John Reynolds (February 26, 1788 – May 8, 1865) was a United States lawyer and politician from the state of Illinois who served in all three governmental branches. One of the original four justices of the Illinois Supreme Court (1818–1825), he later won election several times to the Illinois House of Representatives (1826–1830, 1846–1848, and 1852–1854; including as Speaker of the House) and to United States House of Representatives (1834–1837 and 1839–1843), as well as served as the 4th Illinois Governor (1830–1834). He also took the rank of major general of the Illinois militia during the Black Hawk War.
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26 February 1788 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States
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8 May 1865 (aged 77) Belleville, Illinois, United States
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