn Maltby (1826–1867), general in the Union army during the American Civil War; military mayor of Vicksburg; head of registration bureau, enrolling black voters
Ely Samuel Parker (1828–1895), Civil War-era general; transcribed Appomattox surrender terms; Grant's aide-de-camp until 1869; U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs (1869–71); superintendent during the building of Galena's post office and Marine Hospital; restarted Galena's Masonic Lodge and chartered it as Miner's Lodge #273, still in operation
John Aaron Rawlins (1831–1869), Civil War general; Galena's City Attorney (1857); Grant's Secretary of War and adjutant assistant general
John Corson Smith, general in the Union army during the Civil War; member of Miner's Lodge #273; later served in high-ranking positions in Illinois's Grand Lodge of Ancient and Accepted Freemasons, including Most Worshipful Grand Master
John Eugene Smith, general in the Union army during the American Civil War
John Wilford Blackstone, Sr. (1796–1868), miner and lawyer in Galena; served in the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature
Ebenezer Brigham (1789–1861), one of the first settlers of Galena, in 1822; later one of the first permanent settlers of Dane County, Wisconsin; served on Territorial Council
Richard H. Cain (1825–1887), Congressman, bishop, vice president of the "Colored Convention" (1853), first president of Paul Quinn College
Donald A. Callahan (1876–1951), politician, born and raised in Galena; Republican Party nominee for the United States Senate seat in Idaho in 1938; was defeated; served in both chambers of the Idaho state legislature
Thompson Campbell (1811–1868), politician, miner in Galena; Illinois Secretary of State (1843–1846); United States Representative for Illinois' 6th Congressional District (1851–1853)
M. H. Cleary (1853–1933), Illinois state legislator, lawyer, and physician
John Dement (1804–1883), Receiver of Public Moneys (two tenures); U.S. representative; delegate to every Illinois Constitutional Convention during his lifetime; president pro tempore of the 1862 and 1870 conventions
Nelson Dewey (1813–1889), clerk for Daniels, Dennison, and Co. in Galena for a month in 1836; first governor of Wisconsin (1848–52)
Moses Dickson (1824–1901), lived for a brief time and was married in Galena; abolitionist; helped organize the International Order of Twelve Knights and Daughters of Tabor, the Order of Twelve, which was created in Galena and used St. Louis as its headquarters to aid slaves in the Underground Railroad.
Augustus C. Dodge (1812–1883), politician; worked in his father's lead mines (1827–1837); part of the first set of senators from Iowa (1848–1855); Minister to Spain (1855–1859).
Henry Dodge (1782-1867), politician; operated mines in Galena. Served as Wisconsin’s first senator (1848-1857); Wisconsin’s first and fourth territorial governor (1836–41, 1845-1848); US Representative for Wisconsin territory (1841–45).
Thomas Drummond (1809–1890), lawyer, had a practice in Galena (1835–50); member of the Illinois General Assembly as a Whig (1840–1841); during this time he became acquainted with fellow Whig Assemblyman Abraham Lincoln; judge for the Circuit Court of Illinois (c. 1841–1850), judge for the District of Illinois
Jacob Fawcett (1847–1928), Nebraska Supreme Court Chief Justice[3]
Thomas Ford (1800-1850), politician; served as Illinois Governor (1842-1846).
