Raphael Widen

Raphael Widen
Member of the Illinois Senate
from the Randolph County district
In office
1824 (1824) – 1828 (1828)
Preceded bySamuel Crozier
Succeeded bySamuel Crawford
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the Randolph County district
In office
1820 (1820) – 1824 (1824)
Personal details
Bornunknown
Sweden
Died1833
Kaskaskia, Illinois
ProfessionJustice of the peace
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Raphael Widen (died 1833) was an Illinois pioneer and politician. He is thought to have been the first Swedish-American to reside in what would become the state of Illinois. He was first recorded in the state in 1814, when he was appointed a justice of the peace. Widen served four years in the Illinois House of Representatives and four years in the Illinois Senate.

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