Bill Text: IL HR0210 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes the life of Nelson Oliver Nelson and his accomplishments and contributions to his community.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-19 - Resolution Adopted [HR0210 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0210-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to recognize the life of Nelson Oliver | ||||||
| 4 | Nelson; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Nelson Oliver Nelson was born in 1844 in Norway | ||||||
| 6 | and later moved to St. Joseph, Missouri; at the age of 16, he | ||||||
| 7 | joined the infantry and fought for the Union during the Civil | ||||||
| 8 | War; once he returned home, he became a businessman in St. | ||||||
| 9 | Louis, working for Bignall Brothers; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Nelson Oliver Nelson had traveled to Guise, | ||||||
| 11 | France, where he observed the cooperative community, which led | ||||||
| 12 | to his purchase of 125 acres in Edwardsville; in 1890, he | ||||||
| 13 | established the Village of Leclaire, which thrived on his | ||||||
| 14 | leadership of profit-sharing; he established a library within | ||||||
| 15 | Leclaire and along with the library, he created one of the | ||||||
| 16 | first kindergartens in the area; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Nelson Oliver Nelson died on October 5, 1922; the | ||||||
| 18 | factories he built continued to turn a profit for decades | ||||||
| 19 | after his death; people continue to live in the Leclaire | ||||||
| 20 | neighborhood and build homes, and the Leclaire baseball field | ||||||
| 21 | that opened in 1892 continues to operate to this day; | ||||||
| 22 | therefore, be it
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 2 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 3 | we recognize the life of Nelson Oliver Nelson and his | ||||||
| 4 | accomplishments and contributions to his community; and be it | ||||||
| 5 | further
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| 6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 7 | presented to the Leclaire Library as a symbol of our respect | ||||||
| 8 | and esteem.
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