John Froelich (1849–1933), lived most of his early life and attended school in Galena; in 1892, developed the first stable gasoline/petrol-powered tractor with forward and reverse gears
Joseph Gillespie (1809–1885), mined in Galena; member of the Illinois State Senate
Henry Gratiot (1789–1836), trader and businessman who moved to Galena to raise his family in a free state; helped conduct a treaty that ended the Black Hawk War for the Galena area; his daughter married Elihu Washburne
Moses Hallett (1834–1913), born in Galena; lawyer; moved to Colorado as a gold miner in 1860; judge on United States District Court for the District of Colorado 1877–1906
William S. Hamilton (1797–1850), son of Alexander Hamilton; captain during the Winnebago War in the volunteer Illinois Militia; commanded a company raised in Galena, the Galena Mounted Volunteers
Joseph P. Hoge (1810–1891), Illinois congressman, president of the California state constitutional convention (1878), superior court judge
William Henry Hooper (1813–1882), engaged in trade on the Mississippi River in the mid-1830s in Galena; later became a member of the LDS Church; Utah delegate to the United States Congress (1859–1861, 1865–1873)
Thomas Hoyne (1817–1883), US District Attorney for Illinois
Henry Jackson (1811–1857), operated a store in Galena; served in the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature, and in 1849 was elected to the first Minnesota Territorial Legislature; helped founded Mankato, Minnesota in 1852
Joseph Jefferson (1829–1905), at age 13 with his family performed for a year in Galena at the current site of Fried Green Tomatoes
George Wallace Jones (1804–1892), one of the first two senators from Iowa; mined in Galena and owned a store in Galena during the 1830s
Joseph Russell Jones (1823–1909), politician, lawyer, merchant; became so successful that he built the Belvedere Mansion, the largest house in Galena, in 1857; U.S. Marshall for the Northern District; Minister Resident to Belgium; Collector of the Port of Chicago
H. H. Kohlsaat (1853–1924), Chicago newspaper publisher; friend and adviser to five U.S. presidents
Heinrich Lienhard (1822–1903), lived in Galena for a few months before emigrating to California; his writings are an important historical source for the history of the California Trail and Sutter's Fort in California 1846–1850
George Frederick Magoun (1821–1896), educator, taught school in Galena 1844–46; first president of Iowa College (1865–1885) and a founding trustee; a liberal president, permitting the teaching of evolution despite his personal disagreement with Darwin's work; after his retirement as college president, took a professorship in Mental and Moral Science at Iowa College (1884–1890)
Father Samuel Mazzuchelli (1806–1864), Italian Catholic missionary and architect; designed, built, founded, and was pastor (1835–1843) of St. Michael's Church; designed and built St. Mary's Church in Galena (1860), among many others built in the tri-state area; architect of the first Jo Daviess County Courthouse (1839) and Old Market Town Hall (1845); declared venerable by Pope John Paul II in 1993, the first step to becoming a saint
Robert H. McClellan (1823–1902), practiced law in Galena for most of his adult life; elected as a Republican to a term in the Illinois House of Representatives (1860–1862) and two terms in the Illinois Senate (1876–1880); edited the Galena Gazette; president of the Bank of Galena
Thomas McKnight (1787–1865), arrived in Galena as a miner and was appointed land receiver for the United States Land Office in Galena; served in the first Wisconsin Territorial Council in the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature; opened the first smelt furnace business in Dubuque, Iowa; unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Iowa in 1846
Herman Melville (1819–1891), lived in Galena during the summer of 1840; his uncle was a prominent citizen in Galena in the 1840s
Richard L. Murphy (1875–1936), senator from Iowa (1933–1936); began his journalism career at age 15 as a reporter for the Galena Gazette newspaper, 1890–1892
Curtis H. Pettit (1833–1914), lived in Galena for one year in 1855; pioneer Minneapolis banker; served in Minnesota Senate and House of Representatives
Orville C. Pratt (1819–1891), lawyer, judge, lived in Galena, had a law practice in Galena (1843–1849); 2nd Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court (1848–52)
James W. Stephenson (1806–1838), lived in Galena; raised a company and served in the Black Hawk War; served in Illinois Senate (1834–1838); nominated as the Democrat's candidate for governor in the first Illinois Democratic State Convention in 1837, but had to withdraw six months later; died and was buried in Galena
Levi Sterling (1804–1868), lived in Galena; served in the Wisconsin Territorial Council of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature
