Sidney Breese (July 15, 1800 – June 27, 1878) was a U.S. Senator from Illinois, Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, a forefather of Illinois, and "father of the Illinois Central Railroad".
Read more about Sidney Breese: Early Life, Illinois Pioneer, "Breese Reports", Black Hawk War, Defense of Judge Smith, Later Years and Public Service, Legacy and Family, Namesake
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“In vain thou kindlest all thy smoky fire,
For virtue hath this better lesson taught,
Within myself to seek my only hire,
Desiring nought but how to kill desire.”
—Sir Philip Sidney (1554–1586)