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Excerpt from Genealogical and Biographical Record of Will County, Illinois: Containing Biographies of Well Known Citizens of the Past and Present Mong the counties of Illinois, Will County occupies a foremost rank. From the earliest A period ofits settlement to the present time, its citizens have been progressive, enterprising and public spirited. They have not only developed the agricultural, commercial and manu facturing resources of the county, but have maintained a commendable interest in public affairs, have been liberal contributors to movements of an educational, religious and philanthropic nature, and have given to their commonwealth some of its ablest statesmen. In the lives of the citizens, indeed, is the history of the county best narrated; and those who read the following pages will become acquainted with men and movements inseparably associated with the county's progress. In the preparation for the data of this work a number of writers have been engaged for many months. They have visited leading citizens and have studied local history, using every endeavor to produce a work accurate and trustworthy in even the smallest detail. Owing to the great care taken in the compilation of the work and to the fact that every opportunity was given to those represented to insure correctness in the biographies, 'the publishers believe that they are giving to their readers a volume containing few errors of consequence. The biographies of some representa tive citizens will be missed from the work; this in some instances was caused by absence from home when our writers called, and in other instances was caused by a failure on the part of the men themselves to understand the scope of the work. The publishers, however, have done everything within their power to make the volume a representative biographical work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.