James M. Strode (1800?–1848), lived in Galena most of his life; during the Black Hawk War he was given command of the 27th Regiment of the Illinois militia and oversaw the construction of a fort in that city
George Bell Swift (1845–1912), mayor of Chicago (1893; 1895–97), grew up in Galena
Henry H. Taylor (1841–1909), born and lived most of his life in Galena; served in the 45th Illinois Infantry; received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Vicksburg; the first to plant the Union's colors on the "enemy's works"
Horace A. Tenney (1820–1906), moved to Galena in 1845 and started the Galena Jeffersonian newspaper with his brother; Wisconsin assistant state Geologist; served in the Wisconsin Assembly in 1857
Henry O. Wagoner (1816–1901), civil rights activist and abolitionist in Chicago and Denver; lived in Galena 1839–1843;typesetter for a local newspaper
Hempstead Washburne (1851–1918), mayor of Chicago (1891–1893); son of Elihu B. Washburne; born and raised in Galena; relocated to Chicago where he practiced law and served one term as mayor
John Henry Weber (1779–1859), assistant superintendent of U.S. government lead mines in Galena in 1833; served briefly as superintendent until his retirement in 1840, previously an explorer and fur trader; explored territory in the Rocky Mountains and in Utah; namesake of Weber State University
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Leo E. Allen (1898–1973), U.S. Congressman (1933–1961) representing the 13th and 16th districts; Jo Daviess County Clerk; taught at Galena; practiced law
John Hope (1911–2002), meteorologist who specialized in hurricane forecasting; on-air personality on The Weather Channel; lived his final years in Galena
Donald William Kerst (1911–1993), physicist, born in Galena, earned a Ph.D. from University of Wisconsin in 1937; professor at University of Illinois, 1938–1957; during World War II, worked at Los Alamos, New Mexico; was employed at the General Atomic Laboratory, La Jolla, working on the Manhattan Project (1957–1962); developed the betatron in 1940 and became the first person to accelerate electrons using magnetic fields
Francis Marshall, brigadier general during World War I; awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for his achievements in his command during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive
Christian Narkiewicz-Laine, architect, artist, poet, writer, architecture critic, former architecture critic of the Chicago Sun-Times, former editor of Inland Architect, former director of the American Institute of Architects, former executive of Joseph P. Kennedy Enterprises, Inc., president of the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design
James Wright, president of Dartmouth College (1998–2009), and history department faculty member 1969–2009; graduated from Galena High School in 1957; wrote a book on Galena's lead district in 1966
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources List of people from Galena Illinois news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2010 Learn how and when to remove this message The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Galena Illinois For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name see the category page People from Galena Illinois Ulysses S Grant in the 1870s Contents 1 The Grant family and other notable Civil War era citizens 2 Galena s other notable generals 3 19th century residents 4 20th century residents 5 ReferencesThe Grant family and other notable Civil War era citizens editEdward Dickinson Baker U S Senator and Representative served the Galena area the only congressman to die in the Civil War Frederick Dent Grant 1850 1912 son of Ulysses S Grant went to public schools in Galena New York City police commissioner Jesse Root Grant 1858 1932 son of Ulysses S Grant politician and author Julia Grant 1826 1902 wife of Ulysses S Grant First Lady of the United States 1869 77 first First Lady to write a memoir though it wasn t published until 1875 Nellie Grant 1855 1922 only daughter of Ulysses S Grant Ulysses S Grant 1823 1885 lived in Galena in 1860 1861 in a rented house while he worked at his father and brother s leather shop 1 After the Civil War Grant returned to Galena to a hero s welcome on 18 August 1865 and was presented with a furnished home in which he lived until becoming president in 1869 and which he visited regularly until 1880 2 Ulysses S Grant Jr 1852 1929 son of Ulysses S Grant owned U S Grant Hotel in San Diego CA Elihu B Washburne Grant s Secretary of State notable abolitionist resident of Galena the Elihu Benjamin Washburne House is a registered historic siteGalena s other notable generals editGalena had more citizen generals per capita than any other city in the nation 9 in a city of approximately 12 000 citation needed Augustus Louis Chetlain considered the first man from Illinois to volunteer for the Union army U S Consul to Belgium Jasper Adalmorn Maltby 1826 1867 general in the Union army during the American Civil War military