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Jesse W. Fell (November 10, 1808 – February 25, 1887) was an American businessman and landowner. He was instrumental in the founding of Illinois State University as well as Normal, Pontiac, Clinton, Towanda, Dwight, DeWitt County and Livingston County in Central Illinois.
Fell was a dynamo – in business, law, real estate, journalism, horticulture and education. Fell was a tree-planter, trader, university founder (Illinois State Normal University) and developer with railroad connections and anti-slavery sympathies. Fell was not only a good lawyer but an eloquent speaker.
Fell, Jesse Weldon. (November 10, 1808 — February 25, 1887) Written by Anthony Bowman. 21 min read. Download Full Citation Biography (0.17 MB) Jesse Weldon Fell was born on November 10, 1808 to Jesse Fell and Rebecca Roman Fell at his father's farm in New Garden Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. He was a fourth generation Pennsylvanian ...
TABLEOFCONTENTS Chapter page I.EarlyYears,1808-1836 9-21 II.BusinessVenturesandHomeLife,1834-1856 2J-35 III.TheJournalist,1836-1858: 36-38 IV.FoundingtheNormalSchool,1853-1860 39-40 V.PoliticalActivities,1840-1860 50-62 VI.TheYearsoftheCivilWar 63-72 VII.PublicServiceAftertheCivilWar 73-84 VIII.Railroads 85-91 IX.TheReligiousLiberal 92-05 X.LocalPoliticalActivities 96-105
29 “Jesse W. Fell,” The Index, (1892). Perhaps one of Jesse Fell’s greatest contributions to McLean County was his role in bringing the Normal School (later named Illinois State Normal University) to the area.
14 de sept. de 2010 · Fell, Jesse W., 1808-1887. Publication date. 1916. Topics. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Publisher. [Illinois] : [s.n.] Collection. lincolncollection; americana. Contributor. Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection. Language. English. Caption title. Signed by Jesse W. Fell, Bloomington, Illinois, March 1872. Monaghan, J. Lincoln bibliography.
JESSE W. FELL, NORMAL, ILL. Page [End Page 48] The name of Jesse W. Fell, of Normal, Illinois, has become of more than local renown through its association with an autobiographical sketch of Abraham Lincoln, the writing of which Fell was the prime instigator.
