From Wikipedia.
February 4, 1791 to October 14, 1830.
McLean County, Illinois, is named for him.
U.S. Representative and Senator from Illinois. Born near Guilford Court House, North Carolina, (now Greensboro). Moved with parents to Logan County, Kentucky and then to Illinois Territory in 1815.
Although definitely old enough to have fought in the War of 1812, I have been unable to find anything about service during that war.
He studied law and was admitted to the bar in Shawneetown.
When Illinois became a state, he was was elected to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy stemming from the resignation on Ninian Edwards. He failed for reelection and then was reelected and served as a senator from 1829 until his death the following year.
He is interred at Westwood Cemetery near Shawneetown, Illinois.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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