mayor of Vicksburg head of registration bureau enrolling black voters Ely Samuel Parker 1828 1895 Civil War era general transcribed Appomattox surrender terms Grant s aide de camp until 1869 U S Commissioner of Indian Affairs 1869 71 superintendent during the building of Galena s post office and Marine Hospital restarted Galena s Masonic Lodge and chartered it as Miner s Lodge 273 still in operation John Aaron Rawlins 1831 1869 Civil War general Galena s City Attorney 1857 Grant s Secretary of War and adjutant assistant general John Corson Smith general in the Union army during the Civil War member of Miner s Lodge 273 later served in high ranking positions in Illinois s Grand Lodge of Ancient and Accepted Freemasons including Most Worshipful Grand Master John Eugene Smith general in the Union army during the American Civil War19th century residents edit nbsp U S Senator Edward D Baker nbsp Bishop college president and U S Representative Richard H Cain John F Beard 1822 1891 lived in Galena for one year in 1845 plasterer and Wisconsin State Assemblyman James Beckwourth 1798 1866 explorer came to Galena as a miner in the 1820s some reports say that he was an indentured servant citation needed Henry M Billings 1806 1862 came to Galena as a miner in 1828 served in the Wisconsin Territorial House In 1848 he served in the Wisconsin State Senate and then the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1858 John Wilford Blackstone Sr 1796 1868 miner and lawyer in Galena served in the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature Ebenezer Brigham 1789 1861 one of the first settlers of Galena in 1822 later one of the first permanent settlers of Dane County Wisconsin served on Territorial Council Richard H Cain 1825 1887 Congressman bishop vice president of the Colored Convention 1853 first president of Paul Quinn College Donald A Callahan 1876 1951 politician born and raised in Galena Republican Party nominee for the United States Senate seat in Idaho in 1938 was defeated served in both chambers of the Idaho state legislature Thompson Campbell 1811 1868 politician miner in Galena Illinois Secretary of State 1843 1846 United States Representative for Illinois 6th Congressional District 1851 1853 M H Cleary 1853 1933 Illinois state legislator lawyer and physician Samuel Crawford 1820 1860 Wisconsin Supreme Court Henry D Dement 1840 1927 son of John Dement and grandson of Henry Dodge served in the 13th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment elected to two terms in the Illinois House of Representatives starting in 1870 then two terms in the Illinois Senate then two terms as Illinois Secretary of State 1880 1888 John Dement 1804 1883 Receiver of Public Moneys two tenures U S representative delegate to every Illinois Constitutional Convention during his lifetime president pro tempore of the 1862 and 1870 conventions Nelson Dewey 1813 1889 clerk for Daniels Dennison and Co in Galena for a month in 1836 first governor of Wisconsin 1848 52 Moses Dickson 1824 1901 lived for a brief time and was married in Galena abolitionist helped organize the International Order of Twelve Knights and Daughters of Tabor the Order of Twelve which was created in Galena and used St Louis as its headquarters to aid slaves in the Underground Railroad Augustus C Dodge 1812 1883 politician worked in his father s lead mines 1827 1837 part of the first set of senators from Iowa 1848 1855 Minister to Spain 1855 1859 Henry Dodge 1782 1867 politician operated mines in Galena Served as Wisconsin s first senator 1848 1857 Wisconsin s first and fourth territorial governor 1836 41 1845 1848 US Representative for Wisconsin territory 1841 45 Thomas Drummond 1809 1890 lawyer had a practice in Galena 1835 50 member of the Illinois General Assembly as a Whig 1840 1841 during this time he became acquainted with fellow Whig Assemblyman Abraham Lincoln judge for the Circuit Court of Illinois c 1841 1850 judge for the District of Illinois Jacob Fawcett 1847 1928 Nebraska Supreme Court Chief Justice 3 Thomas Ford 1800 1850 politician served as Illinois Governor 1842 1846 John Froelich 1849 1933 lived most of his early life and attended school in Galena in 1892 developed the first stable gasoline petrol powered tractor with forward and reverse gears John H Gear 1825 1900 11th Governor of Iowa 1878 1882 Congressman senator Assistant Secretary of the Treasury 1892 1893 Joseph Gillespie 1809 1885 mined in Galena member of the Illinois State Senate Henry Gratiot 1789 1836 trader and businessman who moved to Galena to raise his family in a free state helped conduct a treaty that ended the Black Hawk War for the Galena area his daughter married Elihu Washburne Moses Hallett 1834 1913 born in Galena lawyer moved to Colorado as a gold miner in 1860 judge on United States District Court for the District of Colorado 1877 1906 William S Hamilton 1797 1850 son of Alexander Hamilton captain during the Winnebago War in the volunteer Illinois Militia commanded a company raised in Galena the Galena Mounted Volunteers Granville Hedrick 1814 1881 leader in the Latter Day Saints movement after the 1844 succession crisis worked in Galena lead mines 1843 44 Stephen P Hempstead 1812 1883 2nd Governor of Iowa Joseph P Hoge 1810 1891 Illinois congressman president of the California state constitutional convention 1878 superior court judge William Henry Hooper 1813 1882 engaged in trade on the Mississippi River in the mid 1830s in Galena later became a member of the LDS Church Utah delegate to the United States Congress 1859 1861 1865 1873 Thomas Hoyne 1817 1883 US District Attorney for Illinois Henry Jackson 1811 1857 operated a store in Galena served in the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature and in 1849 was elected to the first Minnesota Territorial Legislature helped founded Mankato Minnesota in 1852 Joseph Jefferson 1829 1905 at age 13 with his family performed for a year in Galena at the current site of Fried Green Tomatoes George Wallace Jones 1804 1892 one of the first two senators from Iowa mined in Galena and owned a store in Galena during the 1830s Joseph Russell Jones 1823 1909 politician lawyer merchant became so successful that he built the Belvedere Mansion the largest house in Galena in 1857 U S Marshall for the Northern District Minister Resident to Belgium Collector of the Port of Chicago Lora Josephine Knight 1864 1945 philanthropist born in Galena H H Kohlsaat 1853 1924 Chicago newspaper publisher friend and adviser to five U S presidents Heinrich Lienhard 1822 1903 lived in Galena for a few months before emigrating to California his writings are an important historical source for the history of the California Trail and Sutter s Fort in California 1846 1850 James D Lynch 1839 1872 minister first black Mississippi Secretary of State George Frederick Magoun 1821 1896 educator taught school in Galena 1844 46 first president of Iowa College 1865 1885 and a founding trustee a liberal president permitting the teaching of evolution despite his personal disagreement with Darwin s work after his retirement as college president took a professorship in Mental and Moral Science at Iowa College 1884 1890 Father Samuel Mazzuchelli 1806 1864 Italian Catholic missionary and architect designed built founded and was pastor 1835 1843 of St Michael s Church designed and built St Mary s Church in Galena 1860 among many others built in the tri state area architect of the first Jo Daviess County Courthouse 1839 and Old Market Town Hall 1845 declared venerable by Pope John Paul II in 1993 the first step to becoming a saint Robert H McClellan 1823 1902 practiced law in Galena for most of his adult life elected as a Republican to a term in the Illinois House of Representatives 1860 1862 and two terms in the Illinois Senate 1876 1880 edited the Galena Gazette president of the Bank of Galena William Douglas McHugh 1859 1923 born in Galena and practiced law there 1883 1888 general counsel to International Harvester Corporation in Chicago 1920 1923 Thomas McKnight 1787 1865 arrived in Galena as a miner and was appointed land receiver for the United States Land Office in Galena served in the first Wisconsin Territorial Council in the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature opened the first smelt furnace business in Dubuque Iowa unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Iowa in 1846 Herman Melville 1819 1891 lived in Galena during the summer of 1840 his uncle was a prominent citizen in Galena in the 1840s Richard L Murphy 1875 1936 senator from Iowa 1933 1936 began his journalism career at age 15 as a reporter for the Galena Gazette newspaper 1890 1892 Charles Sreeve Peterson 1818 1889 lived in Galena an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement Curtis H Pettit 1833 1914 lived in Galena for one year in 1855 pioneer Minneapolis banker served in Minnesota Senate and House of Representatives Thomas R Potts 1810 1874 lived in Galena 1841 1849 local physician Saint Paul Minnesota s first mayor 1850 1851 Orville C Pratt 1819 1891 lawyer judge lived in Galena had a law practice in Galena 1843 1849 2nd Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court 1848 52 William A Richards 1849 1912 fourth Governor of Wyoming educated in Galena Frederick Schwatka 1849 1892 army lieutenant explorer of northern Canada and Alaska Benjamin R Sheldon 1811 1897 lived in Galena until 1871 Illinois circuit court judge 1848 1870 served on the Illinois Supreme Court 1870 1885 James W Stephenson 1806 1838 lived in Galena raised a company and served in the Black Hawk War served in Illinois Senate 1834 1838 nominated as the Democrat s candidate for governor in the first Illinois Democratic State Convention in 1837 but had to withdraw six months later died and was buried in Galena Levi Sterling 1804 1868 lived in Galena served in the Wisconsin Territorial Council of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature James M Strode 1800 1848 lived in Galena most of his life during the Black Hawk War he was given command of the 27th Regiment of the Illinois militia and oversaw the construction of a fort in that city George Bell Swift 1845 1912 mayor of Chicago 1893 1895 97 grew up in Galena Henry H Taylor 1841 1909 born and lived most of his life in Galena served in the 45th Illinois Infantry received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Vicksburg the first to plant the Union s colors on the enemy s works Horace A Tenney 1820 1906 moved to Galena in 1845 and started the Galena Jeffersonian newspaper with his brother Wisconsin assistant state Geologist served in the Wisconsin Assembly in 1857 Jesse B Thomas Jr 1806 1850 lawyer judge moved to Galena after he retired from the Illinois Supreme Court 1843 1848 Illinois Attorney General 1835 1836 Hiram M Van Arman 1839 1904 educated in Galena served as lieutenant in the 58th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment Secretary of the Arizona Territory 1882 1885 William B Waddell 1807 1872 a founder of the Pony Express mined in Galena 1824 1829 Henry O Wagoner 1816 1901 civil rights activist and abolitionist in Chicago and Denver lived in Galena 1839 1843 typesetter for a local newspaper Hempstead Washburne 1851 1918 mayor of Chicago 1891 1893 son of Elihu B Washburne born and raised in Galena relocated to Chicago where he practiced law and served one term as mayor John Henry Weber 1779 1859 assistant superintendent of U S government lead mines in Galena in 1833 served briefly as superintendent until his retirement in 1840 previously an explorer and fur trader explored territory in the Rocky Mountains and in Utah namesake of Weber State University20th century residents editLeo E Allen 1898 1973 U S Congressman 1933 1961 representing the 13th and 16th districts Jo Daviess County Clerk taught at Galena practiced law John W Cox Jr Congressman from Illinois 16th 1991 1993 the first Democrat to serve the area since 1850 4 Edgar Cunningham 1910 1980 first African American Eagle Scout married in Galena and briefly lived there G Walter Dittmar 1872 1949 lived and practiced dentistry in Galena faculty member at University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry president of the American Dental Association Katharine Gibbs 1863 1934 born in Galena founder of Gibbs College John Hope 1911 2002 meteorologist who specialized in hurricane forecasting on air personality on The Weather Channel lived his final years in Galena Thomas B Howard 1854 1920 born and raised in Galena commander in chief of the U S Pacific Fleet prior to entry into World War I sailed around the world with the Great White Fleet Donald William Kerst 1911 1993 physicist born in Galena earned a Ph D from University of Wisconsin in 1937 professor at University of Illinois 1938 1957 during World War II worked at Los Alamos New Mexico was employed at the General Atomic Laboratory La Jolla working on the Manhattan Project 1957 1962 developed the betatron in 1940 and became the first person to accelerate electrons using magnetic fields Francis Marshall brigadier general during World War I awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for his achievements in his command during the Meuse Argonne Offensive Don McNeill 1907 1996 radio personality creator and host of Don McNeill s Breakfast Club which aired for more than 30 years Christian Narkiewicz Laine architect artist poet writer architecture critic former architecture critic of the Chicago Sun Times former editor of Inland Architect former director of the American Institute of Architects former executive of Joseph P Kennedy Enterprises Inc president of the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design Jim Post folk singer songwriter playwright and actor former member of band Friend and Lover wrote the top 10 Billboard hit Reach Out of the Darkness in 1968 Adlai Stevenson II 1900 1965 politician owned a farm outside of Galena in the 1940s Governor of Illinois 1949 1953 United States Ambassador to the United Nations Democratic Party presidential candidate in 1952 and 1956 James Wright president of Dartmouth College 1998 2009 and history department faculty member 1969 2009 graduated from Galena High School in 1957 wrote a book on Galena s lead district in 1966 LaMetta Wynn first black woman to head an Iowa municipality mayor of Clinton Iowa 1995 2007 graduated from Galena High SchoolReferences edit Illinois State Military Museum February 27 2007 Ulysses S Grant Archived from the original on February 16 2007 Retrieved April 13 2007 Ulysses S Grant Home Galena State Historic Sites Galena Illinois Chris Gordy 2008 04 04 Retrieved 2009 09 23 Who s Who in the World 1912 Biographical Sketch of Jacob Fawcett pg 447 United States Congress John Henry Gear id G000110 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved 2007 04 13 Retrieved 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